Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Chief Ouray's squaw, Chipeta
- Chipeta, a Native American (Ute) woman, poses next to rounded woven baskets with leather handles. She holds a small woven basket and wears a long calico skirt or dress with a pattern of grapes, blossoms, and leaves; a woven, patterned shawl with...
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Baskets--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Chipeta.
- 1907
- Yosemite Falls
- View of Yosemite Falls on Yosemite Creek and granite cliffs at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows trees and a dirt path below the falls in Yosemite Valley.
- Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Falls (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Central City, Colo. residences
- A one and one half story log cabin with a front gable roof with shingles and a chimney is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. Snow dusts the ground, street, sidewalk, and boards near the house. Steps lead from the sidewalk to...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 15th Street, Denver
- View of trolley cars on 15th (Fifteenth) Street at the intersection of Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men stand beside commercial buildings; sit on horse-drawn wagons; or stand on trolley cars with numbers and lettering that read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Fowler, Colo.
- Men pose near a freight train with sugar beets piled in Arkansas Valley Railroad Company and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company cars in Fowler (Otero County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand near a man on a horse. A frame building and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fowler (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Fowler--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Fowler--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Fowler--1900-1910.
- [1900 Dec. 7?]
- [Audi]torium and City Hall, Pueblo
- View of classical-style City Hall and Memorial Hall Auditorium in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The three-story structure a has domed cupola, fluted columns with ionic capitals, a United States flag at half mast above a carved "1917," and a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Main St., Grand Junction, south side
- View of frame and brick commercial buildings on the 400 block of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Two-story buildings have arched windows and wide eaves with brackets. Signs read: "Hardware & Stoves," "The Famous Clothing,"...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Ouray, looking down the Uncompahgre River
- Aerial view of frame houses and buildings in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, the Uncompahgre River, and the layered rock of the Amphitheater.
- Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Federal Building & Grand Opera House, Pueblo, Colo.
- View of the four-story, Italianate Pueblo Federal Building on the corner of 5th (Fifth) and Main Streets in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The stone building has arched windows, elaborate stone carving, balconets, oculus windows, a flat roof,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Government facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1920.; Opera houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1920.
- [between 1897 and 1915?]
- Tunnel 4 and Cameron's Cone on the line of the Colorado Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad tracks and Tunnel 4 (four) in probably Teller County, Colorado. Men pose in engine "31," on a flat bed Colorado Midland car, or on a rock formation across a chasm. Cameron Cone is in the distance. Shows canvas...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Cameron Cone (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Julesburg, Colo., all aboard for the picnic
- Children and men sit and pose in a horse-drawn wagon on a dirt road in Julesburg (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Girls wear ruffled bonnets; boys wear felt hats. A foal is beside the team of horses.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.
- 1893 August 13
- Central High School, Pueblo, Colorado
- Architectural drawing of Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado.
- Central High School (Pueblo, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver Public Schools--1900-1910.; Schools--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Classical mythology
- Copy of an illustration of four medallions from mythology.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Interior of the "Garden of the Gods"
- View of Gate Rock (Gateway Rock), a sandstone formation in the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A woman stands next to a horse and carriage on a dirt road. Distant rock formations are visible.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Major Domo, Glen Eyrie
- View of a sandstone rock formation identified as "Major Domo" and other rock formations near Glen Eyrie (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pueblo Indians, Jose Jesus and wife
- A Native American (Pueblo) man and woman pose for a studio portrait. The woman wears a manta (shawl) with fabric rosettes, a wool skirt over a petticoat, wrapped boots, and a ring. The man, identified as Jose Jesus, wears a long sleeved shirt, a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Spouses--1880-1900.; Jose Jesus.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Apaches, Chief Garfield, Pouche Fe [sic] Foya and Sanches
- Studio portrait of Native American (Apache) men identified as Chief Garfield, Pouche de Foya, and Sanches. Men stand and wear feather headdresses, cotton shirts, leather breechcloths decorated with beads or quills and fringe, beaded moccasins,...
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.; Pouche de Foya.; Sanches.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Utes, group of chil[dren]
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) children, probably near Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Boys wear wrapped braids, earrings, leather pants, beaded moccasins, and chokers or necklaces with medallions. A boy wears a bone breastplate, a...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boys--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Glasgow, [?], Glasgow & Missouri [sic] R.R.
- Aerial view of Glasgow (Howard County), Missouri and the Alton Railroad Bridge of the Chicago and Alton Railway over the Missouri River. Shows houses, trees, and smokestacks beside the river and scaffolding for the new steel railroad bridge in the...
- Chicago and Alton Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Glasgow (Mo.)--1890-1900.; Missouri River--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Arizona Garden
- View of what is known as the Arizona Garden on the grounds of the Hotel Del Monte in Monterey (Monterey County), California. Desert plants include agave, yucca, palms, trees, shrubs, and flowers. Benches and paths are in the garden.
- Hotel Del Monte (Monterey, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Monterey (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Agaves--California--Monterey--1880-1900.; Gardens--California--Monterey--1880-1900.; Palms--California--Monterey--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891]
- Cascade Lake
- View of Cascade Lake near Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County), California. Shows Dr. Charles Brigham's frame boathouse beside trees. Mount Tallac is in the distance.
- Brigham, Charles, Dr.--Homes & haunts.; Cascade Lake (El Dorado County, Calif.)--1880-1910.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Tallac, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Boathouses--California--El Dorado County--1880-1910.; Lakes &...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Omaha Trans-Mississippi Exposition, distant view of Grand Court
- View of buildings constructed with plaster and staff at the Grand Court of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows the Mines & Mining Building with columns, allegorical sculpture, spires and...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, C. & N.W. Ry. tic[ket office]
- Close-up view of a corner entrance to the ticket office for Chicago and North Western Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad in Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. The brick building has a turret with metal Sullivanesque geometric...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Ticket offices--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Boyer valley, Ia., signal tower "G" near Dunlap
- View of a Chicago & North Western Railway Company track and switch near Dunlap (Harrison County), Iowa. A man is in a wooden building that reads "G" near a tower and signal lights. Wooden rail fences and telegraph poles are beside cultivated...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Harrison County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Croplands--Iowa--Harrison County--1890-1900.; Railroad signal towers--Iowa--Harrison County--1890-1900.; Railroad switching--Iowa--Harrison...
- [1898?]
- Custer battlefield, Crow Agency, Mont.
- Panoramic view of prairie and hills at Little Bighorn Battlefield near Crow Agency Montana. Trees are in the distance near the Little Bighorn River and buildings.
- Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Battlefields--Montana--1880-1900.; Prairies--Montana--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sylvan Lake
- View of rock formations and Sylvan Lake in Custer County, South Dakota. Shows trees and sheer granite rock walls at the edge of the lake in the Black Hills.
- Custer County (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Sylvan Lake (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Reservoirs--South Dakota--Custer County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--South Dakota--Custer County--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Pasadena, Hotel Raymond
- View of the front of the Mission-style, multi-story Raymond Hotel in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The hotel has towers, balconies, arched porticos, a gabled roof, awnings, and pillars. People are on porches and near manicured lawns...
- Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.; Lawns--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Pasadena, Hotel Raymond
- View of a frame gazebo and a garden with cacti and trees, probably on the grounds of the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Women stand beside horses and a hitching post, and a horse-drawn carriage is on a dirt road....
- Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.; Gardens--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Pasadena, Hotel Raymond
- View of the Mission-style, multi-story Raymond Hotel in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The building has a tile roof and a tile-covered side entrance. A gazebo is near a dirt road and palm trees. Houses, commercial buildings, and the San...
- Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Platte Canon, Dome Rock
- People stand and pose on the porch of a frame railroad depot, or beside probably a Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company engine on tracks at Dome Rock (Jefferson County), Colorado. A rounded granite rock formation and pillars are on a...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1880-1900.; Dome Rock (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dome Rock--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Dome Rock--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Dome Rock--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Gateway, "Garden of the Gods"
- View of steep walls of sandstone rock formations at Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows Gate Rock and horse-drawn carriages near bushes. Probably a dirt road is near carriages. Foothills and Pikes Peak are...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The only [illegible] Bennett Ave.
- Fire-gutted exterior view of two-story, flat roof, single story brick commercial building, Bennett Avenue, caused by second fire of April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; decorative cornice.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Bennett [illegible] and Penrose Blk
- Destruction on Bennett Avenue caused by second fire of April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; groups of men poke through smouldering remains and debris; scene includes burned-out two-story Tutt and Penrose building with flat roof and ornamental...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek
- Looking west on Bennett Avenue from Third (3rd )Street are one and two-story brick flat-roof commercial buildings, Cripple Creek, Colorado; buildings are decorated with cornices and pediments and many have awnings extended over storefront windows;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- McFarlane Foundry, Ja 13, 1966
- The McFarlane Foundry is located on upper Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The dilapidated building is constructed of wood and corrugated tin siding and covered with tar paper, which is peeling off the side wall. The building has...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story wood frame house with a mansard roof and three dormer windows is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It has two bay windows on opposite sides of the front wall. The covered front porch is built behind a masonry...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Morning Advertiser, Trinidad
- The staff of the Morning Advertiser poses in front of the newspaper's office in Trinidad, Colorado. Two wooden, lathe turned spiral posts flank the glass doors, with lettering that reads: "Advertiser." The doorframe below the transom has the number...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Beshoar, Michael, 1833-1907.; Garcia, Jesus Moria.; Hines, J. H.; Robinson, Bob.; Shumway, Ed.; Shumway, Will.; Single, George.; Snyder, Willy.; Stevens, S. H.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Montana, Blackfeet
- Group portrait of five men and one woman, Montana. Three of the men are Native Americans (Blackfeet, Siksika), the others are white. They stand in a wheat field belonging to Bull Calf, who is included in the image. Legible identifications on the...
- Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1930.; Siksika Indians--Montana--1900-1930.; Bull Calf.; Curly Bear.; Mountain, Siksika Chief.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- She Went Through a Crowd
- Seated portrait of She Went Through a Crowd, a Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. She wears braids, a dress with a shawl, metal earrings, necklace, rings and...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; She Went...
- [1891?]
- Brighton
- View of a cemetery in Brighton, Colorado showing a large group of headstones in the shade of deciduous and coniferous trees; several turkeys forage among the stones, one stands on top of a stone; legible names include: Meyer, Dickson, and Bromicy...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Brighton--1940-1970.
- [Between 1949 and 1966]
- Harvesting celery
- Long line of men and women harvesting celery crop in the Platte River Valley, Front Range, Colorado; view west to foothills, and possibly the Indian Peaks; shows stacked wooden crates, two horse-drawn wagons parked in field, and two horses hitched...
- Celery--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Indian School, Flandreau, S. Dak.
- View of the Native American (Sioux Santee) Flandreau Indian School, Flandreau, South Dakota, includes a buggy on the road leading across a river with a iron bridge to the multi-story school buildings.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Flandreau--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Flandreau--1910-1920.; Santee Indians--South Dakota--Flandreau--1910-1920.; Flandreau (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Rivers--South Dakota--Flandreau--1910-1920.;...
- 1918?
- Colorado road
- View of a buggy on a dirt road by a river, somewhere in Colorado. Graffiti covers rocks; legible letters read: "Wheeler Wilson Sewing Machine," and "Peeble Drug Store."
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Graffiti--Colorado--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boulder
- View of a gravestone in Boulder, Colorado; shows a box-like stone with decorative arches carved into each side and a raised decoration on top; much of the inscription obscured but what is legible reads: "Our Jimmie. Died Mar. 24, 1874. Aged ??;"...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of two ore teams (cart and horses) with men sitting in the cart, on Miner Street in downtown Idaho Springs, Colorado; features horses with blinders and wearing bells around their necks and "Two Bros. Tunnel" legible on the leading ore cart;...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Chief McCook next to concrete tepee
- A Native American (Ute) Chief John McCook, stands next to a concrete tepee in Ouray Memorial Park near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The tepee covers a spring and was erected in honor of Chipeta and Chief Ouray. Portions of the painted...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Montrose County--1920-1940.; Ute Indians--Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1920-1940.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1920-1940.; Monuments &...
- [between 1926 and 1935?]
- U.S. Gold Placers No. 13, Sa[n] Mi[gue]l River
- View of the San Miguel River, a bridge, and a placer site of the U.S. Gold Placer Company in Montrose County or San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows frame buildings and piles of lumber by the river.
- San Miguel River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1889?]
- Wm. M[?]n's ranch, Cimarron, Colorado U.S.A.
- Panoramic view of a ranch in Cimarron (Montrose County), Colorado. People and horses stand near a log cabin, fences, and corrals in a valley.
- Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Uncompahgre Utes
- Native American (Ute) women, men, boys, and a girl pose in a row, probably near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men have braids and wear wide brimmed hats, suits, ties or scarves, suspenders, and woven blankets. One man has a watch fob and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909]
- Alta City, Little Cottonwood, Utah
- View of frame buildings, houses and log cabins in Alta in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. A partly legible sign on a commercial building roof reads: "Alta Brewery." Mine buildings, ore piles and a tipple, probably the Emma Silver...
- Emma Silver Mines Company--1870-1880.; Alta (Utah)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Mining--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel...
- [1873?]