Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 5 and 6, 1931 May-June
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 5, 1911 January 28
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 2, 1914 October 24
- Public School, 5th St. between Rood & White
- A class poses in front of a public school on 5th Street, between Rood and White, in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows boys and girls of various ages with their teachers. Some boys are barefoot, one holds a baseball bat, some hold hats.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1889]
- Locomotive
- An engineer sits in a locomotive near coal loading chutes probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Labels on the train read: "Railway Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 20487" and "4."
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch composite A. L. Zerbe, prop.
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Rifle Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1....
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Zerbe's Ranch composite
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1. Good...
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Loveland Tunnel, making up primers
- A worker prepares explosive charges for the proposed Loveland Tunnel project in either Clear Creek or Summit County, Colorado. The man stands in a shed and wears work overalls, a coat, and cap. He inserts a fuse into the prepared charge. Labels on...
- Loveland Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1944 and 1950?]
- TT, loading holes
- Miners load explosives into holes drilled in the wall of a mine in Colorado. The men wear coats and hard hats with electric lights. One man rests a box of explosives on drilling machines. Labels on the box read: "Gold Metal Explosives, Division...
- Blasting--Colorado--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Meat / food store w/ 2 men
- Interior view of a butcher shop in Denver, Colorado. Men with aprons stand near wood and glass display cases and a cash register. Labels on boxes read: "Supreme Biscuit," and "Soda Biscuit."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Early radio
- Close-up view of a radio. Labels on the receiver read: "B Battery," "Telephone," "Primary Condenser," "Input," "Output," and "Tickler."
- Radios--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1925]
- Radio
- Close-up view of a radio with headphones. Labels read: "Input," "Output," "Series," "Parallel," "Coupling," and "Tickler."
- Radios--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1925]
- South Park and Lake Como
- View of Como Lake, South Park, and roads near Como (Park County), Colorado.
- Como (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Como Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Como--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- Pike's Peak, Col.
- View of Pikes Peak from Austin Bluffs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a gulch and creek. A frame farmhouse is in the distance.
- Austin Bluffs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
- A Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Two engineers sit in the locomotive and two men stand on the tracks near a passenger car. Labels on the train read: "C.R.I. & P.," "1112," "Chicago, Rock...
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railway train
- A Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Engineers sit in the locomotive and two men stand on the tracks near a passenger car. Labels on the train read: "C.R.I. & P.," "1112," "Chicago, Rock...
- Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railway train
- A Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Two men stand on the tracks near a passenger car. Labels on the train read: "Pullman," "1098," "Rocky Mountain Limited," "Westlake," and "Manila."
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railway train
- A Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Two men stand near a chair car. Labels painted on the train read: "Chair Car," "Dining Car," "711," "648," "608."
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway train
- A Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Shows the dining car, chair cars, and other passenger cars. Labels painted on the train cars read: "Westlake," "Manila," "Dining Car," and "Chair Car."
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Bar, Western Hotel, Ouray
- Bartender poses behind an ornate wooden bar, Western Hotel, in front of a mirror with "Coors" and "Smoke Domino of the Western Hotel" signs, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Tobacco advertisement posters and labels on boxes and tins read: "Town...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.; Bartenders--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.
- May 1937
- Ground Plan of the Leadville Carnival Palace showing exterior ice walls and interior permanent buildings
- Floorplan of the Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, Ice Palace has labels for various features of the structure: "Riding Gallery," "Grand Ballroom," "Skating Rink," "Auxiliary Ball and Dining Room," and towers.
- Leadville Crystal Carnival Association--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Winter carnivals--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Hotel Vendome
- Reproduction shows the Hotel Vendome in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Vignettes depict the exterior of the three-story, mansard roofed structure, interior views of dining and billiard rooms, saloon, and lobby. Labels read: "Bar Room, Dining...
- Hotel Vendome (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Central City and Blackhawk, Colorado
- Rendering shows Blackhawk and Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Dwellings, churches, civic buildings, and mining facilities follow streets; mountains are in the background. Vignettes have labels: "Hardware Groceries," "The Daily Register,"...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Soda fountain, Salida
- Interior view of a Salida drugstore, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows men in suits, ties, fedora hats, and gold chains, soda fountain with marble counter, syrup containers, metal serving mugs, Rose's Lime Juice, and apothecary shelves filled with...
- Apothecary bottles--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Twin Lakes house, T. F. Van Wagener
- View, Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado; shows women, girls, a man, a frame house, and a picket fence.
- Van Wagener, Theo F.--Homes & haunts.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Walden, early day group of North Parkers in Walden
- Men in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, are identified as (l to r): Billy Baldwin, Fred McEvoy, Chas. Flineau, Alec Dunbar (in woolies), Bob Pardue, Elmer Smyzer, Link Riddle, Casper Fox, Henry Boston, Ned Norris, Billie Hill, Bert Butler, E. A....
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Cheyenne Mt. from Colorado Springs
- View along Monument Creek, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows embankments and trees, houses, a trestle bridge, a business sign: "Roby's Carriage Repository," and Cheyenne Mountain in the background.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Monument Creek (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Colorado Springs
- View west on Kiowa Street from the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the school yard and fence, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad trestle, the Baptist and Grace Episcopal Churches,...
- Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Colorado Springs
- View west on Kiowa Street from the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the school yard and fence, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad trestle, the Baptist and Grace Episcopal Churches,...
- Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- The Cliff House diagram of first floor
- Reproduction shows floor plan of the Cliff House, a Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, hotel, with room labels: "to kitchen, dining room, ladies parlor, verandah, sun parlor, office, reception room, writing room, barber, bazaar."
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs High School
- Colorado Springs High School, El Paso County, Colorado, a stone and brick building with a square clocktower, turrets, dormers and arches, was built in 1883 and razed in 1939.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897]
- Presidents House, Colorado College
- View of President's residence, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a two-story stone house with a faceted porch, dormers and shingle imbrication.
- Colorado College--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Official residences--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895]
- Coal miners in the Columbine Mine
- Miners work in a tunnel of the Columbine Mine near Erie (Weld County), Colorado. They wear hats and miner's lights.
- Columbine Mine (Weld County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Erie (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940]
- The depths of North Cheyenne Canõn from Point Sublime, Cripple Creek Short Line
- View into North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado, from Point Sublime on the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad; a train makes its way along upper cliffs.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Electrical alarm system
- View of an electrical power board, shows wiring, fuses, and transformers with labels: "Thordarson."
- Security systems--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Sarah Schuster
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Sarah Schuster. She wears a dark bonnet and a fringed shawl.
- Schuser, Sarah.; Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Wm. West 2nd cousin, mother
- Studio portrait (sitting) of William West.
- West, William.; Men--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Viola and Ella Vanzant
- Studio portrait (standing) of Viola and Ella Vanzant.
- Vanzant, Ella.; Vanzant, Viola.; Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Tabitha Lovelace
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Tabitha Lovelace. She wears a lace collar and brooch.
- Lovelace, Tabitha.; Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Mrs. Hoseta Mich. City Ind
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Mrs. Hoseta of Michigan City, Indiana. She wears a bonnet decorated with flowers and ribbons and gloves. She holds a fur stole.
- Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Wm Vanzant Lewiston
- Studio portrait of William Vanzant Lewiston. He wears a bow tie.
- Lewiston, William Vanzant.; Men--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Indian account-book on pay bill
- View of Native American (tribe unknown) pictographs on paper. English hand-written labels interpret the symbols.
- Indians of North America--Communication--1860-1890.; Hieroglyphics--1860-1890.
- [between 1861 and 1881]
- Game of wolf and deer
- Several Native American (Paiute) children, playing a game of wolf and deer, form a line and kneel with their hands on the ground in front of them, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Children playing outdoors--Arizona--1870-1880.; Games--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- The basket maker
- An unidentified, elderly, Native American (Paiute) woman weaves a basket in front of her wikiup, a small rounded hut made of branches with one open side, on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. Beside her is a fan shaped basket used for collecting...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Paiute baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Arizona--1870-1880.; Baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- Two "old boys."
- Two Native American (Paiute) men kneel on the ground, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. Both hold a bow with arrows in one hand. They have beards and wear skin caps and breechcloths.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Nevada--1870-1880.
- 1874
- É-nu-ints-i-gaip, or one of the ancients
- Seated elderly Native American (Paiute) man, Énuintigaip, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. He wears fringed leggings, a skin cap with ears and horns attached, probably from a mountain sheep, and a chin strap. He holds a bow and several arrows...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Nevada--1870-1880.; É-nu-ints-i-gaip.
- 1874
- The necklace
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute), four girls and two boys, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The girls wear fringed dresses and thin headbands; the boys wear feather headdresses , fringed shirts and leggings. The girl in the center holds up a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- An-ti-naints, Pu-tu-siv and Wi-chuts, sitting
- Three young Native American (Paiute) women, Ańtinaints, Putúsiv and Wíchuts, are seated on the grass, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. They wear heavily fringed buckskin dresses; two wear basket hats.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Nevada--1870-1880.; Ań-ti-naints.; Pu-tú-siv.; Wí-chuts.
- 1874
- Kó-mo-hoats
- A young Native American (Paiute) woman, Kómohoats, kneels on the ground holding a bow and arrow, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. She wears a skin cap with a chin strap and a fringed buckskin dress.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Nevada--1870-1880.; Women--Nevada--1870-1880.; Kó-mo-hoats.
- 1874
- In council
- A group of Native American (Paiute) men and boys sit on the ground in a large circle with two white men, including Major John Powell, on the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. Clothing includes rabbit skin robes, shirts, pants, and hats. In the...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Explorers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Meetings--Arizona--1870-1880.; Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.
- [1874?]