Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 4 Bar Ranch
- View of dirt road winding through the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; utility pole and wires, baled hay, farm buildings, and cultivated fields in distance, mountains in background, and field of clover in foreground.
- Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 4 Bar Ranch buildings
- View of various ranch buildings, including barns, homes, cabins, bunkhouses, and corrals, near Carbondale, Colorado; automobile appears at distant center; foothills in background.
- Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 4 per cent [sic] grade on Barranca Hill, near Embudo N.M.
- Rio Grande ( Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad) Train 426, engine 475 (Schenectady type 2-8-2) on Barranca Hill, near Embudo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Four percent grade on rocky slope above river, shows three cars, dark smoke pours from...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1940- 1950.; Railroads--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- 4th Ave., Denver
- Fourth (4th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado; tree-lined dirt street with massive columns for gateway or entryway.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Columns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Driveways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- 505 off for the fire
- View of a horse drawn steam pumper at Engine Company No. 1 firehouse at Colfax and Broadway; also shows a brick building with signs: "Denver Omnibus & Cab Co.," "Metropole" and "Pala[ce Stables]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 5th and Edmond Sts. St. Joseph Mo. published by Wm. Schroeder St. Joseph Mo.
- View of Fifth and Edmond Streets, St. Joseph (Buchanan County) Missouri; shows pedestrians, a horse drawn carriage, Union Depot trolley car 95; and masonry office blocks with signs: "J. C. Schmidt Shoes," "Taylor's Restraurant," "Masonic Temple," ...
- Saint Joseph (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.; Street railroads--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.; Streets--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905]
- 600 acres of Colorado wheat
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- 65 acre potatoe [sic] patch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rows of potato plants in cultivated agricultural field measuring 65 acres near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; two figures with...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; bench visible at...
- Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- [Basal]tic Canon. Mouth of Tower Creek
- View of the pentagonal basaltic bluffs in a canyon identified as Basaltic Canyon on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- [C]raters of the Grand and Turban Geysers
- View of the globular sinter in the basin of the Turban Geyser and the shallow pool of the Grand Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Turban Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- [K]eystone Placer Mine giant at work
- View of the Keystone Placer Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Pipes, a sluice, and wooden staircase are nearby.
- Keystone Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- [M & P P] Ry station at Iron Sprs.
- A man stands near a Manitou and Pike Peak Railway Company cog railroad train near the depot in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The Iron Springs Hotel is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- [M]. & P.P. Ry. crossing timberline
- View of a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company cog railroad train near timberline on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. The mountain summit is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1900.; Timberline--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- between 1882 and 1900?]
- [Marshall] Pass, West Side
- View of a Denver and Rio Grand Railway freight train on Marshall Pass, Saguache County, Colorado. Men stand on the locomotive and sit on boxcars. Shows loose railroad ties near the tracks, clear-cut trees and dense forests.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- [Pik]es Peak carriage road near the toll gate
- A man sits in a horse-drawn buggy on a road on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Rock formations are nearby.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- [Pike's Peak] Height, 14,168 feet.
- Two men stand near a creek and the Denver Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks in El Paso County, Colorado. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- [Pikes Peak] carriage road
- View a dirt road on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- [Seventeenth] 17th St. from California St.
- View of 17th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A trolley car and horse-drawn buggy are on the street. Signs read: "The Washington Life Insurance Co. F. E. Busby" and "Passengers to Resorts of City Cable Lines Cross the Steam Roads at Grade."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- [Seventeenth] 17th up from Arapahoe
- Rooftop view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Bank Building. Pedestrians and trolley cars are on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- [Sixteenth] 16th St. [?] from Larimer St.
- Rooftop view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and trolley cars are on the street. Buildings include the Appel Building. A sign reads: "Appel & Co. General Outfitters."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- [Sixteenth] 16th St. down from Curtis
- Rooftop view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and trolley cars are on the street. The Tabor Opera House is nearby. Signs read: "Teeth Pulled Without Pain Crown and Bridge Work" and "Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- [Sixteenth] 16th St. up from Larimer St.
- Rooftop view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, trolley cars, and a horse-drawn wagon are on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- [Sixteenth] 16th St. Viaduct
- View of trolley cars on the 16th (Sixteenth) Street Viaduct over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The Union Pacific Railroad Company railyard and Walker Castle (Castle of Culture and Commerce) are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1923?]
- [Toltec Curve, D.& R.G. RY.]
- A man walks the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway San Juan Extension, near the west end of one of the Toltec Tunnels, Conejos County, Colorado. Shows the a canyon, rugged landscape, pine trees, and snow.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- [Twenty-fourth] 24th St. Ogden Utah
- View of 24th (Twenty-fourth) Street in Ogden, Utah. A horse-drawn buggy is on the street. Buildings are nearby.
- Ogden (Utah)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Ogden--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1897?]
- [Waterfall]
- View of a waterfall probably in the mountains of Colorado.
- Waterfalls--1870-1900.
- [between 1872 and 1900?]
- [Young] White Bull
- Studio portrait of Young White Bull a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy in a squatted action pose on a woven blanket, holding a rattle. He wears a roach with feathers, kilt, fur belt, moccasins, face paint, beaded arm and wrist bands, and a...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- "10 Mile" Pass from near Kokomo
- View of recent snowfall on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks on a pass identified as Tenmile Pass, Summit County, Colorado, shows two boxcars and frame structures.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- "Big Horn Curve" D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railway train with frame ranch buildings, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886]
- "Chinatown," S.F
- Pedestrians walk beneath building overhangs on Franklin Street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California. Shows Italianate style commerical buildings with awnings and balconies. A dragon flag flies from a mast. Sign reads: "[Chi]nese & Japanese Teas...
- Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Ethnic neighborhoods--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Pedestrians--California--San...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- "East End" schoolhouse on our lands
- View of East End School, near Brighton (Adams County) Colorado, a frame salt box structure with sign: "East End, 1906, Dist. No. 27," and a water pump.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; One-room schools--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1910.
- October 11, 1908
- "Estufa" in south pueblo Taos
- Rooftop view of Native American adobe buildings and a closed kiva at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The buildings have canales and vigas. Hornos, wooden platforms, and ladders are nearby.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Kivas--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- "Estufa" Pueblo de Taos N.M.
- A Native American (Taos) man poses by a ladder at the entrance to a kiva at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Adobe buildings are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Kivas--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- "Fighting Bob" Evans at Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Large crowd outside Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; passenger train arrives with "Fighting Bob" Evans on board; men, women and children stand on standard gauge tracks; railroad employees and dignitaries stand on rear...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- 1909 May 11
- "Fish Pot" hot spring. Yellowstone Lake
- A man stands over the Fishing Cone hot springs and fishes in Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
- Fishing Cone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Fishing--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- "Magog," Pikes Peak trail
- View of Magog, a large boulder formation along the Pikes Peak trail, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- "Magog". Pike's Peak trail
- View of Magog, a large boulder formation along Pikes Peak trail, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Magog Rock (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- "Na-tuen-de" Apache maiden
- Standing studio portrait of Na-tu-ende, Native American Apache woman, posed with baskets and wearing a fringed buckskin shirt over her dress.
- Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Na-tuen-de.
- [1884?]
- "Nachez" Nai-chi-ti (son of Cochise) & wife, chief of Chiricahua Apache
- Studio portrait of Nachez, (Naiche) a Native American Chiricahua Apache chief and his wife. He holds a rifle; his wife stands at his side wearing a ruffled skirt, blouse and head scarf.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Cochise, Apache chief, d. 1874.--Family.; Nachez.
- [1884?]
- "Nachez" Nai-chi-ti Chiricahua chief, son of Cochise
- Standing studio portrait of Nachez, (Naiche) a Native American Chiricahua Apache chief with a woven blanket wrapped over his shirt and holding a rifle.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Cochise, Apache chief, d. 1874.--Family.; Nachez.
- 1884
- "Nal-Tzuck-chi" Apache squaw, spy in Chiricahua campaign
- Seated studio portrait of Nal-Tzuck-ich, (Cut Nose) a Native American Chiricahua Apache woman posed wearing a ruffled skirt and polka-dot blouse, with a beaded bag, prop cactus and a pitch covered basket jar. The fleshy part of her nose has been...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Noses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cut Nose.
- 1883
- "Par-Ben-Nah," Wild Flower
- View of Par-Ben-Nah, a young Pueblo Native American woman from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; subject descends a ladder holding a basket; adobe wall of pueblo in background.
- Taos Pueblo(N.M.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Par-Ben-Nah.
- c1908
- "Sans Peur" owned by J. D. Brunton, Glendale Stock Farm, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Close, side view of a draft horse with bridle, bit and rope; person holding rope not visible; fencing, telegraph pole, and hills in background; farm located near Aspen, Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1919.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- "Snake Priests," Hopi Indians snake dances
- Native American Hopi snake priests dance in front of Snake Rock, pueblo buildings, and a Kisi, wearing body paint, kilts, and animal pelt tails, Walpi, First Mesa, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Ceremonial...
- 1921
- "Texas, owned By J. D. Brunton, Glendale Stock Farm, Colo. Midland Ry
- Close, side view of stallion with bit and bridle; boot and hands of person holding reins visible at right edge; fencing, telegraph pole, and hills visible in background; farm located near Aspen, Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- "The Antlers," Colo Springs
- View of the west face of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado (built in 1883; designed by Peabody and Stearns of Boston; burned in 1898); a man and woman stand at the center of the second-floor balcony; several people sit in park in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1886 and 1898]
- "The Captain" Canon of Grand River
- View of tents and men (possibly a work camp) between Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks and the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, probably Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a rock formation identified as The Captain, and a railroad bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]