Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Road crew, Costilla County
- Hispanic American men. employed on a WPA road project, pose near a tractor and a road grader on a dirt road probably in Costilla County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes and broad brimmed hats. The man who stands on the road grader is...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Costilla County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dirt roads.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery); Laborers.; Road construction.; Tracklaying vehicles.; Gallegos, Diego Antonio--Pictorial works.; Blue...
- [1935?]
- Celestino García
- Studio portrait of Celestino García, a rancher from Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. For many years he served in the House of Representatives in the Colorado General Assembly. He wears a suit and tie, his gray hair is parted on the side and he...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Legislators--Colorado.; Mustaches.; Older People.; García, Celestino, 1861-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1915 and 1918?]
- Panorama of downtown Denver; folds out into three part image
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado looking west; landmarks include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Fire Engine House Number One, Brown Palace Hotel, the Majestic Building, and Hotel Metropole. Signs read: "Hair Dressing," "The "M" Company of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Blanca, Colo.
- View of the 600 block of Main Street in Blanca, Colorado. Two businesses are on the street. At 610 Main Street is the Trinchera Irrigation Co. The one story stucco building has a garage door, two entrances, and two windows. Next door is the...
- Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca,...
- 1992
- Blue Parrot Restaurant sign
- View of the sign of the Blue Parrot Restaurant at 640 Main Street in Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado. The sign is mounted to the corner of the building. The neon and electric sign has an image of a parrot and an arrow that points toward the...
- Blue Parrot Restaurant (Louisville, Colo.)--1990-2000; Louisville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Electric signs.; Blue Parrot Restaurant (Louisville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Louisville--Pictorial works.; Neon...
- 1995
- Comanche Drive-In
- View of the Comanche Drive Inn sign at 29910 Country Road 351 in Buena Vista, Colorado. The electric movie sign has an image of a Native American man and the word: "Comanche " across the top. A movie screen in is the distance. The theater was...
- Comanche Drive-in (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Drive-in theaters.; Electric signs.; Comanche Drive-In (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Buena Vista--Pictorial works.; Electric...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Doc Holliday's Gravestone
- View of John Henry "Doc" Holliday's gravestone located in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The grave and granite headstone are surrounded by a simple black metal railing. Inscribed on the stone are the name and death dates, "Doc...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Burial--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Mack Brewery, Central City, Colo.
- View of the Mack Brewery, a.k.a. Rocky Mountain Brewery once located near Eureka Gulch on Upper Apex Road in Central City, Colo. The brewery was active between 1862-1898 and consisted of a two-story field stone structure with large rectangular...
- Mack Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Breweries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mack Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Breweries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 2002
- Kremmling Train Depot, Colo.
- View of the Kremmling Train Depot near its original site at Depot and Second Streets in Kremmling, CO. Constructed in 1906 for the Denver, Northwestern, and Pacific Railway, the depot was also used for the Denver, Salt Lake & Pacific Railroads...
- Kremmling Railroad Station (Kremmling, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Kremmling--2000-2010.; Kremmling (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Kremmling Railroad Station (Kremmling, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver, Northwestern, and Pacific...
- 2008
- Carbone's House of Pizza
- View of facade of R. Carbone's House of Pizza, 3232 Quivas Street in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This modified commercial style yellow brick building features three round arched windows, a red brick cornice molding and a red and...
- R. Carbone's House of Pizza (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Signs (Notices); R. Carbone's House of Pizza (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Bottle cap from Tivoli beer, bottled by the Tivoli-Union Brewery
- View of a beer cap (ca.1901-1915) from the Tivoli-Union Brewery in Denver, Colorado. Shows a gold colored bottle cap with a central image of the sun and rays that radiate outward on a field of gray clouds. The words: "Trade Mark" and "Tivoli" are...
- Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Products--1900-1920.; Cap closures.; Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Caps and closures--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- The Buckhorn Exchange
- View of the Buckhorn Exchange Saloon and Steakhouse (1886) a National Historic Landmark located at 1000 Osage Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This two story, commercial style, brick building has a corbeled cornice with...
- Buckhorn Exchange (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Restaurants.; Buckhorn Exchange (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Sign for the Pioneer Train, Denver Zoo, Denver
- View of a sign for the Pioneer Train located in the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele Street, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The wooden sign has a painted image of the miniature train and reads: "Pioneer Train Ride," "Train Tickets 75 cents, Children Under...
- Denver Zoo--1970-1980.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Miniature railroads.; Parks.; Signs (Notices); Zoos.; Denver Zoo--Pictorial works.; Railroads, Miniature--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 1977
- Cattle in a blizzard on the plains
- Image of a drawing by Charles Graham from a sketch by H. Worrall of cattle during a Colorado plains snow storm. The cattle are inside a barbwire fence.
- Blizzards--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cattle--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1886
- From the Books of George Lytle Beam
- Image of a book cover with a photograph by George Beam of the reconstructed Cliff Palace ruins, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The image framed by a historical rendering of early exploration scenes.
- Book covers --1910-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1925]
- Ouray, Colorado
- Center image of a panorama view of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, looks east over town and towards the Amphitheater and Cascade Falls. Landmark builings include the public school, City Hall, County Courthouse, Beaumont and Western Hotels, and the...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Original homestead of Boyd White, built 1858
- In Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, Boyd White poses with a dog outside his cabin; shovels and tools lean on the hewn log structure. Small image is of a frame house.
- White, Boyd--Homes & haunts.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Wild West Show shooting targets
- A member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody himself, shoots at a target in the air while sitting on a horse. Two additional men stand on the ground, one reloading a rifle and the other...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Silver Plume
- View of Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows railroad tracks of the Colorado and Southern railroad, residences, a bridge over Clear Creek, and utility poles.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Mine disaster funeral procession
- Two images in Las Animas County, Colorado. Top image shows a long funeral procession with carriages, drivers with top hats, horses, and people on foot; a fire, possibly from a mine disaster, shows beyond the town; bottom image shows wagons piled...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880- 1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1890.; Coffins--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A metallic framework surrounds probably a flat roof in a park adjacent to houses and buildings in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Flowers and a stone bench are in the park.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1970.; Roofs--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1968]
- Ouray, Colorado
- The three story Ouray County Courthouse, Ouray, Colorado, built in 1888, features a modified hip roof with a finial, stone construction, and a covered entryway.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1968]
- Pharmacist M. Co. mine
- View shows buildings of the Pharmacist mine, owned by the Pharmacist Consolidated Mining Company, and oldest producer on Bull Hill, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.; Pharmacist Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- The Pinnacle gold mine on Bull Hill, Cripple Creek
- Two men pose next to a headframe at the Pinnacle gold mine on Bull Hill (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Pinnacle Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- General view of the Home mine and famous mines surrounding it
- Miners pose on the headframe of the Home mine, Teller County, Colorado. Hand written identification of other mines in the area reads: "Norfolk," "W. P. H.," and, "Forrest Queen."
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Forest Queen Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Home Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Norfolk Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hoisting...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Castles, Rock Creek, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Center of panorama shows two elevations of the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad in Teller or El Paso County, Colorado; also shows Castles rock formation and a push car on Rock Creek trestle.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Georgetown Loop
- Copy of a Charles H. Harmon painting shows the Georgetown Loop, High Bridge in Clear Creek Canyon; Argentine Central Railway (Colorado and Southern) trains on track.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harmon, Charles H.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Yankee Doodle Lake and James Peak, Moffat Road
- Right side of panorama shows two elevations of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway tracks on the Moffat Road looping around Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder County, Colorado; shows Tunnel number thirty- two (32, Needle's Eye Tunnel).
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Yankee Doodle Lake and James Peak, Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama shows two elevations of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway tracks on the Moffat Road looping around Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder County, Colorado; James Peak in distance.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; James Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- The birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- Map of Mesa Verde
- View of a contour map of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Included are the roads and railroads that border the north side of the Park, the main road through the Park, and points of interest in the Park.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Salt Lake City [i.e. Ogden, Utah]
- View of Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Weber County, Utah; shows pedestrians, automobiles, office buildings, a trolley car, lamp posts, Ben Lomond mountain, and signs: "United Cigar Stores Co.," "Clark's Fashion Shop," "Washington Market," "McIntyre...
- Ogden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Utah--Ogden--1920-1930.; Streets--Utah--Ogden--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Bird's eye view of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; shows the Hotel Utah, the State Capitol building, and the Mormon Temple.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Provo [i.e., Park City], Utah
- View of Park City, Summit County, Utah; shows cars, horses, carriages, pedestrians, streetlamps, U. S. Post Office, businesses, and signs: "Auto Camp Grounds Free," "Hank Andrew [?] Dealer in New and Second Hand Furniture, Household Supplies We Buy...
- Park City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Utah--Park City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Delegation of Colorado Ute Indians together with white escorts in Washington D. C. who formulated the Kit Carson Treaty of 1868
- Image of a oval portrait of Kit Carson and a triptych of standing portraits of the delegation of representatives from the Tabeguache, Moache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Native American Utes and white delegates in...
- Capote Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Moache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Uinta Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.;...
- 1868
- Eureka Street, Central City
- View east down Eureka Street toward snow-covered Central Hill, with a wagon drawn by six white, harnessed horses. The driver of the wagon wears a hat and a work suit. The Teller House is to the left of the image and has a sign that reads "Assay...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1900]
- Church just after the mass
- A crowd of men, women and children exit a church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, and pass through a stepped arch gate. A white cloth canopy on poles is carried for the image of St. Jerome (San Geronimo). The church has a wood steeple with a cross on top....
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Catholic...
- 1925 September 30
- Aphrodite, Teller House bar, 1932
- A fresco of Aphrodite is painted to the left of a door in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. She sits on a stone recessed in a darkened arch. The nude is covered with a cloth and has her left arm across her chest. She looks toward the...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Aphrodite (Greek deity)
- 1932
- Apollo by St. George Stanley, Teller House, 1932
- A fresco of Apollo is painted on a wall in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. Apollo stands on a pedestal in a darkened arch, holding an object in his left hand as he leans back on his right foot. He wears a cloak gathered around his...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Apollo (Greek deity)
- 1932
- Central City drug store
- A man dressed in a pharmacist's white coat stands on a ladder and arranges a kerosene lamp on a ledge in a Victorian drugstore in Central City, Colorado. Mortars and other lamps are also along the ledge. A sign that reads "The Pharmacy" is above...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.
- [between 1952 and 1953]
- Central City, view in Teller House, 1932
- Looking from the third floor of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, onto the hardwood and flagstone floors of the dining tables below, there are three round tables, a square table, and a rectangular table. Two people dine at the round...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Diana by St. George Stanley, Teller House bar, 1932
- A fresco of Diana leaning against a rock is painted in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. Her left leg rests on the rock. The nude, standing in a darkened arch, has a cloth draped over her left thigh. Her right arm is across her chest...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Diana (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Juno by St. George Stanley, Teller House bar
- A fresco of Juno is painted on a wall in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. She stands perched on a rock in a darkened arch. The nude has a cloth draped around her, and is looking down toward the right. The image has a border with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Juno (Roman deity)
- [1932?]
- Mercury by Paschal Quackenbush, Teller House, Central City
- Mercury, who stands on a stone in a darkened arch, holds his torch and is painted in a corner of the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. He is wearing a tunic with a sash and holding a lit torch in his left hand. He looks toward the left. A...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mercury (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Navaho
- Outdoor portrait (sitting, standing) of Native American (Navajo) man and boy. The man wears pants, a concha belt, shirt, beaded necklaces, and a cloth headband. The boy wears moccasins, a shirt, and a squash blossom necklace.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Arlington Hotel in Manitou
- Exterior view of the Arlington Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This two-story frame structure with chimney, cross gabled roof and mitred corner window has jigsaw work in its gable peak, and a sign on the roof that reads:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Arlington Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- 1892
- Cliff House in fog
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three story frame structure with hipped gable roof and wrap around porch and balcony was the premier hotel in the west, featuring 110 rooms, hot and cold...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- September 1887
- Cliff House Manitou Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Wheeler, Jerome--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887 April 20
- Cliff House-Manitou
- View of the Cliff House and Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The Pavilion is a cross gabled structure with ridgecresting, a cupola, and lattice work in the form of sunbursts in the gables of the open east end. It has a knee-high...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]