Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05143-003-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-06314-010-00
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 28, 1912 July 13
- Hunter's campsite
- A rifle leans on a crate by a canvas tent, surrounded by forest.
- Camping--1890-1910.; Rifles--1890-1910.; Tents--1890-1910.
- C & S 610 (2-8-0) switching, Trinidad
- Colorado & Southern steam locomotive # 610 approaches a switch in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man in overalls stands on the cowcatcher. The engineer leans out of the cab. A brick building with arched windows is near the tracks.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- Florence Twining, sister of Warren Twining of Aspen.
- Studio portrait of Florence Twining of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She poses in front of a painted backdrop and leans on a faux boulder. She wears a full length dress with knife pleats, a silk sash with sawtooth edges, a silk basque...
- Twining, Warren--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Twining, Florence.
- Mrs. Rowe, mother of Mrs. Charles Nicholas.
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Rowe of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She poses in front of a painted backdrop and leans on a faux boulder. She wears a dress with a buttoned basque bodice, a lace collar, a gathered waist and pleated skirt....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Rowe, Mrs. of Georgetown, Colo.; Rowe family.
- Mrs. C. King
- Studio portrait of Mrs. C. King, and her unidentified son, of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. They pose in front of a canvas backdrop near a plaster "wood" fence. She wears a plain, dark wool dress with a lace pointed collar, her hair is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Women.; King, C., Mrs. of Georgetown, Colo.
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He stands in front of a painted backdrop and leans on a prop near a faux fence. He has a mustache and wears a suit with a long, sack style, frock coat, a vest...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Mustaches.
- Eustice
- Studio portrait of Mr. Eustice, a father, and his young son, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mr. Eustice sits on a prop rock in front of a painted backdrop with his arm around his son. The man wears a sack coat and matching...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Men.; Eustace family.
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He stands in front of a painted backdrop and leans on a prop rock. He has a mustache and wears a sack coat, matching vest, watch fob and bow tie. His coat is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Mustaches.
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He stands in front of a painted backdrop and leans on an overstuffed chair. He has a mustache and wears a suit with a double breasted frock coat, a vest and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Mustaches.
- Member of The Ancient Order of Hibernians
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man, a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He stands in front of a painted backdrop of a house and leans on a prop gate. He has a mustache and wears a suit, a...
- Ancient Order of Hibernians--1890-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Fraternal organizations.; Men.; Mustaches.
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He stands in front of a painted backdrop of a house and a rock formation. He leans against an artificial rock beside a prop fence and potted plants. He has a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Hairstyles.; Men.; Mustaches.
- Unidentified woman
- Studio portrait of an unidentified woman from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She leans on a velvet chair arm decorated with long fringe, in front of a painted backdrop. She wears a dark dress with a tight bodice that is buttoned down...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Straw hats.; Women.
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified young man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He leans on a prop wooden fence in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a suit with a sack coat, a matching vest, checkered shirt and a silk tie. His hair...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Men.
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 5
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 February
- Western History Subject Index
- COLORADO. STATE FAIR
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. THFATERS. HELEN BONFILS THEATRE COMPLEX
- Western History Subject Index
- BERTHOUD TUNNEL
- Western History Subject Index
- Golden, Colorado. -Accidents
- Western History Subject Index
- Pike, Zebulon Montgomery
- Western History Subject Index
- PLAYWRIGHTS. COLORADO
- Western History Subject Index
- FEYLINE PRESENTS, INCORPORATED
- Western History Subject Index
- Leans, P C
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER PUBLiC LIBRARY
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Colorado central
- Western History Subject Index
- Coors, Joseph, Sr. 1917-2003
- Durango roundhouse
- Two Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotives sit in the roundhouse at Durango (La Plata County), Colorado; a ladder leans on a gondola. A sign on one of the locomotives reads "496." A man works on one of the locomotives.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.
- (between 1950 and 1960?)
- 1st office of Rocky Mt. News
- Five men stand in front of the Rocky Mountain News building near 1301 Walnut Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story wood frame building with brick chimney. Four men wear dark suits and straw boaters or bowlers....
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1850-1860.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1850-1860.; Denver (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.
- 1859
- California hunter and trapper
- A studio portrait of a man identified as Seth Kinman. The bearded man wears pants, boots, an animal hide coat with fringes, bear claw belt and a head band. He leans against a rifle.
- Hunters--1860-1870.; Clothing & dress--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Rifles--1860-1870.; Trappers--1860-1870.; Kinman, Seth.
- 1864
- Burnetizing works of the U.P.R.R. at Omaha (2)
- Workers are beside flat cars stacked with railroad ties at the Union Pacific Railroad Burnetizing works in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows wooden buildings, tunnels and men in a rail yard where wooden ties are treated in zinc chloride to...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad employees--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad switching--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad...
- 1866 October
- Indian lovers
- A Native American men outside a tepee on a moonlit night, one man sits on the ground playing a drum, the other leans against a tree and plays a flute.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Flutes--1860-1870.
- 1870?
- The home of Geo. Rockafellow, Sr., between first and second Streets on the north side of Main
- This two-story residence in Canon City, Colorado, has a cottage roof with a square gazebo at the peak. The portico is topped by a balcony; a ladder leans against it, and people pose on it. A picket and stone fence encloses the yard, and a man and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1872
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (standing) of Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She leans on an animal pelt in a dress with a lace collar, velvet bodice and full hoop skirt with ruffles and a bustle. Her hair is curled and braided.
- Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- 1872
- Aboriginal life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians, near old Fort Defiance, N.M. [sic]
- Native American (Navajo) men and women sit or stand beside a loom near old Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico. A man wears a woven shirt, leather leggings and moccasins and holds a bow and arrow. A man wears a loin cloth and leans against...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Fort Defiance (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Looms--New Mexico--Fort...
- 1873
- Golden 1873, left to right, Golden House, Espiscopal church, south side school
- View across Third Street (3rd, later 13th) towards the three- story brick Golden House hotel built 1870, the brick Gothic Revival style Calvary Episcopal Church built 1867 (National Register Landmark) and the South School under construction,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.
- 1873
- The mother
- A Native American (Paiute) woman breast-feeds a child, another child stands behind her, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. She wears a fringed, buckskin dress with a beaded border and a twined basket hat. A cradleboard leans against a wikiup, a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.); Breast feeding--Arizona--1870-1880.; Children--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Jicarilla Apache brave and squaw, lately wedded, Abiquiu Agency, New Mexico
- Outdoor portrait of a Native American Jicarilla Apache man and woman; shows the seated woman wearing a buckskin dress, moccasins, and wrapped in blankets; the standing man holds a quiver and leans on a buffalo robe.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Jicarilla Agency--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Jicarilla Indians--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Spouses--New Mexico--1870-1880.;...
- 1874
- Gen. Crook's Army in camp, on French Creek, after arrival of train
- View of General George Crook's Native American campaign expedition camp on French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows army canvas wall, A-frame, and small two man tents supplied by train, arranged in military organization. The...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; French...
- 1876
- From mine to mill
- A team of four horses runs with a wooden wagon, probably filled with ore, on a dirt road in a mountain valley. The driver wears a wide-brimmed hat and boots, and holds his foot on the brake. An onlooker with a beard leans on a post beside a dog and...
- Carts & wagons--1870-1880.; Horse teams--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.
- 1878 September 14
- Mary E. Herr
- Studio portrait of Mary Emma Herr, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Herr wears her hair pulled back and she leans on the back of a chair. Her dress has piping-lined lapels and a front closure, a standing lace collar and a bar pin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Herr, Mary E. (Mary Emma); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Elias M. Ammons
- Studio portrait of Elias Milton Ammons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ammons has short, curly hair parted on the side. He wears a wool coat and a shirt with an upright collar, and has his arms crossed. Ammons leans on a stone...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ammons, Elias M. (Elias Milton), 1860-1925.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Louis F. Bartels
- Studio portrait of Louis Frederic Bartels, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. His short hair is parted to the side, and he wears a wool coat, a watch fob, a ring on his finger, a necktie and a shirt with an upright collar. Bartels...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bartels, Louis F.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Louis Wyman pack outfit
- View of the Louis Wyman pack outfit, in Silverton, Colorado; shows men on horses, standing women and children, and men in surreys lined up in front of a two story, gable-roofed log cabin. Over its door, a sign reads: Store - Post Office. Wyman sits...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Wyman, Louis.
- 1880?
- Main Street between Second and Third
- Two-story brick and stone storefronts in Canon City, Colorado, have cornices, corbeling, and pediments. Signs read "Fremont County Bank," "New Billiard Hall," "Denver & Rio Grande Railway Express," "Sil[ver] Cliff and Rosita S[ta]ge Office." A...
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Oldest house in Montrose, Colo.
- A boy leans against a mud-chinked log cabin in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows another log building. Label on photo reads, "R C Diehl Residence Montrose, Colorado 1882."
- Diehl, R. C.--Homes & haunts.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1882?
- Tom Owens home, Irwin, Colo. Owens and wife on porch, last house left in Old Town of Irwin, lower end of Irwin
- Tom Owens and wife pose on the porch of their two-story gable- roofed clapboard home in Irwin, Gunnison County, Colorado, the last house left when the town was abruptly abandoned. She is seated on a platform rocker in a dark dress with a white...
- Owens, Tom--Homes & haunts.; Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
- 1885
- 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
- Home of Tom Ellis while mining near Altman, Colo., 1889
- Tom Ellis, withppossibly his wife, a large dog and another miner pose outside their small wood frame home, Altman, Teller County, Colorado. Both men have mustaches, one leans on a stump and wears suspenders. A wooden chair with turned spindles is...
- Ellis, T. (Tom); Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- 1889