Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Old Union Station, Denver, Colo.
- Northwest facade of old Union Station, Eighteenth and Wynkoop streets, Denver, Colorado; railroad gothic style; opened in 1881; this view prior to the 1894 fire, after which a larger clock tower was added; shows railroad tracks busy with standard...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [Between 1880 and 1900]
- Placer mining, Umcompahgre [sic] Creek, Colorado
- View of hydraulic gold placer mining in Mesa County, Colorado; shows jets of water, hills, and Uncompahgre Creek.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cortez - St. Barnabas
- View of the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church in Cortez, Colorado; shows a Mission (Spanish) style church with a curvilinear front facade and a small projecting entryway; low gable roof with a cross at the roof ridge; sign with the church's name in a...
- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (Cortez, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Cortez (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Cortez--1950-1970.; Mission churches--Colorado--Cortez--1950-1970.
- [between 1951 and 1966]
- Cortez - St. Barnabas
- View of the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church in Cortez, Colorado; shows a Mission (Spanish) style church with a curvilinear front facade and a small projecting entryway, also with a curvilinear facade; low gable roof with a cross at the roof ridge;...
- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (Cortez, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cortez (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Cortez--1940-1970.; Mission churches--Colorado--Cortez--1940-1970.
- [between 1941 and 1966]
- Our Lady of Guadalupe, Conejos
- Inscription on brass plaque reads: "This tablet is the property of the State of Colorado. D.O.M. June 10, 1958. This tract was selected by Bishop Machebeuf, for the first permanent church in Colorado. Here was built A. Jacal (Picket) church, later...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conejos (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Denver education, schools, public, East
- View of East High School at 1545 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Denver--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1925]
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, Denver Colo.
- Exterior view of main building and wing of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado (opened in 1904; closed in 1932); built by Lawrence Phipps in memory of his mother, Agnes McCall Phipps.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Barr Lake Rod and Gun Club
- Two buildings make up the Barr Lake Rod & Gun Club in Barr Lake, Colorado. One is a two story, L-shaped, wood-frame structure with a false front, shingles on the roof, a gable, a stovepipe chimney, and a weathervan duck atop the false front. A...
- Barr Lake Rod & Gun Club (Barr Lake, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barr Lake (Colo. : Reservoir)--1910-1920.; Hunting & fishing clubs--Colorado--Barr Lake--1910-1920.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Barr Lake--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- A cowboy camp
- Cowboy camp somewhere in Colorado; man standing by campfire with numerous cooking pots hanging over it and dutch ovens nearby; canvas tents, wagon and saddled horses in background; larger group of men standing around another campfire, center...
- Campfires--Colorado--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Aspen Mountain
- A winter view of the town of Aspen, Colorado. The tops of mullein can be seen in the foreground sticking out of the snow. In the middle distance are snow covered rooftops of early homes and buildings in the town of Aspen. In the background is Aspen...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Showers behind the front
- During a lull in the fighting, the Tenth Mountain Division's 85th Regiment, second battalion, established this shower bath in a shell-torn building as part of a larger rest center close to the front lines. Shows naked men showering, their clothes...
- Ski troops--1940-1950.; Military camps--1940-1950.; Nudes--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Belvedere, troops before a battle
- A company of the 85th Regiment, twelve in number, moves out across a ridge on Mount Belvedere while a larger group of roughly twenty Tenth Mountain Division soldiers wait in reserve, some in fox holes the rest in sheltered positions, including a...
- Campaigns & battles--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Camping at Norrie on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Camp scene near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two cone-shaped canvas tents & two large a-framed tents in grassy area surrounded by trees, man holding rifle standing near larger tent, makeshift table & benches, clothes...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Portrait of two boys
- Full-length studio portrait of two boys, Aspen, Colorado; features smaller boy sitting on a wooden swing attached to two ropes and larger boy standing next to him; boys wearing breeches, long-sleeved suit jackets, stockings, and leather shoes;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [about 1895?]
- Jewish Synagogue, Leadville
- This exterior view of the side and front of a Jewish Synagogue in Leadville, Colorado, shows a long plain wood frame structure with a front gable, a double panel door entry flanked by smaller pane windows and a larger window above, a side entry...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Synagogues--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- [1968]
- Standing Rock council, Indians huddled in several groups
- Groups of Dakota men, women and children, standing and sitting outside brick buildings on Standing Rock Reservation. Larger group is standing in circle around wagon next to the building.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Brandon schoolhouse
- A telescope larger than the Brandon schoolhouse has a large tower with ladders attached to the side of it and a tube that forms an angle with the schoolhouse. Another mechanical device is attached to the one- story schoolhouse.
- Brandon (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Bradford house faceing [sic.] west, the portion occupied by author, orriginal [sic.] building
- Two houses are built next to one another in the town of Bradford, Colorado (Jefferson County). The larger house is a two-story, masonry residence with hipped roof, bracketed cornice, and chimneys. The second house is two stories with a front gable...
- Bradford (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Bradford--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- School house, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Several children play in the snow in front of the old Rock Schoolhouse, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Built in 1883 out of fieldstone, it was the first permanent school in town and operated until 1911, when a larger brick schoolhouse...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Conejos County, plaque on Our Lady of Guadalupe, in town of Conejos, oldest church structure in Colorado
- View of bronze plaque mounted on a large rock in Conejos, Colorado; plaque describes history of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conejos (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Plaques--Colorado--Conejos--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Gunnison
- The old Pine Street School in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, built in 1800, is a two-story gable-roofed brick building with a gable with a round window on its side. Ashlar masonry is at the corners, the tall narrow windows have rounded...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Little Church Billiard Hall token
- This view of a round token with "Little Church Billiard Hall" stamped on an raised oval in the center and surrounded by a narrow oval band shows the token much larger than life. Outside the oval band is a sparse decoration including a rose,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Billiards--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [betwwen 1980 and 1990?]
- Manual High, service flag for 1917
- View of a cloth service flag at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a cross-shaped field of stars on a white background. Four larger stars read: "25" and...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--Exhibitions & displays--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Flags--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Mt Pleasant Indian Industrial School
- Native American (tribe unknown) girls and boys pose for a panoramic photograph on the lawns of the Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Girls in long white shirtwaist dresses sit and stand in small groups; some hold...
- Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial School--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Michigan--Mount Pleasant--1910-1920.; Mount Pleasant (Mich.)--1910-1920.; School children--Michigan--Mount Pleasant--1910-1920.; Schools--Michigan--Mount...
- 1910
- Great Old Western Hotel, Leadville, 1941
- This view across a paved street to the Great/Old Western Hotel in Leadville, Colorado includes a log cabin with saddle corner notching, gabled roof and pronounced chinking. A picket fence is to the left of a larger two-story structure which has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- East Portal, Colo., site of Moffat Tunnel
- Gable-roofed workers' residences and business buildings at the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado are on the north mountainside and in the valley of the approach to the tunnel. Train tracks run in front of the buildings and into the...
- East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Hutch Stevens, Lovelock, Nevada
- Prospector Hutch Stevens of Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado, stands near rock formations near a Nevada Mining Camp. Stevens holds a pick axe in his left hand and has a canteen hanging around his neck. He wears a...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold miners--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Stevens, Hutch, 1854-1907.
- March, 1907
- Iota Kappa Fraternity
- Men and women stand in front of the Pioneer Monument at the intersection of Colfax Avenue, Cheyenne Place, and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. They hold pennants and wear hats with hatbands that read: "I.K.F." A larger pennant reads: "Iota Kappa...
- Iota Kappa Fraternity--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternities & sororities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Lt. James G. Sturgis, in uniform, bust.
- Lieutenant James Garland Sturgis, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing military uniform; killed June 25, 1876, at Battle of Little Bighorn with 7th Cavalry.
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Casualties.; Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Sturgis, James Garland, 1854-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Early view of Golden, Colorado in early 1880
- View from high on South Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado, looks west over small wood frame residences in foreground, Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad tracks, original Colorado School of Mines, the 1878 Jefferson County Courthouse and larger...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Historic Leadville, aerial view
- In this aerial view of snowcovered Leadville, Colorado, the Mosquito is at the right background and Fremont Pass is to the left of center. Streets appear as grid lines with larger buildings visible on Harrison Avenue.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- A leafless tree frames a view of Castel D'Aiano, Italy, scene of a major Tenth Mountain Division battle. The village lies in hilly country with larger mountains in the distance.
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April, 1945
- Famous flowing Hot Soda Springs, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Two girls wearing dresses sit on burros at a hot spring near Idaho Springs, Colorado. Behind them is a pavilion where the spring is located. Men and women sit on benches and stand outside the pavilion. Another, larger structure is near the pavilion...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- A horse-drawn carriage travels up Eureka Street in the foreground of this view of Central City, Colorado. The stone McFarlane & Company Foundry and Machine Shop is in the right foreground at the base of a hill. Tailings from the Huddleston Mine...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- other neighborhoods are in the background. In the far right midground on High Street are St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school.; The top of the glass conservatory at the back of the Teller House in Central City,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colo. 1900
- has arrived. The Armory Hall (formerly the Belvidere Theatre) stands in the center foreground on Main Street adjacent to "The Shoo Fly," a variety and dance hall. Farther up Main Street in the left midground is the Retallack House, built in 1897...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1900?]
- Hot Springs Hotel, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The interior view of the Hot Springs Hotel in Idaho Springs, Colorado, features a replica of a small log cabin inside the much larger dining room. The replica has a low, uncovered gable, a series of vertical logs to create seperate window openings,...
- Hot Springs Hotel (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1940.; Interiors.; Log cabins--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1939]
- Pecos Pueblo Mission
- A large wooden cross stands in front of the remains of the Pecos Pueblo Mission on top of a small hill in the valley of the Pecos River in New Mexico. The cross is supported by a pile of rocks at its base, from which a large cactus also protrudes....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Crosses--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Italian farm, site of battle
- Division's newspaper each week.; Shows a farm and a cornfield which had briefly been a battleground during the fight for the mountains, Pizzo di Campiano, Belvedere and Torraccia. The farm consists of two haystacks, a small stone building, a larger...
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Gilpin Tramway
- The tracks of the Gilpin Tramway curve through the foreground of this view of several mines on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado. A group of houses lines this portion of Eureka Street, one of the main roads through Central City. The Gunnell...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Marching column in the Po Valley
- The Tenth Mountain Division troops march through the Po Valley in a narrow column that avoided larger cities as they head toward the Po River, near Baggazano, Italy, with large numbers of German troops on either side.
- Baggazano (Italy)--1940-1950.; Po River Valley (Italy)--1940-1950.; Troop movements--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- William A. "Bill" Southworth at the Continental Divide, Loveland Pass, Colorado
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier, William A. "Bill" Southworth poses for a portrait at the Continental Divide. He is wearing a khaki uniform with a white belt, which was not army issue. The signs at the side of the highway identify the place: the...
- Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943,1944]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Six artifacts, probably from one of Jesse Nusbaum's excavation efforts in Colorado, New Mexico or Utah, displayed on a white surface. Black strips frame the top and bottom of the image. Three of the pieces are larger; the three smaller artifacts...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Two large pottery bowls rest on a dark, wrinkled cloth backdrop. Both of the bowls are chipped and missing part of their rims. The piece missing from the bowl on the right side is larger and the bowl is cracked.
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Mushrooms, Garden of the Gods
- Close view of the Mushrooms sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Bathhouse and the Colorado, Glenwood
- View of bathhouse at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, taken from southeast corner; Hotel Colorado appears at distant right.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Rocky Mountain Canaries
- View of two donkeys in trampled, fenced field; smaller and darker donkey at left; larger and lighter-colored donkey at right; telegraph poles, a few buildings, foothills and mountain in distance.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hot Spring, Glenwood
- A group of men, women and children are standing around a small hot spring at Glenwood Springs, Colorado; two larger springs are shown in the background.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1901]
- American City. 1945 (Colo.)
- James Peak, on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, stands in the distance with patches of snow on it in this view from American City, west of Apex in Gilpin County. A log cabin is in the right midground. Tall pine...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--American City--1940-1950.; American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log...
- [1945?]
- Branding Scenes
- A rancher, possibly George Green, rides a white horse and twirls a lasso in the air as he goes to rope a calf in a corral at a ranch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another rope is already attached to the calf. A herd of Herefords stands along the...
- Hereford cattle--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [1940?]