Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bonito Chiricahua Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Bonito, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears moccasin boots, ammunition belt, bead necklaces, and kerchief.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles--1880-1890.; Bonito.
- 1884
- 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]
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Interior view of the lobby in the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Men sit in chairs near framed pictures.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Brushing Against and Little Squint Eyes San Carlos Apaches
- Studio portrait of Brushing Against and Little Squint Eyes, Native American (San Carlos Apache) women. They wear beaded necklaces and medal pendants.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Jewelry--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Brushing Against.; Little Squint Eyes.
- 1898
- Buell's Mill C[entral] City
- View of the Buell Mill in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The mill has smokestacks and a U. S. flag that flies from a pole on the roof.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1886]
- Building road to Mascott [i. e. Mascot] Tunnel
- Construction workers pose near the road to the Mascot Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Construction workers--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mascot Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Road...
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Burleigh Tunnel Silver Plume
- Miners and well dressed men pose near a horse-drawn buggy and a mine ore car at the Burleigh Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Burleigh Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Butterfly Mill
- View of the Butterfly Mill after the flood of Trout Lake near Ophir, (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Cable trams Aspen Mountain, Colo
- View of aerial tramways on Aspen Mountain near Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado. The buckets pass over a wooden utility building.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- 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]
- Calumet Copper Co Turret, Colo.
- George Mendenhall, Arthur Williamson, Merdie Mendenhall, Commander Lucien Young, a little girl, Senator (Illinois) W. E. Mason, and Dr. Stringfield pose, left to right, near the Copper King Mine near Maysville, (Chaffee County), Colorado. A...
- Copper King Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Maysville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Maysville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Maysville--1890-1910.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Camp Bird Mills Uncompahgre Forest.
- View of the Camp Bird Mills near Camp Bird, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Camp Bird (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Camp Bird--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Camp in Teton Canon
- Men pose at a camp in Teton Canyon in Wyoming. They sit and stand near rifles and unpitched tents.
- Teton Canyon (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Camp on creek near Denver
- Men pose near tents in a camp on Cherry Creek near Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1870]
- Cascade Middle Fork of the Gallatin M. T.
- View of a waterfall on the Middle Fork West Fork Gallatin River in Montana Territory.
- Gallatin River, Middle Fork, West Fork (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Montana--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Montana--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Cascades on Camp Creek
- View of waterfalls on Camp Creek in either El Paso County or Grand County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880
- Cavalry Scouts. Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of the Deputy Army, there to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand and are on horseback near pitched tents. Some men hold rifles or pistols. All men wear hats.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Military scouts--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- 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]
- Centennial Mill & viaduct Georgetown, Colo.
- A miner poses on the tramway trestle near the Centennial Mill at Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The mill is near a demolished building. A Colorado and Southern (C&S) locomotive is nearby.
- Centennial Mill (Georgetown, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Ore...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Chatto Chiricahua chief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Chatto, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears moccasin boots, a breechcloth, blanket, scarf around his neck, and kerchief on his head.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Chato, 1860?-1934.
- 1884
- Cheyenne Mountain.
- View, facing west, of Cheyenne Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado. Colorado Springs shows in the distance.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Chicago Lake above Idaho Springs
- A man poses near his horse at Chicago Lakes in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Chicago Lakes (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Chief Fast Thunders camp
- Native American (Sioux) men and women stand and sit on horseback, near a group of tepees, probably in South Dakota. The men and women stand near a wooden crate and various piles of wood, the women wear dresses and are wrapped in blankets, the men...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Chief Manitou
- Chief Manitou, a Native American (Ute) man, poses outdoors. He wears a beaded vest, armbands, bandolier, hair pipe choker, feather headdress, and scarves over his braids.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Headdresses--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Manitou, Ute Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Chief Powder Face, his wife, and child
- Chief Powder Face, his wife, and child, Native American (Arapaho) man, woman, and boy pose outdoors near Hays, Kansas. The group sits on a blanket. Powder Face and his son wear hairpipe breastplates.
- Arapaho Indians--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Hays (Kan.)--1860-1870.; Boys--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Families--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Women--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Powder Face--Family.;...
- [1869]
- Chief Silvertongue
- Chief Silvertongue, a Native American (Sioux) man, poses outdoors near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. He stands by a tree that leans to one side. He wears fringed and beaded leggings, shirt, and vest, and a beaded and feathered war bonnet headdress....
- Dakota Indians--Wisconsin--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Wisconsin--1910-1930.; Dells of the Wisconsin (Wis.)--1910-1930.; Tribal chiefs--Wisconsin--1910-1930.; Silvertongue.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Chief Tendoy's son Ft. Hall Reservation
- Studio portrait (sitting, profile) of Chief Tendoy's son, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a fur armband and a feather headdress decorated with fur and holds a wooden staff decorated with feathers.
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--1930-1940.; Families--1930-1940.; Headdresses--1930-1940.; Tendoy--Family.
- 1931
- Chief Wolf Robe Cheyenne
- Studio portrait (profile) of Chief Wolf Robe, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He wears a scarf, either a President Hayes or Harrison medal on a ribbon around his neck, and scarves over his braids.
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Wolf Robe.
- 1898
- Chinese fishing village
- View of a Chinese fishing village near the Pacific Ocean in California. One and two story buildings and houses are surrounded by bamboo shoot fences. A wagon is parked near a building with a balcony.
- Fishing--California--1880-1900.; Houses--California--1880-1900.; Villages--California--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Church of San Estevan Acoma
- A Native American (Pueblo, Acoma) family poses in front of the altar at San Estevan (Esteban) del Rey Mission church, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Altars--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--New...
- [between 1884 and 1900]
- Cimerron [i. e. Cimarron] Mill Telluride, Colo
- Miners pose near an entrance to the Cimarron Mill near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- 1895
- City Hall War
- A crowd stands near City Hall during the "City Hall War," a dispute over Fire and Police Board appointments, in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn carriage is near the building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Municipal government--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894, March 15
- Clear Creek Canon
- View of Clear Creek and Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) tracks in Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1875 and 1881]
- Clear Creek Canon Colorado
- View of Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Climax Colo
- View of the crushing plant, water towers, and tramway at the Climax Mine in Lake County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Climax Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Water...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Clyde Mine C. C. Dist.
- View of the abandoned head frame and buildings of the Clyde Mine near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. An automobile is parked in the distance.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Clyde Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Victor (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Coal mine underground Lafayette, Colo.
- Miners work with a pneumatic drill and a pick near a mine ore car in a mine tunnel near Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Lafayette (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.;...
- 1921
- Cog road and Pike's Peak
- View of the tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway in El Paso County, Colorado. The tracks make an S-turn in a narrow canyon littered with boulders.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Colo National Guard Trinidad Colo.
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, stand in a camp near Mount San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- 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.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Colo National Guard, Trinidad, Colo
- View of the Colorado National Guard camp near Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The guardsmen were called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I.
- Colorado. National Guard--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1914]
- 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]
- Colo. National Guard Trinidad, Colo.
- View of the Colorado National Guard camp near Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The guardsmen were called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I.
- Colorado. National Guard--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1914]
- Colorado Statesman liquor store interior
- Chinese women and an African-American man stand behind the counter of a liquor store in Denver, Colorado. Liquor bottles and displays read: "Cream of Kentucky," "Old Quaker," "Wilken Family," "Coca-Cola," and "Golden Wedding".
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Chinese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937 September
- 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?]
- Contention Mine No 1
- Miners pose by a mine ore car near the entrance to the Contention Mine in either Ouray or San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Cooper Bldg.
- Rooftop view of the Cooper Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, a street car, and automobiles are near the eight-story building with arched windows. Signs read: "Coca-Cola Delicious and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 September 23
- Cresson Mine Victor Colo Cripple Creek Dist
- View of the head frame, shafthouse, and power house of the Cresson Mine near Elkton (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Elkton--1890-1910.; Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Elkton--1890-1910.
- [between 1926 and 1935]
- Cripple Creek Milling Co. Cripple Creek Colo.
- View of the Cripple Creek Milling Company's works near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men work near the mill building. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1935]
- Cripple Creek prospectors
- Prospectors pose near burros with saddle bags in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "Furnished Rooms".
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1890.; Pack...
- [between 1880 and 1890]