Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Idaho Springs 1890s
- The view along Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows eight teams of horses with wagons and carriages in front of the Idaho Springs fire house. One team pulls a load of lumber, one team pulls a large boiler, and one team pulls a load of...
- African Americans--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1901]
- Horse pulls tepee poles
- A horse pulls tepee polls that are strapped to its back like a travois, blankets and supplies are on its back. A Native American (tribe unkown) man on horseback and other horses stand nearby.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Pack animals--1890-1920.; Tipis--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train
- View of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and an unidentified, abandoned water tank in probably Conejos County, Colorado. A steam engine pulls passenger cars towards the yellow water tank.
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--1990-2000.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroads.; Water tanks.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--Pictorial works.; Tanks--Colorado--Conejos...
- 1999
- Miners at Boncarbo mine
- A miner operates a narrow gauge railroad engine that pulls coal cars from the entrance of the Boncarbo mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. A young boy stands on the back of the engine. Other miners stand nearby.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Prospect Mine, showing superior grade of coal
- A burro pulls two large ore carts filled with boulders of coal at the Prospect Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Mining machinery sits on a set of narrow gauge tracks nearby. Logs and iron rails are stacked near the tracks. Fisher's Peak is in...
- Fishers Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Morrison
- A train pulls a load of lime rock through the town of Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado as a man stands on the railroad turntable. Shows engine number "110" and Union Pacific freight car number "24562" of the Denver, South Park & Pacific...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Morrison--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Vanadium plant, Placerville
- A man stands on the railroad tracks near a vanadium plant in Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. He wears a felt hat, suit, and a cigarette dangles from his mouth. A team of horses pulls a wagon up a dirt road toward the plant. Dark smoke...
- Vanadium industry--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Placerville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Ore industry--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Stoffer, G.E. pulling trolley rope
- G.E. Stoffer pulls on the power cable arm of a Denver Tramway Corporation trolley car, in a Denver, Colorado, garage.
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Stoffer, G. E.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway train on the Highline, Silverton Branch, in the Canyon of the Animas River (Animas Gorge) La Plata County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine pulls a sidecar and excursion car on a narrow rock ledge. Passengers...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- London Mine, women working
- A woman works in a mill building at a London Mine in Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She pulls a cord and pushes a button on a control panel. She wears overalls, a cap, and eyeglasses.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Underground construction, loading cable reel on truck by use of winch
- A worker loads a reel of telephone cable onto a flat bed truck in Denver, Colorado. He operates a lever that pulls the reel up a ramp. A duplex is in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telecommunication cables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (bust) of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves and an embroidered neckline. She wears earrings and pulls her dark hair into a bun.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Desk
- Desk made by Theodore Bailey & Co, from Havana, Cuba. The desk has a carved walnut console, iron brackets, serpentine stretchers and two drawers with brass teardrop pulls.
- Desks--1850-1900.
- [between 1855 and 1900]
- Boy & girl in Japanese costumes
- Studio portrait of a boy and girl in Colorado. The girl sits in a miniature rickshaw, holds a fan and parasol, and wears a kimono. The boy pulls the rickshaw and wears a silk shirt.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.; Rickshaws--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine no. 701 at Union Station
- The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine no. 701 pulls into the Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, railroad cars and buildings in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ouray - Silverton Toll Road and Bear Creek Falls
- A horse drawn carriage with passengers pulls up to a bridge at the Otto Mear's tollroad (Million Dollar Highway) in Ouray County between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado. A man stands next to a wood building and Bear Creek Falls is just below the toll...
- Mears, Otto, 1840-1931--Homes & haunts.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Grant smelter interior
- A worker pulls slag from an oven or furnace in the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver 1700 block on Champa
- View of horses, one pulls a wagon, with banners that read: "Democrat" and White Republican on Ballot" on the 1700 block of Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the nearby buildings read: "Plumbing," "Enterprise Hand Laundry," "Aurum Assay...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Snow tunnel, Ouray and Silverton Toll Road
- A team of horses pulls a wagon full of men through a snow tunnel along the Otto Mears Toll Road in either Ouray County or San Juan County, Colorado. Shows wagon ruts in the wet, muddy road.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Fishing in Middle Park
- A man pulls a trout from the Williams Fork River in Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- On the way to Tijuana
- A team of four horses pulls a stagecoach across a shallow stream, possibly near Tijuana, Mexico. Passengers lean out of the open sides of the wagon.
- Passengers--1900-1910.; Stagecoaches--1900-1910.; Streams--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Marshall Pass, west side
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Engine 285 pulls boxcars through Marshall Pass in Saguache County, Colorado. Men sit and stand on the roofs of the train. Shows forests and cut timber.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Cripple Creek (Co. Midland Ry.)
- View of Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado; shows multi-story masonry commercial buildings and frame residential structures and outbuildings. Shows dirt roads to the mines, mining structures, and tailings on the hillside. A sign on one...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, a fringed skirt, work shirt, and gun belt at her hips. She pulls a gun from the holster. A whip is on the ground at her feet.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl who pulls on a rope. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, fringed skirt, work shirt, and gun belt at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- A cattle train on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad west of Pueblo, Colorado
- D&RGW locomotive 1507 pulls a cattle train around a bend and over a bridge, near Pueblo, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1930]
- Denver, Civic Center
- Only the wooden porches remain of a brick terrace building razed in preparation for Civic Center expansion, Denver, Colorado. A workman pulls a wheelbarrow near piles of bricks, other residences show around the empty lot.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Porches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Big snow of December 1913 Colfax looking east from Broadway
- Traffic struggling through deep snow, Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado. A team of horses pulls a wagon with several men, as two men wait with their horse drawn sleigh. A man stands behind his automobile with a street cable car parked in front. A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- D & R G W stub "San Juan" last 216 near Willow Creek 1.473, 212
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive 473 pulls a coal car and passenger coach near Willow Creek, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Willow Creek (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Willow Creek--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Willow Creek--1940- 1950.
- May 22, 1951
- D & R G W stub "San Juan" last 216 in Chama yard
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Western locomotive 473 pulls a coal car and passenger coach 212 in Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. A sign reads: "Baggage Railway Express Agency."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Chama (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1950-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Chama--1950-1960.
- May 22, 1951
- #375 Arrival of Denver & Rio Grande passenger train
- A steam locomotive of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad pulls into the Paonia, Colorado train station in Delta County. Spectators, all men, stand on both sides of the tracks to watch the entrance. Crates of fruit are stacked next to the depot...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- September 19, 1908
- Apteka Pharmacy and Sunday papers, 9:00 PM.
- A customer pulls a Sunday paper off the stack on the counter of the Apteka Pharmacy, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The drug store includes a display of oil lamps, a soda fountain with a snow cone machine and "Tasty Great" ice cream cones. Signs...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Drugstores--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 1979
- Tiny Town
- The Tiny Town Special, a scaled steam engine, pulls passengers in open bench seat cars around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Other visitors stand next to their automobiles in parking lot under a sign:...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- Train No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine, pulls passenger and freight cars and a caboose around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Harry Altig, engineer in cab checks on his passengers. Sunny...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1947 July 8
- A diamond hitch at street events of Skii[joring contest] Carnival, Steamboat Springs
- Spectators gather along the sidewalk of Main Street during a skiijoring contest at the Ski Carnival in Steamboat Springs, (Routt County), Colorado. A woman on a horse pulls four skiers down the snowy street. They all wear head bandanas, patterned...
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1940-1950.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.; Contests--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [between1945 and 1949?]
- #168 in Black Canyon
- Narrow gauge locomotive number 168 (engine type 4-6-0) pulls a train through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Delta County, Colorado. The Gunnison River is adjacent to the tracks.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.;...
- [1904?]
- Knights of Pythias Carnival display
- A team of horses pulls the Knights of Pythias float at the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A king wears a crown; men in double-breasted uniforms with braiding, gloves, gauntlets, epaulettes, and metal...
- Knights of Pythias. Colorado Springs Lodge No. 34 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- A horse with ride pulling sled
- A man on horseback poses, his horse pulls a woman on a sled; a second man steers the sled, and a woman walks behind, possibly near the mining town of Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Snaking logs
- A horse pulls logs through a trench toward the Mascot Mine near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Logs--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Pulling--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Snow--Colorado--American...
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Central City residence interiors
- A sink, with a tall backsplash from which the faucets extend, forms one side of an L-shaped counter in a corner of a Central City kitchen. The other side of the L is a counter with a backsplash over drawers with round drawer pulls. Next to the sink...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Group sledding in Denver
- A group of men, women and children ride a sled near 8th (Eighth) Avenue and Grant Street in Denver, Colorado, they include Bert Rhoads (1st on sled), Charles Gates (waving), Hazel Rhoads Gates (also waving) and Harry Fisher Rhoads (holding one of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Gates, Charles...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Steam train at Lakeside in Denver, Colorado
- Young women passengers aboard the miniature steam train at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside, Colorado, wave to the photographer. A young man and woman sit in the engine of the train as the man pulls the cord to blow the whistle. Shows a roller...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Rhoads' and Gates' Children
- Charles Gates' sons and Mary Elizabeth Rhoads at the Gates' Bear Creek mountain home, Jefferson County, Colorado. They ride in a two wheel cart while a miniature horse pulls. The horse wears decorated head gear and eye shields. The Sicilian cart is...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Ponies--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Pony carts--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Gates, Charles...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis pulling into Denver
- A large crowd gathers at Lowry Field as Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis pulls into Denver, Colorado.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Dr. W. A. Campbell, Miss Campbell, - ? - , Miss Severy
- A team of two horses pulls a wagon with foliage, covering the harness, wheels, sides and armrests, at the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The four passengers include; Dr. William A. Campbell, Miss Campbell, Miss Severy, and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- The travois, or, the Indian hunter bringing game into camp
- A Native American (Crow) man leads his horse, which pulls a travois, along a snow covered wash or river bed. The man wears hides and leggings. The load on the travois is covered with animal skins and the horse has a blanket on its back.
- Crow Indians--Transportation--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Horses--1900-1920.; Travois--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Policemen and flood debris, possibly with a victim
- A police officer pulls a blanket from flood debris, by a river and trees in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Float with person dressed (possibly as Noah) in white robe and long beard; boat with canopy, flowers, and oars; decorative water painting, reeds and plants; at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Team of horses pulls the float while...
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Loco. # 181
- View (3/4) of Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe locomotive number 181, 45 mph, as it makes its way east and pulls five cars near Rialto, California. Dark smoke rises from the smokestack.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1910-1920.; Rialto (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--California--Rialto--1910-1920.; Railroads--California--Rialto--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Utes building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women construct a tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. One woman pulls an erect wooden pole away from the center of the tepee frame. Another woman stands near the rolled tepee canvas and looks on. A girl sits...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1