Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- Two hipped box houses stand above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house on the left is a clapboard structure with a chimney, a covered porch supported by simple columns, and a balcony with a spindle railing around the perimeter. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1959]
- "Medicine Wheel" in mountains near Sheridan, Wyoming
- View of a Native American medicine wheel on Medicine Mountain in the Big Horn Mountains, Big Horn National Forest, near Sheridan Wyoming. It was constructed using medium to large size stones, has a circular perimeter, a raised central point, and...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Wyoming--1910-1920.; Medicine wheels--Wyoming--1910-1920.; Medicine Mountain (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1917
- Denver Ordnance Plant, parked cars
- Cars are parked in the parking lot at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. People in work clothes walk in the distance. A white building with windows and...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Parking lots--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Hotel Casa Loma, Redlands, CA
- A view of the Casa Loma Hotel in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California shows a tree lined drive. The awnings and balconies of the hotel are visible and palm trees line the perimeter of the grounds.
- Casa Loma Hotel (Redlands, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Redlands--1890-1910.; Driveways--California--Redlands--1890-1910.; Hotels--California--Redlands--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Yellowstone, Old Faithful Inn
- View of the Old Faithful Inn designed by Robert C. Reamer at Yellowstone National Park. The log and wood frame structure is seven stories high. The porte-cochere is recessed under the large gable roof of the central section of the building along...
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- [1905]
- Tercio CO
- View of a settling pond near Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. A high wooden fence surrounds the perimeter of the basin.
- Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1910.; Settling basins--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Natural hot water
- View down on the Radium Springs Park, natural hot water springs, Ouray, Colorado, shows the swimming pool, goldfish pond and a parking lot full of automobiles. A crowd lines the perimeter of the pool with a few people in the water.
- Radium Springs Park (Ouray, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.; Springs--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935]
- Edger Bobbitt on Canahejo, first money, Steamboat Spgs.
- Cowboy Edger Bobbitt hangs onto the back of Canahejo during a rodeo competition, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. Two spotters stand behind him and and spectators watch next to their automobiles parked along the perimeter of the field.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Bobbitt, Edger.
- [1921?]
- Stake race, Steamboat Spgs.
- A cowboy guides his horse around a stake during a race on the rodeo grounds, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. Spectators gather to watch from automobiles parked around the perimeter of the field.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Horse racing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Race horses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.
- [1921?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view northwest across Cripple Creek, Colorado with Mount Pisgah on horizon; railroad tracks are around perimeter of town.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado Routt County, Pioneer Day celebration taken from Onyx Quarry? Hill toward N.E.
- Spectators gather on the slopes of Quarry Mountain and in buggies around the perimeter of a field to watch the baseball game during the Pioneer Day festivities in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Steamboat...
- September, 1908
- Charles N. Miller residence, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior view of Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this two-story Queen Anne style residence built in 1897 or 1898 has pitched roof porch with balustrades, and recessed and encircling porch;...
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Architecture, Queen Anne--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Central City after fire 1874
- View of Central City, Colorado, after the fire of 1874. A burned out brick building is surrounded by debris in the foreground. Burned out buildings litter the background. Smoke rises from one of the buildings in the center of the photograph. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fires--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Stratton Park Pavilion
- Interior view of the Stratton Park Dance Pavilion, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the large dance floor under the tall ceiling rafters supported by two center poles and outside walls. Light illuminates the dance floor from an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stratton Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dance floors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1908]
- Rodeo
- Spectators, in carriages, park around the perimeter of a fenced rodeo yard to watch contestants ride broncos, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Broncos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Palmer Lake, Colorado View of lake, D&RGW main tracks, depot, water tank, railroad cars, looking southwest.
- Perimeter of Palmer Lake (also known as Palmer and Weissville), Colorado in El Paso County; shows lake bordered by narrow, short retaining wall; tracks, boxcars, and water tower of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, are in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1910-1930.
- [between 1912 and 1925?]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story wood frame house with a mansard roof and three dormer windows is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It has two bay windows on opposite sides of the front wall. The covered front porch is built behind a masonry...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Old log agency bldg. and Indian on horseback
- View of 2 Native American (Navajo) children on horseback, leading another unsaddled horse on a dirt street in front of the old log Agency building, at probably Shiprock, New Mexico. The one story log building has four sections, all with flat roofs,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.;...
- [1908?]
- Interior view of Trinidad Country Club, Trinidad, Colorado
- The Trinidad Country Club, in Trinidad, Colorado, has an open log beam ceiling; squared beams with corbel ends run the other direction at a lower level. An adobe fireplace fitted with andirons is in back, with trophies on its mantle; Navajo urns...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Navajo textile fabrics--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1925?]
- Central City stores
- Butchered beef and other animal carcasses hang over a gravel floor on the perimeter of a meat locker in Central City, Colorado. A marble counter and a wooden counter with decorative carving is in the background. Scales are on either side of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Meat cutting--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- J.J. Harvey Market
- Beef, poultry, pork, venison and shellfish are in a meat market in Central City, Colorado. Carcasses hang around the perimeter and a wooden counter with a marble top is covered with meats. A cash register is in the background. A butcher and another...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Meat cutting--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- 1894
- The celebrated Mineral Springs at Manitou
- View of the Navajo and Soda Springs, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The cylindrical stone basin around Navajo Springs is in the foreground; a man in a sack suit, silk cravat and Homborg hat sits on the edge of the stone basin...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- The Cliff House and Soda Springs, Manitou, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame building with hipped gable roof, widows' walk, wrap around porch, and balcony. Ladders lean on the the south wing; horses, coaches, buggies, and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1875?]
- Manitou Soda Springs and Cliff House
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame building with hipped gable roof, widows' walk, wrap around porch, and balcony. The one-story gable roof south wing is partly obscured by trees....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff...
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. The conical, faceted roofed rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and branch benches around the perimeter is in the center; unstripped rail fence extends to the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- The Manitou
- Exterior view of the Manitou House, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three-story gable roof structure with dormers and wrap around porches was remodelled in the shingle style around 1896. A waist high rusticated stone...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Will Rogers Rodeo Manitou
- View of a rodeo in Manitou Springs, Colorado. In the foreground, a cowboy hangs on to a bucking bronco that is in midair, forelegs down, hindquarters raised in full kick. In the background, cowboys are both mounted on horses and standing along the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cowboys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Santa Fe Old Capitol (Plaza)
- View, facing northeast on the corner of Palace and Lincoln Avenues, of the Palace of the Governors and the corner of the plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A man stands in the plaza. The Palace has not yet been restored and has an ornate railing that...
- Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Santa Fe Plaza (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Watson's store
- In a clothing store in Breckenridge, Colorado, eight men in suits and hats sit and stand around a drum shaped parlor stove at the center of this well stocked business. Piles of folded trousers are in the left foreground, shelves are loaded with hat...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1888 and 1895?]
- Fort Peck Agency, Montana
- A Native American (Sioux Assiniboine) woman stands near a crude frame structure open on all sides and covered on top with brush, Fort Peck Agency, Montana. The shelter serves as a drying area for strings of corn ears which hang around the perimeter...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Fort Peck Agency--1920-1940.; Assiniboine Indians--Montana--1920-1940.; Dakota Indians--Montana--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1920-1940.; Corn--Montana--1920-1940.; Food...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Byers Branch
- Interior of the Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; shows sunlight streaming in vertical sash windows with arched transoms, bookshelves along perimeter walls with sign: "Handicraft Books On Shelf Below,"...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Decker Branch
- Children's reading room from desk, Decker Branch, Denver Public Library, South Logan and East Florida in Platt Park, Denver, Colorado; English cottage room features beamed ceiling, leaded glass, fireplace nook with wooden seats below Dudley...
- Decker, Sarah Platt--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Woodbury Branch Public Library
- Interior of Woodbury Branch of Denver Public Library, West 33rd and Federal Boulevard, Highland Park, Denver, Colorado; one-story brick Renaissance villa; reading room features: high beamed ceiling with hanging globe lamps, large arched windows,...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Mandan Indian village, restored across the river and 4 miles south of Bismark, No. Dak near site of old Fort Abraham Lincoln
- View of a Native American Mandan earth lodge village along the Upper Missouri River, North Dakota, show mounds with timber enforced entrances and perimeter framework.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--North Dakota--1930-1940.; Mandan Indians--North Dakota--1930-1940.; Archaeological sites--North Dakota--1930-1940.; Dugout houses--North Dakota--1930-1940.; Indian encampments--North...
- [1936]
- Medicine Wheel on top of Medicine Mountain, Bighorn Mountains
- View of Medicine Wheel on top of Medicine Mountain in the Bighorn Mountains, near Sheridan, Wyoming, shows the perimeter of the wheel in the foreground, the stone radii, and the rock cairn in the center of the wheel.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Wyoming--1900-1950.; Medicine wheels--Wyoming--1900-1950.; Medicine Mountain (Wyo.)--1900-1950.; Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark (Wyo.)--1900-1950.; Archaeological...
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Typical scene of the construction of the barracks
- Men wearing overalls and hats ready wooden forms for concrete foundations at Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Shovels lie on freshly dug piles of soil; wooden sawhorses, tool boxes and stacks of lumber...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1942 August 28
- Music school
- The music school in Aspen, Colorado occupies the grounds of the former Four Seasons Club. The academic building is a two story structure with a bell-shaped, hipped roof, and a large dormer window. The theater is a large, rectangular structure...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Music education--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Willow Lake above timberline and lies above Crater Lake by Maroon Bells
- View of James H. Adams dressed in trousers, suspenders, boots, and a cap sitting on a rock next to a lake outside of Aspen, Colorado; shows a retriever dog sitting next to him and facing the opposite direction; rocks around the perimeter of the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Willow Lake (Aspen, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Castilla Spr's
- View of the Castilla bathhouse near Castilla Springs, Castilla (Utah County) Utah. The wood frame structure has a hipped roof with a balustrade and a colonnaded porch on its perimeter. The roof has a tall center flagpole with three American flags...
- Castilla (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castilla Springs (Utah)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Utah--Castilla--1880-1890.; Springs--Utah--Castilla--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gazebo, Cheesman Park
- View of a rustic shelter in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a low pitched roof mounted on four log beams. Benches are built around the perimeter of the log supports. Snow covers the roof and ground.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Shelters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- City Park motor camp
- Men stand near the fenced perimeter of City Park automobile camp in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Canvas tents are set up inside the chicken wire fence, and cars are parked nearby. A sign nailed to a tree reads: "Tourist Camping Ground."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes, interior
- Interior view of a living room in an apartment at the Lincoln Park Homes public housing project in Denver, Colorado. A baseboard for electric heat runs around the perimeter of the room. Shows an electrical outlet, linoleum floor, door, and window....
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Living...
- 1993 November
- Lake Minnehaha, Cheyenne, Wyo.
- View of Lake Minnehaha in Holliday Park (Minnehaha Park) in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. Shows the landscaping design of S.R. DeBoer. Deciduous trees and shrubs line the lake's perimeter. Houses are in the distance.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Holliday Park (Cheyenne, Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Minnehaha Lake (Cheyenne, Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Parks--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Dept. of Parks and Improvements, Denver, Colorado general plan of Park between Cherry Creek, First Avenue and Clarkson St.
- An original landscape drawing for a park bordered by Cherry Creek, First Avenue and Clarkson Street in Denver, Colorado. The drawing shows a triangular shaped park with shrubs and trees on either side of a path which outlines the perimeter.
- Denver (Colo.). Department of Parks and Improvements.--Equipment & supplies.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Proposed grouping of civic buildings of Rawlins, Wyoming
- Architecture landscape drawing of the proposed Civic buildings and landscaping in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming. Shows mission style buildings on a rectangular plaza with flower beds, a statue and a fountain surrounded by trees on the perimeter.
- Carbon County (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Social & civic facilities--Wyoming--Rawlins--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Gold Hill
- View across a field of clover at the log cabins that comprise the town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County; shows evergreen forest at perimeter of town.
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1860-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gold Hill--1860-1970.
- [1860?]
- "Christ is Risen," probably Easter program
- Members of the choir of the Presbyterian Church in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, pose on a circular stage for the Easter service. Numerous potted plants are around the perimeter of the stage and on tables among the members of the choir....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Choirs (Music)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- April, 1898
- Montrose Light Co. 1920
- The Montrose Electric Light and Power Company is seen here in the dark of night, with its, "Light Co" sign lit and projecting out from the building. A string of light bulbs surrounds the perimeter of the facade, and, "I. N. Pepper & Co." is on the...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Power plants--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.
- 1920
- Tipi
- View of a Native American tepee with its covering partly folded up probably in Big Horn County, Montana; branches are tied around the perimeter of the tipi, thunderhead clouds fill the sky.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Clouds--Montana--1900-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Ruins in Montezuma Canon encircled by large stones set upright in the earth
- A view of Montezuma (Mancos) Canyon in Montezuma County, Colorado shows a line of stone posts in an upright position at the perimeter of Native American ((Ancestral Puebloan) ruins.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1870-1880.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Archaeological...
- between 1870 and 1878]