Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- West from summit of Berthoud Pass
- A ridge of mountains stands in the distance in this view looking west from the summit of Berthoud Pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties, Colorado. Branches from dead trees lie in the foreground.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Will Cozens catch of trout
- Rows of trout are laid out on several planks of wood propped against each other. The trout were caught by William Cozens, the first official sheriff of Gilpin County in Colorado. Cozens and his wife, Mary York Cozens, moved from Central City to...
- [between 1899 and 1904?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Photographs of two studio bust portraits of unidentified men taken by other photographers. One of the portraits has the name "Anderson" stamped below it. The other portrait is in an oval frame with a floral pattern stamped on two opposite corners....
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- An unidentified man and woman sit on a step in front of a porch.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- People have carved names into several trees that stand in the foreground near a dirt path. A large cliff formation stands at a distance at the base of a hillside. Trees line the surrounding terrain.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits poses in rows on the steps leading up to an entrance with a pointed arch on top.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- Three unidentified men stand in front of a screened-in porch of a house. The man in the middle wears his pants tucked into his cowboy boots. All three wear suits.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits poses in three rows in front of a large doorway with a round arch of windows on its top. The men in the front row kneel on one knee.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits pose in rows in front of a large stone wall. The men in the front row sit on a ledge with their legs dangling.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Pecos
- Large rocks lie scattered in the foreground in this landscape scene, possibly near the Pecos Mission in New Mexico or at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The tops of several trees are in the background, and gray clouds line the sky.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Perigo Mill in Gilpin County
- Large piles of wood are stacked at the side of the Perigo Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado. The mill has several levels, and two large smokestacks supported by wires protrude from the roof. Several smaller smokestacks also protrude from the roof. A...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man wearing a suit and hat stands next to huge piles of snow in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. A telephone or telegraph pole stands in the background near some houses.
- [1913]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man dressed in a suit stands on a sidewalk in Central City, Colorado, holding a shovel. Enormous piles of snow that are taller than the man line Eureka Street in front of him. Signs marking a bank, a millinery, the Teller House and...
- [1913]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
- View of Cliff Palace, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Cliff Palace
- View of Cliff Palace, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- Smith House
- Spangler House
- Voorhees House
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; features a rutted road winding by gable roof buildings, two of board-and-batten construction, and the third with a corrugated metal roof; 1940s automobile parked further down the road.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a house with a porch at the top of a hill in the distance looking over a rushing stream below; mountain covered with pines and a road with low bushes passes in front of the house.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; includes a one- story gable-roofed wooden building with a hill behind it; stone fence and a log fence in front.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--(New) Cardinal--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Christmas 1940
- A young woman smiles at two girls who hold toys in front of a Christmas tree at the 24th (Twenty-fourth) Street Nursery School at 2025 Lawrence Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One girl holds a doll in a chair, another...
- 24th Street Nursery School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- A. B. Ingols manufacturers of Colorado Gold Jewelry, 263 and 265 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Col.
- View of A. B. Ingols jewelry store in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with storefronts, cast iron trim, a cornice, a hanging pocket watch, a streetlamp, and signs: "A. B. Ingols Jewelry Manufactory."
- A. B. Ingols Jewelry Manufactory--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- A. B. Sopris, books and stationery, postoffice block, Denver, Colorado
- View of a Denver, Colorado storefront; shows men posing between display windows with lettering: "Allen B. Sopris, Bookseller and Stationer, All Paper News Rooms."
- A. B. Sopris, Books and Stationery--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Stationary trade--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- A. E. Meek delivery truck
- A man sits in the driver's seat of a delivery truck in Denver, Colorado. The rear of the truck is designed to look like a trunk. Signs on the truck read: "A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co." and "Trunks & Bags."
- A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A. H. Jones & Co importers and jobbers of wines, brandies and cigars Dealers in Kentucky, rye and white wheat whiskeys, California Wines and brandies, Crow & Clark's Block, Holladay Street, near G, Denver, Col.
- View of A. H. Jones & Co, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by brick buildings with storefronts. Sign reads: "E. H. Tobey & Co."
- A. H. Jones & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Ouray
- Spectators stand in front of the Beaumont Hotel and sit in parked automobiles to watch several bands performing possibly for an July Fourth (4th) (Independence Day) celebration on Main Third (3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Business...
- A. Humphries Merc. Co. (Ouray, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Beaumont Drug Store (Ouray, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; R. L. Lincoust & Co. (Ouray, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- A. L. Ellis, groceries, fruit and ranch produce, Pearl Street, Boulder, Col.
- View of a brick storefront with stone trim in Boulder (Boulder County) Colorado; shows a man posing by merchandise, display windows, and signs: "A. L. Ellis, Groceries."
- A. L. Ellis--Buildings--1860-1880.; Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- A. T. Lewis Store & shoppers
- View of people at the A. T. Lewis Store entrance, in Denver, Colorado; shows a car, snow, a wrought iron canopy, men, and women in fur coats.
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Consumers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Store
- View of the intersection of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrian and automobile traffic, department stores, and an electric sign: "A. T. Lewis & Son."
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Store
- View of the intersection of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows the A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Store, pedestrian and automobile traffic, a water tower, and a sign: "Askins."
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- A. T. Lewis drivers
- Group portrait of A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Store drivers and trucks, in Denver, Colorado. A boy is with the men; brick apartments are in the background.
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Company--People.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Ye old mill
- View of hydraulic mine processing facility ruins, in (probably) Colorado or Utah; shows a log-sided building with a frame water-wheel.
- Abandoned buildings--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--1890-1910.; Log buildings--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.; Waterwheels--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Waterwheel
- View of mine processing facility ruins with a waterwheel and flume, in (probably) Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterwheels--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Miner's cabin
- View of abandoned miner's cabins in Colorado.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Idaho waterwheel
- View of gold mine ore processing facility ruins in Idaho; men examine the collapsing frame structure and waterwheel.
- Abandoned buildings--Idaho--1940-1960.; Hydraulic mining--Idaho--1940-1960.; Mining--Idaho--1940-1960.; Waterwheels--Idaho--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Coal miners
- Men stand on a dilapidated ore car trestle bridge near an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Coal miner
- A man poses with a pistol on a dilapidated mine ore car trestle bridge near an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Mine ore cars
- View of mine ore cars on the tramway at the entrance to an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Abandoned coal mine
- View of the shafthouse and buildings of an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Abandoned coal mine
- View of the shafthouse, water tank, and buildings of an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Old workings of a pit
- View of an abandoned gold placer mining pit near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado shows: pipes and tailings with valley and mountains in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Camp Bird
- View of buildings at the Camp Bird mine in Ouray County, Colorado. San Juan Mountains are in the background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1970.; Camp Bird (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Crown Point Mine Russell Gulch
- View of the abandoned shafthouse of the Crown Point Mine on Russell Gulch near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Russell Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Clear Creek County, Griffith district, Terrible mine
- An excavation site, associated with the Terrible mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado, is partially filled with water.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1970.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1930-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Creede mining section
- A man stands near a wooden tower for a mine aerial tramway at the abandoned Commodore Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Commodore Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Dyersville shafthouse on Warrior's Mark lode, the closest to town
- View of an abandoned shafthouse at the Warrior's Mark Mine near Dyersville (Summit County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Warriors Mark Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- August, 1961