Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Throwing grenade into house
- Eight Tenth Mountain Division soldiers begin an attack on a Italian stone house as one throws a grenade at a door while the rest standby. Some of the trees have leaves others do not; mountain-top in background.
- Soldiers--United States--1945.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Frosted, Dakota, similar view
- Frosted, Dakota medicine man, full length view in prison uniform standing in front of wooden frame building; hat, ball and chain over shoulder, and chain attached to ankle.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--1880-1890.; Prisoners--1880-1890.; Frosted. Dakota Indian.
- [188-?]
- General Edward S. Godfrey, standing, in uniform, 3/4 length
- General Edward Settle Godfrey, 3/4 length standing studio portrait wearing military uniform, medals on chest, gloves, hand holding saber, hat on side table; 7th Cavalry, commanded Company K on hilltop fight of Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Generals--1870-1880.; Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Godfrey, Edward Settle, 1843-1932.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Spanish Peaks
- View of the Spanish Peaks, Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows pole fence and farm buildings.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Gateway to the Garden of the Gods
- View of Pikes Peak and Gate Rock in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A horse-drawn buggy stops on a dirt road near the sandstone rock formation.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- A mountain ranch
- A ranch style house sits at the base of unidentified foothills in California. Shows an orange grove.
- Houses--California--1900-1920.; Orange orchards--California--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, seated, holding peace pipe on knees, 3/4 length
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing crucifix and fringed shirt, holding peace pipe, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1888.; Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1888?]
- Sitting Bull
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, standing next to bench and chair, holding peace pipe, wearing fringed shirt and crucifix.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1885.; Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1885?]
- Yosemite, South Dome
- A view of Half Dome (South Dome), a rock formation, in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Shows trees, snow and the Yosemite Valley area.
- Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Gall & nephew
- Full length studio photograph of Gall, Dakota Chief, and his nephew, William Hawk in front of painted backdrop. Gall, wearing large crucifix and leather jacket, is resting against stone wall. William Hawk is wearing flowered shirt and necklace.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Hawk, William.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Mason bogie approaching South Park
- midground near the tracks. A ridge of snow-capped mountains is in the distance. Construction of the railroad line to the top of Kenosha Pass (about 76 miles southwest of Denver) was completed on May 19, 1879.; Stereographic view of a Mason bogie...
- Kenosha Pass (Colo.); Park County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Park County-- 1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadvill, Colorado's opera house scenery. The painting is a part of the "Gothic set", used during the Elks era (after 1903). The scene looks down the East Fifth Street business district to the Leadville Courthouse on...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Obriens
- Full length studio portrait of six unidentified children, in front of painted backdrop. Four children are seated; two are standing. Five are wearing matching dresses.
- Children--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting includes a road crossing a river with tree lined banks. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up original...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a Rococo interior with an ornate doorway and cupids atop the decoration. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Ut[e Pass]
- View of a dirt road with a split log guardrail on Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado. Shows Twin Creek, waterfalls, and a man in a horse-drawn buggy.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting has two elements. The large one contains marble columns and draped curtains, with decorative borders above kick molding. The smaller band depicts the bottom...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting has four elements of room interiors. The two end ones have marble columns, draped curtains, and decorative borders above the wainscot. The center left one...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a forest with tops of tree branches forming an archway. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Colorado Spr's and Pike's Peak
- View of Pike's Peak and Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company train cars and a passenger car are at a stone depot. Railroad cars read: "Santa Fe Route, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 18440" and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- Tabor Grand Opera House, Denver
- Tabor Grand Opera House, 16th and Curtis Streets, Denver, Colorado, opened 1881 and razed in 1961.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1881 and 1910?]
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a mountain scene with a winding road along a river and a waterfall in the background. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of the Tabor Opera House interior, in Leadville, Colorado. The painting includes a stage with a variety of scenery flats, Andrews patent ornate cast opera chairs, proscenium, draped stage curtain, and a curved balcony...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Denver churches, Christian Science Reading Room
- View of the Christian Science Reading Room at 1415 Logan Street in Denver, Colorado; building cornerstone reads: Administration Building, First Church of Christ, Scientist, erected 1927.
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935]
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of two watercolors of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The paintings is of decorative interior wall painting and moldings. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Curley, Crow Scout
- Photograph of a postcard with head and shoulders profile of Curley, Crow male who was a scout for General George Custer, in an oval frame.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Denver buildings, J. P. Fink's Block
- View of the J. P. Fink's Block (built 1873) at 15th (Fifteenth) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado. Businesses include Davis Seed Co., Arizona Fruit Co., and Vail Meat Co.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1934]
- The Grand Canon in Arizona. Across from Rowe's Point
- View from Hopi Point (Rowe's Point) on West Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows the Alligator rock formation.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Santa Catalina Island, golf links
- View of the Catalina Island Golf Course on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows clubhouse, tennis court and a circular pond.
- Catalina Island Golf Course (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Clubhouses--California--Santa Catalina Island--1900-1920.; Golf--California--Santa Catalina Island--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Ocean Park, Ocean Promenade
- Vacationers sit on benches and walk on Pier Avenue in Ocean Park in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County), California. Above the pedestrians, chairs sit on a second story balcony. Across the street, an outdoor band shell is built into the second floor...
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Benches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; People--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Sitting--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- The Bear's Cave, Green Lake, Colo.
- Two men sit on top of a rock formation above a cave near Guanella Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Other men and women sit in the entrance to the cave.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Union depot in Denver
- View of Union Station, in Denver, Colorado, built in the railroad Gothic style with a clock tower. Hills and houses are in the west; signs in the foreground read: "Lodging," "C. Garbareno & Phil M. Luxich Billiard Hall," "Cigars, Tobacco, Etc." and...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1894?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, leaning against rock, wearing leather jacket, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and crucifix, seated on rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A view of the area above the town of Ouray; shows a pond probably near the Amphitheater (Ouray County), Colorado. Cascade Mountain is in the distance.
- Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray z Ouray County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Fort Point, Cal.
- Waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point located at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. The brick fortification features small slit windows and beveled corners decorated with contrasting white stone.
- Fort Point (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.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Lone Star Geyser [graphic]
- A man stands beside the sinter cone of the Lone Star Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- A man stands beside the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the geyser vent.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Trail to Walpi
- A Native American (Hopi) woman stands near the bottom of a rock stairway at the Walpi pueblo in Arizona. A man stands on the stairs, and three men stand at top.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Stairways--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Walpi--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, in clothing of white man, 3/4 length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing suit, seated on stone chair in front of painted backdrop.
- Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- General George A. Custer, wearing white shirt, tie, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of General George A. Custer, wearing white shirt, dark jacket and tie.
- Military officers--United States.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1934]
- General George A. Custer, wearing white shirt, tie, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of General George A. Custer wearing white shirt, black jacket and tie.
- Military officers--United States.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1934]
- Garden of the Gods, Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows trees and a dirt road.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- State Street in Leadville, Colorado
- Stereographic view of a man leaning against a metal railing in front of the Bank of Colorado on State Street in Leadville, Colorado. A young boy sits on the wood sidewalk next to a barrel; a group of men is gathered in the dirt street. A sign...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- The round up. Bunching the herd
- Cows move across a pasture possibly in Colorado. Men on horseback ride among the cows.
- Cattle herding--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Entrance Revenue Tunnel
- View of the entrance to Revenue Tunnel Mine near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Three men sit on ore carts drawn by a mule along on narrow gauge tracks. A man stands in a building doorway near the tunnel.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado Midland Ry, Pano (Section of 6170)
- View of the mining town Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows masonry commercial buildings, residential frame structures, outbuildings, and the Portland Hotel. Shows dirt roads to mines and mining structures on the hillside. A locomotive...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Pike's Peak from Garden of the Gods
- A view of Pikes Peak through Gate Rock at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing war bonnet, profile view
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing war bonnet, holding tomahawk, standing in front of stone wall and painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Denver, Colorado
- View of Denver, Colorado from the top of Presbyterian Church near 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Tremont. Shows Trinity Church Spire, residences, fields, fences and ore smelter chimneys near the edge of town. Presbyterian Westminster College is in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Leadville Opera House project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting depicts two women in togas on pedestals flanking a center pedestal...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933