Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Genealogical index to the records of the Society of Colorado Pioneers
- An index produced by the Colorado Genealogical Society pertaining to the recognized settlers of Colorado. Information for each individual include, date and place of birth, date and place of death, date of arrival in Colorado,
- Society of Colorado Pioneers--Indexes.
- 1990
- Denver parks, Lakeside, games & rides
- View of riders on a roller-coaster at White City amusement park (later called Lakeside) west of Denver, Colorado; view taken from top of incline looking down at two car-loads of waving riders.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; White City (Denver, Colo. : Amusement park)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Float for 4th of July parade at Barr
- A man and children sit in a horse-drawn cart decorated as an automobile for a Fourth of July parade in Barr, Colorado. The man wears a vest, long-sleeved shirt, bow tie, driving goggles, and hat. The children wear stovepipe hats with stars and...
- Barr (Colo.)--1900-1908.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.
- 1908 July 4
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895
- Johnnie Dewer's Place
- Two men with long white beards sit on the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a cane and one holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked to the mirror border. A cash register and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1899?]
- Lower Main Street, Breckenridge
- Buildings line either side of the dirt Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Arlington House on the left has a curvelinear false front with a wide cornice and an open porch with a balcony. Other half false fronted buildings flank it; one with...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1891?]
- 3/4 mile up mt. toward North Empire
- Mining ruins are next to a two track dirt road near North Empire, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Empire--1950-1960.; Empire (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Empire--1950-1960.
- 1960
- Judge Klah Navajo Judge
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He wears a blanket, bead necklaces, a squash blossom necklace, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Men--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Skitroopers climbing a hill
- A group of ten Tenth Mountain Division ski troopers ski through the woods. The four closest to the camera are climbing up a small hill with the tips of their skis pointed out and to the side. All are wearing knapsacks and carrying rifles.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1944]
- Susan, Ouray's sister
- Standing studio portrait of Susan (Native American, Ute), sister of Chief Ouray. She wears a buckskin dress with fringe and quill work, bracelets, necklaces, a belt, beads and a shawl.
- Ouray--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Susan, Ute woman.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Recreation hall at Fraser, Colorado before R.R., Eastom (became Fraser)
- A large two-story gable-roofed chinked log building, the recreation hall in Eastom, Colorado, is surrounded by a rail fence. Tree stumps are in the brush in front of the fence, and evergreen trees are behind the building. The town of Eastom was...
- Eastom (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sports & recreation facilities--Colorado--Eastom--1900- 1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 16th Street decorated for Christmas
- A view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, decorated for Christmas. Garlands and a large bell hang over the streets from buildings. The Daniels and Fisher Tower (D&F Tower) is in the background. Shows automobiles, trolley cars and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 November 30
- Denver residences, after 1900
- Close, exterior view of the residence of lawyer Karl C. Schuyler, 300 East 8th Avenue, Denver, Colorado (built circa 1916)
- Schuyler, Karl C.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920?]
- Pittsburg mill operated by Russell Gulch Mining & Milling Co. Central City, Colo.
- View of the Pittsburgh Mill and mine complex in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado with tailings, tractor loader, and cars.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pittsburg Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lower Creede
- Pedestrian and horse-drawn carts proceed down a bustling street in the town of Creede (Lower Creede), Colorado, in Mineral County. Several buildings are under construction. Architectural elements of the existing buildings includes clapboard siding,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900.]
- Favorite sport, Indian Hills, Colo.
- One man and eight young women on horseback pose in a row in front of a log building in Indian Hills, Colorado. A sign on the building reads "Ho Cha Nee Stea" and has images of Native Americans in profile. The horseman is possibly named Walker. The...
- Indian Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Indian Hills--1920-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Indian Hills--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Indian Hills--1920-1930.
- July 24, 1925
- Colorado mine
- View of an unidentified mine with tailings, tipple, and buildings, possibly the Camp Bird mine in Camp Bird, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Camp Bird
- A sign on a two story building at Camp Bird reads: "Camp Bird Limited. General Office." A thermometer hangs by the door and a ladder is propped against the roof.
- Camp Bird (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Abandoned mine
- View of a snow covered abandoned Tomboy Mine complex with houses and retaining walls, near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Abandoned mill
- View of the abandoned Tomboy mine and mill buildings near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mine and mill complex
- View of unidentified mine and mill buildings with tailings in Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Earliest Rocky Mountain News building
- A view of the earliest Rocky Mountain News building in Denver, Colorado. The building was built on stilts in the bed of Cherry Creek, it was washed away in the flood of 1864.
- Rocky Mountain News--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Newspapers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Main St 1936
- View of Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. A path has been cleared in deep snow which is piled onto both sides of the street. The Denver Hotel and part of the cornice of the Arlington House are on the left; a triangular "Conoco" sign is mounted...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Harrison St., Leadville
- Looking north on Harrison Street in Leadville, Colorado is a view of horse drawn wagons and carriages in the street, pedestrians along the boardwalks, and a group of men, one with a burro, in the middle of the street. False front businesses line...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Divine Science Church
- View of Divine Science Church, 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue & Williams Street, Denver, Colorado; shows a stone building with a rotunda corner entry and columns.
- Divine Science Church (U.S.)--1900-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Early model automobile
- View of men and a car in Denver, Colorado; automobile has lettering: "San Francisco to New York and Return, Non-Stop Motor Run," "Jewett Six," and "Veedol Motor Oils." Store and window display in background reads: "The Platt-Fawcett Motor Company,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Racing automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1924]
- Hopi woman
- Portrait of unidentified Native American woman (Hopi) making a basket.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Basket making--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- McMurty Manufacturing Company
- View of McMurty Manufacturing Company warehouse, Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with signs: "The McMurty Mfg. Co. Paint & Varnish Makers," "2601 The McMurty Mfg. Co. 2607," a truck, cars, electrical transformers, and a fire hydrant.
- McMurtry Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Lewis Dry Goods Co.
- View of A. T. Lewis Dry Goods Company, 800-818 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows a masonry office building with storefronts, awnings, and men working on a scaffold. Parked cars and pedestrians are along the sidewalk;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Club interior, Tolland, Colorado
- Interior view of a club room in Tolland (Gilpin County) Colorado; shows a piano, table with condiments, chairs, murals of a pregnant nude with face mask and bucket, and depictions of a man in a turban and an Egyptian. Lettering reads: "Eau Claire,"...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver, corner 16th & Arapahoe
- View of Arapahoe Street in Denver, Colorado; shows columns of the Post Office, the Central Bank building, ornate commercial structures with awnings, parked cars, street railroad tracks, and signs: "Standard Furniture Company," "The Standard, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- City Park Dairy
- View of City Park Dairy barn in, Denver, Colorado; shows a corrugated metal barn with gambrel roof and ventilators. Guernsey cows are in the yard; lettering reads: "The City Park Barn."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cows--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dairying--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1920?]
- Fort Morgan High School
- View of Fort Morgan High School, Fort Morgan (Morgan County) Colorado; shows a brick building with stone trim, parapet, pilasters, lampposts, sidewalks, landscaping, and letters: "Fort Morgan High School."
- Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Fort Collins High School
- View of Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins (Larimer County) Colorado; shows a brick building with a columned portico, cupola, tile roof, and frieze letters: "Fort Collins High School."
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Collins--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Denver churches, Christian Science Reading Room
- View of the Christian Science Reading Room at 1415 Logan Street in Denver, Colorado; building cornerstone reads: Administration Building, First Church of Christ, Scientist, erected 1927.
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935]
- One of the many lakelets in the Estes Park region
- Grasses grow up through the still reflective water of a lake near Estes Park, Colorado. Small short stumps are also in the lake, which is rimmed with evergreens; a road is nearby; mountains are in the background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1970.
- [between 1900 and 1970?]
- One of the many lakelets in the Estes Park region
- Grasses grow up through the still reflective water of a lake near Estes Park, Colorado. Dense brush and evergreens rim the lake, and mountains are in the background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1970.
- [between 1900 and 1970?]
- Men at Taos Pueblo
- View of men at Taos Pueblo, including a Native American in a striped blanket.
- Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ostrich farm in California
- A woman holds a young girl in her arms as they both look at ostrich's at a farm in California. Shows a wood and wire fence and troughs. The woman may possibly be Mrs. Harry M. Rhoads with their daughter.
- Ostrich farms--California--1900-1920.; California--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--California--1900-1920.; Ostriches--California--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Horse drawn fire wagon from Denver Fire Dept.
- Two men pose, two in front and two on back, on a horse drawn fire wagon from the Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado. The wagon has a ladder, fire extinguisher, lantern, and bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 to 1910]
- Woman and child feed pigeons
- A woman and a child feed pigeons near a fountain in an urban park, probably in California. People sit on concrete curb that surrounds the fountain, others walk by.
- California--1900-1930.; Animal feeding--California--1900-1930.; Fountains--California--1900-1930.; Pigeons--California--1900-1930.; Women--California--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 to 1930?]
- Feeding pigeons
- A woman and a little girl feed pigeons near a fountain in an urban park, probably California. People sit on a concrete bench that surrounds the park, others walk by.
- California--1900-1930.; Animal feeding--California--1900-1930.; Fountains--California--1900-1930.; Girls--California--1900-1930.; Pigeons--California--1900-1930.; Plazas--California--1900-1930.; Women--California--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Harry M. Rhoads at ostrich farm in California
- Harry M. Rhoads hold a young girl in his arms as they both look at ostrich's at a farm in California. Shows a wood and wire fence and troughs.
- Ostrich farms--California--1900-1920.; California--1900-1920.; Girls--California--1900-1920.; Ostriches--California--1900-1920.; Photojournalists--California--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cheesman Dam
- A lone sightseer drives over the Cheesman Dam in his automobile in Douglas County, Colorado. Shows Cheesman Reservoir and steps that lead down to a small service building at the bottom of the dam.
- Cheesman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cheesman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Douglas...
- [between 1905 and 1930]
- Sunday Outing with Campers (Rhoads' Family)
- Shows a tent, two canopies, two automobiles, and clothes that dry on the tent ropes, probably Colorado. A woman is under one canopy, she prepares food; a young girl steps out of a metal tub.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1940.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1940.; Children playing--Colorado--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1920-1940.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from touring Sedan
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks into a microphone from his touring sedan at Fitzsimons General Hospital, he's protected by police and secret service agents. A crowds gathered behind the Sedan.
- Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Secret service--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Denver buildings, J. P. Fink's Block
- View of the J. P. Fink's Block (built 1873) at 15th (Fifteenth) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado. Businesses include Davis Seed Co., Arizona Fruit Co., and Vail Meat Co.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1934]
- Men at Taos Pueblo
- View of men at Taos Pueblo, including a Native American and a man in a suit.
- Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Chestnut St. from Harrison St., Leadville, Colo. "ex-horse car route"
- View west on Chestnut Street from Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. A tall "Conoco" sign, gas pumps and crushed automobiles are on the right corner and a "Motel" is on the left corner. Wood frame residences with rooves of composite shingles,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Hospitals--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Mountains--Colorado--1970-1980.; Residential...
- 1978