Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Sierra
- Grand Lake from n/e
- Bird's eye view of Grand Lake, Colorado, from the northeast, shows the lake and the town with one and two-story wooden frame gable roof buildings, residences and summer homes. Cabins line the distant shoreline.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Grand Lake--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Hanington cottage, Grand Lake
- Partial view of Hanington cabin and shoreline, at Grand Lake, Colorado, shows a log gazebo with a canoe or boat with oars docked along the rocky shoreline. The background view includes glimpses of the Hanington summer residence, a two-story hipped...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1890-1900.
- 1898
- [Sanchez Reservoir, Costilla County, Colorado]
- Panoramic view of the Sanchez Reservoir and dam in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows shoreline, the dam and the overflow intake tower. Text on print includes reservoir capacity and tower, conduit, and dam dimensions. "Contained at date photo was...
- Reservoirs--Colorado--Costilla County.; Dams--Colorado--Costilla County.; Sanchez Reservoir (Colo.)
- 1911
- Lake Loveland
- View of two boats pulling water skiers across Lake Loveland, Colorado. Foothills show in background and a man in another boat watches from just off shoreline. Reservoir built in late 1890s by the English company which then controlled the Greeley -...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.; Water skiing--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) Obituary Index : 1918-June 2011
- This obituary index begins in October 1918 and goes through June 2011. The index is composed of a number of columns of information, most taken directly from the IJN obituary, but many also supplemented from different sources. Associated cemetery...
- Denver (Colo.)--Newspapers.; Jews--Colorado.; Jews--Colorado--Denver Metropolitan Area--Periodicals.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Intermountain Jewish News--Indexes.
- 2011 July
- Mystic Lake, near Fort Ellis
- View of Mystic Lake near Fort Ellis (Gallatin County), Montana. Shows trees on the shoreline, brush and forest; mountains are in the distance.
- Gallatin County (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Mystic Lake (Gallatin County, Mont.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [1871.]
- Cheeseman Lake [sic]
- View of Cheesman Lake and shoreline in Douglas County, Colorado.
- Cheesman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Cheeseman Lake [sic]
- Overlook view of Cheesman Lake and the surrounding shoreline in Douglas County, Colorado.
- Cheesman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Central Colo. Power Cos.' dam Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado; constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern); Barker...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Cetral [sic] Colo. Power Co.'s dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway); Barker...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Artificial lake at Shiprock agency, Shiprock in distance
- Lake with trees and lawn around the shoreline and a rowboat moored to a post, Shiprock, Navajo Indian Agency, New Mexico.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Navajo Agency--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1910-1920.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Indian...
- [1910?]
- Lady of the Lake Cottage, Grand Lake
- View north from the west outlet towards Lady of the Lake Cottage on the distant shoreline of Grand Lake, Colorado shows a pine tree shrouded shoreline and summer cottages owned by Chris Youngs, with a heavily forested ridge in the background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of the Big Hot Spring single story building near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a small creek (Soda Creek) by a building with "Big Hot Spring" painted on the roof of an open porch; scene also includes two sheds, a plank and bridge over the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875]
- Near Carmel Bay
- View of the rocky shoreline and the Pacific Ocean near Carmel Bay in Monterey County, California.
- Monterey County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--Monterey County--1870-1900.; Waterfronts--California--Monterey County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- On the beach near Santa Barbara
- View of the shoreline near Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows large rounded boulders, sandy beach and cliffs in the distance.
- Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Beaches--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- The beach near Santa Barbara
- View of the shoreline near Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows large, smooth boulders and sandy beach.
- Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Beaches--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--Santa Barbara--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Dana's Point
- View of a steep cliff on Dana Point in Orange County, California. Shows the Pacific Ocean and rocky shoreline.
- Dana Point (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--Dana Point--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Dana Point--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--Dana Point--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco Bay from Saucelito [i.e. Sausalito]
- View of San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California. Shows a rocky shoreline and overhanging rocks. A boat and hills obscured by fog are in the distance.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Waterfronts--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco from Saucelito [i.e. Sausalito]
- View of San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County) from Sausalito (Marin County), California. Shows the shoreline, islands, scrub bushes, and hills obscured by fog in the distance.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Waterfronts--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Coast View, Gaviota Pass, Calif.
- View of the Pacific Ocean from Gaviota Pass in Santa Barbara County, California. Shows a rocky shoreline, a beach, steep cliffs, and waves.
- Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Beaches--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- River and surrounding bluffs
- Unidentified river with vegetation along shoreline and bluffs in background.
- Rivers--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Fallen Leaf Lake
- View of the shoreline of Fallen Leaf Lake in El Dorado County, California. Snow-covered Mount Tallac is in the distance.
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Fallen Leaf Lake (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Tallac, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Lake Morain [i.e. Moraine], Pikes Peak
- View of Lake Moraine near Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the shoreline and and dead fallen trees.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Moraine, Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Lake Morain [i.e. Moraine] Pikes Peak
- View of Lake Moraine (Morain) on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the shoreline and and dead fallen trees.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Moraine, Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Trees--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Confluence of Clarks Forks and Missoula Rivers
- View of the confluence of the Bitterroot River (Missoula) and Clark Fork (Clarks Forks) River in Missoula County, Montana. Shows a rocky shoreline with forested mountains in the distance. Northern Pacific Railroad tracks are beside the river.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1910.; Bitterroot River (Mont.)--1880-1910.; Clark Fork (Mont. and Idaho)--1880-1910.; Missoula County (Mont.)--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Missoula...
- [between 1883 and 1905?]
- Grand Lake, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Grand Lake, Colorado, lake and town, shows one and two-story, wood frame, gable roof residences, buildings and cabins along the distant shoreline.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Grand Lake--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Adams Hotel, Grand Lake
- View of the Adams Hotel, in Grand Lake, Colorado, shows a two- story, gable roof, log cabin with front porch and adjoining two-story log cabin with covered entrance. A large canvas tent is beside the rustic hotel, and a hammock hangs between the...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1903?]
- Hotel Chamberlin, Fortress Monroe and Old Point Comfort at Hampton, Virginia
- A view of the shoreline on Old Point Comfort in Chesapeake Bay at Hampton, Virginia. Shows Fort Monroe (Fortress Monroe), a building in the Greek Revival style, large residences, a radio tower, a two masted sailboat, a sea wall, and an observation...
- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--1890-1910.; Fort Monroe (Va.)--1890-1910.; Old Point Comfort (Va.)--1890-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--Virginia--Fort Monroe--1890-1910.; Military facilities--Virginia--Fort Monroe--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tacoma, Wash. and Mt. Tacoma
- Panoramic view of Tacoma (Pierce County), Washington. Shows the coastline, pilings in the bay, wooden sidewalks and a railing along the shoreline, and residential and commercial buildings. Mount Rainier (Mount Tacoma) is in the distance.
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1890-1910.; Tacoma (Wash.)--1890-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--Washington (State)--Tacoma--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Washington (State)--Tacoma--1890-1910.; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Tacoma--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Missouri River near Glasgow
- View of the shoreline of the Missouri River near Glasgow in Howard County, Missouri. Shows a wooden fence and scattered houses.
- Glasgow (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Missouri River--1890-1910.; Fences--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Duck Lake, City Park, Denver
- Duck Lake, City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows shoreline with women and girls feeding ducks and ducklings.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910]
- In City Park, Denver
- Duck Lake, City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows men and women along shoreline, ducks and ducklings in water, and a naval 13-inch seacoast mortar cannon dedicated 1897.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910]
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; shows tree-lined unimproved shoreline with boats and small boathouse (or storage shed) and a woman sitting along shore. Smith's Lake was leased by city in 1897 and named Washington Park in 1899....
- Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boathouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1907]
- San Diego, Point Loma
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, waves crash against the shoreline near Point Loma in San Diego (San Diego County), California.
- Loma, Point (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; San Diego (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Diego--1900-1910.; Seas--California--San Diego--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Chapman's Lake near Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Partial view of Chapman Lake near Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; lily pads in lake, man or woman fishing from raft, center right; heavily forested shoreline; Rocky Mountains, distant background.
- Chapman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Chapman's Lake, Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Chapman Lake near Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; high mountain lake with lily pads, forested shoreline; Rocky Mountains, background.
- Chapman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Chapman's Lake, Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Chapman Lake with lily pads near Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man or woman fishing from raft, center right; timbered shoreline, Rocky Mountains in background.
- Chapman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Water lilies--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Chapman's Lake, Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Partial view of Chapman Lake with lily pads near Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; timbered shoreline with fallen timbers (dead tree fall).
- Chapman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Water lilies--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Fishing in the Frying Pan, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of man fishing in Fryingpan River possibly near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shrub & tree-lined shoreline, thigh-high rubber waders, fishing pole.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- The Frying Pan at Norrie, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of man fishing in Fryingpan River near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shrub & tree-lined shoreline; glimpse of Norrie, center background.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Yellowstone National Park, Sylvan Lake, (Cody Road)
- View of Sylvan Lake from Cody Road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; the Absaroka Range is in the distance. Shows dense forests of tall pine trees. Marsh grass is near the shoreline.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Sylvan Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Yellowstone Lake from the west side of Stevenson's [sic] Isle
- View of Yellowstone Lake and shoreline, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A man stands on the shore with a fishing pole and line cast in the water. Shows stumps and dead trees on the beach. A forest is in the distance.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Fishing--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Waterfronts--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Yellowstone Lake, landing at Stormy [sic] Point
- A group of passengers disembark from a steamboat to the wooden dock at Storm Point, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Men and women walk toward the shore. Railroad ties are stacked on the dock and rowboats rest on the shoreline....
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Boats--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Piers & wharves--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Large lake, Wash. Pk.
- Two women and a young girl sit in a canoe near the shore of Smith Lake in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. A dirt path and row of trees follow the shoreline. A boy wades near cattails in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canoes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Children & adults--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Reflection
- The shoreline and a ridge of mountains are reflected on the calm water of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Reflections--1900-1920.; Waterfronts--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Lake
- A house stands on the far shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado, behind a small group of pine trees. A wood fence leads down from the house to the beach on the lakeside. Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams and Mt. Wescott stand in the background. Rocks...
- Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Mount Adams (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mount Wescott (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Road north from Hanington before old cabin was moved, Grand Lake
- View of dirt road north from Hanington property past dilapidated log cabin, in Grand Lake, Colorado, shows a man, with pants tucked in boots, posed next to an old cabin with little roof remaining. Narrow dirt road leads past the cabin through ...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rustic Inn
- View across Grand Lake, in Colorado, shows a tree-covered shoreline with the distant Rustic Inn. The inn was formerly called the Young Hotel.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]