Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Men with horses
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Longmont's Presbyterian Church, at Fourth and Kimbark
- Exterior of the First Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; features rough cut stone construction, an intersecting gable roof, L-plan with a large corner entry tower capped with battlements, arched and round...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; First Presbyterian Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Longmont, Colo. Cen. Presb. Church
- Exterior of the Central (First) Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; features rough cut stone construction, an intersecting gable roof, L-plan with a large corner entry tower capped with battlements, arched and...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 4, 1926
- College, 5th & Atwood
- Longmont Presbyterian College, 546 Atwood Street, Longmont, Colorado; first and only wing of a plan by architect Fred A. Hall or Hale; built in 1886; features include: brick construction with rough cut stone foundation, irregular hip and gable...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Longmont Presbyterian College (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Catholic sisters & girls bldg., Longmont, Colo.
- View of the old college structure converted into the St. Joseph's Academy Catholic School by Franciscan Sisters, Fifth Avenue between Baker and Atwood Streets, Longmont, Colorado. A 1907 sleeping porch addition has been added on the south side of...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Church schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- High School, 800 Main
- Exterior of the first Longmont High School, Eighth (8th) Avenue and Main Street, Longmont, Colorado; built in 1900; features: brick construction with rough cut stone foundation and trim, two-stories, hip roof with cresting, projecting entry with...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Lyons depot prior to restoration
- Lyons depot, December 1975, prior to restoration and conversion into the Lyons Public Library. This structure was built by the narrow gauge Denver, Utah and Pacific. The 1877 [?] rough cut sandstone solid building has boarded up windows, and a...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Libraries--Colorado--Lyons--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Lyons--1970-1980.
- 1975
- German cuirassier
- A group of German cavalrymen rides down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The men wear helmets and cuirassiers and carry flags. One man...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--German--1900-1910.; Military uniforms--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Grand Junction, Colo
- In Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, the George Whitfield Kelly home has a bay window and a rough stone chimney. Trees, beehives, and vegetable plants are in the yard.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Kelly, George W., 1894---Homes & haunts.
- 1920
- Advertising railroad car #1
- Advertising car #1, a large railroad car, stands in the midground on a railroad track in a snowy scene. Lettering on the side of the car reads "Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Col. W.F. Cody - President, Nate Salsbury -...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Helen Freeman in "Central City Nights"
- Actress Helen Freeman poses in draped rough and sheer fabrics, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Freeman, Helen--Performances--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Kenneth McKenna as Iago Othello Central City Opera House
- Actor Kenneth McKenna poses as Iago in Shakespeare's "Othello," in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Draped in satin and rough fabrics, he has a high collar, chain, and skullcap.
- McKenna, Kenneth--Performances--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Robert Edmund Jones background is the old safe of the Kountze Bros. Bank
- Robert Edmund Jones, member of the Play Festival Committee, poses in jacket, trousers, and tie, holding a cigarette, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Rough stone wall behind him is identified as the safe of the Kountze Brothers Bank.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jones, Robert Edmund 1887-1954.
- [between 1933 and 1938?]
- Waiting for parade to start
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Meeker
- View of the Episcopal church, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, features steep gables, arched windows, an offset spire with an open belfry, and rough cut, coursed sandstone walls.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Meeker--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Meeker
- View of the Episcopal church, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, features steep gables, arched windows, an offset spire with an open belfry, and rough cut, coursed sandstone walls.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Meeker--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Silverton
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, and: "1. Greene Co. Smelter 2. Anvil Mountain 3. Rough 'n Ready Smelter 4. Kendall Mountain 5. Las Animas River 6. Cement Creek 7. Town T- Call 8. Melville's Lightning...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Waiting to start parade
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Lake Ave., Broadmoor to the Casino
- A buggy approaches on Lake Street beside trolley car tracks, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Trees and rough stone walls flank the thoroughfare; the Broadmoor Casino and mountains are in the background.
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890- 1910.; Broadmoor (Colo.)-- 1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Westcliffe
- The Hope Evangelical church, in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, features a center spire with louvered vents beneath decorative gables and rough cut stone construction. The Sangre De Cristo Range is in the distance.
- Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Westcliffe
- The Hope Evangelical Church, in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, features a center spire, rough cut stone construction, cross gables, and louvered vents beneath decorative gables on the spire. Mountains of the Sangre De Cristo Range are in the...
- Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--1950- 1970.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- View of Camp Two looking through Cadaver Gap at Camp One, Mount Rainer, Washington
- View of Camp Two looking through Cadaver Gap at Camp Muir, (also known as Camp One during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition conducted by men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, re-enforced). Two pyramid tents are pitched in the snow in the...
- Camp Muir (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942, May]
- Old castle, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the Thomas A. Bryan house in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Built of rough cut stone, and featuring battlements and turrets, the house is famous for its resemblance to a well fortified castle. A sign in the foreground...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Bryan, Thomas A.--Homes & haunts.
- 1938
- Million Dollar Hiwy Tunnel
- View from a tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado; shows rough rock interior and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- President Theodore Roosevelt greeting in front of Brown Palace
- President Theodore Roosevelt waves his hat to a group of uniformed horsemen, probably Rough Riders, in front of the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado.
- United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cavalry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- [1905?]
- Monument Lake Lodge
- Exterior view of a Pueblo style guest lodge at Monument Lake, thirty eight miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. This split level structure is built on a hillside and has three floors built in steps with terraces on the lower roofs. Built of adobe,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lodges--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Pueblos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1938?]
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, in a snowstorm; the town is covered in snow, and the valley between the town and Silver Plume is obscured. In the foreground is a rough stone wall; in the right middle distance is a house with a picket fence that is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.; Snowstorms--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.
- [between 1874 and 1917]
- Grace Episcopal Church and Snetzer Building, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Snetzer Building and Grace Episcopal Church on Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The Snetzer building, with a false front, has a sign: "J. Snetzner, Merchant Tailor." Grace Episcopal Church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof, a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1950
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1939
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule. Crosses at the apex of the vestibule gable and the apex...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1950
- Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Colorado; shows the sloping roof of the church and the square tower. The tower has a pointed-arch window on the ground level, and two pointed-arch windows on the second level. On the top of the tower...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.
- [between 1955 and 1977?]
- Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Colorado; the facade includes a double door within a pointed arch, a sign "Presbyterian Church," a tall lancet window with a small round window above it, and a square tower. The tower has pointed-arch...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944
- [One] 1 boy
- Portrait of the Rough Riders Little League baseball team in uniform and their coach, Denver, Colorado. A boy in the front row holds a baseball bat.
- Coaches (Athletics)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver residence
- A stone residence features rough cut, uncoursed stone, covered front porch, turret with conical roof, roof cresting, and arched windows, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver residence
- A stone residence in Denver, Colorado, features rough cut, uncoursed stone, covered entry, rounded bay, overhanging eaves, chimneys, and decorative gableboard.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver, residence
- An unidentified residence, Denver, Colorado, features rough cut coursed stone walls, a rounded bay, overhanging eaves, and a covered entry.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Dingerson and water-wheel - motive power for Courier Press replaced by electric motor by owner Ken Ohlander
- Interior view of the basement of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt and apron, grasps with both hands a vertical belt connected to an enclosed water wheel, which is connected to the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [1948?]
- Crow-Pohle Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a house near Georgetown, Colorado, on the wagon road between Georgetown and Silver Plume on the north side of Clear Creek. The brick Gothic Revival two-story home, built by Henry Crow, features a central entrance covered by a porch...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1900.
- [between 1865 and 1900?]
- Georgetown from Heights on road up to Green Lake
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, from the road on Levenworth Mountain leading to Green Lake; shows steep and rough mountainside in deep shadow, a small portion of the town visible below, Republican and Democrat Mountains in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Jerry Dingerson, water wheel of Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trowsers with a screwdriver in the back pocket, kneels to the right of an enclosed water wheel and grasps...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Maxwell Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth (4th) Street. Construction began in 1870; house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Store interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Block Mercantile (later Hancock Brothers) in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves; merchandise includes cigars, canned goods, a wrapping paper rack, bin of avocados or squash (?), glassware, bunches of bananas, boxes of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- Jerry Dingerson & Courier flat-bed cylinder press
- Interior view of the basement of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trousers, leans over the type in the large flat-bed cylinder press; "C. Potter Jr & Co."...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [1948?]
- The celebrated Mineral Springs at Manitou
- View of the Navajo and Soda Springs, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The cylindrical stone basin around Navajo Springs is in the foreground; a man in a sack suit, silk cravat and Homborg hat sits on the edge of the stone basin...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Shrine in Manitou
- View of a shrine to the Virgin Mary in Manitou Springs, Colorado. In a stone grotto, a white, carved likeness of the Virgin Mary reflects the winter sun. Trees flank the rough stone arch, and snow covers the foreground. Something is bundled in a...
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Statues.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Shrines--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Scene on Fountain Creek at Manitou
- Downstream view of Fountain Creek, or 'Fontaine qui Bouille', in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east. Taken from the level of the streambed just upstream from the confluence with Ruxton Creek, this image affords a clear view of the footbridge...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mineral Springs near Colorado City
- View of the gazebo at the Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a rustic struture with faceted conical roof and uprights of rough tree branches surrounded by tourists. Two men stand on the roof; one wears a tall, shiny stovepipe hat. One...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882?]
- Soda Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north at the Navajo Soda Spring and Cliff House Hotel. Men and women are gathered around the Navajo Spring stone ring. The Fountain Creek bridge is to the right, and directly behind the group is the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: man in a white suit with an umbrella rides in a foliage covered, horse drawn, two wheeled buggy; boy in a sailor suit rides a pony with a striped blanket; other horses with riders....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats...
- 1898