Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Muddy Waters On The Platte
- View of 2557 15th Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building housed The Muddy Waters On The Platte, a coffeehouse, book shop, and home of The Slightly Off Center Theater. The two story brick building is painted white. ...
- Muddy Waters On The Platte (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Coffeehouses.; Muddy Waters On The Platte (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Coffeehouses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- In the San Juan Mtns.
- View of muddy dirt road descending San Juans probably near Telluride, Colorado; possibly road from Black Bear Mine & Mill, later called Black Bear jeep road; Rocky Mountains; muddy road with two paths of wagon ruts.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Car on muddy, snowy road
- A man stands by an automobile on a snowy and muddy road in Colorado.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cartoon, stage from Rifle to Meeker
- Cartoon drawing of people in a horse-drawn stagecoach on a rutted mountain road between Rifle and Meeker. Text below the cartoon reads: "This picture was suggested by the following card from the manager of the Rifle-Meeker stage line to Assistant...
- Cartoons (Commentary)--1910-1930.; Stagecoaches--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Meeker flood
- View from bluff across the White River south of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows high water and muddy streets. Landmark buildings include the Hugus Block, the Meeker Hotel, and St. James Episcopal Church.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; White River (Colo. and Utah)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Pueblo flood
- View of the buildings at the state fair grounds near Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado after the Arkansas River flood. Shows refugee tents, gable roofed buildings, trees and a muddy road.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Refugee camps--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Snow tunnel, Ouray and Silverton Toll Road
- A team of horses pulls a wagon full of men through a snow tunnel along the Otto Mears Toll Road in either Ouray County or San Juan County, Colorado. Shows wagon ruts in the wet, muddy road.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Wawona
- A man in a wagon drawn by a team of horses passes through a tunnel cut into the base of a giant Sequoia tree, possibly part of the Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park (Mariposa County), California. Snow is on the ground, and large wagon wheel...
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Dirt roads--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Giant sequoias--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Snow--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Logging, sledding
- A team of draft horses stand ready to pull a log from a forest in Michigan. A lumberjack poses on the log and holds reins to the harnessed team. Another man stands on the muddy forest floor. A third man sits behind another team of work horses.
- Horse teams--Michigan--1870-1890.; Loggers--Michigan--1870-1890.; Logs--Michigan--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Chestnut Street from Harrison Avenue
- View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, in Leadville, Colorado; shows muddy street, horse drawn wagons and covered wagons, and pedestrians. Business signs include "Boot & Shoe Store," "St. James Restuarant," "Drugstore,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Meeker, Colorado after the Meeker flood in May of 1897.
- View from bluff across the White River south of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows high water and muddy streets. Landmark buildings include the Hugus Block, the Meeker Hotel, and St. James Episcopal Church.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; White River (Colo. and Utah)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Louise Note was brought in upon a mule train similar - will send a better one sometime
- Winter scene in Silverton, Colorado, of the east side of Greene Street, looking south. A mule train heads north on the the muddy street; the lead animal bears a waving man; the mules that follow are loaded with bundles and boxes. Behind piled snow,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver, Civic Center
- Workmen raise and shim a two story apartment building to be moved for the development of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. A horse drawn carriage, an automobile and a bicyclist are on 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue, muddy from snow melt. The State Capitol...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Cripple Creek
- View of standard or narrow gauge tracks circling around edge of town, Cripple Creek, Colorado; muddy intersection crosses over railroad tracks; scene includes electrical poles and one and two-story wooden frame buildings next to railroad tracks.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Portland Cement manager
- E. N. Leh and Peg McGovern pose in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, on dirt street. He is in a suit; she wears a sailor shirt and bandana. Muddy ruts are flanked by two-story brick Colorado Portland Cement Company dormitories in the background.
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Portland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1910-1920.; Leh, E. N.; McGovern, Peg.
- 1918
- Pioneer Day, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
- Parade participants prepare for the Pioneer Day celebrations on a muddy street in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. Mounted horseback riders are in line with horse-drawn wagons and a large pyramid- shaped float with a large, American flag...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900- 1910.
- 1909
- West side of Tejon St., north from Pike's Peak Ave.
- View of the businesses on the west side of a muddy Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows two story brick and wood buildings with bracketed cornices and many with striped awnings. The Wanless Block is on the corner.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Williamette Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View west on Williamette Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, towards snow dusted Pikes Peak. The mountain reflects in a puddle of water in the muddy, tree-lined street. Horse drawn wagons park in front of residences.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Denver
- View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the busy business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Teams of oxen with yokes pull supply and delivery wagons. Signs on the Fillmore Block include: "Heywood...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1878]
- Eureka St., Central
- View east down Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, shows the Teller House on the right and the Register Block on the left. Several men stand on the boardwalk near a barbershop pole. Horse drawn wagons are on the muddy tracked street.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1878]
- Armory Hall, Central City
- Winter scene of muddy Main Street and the exterior of Armory Hall in Central City, Colorado; shows steel water tanker hitched to six teams of horses, and firemen standing in front of the Armory Hall which serves as the Central City Fire Department.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Trail in the San Juan Mtns.
- View of a narrow, muddy and rutted trail in the San Juan Mountains near Ouray, Colorado; four pack horses graze near roadside.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M)--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Colorado--San Juan Mountains--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Juan Mountains--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Santa Fe route station
- A Colorado Midland passenger train is at the Santa Fe Union depot in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot has wide overhanging eaves. The station yard is muddy and heavily tracked from wagon wheels.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- Hendrie-Bolthoff's foundry, Central City, 1941
- Snow covers the ruins of the Hendrie-Bolthoff Foundry in Central City. A decaying water sluice pours water into the creek below. The creek banks are muddy and partially covered with snow. The wood, masonry, and tin walls are crumbling and in decay....
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Monte Vista, Colo.
- Muddy street in the commercial district in Monte Vista (also known as Lariat and Henry), Colorado in Rio Grande County. Sign reads: "Monte Vista Bank & Trust Co."
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Always be prepared for snow on any day on Pikes Peak, even in a 1913 Packard six
- Men pose with a Packard automobile on a snowy, muddy Pikes Peak road, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915?]
- Flood 1920's.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Flood 1930's
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado. Rail tracks and ties hang over a cataract of muddy water; tree stumps and other debris are half submerged and a warehouse is at the edge of the embankment. Buildings in the background...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- River that flooded A. T. & S. F. tracks & depot, Trinidad, Colo.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and five cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Trinidad, Colo. river at flood stage
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Canyon de Chelly N. E. Ariz. Entrance
- View of the entrance to Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. An open area of muddy sand stands near a large sandstone mesa, possibly part of the Defiance Plateau.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Mud Geyser in action
- View of the Mud Geyser as it sprays steam and muddy water at Yellowstone National Park.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Wyoming--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- A street scene in an Indian Agency - Pine Ridge Ag SD
- View east on the main street of the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows Native American Lakota Sioux men and women dressed in jackets and warm hats standing beside walled tents and a frame building. Horse-drawn wagons are on the muddy street...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891
- Bent County Farm
- View shows a barbed wire fence, a muddy road, and a farm complex in the distance, Bent County, Colorado.
- Bent County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Bent County--1890-1900.
- 1893?
- Alpine Street east
- Early view down Alpine Street (6th, Sixth), Georgetown, Colorado. Mainly wood frame and false front businesses line muddy wagon wheel tracked street. The three-story brick Cushman Block shows in the distance and the old firehouse with belltower on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1883]
- Our party en route to the Klondike, Sheep Camp, Alaska
- View of a pack train entering Sheep Camp, Alaska, heavily laden with supplies. Miners stand in the muddy street near the "Grand Pacific Hotel."
- Sheep Camp (Alaska)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Alaska--Sheep Camp--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--Sheep Camp--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--Sheep Camp--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Alaska--Sheep Camp--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Street scene Ft. Lupton Colo
- View of muddy business street, Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons, buggies, automobile, pedestrians, and businesses: "St. John Mercantile," "Real Estate and Loan Office," "Confectionary and Cigars," "Meat Market," "Jackson...
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910
- Transportation, carriages & carts, hearse
- View of a horse-drawn hearse on a muddy road, probably in Denver, Colorado; the driver wears a top hat and coat. Snow covers fields.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hearses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Street scene, Georgetown, Colorado
- View near 5th (Fifth) on Argentine Street looking south towards Leavenworth Mountain. The mountain is covered with snow, mine entrances and two figures are visible. The unpaved street has a long fence on which is painted, in extreme perspective,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Hot Sulphur Springs, Moffat Road
- View of hot springs site enclosed by stone and wooden frame buildings, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, along Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road; shows light snow covering ridge and muddy wagon tracks leading to wooden log bridge...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1905 and 1913]
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Three men pose in a field below the at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows a muddy, snow covered field and a small brick building. A railroad bridge is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Three men pose in a field below the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows a muddy, snow covered field and a small brick building. A railroad bridge is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- Mt. Bross above the clouds
- This view down a muddy road across a plank bridge in Alma, (elevation, 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, includes a man and a woman in front of large tent. A "Photographing" sign shows on a tall post. Small wood frame buildings, including a...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1886]
- View down the street from our house, Bull Hill, Altman, Colorado
- View down a main street in Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, shows the wide muddy street with a horse-drawn "Gillett Dairy" wagon, and townspeople in front of wood...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Castle Creek bidge
- View of James H. Adams dressed in dark clothing, suspenders, a cap, and gloves holding a stick, standing on a muddy road before the bridge outside of Aspen, Colorado; sign before bridge: "Notice $25.00 fine....on this bridge... faster than...";...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Pack train
- View of mule pack train loaded with empty ore canvas bags plodding along muddy dirt road somewhere probably in San Miguel or Ouray county, Colorado; possibly road to Black Bear Mine (later called Black Bear jeep road) above Telluride.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mules--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Pack train
- View of long mule or burro (over twenty animals) pack train led by two men on horseback along muddy dirt road somewhere probably in San Miguel or Ouray County, Colorado; possibly road to Black Bear Mine (later called Black Bear jeep road) above...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mules--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Creede, Colorado
- The door to one of the one and two-story commercial storefronts along a muddy street in Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, is open. A commercial building is built above a rock ledge, and a man wearing a hat stands at the top of steps that lead...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Looking west, Ault, Colorado
- Main street Ault, Weld County, Colorado, shows townspeople standing along boardwalks of the wood frame false fronts. The street is wheel tracked and has a center muddy area. Signs include: "Ault Hotel", "Groceries, Dry Goods & General Merchandise,"...
- Ault (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ault--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Blanca, Colo.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, (Costilla County) is located at the foot of the snow-covered Sangre de Cristo mountains in the San Luis Valley. A muddy intersection at the center of town is surrounded by one and two-story buildings whose features...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1909?]