Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fourth of July fireworks at City Park Lake with lighted dome of the Colorado State Capitol in distance.
- Night view of fireworks exploding over Denver, Colorado, as seen from City Park Lake. Colorado State Capitol dome in distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fireworks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Irwin, Colorado Forest King Mine in foreground, Ruby Peaks in distance.
- A view in Irwin, Colorado, shows four men sitting and standing on top of the two roofs of the Forest King Mine; behind them are the gable- roofed wood buildings of the town, including one under construction. Tall evergreens grow in the town; Ruby...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Gregory Gulch, Mountain City, and Blackhawk
- View looking down the hill on Gregory Gulch, outside of Central City, Colorado. Mountain City is on the right side of the photograph. Part of Blackhawk is visible on the left side of the image. Highway 119 winds its way through the photograph,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.) -- 1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1930 and 1940?]
- Golden Reward smelter, three cyanide mills, Deadwood and Bald Mountain in distance on C. & N. W. Ry.
- View of the Golden Reward mine complex, including a smelter and three cyanide mills, on the Chicago and North Western Railway, Deadwood, South Dakota. Bald Mountain in the distance.
- Mine buildings--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.; Deadwood (S.D.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.; Mills--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.; Mining--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Raven Hill from Anaconda, Cripple Crk. Mg. District
- View of the town of Anaconda and surrounding mines in Teller county, Colorado. View includes Low Line, Mary McKinney (McKinney Mining Company), and Morning Glory mines. Industrial features on the landscape include mine tailings, smelters and ore...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Mt. Sopris, from junction of Rock Creek and Roaring Fork
- View of the junction of Rock Creek and the Roaring Fork River in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a rocky embankment, pine trees, Aspens and Colorado Midland Railway tracks. In the distance are framed buildings, possibly Carbondale. Mount Sopris is...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1897?]
- Storms, Monument, Colo.
- Workers dressed in winter clothes pose on a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company truck in Monument (El Paso County), Colorado. Wires, equipment, and a lamp hang from the truck with a sign reading: "American Telephone and Telegraph Co....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Monument (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Monument--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Monument--1910-1920.
- 1916 January 4
- Ford delivery
- View of a Ford delivery truck used by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Denver, Colorado. A bell logo is painted on the side of the truck and lettering reads: "Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Company, Local and Long Distance...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Santa Fe Depot, Colorado Springs
- A Colorado Transfer Company stagecoach, elegant carriages, surreys, and delivery wagons wait around the depot yard for passengers and freight from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Transfer Company.--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Hopi Sand Dunes
- View of sand dunes near (probably) Garces Mesa on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. Two men stand on the sand. One points to the distance, the other bends over a pail. Scrub bushes and small trees dot the mesa-top in the distance.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Dunes--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Town still in Jerry hold
- View of a small Italian town on a hill, which according to the photographer was still held by the Germans when he encountered it while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division and took the photograph. Another town is visible on a hill in the...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Under fire, fresh shell holes
- A group of about twenty-five Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are under fire in this image taken during the Italian Campaign. The men are in an open grassy field and are either crouched in the grass or bent over looking at the ground. White smoke...
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Missouri Lake
- A girl and boy stand at the edge of Missouri Lake in Gilpin County, Colorado. The boy points toward something in the distance across the small lake. A house stands behind a fence amid several trees on a hill in the right background. A ridge of...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Missouri Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Pikes Peak from Pueblo
- Panoramic view of brick, frame, and stone buildings in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows brick and stone houses, a grandstand, a stone building with an onion dome, and snow on Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Altman, Col.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows tailings piles near log cabins and buildings on a commercial street with a sign that reads: "Altman Union Rooming House." Snow is on Pikes Peak and mountains in...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- 1897 November 20
- Hotchkiss, Colorado
- View east over Hotchkiss, Gunnison River valley, Colorado. Shows school, churches, residences, and Main Street. Signs on businesses read: "Gregory's Hardware," "Barrow Livery & Feed." Mt. Lamborn is in distance.
- Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lamborn, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Lawson, Col.
- Bird's eye view of Lawson in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks beside Clear Creek in the valley, mine buildings and tailings on a hillside and Pewabic Mountain in the distance.
- Lawson (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lawson--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Trail to Tidal Wave Mine Ophir, Colo.
- Employees of the Tidal Wave Mine ride horses on the trail from the offices to the mine near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Lizard Head is in the distance.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- A. T. & S. Fe Depot, Colo. Springs
- A Colorado Transfer Company stagecoach, elegant carriages, surreys, and delivery wagons wait around the depot yard for passengers and freight from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Transfer Company.--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Present site of Bdwy Theatre on Bdwy, between 17th & 18th
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Buildings in the distance include Wolfe Hall and the Arapahoe School.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- New freight house
- View of the Union Pacific railroad yard, in Denver, Colorado. The 20th (Twentieth) Street viaduct is in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923 December 6
- Snow shoe training
- A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers on snow shoes climbs up a snowy hill toward the camera. They are wearing winter camouflage uniforms, known as "whites" and carrying heavy knapsacks. In the distance, a second line of soldiers is visible...
- Military training--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1943-1944]
- Chipeta Monument
- covered in snow. A telephone pole stands in the distance near a railroad track. Horses or cattle stand near the pole. A group of poles, possibly forming a teepee, also stand in the distance. A sign stands in the left background.; The sarcophagus of...
- Ute Indians--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--1920-1940.; Sarcophagi--1920-1940.; Chipeta--Family.; Ouray--Family.; McCook, John, Chief.
- [between 1925 and 1937?]
- Colorado Central, Georgetown Loop
- Men pose on Colorado Central locomotive number 8 above Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A train in the distance is seen on a bridge surrounded by a snow-covered mountainous landscape. The Devil's Gate High Bridge is in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1880?]
- Hermanos Penitentes with crosses
- Members of the Hermanos Penitentes, men, women, and children, kneel by a wooden cross during a Good Friday ceremony in Northern New Mexico. Three men kneel and hold crosses at a distance from the group. The group is in a field, tree covered hills...
- Hermanos Penitentes--People--1890-1900.; Adoration--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Religious groups--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Robin's Lake
- A man rows a woman and small boy in a rowboat across Dory Lake near Dory Hill in Gilpin County, Colorado. A ridge of mountains stands in the distance. The woman wears a sun bonnet and apron. The man wears a vest and hat.
- Dory Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.; Rowboats--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Colorado and Southern, 2-8-0 #608, prospect yard office, Denver
- Men stand near Colorado and Southern steam locomotive number 608 (2-8-0) and freight cars at the prospect yard office in Denver, Colorado. The train is in an open area; grain elevators and commercial buildings are in the distance. The Prospect...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1958 September 2
- Looking down Chase Gulch toward Black Hawk
- View east down Chase Gulch toward North Clear Creek and Black Hawk, Colorado. Chase Street is lined on both sides with residences. Another street (on left) runs parallel to Chase Street and is also lined with homes. Travel routes are along the hill...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Riff Arabians
- A group of Arab members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show forms a human pyramid in a dirt arena during a performance of the show. One man supports seven other men on his shoulders. A young man tops the pyramid. A person stands near a platform in the...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Scene after Pueblo Flood, San Isabel
- View of flood waters and railroad tracks in Pueblo, Colorado. A woman walks on a railroad embankment; houses, garages, out buildings and tracks are washed up against the embankment. Shows damaged houses and buildings, factories, and a bridge in the...
- Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted with "M.B. & W.R.R.," and caboose 0500 with a sign: "Mount Blanca and Western Railroad," are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted as "M.B. & W.R.R." (Mount Blanca and Western Railroad,) and caboose 0500, are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Antlers are mounted...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952
- Seventh St. Leadville showing the range to the east
- View east along dirt 7th (Seventh) Street to Mosquito Range in distance, Leadville, Colorado. Boardwalks line muddy street, wood frame residence rooftops middleground, Harrison Avenue with Tabor Grand Hotel (Vendome), old Lake County Courthouse,...
- Tabor Grand Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Residential...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- South Park
- A man stands beside Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad tracks on Boreas Pass in probably Park County, Colorado. Shows patches of snow and the buildings in Como in the distance.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Boreas Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Como (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Como--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1882 and 1889?]
- Head of San Miguel Valley from Bridal Veil Trail, Telluride in Distance
- Panoramic view of the San Miguel River valley, the San Juan Mountains and buildings in Pandora. Telluride is in the distance. Shows bushes beside probably Bridal Veil Creek and an aerial view of the slanted roof at the Pandora Mill of the Smuggler...
- Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pandora (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1890.
- 1887 July 1
- Star School
- View of the Star School (1899) at 3658 U.S. 50. near McClave (Bent County), Colorado. The abandoned, one story stone building has a steep pitched, shingled roof, a chimney and large rectangular windows. Haystacks are in the distance.
- Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Schools.; Stone buildings.; Abandoned buildings.; Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Stone...
- 2009
- Main Street, Antonito, Colo.
- View of Main Street Antonito, Colorado from the corner of 5th Street and Main Street looking south. Shows the Palace Hotel, businesses and street lights. The brick hotel has a rhyolite front with metal kick plates and transom windows on the first...
- Palace Hotel (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Antonio Mountain (Rio Arriba County, N.M.)--1970-1980.; Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Commercial streets.; Palace Hotel (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Boy at UFW protest
- View of a young boy, probably from Colorado, at a United Farm Workers protest with his family. He kneels in the dirt and plays. He has long dark hair, a striped T-shirt and striped pants. Bleachers are in the distance.
- United Farm Workers--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Boys.; United Farm Workers--Pictorial works.; Demonstrations--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Play--Pictorial works.
- [1970?]
- Romantic Gardens and the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory in the Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of the Romantic Gardens located in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a lily pond, water lilies, and flowers . The geodesic Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory (1964,...
- Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Lily ponds.;...
- 2000
- Scott Carpenter Park
- View of the playground at Scott Carpenter Park, named in honor of astronaut Scott Carpenter, at 1505 30th (Thirtieth) Street in Boulder, Colorado. Children play in an open rocket ship shaped play structure in a sandy play area. The rocket ship has...
- Scott Carpenter Park (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Scott Carpenter Park (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parks.; Playgrounds.; Urban parks--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.;...
- 1998
- Altona Grange
- View of the Altona Grange Hall #127 at 9386 N 39th Street in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The one story shingled building has a steep pitched gabled roof. An addition on the back has white siding and peeling paint with an entrance and...
- Colorado State Grange Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Longmont (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Farmer's groups.; Buildings.; Colorado State Grange. Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Golconda extension placer mine, La Plata Mountains, Colo.
- View of the Golconda Group Mine in Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado. Shows wood plank building, log cabin, and tent. A sluice box sits in an excavated trench. Men are in the distance.
- Golconda Group Mine (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Summitville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.; Sluices--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Mine in Gunnison County
- View of mine buildings and tailing piles at an unidentified mine probably in Gunnison County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Leadville, 1920's
- View of a street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, cars, trees. Farmland, smokestacks and Mt. Massive are in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Residential streets--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Hotchkiss Streets
- Main Street in Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado, is flanked by businesses, cars, and pedestrians. Signs read: "Post Office, Hotchkiss, Colo," "First National Bank," and "Hotchkiss Hotel." Mt. Lamborn is in the distance.
- Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1920-1930.
- 1925
- First view from stage window
- A man stands on a rock formation overlooking Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows burnt trees on a nearby slope. Mountains are in the distance.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The bluffs of Green River
- A man crouches near the Green River in Wyoming or Utah. Shows bluffs in the distance.
- Green River (Wyo-Utah.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--1890-1900.; Rivers--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ore from Lady Belle Mine, near Eagle, Colorado
- Men pose near a horse-drawn skid loaded with sacks of ore from the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; one man poses with a girl. Tents are in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]