Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Feeders, Gold Prince
- Interior view of the Gold Prince Mine in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a row of wooden tables and benches. Above the tables are suspended ore feeders.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boilers--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Ore...
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Slide Mine - G-D sharpener's furnace
- A man works with a stamp mill by a forge at the Slide Mine is probably Boulder County, Colorado. Embossed letters on the machinery read: "Gardner Denver."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Slide Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Founding--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Man wearing street car conductor's uniform
- Outdoor portrait of a street car conductor in uniform by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; embossed letters read: "Conductor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Ruins - fire aftermath - manufacturing facility
- Interior view fire damage in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows machinery with embossed letters: "Putnam Machine Co.," a book, and burned rafters.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter poses outdoors in Colorado. She faces away from the camera and wears a fur stole.
- Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Woman sitting beside gas heater
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She poses near a heater embossed with: "[De]troit Jewel."
- Radiators--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cripple Creek
- A man wears a wool coat and a cap and stands on a dirt road beside a four door car with a Colorado license plate on a dirt road near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Saint Peter's Church (Catholic) spire is among buildings in Cripple Creek....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Mt. Logan plant
- View of a shale oil extraction facility in Garfield County, Colorado; sheds, machinery, barrels, hoists, and cable guides are on a steep slope. Roan Cliff formations are in the background.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- At the camp above plant of Index Oil Shale Co., De Beque, Colo.
- Men wear suits, ties, overcoats, and felt hats and stand beside trees outside the Index Oil Shale Company plant in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows metal and frame buildings and tall smokestacks. A flag above a building reads "Index." Metal...
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Grand Valley
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande and Rio Grande Junction railroad depot and frame buildings in the town of Grand Valley (Parachute) in Mesa County, Colorado. Men stand near boxes, crates and milk jugs on the platform of the depot. A sign on the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Manitou Springs - Railway Stations
- View along the carriage entrance of the stone Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Railroad rails line the drive and "D. & R. G." is embossed on the metal catch boxes of the downspouts. Teams of horse...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Porte cocheres--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Monte Vista Streets
- Stone and brick commercial buildings line the street in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "The Stow-Wood Co." "Stow's," "Fassett," "Hotel La Veta;" and, embossed on a building is:...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Poor Farm
- View of the Mesa County Poor Farm in Redlands (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a brick, flat-roofed, two-story building with an enclosed porch, and a pediment above a staircase and entrance. A frame house is nearby, with a dormer window, a covered...
- Mesa County Poor Farm--Buildings--1920-1930.; Redlands (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Almshouses--Colorado--Redlands--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Well dressed woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a tiara, earrings, sash with tassels, and cameo. She holds a book with an embossed cover.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Telluride, Colo.
- Aerial view of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Road grades and switchbacks are in the San Juan mountains. Shows the Pandora Mill buildings near steep cliffs. Commercial buildings, houses, and Telluride Elementary School are in the San...
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Primos Chem. Co. mill, Vanadium, Colo.
- View of the Primos Chemical Company mill and Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks beside the San Miguel River in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings and brick or metal smokestacks in a valley. Denver & Rio Grande freight...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Primos Chemical Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1910-1920.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Ophir, Colo.
- Panoramic view of log and frame buildings in Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Houses, commercial buildings, and Ophir school are in the Howard Fork Valley town. Mine buildings and steep road grades are on hillsides in the San Juan Mountains...
- Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Brighton pioneers
- These South Platte Valley pioneers, probably at the Hagus homestead in Brighton, Colorado, include men women, and children in sack suits, bowlers, puff shouldered blouses and jabot collars. They are identified as: back row, left to right, Nick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Brighton--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1891]
- Mill equipment
- At an unidentified mill in Colorado, name plates embossed on an old stamp battery read: "Griffith & Wedge Co., Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.A."
- Milling machinery--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men and women sit, crouch, and stand near the edge of the mesa at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The women administer an emetic to those who have participated in the Snake Dance. Men and women wear breechcloths....
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Andraud, Norma
- Gateway, Garden of the Gods
- View of Gate Rock, a rock formation at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads and snow on Pike's Peak in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Summit of Pike's Peak, Altitude, 14,336 feet
- A man in a hat stands at the top of a steep ledge on the summit of Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a rocky cliff and talus.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1891 and 1897]
- William H. Smiley
- Studio portrait of William H. Smiley, an educator and public school superintendent, probably in Denver, Colorado. He sits and leans on the arm of a wooden chair with carved spindles. William Smiley has a moustache and wears pin striped pants, a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School superintendents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Smiley, William H.
- 1900?
- Trestle at Kennecott copper mine
- View of a steel Bingham & Garfield railroad trestle over Markham Gulch in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. A Bingham & Garfield 0-8-8-0 locomotive number "102" hauls copper ore on the trestle. Shows wooden Utah Copper Company (later...
- Bingham & Garfield Railway Company--1910-1920.; Utah Copper Co.--Facilities--1910-1920.; Bingham Canyon (Utah)--1910-1920.; Oquirrh Mountains (Utah)--1910-1920.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1914
- Mrs. John Prowers
- Portrait of Amache Ochinee Prowers, a North American Indian (Cheyenne) and daughter of Ochinee (Lone Bear), a Cheyenne subchief, and wife of John W. Prowers. She wears earrings, a dark dress with a lace collar, a ring, and a necklace with a cameo,...
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Prowers, Amache Ochinee.; Prowers, John Wesley, 1838-1884--Family.
- [between 1925 and 1939?]
- Governor Waite
- Studio portrait of Davis Hanson Waite, Governor of Colorado and Populist Party member in probably Denver, Colorado. Davis Waite has a beard and moustache and wears a dark suit, bow tie, and oval shaped wire spectacles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Governors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Waite, Davis Hanson, 1825-1901.
- [between 1894 and 1901?]
- Cliff House and Soda Spring
- View of Cliff House Hotel and Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows buildings with conical roofs covering both the Cheyenne Spring and the Navajo Spring on Fountain Creek.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Young woman
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears spectacles, her bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. Her crossover dress bodice is gathered at the shoulder with loose...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Home of Tom Ellis while mining near Altman, Colo., 1889
- Tom Ellis, withppossibly his wife, a large dog and another miner pose outside their small wood frame home, Altman, Teller County, Colorado. Both men have mustaches, one leans on a stump and wears suspenders. A wooden chair with turned spindles is...
- Ellis, T. (Tom); Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs
- View of Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the Pourtales residence with hipped dormer, shingle imbrication, and a round tower with a bell cast roof, the three-story brick building Alta Vista Hotel to the north, and...
- Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Alta Vista Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- St. James Organ, Central City
- View of pipe organ behind a wood railing in St. James Methodist Chruch in Central City, Colorado. A woman in a patterned dress poses on the bench; two wooden chairs are opposite. A sconce is attached to each side of panneling above the organ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; Organs--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Cavalry Officer
- Studio portrait of an officer in the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment; uniform includes a kepi hat and an overcoat with fur collar and cuffs.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Samuel Lewis, Lake Mills, Jefferson Co Wis.
- Studio portrait of Samuel F. Lewis, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Lewis, Samuel F.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Solon N. Ackley
- Studio portrait of Solon N. Ackley, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Ackley, Solon N.
- 1864 April 13
- B. L. Thomas, Elmira, Fulton Co, Ohio - Fort Logan
- Studio portrait of Benjamin L. Thomas, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Thomas, Benjamin L.
- 1864 March 23
- A. B. Sampson Springfield Mass
- Studio portrait of A. B. Sampson, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F, or "Fort Lyons Company J."
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Sampson, A. B.
- 1864 April 10
- Frank Holmes Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
- Studio portrait of Frank Holmes, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Holmes, Frank, Colorado 1st Cavalry officer.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Joseph W. Aldrich - Post Mill Village, Orange County, Vermont - Fort Logan
- Studio portrait of Joseph W. Aldrich, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment (died at Sand Creek). Uniform includes a kepi hat, rifle, pistol, and sword.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Aldrich, Joseph W., Colorado 1st Cavalry.
- 1864 March 15
- W. C. Pott Port Carbon, Schuylkill Co, Penn
- Studio portrait of W. C. Pott, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Pott, W. C.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- J. Bales Taylorville, Pike Co, Iowa
- Studio portrait of Jacob Bales, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Bales, Jacob.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Wm. R. Beatty
- Studio portrait of William R. Beatty, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Beatty, William R.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Hollenbeck and Buchanan
- Studio portrait of John M. Hollenbeck (wearing ring) and Valentine P. Buchanan, of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Buchanan, Valentine B.; Hollenbeck, John M.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Willbur [i.e. Wilbur] F. Whitaker
- Studio portrait of Wilbur F. Whitaker with the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F. He wears a medal on his tie.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Whitaker, Wilbur F.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Alfred Frazier
- Studio portrait of Alfred Frazier with the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F. Uniform includes a kepi hat and sword.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Frazier, Alfred.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- David K. Bailey
- Studio portrait of David K. Bailey, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Bailey, David K.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Dr. T. M. Smith
- Studio portrait of Doctor T. M. Smith with the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Physicians--Colorado--1860-1870.; Smith, T. M.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Eddie Stuart
- Studio portrait of Edwin W. Stewart (or Stuart) a jockey with the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company M.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Jockeys--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Sam'l H. Cook
- Studio portrait of Samuel H. Cook of the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Cook, Samuel H.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]