Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pat Trainor, early day prospector
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Pat Trainor, an early day prospector, Gunnison, Colorado; he wears a wool sack coat with top button fastened and short cropped hair and a long mustache.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prospecting--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Trainor, Pat.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Pioneer woman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of pioneer woman, Gunnison, Colorado; she wears a dark dress with puffed sleeves and a decorative crocheted lace standup collar.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- 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
- Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad Hanging Bridge over the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. The bridge is constructed of steel plate girders with reinforcement from two cross beams and cables from above.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Royal Gorge
- View of the entrance to the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks beside the Arkansas River. A sign that reads: "Gorge," is beside a pair of combined standard and narrow gauge tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1890 and 1897]
- Royal Gorge
- View of the Arkansas River at the entrance to the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the combination standard and narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks flanked by steep canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1891 and 1897]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- Scene of Seven Falls in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the waterfall with a wooden stairway next to it. Sheer rock formations surround South Cheyenne Creek with a mountain and pine trees in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1980-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 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]
- Pueblo street-car power plant ex-street car power house
- Six-story, street-car power plant buildings in Pueblo, Colorado, are metal with stepped, flat or monitor roofs and smokestacks. Transformer racks are enclosed by chain link fence, and 1970's vans and trucks with camper shells are parked in the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Power plants--Colorado--Pueblo--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Colorado prison break
- Laying inside of a soft top truck after his 1947 escape and recapture from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, John Smalley is flanked by crouching men in winter coats. The interior dashboard has "Willy's" embossed in the center over gauges.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smalley, John.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Buffalo Bill Warpath
- Suede finish card stock album cover has an embossed art nouveau flourish and depiction of a mermaid holding a sunburst. Letters read: "Badger Gem." Ticket stub (probably) glued to cover reads: "Sells Floto Circus, Home of 1001 Wonders, Admission 25...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Public relations--1910-1920.; Album covers--1910-1920.; Tickets--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1916?]
- Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon, Colorado
- Narrow gauge tracks of the Glenwood Extension of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad follow Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado. Striated "Echo Cliffs," pine trees, brush and talus flank the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- 1900
- Charlotte 4 or 5 yrs
- Full standing studio portrait of Charlotte at four or five years of age. Young girl stands with palms against wall in a drop waist dress and boots, has ribbons in curled hair.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- Senenca Young
- Three-quarter seated portrait of Senenca Young in suit, vest, tie and hat.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Young, Senenca.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- Uncle Roy, Aunt Ruth, Maggie, Dan and Minnie [graphic]
- Studio portrait of a family; seated father, Roy, in a suit and tie, and mother, Ruth, with daughter Maggie standing on right side of her father; Dan center seated on father's left knee, he has on shorts, tights, and a jacket with a large bow;...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- 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?]
- Pack burro
- A burro with a pack stands on the tracks of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway in El Paso County, Colorado. The burros carries a wheel barrow, shovel, axe, crate and metal can. A sign on the wheelbarrow reads: "I Helped to Build Pikes Peak...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- c1891, Oct. 11
- C.S.P. rimmer press, embosser press
- Interior view of the workshop where Colorado license plates are manufactured at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Men sit and stand near two large machines identified as a rimmer press and an embosser press....
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; License plates--Colorado--1930-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisoner laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.
- 1934 June 29
- 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
- Adeline Ervilla Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Adeline Ervilla Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown's wavy hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, and gathered, frilled tulle or netting along the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown, Adeline Ervilla.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Robert Collyer Gass
- Studio portrait of Robert Collyer Gass, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Gass poses in a Denver High School Cadets uniform. He stands with his arms crossed. His cap reads "DHSC."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Gass, Robert Collyer.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public...
- 1897
- Mary Jane Henry
- Studio portrait of Mary Jane Henry, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Henry's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a dress with embroidered panels on the bodice, puffed sleeves, and a gathered, upright collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Henry, Mary Jane.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Aaron Godfrey Morse
- Studio bust portrait of Aaron Godfrey Morse, senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Morse has short, curly hair. He wears a coat, a vest, a shirt with an upright collar and a patterned necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Morse, Aaron Godfrey.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Robert Collyer Gass
- Studio bust portrait of Robert Collyer Gass, senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Gass's hair is parted on the side. He wears a coat with a pansy boutonniere on the lapel, a vest, a shirt and a silk bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Gass, Robert Collyer.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Nellie Hart Woodard
- Studio bust portrait of Nellie Hart Woodard, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Woodard's hair is parted down the middle and pinned upright in a twist. Her dark colored dress has puffed sleeves, a pleated bodice and a band collar...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Woodard, Nellie Hart.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Aaron Godfrey Morse
- Studio bust portrait of Aaron Godfrey Morse, senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Morse has short, curly hair. He wears a coat, a vest, a shirt with an upright collar and a patterned necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Morse, Aaron Godfrey.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Frisco School 1906
- A group of twenty-two schoolchildren pose on a snow-covered field in front of the schoolhouse in Frisco, Colorado. The boys wear suspenders, sweaters, jackets, or bow ties; the girls wear print or calico dresses, pinafores, and hair bows. The...
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Mr. Murphy (plant mgr), Linnie, North American Mine, Summit County, Colo.
- A man, woman, and child pose for a studio portrait in Frisco, Colorado. The seated woman wears a dark lace dress with a high ruffled collar and has a chain around her neck; the man wears a checked jacket, a shirt with a high collar, a tie with a...
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.; Murphy, Mr.
- between 1906 and 1909
- 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?]
- American Natl. Bank, Leadville
- This view looks down on a festive mob scene, possibly in the intersection in front of the American National Bank building in Leadville, Colorado. Flags, bunting and banners hang from poles and buildings. Crowds of men, mostly in suits, wear straw...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1903]
- Block's Home in Irwin Gunnison Co., Colo.
- Mrs. Louise Block, the wife of Joseph Block, and her daughter Marie Block pose in front of their home in Irwin, Colorado. The house is of made of boards, and the roof extends to cover the porch; boards prop the side of the building. The women wear...
- Block, Joseph H.--Homes & haunts.; Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.; Block, Louise.; Block, Marie.
- 1884?
- Early day scene in Las Animas cowboys being photographed on Bent Ave. (look pleasant please)
- Men on horseback pose in an intersection of Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado; two-story brick and stone blocks show in background.
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Las Animas--1880-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Las Animas--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Las Animas--1880-1900.
- [between 1908 and 1939]
- Las Animas first fire department
- Group of uniformed firemen and two young boys pose with ladder hose and bucket cart in front of the fire station, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado. They wear flat top caps, and light colored breast bibs on their shirts. Two of the men hold horns.
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Las Animas--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Las Animas--1880-1900.; Uniforms--Colorado--Las Animas--1880-1900.
- [between 1908 and 1939]
- Manual Annual: 1909
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1909
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1909
- Manualian: 1910
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1910.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- Manual Annual: 1911
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1911.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 February 17
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 32, 1910 August 6
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1918 June
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 38, 1909 November 6
- Woman's [sic] Room, Denver Public Library, East [sic] High School
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1900?] /; Brooks - 16th & Stout - Denver
- The Annual: North Side High School 1905
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1905
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1905
- The Annual: 1911. The Graduating class of the West Side High School
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1911.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Andraud, Norma
- Western History Subject Index
- Spoons. Souvenir
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory