Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Home of George Morrison at Mt. Vernon Canyon built 1860, used as hotel "Mt. Vernon House."
- This ashlar house in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Colorado, has stone trim, shingle imbrication, and "1860" etched in the lintel. The side wing shows through trees, and people in gaiters look at the door. Built by George Morrison, founder of...
- Mount Vernon (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Mount Vernon--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Leadville Drum Corps
- Leadville Drum Corps pose in three rows in front of a vertical board structure. The young men in uniforms wear waistcoats with zig zag embroidery decoration, flat top military caps, trousers with side stripes and gaiters. The first row sits low,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drum majoring--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1897
- In the workshop, Colorado-Yule Marble Company, Marble, Colorado
- Men work in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Colorado- Yule Marble Company's mill "B". Carts of stone are on central tracks, flanked by worktables. The workers have buckets of water and handtools; lightbulbs hang from interior overhead...
- Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- John Nankervis at Nevadaville
- Interior view of a meat market in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows butchers in aprons behind the counter, framed paintings, a taxidermied deer head, an oil chandelier, glass front display cases and meat hanging on the walls. Scales are...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.; Butchers--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.; Interiors.
- [between 1870 and 1876?]
- Ouray Gun Club
- The Ouray Gun Club poses with their rifles outside a board-and- batten shack on a snowy day north of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. They include, left to right: Gus Arps in cart drawn by a small burro, unidentified man, Albert Arps, Otto Arps,...
- Ouray Gun Club (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Clubs--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Armstrong, Alf.; Armstrong, George.; Arps, Albert.; Arps,...
- February, 1909
- Nederland Park
- A horse and buggy makes its way along Middle Boulder Creek, Barker Meadows with Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado in the distance and mountains beyond.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Nederland (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.
- [between 1873 and 1892?]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Studio portrait with painted backdrop of male in military uniform, Cripple Creek, Colorado; 3/4 length view with uniform containing epaulets, brass buttons, sash around shoulders and mid-section, ornamental chain attached to belt and saber in...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military personnel--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1897]
- Salida residence
- This two-story brick house in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, has crossed gables, bay windows, dormers, chimneys, shingle imbrication, and white picket fence. The covered porch is supported by columns; a new tree with plank supports grows by the...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rollinsville, Colorado
- Rollinsville, in Gilpin County, Colorado, consists of a quartz stamp mill, outbuildings and dwellings along a dirt road; Boulder Creek meanders through the adjacent meadow.
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865?]
- Snyder child
- The corpse of Frank W. Snyder, an eleven year-old victim of the Ludlow Massacre, a result of the Ludlow strikes, in Las Animas County, Colorado, lays on a cot in a room. The child's arms are crossed over his stomach, and he wears breeches and a...
- Snyder, Frank W.--Death & burial--Colorado--Ludlow.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Dead persons--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.
- 1914
- On the high drive, Estes Park
- View of a dirt automobile road west of Estes Park, Colorado; pine trees line the road.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Lone Valley schoolhouse, southwest of Akron, Colo.
- The Lone Valley schoolhouse stands on a grassy plain southwest of Akron in Washington County, Colorado. The small, weathered, clapboard, one-room schoolhouse has an entry vestibule, front gables, shingle roof, and brick chimney. A merry-go-round is...
- Akron (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Akron--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Washington County--1950-1960.
- 1959
- West @ Colo. Springs, Colo.
- View of a railroad crossing on a dirt road at Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County; shows railroad crossing towers that include four lights and a railroad sign of crossed boards, wood-frame building and cars in background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad crossings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Littleton, Colo. - xing with depot
- View of the Littleton, Colorado, train depot and the tracks of the (possibly) Denver Central Railroad in Arapahoe County; shows railroad crossing sign in foreground with crossed "Railroad Crossing" sign attached and silhouette of two-story...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Littleton, Colo. x-ing
- Littleton, Colorado train, depot and the tracks of the (possibly) Denver Central Railroad in Arapahoe County; shows railroad crossing signs in foreground with crossed "Railroad Crossing" signs attached and two-story Littleton Public Library with...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado, with a Boy Scout holding a Confederate flag and uniformed men on horses riding on the brick street. Onlookers stand on the sidewalk in the background. A lightpole with four crossed cast iron brackets holding...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, E. L.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Wanzito or Antelope - guide for Schuyler Colfax slayer of agent Meeker in Meeker Massacre.
- Seated studio portrait of Wanzito (or Antelope), a Native American man (White River Ute) costume includes braids, a blanket, and necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1850-1870.; Ute Indians--1850-1870.; Wanzito.
- [between 1855 and 1865?]
- The Apache Indian of New Mexico, more likely to be Pueblo
- Standing studio portrait of two Native American Laguna Pueblo women, Ka-wis-che (Lulu) and Kai-eis-che wearing mantas, shawls over their heads, moccasins and leggings.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna --1880-1890.; Laguna Indians--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Kai-eis-che.; ka-wis-che.
- [1881?]
- Capitanito
- Standing studio portrait of Capitanito, Native American (Ute) boy, son of Chief Severo, wearing a long shirt, choker and beads, moccasins, and beaded leggings. He stands on a wicker chair with his arms crossed over his chest.
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Capitanito.
- 1894
- Goes Afar Off, known in 1883 as Boy In The Water, Crow
- Studio head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow) man identified as Goes Afar Off (Boy In The Water). He stands with his arms crossed and wears a shirt, bracelets, arm bands, bead necklaces, strips of fur in his long straight hair, and...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Goes Afar Off, Crow Indian.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Gladys Olmstead
- Portrait of Gladys Olmstead seated on a desk with her legs crossed, probably in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress with a scarf and stockings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Olmstead, Gladys.
- 1929
- Isleta Indian baby
- Seated studio portrait of unidentified Native American girl (Isleta), her arms on a table crossed in front of her. She wears a white scarf around her head and a dark print dress.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Isleta Indians--Children--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Girls--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Governor Vigil, Tesuque
- Studio portrait of Governor Elario Vigil, Native American man (Tewa), Governor of Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico. He stands with his arms crossed and wears a headband, long white shirt, vest, pouch, shoulder strap with a silver border, flared leggings...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1910-1920.; Vigil, Elario.
- [1910?]
- Navaho summer hogan
- View of a Native American (Navajo) summer hogan. The brush shelter stands near two crossed wooden poles that support a horizontal pole.
- Hogans--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Wickiups--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Store interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Block Mercantile (later Hancock Brothers) in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves; merchandise includes cigars, canned goods, a wrapping paper rack, bin of avocados or squash (?), glassware, bunches of bananas, boxes of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- Store Interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a store, possibly Mrs. Woods' Bookstore, in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves. Scene includes photographs framed and in easels, baby carriages, a sewing machine, hanging pictures, book shelves, a cabinet with silver...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bookstores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- Portrait of a young man
- A young man is seated in a chair. His hands are crossed in his lap, he wears a suit, vest, and a cravat.
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Navajo Spring, Manitou, Colorado 1870
- View of Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The basin in which the spring originates is on a large boulder on the south bank of Fountain Creek, and a man in a conductor's hat sits by it. Another man in straw hat sits to the left, and on...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- 1870
- "Katalla Wachee-pee," a Squaw Dance at P.R. Agency, S.D. 4th of July, A.D. 1891
- Native American Lakota Sioux women gather in a circle possibly to dance, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Spectators on horses and bleachers show in background.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Dance--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891 July 4
- Sioux squaws waiting for rations at commisary [sic] P.R. Agency S.D.
- Large group of Native American Lakota Sioux women and some children wrapped in blankets wait on the commissary platform for government rations, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Children--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Government...
- February 1891
- Troop "B" Ogallala Indian Scouts, Lieu. Pershing, Com'd'r.-P.R. Agency, S.D.
- Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux, Company B, United States Cavalry pose with their commander Lieutenant John J. Pershing and his boy assistant, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, in front of a tepee. The men wear military uniforms and hold...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge...
- [1891 June 30]
- Pine Ridge Agency
- Two Native American Dakota Sioux women wearing braids, blankets, and moccasins pose on horseback, near tepees on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Tipis--South Dakota--1890-1900.
- [1891]
- Valley where Battle of Mission was fought
- Two Native American Lakota Sioux men wrapped in blankets, stand on a ridge overlooking the valley below the Holy Rosary Catholic Mission where the Sioux ambushed U.S. troops the day after Wounded Knee, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Battlefields--South...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Chippaway Chief, Rockaboy, ran away from Canada in 1885
- Chief Rocky Boy, (Stone Child) Native American Chippewa (Ojibwa), poses in front of a tepee wearing a war bonnet headdress. A nomad leader known for securing reservation land in Montana for the nomadic bands of Chippewa and Cree.
- Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1880.; Ojibwa Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--Montana--1870-1880.; Rocky boy.
- 1871
- She Came Spotted
- Portrait of She Came Spotted and an unidentified Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of a Lakota style Indian war record, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They wear dresses with blankets, hair...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., four Sioux posed with two white men
- Unidentified Native American Sioux men pose with a white man in front of a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Two Native Americans are wrapped in cloths, two wear shirts, vests, neck scarves and hats, another wears a top hat. The white man...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Ration day at the commissary at Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- Native American Sioux women, children, a few men, with dogs, line up outside on the commissary platform to receive United States government rations, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Food...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Native American Lakota Sioux including Red Cloud Oglala chief, wearing sunglasses, pose with Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, and possibly John Y. Nelson, with beard, in front of a log cabin, Pine Ridge...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South...
- [1890]
- P.R. Agency, S.D., bird eye view of P.R. Agency, S.D., looking west
- Bird's eye view west over the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows people on the main street, agency buildings including the boarding school on the far end, the Episcopal church, far left, water tank tower, and wall tents...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge...
- 1891
- Departure of Indian Chiefs for Washington D.C.
- A crowd of Native American Sioux and whites gather on main street of the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The Sioux are wrapped in blankets and the Sioux men wear headdresses.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Crowds--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890]
- Burns Monument
- A view of the statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns in City Park in Denver, Colorado, given to the city in 1904 by the Scots Caledonian Club of Colorado. Paths and floral landscaping surrounds the monument. The landscaping is shaped like an American...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Burns, Robert, 1759-1796--Statues.
- [between 1930 and 1950)
- Masons
- Nine young Masons in sack suits, ties and hats pose on a snowy street in Breckenridge, Colorado, in front of frame, gable roofed and false fronted buildings. The two-story building has a glass storefront with a mitred, inset entry and a Masonic...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cooke Rheas's and Bob Coe's Market hunting outfit in Hog Park
- Men pose at hunter's camp in Hog Park (Montrose County) Colorado, with a tent, horses, tack, a cat or mountain lion carcass, a deer head and antlers.
- Camping--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Hunting--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Ted Harris, director
- Actor Ted Harris poses for a head and shoulders photograph on the the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. He sits in a carved wood chair and wears a buttoned, hounds-tooth hacket with a shirt with a striped collar and a handkerchief...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theatrical producers & directors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Dalgleish Studio
- Interior view of George Dalgleish's photography studio in Georgetown, Colorado; the photographer is seen through a doorway wearing a suit and sitting in a back room with papers on his crossed legs. The front room has several different Victorian...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- A woman leans on the side of an automobile on a dirt street in Georgetown, Colorado. Her arms are crossed in front of her and she wears a dress with small polka-dots with flower decoration on the short puffed sleeves, collar and border around...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Summit of Alpine Pass, west slope
- Summit of Alpine (Altman) Pass, west slope of Continental Divide, Alpine Station, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a stone engine house under construction, log buildings which house tunnel workers in background, and the wagon road that crossed pass...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1890.; Alpine Station (Colo. : Locale)--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Alpine Station--1880-1890.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Alpine Station--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Georgetown, Colo., Looking North
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible; a tent with many burned...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1866 and 1870?]
- Ogden Street residence
- View of a house at 1620 Ogden Street, North Capitol Hill in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick home with stone trim, a covered porch, an inset balcony, and a turret. (Attributed to Baerresen Brothers, Architects.)
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Washington Subway
- View of (probably) the 30th (Thirtieth) Street subway, in Denver, Colorado; shows men sweeping, a truck, and a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy coal train.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]