Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Picnic, Rifle area
- Women and children sit and pose on a picnic blanket probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Women wear calico blouses with puffed sleeves; a boy wears a shirt with ruffles. A baby sits on a blanket beside a jar of food and metal plates.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pueblo de Taos
- Stereographic view of Pueblo de Taos near Taos in New Mexico. Wood ladders are propped against several of the flat-roofed, adobe buildings at the pueblo.
- Taos (N.M.)--1870-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos--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]
- Siamese Twins
- Siamese Twins (aka The Twins) sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; scrub brush in foreground.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods
- Balanced Rock sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; pine tree at left; branches of pine trees visible at interstices between rock and ground.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Castles, Rock Creek, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Four elevations of Cripple Creek Short Line standard gauge track with passenger trains on three; includes Rock Creek trestle in foreground and rock formation the Castles in center.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Loop Above Georgetown, Colo.
- Panoramic, southwestward view of the Loop, a narrow-gauge railroad route (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company) in Clear Creek Canyon between Georgetown and Silver Plume, Colorado, taken on a mountainside above the Loop; High Bridge in...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Greulich, Lund, Loftus
- A man identified as Loftus and two families, probably the Greulich and Lund families, are seated on a mine dump at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Mr. Greulich wears a hat and suit and holds a cigar. Mr. Lund wears a vest and...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.; Tipples.; Greulich family.; Loftus family.; Lund family.
- 1895 May 11th
- Blackhawk - Iron City Stamp Mill (Int.)
- mortars and amalgamated with the gold in the ore. The stamps were periodically stopped and the amalgam was retrieved and then sold to banks or the mint.; The interior of a stamp mill, possibly the Iron City Stamp Mill in Blackhawk, Colorado, shows...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Ore-dressing--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Colo. Museum of Nat. History
- Interior view of the Colorado Museum of Natural History in Denver, Colorado; display includes a marble sculpture of angels, framed paintings, and display cases of china vases and plates. Dentiled plaster coving has a buffalo skull motif and...
- Colorado Museum of Natural History--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paintings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1919 and 1920?]
- Motor Bandit Chaser
- Denver police officers pose in the Motor Bandit Chaser car at Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The car, built by the Izett Auto Body Company, has a Cadillac body reinforced with bullet-proof armor plates. Spot...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Firearms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]
- Ute portrait
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native Americans (Ute); the men wear wrapped braids, shirts, vests, hair pipe chokers, a feathers, blankets, beaded sashes and moccasins. One man holds a basket, the other holds a feather fan.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Rounding Inspiration Point, Clear Creek Cañon
- A Colorado and Southern Railway passenger train rounds Inspiration Point alongside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado; the narrow gauge line ran from Denver to Central City via the Georgetown Loop; a mileage post reads "23 miles to Denver."
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [1905?]
- Yankee Doodle Lake and James Peak, Moffat Road
- Three elevations of standard gauge railroad track seen on Moffat Road and looping around Yankee Doodle Lake, Colorado; includes James Peak in distance and retouched train exiting from Tunnel Number thirty-two, nicknamed Needle's Eye Tunnel. Denver,...
- Yankee Doodle, Lake (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [1904?]
- The Narrows
- View from roadway in the "Narrows" portion of Williams Canyon, north of Manitou, Colorado; dirt road at center; flanking canyon walls cast shadows across road.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- James A. Garfield, Chief of Apaches
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of James A. Garfield, Chief of Apache Native Americans; subject wearing feather headdress.
- Apache Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- c1900
- Equitable Building, Denver
- View of the Equitable Building located at 17th and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado, taken from rooftop of nearby building, at power-line level; many pedestrians on street; cigar store on opposite corner.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- High Bridge on Loop
- Northeastward, creek-level view of span of High Bridge train trestle on "The Loop," a narrow-gauge train route southwest of Georgetown, Colorado (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); Clear Creek, in foreground, runs perpendicular to span; lower...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- The Temple, Salt Lake, Utah
- View of the Mormon (Latter-Day Saints) Temple at Salt Lake City, Utah; Tabernacle roof visible; railroad track in foreground.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1900.; Mormons--Spiritual life--Utah--Salt Lake City.; Temples--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1900.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Major Domo, Glen Eyrie
- View of the Major Domo sandstone rock formation located near the Glen Eyrie estate northwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Souvenir Falls, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Close view of Souvenir Falls waterfall, in Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by Colorado Midland Railway; boulders in foreground; pine trees visible above waterfall.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Souvenir Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Maria Martinez
- Portrait of Maria Martinez, A Native American (Tewa) potter from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. She wears a manta, a loose shirt, a squash blossom necklace and earrings; she holds one of her black ware plates.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1940-1960.; Tewa Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1940-1960.; Tewa women potters--1940-1960.; Artists--1940-1960.; Martínez, María Montoya.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- General view of tag plant
- Conduits line the interior of the license plate factory at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Shaded electic lights hang from the concrete ceiling. Stamp mills with flywheels, a drill press, and sheet metal are stacked on palettes....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; License plates--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1934
- Photographing in high places
- Photographer William Henry Jackson crouches near the ground and examines his photographic equipment, as his assistant, Charley Campbell, stands by in the Grand Teton Range in Wyoming. Their gear includes a dark-tent, photographic funnels and a box...
- Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1860-1880.; Cliffs--Wyoming--1860-1880.; Photographers--Wyoming--1860-1880.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Wyoming--1860-1880.; Campbell, Charley.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
- [between 1868 and 1878]
- Arriba, Colo.
- Hotel Colorado, Arriba, Lincoln County, Colorado, features a two- story, flat-roofed plain stone block structure with a covered veranda along front facade. Porch has simple supporting posts and balustrade; American flags fly on posts. "Hotel...
- Arriba (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Arriba--1910-1920.
- [1919]
- Boulder, Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Wolle residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a banquet table with candles, food, table cloths, silver tea set, cups, saucers, and plates.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Buffets (Cookery)--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1947 and 1970]
- Mercy Hospital
- Exterior view of Mercy Hospital at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Milwaukee Street in Denver, Colorado (opened in 1901); shows automobiles with 1917 license plates.
- Mercy Medical Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon
- Railroad track winds between rock walls (narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); right wall in shadow and casting shadow over track; left wall in sunlight; telegraph pole juts diagonally from halfway up right wall; pine...
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Mary, Gros Ventre, standing behind two unidentified Indian women, full length
- Mary, Gros Ventre, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop standing behind two unidentified seated Native Americans (one holding a child); Mary wears necklace and seashell beading on shirt; two others wrapped in blankets around shoulders...
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Mary, Atsina Indian.
- [188-?]
- The Gateway & Pikes Peak
- Panoramic westward view of the Gateway sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; snow-covered Pikes Peak and foothills in distance; horsedrawn buggy and driver visible on road between rocks.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Portal, Garden of the Gods
- Westward view of the "Portal" portion of the Gateway sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; horse-drawn buggy in foreground; snow-covered Pikes Peak in distance.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Colfax Elementary School milk truck
- Photograph of three Colfax Elementary School students delivering milk in the "Colfax Dairy" milk truck during school in Denver, Colorado. A unidentified girl sits in the truck "driving" it. The truck is make of wood and metal. There is a...
- Milkmen.; Colfax School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1939
- Marshall Rising Hand, Mark Sitting Spider, Jim Sweetgrass
- Portrait of three North American Indian (Sioux) men, Marshall Rising Hand, Mark Setting Spider and Jim Sweetgrass. The men all wear feather headdresses, beaded or fringed leggings and beaded moccasins. Two wear hair pipe breast plates. Marshall...
- Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America.--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress.; Headdresses.; Rising Hand, Marshall.; Setting Spider, Mark.; Sweetwater, Jim.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Inspiration Point, Clear Creek Canon
- View, at track level, of railroad track curving sharply left, running parallel to the right of Clear Creek (narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Co.); steep walls of Clear Creek Canyon flank the creek and track.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Canon
- Close view of rock formation called "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; at left, rock formation hangs over narrow-gauge train track winding between steep canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company).
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1880-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- The Narrows, Williams Canon
- View of the "Narrows" section of Williams Canyon, taken from the canyon floor, north of Manitou, Colorado; dirt road winds through canyon floor; shadow is cast on road by steep canyon walls.
- Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Ute Pass
- View of Ute Pass, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; creek plunges into Bath of Venus waterfall at left; at right, dirt road with wooden railing ascends Pass and runs parallel to creek; steep mountain walls flank creek and road.
- Bath of Venus Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Lunch stop, Allenspark
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies eat lunch at a chuckwagon on their annual trail ride, in Allenspark (Boulder County), Colorado. Riders wear western attire and hold plates. Some men are identified: Tim Tyler, Hal Dahl, Anthony "Tony"...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Allenspark (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chuckwagons--Colorado--Allenspark--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Allenspark--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Allenspark--1950-1960.; Rest...
- 1953 July
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon
- Close view of Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; narrow-gauge train track winds between steep and rocky canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway line); telegraph line is diagonally perched near...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Three Graces, Garden of the Gods
- Close view of the Three Graces sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Silver Plume
- Panoramic, westward view of the mining town of Silver Plume, Colorado; mining slag heaps are shown on mountainside above town.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Tandy Leather Company and Broadway Hotel
- View of the Tandy Leather Company at 1535 Broadway and the Broadway Hotel at 1541 Broadway in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story commercial block. The Nineteenth Century commercial-style building has been painted...
- Broadway Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Tandy Leather Company Buildings--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Leather goods stores.; Broadway Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1975
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; two figures with...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Distant view of the suspended railroad trestle in Royal Gorge, Colorado, taken from track-level; track curves slightly as it approaches the trestle, flanked by steep granite walls; the Arkansas River, running parallel to the track at left, is not...
- South Arkansas River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Chow time at the field kitchdn [sic] set up by Fitzsimons General hosp. was a welcome sight to these Colo. youths who had workded all night in the disaster relief operation
- View of the Fitzsimons General Hospital's outdoor kitchen set up beside the Denver and Rio Grande Western and the Atichson, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad tracks below the rhyolite lava formation of Castle Rock, Colorado, to feed flood relief...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Town Hall, Hooper
- View of the Howard Store (Hooper Town Hall) at 8681 Main Street, Hooper (Alamosa County), Colorado. The one story commercial style building has a recessed transomed entrance flanked by large display windows and paneled wood kick plates. The...
- Howard Store (Hooper, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hooper (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Abandoned buildings.; Historic buildings.; False fronts.; Howard Store (Hooper, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- 1979
- Three Falls, So. Cheyenne Canyon
- Close view of Three Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from base of falls; wooden stairway with railings ascends steep rock face, parallel to three-tiered waterfall; walkway traverses pool at...
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Three Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Narrows
- View of the Narrows portion of Williams Canyon, north of Manitou, Colorado; dirt road at left and creek at right are flanked by canyon walls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Distant view of the suspended train trestle in the Royal Gorge of Colorado, taken from canyon base; granite rock walls tower above train track, with Arkansas River running parallel; three rails for standard and narrow gauge (Denver and Rio Grande...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Across the Royal Gorge
- A view across a side canyon or crevasse in the Royal Gorge of Colorado; an unidentified man stands in sunlight on the side of a small bridge in the Gorge; steep, granite rock walls of the crevasse create a curtain of shadow.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]