Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
- Cathedral Spires sandstone rock formation, Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; dirt road at left foreground, scrub brush at right.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Mushrooms, Garden of the Gods
- Close view of the Mushrooms 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]
- Within the Gates, Garden of the Gods
- Southward view between the Gateway sandstone rock formations at 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]
- Cathedral Spires, Garden of Gods
- View of Cathedral Spires sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; buggy with driver and two horses in left foreground.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Hound's Head, Monument Park
- Close view of the Hound's Head sandstone rock formation in Monument Park, north of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Colorado, Glenwood
- Northward frontal view of Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; man standing on lawn in foreground; dirt road at left foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Kittredge Bldg., 1st Congregational Church, Denver Club
- View of the Denver Club building (built 1888), Kittredge Building (built 1889, architect A. M. Stuckert), and the First Congregational Church (built 1880), from corner of Glenarm and 17th Streets, Denver, Colorado, looking south down Glenarm...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; First Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1889 and 1901]
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- St. Anthony Mission, Los Sauces
- View of the St. Anthony Mission (St. Anthony of Padua Chapel) at 18900 County Road 28 in Lasauces (Los Sauces, Conejos County), Colorado. The long, one story chapel is constructed of stuccoed adobe has a gabled roof and an open bell-tower above...
- St. Anthony Mission (Lasauces, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lasauces (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; St. Anthony Mission (Lasauces, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Lasauces--Pictorial works.; Lasauces...
- 1992
- Northside Park
- View of Northside Park (landscape architects-Wenk Associates, c. 1996), located at East Fifty-first (51st) Avenue and Downing in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows circular concrete structures covered in painted graffiti. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Northside Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graffiti.; Parks.; Graffiti--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1990
- Northside Park
- View of Northside Park (landscape architects-Wenk Associates, c. 1996), located at East Fifty-first (51st) Avenue and Downing in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The park was developed at the site of a former waste treatment...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Northside Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parks.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1990
- Mercury Café 2199 California
- View of the Mercury Café, a former warehouse located at 2199 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the rear (southwest) and side (southeast) elevations of a two story brick building. There is a colorful...
- Mercury Café (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cafes.; Murals.; Mural painting and decoration--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2003 August
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building, a former warehouse, has a stepped parapet, a row of five double-hung windows on the second floor and a row of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1990
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the interior of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an employee writing food specials on a chalk board. Marilyn Megenity opened the Mercury Caf́ in this building, the site...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Employees.; Interiors.; Signs (Notices); Employees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 1990
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the interior of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. People sit at a counter with swiveling chairs. Shows tables, chairs, booths and stained glass hanging lights. A painted sign on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Counters.; Interiors.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1990
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 10, 1910 March 5
- Central High School, Pueblo, Colorado
- Architectural drawing of Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado.
- Central High School (Pueblo, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver Public Schools--1900-1910.; Schools--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Central High School, Pueblo, Colorado
- Architectural drawing shows sections of general construction for Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado.
- Central High School (Pueblo, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver Public Schools--1900-1910.; Schools--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church at Broadway and 18th (Eighteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Unid. 2 men
- Two men (possibly Ben Simon and Billy Green) pose in front of an open door, probably in Denver, Colorado. Both men smoke cigars.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Probably Mary Elitch Long
- A woman stands with a pony at a park, probably in Denver, Colorado. She wears a hat and a dress with lace trim.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ponies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Holy Cross Mtn.
- View of 13,996-foot Mount of the Holy Cross (Sawatch Range, Rocky Mountains) near Minturn, Colorado; shows snow in crevasses and stream cascading.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Ouray - Silverton Stage Road, Mt. Abram
- View of the stage road between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado; the narrow, winding dirt road ascends a canyon, with a figure on horseback at left; snow-covered, 12,800 foot Mt. Abrams at center background (located at the boundary of Ouray and San...
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Uncompagre Peak
- View of Uncompahgre Peak near Lake City, Colorado, taken from timberline; stunted pine trees at left foreground, patchy snow fields and rocks at mid-ground, with 14,306-foot peak rising in background.
- Uncompahgre Peak (Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- A Colorado irrigation ditch
- View, from downstream, of an irrigation ditch on the eastern plains of Colorado; water foams as it tumbles through wood-slatted sluice; cows graze on banks of ditch; fenced farmland in background; flat horizon with windmill and trees.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Old time view of Bennett Ave. in 1903 showing trolley car, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Bennett Avenue towards Midland Terminal Railway station with Low Line electric car and tracks, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this thriving business commercial district includes sidewalk sandwich billboards, many signs painted on brick buildings,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1908]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a banquet table displaying the 10,001st copy of her book "Stampede to Timberline." Previous editions of the book are displayed on the stairs, each with a...
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Stairways--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1954 and 1970]
- Colorado horses
- Close view of two draft horses in an empty field at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado; shows inmates wearing caps holding reins of bridled horses, hay-filled horse-drawn wagon with seated driver, unhitched team with man...
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Colorado pigs
- Close view of sow and piglets rooting in a tilled field on the eastern plains of Colorado; wooden fence is in background.
- Farms--Colorado--1890-1920.; Pigs--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- A fancy Colorado bull
- Close view of a bull in an empty field at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado; shows inmate next to bull holding rope and water tower in background.
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Bulls--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Fancy Colorado stock
- A herd of cattle is handled with rope bridles by young men at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado; the inmates wear caps and tunics; shows water tower, a brick building, trees, scattered buildings, and Rocky Mountain foothills...
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Fancy Colorado stock
- Inmates of the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado handle a herd of cattle with reins; inmates wear caps and tunics; a man in a straw hat looks forward; behind herd is a boy on horseback in front of water tower. Mountains and...
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Mutton in cold storage
- Rows of sheep carcasses hang on hooks and pulleys in a cold storage room; probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sheep--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Slaughtering--Colorado--Denver--1920- 1930.
- [1920?]
- Beef in cold storage
- View of beef carcasses hanging in rows on hooks and pulleys, probably in Denver, Colorado; tags appear on some carcasses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Slaughtering--Colorado--Denver--1920- 1930.
- [1920?]
- Colorado pigs
- View of pigs rooting in a field on the eastern plains of Colorado; shows farmhouse, barn, sheds, and windmills.
- Farms--Colorado--1890-1920.; Pigs--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920
- Cutting oats in Colorado
- View of a man harvesting oats, probably on the eastern plains of Colorado near the Front Range; a man stands in waist-high grain; another man drives a three-horse team hitched to Deering-brand farm implement; dog stands near team.
- Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Oats--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- First State Capitol Bldg. of Colorado, Colo. City
- Close, exterior view of the building which housed the first territorial State Capitol of Colorado (1861-62) in Colorado City, Colorado.
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Horseradish
- A man stands in a field of mature horseradish plants, probably located on the eastern plains of Colorado.
- Horse-radish--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Onion patch
- A man harvests onions in a field, probably on the eastern plains of Colorado near the Front Range.
- Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Onions--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sugar beets
- View of a field of mature sugar beet plants, probably on eastern plains of Colorado.
- Beets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Col. Wm. F. Cody & Mrs. Marion O. Piatt
- Studio portrait of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Marion O. Piatt.
- Entertainers--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Piatt, Marion O.
- [between 1900 and 1913]
- Climax, Colo., drilling in a main heading
- View of two miners drilling in a main heading of the molybdenum mine, Climax (Lake County), Colorado. Drill bits project out of previous bore holes on the wall.
- Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Climax Mine (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boring--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Walter Moscript & team
- The view along Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows three teams of horses in front of the fire house. One team has two horses and riders in a carriage. Second team has eight horses, one rider and totes a large black boiler. The third...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Mine interior
- A man holding a candle stands at the fork of two tunnels in an unidentified mine. Fallen timbering, ash (?), and debris litter the floor of the tunnel, suggesting a previous fire.
- Interiors--1880-1910.; Mining--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Horseshoe - 1942
- View of two dilapidated cabins in a field surrounded by snow covered mountains, in Horseshoe, Colorado; shows foundations of previous buildings.
- Horseshoe (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Horseshoe--1940-1950.
- 1942
- MT locomotive, engine number 61, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, previous trailer truck removed. Photographed: Colorado City, Colo., September 6, 1948.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1948.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Colorado City.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- 1948
- Maruet [sic] Gulch trestle, 226 feet high
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company track on the wooden Marent Trestle in Missoula County, Montana. Frame and log buildings are in Marent Gulch.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Marent Gulch (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Marent Trestle (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Missoula County (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Montana--Missoula...
- [between 1883 and 1885]
- The Anvil, Monument Park
- Close view of the Anvil sandstone rock formation in Monument Park, north of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
- Cathedral Spires sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; buggy, driver, and two horses on dirt road in foreground.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]