Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cimarron, Colorado
- Aerial view of the Cimarron River and buildings in Cimarron near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, depot and roundhouse, freight and passenger cars, and engine. Shows the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- 1886
- Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- View east over Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado, includes: William N. Byers fenced property with tents and covered wagons, the Hot Sulphur Springs office, bath house, swimming pool, Colorado River (Grand) with bridge, scattered wood...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1880-1890.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Quarters of Co. G. 10th Infantry. Capt. Kelton, Cantonment on Uncompahgre
- Men from Company G of the 10th (Tenth) Infantry pose on a porch of a frame building at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre, later renamed Fort Crawford, near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men sit and stand; most wear military uniforms.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1855- )--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barracks--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Infantry--American--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1886 Nov. 5th
- Co. K. 10th Infantry, Capt. Hampson. Cantonment on Uncompahgre
- Men from Company K of the 10th (Tenth) Infantry under Captain J.A.P. Hampson are lined up in front of sleeping quarters at Cantonment on the Uncompahgre, later renamed Fort Crawford, near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men wear military...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1855- )--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barracks--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Infantry--American--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1886 Nov. 5th
- Parade at Cantonment on Uncompahgre, Major Geo. K. Brady commanding, Nov. 5th, 1886
- Men probably from Company G or K of the 19th (Nineteenth) Infantry under George K. Brady are lined up at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre, later renamed Fort Crawford, near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men wear military uniforms, hold...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861- )--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infantry--American--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1886 Nov. 5th
- Telluride, Colorado
- View of Bridal-Veil Falls with Ingram Falls in the distance near probably Ingram Peak in the San Juan Mountains near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ingram Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- 1886 Sept
- Telluride (Colo.) band in Bridal Veil Park
- Men wear suits and hats and hold musical instruments including tubas, cornets, trumpets, trombones, and a bass drum in a meadow below the San Juan Mountains near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Ingram Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Ingram...
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ingram Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Meadows--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.;...
- 1886 Sept
- The Flood Blackhawk, Aug. 10, '87
- View of Gregory Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, during the flood of August 1887. "The Cheap Cash Store" is on the left along with the many stores that lined Gregory Street. A man in trenchcoat and bowler hat stands on the right of the photo. Three...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- 1887 Aug. 10
- The Flood, Black Hawk
- View is west on Gregory Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, of flood waters as they descend to North Clear Creek. On left are two shops used as barbers, ice cream stores, confectionaries and antique shops. Second floors of these buildings were...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- 1887 August 12
- Artesian Well No. 2, Montrose, Colo.
- Men, girls, and a dog pose in front of a wooden pump house in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. A frame tower with a ladder is above the well shaft. A flywheel, cables, pipes, water tank, and smokestack are nearby.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Artesian wells--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1887 May 1
- Placerville, Colorado
- View of log and wooden buildings and a bridge over the San Miguel River in Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. Men and women stand in the street near corrals and the Capitol Hotel. Wooden logs form a dike on the riverbank.
- Capitol Hotel (Placerville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Placerville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1890.; Dikes...
- 1887 Oct
- Telluride, Colo, looking south, Natural Monument, 250 ft. hi' Sept. 14th 1887
- View looking south over Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows San Miguel River on south side of town, cliffs with waterfalls, Natural Monument (Needle Rock), and Ballard Mountain in background. Town consists of wood frame structures, a new...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.
- 1887 September 14
- Telluride, Colo., looking N. East, Sept. 15th 1887
- View looking northeast over Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, with cliffs and San Juans in background. Town consists of mainly wood frame structures with a few brick structures including the new county brick courthouse under construction and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.
- 1887 September 15
- Ouray, Colo. from south west side of town
- View northeast from the Oak Creek drainage over Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; shows the town in the Uncompahgre River Valley, Cascade Falls and Cascade Mountain.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Ironton
- View of Ironton (Ouray County), Colorado. Residences and commercial buildings line Ouray Street. Track for the Silverton Railroad runs above the town.
- Ironton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Mount of the Holy Cross
- View of Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, Colorado. Possibly East Cross Creek is nearby.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Mount of the Holy Cross
- View of Mount of the Holy Cross from the base of a mountain in the Sawatch Range Eagle County, Colorado. Shows a stream, waterfall, rocks, fallen trees in the water. Snow fills the mountain crevices resembling a cross.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prints--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Decoration Day, Montrose, Colo.
- View of a Decoration Day parade with a marching band and men in cavalry uniforms in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men carry drums, rifles, swords, and a United States flag. The Mears Hotel with chimneys is at Cascade Avenue and Main Street....
- Memorial Day--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1888
- Montrose, Colo.
- People pose in the street outside wooden frame commercial buildings at the corner of 2nd (Second) Street and Selig Avenue in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. A weather vane is on a roof of a large building. A facade reads "Studebaker Wagons,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Stables--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1888 July 23
- Great snow slide and snow tunnel on road between Ouray and Silverton, Colo
- Men and horse-drawn wagons pose by a snow tunnel on the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado. Timber debris is mixed with snow in the snowslide.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County and San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- 1888 July 6
- Court House Rock [sic] and range near head of Cow Creek, Ouray Co. Colo.
- Panoramic view of the Cow Creek valley and Courthouse Mountain in the Cimarron Ridge area of Ouray County, Colorado. Trees are in the valley.
- Courthouse Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- 1888 July 8
- Grand Lake from n/e
- Bird's eye view of Grand Lake, Colorado, from the northeast, shows the lake and the town with one and two-story wooden frame gable roof buildings, residences and summer homes. Cabins line the distant shoreline.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Grand Lake--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Hunters returned to camp
- Men hold rifles and stand near a log cabin and a saddled horse, probably in southwestern Colorado. A metal pot hangs from timber posts over a fire. Fowl carcasses hang from a tree.
- 1889 Nov. 1st
- Fremont, Dec. 1891, Cripple Creek
- A man sits in the doorway of a log cabin in the mining town of Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado. Shows a cabin and two canvas tents.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Fremont--1890.; Fremont (Colo.)--1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Fremont--1890.; Mining--Colorado--Fremont--1890.
- 1890
- Mother Grundy
- View of a rock formation identified as Mother Grundy in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf railroad tracks and Clear Creek are nearby.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Main St., Grand Junction
- View of buildings along one side of Main Street, Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a row of log, wooden frame and brick one and two-story commercial business buildings with gable and flat-roofs, boardwalk and dirt street. "The Fair, 1890" is painted...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baseball--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Round House C. & S.
- View from South Table Mountain over Golden, Colorado shows scattered residences, Clear Creek, Colorado and Southern Railroad Roundhouse and yards.
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Station at Golden, Colo.
- View of a Denver Tramway Company interurban electric trolley car full of people at the Golden station depot of the Denver and Northwestern, 13th (Thirteenth) and Washington Streets, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1890
- The "Loop" C. C. R. R. Georgetown, Colorado
- Three trains ascend the Georgetown Loop on the Colorado Central narrow gauge railway, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The Loop was built to provide access between Georgetown and Silver Plume and included the Devil's Gate High Bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890- 1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- 1890 June 26
- Some of the principle men of the tribe
- White Cloud, with the bear claw necklace, poses with other Native American Iowa (Ioway) men outside his log house; a young girl sits in front of them, and a boy stands off to the side. The men wear leggings, trousers, sack jackets, cotton tunics,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Children--1890-1900.; White Cloud, Iowa Chief.
- 1890 May 1
- Iowa Indian out hunting
- A Native American Iowa (Ioway) boy poses on his saddled horse in a field; he wears a shirt, vest, breechcloth, leggings, a feather hair ornament, and holds a bow and arrow. He has the horses reins in his mouth.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1890 May 1
- Crossing the swamp, at the Ioways village
- A white couple in a horse-drawn buckboard and a Native American Iowa (Ioway) boy on a horse pose in swamp water near a Ioway village.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1890 May 1
- A wigwam, at the Ioways vilage [sic]
- A Native American Iowa (Ioway) man and woman pose outside their tepee with a log fence around it, Ioway village.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1890 May 1
- White Clouds home, Ioway vilage
- Chief White Cloud poses with other Iowa (Ioway) Native Americans outside his log house, Ioway village, Oklahoma. White Cloud wears a shirt, blanket, headdress, and bear claw necklace, the other men and women are dressed in Euro-American style...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--1890-1900.; Log cabins--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; White Cloud, Iowa Chief.
- 1890 May 1
- Bark houses, Ioway village, front view
- Iowa (Ioway) Native Americans pose in front of a pole and bark house, Ioway village, Oklahoma. Some wear a Euro-American style clothing. A man, woman and boy are on horseback with beaded blankets and clothing; the boy has a shaved head with a tuft...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Pole Houses--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Lodges--1890-1900.
- 1890 May 1
- Rosebud and Sioux Indian, War Dance at Pine Ridge Agcy S.D., Indian dance
- Native American Lakota Sioux men and boys perform a dance on the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They wear breechcloths, bustles, roaches, feathers in their hair, legbands with bells, moccasins, armbands, and hair pipe breastplates.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Dance--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D.,...
- 1890? December 25
- Teachers & employees of Ogallala Indian School - P.R. Ag. S.D.
- Thisba Hutson Morgan (fifth from the left, standing,) poses with other teachers and employees and several Native American Lakota Sioux children on the boardwalk in front of the Oglala Indian School, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Some of the...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- 1891
- Officers of U.S. Army, at Pine Ridge S.D.
- Brigidier General John R. Brooke, (middle) poses with other officers in a United States Army camp on the Native American Sioux Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Army.--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891
- Two Strike band Pine Ridge
- View of Chief Two Strike's band of Native American Oglala Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, wearing dance costumes including headdresses, hair pipe breastplates, leg bands with bells, body paint and breechcloths.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- Interior view of the Victorian style Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a presentation stage with an indian statue and faux grotto with stalactites and stalagmites, bentwood chairs are arranged in rows for an audience....
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- King-Coal of Trinidad
- View of the statue of King-Coal against a backdrop of gilded plasterwork and ornate wallpaper in the Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The statue is made of coal, diamonds, and diamond dust, the figure is seated on a...
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- King-Coal of Trinidad
- View of the statue of King-Coal in the Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The statue is made of coal, diamonds, and diamond dust, the figure is seated on a pedestal of copper and nickel with a glass display case below....
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire
- Photo reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General...
- Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D.,...
- 1891
- Two Strikes talking, Grand Council of the hostile and friendly Sioux Indian chiefs at Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Chief Two Strikes speaks from inside the council circle of Native American Lakota Sioux, on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, as he attempts to convince the remaining Ghost Dancers to give up their weapons.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891 January 17
- Grand Council of the friendly and hostile Indian chiefs at Pine Ridge Agency S.D., Chief Kicking Bear talking
- Chief Kicking Bear speaks from inside the council circle of Native American Lakota Sioux, as he attempts to convince the remaining Ghost Dancers to give up their weapons, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...
- 1891 January 17
- Fremont in early days the present townsite of Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of early sparse settlement of Fremont, Colorado in 1891; consolidated and renamed Cripple Creek in 1892; several log buildings under construction are interspersed with several canvas tents; distant view of hillsides.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1891 November 1
- Chief Red Cloud
- Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Red Cloud, Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux. He wears a pinstripe jacket, vest and shirt with a bow tie and loose brushed back hair, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891?
- Chief Young Man Afraid of His Horses an his tepee taken at Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Young Man Afraid of His Horses, Native American Oglala Sioux, poses in his tepee camp on the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a polka dot shirt, leggings, hat, and a blanket around his waist; possibly his wife, wrapped in a blanket shows...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891? January 17
- Matteo Teepee or Devil's Tower
- View of the Devils Tower (later Devils Tower National Monument) in Crook County, Wyoming. Shows the basalt volcanic cone of the tower and the Belle Fourche River.
- Belle Fourche River (Wyo. and S.D.)--1890-1900.; Crook County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Matteo Teepee or Devil's Tower, Wyo.
- View of the Devils Tower (later Devils Tower National Monument) in Crook County, Wyoming. Shows the basalt volcanic cone of the tower.
- Crook County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.
- 1892