Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Breaking New Ground
- A man swings a pick ax at a large rock in Nepera Park, upper Yonkers, New York. The rock sits in an indentation in a small cliff. The man wears a hat.
- Yonkers (N.Y.)--1890-1920.; Miners--New York--Yonkers--1890-1920.; Mining--New York--Yonkers--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Assessment Hole
- View of an assessment hole at the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; a man holds a pick.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- First house in Cripple Creek, Poverty Gulch
- First house in Poverty Gulch, Cripple Creek, Colorado; house is possibly Robert Womack's cabin in Fremont (prior to Cripple Creek incorporation) or Andy Frazier's cabin in Squaw Gulch; the one-story rounded log cabin built into the hillside has a...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- Old Man Topping and the first log cabin in Cripple Creek
- "Old Man Topping" with a miner's pick over his shoulder and his dog pose in front of first log cabin in Cripple Creek, Colorado; the cabin is small, flat-roof and rounded with a gold pan on exterior cabin wall and a shovel propped against cabin...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Prospecting--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- Buchanan (prospector)
- Buchanan, a miner, poses with a pick probably near Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Apex--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Grave marker at Riverside Cemetery
- View of a grave marker at Riverside Cemetery in Denver (Denver and unincorporated Adams County), Colorado; shows a carved stone log cabin (Ole Rustad, sculptor), vines, and a pick and shovel. Letters read: "Lester Drake." Landscaping and tombstones...
- Drake, Lester--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Big Five miners, Idaho Springs
- Two miners, one with an air driven percussion drill called a stoper, pose in a tunnel of the Big Five Mine in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The men wear work clothes and rubber boots. An adjustable jack is used to hold up the roof...
- Big Five Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners.; Mining.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Indian boy with bow
- A small Native American boy (tribe unknown) holds a bow and looks at an arrow he has just shot into the dirt. A woman with unbound hair dressed in a skirt and shawl stands in a doorway and smiles at him; another woman carries a baby on her back in...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Bows (Archery)--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Pueblos--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Lady Belle assessment hole
- View of an assessment hole at the Lady Belle Mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; a man uses a pick on the rock.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Picking Colorado apples
- Three men pick apples in a fruit orchard somewhere in Colorado; shows two men on ladders and one man standing underneath tree (all with canvas bags with straps over shoulders), another man (with suit, vest, and hat) holds branch laden with apples,...
- Apple orchards--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pasadena. Hotel Raymond
- View of the Hotel Raymond in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows Mission style structure with stucco finish, balconets and tile roof. Sign next to flowering bushes reads: "Pick no flowers."
- Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Flowers--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Hawikuh
- A man squats down and brushes the dirt away from a stone slab at an excavation site at Hawikuh in New Mexico. The handle of a digging tool lies on the ground behind him. The man wears a hat that covers his face as he bows his head toward the...
- Hawikuh (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Paper shale cliff, Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
- A man wears overalls and a hat and holds a pick axe near the ledge of a layered shale cliff at Battlement Mesa area in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Shows a gorge and trees on steep slopes.
- Shale--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Shale claim corner on Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
- Men stand and pose beside a wooden claim marker pole on Battlement Mesa in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Men wear overalls or vests and felt hats. One man holds a pick axe; another man smokes a cigarette.
- Mining claims--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Unidentified mine
- A man uses a pick at a mine entrance near (possibly) Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1910-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Necklace
- Shows a Native American Sioux glass bead necklace made or purchased in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The necklace is made of translucent pick glass beads.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1910-1930.; Necklaces--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Ten Broecke Tunnel
- A miner poses with a prospector's pick at the entrance of the Ten Broecke Mine near Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado.
- Ten Broecke Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1910.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Agriculture crops fruit cherry trees & women pickers
- Lydia Lillybridge Medin, Martha Host Lillybridge (Mrs. Chas. S.), and Montana Lillybridge Ericson pick cherries from a tree probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cherry trees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Harvesting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Ericson, Montana Lillybridge.; Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935--Family.; Lillybridge, Martha...
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Apartment building on East 1st Avenue at Emerson Street - "Carmen Court" - "Pueblo Revival style"
- Construction of Carmen Court, a pueblo style stucco apartment building on East 1st (First) Avenue at Emerson Street, Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Ask Bert L. Rhoads, these unusual homes are insulated with Balsam Wool, the most efficient heat...
- Carmen Court (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- City Park
- Women pick flowers near the Lily Pond at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and wide-brimmed hats decorated with ribbons.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lily Pond City Park
- Women pick flowers near the Lily Pond at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and wide-brimmed hats decorated with ribbons. An automobile is parked in the distance weeping willow trees and papyrus are...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Reflections--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Construction crew
- A crowd of men wearing work clothes walk with shovels and pick axes, Colorado.
- Laborers--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Construction crew
- Men walk on a wooden flume carrying shovels and pick axes, Colorado.
- Flumes--Colorado--1920-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Cunningham Gulch mine
- Men use pick axes and stand near ore car tracks and the entrance to a mine in Cunningham Gulch in probably San Juan County, Colorado. Shows a car and stacks of hewn lumber on the road.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Covered wagon - Days of '76 - annual historic show first week in August in Deadwood - the Black Hills of South Dakota
- A family poses in a horse drawn covered wagon, in Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota for the town's "Days of '76" celebration. A gold pan, pick and shovel hang from the side.
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1930-1950.; Covered wagons--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Families--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Infants--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Men--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Transportation--South...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Ice sculpture at the Ice Palace in Leadville, Colorado
- Ice sculpture of miners inside Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace is a part of the museum exhibits created for the Winter Crystal Carnival. Phillip Kelly froze water with snow to mold figures of miners, then rubbed water over the snow to give the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Miners
- Miners and a dog pose near the entrance to a mine in Idaho. The men hold a prospector's pick and a shovel.
- Miners--Idaho--1880-1900.; Mining--Idaho--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- AdAmAn Climbers
- Two AdAmAn club members stand in front of a ice wall with icycles and prepare for the annual New Year's Eve Pikes Peak climb, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The men wear parkas and mittens; one has a backpack with an antenna, the other...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Ice--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Rodeos and horse shows are almost a way of life at Colorado City
- Spectators, automobiles and pick up trucks line the fence of the rodeo grounds as the rodeo participants on horse-back form a line in center, Colorado City, El Paso, County, Colorado. Cowboys stand by the bronco and bull shoots below the judges...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- The Old Prospector
- View of "The Old Prospector," a statue of a miner on the roof of the Mining Exchange Building in downtown Denver, Colorado. The man holds a chunk of gold ore and a mining pick. The copper statue was created by Alphonse Pelzer and modeled after John...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1961?]
- Schluter and Spengel Groceries and Hardware
- Group of men pose on the boardwalk of the Schluter and Spengel Groceries and Hardware store, Gunnison, Colorado. Goods on display in front of store include: a shovel, pick ax, metal bucket, whisk brooms and a caste iron stove. Hand-painted signs...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Ore samples from Johnny Bull Mine- Silver Plum [i. e. Plume]
- A miner poses in a shaft of the Johnny Bull Mine near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. He holds a small piece of ore and a prospector's pick and wears a hard hat with a miner's light.
- Johnny Bull Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1970.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1970.
- April 29, 1964
- Coming home with berries
- Two young girls carrying small buckets and wearing cotton sun bonnets pick strawberrries, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Strawberries--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.
- August 1897
- Gillett, Colo., Mexican bullfights
- View of small arena with a matador or picador in center, in Gillett, Colorado. A matador, possibly Senor Jose Marrero, in bullfighting attire, holds a banderilla (decorated pick) while bulls stand near the back of the wooden corral. Wooden...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- August, 1895
- Gillett, Colo., Mexican bullfights
- View of a bullfight in a small stadium in Gillett, Colorado. Two men are in Mexican bullfighting attire, one using a sword or pick (banderilla) to stab the bull. A matador and a pickador are in the wooden corral while observers watch from wooden...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- August, 1895
- Hopi Indians
- A Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) man, a Snake member, bends down to pick up a snake as a part of the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The man wears moccasins, a fringed kilt, a fur pelt which hangs from a leather belt, body paint,...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- A Thunder Mtn. prospector
- Prospector Sam Stevens stands in a field holding his pick axe over his shoulder near Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. He wears dirty trousers, a pinstriped shirt with buttons up the front, and suspenders. He has a...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Men.; Stevens, Sam T.
- August, 1902
- Hotel Green, Pasadena, Cal.
- View of the Hotel Green complex on Green Street in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) was designed by Frederick Louis Roehrig. The building is a seven story Islamic Revival style structure with two...
- Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; Pedestrian walkways.; Resorts.
- c1905
- The Denver Star
- Barnum/Barnum West Neighborhood Plan: a neighborhood plan for the city and county of Denver
- Explosion used to detonate German mines
- A black cloud from an explosion rises in the middle ground of the image. Leafless trees and snow covers the ground. In the background buildings stand on the ridge above the valley in the vicinity of Mount Belvedere during the Italian Campaign....
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Explosions--Italy--1940-1950.; Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Hutch Stevens, Lovelock, Nevada
- Prospector Hutch Stevens of Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado, stands near rock formations near a Nevada Mining Camp. Stevens holds a pick axe in his left hand and has a canteen hanging around his neck. He wears a...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold miners--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Stevens, Hutch, 1854-1907.
- March, 1907
- Mitchell School students with a model of New Amsterdam
- The photograph is of five students from Mitchell Elementary School located on 32nd and Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. The students are standing behind a large model of New Amsterdam. The two girls are kneeling holding dolls. The three boys...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Historical sites.;Windmills
- undated
- Stapleton International Airport
- McGrath's Men and Women who arrived in what is now Colorado prior to January 1, 1861
- List of Colorado Pioneers. Includes list of men and women with name, residence, date of arrival, from state, birth and death dates.
- Pioneers--Colorado--Indexes.; Colorado--History--Indexes.
- undated