Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver street scene
- A view of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Black smoke rises up from the smoke stacks on the buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Aurora, S.D. harvest scene
- A man drives workhorses harnessed to a machine to harvest wheat in a field in probably Aurora (Brookings County), South Dakota. Blankets cover the horses' harnesses. Wheat is piled in the field. A frame house with a pitched roof and outbuildings is...
- Aurora (S.D.)--1870-1920.; Croplands--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Horse teams--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Wheat--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Industries construction scene during construction of Alameda subway
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand near horse-drawn side-dump railcars and wooden scaffolding.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910]
- Honey Creek Lake, Missouri valley. A scene on the Chicago & North Western Ry.
- View of a Chicago & North Western Railway Company engine and train beside a lake identified as Honey Creek Lake near Honey Creek (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. Telegraph poles and trees are beside railroad tracks.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Pottawattamie County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Iowa--Pottawattamie County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Iowa--Pottawattamie County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Iowa--Pottawattamie...
- 1898
- Street scene, Cripple Creek
- Row of one and two-story medium gable wood frame and log houses probably on north side of Eaton Avenue or possibly Carr Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one is under final stage of construction; dirt street has light snow and wagon tracks on it;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Street scene, Seibert, Colo.
- View of Seibert, Kit Carson County, Colorado; shows businesses, cars, people, signs: "C. D. Hutchess, General Merchandise," "Groceries," and "Hotel."
- Seibert (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- The Garden Scene
- Interior view of the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County County, Colorado, shows the Garden Scene, a painted stage curtain, the landscaped garden with a balustrade and trees, front rows of cast iron opera seats, and the box seats form the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stage props--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Glenwood Springs, Colo. street scene
- Snowy street scene in Glenwood Springs (also known as Defiance and Barlow), Colorado in Garfield County. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Orpheum," "Garage," and "Ford."
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Murder scene
- View of a murder scene in Denver, Colorado; shows the body of an unidentified woman, a roll top desk, a telephone, a spittoon, and an overturned chair.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Homicides--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Victims--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Two women leave a Denver residence - murder scene
- Two women are escorted from a home in Denver. One women is being led out by a police officer and the other woman is being led out by a man in plain clothes. They may be leaving the scene of a murder or suicide.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Park scene with gazebo
- A view of a park, possibly in Denver, Colorado. A gazebo is in a tree grove, another is in the center of the park.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1950.; Gazebos--1900-1950.; Parks--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- A scene in Manitou
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north at the Soda Spring Pavilion and the Cliff House. The Pavilion is a frame structure with a cross-gable roof and a cupola with flagpole; the foundation is knee- high rusticated stone. The east half is...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880- 1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff...
- [between 1885 and 1887?]
- A scene at the "4th of July celebration," P.R. Agency, S.D. A.D. 1891 (Sioux Indians)
- Native American Lakota Sioux gather with covered and horse-drawn wagons along a creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, for a Fourth of July celebration. Children play in the water.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Carts &...
- July 1891
- A street scene at - P.R. Agency during annuity issue
- Native American Lakota Sioux gather with horse-drawn wagons at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, to receive United States government rations.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1891]
- A Roarnig [sic] Fork Valley agricultural scene, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across Roaring Fork River valley north of Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows agricultural fields, pastures, Roaring Fork River, railroad box car, and barbed wire fence, foreground.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbed wire--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Fences--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Scene in Italian Farmhouse
- Shows six people in an Italian farmhouse, including a woman knitting, and small boy. Col. David M. Fowler, commander of the 87th Regiment of the Tenth Mountain Division holds a map. In the house, sausages hang from the ceiling, tin cans rest on...
- Farmhouses--Italy--1940-1950.; Military officers--United States--1940-1950.; Fowler, David M.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1945]
- CNW scene
- Washout near Hot Springs, S.D., this caused abandonment of the line from Hot Springs to Buffalo Gap, S.D. Photographed: near Hot Springs, S. D., June 11, 1938.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroads--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1930-1940.; Chicago and North Western Railway Company.
- 1938
- Scene in Upper Creede, Colo. shooting chicken.
- A man in the background crouches on his knee and shoots at a chicken standing in the middle of the street in the town of North CreedeColorado in Mineral County. A boy, a man, and a dog stand next to the shooter. People on the wooden sidewalk watch...
- North Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chickens--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.; Hunting--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- CB&Q scene
- Interior of locomotive shop. Photographed: Denver, Colo., September 12, 1926.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1926
- CB&Q scene
- Cylinder boring machine in locomotive shop, Morton. Photographed: Denver, Colo., September 12, 1926.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1926
- UP scene
- Ames Monument. Photographed: on Sherman Hill, Wyo., August 21, 1927.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1927.; Railroads--Wyoming--Sherman Hill--1920-1930.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1927
- CM scene
- Abandoned tunnel. Photographed: north of Buena Vista, Colo., June 14, 1943.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1943
- CM scene
- East portal of The Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel; auto road. Photographed: west of Leadville, Colo., ca. 1929.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroads--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1929]
- CM scene
- Abandoned grade. Photographed: above Buena Vista, Colo., July 31, 1949.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1949
- CM scene
- Abandoned grade. Photographed: above Buena Vista, Colo., July 31, 1949.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1949
- CM scene
- Abandoned grade. Photographed: east of Buena Vista, Colo., February 21, 1943.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1943
- CM scene
- Abandoned grade, in South Park. Photographed: near Hartsel, Colo., June 14, 1943.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroads--Colorado--Hartsel--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1943
- CM scene
- Tunnels on the abandoned grade. Photographed: north of Buena Vista, Colo., June 15, 1943.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1943
- CM scene
- Abandoned bridge, at the Arkansas river. Photographed: near Buena Vista, Colo., June 16, 1943.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1943
- CM scene
- Abandoned bridge over the Arkansas River. Photographed: west of Buena Vista, Colo., June 16, 1943.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1940-1950.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1943
- CS&CCD scene
- Bridge, on highway; auto road. Photographed: west of Colorado Springs, Colo., June 13, 1943.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- 1943
- DB&W narrow gauge scene
- View at engine house, with engines 32 and 33. Photographed: Boulder, Colo., 1917.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroads--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1917
- F&CC scene
- Old railroad bridge, between Cripple Creek and Florence. Photographed: in Phantom Canyon, April 7, 1935.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroads--Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- 1935
- F&CC scene
- Tunnel on old grade. Photographed: in Phantom Canyon, Colo., May 27, 1923.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Railroads--Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- 1923
- SV narrow gauge scene
- Loading engine with firewood. Photographed: at Austin, Ore., July 28, 1938.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroads--Oregon--Austin--1930-1940.; Sumpter Valley Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- WM roundhouse scene
- 6 steam engines. Photographed: at Hagerstown, Md., July 13, 1953.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1953.; Railroads--Maryland--Hagerstown--1950-1960.; Western Maryland Railroad Company.
- 1953
- Leadville street scene, for Public Service Co., July 29, 1924
- View south down dirt Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes two young girls in dresses and cloche hats who sit on a sidewalk on a hill above the street and look down on the busy main street. Landmark buildings include the First...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Vendome Hotel--1920-1930.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; City & town...
- 1924
- Snow scene at Fergusons Ranch, Estes Park, Colo.
- Snow dusts fields and a stream on the Horace Ferguson ranch in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado.
- Ferguson, Horace--Homes & haunts.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Estes Park--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- An August scene on the side of Sayres Peak, Colo.
- Well dressed men and women pose on snow fields above timberline on Sayres Benchmark (Sayres Peak) in Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sayres Benchmark (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hiking--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Domestic scene among the Navajoe Indians
- Native American (Navajo) women and men sit beside a summer hogan constructed of logs and brush, in Arizona or New Mexico. One woman weaves at a loom made of logs and sticks. Shows wool thread and woven rugs.
- Hogans--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Weaving--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Eldora winter scene 1939
- A two-story mine structure stands on a snow-covered hill in the background near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand in the foreground and midground with snow covering their branches. Thin branches with no leaves protrude from...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Downtown Denver street scene
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver. The Gano & Company Men's Outfitters occupies the first floor of the Steele Building on the southeast corner; awnings hang over the windows, a sign advertises furnished rooms, and...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Business...
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- Street scene in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Commercial street scene in Albuquerque (Bernalillo County), New Mexico. Shows a Territorial style adobe building and wooden false front buildings with wooden sidewalks. People pose in front of the buildings; a wagon is in the dirt street. Signs...
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ballad of Baby Doe, Central City, Windsor Hotel scene, Augusta, Horace, Baby Doe
- Three actors perform a scene from the opera, The Ballad of Baby Doe in Central City, Colorado. The set includes heavy draperies, plants, furniture, a chandelier, and faux marble and woodwork. The two actresses are in long dresses and the actor is...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1956
- Scene in the Rockies [art original].
- Scene of southern Colorado painted after artist's return from Fremont Expedition, 1848.
- Mountains in art.; Fremont Expedition, 1843-1844.; Rocky Mountains--Pictorial works.; Oil paintings.
- [c1850?]
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1931 January 14
- Christmas 1930 Central Presbyterian Church
- Order for the worship service for Sunday December 21, 1930 at Central Presbyterian Church. The pastor was Rev. Martin E. Anderson.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 December 21
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Theaters. Changing scene
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Theaters. Changing scene