Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1 1/2 miles below Royal Gorge
- A man in uniform stands on railroad tracks near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. He carries a rifle and wears a cartridge belt. Shows mountains and brush.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.; Uniforms--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- 1210 Speer Boulevard
- View of the southeast elevation of 1210 Speer Boulevard in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story blond brick building has a faded sign painted on the brick that reads in part: "Hat Renovators since 1873."
- Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1999
- 1308 Glenarm Street Denver, Colorado
- A man, probably Amos Steck, stands on the porch of a house at 1308 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick masonry house has turrets, covered porch, and balconies.
- Steck, Amos,--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- Summer, 1886
- 1310 Race St.
- View of a two-story, brick house at 1310 Race Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows ivy covered porch, steps, bench, hipped roof with center dormer, chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1900
- 1346 Palmer Lake Eating House G. G. Russel Prop. D. & R. G. R. R.
- Four men and one woman stand outside of the eating house near the shore of the lake in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad are in front of the building. The "Lunch Room" has a hipped roof, gables,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake Eating House (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- 1357 Williams
- View of Frank L. Woodward's house at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two-story home has dormers and a covered porch.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams
- View of the covered porch and carriage parking area of Frank L. Woodward's house at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The second-story extension has a bay window and a wooden trellis.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams
- Interior view of the study in Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado; decor includes book cases with leaded glass doors, a beer stein, arts and crafts furniture, and cushions.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams
- View of Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story house has dormers, a covered carriage parking area, bay window, and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams Street
- A man rides a bicycle near Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story house has dormers and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 1442 Creede by W.H. Jackson.
- People bundled in coats stand in front of shanties in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. One of the rectangular, wood-frame buildings has a gable with roofing; the gables of the other buildings are covered with tent material. Stacks...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move iron on a temporary wood frame bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River. Brick viaduct pedestals are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 30, 1898
- 16th Street Denver Colo.
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Tabor Opera House is nearby. Horse-drawn wagons are in the street.
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- 17th & Arapahoe Sts. Denver
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. The intersection of 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe Streets is nearby. A sign on a building reads: "Grocery."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- 1879 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 7th Annual Denver City directory
- 18th St.
- Water floods the streets of Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Structures engulfed by the water include: one and two-story wood-frame houses and a fence.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1894
- 19th St. looking east no. 122
- Water washes down 19th (Nineteenth) Street in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Debris and garbage float on top of the water. A lone wood-frame residence is nearly covered by water.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1894
- 23rd St. [sic] pump house
- View of the water pump house in City Park near 23rd (Twenty-third) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile roof.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- 2nd green
- A golfer prepares to putt on the 2nd (second) green at the State Tournament Finals at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel and Casino in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Other golfers and a caddy look...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- August, 1901
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos missions
- View of San Geronimo de Taos Mission at Taos, New Mexico; shows Native American (Taos Pueblo) men, women, and children wearing blankets, and carrying branches. The church is an adobe structure with a belfry, entrada, and crosses.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New...
- 1917
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos streets
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1917
- 3020 Lafayette backyard
- A man waters the garden in the backyard at 3020 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 3026 Lafayette St. group
- A group of men and women stand near Edward Hildebrand's house at 3026 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears an elaborately decorated hat, fur collar, and she holds a muff. A dog stands in the foreground
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hildebrand, Edward--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 3rd Bryant referee
- A golfer prepares to putt on the 3rd (third) green at the Broadmoor Country Club on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel and Casino in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Bryant, a referee, and other golfers stand nearby.
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- August, 1901
- 4th of July 1904
- Crowds gather for a Fourth (4th) of July bucking bronco contest given at Bennetts' Beaver Ranch, in Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado. Men wearing suits and women and girls in lacy dresses and bonnets line the road; carriages and horses are near...
- Conifer (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.
- 1904 July 4
- 5th Avenue Tavern
- View of 506 Santa Fe Drive, the abandoned 5th Avenue Tavern in the Baker neighborhood of Denver,Colorado. The two-story commercial style building has brick corbeling, a cornice and arched windows on the second story. A faded painted sign on the...
- 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- 1976
- 6th Campbell
- A golfer retrieves his ball from the hole on the 6th (sixth) green at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel and Casino in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Campell, a golfer who holds a bag of clubs,...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- August, 1901
- 7th bunker
- Spectators in the gallery walk toward the 7th (seventh) hole bunker at the Overland Country Club golf course (Overland Park Golf Course) in Denver, Colorado.
- Overland Country Club (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- 7th J. W. S. & Mrs. Jewett
- Golfers and a referee stand on the green at the 7th (seventh) hole at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel and Casino in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. J. W. S., Mrs. Jewett, and others look on from...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- August, 1901
- 8th tee
- A golfer watches the flight of his ball after teeing off on the 8th (eighth) hole at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel and Casino in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Other golfers and spectators in...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- August, 1901
- 9th tee eighth green
- A golfer prepares to putt on the 8th (eighth) green at the Overland Country Club (Overland Park Golf Course) in Denver, Colorado. Other golfers, caddies, and the 9th (ninth) tee are nearby.
- Overland Country Club (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- [Dic]kerson, Thos "L" 12th Ky. Urt
- Studio portrait of Thomas Dickerson, a member of Farragut Post Number 46, G. A. R. He wears a medal in the shape of an eagle with a U. S. flag and a star pendant on his shirt.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Insignia--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Eighteenth] 18th Street Denver Colorado North from Lawrence St.
- View of a building on the corner of 18th (Eighteenth) and Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building has decorative trim and towers with domes. Horse-drawn wagons and a carriage are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- [First] 1st Ave Pres. Church cor 1st Ave & Acoma St
- View of the First Avenue Presbyterian Church at 120 West First Avenue in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick church has a bell tower with arched windows and battlements, stained glass windows, and an arched entryway.
- First Avenue Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- [Five] 5 Points Roxy Theater
- View of the Roxy Theater at 2500 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked along the street. A sign reads: "Tacos Enchiladas Burritos Chili Eat Here Take Out."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Roxy Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- [Fourteenth] 14th & Curtis Streets Denver, Colo.
- View of the Vasso L. Chenovitch house at 14th (Fourteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire-style house has a Mansard roof, central pavilion, and balcony. Light snow covers the ground.
- Chenovitch, Vasso L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- [Sixteenth] 16th St. East side
- Rooftop view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Larimer Street and Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "Pacific House" and "Denver Theatre." Shows a building construction site.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1867
- [Tenth] 10th National Townsend Convention Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the delegates at the Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc. (a social security organization) convention near the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. A group of women wear dresses and short capes.
- Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc.--Meetings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Delegates--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1950
- "Bobtail Lode" at Central City [sic], Colorado
- View of frame mine buildings at the Bobtail Mine in Blackhawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows road grades, tailings piles, mine entrances, log cabins and frame buildings with smokestacks on a treeless hillside.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bobtail Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Tailing embankments--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- "Waiting for Gabriel's trumpet," Indian burial, Crow, Montana, near Pryor
- A covered casket (?) sits atop a wooden burial platform on a hilltop, possibly on the Native American Crow Reservation in Montana. Signs of frost line the securing ropes and platform poles.
- Crow Indians--Social life--Montana--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1900.; Scaffold burial--Montana--1890-1900.
- 1900
- "Westminster University" Denver, Colo.
- View of people and buggies in front of Westminster University or College, 3455 West 83rd Avenue in Westminster (Adams County), Colorado. Features include: sandstone construction, 175-foot tower with a hipped roof, conical towers, square towers,...
- Westminster College (Westminster, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Westminster (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1905?]
- A "rotary" in action on the Ibex Branch, D. & R.G.
- View of a rotary snow plow in operation in deep snow on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Ibex branch in Lake County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Country--1880-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A fine crop of rocks
- Men and women sit in convertible automobiles on a dirt road probably in Larimer County, Colorado.
- Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- A packers camp, Po'Keepsie Gulch
- View of a mining camp with tent, clothesline, and man and woman, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado. A man stands with a pack train of burros, they carry chairs and household goods.
- Mining camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- A photo of the Ottawa Indian School as represented in it's first opening in 1870
- Native American students and white teachers pose outside of the Ottawa Indian School in Kansas. It is a one room, board and batten structure with two double hung windows on the facing wall and a bell in front.
- Indians of North America--Kansas--1870-1880.; Ottawa Indians--Kansas--1870-1880.; Kansas--1870-1880.; School children--Kansas--1870-1880.; Schools--Kansas--1870-1880.
- 1870
- A scene in Boulder county, mine near Eldora camp
- Two men stand in a snow covered landscape near an abandoned boiler and mine site in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1890
- A typical scene on Worthington [sic] street Phoenix, A. T.
- A Native American (Maricopa) woman stands on the sidewalk near a market on Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona. She holds a basket and wears a blanket. A sign reads: "J. W. Dorris [W]ash". Shows a Native American man, white men, and a bicycle.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Phoenix--1890-1900.; Maricopa Indians--Arizona--Phoenix--1890-1900.; Phoenix (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Arizona--Phoenix--1890-1900.; Women--Arizona--Phoenix--1890-1900.
- [either 1899 or 1900]
- A weazened [i.e. wizened] medicine man
- Studio portrait (standing) of Big Hand, a North American Indian (Sioux Arikara) man. He holds a staff and calumet and wears moccasins, leggings, robe, and feather in his headband.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Aged persons--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shamans--1880-1890.; Big Hand.
- [ca. 1880]
- A.T. & S.F. locomotives at Glorieta Divide
- Men and a girl pose on and near near an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe locomotive (no. 280) on Glorieta Pass near Glorieta (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. A sign on a hardware store reads "General Merchandise" and another on a flatbed rail car reads...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Glorieta (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Glorieta Pass (N.M.)--1890-1910.; People--New Mexico--Glorieta--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Glorieta--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Abe Lincoln mine
- View shows mining buildings at the Abe Lincoln mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Abe Lincoln Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]