Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The old deserted ranch
- A group of men stand around the remains of a deserted ranch and station in an area identified as the Three Crossings of the Sweetwater, probably in Carbon County, Wyoming. A man stands on the platform of a watch tower structure and looks over the...
- Carbon County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Ranches--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Ruins--Wyoming--Carbon County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1870]
- Lulu, Grand River Valley
- Lulu (Lulu City) Grand County, Colorado, a deserted mining camp in the Upper Grand Valley, boomed in the 1870s and was empty by 1884. This view shows dilapidated log buildings with mountain peaks in background.
- Lulu City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Lulu City--1880-1890.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Lulu City--1880-1890.
- July 20, 1889
- West side of Main Street Springfield, Colorado newspaper office, two story Jones Hotel, Abstract Office and old Court House facing corner
- View west on Main Street, Springfield, Baca County (now Las Animas County), Colorado, shows men on the deserted street with commercial storefronts; "The Springfield Herald," newspaper office, two story Jones Hotel, Abstract Office and old Court...
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Springfield--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Toponas, Colo. old house
- View of a dilapidated log cabin in the middle of a deserted field in Toponas, Colorado in Routt County.
- Toponas (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Log cabins--Colorado--Toponas--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- Toponas, Colo. old house
- View of a deserted, dilapidated log cabin in Toponas, Colorado in Routt County, features an L-shaped, one-story building with gable and large, rectangular windows.
- Toponas (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Log cabins--Colorado--Toponas--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- Central City corner
- Reproduction of a Rebecca Enos oil painting; shows St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Comstock mine shaft house in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Ski course at Steamboat Spgs. Moffat Road
- View, from downhill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows distance markers along side of slope from 50 to 160 feet and and tripod next to deserted slope.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Bear Rock, from S., near Custer City
- View from the south of a deserted miner's log cabin in front of Bear Rock, near Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Abandoned buildings--Dakota...
- 1876
- View near Steamboat Springs
- View of a deserted ranch in Routt County, Colorado; shows log cabins, a meadow, rock crags, and a horse and buggy.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Routt County--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Routt County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Routt County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Idaho waterwheel
- View of gold mine ore processing facility ruins in Idaho; men examine the collapsing frame structure and waterwheel.
- Abandoned buildings--Idaho--1940-1960.; Hydraulic mining--Idaho--1940-1960.; Mining--Idaho--1940-1960.; Waterwheels--Idaho--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Saratoga mine & mill in Ironton Park above Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Saratoga Mine and mill with smokestacks, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saratoga Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Yampa Avenue, Craig, Colorado
- A horse is hitched to a hitching post on a deserted street in Craig, Colorado in Moffat County. Buildings along the street include one and two-story commercial storefronts with gables, false fronts, and flat roofs. A church is at the end of the...
- Craig (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Looking east along south side of road which was the Main St. of Hahns Peak in frontier days as seat of Routt County.
- Puddles of water fill car tracks in Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado, in Routt County.
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Silverton and Sultan Mountain
- View of Silverton, Colorado, looking southwest. In the foreground on the right, past leafless aspen, is the Silverton reservoir. The streets are deserted; the boardwalks and power poles along Blair, Greene, and Reese Streets are visible. The old...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Western History Subject Index
- Deserted mine. Beaver City district. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Deserted Village (Big Thompson Canyon)
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 8, 1912 February 24
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 3, 1913 November 8
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 2, 1913 November 22
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 21, 1914 August 8
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 6, 1913 December 27
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 7, 1918 September
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 28, 1909 August 28
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 11 and 12, 1920 November-December
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 11 and 12, 1922 November-December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 3 and 4, 1923 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 3 and 4, 1926 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 1 and 2, 1928 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 3 and 4, 1929 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 3 and 4, 1931 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 9 and 10, 1930 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 3 and 4, 1928 March-April
- History of Denver
- Deserted cabin
- View of a weathered two-story hewn log house, Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado, shows plank siding, a corrugated metal roof, a bay window and addition, broken stovepipe and a board fence.
- Placerville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Placerville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Old deserted diner
- View of a weathered step gable false front building in Tabernash, Grand County, Colorado, that once housed a diner. One window has a taped crack and another is covered with plastic. Dilapidated buildings and a burro tied to a fence by two oil or...
- Tabernash (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Tabernash--1980-1990.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Tabernash--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Chattanooga valley showing the old deserted mill and mine buildings
- View looking down the Chattanooga Valley, San Juan County, Colorado, shows remains of the Silver Ledge mill and mine buildings; town residences on the valley floor.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Silver Ledge Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Silver Ledge mine in upper Chattanooga valley between Ouray and Silverton, long deserted
- View looking up the Chattanooga Valley, San Juan County, Colorado, shows the remains of the Silver Ledge mill and mine buildings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Silver Ledge Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Weaving prayer rug in deserted kiva or cave in the rock Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
- Interior view of a kiva, possibly the snake kiva, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit in the kiva; one man sits on a wooden crate at a wooden loom and weaves a dark blanket or rug while another...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Old cemetery at Cheesman Park, deserted now
- View shows old grave markers and vaults in the abandoned City Cemetery, Denver, Colorado. The cemetery was replaced by Cheesman Park, this section is now the Denver Botanic Gardens.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- A deserted mining-camp near Aspen, Colorado
- A Native American (tribe unknown) man stands in an abandoned mine camp. He looks at a bottle.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Mining--1890-1900.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Iron Bound, At a deserted mine above Mammoth Gulch
- An early-day mine bucket made from an old whiskey barrel leans on one edge in front of a log cabin near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The bucket is from an old mine above Pile Hill near Apex. Photographer titled the image "Iron Bound."
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Pails--1940-1950.; Prospecting equipment & supplies--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Deserted teepee
- An abandoned teepee stands in the left midground on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Several pots and pans are on the ground inside the teepee. Snow covers the ground in front of the teepee, and numerous trees with bare branches...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Deserted ranch, Colorado [art original].
- Watercolor painting, American.; Ranches in art.; Ranches--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- 1951
- Holy Cross City south of Holy Cross Mt. just at timberline deserted village
- Log cabins are among rocks, trees, and stumps in Holy Cross City, Eagle County, Colorado. A metal flywheel and a three-legged boiler tank are among the ruins; a rounded, treeless, snow-dotted peak is in the background.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952