Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- C&S locomotive, engine number 134, engine type 4- 4-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, with inspection housing on front end. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1926
- D. & R. G. Depot, Manitou Springs
- The D. & R.G. railroad depot in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a local green-stone structure with stepped chimneys at the ends, was built in 1881 from the plans for an English church by Dr. William Bell. It has a half-bay in one end, quoins and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- "East End" schoolhouse on our lands
- View of East End School, near Brighton (Adams County) Colorado, a frame salt box structure with sign: "East End, 1906, Dist. No. 27," and a water pump.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; One-room schools--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1910.
- October 11, 1908
- Brown's Sandwich Shop & More
- View of Brown's Sandwich Shop in South Fork (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The white one-story commercial building has a large central pedimented parapet with "smiley faces" on either end. Signs on the building read: "Brown's Sandwich Shop &...
- Brown's Sandwich Shop (South Fork, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Video Flicks (South Fork, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Fork (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Stores & shops,; Brown's Sandwich Shop (South Fork, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Video Flicks (South...
- [1995?]
- Aspen Springs Realty II
- A view of The Aspen Springs Realty building and signs, on U.S. 160 outside Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. The area around the Realty building is wild grass and bush. The building is constructed of logs interlocking at the ends. The...
- Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; real estate business.; Signs (Notices).; Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Real estate office...
- 1993
- Display, Argo Mill, Mine and Museum
- View of a humorous display at the Argo Mill, Mine and Museum, 2350 Riverside Drive in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows two fake graves that consist of piles of rock. One grave is facing feet first, with shoes poking out the end,...
- Argo Gold Mine & Mill (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Exhibitions.; Mining.; Humorous pictures.; Argo Gold Mine & Mill (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--Humor--Pictorial works.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Idaho...
- 1993
- AMTRAK Depot, Granby, Colo.
- View of the Granby AMTRAK Station located at 438 Railroad Avenue, Granby, Colorado. The structure is a replica of an old-style clapboard depot with bracketed eaves and fishscale shingles on the cross-gable ends.
- Amtrak--Colorado--Granby--1980-1990.; Granby (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad stations.; Amtrak--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Granby--Pictorial works.; Granby (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1987
- Fuller House, Fort Collins, Colo.
- View of the Fuller House located at 226 West Magnolia Street, Fort Collins, Colo. The two-story brick Queen Anne Style house with asymmetrical facade was once the home of Fort Collins' first architect, Montezuma Fuller. Built in 1895, other...
- Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fuller, Montezuma, 1858-1925--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Livermore Hotel & General Store, Livermore, Colo.
- View of the Livermore Hotel and General Store located near the intersection of US-287 and Red Feather Lakes Road in Livermore, Colo. The ca.1890 wood frame structures were once the center of the town's commercial life. The vernacular style hotel...
- General stores--Colorado--Livermore--2000-2010.; Hotels--Colorado--Livermore--2000-2010.; Livermore (Colo.)--2000-2010.; General stores--Colorado--Livermore--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Livermore--Pictorial works.; Livermore...
- 2001
- Olathe
- View of the frame Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot in Olathe (Montrose County), Colorado. A wagon with a flat bed is near a signal light. The depot has a loading dock and a barn door on one end. A sign above the passenger door reads "Olathe."
- Olathe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Olathe--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Parade, Gunnison, Colorado
- Native American (Jicarilla Apache) men and women walk in a parade on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Miller's Dry Goods, Haberdashery," "Little Supermarket," "Endner's Hardware," and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Jicarilla Indians--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Parades...
- 1953 July
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, and necktie. His hair is parted on the side and his full moustache is curled up at the ends.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit, vest, and thick neck tie. A watch chain and fob dangle from his vest. He has a full moustache that is drawn out at the ends.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Arm band
- Front view of a two piece leather arm band made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arm band in rectangular with light blue, navy blue, yellow, red and green beads. It has six leather strips attached to the ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Armbands--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Arrow
- A collection of four arrows made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arrows are shafts with red feathers on the tail ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Arrows--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- War club
- Shows a war club made by Native American Sioux White Whirl Wind from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The stone head is oval and is covered with horsehair dyed purple and an eagle feather is attached at one end. The handle is decorated with blue and black...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It has a white marble hatchet and a wood handle. The handle is decorated with horsehair dyed orange and green. A tassel made of orange horsehair is attached at the end.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Yoke; cape; poncho
- Shows a yellow ochre yoke, from a cape or poncho (Native American Jicarilla Apache). It is possibly made with animal hide and is decorated with white and navy beadwork. A strip of beadwork squares are in the middle, and stripes of navy and white...
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Apache Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Rattle
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) child's wood rattle is covered in rawhide and has a ring shape on the end.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Oglala Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Rattles--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Case
- Shows a leather awl case Native American (Sioux) with decorative bands of white, red, green, yellow and black beadwork and leather strips are attached to one end. At the other end are strings of beads.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1810.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cases (containers)--1800-1810.
- 1880
- Belt or Headband
- Shows a Native American (Great Lakes; Sioux? Menominee?) loom woven bead headband or belt with fringe on both ends. The beads are red, blue, green and white. The beadwork is in images of stylized leaves.
- Headbands--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Belts (Clothing)--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Quirt
- A leather Native American (Cheyenne?) quirt (a riding whip) with metal bands on the splayed ends, a brass and steel buckle, and sinew. The quirt was found in Sand Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Whips--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Knife
- A Native American (Plains Indian) knife. It has a bone handle and iron blade with a slated end, curved and rounded handle and a fine wire wrapped around the upper part of the blade.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Knives--1860-1970.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Exterior of Bowman Dairy, Trinidad, Colorado
- A group of men pose outside the Bowman Dairy Barn in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Four of the men wear work clothes, one wears a white dairy uniform, and one wears a military uniform. A large bucket on a hoist and conveyor is loaded with...
- Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Royal Gorge
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a young girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl, possibly the daughter of Oscar Troy. She wears a cotton dress with puffs at the shoulder and an ornate white lace collar. Her hair hangs straight to her shoulder and curls up at the ends.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Green Lake
- Boulders and trees surround Green Lake in Clear Creek County near Guanella Pass and Georgetown, Colorado. A man and a woman sit in a rowboat on the lake.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the steep canyon walls of Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railway narrow gauge tracks by the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Arkansas River--1870-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Golden Gate
- View of a stone masonry embankment and a wooden plank road on a cliff in Golden Gate gap, Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A horse-drawn wagon with passengers is on the road, and a man walks by a log railing. Shows a rocky...
- Golden Gate (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Golden Gate Canyon (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Omaha, Agricultural Building
- View of the Agricultural Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The structure has a wood frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Designed in the Renaissance Revival style, the...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Hance's [sic] Trail, Canon of the Colorado
- View from the head of Hance Trail of rock formations and cliffs in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Upper End Hance's [sic] Trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz.
- View of rock formations in the Grand Canyon from the head of Hance Trail in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of Pythias, Leadville Lodge, No. 1, pose in Aspen, Colorado. The Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdiction of Colorado was organized in 1879. Members in full uniform including dark jackets, trousers, epaulets, striped belts, white gloves and...
- Knights of Pythias. Leadville Lodge No. 1 (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Laying of corner stone, new City Hall, Longmont, Colo.
- A large crowd gathers around a platform with tripod supporting the cornerstone for the new Longmont City Hall, Fourth (4th) Avenue and Kimbark Street, Colorado, June 1921. Several officials sit nearby on the platform and band members are at the far...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- June 1921
- Nevadaville, old Mary Nicholas house part built about 1862 now owned by W. C. Russell Jr.
- The Mary Nicholas house, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, has gabled extensions and a covered porch. Double hung windows are on the ground floor and in the gable end, where a branch is mounted. The Russell house is a two-story structure...
- Nicholas, Mary--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Willard basketball team, Willard High School
- The high school boy's basketball team poses in Willard, Logan County, Colorado. Lester Knowles is third from left; Nels Anderson is at the right end. Uniforms are V-neck tops with "W," belted shorts and rolled knee socks.
- Willard (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Basketball players--Colorado--Willard--1920-1930.; Anderson, Gus.; Knowles, Lester.
- [between 1924 and 1930]
- The inevitable "parlor" where girls entertained in elegant splendor
- Interior view of refurbished parlor of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened in 1950's...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 September 16
- Huerfano Street, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View west along Huerfano Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows brick businesses obscured by trees, pedestrians, buggies, a buckboard and Pikes Peak in the background. Signs read: "O.K. Bakery," "C. A. Crane," and "P. Jones."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Looking west on Pikes Peak across intersection of Tejon
- View west on Pikes Peak Avenue, a dirt street in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows frame businesses, new trees, the Colorado Springs Hotel, horses, buggies, wagons, with Pikes Peak and foothills in the background. Signs read: "R. T....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Pikes Peak Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the wide dirt street, brick commercial buildings, horses, buggies, bicycles, pedestrians, a streetcar, and the Antlers Hotel and Pikes Peak on the west end.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View of west facade of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a stone and frame building, features dormers, bays, shingle imbrication, roof vents, and half-round towers, a covered porch, a balcony and a two-story addition on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Duck pond, City Park, Denver
- Partial view of duck pond, City Park, Denver, Colorado; trees bordering shore, girls feeding ducks in lake, dirt walkway bordering lake; partial view of first pavilion built in 1893 on north shore of Duck Lake hidden behind trees, later housed...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Buchanan Pass and Peacful [sic] Valley from Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- Right side of panorama view looks over Peaceful Valley, Boulder County, Colorado toward Buchanan Pass.
- Peaceful Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Best's Pharmacy in Central City, Colorado
- The Harley B. Morse block on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, houses Best's Pharmacy. The two story commercial storefront has arched windows with lintels and a cornice with brackets on each end. "Drugs & Chemicals" is painted below the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1875
- Auto accident, car impaled on pole probably in Denver
- A crowd of men, women, and children view an automobile with a smashed front end, the driver's seat is pierce with a long, wood board, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Wild West Show cooks
- A group of cooks from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands near a group of large kettles for boiling water in a camp for the show. The man on the far right wears along white coat. The man in the center holds a long pole with a round bucket at one...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story, masonry house is built above a retaining wall at the intersection of two streets in Central City, Colorado. The house has a flat roof, a chimney, two side bay windows, rectangular windows with lintels, and a covered porch that extends...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Group of Utes
- Native Americans (Ute), Buckskin Charlie, Towee and unidentified men, women, and baby, pose for a portrait (standing), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; baby is in beaded cradleboard from which print scarf and key...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- La ventana dedicada a la finada Josefita O. Barela, y el altar de la parroquia de Trinidad, Colo.
- Interior view of Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows the stained glass window, altar and pews. The twelve pointed rose window is a combination of circles and florets. High wainscoting...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches.--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1911