Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 P
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Laying pipe with pulley hoists
- A workman lowers a pipe with a pulley hoist at a pipeline construction site, probably near South Lipan Street, Denver, Colorado. Other workmen stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Hay pulley Richthofen Castle carriage house
- View of a pulley system on the carriage house at Richthofen Castle at 7020 East 12th (Twelfth) Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The roof has decorative trim.
- Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes & haunts.; Richthofen Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Carriage houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.;...
- 1976
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Miners stand at a screen mechanism and process ore on a rocky slope near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. One man hoists a screen using a rope and pulley, others stand by a wheel barrow and a group of barrels.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Construction scene laying pipe
- Workmen use a hand-powered pulley hoist to lower a section of pipe into a trench near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A frame house is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Underground construction, truck pulling U. G. cable
- Workers sit and stand near a manhole and install underground cables in Denver, Colorado. The men wear work clothes and hat. One man leans his hand on a pulley mechanism. A flat bed truck with a roll of cable is parked on the street nearby. Shows an...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Manholes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telecommunication cables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919
- Construction scene
- Workmen use a chain and pulley supported by wooden beams to lower a section of pipe into a trench possibly near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene excavation
- View of construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working in a ditch, a chain, pulley, tripod, and a house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Making hay in Kern County
- A man and a dog sit on an empty hay wagon in front of a large haystack in probably Kern County, California. Hay is lifted from another wagon onto the haystack with a pulley and tackle; men pitch the lifted hay level to make another layer on the...
- Kern County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--California--Kern County--1900-1910.; Haystacks--California--Kern County--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--California--Kern County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Store interior
- View of a large store interior in Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the manager Joe Luxon in a suit, Jim Hargusin, Axial stage driver in doorway, Burt Rank, butcher in an apron, E. L. Davis, Charlie Groves, clerks and customer Joe Peltier....
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Merchants--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cowboy Vein Gilsonite Mine Bandanna, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; piles of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) surround a mine shaft; a miner in overalls stands under a scaffolding with pulley...
- Gilsonite--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Ferry at Alhandra, Vernal-Myton Stage Road Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a ferry crossing at Alhandra along the Vernal-Myton, Utah Stage Road; a man stands at the helm of the ferry which carries an automobile and three male passengers; the ferry is hooked to a pulley on an overhead cable.
- Alhandra (Utah)--1910-1920.; Ferries--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.; Roads--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Construction of decoration for the Knights Templar Golden Jubilee
- A large white plaster horse is being constructed on Champa Street for the Knights Templar Conclave, Denver, Colorado. A hoist and pulley system is rigged to lift the head of the horse and the knight in place. Pedestrians, workmen, a bicyclist, Post...
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 13 and 14
- Interurban Street Railway
- An electric trolley car in Trinidad, Colorado is parked on a turntable, and a sign near the central pulley reads: #508. Lettering on the side of the car reads: "4 Trinidad Local. Trinidad Electric Railroad." The open entryway shows the interior...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1918?]
- Unid. couple
- An unidentified man and woman stand next to a decorative well decorated with carved stone, scroll shaped ironwork and a pulley, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wells--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Trinidad, Colo. Interurban St. Rwy.
- An electric trolley car is parked on a turntable, Trinidad, Colorado. A sign near the central pulley reads: "#507 / American car Co. Builders St. Louis Mo." Lettering on the side of the car reads: "2 Trinidad, Sopris and Starkville. 2 Trinidad...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1918?]
- Georgetown
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south; shows a wooden structure through which a mining pulley goes up Griffith Mountain, the Methodist Church, the old school, smoking smelter on Chimney Rock, and city blocks that are fenced fields.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1877?]
- City Hall bell
- Two men install a large bell at City Hall in Denver, Colorado; the bell is tied to a platform raised by a rope and pulley. A sign on the flat bed cart reads: "Duffy's Storage and Moving Co., 1716 California St."
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bells--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ferry across San Juan river, Farmington
- Two men on a ferry boat in the San Juan River, Farmington, New Mexico. One man holds a wench to operate a pulley system located in the prow and attached to a line that runs across the river. A sliding container is on the end of the line. On the...
- San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1910-1920.; Ferries--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Rivers--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Tonopa shops
- The Tonopa machine shop in Breckenridge, Colorado, some three hundred feet long, is a corrugated tin and frame structure with a monitor roof. A dock along the length of the building has snow on it; a large flywheel is half exposed above the ground...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Snowplow 043 @ Tennessee Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad snowplow 043 clears Tennessee Pass, in Lake County, Colorado; a beam and pulley arrangement extends from the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Snowplow 043 @ Tennessee Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad snowplow 043 clears Tennessee Pass near the depot, in Lake County, Colorado. Men are by the beam and pulley extension and plow blade; sign on the depot reads: "Tennessee Pass."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- A closeup of hydraulic mining Alma Placer, Park County, Colo. on the South Fork of the South Platte
- Gold miners pose under jets of water at a hydraulic mine in Park County, Colorado; bluffs in the background have erosion and waterfalls. A crane dangles a palette from a chain and pulley.
- Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Transportation, automobiles, early automobiles 1920-1929
- View of automobiles inside the auto shop at Opportunity School, a vocational school in the Denver Public Schools at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado (named changed to Emily Griffith Opportunity School in 1934); shows pulley...
- Denver Public Schools--1920-1930.; Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- View of the construction yard for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct. Shows cranes, pulley, materials, the unfinished bridge, and Colorado and Southern and Denver & Rio Grande railroad bridges over Cherry Creek. Shows railroad box cars in the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 January 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows cranes, pulley, wheelbarrows, work horses and other machinery. Two men use survey equipment, three other men wearing suits and hats observe the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20th
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen adjust a pulley and rope system attached to a long wooden pole embedded into a dry part of Cherry Creek, possibly a support system. Other men stand on the support beams and the rock wall. Bridges for the Denver & Rio Grande and Atchison,...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 15
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen adjust a pulley and rope system, attached to a long wooden pole embedded into the Cherry Creek river bed, possibly a support system. Other men stand on the support beams and spectators stand on the rock retainer wall. Bridges for the Denver...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 15
- Ludlow striker and children
- Lawson [?], a coal miner on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, hoists a barbed-wire wrapped fencepost with a pulley in the UMW tent colony, by boys. A water tower and shed are in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barbed wire--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914?
- Ludlow striker
- Lawson [?], a coal miner on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, hoists a barbed-wire wrapped fencepost with a pulley in the UMW tent colony.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barbed wire--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914 November 1st
- Sheridan Incline T'ride [sic] Colo
- Mining tramway tracks, near Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows miners posing by ore cars in snow, and a funicular pulley and cable drive system.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cable railways--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mine building interior
- Interior of an abandoned mine building. The machinery in the building includes: flywheels, an engine, and pulley mounted on a headframe.
- Mine buildings--1900-1930.; Mining machinery--1900-1930.; Interiors--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Colo. Yule Marble Co. quarries, Marble, Colo.
- Exterior view of mine buildings, adits, and quarries of Colorado Yule Marble Company, Marble, Colorado; large crane anchored by cables to quarry wall, mine tram tracks, wooden barrels atop roof, tram pulley system, wooden steps or ladder alongside...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Colo. Yule Marble Co. quarries, Marble, Colo.
- View towards Colorado Yule Marble Company quarries from tramway below entrances, Marble, Colorado; wooden steps (stairway with railing) leads to upper adits and buildings; crane is anchored to quarry walls with pulley system below on tramway track;...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Argyle, Colo, looking east in Platte Canon
- View along the Colorado and Southern narrow gauge tracks at the Argyle switch and siding in the Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado; includes the South Platte River frozen and covered with snow and a evergreen covered slope; small log...
- Argyle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad switching--Colorado--Argyle--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Argyle--1920-1930.
- January 1929
- Laying cornerstone of military academy
- Spectators gather around a stone foundation and a beam and pulley arrangement in Canon City, Colorado. A stone block hangs under the tripod, and table and chairs are set up on boards comprising the first floor. Men gathered behind it wear silk top...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Building dedications--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1880
- The laying of the cornerstone of the First Presbyterian church
- Spectators in Canon City, Colorado, watch a beam and pulley at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the First Presbyterian Church. Backs of women in the foreground show details of bodices, ribboned hats, fur coats, lace collars, and hairstyles...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Canon City execution room
- Levers, switches, and a pulley with a weight and a square can hang outside the gas chamber at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Wood molding frames a slotted window in the wall, and doors flank the apparatus.
- Gas chambers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Balanced incline
- View of a wooden balanced incline used for gold mining at the Illinois Mine in the Pahranagat Mining District, (Lincoln County) Nevada. An ore car is on parallel tracks connected to a pulley wheel at the top of tracks. Rocks, trees and ore piles...
- Illinois Mine (Lincoln County, Nev.)--1870-1880.; Lincoln County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Pahranagat Mining District (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Gold mining--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Inclined...
- [1871]
- Conduit #16
- Workmen unload pipes onto wood frames at a work site in Jefferson County, Colorado. The pipes are forty-two inch diameter reinforced concrete pipes made by the Lock Joint Company of Denver for construction of Conduit #16 of the Fraser River...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Construction workers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.
- 1936 October 16
- Old prison carpenter shop striped shirt
- Interior walls of the carpenter shop at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, are hung with calendars, postcards, a metal square, hand and hacksaws, a drill brace, and wire mesh. A tarp covers part of the ceiling, over wooden tool...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Gilpin County Tramway wreck, Central City
- A view of an accident on the Gilpin Tramway line in Prosser Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Spectators stand on an embankment above the wreck. Men work to stabilize locomotive number 3 and move it back on the tracks. A pulley and...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad construction &...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Gilpin County tramway wreck, Central City
- A view of an accident on the Gilpin Tramway line in Prosser Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Spectators stand on an embankment and view the wreck. Workers help move locomotive number 3 as it is is pulled along the track by a rope...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Activity machine shop
- Knitting machines at the State Penitentiary, in Canon City, Colorado, have spools of thread held above circular armatures. An inmate in pinstriped overalls operates a lever connected to a pulley and belt arrangement; tubes of white fabric fall into...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- Electric machine and X-ray apparatus
- Carved wood cabinets in Pueblo, Colorado, at the C. F. & I. Co. Minnequa hospital, have glass windows, pipes, spheres, jars, and a pulley connected to it. A paned, glass door is in the interior wall in the background.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Boiler room, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of the boiler room at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick faced furnace with steel doors, an automated coal hopper powered by a pulley system, a conveyor for the coal, and individual...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boilers--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Coal--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- The Specht Mill
- View of the frame Specht mill in a valley near Dumont (Clear Creek County), Colorado, . Shows a cable pulley system above the building, railroad tracks and telegraph poles, and buildings in the distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 17th Street, Denver
- Bird's eye view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Champa Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Boston, American National Bank and Equitable buildings; two men on scaffolding with rope pulley paint Denver National Bank building; men, women, automobiles,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Josephine Back, Mary Naeda, and Fae after fishing trip at Seven Cross Lake
- Women pose in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, by a camping-car with a canvas top and wooden spoked wheels. The lady in pants holds a little girl who has her arm in a sling. The other woman wears a checked dress and mob cap. The one-story, gable...
- Fishermen--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1923 August 29