Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields, young son of the president of the carnival. Accompanied by Miss Augusta Wright.
- George Shields and Augusta Wright ride in a pony cart, decorated with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, at the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The children wear straw hats ; hers is wide brimmed and flowered. A man...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 2881 Champa St. storefront removed 1978, storefront built 1891
- View of the north elevation (side) of 2881 Champa Street (ca. 1885) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and a half story vernacular Victorian house has a steep pitched cross-gabled roof. There is an addition with a shed...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Maintenance and repair--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- 945 Main Street, Silver Plume
- View of 945 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The abandoned two story false front building is in disrepair and has peeling paint. A railing on the second story balcony is missing several rungs. The balcony is supported by...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 1975
- "The Colorado" Glenwood
- Northward view of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; a road at left leads to the hotel; the tree-lined hot springs pool is visible at right.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- A "Buffalo Bill" look alike arriving at Union Station on railroad engine.
- A Buffalo Bill look alike poses on a train next to a Native American. Two men on the train wear suits, one man is dressed like a prospector and another man wears a dress shirt with a tie and holds a flag. Spectators stand on either side of the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Impersonation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- A grassy resort
- Interior of a tavern, Grassy, Colorado, with a group of men, in hats and work clothes, drinking at a table with a bottle and glasses; some hold up their glasses for a toast. The walls are wood panels; crates, blankets, and wood are piled in a...
- Grassy (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Toasting--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Abandoned town hall, Moffat, Colo.
- View of the abandoned Moffat Town Hall building at the northwest corner of Lincoln and Moffat Way in Moffat (Saguache County), Colorado. The one story building has a false front and clapboard siding. Two front windows frame the entrance. The words...
- Moffat (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings.; City & town halls.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Moffat--Pictorial works.; City halls--Colorado--Moffat--Pictorial works.; Moffat (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Accident
- A crowd gathers around an accident between Denver Tramway Company trolley #807 and an automobile in Denver, Colorado. A bloody, dead man lies on the sidewalk; police and reporters view another body on the driver's side of the mangled automobile.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Actors and actresses
- An man and woman clown for the camera in a dressing room possibly in Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and house coat; she wears a dancers costume with a feathered boa and applies makeup to his face with a powder puff. Mr. Rhoads' reflection is...
- Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Altona Grange
- View of the Altona Grange Hall #127 at 9386 N 39th Street in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The one story shingled building has a steep pitched gabled roof. An addition on the back has white siding and peeling paint with an entrance and...
- Colorado State Grange Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Longmont (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Farmer's groups.; Buildings.; Colorado State Grange. Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- American lion, Colorado
- Mountain lion lying on grassy terrain, Colorado.
- Pumas--Colorado--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Anna sitting on the grass
- Anna Kennicott reads a magazine on the lawn by a picket fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; she wears a hat with flowers.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Kennicott, Anna Townsend.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Anna T. Kennicott and Eugenia R. Kennicott wading the the Lake of the Clouds
- Anna and Eugenia Kennicott wade in Lake of the Clouds, near Electric Peak and Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; outfits include wide brim hats and scarves.
- Clouds, Lake of the (Custer County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Custer County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Custer County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Custer County--1890-1900.; Wading--Colorado--Custer County--1890-1900.; Kennicott, Anna...
- 1899 August 17
- Antalee
- Antalee, a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, holds a striped blanket wrapped around her shoulder and his waist, a scarf tied around her neck, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.; Antalee.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Apex, Colo.
- Large pine trees and tree stumps stand in the foreground of this view of Apex, a small mining settlement in Gilpin County, Colorado, that served as the trading center for neighboring camps in the Pine Creek District. Several buildings lie in the...
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Vehicles have worn dirt tracks into the ground near Mesa Verde National Park. Several trees and shrubs dot the landscape. Large billowing clouds lint the sky.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Archaeology. Chichen Itza
- A pyramid-like structure with a flat-roofed building on its peak stands in a field at Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The ruins date back to the Mayan Empire. Vehicles have formed tracks in the dirt road that winds along the side...
- Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Mexico--Yucatan Peninsula--1910-1920.; Indians of Central America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1910-1920.; Mayas.
- [between 1910 and 1913?]
- Architectural field survey #22 roll 2
- View of a house at 4258 Lincoln Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story wood frame house has a covered porch and decorative trim. Paint is peeling from the support pillars.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1976]
- Aroya school house
- View of the abandoned school house in Aroya (Cheyenne County), Colorado. The building is a clapboard building with a hipped roof. The paint on the sides of the building is peeling and windows are boarded up.. A small cupola is in the center of the...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; One-room schools.; Abandoned buildings.; Rural schools--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Baby carrier
- Native American (Great Plains) cradleboard for newborn with fringed buckskin, wicker hood and wide bead borders.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Baby carrier
- Native American (Great Plains) baby carrier with back strap, fully beaded with geometric design and hood, laces, cloth lining, doll inside.
- Indian beadwork--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Great Plains--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Baby carrier "Ute Kuneo"
- Native American (Ute) cradleboard for newborn, with beaded and laced buckskin over cloth and a slotted wooden hood decorated with metal tip fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Balanced Rock
- View of a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Bald Mountain Cemetery
- The Bald Mountain Cemetery stands in the midground at the base of a hill in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A fence surrounds the cemetery. A ridge of snow-capped mountains stands in the distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Bath House and vicinity
- View of the Stone and Wooden Bath Houses at the Hot Springs at Glenwood Springs, Colorado; three men and one woman stand on sidewalk traversing the lawn between the vine-covered bath houses; the Hotel Colorado is visible behind trees in the...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Bath house in Idaho Springs
- reading "Big Hot Spring" hangs on the overhang of the porch. A wood rail fence is on the hill in the right midground.; Stereographic view of two men wearing suits sitting on the front porch of a bath house with private rooms for ladies and...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Bathhouse and the Colorado, Glenwood
- View of bathhouse at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, taken from southeast corner; Hotel Colorado appears at distant right.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Bathing beauties
- Several women in bathing suits and caps pose inside a convertible Paige-Detroit automobile for a dealership promotion in Denver, Colorado. "Paige" banners decorate the car and a girl stands nearby; probably Sloans Lake in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Baur
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Otto Paul Baur, Denver confectioner, baker and caterer; inventor of ice cream soda.
- Bakers and bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Confectioners--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bauer, Otto Paul, b. 1846.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Beaver Dams, N. Cheyenne Canon
- View of beaver dams at base of North Cheyenne Canyon, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; waterfall and rock face of canyon in background.
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Beaver dams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Best community dwelling excavated at base of cliff across from main camp, Rito
- Julian Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo stands at the base of a cliff among the ruins of Long House, an ancient cliff dwelling, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Several portions of stone walls from Long House remain standing. A set of stone...
- National monuments--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Cliff dwellings--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Rock walls--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Long House (Bandelier National...
- [1912?]
- Big Pielle
- A Native American man, Joe Kyser, poses on horseback on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. He holds a long, thin branch in his right hand and a pipe tomahawk adorned with feathers in his left. A row of teepees is in the background....
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.; Kyser, Joe.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Bison
- Taxidermied head of a bison (buffalo) on fabric covered stand.
- Bison--1890-1930.; Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Bison
- Taxidermied head of a bison (buffalo) on fabric covered stand.
- Bison--1890-1930.; Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Blue Bridal Chamber, "The Colorado"
- Interior view of the Blue Bridal Chamber room in the Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado; settee, end table in corner with lamp and books, chair, and window with blinds and sheer curtain are shown.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Boulder Park Dam
- Piles of wood and other debris are scattered on the side of the Boulder Park Dam in Colorado. A small stream flows from the dam in the foreground. A ridge of mountains stands in the distance.
- [1902?]
- Boxing champion Max Baer and buddies
- Heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with friends in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Baer, Max, Boxer.
- [1935?]
- Boy & girl painting
- A girl sits on a stool in front of the porch of a home in Denver, Colorado. A boy is seated behind her and uses a paint brush on the back of the young girl's coat. On the ground is a palette with brushes, paint cans, and a bottle.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Boys baseball team
- Outdoor portrait of boys and teenaged girls by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; costume includes duster hats and baseball uniforms with applique letters: "Sheridan," "SRL GROG."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Breast of Gold Standard Tunnel, Cripple Creek
- Miners sit and stand at the entrance of the Gold Standard Tunnel in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Two workers hold onto Mining equipment, possibly a pump or drill used to widen the tunnel opening.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold Standard Group Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Bridal Veil Falls, N. Cheyenne
- View from downstream of Bridal Veil Falls waterfall in North Cheyenne Canyon, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; pool in foreground.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso COunty, Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Burros
- Two burros, one light and one dark, with harnesses. Mountains in background.
- Donkeys--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Byers House & Spgs.
- The large Byers House stands near the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. W. N. Byers, publisher of the Rocky Mountain News, purchased 160 acres, including the hot springs, for about $55,000 in 1864;...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- C.& S. station at Dumont, Colo. used as U.S. Post Office
- The U.S. Post Office building in Dumont, Colorado, in Clear Creek County is a rectangular-shaped building with bracketed eaves, a hipped roof, and chimneys. Paint is peeling off of the side of the building. Signs include: "Post Office,"...
- Dumont (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Dumont--1930-1940.
- March, 1939
- California Zephyr
- View of a California Zephyr train on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks at the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. Passenger observation cars read: "Silver Bronco," "D.& R.G.W." and "C.B.& O." "Moffat Tunnel,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.;...
- [1949?]
- Canning factory Delta, Colo. peeling tomatoes
- Women workers can tomatoes at a Delta, (Delta County) Colorado canning plant, by benches of tin cans. A man picks up pails; a conveyor belt, pulleys, belts, and other machinery are in the background.
- Delta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Food industry--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Canon of the Grand at Hot Sulphur Spgs.
- A dirt road winds around a rocky cliff in the canyon of the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs in Colorado.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Canon of the Grand at Hot Sulphur Spgs.
- A dirt road winds around a ridge above the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) that runs through a canyon near Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. Tracks have been formed in the road.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Canon of the Grand at Hot Sulphur Spgs.
- A tree with bare branches grows at an angle from the side of a dirt road that winds through a canyon of the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs in Colorado. A jagged cliff borders the opposite side of the road.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Canyon
- The Rhoads family on a visit to Zion National Park in Utah; The Great White Throne is visible from the canyon road.
- Great White Throne, The (Utah)--1920-1930.; Zion National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Utah--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.
- [1925?]