Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Men in camp
- Men sit near a fire in a camp. They hold rifles and sit near cooking utensils and a stagecoach.
- Camping--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1870]
- Miss Nadeen Piatt in her young days
- Studio portrait of Nadeen Piatt. She wears a sleeveless dress and a wide-brimmed hat elaborately decorated with feathers.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Piatt, Nadeen.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- In yellow, white & purple
- The Mart Shopping Center on 16th (Sixteenth) street is decorated with American and German bunting for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Business signs read: "Ladies' Wearing Apparel, Misses And Childrens", "Our First Anniversary Sale"...
- Mart Shopping Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- [June 1913]
- Navajo weaver
- Seated studio portrait of a Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a velvet burgundy blouse with silver buttons and silver studs on the collar and front, a dark skirt, and a concho belt. Her hair is pulled back and she has a striped wool blanket...
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Navajo Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Navajo women weavers--1930-1940.
- [1931?]
- Indian woman with striped blanket.
- Outdoor seated portrait of a Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a striped shawl with fringe over her shoulders; several beaded necklaces; silver and turquoise pins, bracelet and ring; a burgundy blouse, and a blue skirt. Her hands are...
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Navajo Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- The cigarette smoker Moki Pueblo, Arizona
- Portrait of an unidentified Native American man (Hopi) smoking a cigarette, possibly at Walpi, Arizona. He wears a striped shirt, loose pants, and moccasins
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Smoking--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Virginia Canyon or California Gulch
- View of the head frame and buildings of an abandoned mine in Virginia Canyon near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Virginia Canyon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.
- 1952 or 1953
- Virginia Canyon or California Gulch
- View of an abandoned head frame and buildings of a mine in Virginia Canyon (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Virginia Canyon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1950-1960.
- 1952 or 1953
- Bridge just s. of Ouray over Uncompahgre river
- A man on horseback leads several pack donkeys and mules with lumber on the Camp Bird road, Ouray County, Colorado. Shows an ore wagon drawn by mules.
- Camp Bird Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Drilling F Company, 86th Regiment
- Members of the Tenth Mountain Division's 86th Regiment, F Company, drill on a Camp Hale, Colorado, street. Behind them are four white barrack buildings. In the background are pine covered hills with small patches of snow on the hill tops.
- Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military training--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company F.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp...
- [1943-1944]
- Po Bridge
- Shows pontoon bridge over the River Po. Two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers drive a jeep loaded with boxes. Four more loaded jeeps drive through a cut in an embankment. Twelve soldiers sit nearby or stand ready to work near the bridge. Italian...
- Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Po River (Italy)
- [1945]
- Front of Hotel Escalante, Ash Fork, Arizona
- View of porch arcades at the The Escalante Hotel, a Fred Harvey hotel and Santa Fe station, in Ash Fork (Yavapai County), Arizona; shows pavement and a wide veranda with chairs.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Escalante Hotel (Ash Fork, Ariz.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Ash Fork (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Arizona--Ash Fork--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Casa Del Desierto, Santa Fe Hotel, Barstow, California
- View of the Casa Del Desierto, a Fred Harvey hotel and Santa Fe railroad station, in Barstow (San Bernardino County), California. The mission revival style building is by railroad tracks, the Mojave River, a trestle bridge, and a rock outcropping.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1920-1930.; Casa del Desierto--Buildings--1920-1930.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Barstow (Calif.)--1920-1930.; Mojave River (Calif.); Hotels--California--Barstow--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1923, January 18
- El Garces, New Santa Fe Hotel, Needles, Calif.
- View of El Garces Harvey House and Railroad Depot in Needles (San Bernardino County), California; shows a railroad tracks and a building with porch / balconies.
- El Garces Hotel (Needles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Needles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Needles--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--California--Needles--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1908?]
- Round House and shops, Pocatello, Idaho
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad yards in Pocatello (Bannock County), Idaho. Tracks, locomotives, and ore cars approach the roundhouse and turntable.
- Oregon Short Line Railroad Company.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.; Turntables (Railroads)--Idaho--Pocatello--1910-1930.; Pocatello (Idaho)--1910-1930.; Railroad roundhouses--Idaho--Pocatello--1910-1930.; Railroad shops &...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 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 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 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 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?]
- 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, 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?]
- 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 Station, Kansas City, Mo.
- View of the stone Union Station passenger depot in Kansas City (Jackson County), Missouri. The Beaux Arts style building has capitals, columns, sculptured rondelles or medallions and arched windows. Convertible cars are parked near the station.
- Union Station (Kansas City, Mo.)--1920-1940.; Kansas City (Mo.)--1920-1940.; Railroad stations--Missouri--Kansas City--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- Union Station, Omaha, Neb.
- View of the Union Station passenger depot in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The classical style depot has pediments, columns and arches, and a rooftop flagpole with a United States flag. Shows people, cars and a horse-drawn wagon on roads, rail...
- Union Station (Omaha, Neb.)--1920-1930.; Missouri River--1920-1930.; Omaha (Neb.)--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Nebraska--Omaha--1920-1930.; Rivers--Nebraska--Omaha--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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?]
- Buffalo Bill
- Postcard of original painting by French artist Rosa Bonheur depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback, which she painted in 1889. The painting hangs in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. The postcard includes a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's Deadwood stage coach
- Color postcard depicting the Deadwood Stagecoach used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In the act, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and a group of scouts rescue the coach after an attack. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Mules--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Colo.
- Color postcard of a soldier standing at attention at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died Jan. 10, 1917, in Denver. The inscription on the grave...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)
- [1928?]
- Ponca Indian camp on 101 Ranch, Oklahoma
- Hand-colored postcard depicting Ponca camp on the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma. Two unhitched wagons are stopped in the left foreground in front of a group of large teepees. Two people ride horses in the right midground, and another person stands with his...
- Ponca Indians--Oklahoma--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Grave, Wildcat Point, Colo.
- Color postcard of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A small oval depicting a bust portrait of Cody is in the upper left corner of postcard. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Boy at UFW protest
- View of a young boy, probably from Colorado, at a United Farm Workers protest with his family. He kneels in the dirt and plays. He has long dark hair, a striped T-shirt and striped pants. Bleachers are in the distance.
- United Farm Workers--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Boys.; United Farm Workers--Pictorial works.; Demonstrations--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Play--Pictorial works.
- [1970?]
- Central City, Colorado residences
- A two story brick, box-shaped house is above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It has a hipped roof, shingles, two chimneys, and rectangular windows, some much narrower in width than others. The covered porch has simple columns, a balcony...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Trinidad biography, unidentified
- Portrait of an unidentified man in Trinidad, Colorado. The gentleman has long, gray chin whiskers, and the area around his mouth is clean shaven. He wears a vest and jacket with wide, trimmed lapels, and a bow tie.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Salish Indians
- Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified, elderly, Native American (Coast Salish) man. He has a blanket wrapped over his shirt, a mustache, and short hair of light and dark color.
- Coast Salish Indians--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Farm in Central City, Colorado
- A gabled, clapboard barn in the foreground is below a hill in Central City, Colorado. The one story building has a tin roof and wooden doors with cross braces that are painted a dark color. The only visible window is on the side of the building...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Farms--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1959]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A one and one-half story, clapboard house with a gabled roof, a stove pipe chimney, and gingerbread bargeboard around the eaves is built above a masonry retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house is painted white and has two doors and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Hose race, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Firemen race down Elk Avenue with their hose cart, during the Fourth (4th) of July parade in Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Spectators line street and the Grubstake Building is in background.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Racing--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.
- 1888