Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Children standing near a creek in Central City, Colorado
- Children in Central City, Colorado, stand next to a rocky stream. The three boys and two girls are dressed in summer clothes and are wearing hats. The terrain around them is rocky and the soil seems to have been eroded away by water. Above them...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Troop ship docking in U.S.A.
- Tenth Mountain Division troops fill every available space on the lower deck of a troop ship, as it docks in the U.S.A. Dock has sign: Welcome home, well done. Another ship is docked; the land nearby appears flat and industrial with a water tower...
- Troop movements--1940-1950.; Warships--United States--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1945]
- Main Street Pinion [sic] Colo.
- A man walks in the street while others sit by wooden buildings on Main Street in Pinon (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a wagon with a rifle and equipment.
- Pinon (Montrose County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pinon--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 18
- Gang plank
- Six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers walk along a gang plank fully loaded with baggage, wearing uniforms, helmets and carrying rifles; probably boarding ship in Italy bound for the U.S.A.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Troops homebound by ship
- Tenth Mountain Division troops fill the entire frame, except for a small triangle of water in the upper right corner; troops are returning by ship to the U.S.A. All are in uniform, most wear helmets and some wear life vests. Some are reading, some...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Gen. Duff inspecting town
- General Robinson E. Duff inspects a heavily shelled Italian town, with a damaged bridge in the background. Further in the background are rugged mountains.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Duff, Robinson E.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Men on leave in Venice
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers on leave take a ride in a gondola in Venice, Italy, after the end of the war.
- Venice (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--Venice--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- General Hays making an award, Italy
- General George P. Hays commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy shakes a soldiers hand in a field with an Italian farm on a hill in the background.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Pie eating contest, Fourth of July, 1945
- Pie eating contest during a field day held by the 87th Regiment of the Tenth Mountain Division, on July 4, 1945, near Caporreto, Italy. Shows laughing people with whipped cream on their faces; a woman in a Red Cross uniform is (possibly) Deborah...
- Holidays--1940-1950.; Military life--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 July 4
- Nurse with GI in hospital, Italy
- A nurse takes the temperature and pulse of Tenth Mountain Division soldier, S/Sergeant George V. Geiss as he lies in his hospital bed in Italy.
- Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; Geiss, George V.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Medicine, Military.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Rocky Mountain News
- Photograph of a lithograph which depicts Rocky Mountain News newspaper offices in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Rocky Mountain News, News Block, Pioneer Newspaper of the Rocky Mountains, Byers & Daley Publishers, Blank Book Manufacturers...
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Lithographs--1860-1870.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1860
- GI in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Pfc. John T. Dann smiles from his hospital bed by a window, Italy. He holds a magazine, beside the bed is an opened tin can and a pack of cigarettes; medical equipment is behind him.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Dann, John T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- GI in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Pfc. Sherman Jensen smiles lying down in hospital bed, Italy. On bedside table are a package [?], a writing desk [?], glasses case [?], box of chocolates, and deck of playing cards; behind him are a piece of medical...
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Jensen, Sherman.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Sergeant in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Sergeant Cecil T. Wiley, smiles from his hospital bed, Italy, reading the "Final Victory" issue of Blizzzard; pin- up photograph is on wall behind him.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Military officers--United States--1940-1950.; Wiley, Cecil T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Two GIs in hospital beds, Italy
- Two soldiers look towards the camera from hospital beds; closest to camera is Tenth Mountain Division Private James T. Millo, holding a newspaper; behind the beds are boxes and bottles; in far background, partial view of another patient.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Millo, James T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Linburg [sic] Peak
- Lone Eagle Peak (or Lindbergh Peak) Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Grand County, Colorado; shows rocky slope, evergreens, spire shaped ridge, spur of Mount George, and snow filled cirques on either side of peak.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indian Peaks Wilderness (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lone Eagle Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ski jumping
- View of a ski jumper taking off from the platform at Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The town is across the Yampa River in the distance.
- Howelsen Hill Ski Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumping in Colorado
- View of a ski jumper taking off from the platform at Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The town is across the Yampa River in the distance.
- Howelsen Hill Ski Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumping in Colorado
- View of a ski jumper taking off from the platform at Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The town is across the Yampa River in the distance.
- Howelsen Hill Ski Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Silver Plume
- The view, looking north, of the town of Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the central business district, mines on Republican Mountain, and Clear Creek along the valley floor. Mines include: the Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, Baxter, Dunkirk...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Bald Mtn., Grand Lake
- View of Grand Lake, Colorado, with Bald Mountain in background; shows row boat with oars docked on shore.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Into the depths of Gore Cañon, Moffat Road
- Gore Canyon, Colorado on the Moffat Road with Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge tracks in bottom of canyon paralleled by Colorado River; steep, vertical canyon walls; wooden trestle, center.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Black Hawk, C.T.
- View north from Bobtail Hill, in Black Hawk, Colorado, up four mile Gulch to Dory Hill, where the state's first cemetery was located. Central business district includes: Undertaker, Union House (on Selak Street), Drugs (brick, arched windows and...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Portrait of a woman
- Montage of studio portraits of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress and lace scarf.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Butte
- A tall butte near Gateway, Colorado, towers over buildings amidst the trees below.
- Gateway (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Buttes--Colorado--Gateway--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Ignacio, Colorado, gas station
- A Ford pick-up truck with a horse in the back is parked next to a Texaco gas station in Ignacio, Colorado. A boy in a striped shirt rides a bicycle towards the station, which has an ice machine in front.
- Ignacio (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Ignacio--1980-1990.; Horses--Colorado--Ignacio--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Speer Blvd., Denver
- Westward view of Speer Boulevard, west of Broadway, in Denver, Colorado, a wide dirt avenue lined with saplings, street-lamps, and sidewalks. Shows Cherry Creek, gardeners at work, sprinklers, and buildings in distance, including West Side High...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Elote, Subchief of Apaches
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Elote, North American Indian subchief (Apache); he wears a headdress with feathers and buffalo horns and decorated with discs and ribbons. He wwears a hairpipe necklace and has a blanket wrapped around his...
- Apache Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Elote.
- c1900
- Ferry at Alhandra, Vernal-Myton Stage Road Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a ferry crossing at Alhandra along the Vernal-Myton, Utah Stage Road; a man stands at the helm of the ferry which carries an automobile and three male passengers; the ferry is hooked to a pulley on an overhead cable.
- Alhandra (Utah)--1910-1920.; Ferries--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.; Roads--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Ouray Colo.
- Southeast view of Ouray, Colorado from western hillside; shows Denver and Rio Grande narrow-gauge tracks, station, boxcars, and Uncompahgre River with bridges. Identifiable buildings include County Courthouse and Library.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Hayden Bros Coal Mine, Kramer Colo.
- View of the Hayden Brothers Coal Mine in Kramer (later Haybro), Colorado; railroad tracks in foreground of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway (Moffat Road); coal cars and boxcars are parked on the track, some under tipple; locomotive at left; another...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Kramer (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Kramer--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Kramer--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1914?]
- Stacking alfalfa, Dawson Ranch, Moffat Road
- View of agricultural machinery & equipment stacking hay, Dawson Ranch (Routt County) near Hayden, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific): two teams of horses and several men working equipment and...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Haystacks--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Atlas Mill
- View of the Atlas silver and gold mill and slag pile near Ouray, Colorado; snow-patched, 12,698-foot Stony Mountain at right.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Stony Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- City Hall and Library, Ouray Colo.
- Exterior view of the City Hall and Library located on Sixth (6th) Avenue between Main and Fourth (4th) Streets in Ouray, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Sunken Garden and West High School, Denver
- View southwest across Sunken Gardens to West High School, Elati Street and Eleventh (11th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1926 and 1927]
- Sunken Garden, Denver
- View northwest across Sunken Gardens to West High School, Elati Street and Eleventh (11th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1926 and 1927]
- Chair Mtn., Crystal River
- View of Crystal River with distant view of Chair Mountain (elevation 12,721 feet) near Marble, Colorado; Crystal River and San Juan Railway standard gauge track and telegraph wire and poles parallel the Crystal River and canyon.
- Chair Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Ready to break camp
- Group of cowboys on cattle drive ready to break camp, somewhere in Colorado; man on horseback with chaps and lasso attached to saddle, four men standing in front of canvas tent, one possibly holding a branding iron; four men and a boy lounging...
- Cattle drives--Colorado--1900-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 16th Street, Denver
- View northwest from California Street down 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, delivery wagons & carriages, street railway car & tracks, Daniels & Fisher tower, streetlights with electric tramway...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Paris Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Paris Theater, 1751 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; movie posters include "Utah & the Mormons," "The Little Enchantress," and movie produced by Broncho Feature films; billboard advertises "three & four reels first run pictures...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paris Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- New Isis Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Isis Theater, 1722 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; includes ornate theater facade, two women at ticket alcove or booth, and movie posters "Vitagraph in two parts," "the Great Diamond Mystery," and "A Wild Ride"; adjacent...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture posters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- Ouray, Colo.
- Bird's eye view east of Ouray, Colorado with Cascade Falls & Amphitheater possibly taken from above Oak Street; Beaumont Hotel, School, City Hall & Walsh Library, Elk's Club, Ouray County Court house; dirt streets, Sixth, Fifth & Fourth Avenues,...
- Cascade Falls (Ouray county, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Harvesting sugar beets
- Farm workers, horse-drawn wagons, and mule-drawn equipment harvest beets somewhere in Colorado, probably Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large sugar beet field, several mule-drawn & horse-drawn wagons loaded or ready to be loaded with sugar...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Roaring Fork Valley lookin [sic] south, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Roaring Fork River and valley south towards agricultural fields between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Colorado Midland box cars, piñon and juniper covered slope, wood-frame...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Pike's Peak Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Pike's Peak Avenue towards Antlers Hotel with Pike's Peak in background, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway tracks and trolleys, horse-drawn wagons and carriages; Elk Hotel, an unidentified restaurant.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from Daniels & Fisher Tower on 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe, southeast down 16th Street towards Colorado State Capitol building & grounds; Arapahoe County courthouse, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Trinity...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Cutting oats in Colorado
- View of horse-drawn team cutting oats in agricultural field, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Westlake (or West Lake) Ranch, Larimer County, Front Range or Eastern Colorado; show man with whip in hand driving team of three horses, man standing in...
- Larimer County (Colo.); Agriculture--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Oats--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Grand Lake
- A house stands on the far shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado, behind a small group of pine trees. A wood fence leads down from the house to the beach on the lakeside. Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott stand in the background. Rocks...
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The Survivor
- The bare branches of a tree in the foreground form an irregular shape on a mountain ridge west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. The tree stands among rocks, and other trees are in the background. Photographer titled the image "The Survivor."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.
- [1939 or 1941?]
- Alter [i.e. altar] St. John's Cathedral, Denver
- Close view of the altar at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Altars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1911 and 1920]