Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Postcard of Otha Rice on motorcycle
- Denver Camp Groups postcard
- Postcard with a photograph on the front of three men sitting on a log in front of a make-shift camp in Denver, Colorado. Many of the "tents" in the photo are made of canvas and some are a hybrid of canvas and cars.
- undated
- Independence Mine and Mill, Cripple Creek Dist.
- View of the Independence Mine and Mill, Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The town of Independence is in the distance.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Victor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.;...
- October 6, 1910
- Judging best dressed man and woman Indian costume
- Native American Sioux men and women wearing costumes, some with headdresses, are mounted on horses and carry American flags and staffs. White spectators with automobiles and umbrellas gather around them.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.; Spectators--1890-1910.
- October 1916?
- The start in cooking without matches or utensils
- Two Native American Sioux men hold down a cow on Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota. Men on horseback, and with a wagon watch.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Beef cattle--South Dakota--1910-1920.
- October 1916?
- Indian women cooking for a feast
- Native American Sioux women cook in on open field, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota. Their work area includes a wagon loaded with supplies, boiling pots, kettles, wooden barrels and crates. Wall tents show in background.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Women--South Dakota--1910-1920.
- October 1916?
- No. 6 Canadian Klondike Mining Co. dredge
- A group of men pose next to a Klondike Mining Company hydraulic placer gold dredge, Alaska.
- Canadian Klondike Mining Company--1900-1910.; Dredges--Alaska--1900-1910.; Gold dredging--Alaska--1900-1910.; Alaska--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Alaska--1900-1910.; Mining--Alaska--1900-1910.
- November 7, 1909
- Old stagecoach taken at Rifle Colorado
- View of a dilapidated stagecoach in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The abandoned stagecoach has a cloth roof and luggage rack.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Transportation--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- May, 1919
- Sluicing at Park Reservoir
- View of hydraulic gold placer mining at Park Reservoir, Sheridan County, Wyoming; shows miners working by embankments, sluices, scaffolding, and holding ponds.
- Sluices--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.; Park Reservoir (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.; Miners--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.;...
- May 1, 1910
- Gold mining dredge, Cripple Creek Alaska
- Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge, known as Dredge #10. Built by the Fairbanks Exploration Company (a subsidiary of the U.S. Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.) in 1940.
- Dredges--Alaska--Fairbanks North Star Borough--1950-1960.; Gold dredging--Alaska--Fairbanks North Star Borough--1950-1960.; Fairbanks North Star Borough (Alaska)--1950-1960.; Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Fairbanks North Star Borough--1950-1960.;...
- June 22, 1950
- Standard Mine close to Lafayette.
- A man aims an automatic rifle on a tripod near the Standard Mine, part of the UMW strike against RMFC, near Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado. Another man stands in a nearby wooden shelter.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Standard Mine (Lafayette, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine guns--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- February 14, 1914
- Paying with gold dust
- View of miners in a general store paying for their goods with gold dust, Yukon, Alaska. The proprietor uses a scale on the counter to weigh the dust.
- Gold--Alaska--1890-1900.; Interiors--Alaska--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--1890-1900.; Paying bills--1890-1900.
- Fall, 1899
- Streetcar in snow
- View of Denver Tramway streetcars stuck in snow in Denver, Colorado. A two story brick masonry building with arched windows is near the street. A sign on one streetcar reads: "Larimer."
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December, 1913
- Pig'N Whistle Postcard
- Winks Panorama postcard
- Winks Panorama, (also known as Winks Lodge) was a hotel near Pinecliffe, Colorado that served African-American tourists during the early and middle 20th century. The lodge was built in the Lincoln Hills County Club area which was the only...
- circa 1950's
- Pinecliffe, Colorado postcard
- View of Pinecliffe, Colorado and the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks.
- circa 1950's
- Chime Bells at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- This is a color postcard of the chime bells at the Church of Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colo.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- Circa 1940
- Mural Painting in West Denver High School
- Front of a postcard of a mural painted in West Denver High School painted by Dudley Carpenter.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- circa 1925
- Postcard of North High School
- Color postcard of the current North Denver High School building.
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- circa 1915
- Postcard of old North High School Building
- Color postcard of the Old North Denver High School Building. Building at one time housed the Ashland Elementary school.
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- circa 1910
- West Denver High School Postcard
- Color postcard of the West Denver High School building.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- circa 1910
- Postcard of Immaculate Conception Cathedral By Night
- Postcard of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at night with clouds and a full moon. The stained glass windows look illuminated.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- Circa 1905
- Postcard of Immaculate Conception Cathedral
- The Immaculate Conception Cathedral on Colfax Avenue in Denver, CO. There are people are walking down the street.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- Circa 1905
- Postcard of Immaculate Conception Cathedral
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral on Colfax Avenue Denver, CO. People are walking in front of the church.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- Circa 1905
- Postcard of the Old Denver High School building.
- Postcard of the Old Denver High School building, which later became East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- circa 1900
- Marciano, left, and unknown friend
- Studio portrait of a man identified as Marciano, he stands beside an unidentified man who sits on a model pony. A Burlington Route observation car is behind them. Marciano wears a broad brimmed hat, a bandanna and woollies (chaps). He has a pistol...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chaps.; Cowboys.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- ca.1920
- Derry Gold Dredge, near Leadville, Colo. Mt. Massive in background at right
- Men and women pose on the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Derry Dredge - Built by New York Engineering Co."
- Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1930.; Dredges--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Mining...
- between 1915 and 1926
- Derry Gold Dredge, Twin Peaks in background, near Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Derry Dredge - Built by New York Engineering Co."
- Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Dredges--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Mining...
- between 1915 and 1926
- The consolidated school, completed last fall
- View of a three-story brick Cache La Poudre Consolidated School building with brackets and a hipped roof in Laporte (Larimer County), Colorado. Boys and girls stand outside the arched entrance or on grass in front of the building.
- Laporte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Laporte--1910-1920.
- between 1913 and 1914
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Colorado Midland Railroad Station not Denver & rio Grande as written on postcard
- The Colorado Midland Railway Station in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, is frame structure with a projecting, gabled entry and wide, bracketed eaves. Hills and businesses are in the background; railroad tracks, a freight car, and a harp...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1912.; Railroad stations--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- April 20, 1906
- Women's march
- Mounted members of the Colorado National Guard disperse men and women participants in a march to free Mother Jones and support the UMW Ludlow strike against CF&I, near the Post Office on Main Street in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Jones, Mother, 1843?-1930--Capture & imprisonment.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.;...
- [January, 1914]
- Emma White Bull No. 2, and Young White Bull
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) woman, identified as Emma White Bull and her baby, Young White Bull. She wears a blanket around her shoulders over a print dress and bead necklaces. She carries her baby on her back.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.; Mothers & children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Young White Bull.; White Bull, Emma.
- [ca. 1906?]
- Tunnel 33 from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Distant view of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later became Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) passenger train approaching Tunnel Number Thirty-two (named Needle's Eye because of its cut through the ridge); tunnel number misidentified by McClure...
- Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [ca. 1905?]
- View from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Two track elevations and two trains seen on Moffat Road from Rollins Pass in Colorado; includes snowy Rocky Mountains, center background. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1905.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [ca. 1905?]
- Saint Rose of Lima, Catholic Church, Lake City, Colorado
- and second story, steeple stories with patterned shingles, a small round window, louvers, and a silver metal roof. Mountain slopes are in background.; View of front facade and side of Catholic Church of Saint Rose of Lima, Lake City, Colorado, a...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic Churches--Colorado--Lake City--1960-1970.; Boggs, George.; St. Rose of Lima (Church : Lake City, Colo.)
- [between 1961 and 1970?]
- Dillon, Colorado
- View of probably Main Street in Dillon (Summit County), Colorado. Shows automobiles parked in front of commercial storefronts. Signs read: "Monty's Drugs," "Cafe Bar," "Coors Beer," "Dillon Drug at Dillon," "Al's Package Liquors," "Staghorn Package...
- Dillon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Dillon--1950-1960.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Dillon--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Custer County Court House, Westcliffe, Colo.
- View of the two-story brick Custer County Court House in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Shows the building with terra cotta trim, urn finials, arched windows and an annex building made of fieldstone. Automobiles are parked near a cement...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Courthouses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Union Pacific R.R. Bridge, between Omaha, Neb., and Council Bluffs, Iowa
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge over the Missouri River between Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska, and Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. Shows stone support pillars and a steel railroad bridge.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1960.; Missouri River--1940-1960.; Railroad bridges--1940-1960.; Rivers--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Union Pacific Depot, Caliente, Nevada
- View of the Union Pacific passenger depot at Caliente (Lincoln County), Nevada. The stucco, Mission style building has curvilinear gables, an arched arcade, and a tile roof. Shows railroad tracks, the Union Pacific logo on the building and a sign...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1940-1960.; Caliente (Nev.)--1940-1960.; Railroad stations--Nevada--Caliente--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1952?]
- Yampa, Colo.
- Panoramic view of houses, barns, sheds, commercial buildings and automobiles in Yampa (Routt County), Colorado.
- Yampa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Yampa--1950-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Famous Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- View of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and pedestrians are in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Dave Cook Sporting Goods," "Surplus Sales," "Nugget," "Manhattan Restaurant," "M & M," "Gart Bros.," "Barclay...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Scene at the completion of the U.P.R.R. mural painting, Union Station, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Close-up view of a painted mural in the Union Station interior in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. The mural depicts a Union Pacific locomotive, a man with a sledgehammer, Native Americans, dignitaries, a photographer, a United States flag,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Commemoration--1940-1950.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.; Murals--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Union Pacific Depot and Howard Platt Gardens, Boise, Idaho
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad depot building in Boise (Ada County), Idaho. The Spanish Colonial Revival style, stucco depot has a clock tower and a tile roof. Shows flowers and a pond in the landscaped Howard Platt Gardens.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1940-1950.; Boise (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Clock towers--Idaho--Boise--1940-1950.; Gardens--Idaho--Boise--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Idaho--Boise--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1946?]
- Union Pacific Railroad Station, Salt Lake City, Utah
- People and cars are outside the Union Pacific Railroad passenger depot in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. The stone building has the Union Pacific logo on the mansard roof, circular and arched windows, and finials.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1940-1950.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1940-1950.; Logos--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1946?]
- The Union Station, Portland, Oregon
- View of the brick, stone and stucco Union Station, an Italian Renaissance style passenger depot, in Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. The depot has a United States flag atop a flag pole on the clock tower. Cars are parked near the depot.
- Union Station (Portland, Or.)--1940-1950.; Portland (Or.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Union Depot, Portland, Oregon
- View of the brick, stone and stucco Union Station, an Italian Renaissance style passenger depot in Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows ivy on the sides of the depot, flowers and landscaped gardens. The building has a clock tower.
- Union Station (Portland, Or.)--1940-1950.; Portland (Or.)--1940-1950.; Clock towers--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Union Station, Kansas City
- View of the stone Union Station passenger depot in Kansas City (Jackson County), Missouri. The Beaux Arts style building has capitals, columns, a tile roof, arched windows and balustrades. Cars and a trolley are near the station.
- Union Station (Kansas City, Mo.)--1930-1950.; Kansas City (Mo.)--1930-1950.; Railroad stations--Missouri--Kansas City--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1945?]
- Indian burial grounds and Sacajaweas' grave
- View of Wind River Cemetery near Fort Washakie in Wyoming. The graves of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, Sacagawea, and Bazil stand near one another. They are decorated with U. S. flags. The gravestones read: "Dedicated in the Memory of Baptiste...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1932 and 1940?]
- Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho
- View of Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho shows a Northern Pacific train near the shore with a boat and boathouse nearby. Mountains are in the distance.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1950.; Pend Oreille, Lake (Idaho)--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Idaho--1930-1940.; Railroads--Idaho--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]