Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gem Lake, Estes Park
- Partial view of Gem Lake, north of Estes Park, Colorado; small lake with rocky ledges for shoreline.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gem Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Hallat [sic] Mtn. and Flat Top, Bierstadt Lake
- Partial view of Bierstadt Lake (elevation 9416 feet), Larimer County, Colorado towards Hallett Peak (elevation 12,725 feet) and Flattop Mountain (elevation 12,324 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park; heavily timbered shoreline of...
- Bierstadt Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flattop Mountain (Grand County and Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hallett Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Hallat [sic] Mtn., Bierstadt Lake
- Partial view of Bierstadt Lake (elevation 9416 feet), Larimer County, Colorado towards Hallett Peak (elevation 12,725 feet) and Flattop Mountain (elevation 12,324 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park; heavily timbered shoreline of...
- Bierstadt Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flattop Mountain (Grand County and Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hallett Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak from Bear Lake
- Partial view of Bear Lake (elevation 9475 feet), Larimer County, Colorado towards Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park; tree-lined shoreline, trees on opposite shoreline appear to have been burned from...
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Forest fires--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak from Gem Lake
- Partial view of Gem Lake, north of Estes Park, Colorado with distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gem Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak from Gem Lake
- Partial view of Gem Lake, north of Estes Park, Colorado with distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gem Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak from Gem Lake
- Partial view of Gem Lake, north of Estes Park, Colorado with distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gem Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet) from road above Estes Park, Colorado; distant view of Estes Park & backside of Stanley Hotel, center left; Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; National...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet) from road above Estes Park, Colorado; distant view of Estes Park & backside of Stanley Hotel, center; Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; National...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak, Bierstadt Lake
- Partial view of Bierstadt Lake (elevation 9416 feet), Larimer County, Colorado with distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) & Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet); trees on opposite shoreline appear to have been burned from recent forest...
- Bierstadt Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Forest fires--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak, Estes Peak
- View across undeveloped meadow, Estes Park, Colorado towards Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet); Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountains.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Clard Svenson of Drop City stands inside a half-finished geodesic dome that eventually will become a theater for psychedelics
- A man stands in the interior of a partially-finished geodesic dome in Drop City, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Light streams through the geometrically-shaped window at the top of the structure. The man holds a circular painting with his right...
- Drop City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Domes--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Geodesic domes.
- 1967 August 6
- Ned Buntline, Buffalo Bill & Texas Jack
- Studio portrait of Ned Buntline (E.Z.C. Judson), Buffalo Bill (W.F. Cody) and Texas Jack (J.B. Omohundro). They acted in a dramatic play entitled, "The Scouts of the Prairie."
- Actors--1870-1880.; Celebrities--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 3-1886.; Omohundro, John Burwell, 1846-1880.
- [1872]
- Kansas vs. Colorado
- A group of mostly members of Colorado and Kansas legal teams sit or stand and pose on the front (east) portico of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The men wear suits with neck ties or bow ties, wire-rimmed spectacles, watch...
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910.; Attorneys general--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Washington...
- 1906 Dec
- North on Sherman Ave. from 16th Ave.
- View north on Sherman Street from 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue towards Central Presbyterian Church (17th Avenue & Sherman) and El Jebel Temple (18th Avenue & Sherman), Denver, Colorado; tree-lined cement sidewalk, billboard in front of church "Dr....
- Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Prisoner in cell at state prison
- Interior furnishings of this cell at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, include framed portraits of women, a calender, a toilet kit in a pouch, a magazine rack, a bed with patterned cover, a porcelain sink, cannisters on a padlocked...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Flower garden, City Park, Denver
- Summer view of City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows walkways, flower gardens, cannon dedicated to Civil War veterans, statue of Robert Burns, and three children in summer apparel. A sign reads: "No autos allowed."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- James Peak from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Overview of snowy James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) and two lakes taken from Continental Divide on Moffat Road, Colorado; other peaks in distance. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- James Peak from near Jennie Lake, Moffat Road
- Forested ridge near Jennie Lake; shows James Peak, elevation 13,294 feet. Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), Colorado. Lenticular stratus clouds span the sky.
- Forests--Colorado--1900-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Long's Peak and Continental Divide, Estes Park
- Distant view of Long's Peak, elevation 14,255 feet; includes other peaks and surrounding forested slopes. Photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Looking east from Jennie Lake, Moffat Road
- Looking east from Jennie Lake through heavily forested slopes to standard gauge railroad track cut in distant ridge; Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), Colorado.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Forests--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Middle Park from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Middle Park, Colorado, from Rollins Pass on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); snowcapped Rocky Mountains, center background.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1904.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Mt. Fairchild from Estes Park
- Looking across valley of Estes Park, Colorado; Mount Fairchild in distant center horizon with horse drawn carriage on dirt road; includes fence posts and telegraph pole.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--1890-1910.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A glimpse of Manitou from Ute Pass
- Distant view of Manitou Springs, Colorado, seen from Ute Pass; one lane dirt road with wooden barricades for railings on cliff edge.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladora, Moffat Road
- Aerial view of Tolland, Colorado, and South Boulder Creek, lake and valley from Ladora Station on Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) spur, siding and water tank at Tolland, right center; Tolland...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- View from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Two track elevations and two trains seen on Moffat Road from Rollins Pass in Colorado; includes snowy Rocky Mountains, center background. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1905.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [ca. 1905?]
- Hircules [sic] Pillar from above, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; shows canyon wall and one- lane dirt road below.
- Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass
- View of Rainbow Falls, on Twin Creek, in Teller County, Colorado.
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; shows tree-lined unimproved shoreline with boats and small boathouse (or storage shed) and a woman sitting along shore. Smith's Lake was leased by city in 1897 and named Washington Park in 1899....
- Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boathouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1907]
- Summit of Mt. McClellan reached via Argentine Central Ry.
- Mount McClellan's summit (14,007 feet) via Argentine Central Railway, Colorado; shows engine and passenger cars parked with large group of sightseers at summit and in cars, passenger cars retouched to reflect name of "Gray's Peak Route," narrow...
- McClellan Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Ute Pass
- Ute Pass near Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly a Native American trail; shows narrow dirt road through rocky canyon and stream in ravine.
- Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado wheat field on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of wheat field along the Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks; shows harvested and bundled wheat in Colorado field; Rocky Mountains and foothills in distant background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- East from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Looking east from top of Rollins Pass, Colorado, on Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad); shows Needle's Eye Tunnel left center, Colorado plains in far-distant background, and standard gauge track near...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Gray's and Torrey's Peaks
- View of Grays Peak, Colorado (elevation 14,270 feet), and Torreys Peak (elevation 14,267 feet) from above timberline; Grays Peak named after Asa Gray of Harvard and Torreys Peak named after John Torrey of Princeton, botanists who climbed together....
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mt. Audubon and Arapahoe Peak, Colo. & N.W. Ry.
- View across forested slopes to Mt. Audubon (elevation 12,223 feet), Colorado, and Arapahoe Peaks (elevation 13,502 and 13,397 feet) center background; from Colorado and Northwestern Railway; clouds top the peaks.
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Forests--Colorado--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Mt. Epworth and Snowy Rang [sic] from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View towards Mt. Epworth, Colorado, from Rollins Pass; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's standard gauge track descending; Moffat Road. Clouds dot the sky.
- Epworth, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Pacific Sloap [sic], Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Pacific Slope side (Continental Divide) or western side of Rollins Pass, Colorado, on Denver and Salt Lake Railroad; passenger train on standard gauge track approaching summit from western side, strong wind blowing engine's smoke upslope;...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- State Universaty[sic], Boulder, Colo.
- Looking across University Lake (now called Far City Pond) to University of Colorado's Old Main hidden from view and rising from trees, Boulder, Colorado; cornerstone laid in 1875; campus built on land donated by Marinus G. Smith, George Asa Andrews...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- North from Tunnel No. 6, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) standard gauge tracks along the Colorado foothills from Tunnel Number Six; includes distant view of the Plains, telegraph poles and wires paralleling track, a...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel 4, Moffat Road
- View toward Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's (later became Denver & Salt Lake) tunnel Number Four, Moffat Road, Colorado; McClure had taken train to Mammoth where railroad gave him a push car & a train man; shows push car on standard gauge...
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telegraph lines--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel No. 29 from above, Moffat Road
- Looking down on Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Twenty-nine, Moffat Road, Colorado; push car used by L.C. McClure on standard gauge track winds along mountains and rock walls; wooden trestle, center foreground.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Boulder, Colo.
- Bird's-eye view of Boulder, Colorado, in summer including dome of Courthouse; University of Colorado's Old Main, Library, and Hale Science Building (center left); and Mt. St. Gertrude Academy with Chautauqua Park above (center right) to Flatirons;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Buffalo and elk in City Park, Denver
- View of buffalo, buffalo calf, stag elk, and doe behind wire fenced enclosures, City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bison--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- The Loop from Tarmigan [sic] Point, Moffat Road
- View of the Loop in winter from Ptarmigan Point, Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows standard gauge track area, tunnel and wooden trestle also nicknamed "Hill Hell," and remains from railroad construction cabins at lower...
- Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1930.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Grand view of the Plains from Tunnel No. 7, Moffat Road
- View east to the Plains from Tunnel Number Seven on Moffat Road, Colorado; includes rocky escarpment or cliff center left, South Boulder Creek winding down through Plains, and lake in background right. Eldorado Springs lies at base of cliff....
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [1904?]
- Early morning on Grand Lake reached via Moffat Road
- Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad); shows sailboat anchored in water and dirt trail around shore of lake.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.; Sailboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Entrance to Gore Cañon, Grand River, Moffat Road
- Colorado River (formerly Grand River) leading to entrance of Gore Canyon, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); possibly beginning of or prior to railroad construction in...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Gore Canyon--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Glacier Lake on the Colo. & Northwestern Ry.
- Partial view of Glacier Lake, Colorado, with Colorado and Northwestern Railway passenger excursion train on spur in background near picnic pavilion; shows several row and scull-like boats on lake and Rocky Mountains in distant background.
- Glacier Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Rowboats--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Colorado...
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Ousel [sic] Falls, Grand Lake, Moffat Road
- Close-up view of Ouzel Falls near Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); waterfall named by Enos Mills after Ouzel or "water dipper" bird; shows waterfall...
- Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouzel Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Adams Falls, Grand Lake
- Adams Falls (or possibly Ouzel Falls named by Enos Mills after Ouzel bird or "water dipper"), Grand Lake, Colorado; shows rocky and narrow cascading waterfall. The Falls was reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later...
- Adams Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]