Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Paonia Opera House and Odd Fellows Hall
- View of the Paonia Opera House and Odd Fellows Hall in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Small child walking in front of building on unpaved street. Architectural features: two-story, masonry structure with a cornice, a pediment, two occuli, and...
- Grand United Order of Odd Fellows--Buildings--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- July, 1907
- [White reclining cat]
- Cats--Pictorial works.;
- ca. 1940
- Mrs. Trayer's dog, [portrait of a collie]
- Collie--Pictorial works.;
- ca. 1940
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The view looking west, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows the central business district in downtown Idaho Springs, flat topped and false fronted commercial structures along Miner Street, the Wilson House, and the schoolhouse. Also included are the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- August 3, 1887
- [Stagecoach] [art original].
- Stagecoach stations in art.; Painting, American.; Overland journeys to the Pacific--Pictorial works.; Stagecoaches--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [n.d.]
- In yellow, purple
- American and German bunting decorates the Union Pacific Railroad building, 17th (Seventeenth) Street, during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Sign on roof reads: "The Convention City, The Tourists Delight, The Metropolis Of The West,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [June 1913]
- Indians dancing
- A Native American man dances in the left foreground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several additional Native Americans stand in the right midground watching the man dance. Several of the men wear feather headdresses and hold...
- Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [betwen 1885 and 1900?]
- Radium hot springs, Idaho Springs, Colorado, a bathing institution with hotel accommodations
- View of the Radium Springs Hotel in Soda Creek Canyon near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a four story structure with two main divisions utilizing a T shaped floor plan, entrance covered rampway with a gabled roof, horizontal clapboard siding, a...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1951 and 1961]
- Governor Thornton swept here
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton kneels near a wastepaper basket on the floor of his office in the state capitol building in Denver, Colorado. He wears coveralls over his suit and lifts the edge of a mat. The floor is littered with paper and he...
- Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Laughter--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Political issues--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1951 and 1955]
- Fort Collins street oiling
- A worker cleans the edge of the gutter with a long hose attached to a tank on a truck on a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. The street is being repaired for its oiling.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Fort Collins street oiling
- A yardstick is placed in the ground and measures a trench during the oiling of a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. A board is placed across the trench.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Fort Collins street oiling
- Workers remove the windrowed material before applying a prime coat during the oiling of a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Large trucks are parked in the middle of the street.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Fort Collins street oiling
- A dump truck dumps asphalt onto a finisher during the oiling of a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. A workman works on the loader, and three workmen stand around the truck and watch the process.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman sits on a straw mat on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She holds a piece of string that is connected to a ball of string on the mat. She sits near a bundle of straw reeds and a pipe.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Central City, Colorado streets
- View of the back of storefront buildings in Central City, Colorado. Garbage and vegetation litter the foreground. A telephone post stands near the row of brick and wood buildings on the left. A wooden fire escape is attached to the back of each...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Women of the Ku Klux Klan
- Studio portrait of women members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The women pose in white hoods and robes with cross emblems. One woman wears a dark cape.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915-); Hate groups--1920-1930.; Costumes--1920-1930.; Organizations--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1925?]
- Evans' converts - campaigning for Christ
- Christian evangelists, in suits, pose by a line of cars probably in Colorado.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1930.; Evangelists--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Mesa community dinner gathering
- Group portrait of the Mesa community dinner gathering, about five miles from Meeker, at the Frank Harker homestead, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Left to right: Luke Devlin, Jennie Tomlinson (Mrs. Wes. Tomlinson), Mattie Harker (Mrs. Frank Harker),...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909]
- Eldorado Springs, Colorado
- Twelve young women stand in a line near a leafy bush and a rock wall in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Each of the women has her right hand on the shoulder of the girl in front of her. A pennant flag with "Eldorado Spgs.," printed on it hangs from...
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Siksika Indians
- Studio portrait of a family of seven Native Americans (Siksika, Blackfeet). Five are identified: Lawrence Dixey, Lillian Dixey, Francis, Richard, and Edison. The two unidentified children are girls. Each of the males is dressed in a suit, the...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Siksika Indians--1900-1920.; Families--1900-1920.; Dixey, Lawrence--Family.; Dixey, Lillian.
- [between 1903 and 1913]
- Looking east on Miners St., Idaho Springs.
- View looking east on Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows electric street lights hanging over the street, electric utility poles, dirt street, horse and carriage, men and women standing on a corner, and horses in the distance; Queen Anne...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- Earliest Rocky Mountain News building
- A view of the earliest Rocky Mountain News building in Denver, Colorado. The building was built on stilts in the bed of Cherry Creek, it was washed away in the flood of 1864.
- Rocky Mountain News--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Newspapers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Snowy scene
- View along shoveled fenced walkway through deep snowbanks in Leadville, Colorado. Icicles hang from eaves and a chimney is on the top center of a roof.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Ft. Morgan factory, the Great Western Sugar Co.
- The Great Western Sugar Company plant, with smoke coming out of its single stack, stands in Ft. Morgan, Colorado, and features its own water tower.
- Great Western Sugar Company--1900-1920.; Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1900-1920.; Water towers--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Strathmore Hotel (old McClure House) Canon City
- The brick Strathmore Hotel, in Canon City, Colorado, has a flat roof, dentiled cornice, and stone sills and keystones. A second floor balcony has wrought iron railing and filigree skirting. and wraps the corner over the mitred entry. Canvas...
- Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Flag Staff College campus Fort Collins
- A flagpole and flag at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Colorado State University--1890-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flags--American--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1901]
- Ladies S.J.A. glee club 1897-1900 Breckenridge, Colo
- Members of the ladies' glee club in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose at the piano while Agnes Finding Miner plays the upright, sitting on a three legged stool. They wear high collared, puff sleeved blouses in various patterns and long gold chains, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guitars--1890-1900.; Pianos--1890-1900.; Singers--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1897-1900?]
- Manitou Springs, 582
- second Manitou School and the Congregational Church are just left of center. On the left is the D. & R. G. Railroad Depot, a rusticated stone building with a high gabled roof and a chimney at each end; it is flanked by its freight and passenger...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Manitou Springs, Colorado, 583
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows the Manitou House, the Wheeler Building, Mansions Hotel, El Paso Livery, the Barker House, Hiawatha Gardens with sign: "A Public Resort for Gentlemen," the Manitou School, the Congregational Church, the D &...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Central City stores Hogo H. Kruse, Grocer
- Interior view of a grocery store in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Items for sale include: cookware, furniture, lamps, food, and clothing. The items are displayed in cases and along shelves.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1895 and 1905?]
- Boulder, Colo. regents of the University of Colorado
- Men in suits, ties, and gold chains stand on steps fronting a brick building with an arched wooden door in Boulder, Colorado, and are identified left to right as: Delong, Gardiner, Farnsworth, Hale, Fulton, Bell, Palmer, Waggener.
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1900?]
- Tabby, chief of the Uinta (Ute) Indians
- An elderly Native American Ute man, identified as Tabby, stands on the front porch of a hewn log cabin and wears pants, a long overcoat, and holds a cane in his left hand. According to Myton, agent in White Rocks, Utah, he was ninety years old and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Uinta Indians--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Tabby, Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Spokane portrait
- Native American Spokane women and children pose outside a house on an animal fur rug, they wear Plateau-style square cut sleeve dresses, bead necklaces, and abalone shell disk earrings. They hold embroidered friendship bags.
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Spokane portrait
- A Native American Spokane woman poses with her daughter; they wear Euro-American style dresses; the woman wears a head scarf; the young girl wears a bonnet and holds a toy cradleboard with a doll.
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Cradleboards--1890-1910.; Dolls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Musicians, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows "The Original Cow-boy Band" next to the Ireland block with "Stock. Bonds. Mines. Sales" painted on the side. The Idaho Springs fire department (with bell tower) is across the street. Band members hold...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Owned by Mrs. McLean
- Mrs. McLean stands on the porch of her Cottage Home boarding house, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, with a group including her daugther in a white blouse and Fred McLean on the front steps with a dog. The house features clapboard siding, hip roof, a...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; McLean, Fred, Mrs.; McLean, Fred.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Run by Mrs. McLean in alley back of Van Horn House
- A man and woman stand with their bicycles on the porch of the Cottage Home boarding house, Ouray, Colorado. The house features clapboard siding, hip roof, a front gable with decorative shingles, a balcony above the porch both with balustrades.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Leadville
- This view east over Leadville, Colorado, includes the Colorado Midland Railroad flatbed cars loaded with ore in the foreground. The town is made up of wood frame residences, the Central School, St. Joseph's Church, and mining crushers, smelters,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Midland Railway Company.; Evans, Mount (Colo.); Sherman, Mount (Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Relics from the Cliff Dwellings
- View of Native American (Anasazi) pottery, stone and bone tools, and a woven mat. Shows a decorated bowl, cups, a ladle and ears of corn.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1890-1900.; Antiquities--United States--1890-1900.; Pottery--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Library
- Interior furnishings at the Paterson residence near Littleton, Colorado, include a leather rocker and fainting couch, sheer draperies, and a rug. An ornate scarf and books top a carved wood table, a framed painting is on the wall, and an oil...
- Paterson, C. B.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ely - Nev.
- View shows an unidentified mill building in Ely (White Pine County), Nevada.
- Ely (Nev.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Nevada--Ely--1890-1900.; Mining--Nevada--Ely--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ely
- View shows an unidentified mill building in Ely (White Pine County), Nevada.
- Ely (Nev.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Nevada--Ely--1890-1900.; Mining--Nevada--Ely--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ely
- View shows an unidentified mining building in Ely (White Pine County), Nevada.
- Mine buildings--Nevada--Ely--1890-1900.; Ely (Nev.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Nevada--Ely--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Black Lake
- Black Lake, near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado, is framed by peaks and foothills, they are reflected in the still water.
- Black Lake (Summit County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Reflections--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Spruce Creek Falls
- In this view of Spruce Creek Falls south of Breckenridge, Colorado, a narrow crevice in jagged, stepped stone allows passage of the creek's water, which makes various turns and drops as it approaches the foreground. Evergreens grow from cracks in...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Spruce Creek Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Uneva Lake
- View of Uneva Lake, north of Breckenridge, Colorado, includes evergreens that cover spits of land reflected in the still water, as is Wichita Peak which rises in the background.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uneva Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Bird's eye view of Colorado State Penitentiary
- State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, which cuts through the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Orchard round Warden's Residence and no. from bell house and No 5 lower Colorado State Penitentiary, Canon City
- The Warden's residence at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a two-story stone building with a low-gabled roof and a faceted lookout tower and flagpole. Trees are behind a low stone wall lining the street in the foreground, and an...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Members of a lodge
- Men and women, members of a fraternal lodge, pose on the steps of a brick building in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Women wear high-collared dresses, men wear suits with ties or bow ties and hold hats. A child is also present. The...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Manitou R. R. depots
- View of Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows the Manitou Coal Power plant (far left), the Colorado Midland Depot, the D. & R. G. Depot, and passenger coaches on the spur. Also shows the Manitou House, the El Paso Livery, the Cliff...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]