Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Indian delegation at White House
- Native American (Sioux, Pawnee, Potawatomi, and Sac & Fox) men pose with white men near the White House in Washington, D. C. The Native American men wear leggings, blankets, bead necklaces, fur pelts, hats, feather roaches, and headdresses.
- White House (Washington, D.C.)--1850-1860.; Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Pawnee Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Potawatomi--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.;...
- 1858 January 1
- Larimer St. Denver
- An ox train pulls a boiler and covered wagons on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "W. B. Daniels", "Post Office", "Denver Theater", and "Sloan House".
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Wagon...
- 1862
- Stevens Mine
- View of the Stevens Mine and tramway in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Stevens Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Saratoga Mine Central City
- Close-up view of the interior of a power plant at the Saratoga Mine near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Machinery includes a side crank engine and gauges.
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saratoga Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Engine rooms--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.;...
- 1889
- Rev. Sherman Coolidge, D. D. A native Arapahoe.
- Studio portrait of Reverend Sherman Coolidge, D. D. (Native American Arapaho). He wears a clerical robe.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clergy--1890-1900.; Coolidge, Sherman.
- 1893
- Assaying
- Assayers work in a lab probably in Colorado. A stove, mortars, pestles, tongs, and other equipment are in the room.
- Assayers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Broken Arm Chief
- Studio portrait (profile) of Broken Arm, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a shirt with quillwork, hair pipe breast plate, scarves over his braids, and a fur pelt cap.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Broken Arm.
- 1899
- Bear Foot Chief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Bear Foot, a Native American (Brulé Sioux) man. He holds a shield and a spear. He wears a hair pipe breast plate, bead bandolier and feathers in his hair.
- Brulé Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Shields--1890-1900.; Spears--1890-1900.; Bear Foot.
- 1899
- James Lone Elk
- Studio portrait (sitting) of James Lone Elk, a Native American (Crow) man. He wears a vest decorated with metal beads, hair pipe breast plate, and two feathers in his hair.
- Crow Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Lone Elk, James.
- 1899
- Portal Argo Tunnel Idaho Springs, Colo.
- Miners pose on electric velocipede cars and a tram engine near the entrance to the Argo Tunnel near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The tram engine pulls loaded mine ore cars.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Sixteenth Street
- Nighttime view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street during a snow storm in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are on the street; shows Joslins department store. The Security Life Building is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972 November
- The Sandal House Mancos Canon
- Men pose near Sandal House, ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins in Mancos Canyon, near Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Circular masonry kivas are at the site.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County...
- [1893]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- Men ride on a float in a parade, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in Denver, Colorado. The float features a rowboat on the water and a man who throws a rope to a man in the water. Signs read: "Jesus Saves" and "Throw Out the Life Line...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Centennel [i. e. Centennial] miners Georgetown Colo
- Miners David Kennedy, Vern Thomas, Walter Johnson, John Wash, (Italian), Ed Seyler, Sim Dingle, Wm. Cooper, Foxie, Dide Thomas, Joe Raymond, John Cavanaugh, and Chas Schwaga pose near the shaft house of the Centennial Mine near Georgetown, Clear...
- Centennial Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- The north wall
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a cast iron stove, trash, and clutter.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]
- The north wall
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a stove, trash, and clutter.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]
- The northwest corner the coats are hanging on the door into the lean-to entryway.
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville Lake County, Colorado. A door on the stove reads: "Gipsy;" trash and clutter fill the area.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]
- The east wall
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a wicker chair, dried plants, trash and clutter.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]
- The south wall of cabin
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a wrought iron bed, trash, and clutter.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]
- Arch under Citadel Rock Colorado Divide
- View of the arch under Citadel Rock near the Colorado (possibly Continental) Divide in Colorado.
- Rock formations--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- A distribution of goods to the Gros Ventres
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a large group of Gros Ventre (Atsina) Native Americas seated in a circle near a distribution camp with a United States flag, covered wagons, and walled tents.
- Atsina Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Government relations--1870-1890.; Food relief--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Manitou, Col.
- corner tower. Behind it is the first Manitou School, a frame building with a bell tower. To the right of the church are remnants of the stone used in its construction, and down the hill is more construction on Manitou Avenue, using the same stone. ...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1881?]
- Empire Tunnel
- View of the entrance to the Empire Tunnel near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Empire (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Empire Tunnel (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Empire--1880-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Empire--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mountain Lion Mine Summit County
- A miner poses by a log cabin at the entrance to the Mountain Lion Mine in Summit County, Colorado.
- Mountain Lion Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Miners
- Miners pose near a group of mule-drawn mine ore cars near the shafthouse of a mine in San Juan County, Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Mine shafts--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Miners
- Miners pose near a partially constructed mine or mill and railroad tracks, probably in Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- On way to Camp Bird mine
- A miner poses on a pile of mine tailings at Camp Bird Mine near Ironton (Ouray County), Colorado. Other miners stand near a mine car and tent.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Abandoned mine
- View of an abandoned mine and tailings in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Debbins Mill Argentine district
- View of the Debbins Mill in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Cabin at Dobbins mill Argentine district.
- View of a cabin at the Dobbins Mill in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Saratoga Mine shaft houses
- View of three shafthouses and tailing piles of the Saratoga Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Saratoga Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Baltimore Tunnel Silver Plume
- View of the power plant and the entrance to the Baltimore Tunnel near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign over the tunnel entrance reads: "Hazleton Consolidated M & T Co. Baltimore Tunnel".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Baltimore Mine (Silver Plume, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Vivandiere Mine
- Miners stand near the tramway at the Vivandiere Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado. The head frame and shafthouse are nearby.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Vivandiere Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- American Nettie Mine Ouray
- Miners sit on a log pulled by a horse-drawn two-wheel wagon near the shafthouse of a mine in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Logs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Pulling--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Cook Mine Gregory Gulch Central City, Colo.
- Hoistmen, or hoisting engineers, pose in the shaft house of the Cook Mine, owned by the Fifty Gold Mines Company, near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The machinery includes a side crank engine, hoist, gauges, and brake handles.
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Miners
- Miners "1 Murray Bruce d, 2 Walter Oklum d, 3 Albert Oklum d, 4 Homer Hamilton, 5 W.E. Walthers, 6 James Barns, 7 Jas. McUlser (?), 8 Fred Olchin (?) d, and 9 John W. Smith d" pose near mine cars at a mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Road to Manitou Grand Caverns
- View of the steep dirt road to Grand Caverns (probably Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley with a house and outbuildings; Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- The Dutch Wedding Monument Park
- View of a rock formation identified as the Dutch Wedding in Monument Park near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Boss Mine at Breckenridge Colo.
- A woman and miners, with picks and gold pans, pose by the entrance to the Boss mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows a horse.
- Boss Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls, a waterfall on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Men stand on a wooden viewing platform near a staircase.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Rio Grande below Wagon Wheel Gap
- A man stands near the Rio Grande River near Wagon Wheel Gap in Mineral County, Colorado. Trees are nearby.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rio Grand--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Masonic Temple Great Ute Canon
- Men and women ride in horse-drawn wagons in a canyon identified as Great Ute Canyon, Colorado. The Masonic Temple rock formation is in the distance.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ascending Mancos La Plata Divide
- View of probably a Rio Grande Southern Railroad locomotive on broad and narrow gauge railroad tracks in either Montezuma or La Plata County, Colorado. Men sit on the end of a passenger car. A water tower with ice is nearby. Light snow covers the...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Water towers--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mayor Domo Glen Eyrie
- View of column rock formations identified as Mayor Domo near Glen Eyrie, El Paso County, Colorado. Scrub bushes and trees are nearby.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Toll gate Bear Creek Falls
- View of a wooden bridge and wood frame building at a toll gate on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County, Colorado. Bear Creek Falls is nearby.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Silver Cord Mine Leadville
- View of the Silver Cord Mine near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. A mine railroad with tipple, tailings, and log cabins are nearby.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Cord Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Illium [sic] Loop
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company train on a railroad loop identified as the Ilium Loop near Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Wood frame farm buildings are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Farms--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Currecanti Needle Black Canon
- View of the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. The Gunnison River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Offices and power plant Silver Lake Mine
- View of the office and power house of the Silver Lake Mine in San Juan County, Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Lake Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900]
- On the Frying Pan [sic] Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company passenger train near the Fryingpan River in Eagle County, Colorado. A bridge, trees and scrub bushes are nearby.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fryingpan River (Colo.); Bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]