Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 52, 1910 December 24
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- 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
- Navajo
- A Native American (Navajo) woman stands near her herd of sheep in either Arizona or New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Sheep--1900-1940.; Shepherds--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Temple
- Copy of an etching or illustration, shows a temple in a biblical scene.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Biblical events.; Roman temples.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ark
- Copy of an etching or illustration shows a biblical scene with an ark and an anchor
- Noah's ark.; Biblical events.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Balance Rock Garden of the Gods
- View of the Balanced Rock formation at Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Art etching ancient city
- View of an ancient city.
- Cities & towns--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mound City Mid Ter. Ry.
- View of Mound City (Teller County), Colorado. A mill building is in the distance.
- Mound City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mound City--1890-1900.
- 1893, December 19
- Elizabethtown N. M.
- View of Elizabethtown, Colfax County, New Mexico. Wood frame houses and commercial buildings are in the town. A sign reads: "Perry Hotel."
- Elizabethtown (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--New Mexico--Elizabethtown--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 1
- Augie Gost
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit, shirt with high collar, and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.; Gost, Augie.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Raymond Nelson
- Studio portrait of Raymond Nelson. He wears a suit, vest, and tie.
- Teenagers--1910-1920.; Nelson, Raymond, Colorado resident.
- [1919]
- Spring
- A dog poses near a group of trees probably near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado.
- Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Trees--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Teller House, W. H. Bush, proprietor, Central City, Colorado. First class in all respects. Has 150 rooms.
- Reproduction shows an etching of the Teller House, in Central City (Gilpin County) Colorado; shows a brick hotel with balconies, street traffic, and signs: "Teller House," and "Rocky Mountain National Bank."
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Buildings--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Grand Canyon of the Colorado Devonran Architecture
- View of the Temple Pyramid rock formation in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The rock formation stands in the canyon. Rocky desert landscape covers the rim and canyon.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Des Moineaux, Charles F J
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Glassford; J G
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Kuhler, Otto
- Western History Subject Index
- ARTISTS. ORR, LOUIS
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Scott, Sandy
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Thomas, Mrs. Lucile C
- Western History Subject Index
- Chilcott George M
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- Colo. National Guard Trinidad Colorado
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, sent to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose next to a mule, with pistols drawn, in a camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. A howitzer canon is nearby.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Colorado, the late outbreak and massacre at the White River Agency, the ruins after the fire and massacre
- Reproduction of a sketch of the Meeker tragedy at the White River Ute Indian Agency, September 29th 1879, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows soldiers surveying the destruction from the fire and battle between Native American Utes and Nathan Meeker,...
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Tomb.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White River Agency (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Meeker...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Sixteenth St. Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street at Court Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies are on the street. An arch decorated with bunting is in the distance. Signs on buildings read: "Lippendot," "Silver State Market," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Standing Wolf
- Standing Wolf, a Native American (Ute) man poses outdoors in City Park, Denver, Colorado, on a blanket near a tepee. He holds a feather fan and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, hair pipe breastplate and choker, fur pelt armband, and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Standing Wolf, Ute Indian.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- A part of the force of the Calaope Silver Mine Ouray Co Colo
- Miners pose near a silver mine in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- 1884
- California Gulch Leadville showing Helen, Sellers, Mover, & Minnie shaft houses
- View of the Helen, Sellers, Mover, and Minnie Mines near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. The tracks of probably the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) are nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1885 or 1886]
- First train to summit Pike's Peak 14160 ft. above the sea.
- View (3/4) of the first train of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway to reach the summit of Pikes Peak. The engine and a passenger car stand at the summit on the cog railroad tracks near a stone depot. Rocks surround the tracks. The side of the engine...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [June 30, 1891]
- The best farm land on the summit of Pikes Peak.
- A woman stands at the top of a rocky slope at the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. The slope is covered with patches of snow.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Off for the hills in search of gold
- Miners pose with a donkey loaded with saddle bags in the Colorado mountains. The prospectors have rifles in bandolier holsters.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pack animals--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- McMurtrie Res. 10th & Penn. Ave's Denver
- View of James A. McMurtrie's house at 1007 Pennsylvania Street in Denver, Colorado. The stone masonry mansion has a covered porch, turrets, and four chimneys.
- McMurtrie, John A.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Navajo
- A Native American (Navajo) man stands on a cliff and shades his eyes with his hand near Shiprock, New Mexico. He is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Men--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Ruxton Park, Pikes Peak Cog Road.
- A man walks near a train on the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway tracks at Ruxton Park, El Paso County, Colorado. The engine, number 3 (0-4-2T), is coupled with a passenger car. The engineer sits in the train.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ruxton Park (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between1891 and 1910]
- Power house Kelly Tunnel Georgetown, Colo.
- View of the power house at the Kelly Tunnel Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kelly Tunnel Number Four Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Power plants--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Windy Point, Pikes Peak
- View of the tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway tracks above timberline, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. The tracks curve near the edge of the mountain.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Windy Point (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Gift grab dance
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a dance in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Two men wear moccasins, bells, kilts, and feather headdresses, both men carry beaded tobacco bags. Women in dresses dance near by. A large group of spectators sit...
- Indian dance--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1890.; Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Arbors (Bowers)--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Ceremonial dancers--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Spectators--Indian...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- James Tasiah (Shoshone)
- Studio portrait (sitting) of James Tasiah, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears scarves around his neck, a beaded feather warbonnet headdress, and a small U. S. flag on a stick in one of his braids. He holds a feather.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Tasiah, James.
- 1900
- Arch under Citadel Rock Colorado Divide
- View of the arch under Citadel Rock near the Colorado (possibly Continental) Divide in Colorado.
- Rock formations--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Mrs. Tabor's residence Broadway
- A man uses a rake on the grounds of Augusta Tabor's mansion in Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick masonry building has covered porches and balconies and two chimneys.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- White men and women dressed as Native Americans
- White men and women dressed as Native Americans pose outdoors at a pageant probably in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The men wear moccasins, breechcloths, quivers, and feather headdresses. The women wear...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Pageants--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Anaconda Mine Turret Colo.
- Miners pose near the head frame and shaft house of the Anaconda Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado. A sign on the shaft house reads: "Anaconda". Miners' cabins are nearby.
- Anaconda Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Office of Tidal Wave Mine Ophir Colo.
- Employees of the Tidal Wave Mine pose with a horse by the mine offices near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1900.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Bottom of air raise & ore chutes 4 level Tidal Wave Ophir, Colo.
- Miners pose in a mine tunnel by the ore chute with miner's candles at the Tidal Wave Mine near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tidal Wave Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Aisia-i
- Studio portrait (standing) of I-See-O (Aisia-i), a Native American (Kiowa) man. He wears a suit and a watch chain.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Kiowa Indians--1900-1920.; I-See-O.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Centennel [i. e. Centennial] miners Georgetown Colo
- Miners David Kennedy, Vern Thomas, Walter Johnson, John Wash, (Italian), Ed Seyler, Sim Dingle, Wm. Cooper, Foxie, Dide Thomas, Joe Raymond, John Cavanaugh, and Chas Schwaga pose near the shaft house of the Centennial Mine near Georgetown, Clear...
- Centennial Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Victor Mine
- Miners pose in and near a multidecked cage or elevator in the shaft house of the Victor Mine near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Tramming ore mouth of tunnel Argentine M & M
- Miners pose by a mine ore car at the entrance to the Argentine Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A mine building is nearby.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Argentine Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Virginius Mine Ouray Co. Colo
- Miners pose by the shafthouse of the Virginius Mine on Mount Sneffels near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Virginius Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]