Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western History Subject Index
- Conservation
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Scene on Monument Creek near Colorado City
- View of eroded limestone rock formations and trees in Monument Park, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Scene on Monument Creek
- View of rock formations in Monument Park in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows eroded conical-shaped limestone topped with flat caps. A man sits on a group of smaller rock formations in a field of scrub grass.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864
- People and horses stand beside an eroded Larimer street during a flood of Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. Shows brick and frame commercial buildings in Auraria and the flooded South Platte River. Piles of probably people's belongings are beside a...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Tower Falls
- View of Tower Fall on Tower Creek, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a waterfall, a creek with boulders, striated cliffs and eroded pillar rock formations.
- Tower Creek (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Tower Fall (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Streams--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National...
- 1871
- Parowan Canon
- View of trees on eroded Black Mountains rock formations and towers in Parowan Canyon, Iron County, Utah.
- Iron County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Parowan Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th...
- 1872
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking east
- Aerial view of eroded sandstone towers and talus in probably Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Massive sandstone, Taylor's Creek, Utah
- View of a sandstone rock formation near Taylors Creek in Zion National Park, Utah. Shows steep cliffs, eroded rock towers and canyons.
- Zion National Park (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Grand Canon of the Colorado River, mouth of Kanab Wash, looking east
- Aerial view of layered, eroded rock cliffs in Kanab Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows rounded rocks above the canyon, and talus beside the Colorado River.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking west
- View of the Colorado River and probably Marble Canyon near the confluence with the Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows eroded sandstone walls and talus near the river bed.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Weathered sandstone, Kanab Wash
- View of eroded rock pillars in a valley along Kanab Creek in Arizona or Utah. A man in a hat, probably a member of the geological survey team, reclines near brush in the valley.
- Kanab Creek (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rock formations--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Salt Creek Canon, near Mt. Nebo
- View of eroded rock formations in Salt Creek canyon (Juab County), Utah. Sagebrush is in the valley.
- Juab County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Juab County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Juab County--1870-1880.; Valleys--Utah--Juab County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Kanab Canon
- View of eroded sandstone rock formations in a canyon on Kanab Creek in Coconino County, Arizona or Kane County, Utah. Rocks have sedimentary layers.
- Canyons--1870-1880.; Rock formations--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Kanab Wash, Colorado Basin
- View of Kanab Creek in Kanab Canyon probably near the confluence with the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows brush on eroded slopes near the rim of the canyon, and a curve in the course of the creek.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Grand Canon; Sheavwitz crossing
- Eroded canyon walls and talus are in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona, at Shivwits Plateau. Shows steep rock cliffs at the edge of the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Shivwits Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Sand sculpture
- View of a limestone rock eroded by sand from the Colorado River in probably Arizona. A hat is displayed on the rock to show scale. Sand and rocks are in the river bed.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Erosion--Arizona--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Rocks--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Grand Canon, mouth of Kanab Wash
- Two members of the geological survey stand or sit on boulders beside the Colorado River near the confluence with Kanab Creek in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. One of the men is wrapped in a woven blanket, and holds...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Colorado River, above the mouth of the Paria
- Eroded sandstone canyon walls and talus are beside the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon near the confluence with the Paria River (Coconino County), Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Marble Canon
- Sun reflects off the surface of the Colorado River in Marble Canyon (later part of Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. Shows talus beside the river and eroded sandstone and limestone walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- A man with a hat and tall boots, a member of the Corps of Engineers, sits and poses on a rock at probably Toroweap Point on the edge of a chasm at the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), in Arizona. Shows rounded sandstone rocks and...
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Marble Canon
- Sheer, eroded sandstone walls and talus are in Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1872
- Looking across the Colorado River to mouth of Paria Creek
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone columns and canyon walls, talus slopes and the confluence of the Colorado River and Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows possibly Vermilion Cliffs in Paria Canyon.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Paria River (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Paria River Valley (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1873
- Circle Wall, Cañon de Chelle
- Corps of Engineer members stand beside tents at a camp in Canyon de Chelly (later Canyon de Chelly National Monument), Arizona. Eroded walls of probably Chinle Wash are in the valley. A rounded canyon wall identified as "circle wall" is nearby.
- Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Chinle Wash (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Arroyos--Arizona--1870-1880.; Camping--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Canyon de...
- 1873
- Cañon of the Colorado River, Utah
- View of the Colorado River at the edge of a canyon in probably Kane County, Utah (later Glen Canyon Recreational Area). Shadows are cast on eroded canyon walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Kane County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th...
- 1873
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho, full lateral view-on upper level
- Panoramic view of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. A man stands and poses near the edge of a cliff. Shows boulders in the river and eroded rock walls of the canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho
- A man stands and poses in a rock crevice beside the Snake River and waterfalls at Shoshone Falls in a canyon in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows eroded canyon walls, rocky shores and island boulders in the river.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- Early placer mining Breckenridge Colo
- View of a hydraulic gold mine in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows eroded embankments, falling water, jets of water from "monitor" nozzles, sluices, flumes, a crane, and miners. Mountains are in the background.
- Sluices--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.;...
- 1880?
- The Lewis Hotel of Gunnison
- View of the four-story Lewis (later the La Veta) Hotel in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. The brick hotel has balconies and a projecting entrance, belt courses, heavy brackets with finials, and an iron balustrade on the cornice. A central...
- Lewis Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Building construction--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1883 April
- The Moquis Pueblos
- Book page engraving shows Native American (Hopi) pueblo dwellings, Arizona, atop eroded ridges.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Placer mining Alma Placer Park Co, Colo
- View of the Alma Placer, a hydraulic gold mine in Park County, Colorado; shows eroded embankments, a crane, and miners using monitors to aim jets of water.
- Alma Placer (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Park County (Colo.); Hoisting machinery--Park County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Miners--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.
- 1887
- Children standing near a creek in Central City, Colorado
- Children in Central City, Colorado, stand next to a rocky stream. The three boys and two girls are dressed in summer clothes and are wearing hats. The terrain around them is rocky and the soil seems to have been eroded away by water. Above them...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Tower Falls
- View of Tower Fall on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Eroded rock towers and pinnacles surround the waterfall.
- Tower Creek (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Tower Fall (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Canyon of the San Juan River, Utah
- Aerial view of the San Juan River from the Honaker Trail looking west in San Juan County, Utah. Shows canyon walls and eroded sedimentary rock formations in the "goosenecks." Mesas are in the distance.
- Goosenecks, The (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Mesas--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- R. R. Bridge at 6th St. No 121
- The timbers supporting the railroad bridge have been washed away by the flood of 1894 in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County at 6th (Sixth Street). The tracks sag above the swollen river. Men stand on either side of the bridge, as well as on the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Looking W. from top of flour mill. No. 125
- Freight cars and a frame railroad shed are surrounded by flood water in Boulder, Colorado. People stand on the washed out street ends at both sides of the floodplain. A frame dwelling among trees has been dislodged from its foundation, and a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Golden, Colo. 10th & Ford Street flood
- Townspeople survey the July 24, 1896, Clear Creek flood damage at 10th (Tenth) and Ford Streets, Tucker Gluch, Golden Jefferson County, Colorado. Two women with a child and umbrella stand at a wooden rail above the eroded riverbanks; several men...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1896 July 24
- View of Bear Creek at side of livery stable
- View of rocks, sticks and debris in the dry Bear Creek creek bed near Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows a frame barn, covered livestock stalls, and a broken fence washed out by the flood. A clapboard house and a frame building are...
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Debris--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- 1896 September 25
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone mesas and steep canyon walls near what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, trees, shrubs and the Colorado River in the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Mesas--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- 1899
- Green River, Wyo.
- Aerial view of Green River (Sweetwater County), Wyoming. Shows the river and flood plain with eroded buttes and rock formations. The town of Green River is seen in the distance with bridges and railroad trains. Shows rock formations and eroded...
- Green River (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Wyoming--Green River--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Wyoming--Green River--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Green River--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Green...
- 1899
- Crawford, Crow Buttes from the east
- View of Crow Butte and possibly Squaw Creek near Crawford (Dawes County), Nebraska. Shows eroded creek walls, grass, and a frame building in the distance.
- Crow Butte (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Dawes County (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Buttes--Nebraska--Dawes County--1900-1910.; Streams--Nebraska--Dawes County--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Crawford, Crow Buttes from the west
- View of rock formations on Crow Butte near Crawford (Dawes County), Nebraska. Shows eroded sandstone rocks, grass, trees, and a hill.
- Crow Butte (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Dawes County (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Buttes--Nebraska--Dawes County--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Nebraska--Dawes County--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, looking down from Rowe's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone canyon walls and steep cliffs from Hopi Point (Rowe's Point) near West Rim Drive at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, trees, shrubs, the Colorado River, cirrus and cumulus clouds.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Hopi Point (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; National...
- 1900
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, the walls from Bissell's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone mesas, steep canyon walls, and The Alligator cliff from what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, trees, and shrubs.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon...
- 1900
- History of Denver
- Golden scene
- Scenic view of dead trees along an eroded creek bank, possibly Clear Creek, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- 1903?
- Ouray
- View east over Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, towards the craggy Amphitheater with eroded vegetated slopes directly above the town. The Beamont Hotel and Elks Club show on Main (Third, 3rd) Street; other landmarks include the City Hall, County...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- 1906?
- Animas River, taken under Baker's Bridge
- The Animas River falls over a spillway in San Juan County, Colorado; eroded rock formations are at the water's edge.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Spillways--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Beckwith Plateau, in the book cliffs northwest of Green River, Utah
- View of Beckwith Plateau, Emery County, Utah; shows a butte and eroded, sandstone cliffs.
- Beckwith Plateau (Utah)--1900-1910.; Buttes--Utah--Emery County--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Punch Bowl trip
- View of one man holding a stick and three women sitting on a rock ledge above a waterfall, Aspen, Colorado; features women dressed in dresses, hats, and capes; waterfall surrounded by large rocks eroded with crevices and lines; logs, sticks, and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909