Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- "Magog," Pikes Peak trail
- View of Magog, a large boulder formation along the Pikes Peak trail, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Aerial view of Trinidad
- Aerial view of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows houses and commercial buildings.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Alcatraz & Golden Gate
- View of the island of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Channel (San Francisco County), California. Fog obscures the island and rests over the water of San Francisco Bay.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Ariel tram in Cokedale
- View of an aerial tram loaded with coal in Cokedale (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows slag piles and mining buildings.
- Cokedale (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Cokedale--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Cokedale--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cokedale--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby on the half shell
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly the child of H.P. Mansfield. The baby is posed in a large shell in front of a backdrop painted to look like waves.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Baby Portrait
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly the child of Mrs. E. McVay, in a diaper sitting on an animal fur rug.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby is dressed in a simple cotton gown with a lace skirt and lies in a large clam shell. The backdrop is hand painted waves.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby is dressed in a simple cotton gown and sits in a large clam shell. The backdrop is hand painted waves.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bear Creek Falls
- View of the Bear Creek Falls on Bear Creek in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows a wooden bridge and toll gate along the Otto Mears Toll Road.
- Bear Creek (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Boulders of Ruxton Creek
- A man stands on a group of large boulders near a small waterfall on Ruxton Creek, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ruxton Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boulders--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Branding calves
- A group of cowboys gather around to brand a calf probably on a ranch in Texas. Other men hold down calves nearby, and a man mounted on a horse ropes a cow. A herd of cattle stands nearby.
- Cattle branding--Texas--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Texas--1900-1910.; Roping--Texas--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bridge from above
- View of the hanging bridge in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and the Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- California Limited
- An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway train, the California Limited, moves down the tracks in the desert. Shows large cactus and low scrub growth. Black smoke emerges from the engine.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Deserts--1890-1900.; Railroads--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Campsite in Eaton Canyon
- A tent is pitched in a small clearing in Eaton Canyon (Los Angeles County), California. Shows bare trees and hill in the distance.
- Eaton Canyon (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Los Angeles County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Camping--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Canyons--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Tents--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Canon of the Colorado from Hance's [sic]
- View of the Grand Canyon from Hance trail in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows rock formations.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Castilla Hot Springs, Utah
- View of a bathhouse near Castilla Springs in Castilla (Utah County), Utah. The building is a one story wood frame structure with a high-pitched, hipped roof. A stream flows through a rock-lined canal nearby. A sign above the entrance reads,...
- Castilla (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castilla Springs (Utah)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Springs--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Streams--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cattlemen's Celebration, Gunnison, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men, women and children mounted on horses who pose on a road in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. One man holds an American flag, another stands on his horse. Possibly a parade float is in the distance. Shows store fronts....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.
- 1910 July 20
- Charles Menapace
- Studio portrait of Charles Henry Menapace, a baker for the Star Bakery in Trinidad, Colorado. He wears a dark colored suit and carries a white handkerchief in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1900.; Menapace, Charles Henry.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- City Park, Denver
- A carriage moves along a tree lined dirt road in City Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows small planting beds and open grassy areas.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo., Schuchs' Building
- Men identified as Philip Schuch Jr. and Earl Akin stand in the door of an assay office, signs read: "Pittsburg - Colorado Sampling Works and Assay Office, Philip Schuch, Jr.," Cripple Creek, Colorado. The business is housed in a false front...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Assayers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Akin, Dean.; Akin, Earl.; Schuch, Philip.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Crossing the Bay, S.F.
- A ferry boat, the "Oakland," crosses San Francisco Bay. Black smoke emerges from the smokestack of this large multi-deck boat. Tall sailing ships are nearby.
- San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--1870-1900.; Ferries--California--1870-1900.; Sailing Ships--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Denver - east up Sherman Ave. Panorama from Capitol
- View of Sherman Street and the North Capitol Hill neighborhood from the State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado. Central Presbyterian Church is on the corner of Sherman Street and Seventeenth Street. Shows houses, commercial buildings, and Saint...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver School of Trades
- View of the one-story Denver School of Trades located behind North High School at 2960 North Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has large windows, pedimented entries, and columns. Cars are parked on the...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Vocational education--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1911 and 1930?]
- Diamond Creek Canon
- View of a dry stream bed in Diamond Creek Canyon, near the Grand Canyon in Mohave or Coconino County, Arizona. Shows steep canyon walls.
- River channels--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Diamond Creek (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Down Black Canon at Cimarron Junction, D. & R.G.R.R.
- View of Crystal Creek in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grand Railway Company bridge in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Crystal Creek (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- El Capitan
- View of the El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park (Mariposa County), California. Shows a stream and trees.
- El Capitan (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Streams--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Petrita Chacon, and her three children. The woman wears a dress embellished with embroidery and sits on an upholstered chair. The youngest child sits on an ottoman near her feet, and the two older children...
- Mothers & children--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- First Presbyterian Church, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the First Presbyterian Church (1902) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The building has crenellated towers and gothic arched, stained glass windows. A sign on the building reads: "Pastor's Study."
- First Presbyterian Church (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Garfield Beach from the cave
- A man sits on boulders inside a cave that faces onto the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah. The Saltair Pavilion is in the distance.
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1890-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Beaches--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.; Caves--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Genl. Grant
- View of a Redwood tree named "General Grant" probably in Big Tree Grove near Felton, Santa Cruz County, California. Shows wood benches, posts, and a shed in the distance.
- Big Tree Grove (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Cruz County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Redwoods--California--Santa Cruz County--1870-1900.; Sheds--California--Santa Cruz County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Grand Hotel, Trinidad
- View of the Grand Building, 600 West Main Street, in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. An electrically illuminated sign reads "Grand" and hangs on the rusticated stone facade of the building. Carved stone along the second story windows reads:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Horse and cart in field, City Park, Denver
- A horse stands near a wagon in a large field of hey or straw in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The harvested grass is arranged in piles across the field.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hay--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Horse and cart in field, City Park, Denver
- A horse stands near a wagon in a large field of hey or straw in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The harvested grass is arranged in piles across the field.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hay--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- John Brown's sons at home
- A group of visitors gathers around an old man on a hill identified as Brown's Peak near Altadena (Los Angeles County), California. The women wear bonnets and their skirts have bustles. The wood frame house is propped up with poles and belongs to...
- Brown, Jason, California resident--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Owen--Homes & haunts.; Los Angeles County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Guests--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Houses--California--Los Angeles County--1870-1900.; Men--California--Los...
- [between 1870 and 1889?]
- La Cuesta Creek, Gaviota Pass
- View of a creek identified as La Cuesta Creek at Gaviota Pass, Santa Barbara County, California. Shows high embankments along the side of the river, large smoothed rocks and trees.
- Gaviota Pass (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Streams--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Looking down the San Miguel Valley, Telluride in distance
- Aerial view of the towns of Telluride and Pandora in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows an aerial tramway and surrounding San Juan Mountains.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Mancos Valley and Mesa Verde
- View of Mancos Valley near Mesa Verde with Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks, Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Montezuma County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Marshall Pass, Mt. Ouray
- View of Marshall Pass, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mission of San Juan Capistrano
- View of an adobe brick arcade at Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California. The adobe brick is eroded and plaster is pealed off the columns. Shows exposed beams, wooden benches, and a stone tile floor.
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission of Santa Barbara
- View of the front corridor and arcade at Santa Barbara Mission in Santa Barbara, California. Exposed wood support beams line the ceiling of the covered porch arcade. Carved wood balustrades cover the windows. Shows an ornate fountain in the...
- Santa Barbara Mission--1880-1890.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1880-1870.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.; Missions--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission San Gabriel, Calif.
- View of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel at 428 South Mission Drive in San Gabriel (Los Angeles County), California. The building has an arched doorway, stucco walls, and a stairway that leads up the exterior of the structure.
- Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Gabriel (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--California--San Gabriel--1890-1910.; Missions--California--San Gabriel--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Monitor pictures, Old Colorado Telephone Co. baseball team, A. R. Grosheider, manager
- Member of a Colorado Telephone Company baseball team pose near a wooden fence probably in Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniforms including knickers and jerseys with the letters: "C. T. Co." and a bell logo. Manager Arthur R. Grosheider stand in...
- Colorado Telephone Company--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- Moosongnave from Shepaulave
- View of a Hopi pueblo identified as Moosongnave (Musangnuvi or Mishongnovi) in Arizona. The pueblo structures are on the Second Mesa. Shows utilitarian pottery, baskets, grinding stones (matate), and a pathway between two pueblo complexes.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mountains near Trout Lake
- View of snow covered mountains and slopes near Trout Lake in San Miguel County Colorado. Show Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mounted police
- Denver Police officers mounted on horses ride through a residential neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. An officer with a flag is at the back of the group. Brick houses line the dirt road.
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 January 10
- Mt. Ouray from Poncha Pass
- A Denver and Rio Grande train climbs Poncha Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Mount Ouray is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mt. Tacoma (Rainier)
- View of snow-covered Mt. Rainier in Pierce County, Washington with a body of water at the base of the mountain. Pine trees line the shore.
- Pierce County (Wash.)--1890-1900.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Pierce County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Washington (State)--Pierce County--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Mtn's above Trout Lake, Colo.
- View of snow covered mountains and slopes near Trout Lake in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mystic Falls
- View of waterfall identified as Mystic Falls, possibly San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- On the summit of Pikes Peak
- View of a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway locomotive and passenger car at the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso, County, Colorado. Men and women stand in a boulder field outside the stone Army Signal Station.
- United States. Army. Signal Corps--Buildings--1880-1890.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]