Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 26, 1910 June 25
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 27, 1910 July 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 41, 1911 October 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 9, 1909 April 17
- Fiftyniners' directory : Colorado Argonauts of 1858-1859. A directory of their arrivals, removals, deaths, marriages, children, property, mines, ranches; with names of old towns, mining camps, gulches, mountains, rivers, creeks, and other matters.
- A transcription of two volumes originally created by Henrietta Bromwell pertaining to the lives and events surrounding the early settlers of Colorado.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 2004
- Genealogical index to the records of the Society of Colorado Pioneers
- An index produced by the Colorado Genealogical Society pertaining to the recognized settlers of Colorado. Information for each individual include, date and place of birth, date and place of death, date of arrival in Colorado,
- Society of Colorado Pioneers--Indexes.
- 1990
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Looking east on Eighth Street in Leadville
- Looking east down a snow covered Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado is a view of residences on the north side of the street and a church steeple and the cupola of St. Vincent's Hospital down the hill in the distance. On the left, a person shovels...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Cabin
- A man sits and poses beside an aspen log cabin probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shovels, a pick axe and a metal bucket are against the cabin wall beside a doorway.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Engineers rest behind a tank destroyer during an assult, Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- Ten Tenth Mountain Division 126th Mountain Enginers rest behind a tank destroyer on a mountain road while taking cover from German sniper fire. Those closest to the tank destroyer stand and sit upright while those farther from cover lie flat on the...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Kootenia [sic] N.F., Mont. forest fire at Thonpson [sic] Falls, Clarkfork [sic] Riv.
- Men stand and hold probably shovels in a smoke-filled forest in Kootenai National Forest near Thompson Falls and Clark Fork River in Sanders County, Montana. Smoke is in the air above fir trees, fallen trees, tree stumps, and grass in a clearing.
- Kootenai National Forest (Mont. and Idaho)--1920-1930.; Sanders County (Mont.)--1920-1930.; Fire fighting--Montana--Sanders County--1920-1930.; Forest fires--Montana--Sanders County--1920-1930.; Forest reserves--Montana--Sanders County--1920-1930.;...
- 1926
- Prof. Hill's Works at Blackhawk, Colo.
- Men stand outside frame processing buildings at Professor Nathaniel P. Hill's Black Hawk Smelter in Black Hawk (Blackhawk, Gilpin County), Colorado. Vented buildings have smokestacks. Men use shovels and wheelbarrows to move ore piles.
- Hill, N. P. (Nathaniel Peter), 1832-1900--Homes & haunts.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Ore industry--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Smelters--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- The Geyser, Silver Cliff Colo.
- A group of miners at the Geyser Mine in Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado pose near the mill. Some men hold shovels, a pick axe, candles with lanterns, and hammers. They wear overalls, canvas coats and wide, slanting brimmed hats with high...
- Geyser Mine (Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Workers at coke oven
- Workers with shovels and rakes stand near a row of coke ovens in an unidentified coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Some men stand and sit on train cars loaded with coal. Smoke rises from the ovens.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Coke industry--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Laborers--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Coke ovens and Italian coke pueblo at Tercio, Colo.
- Coal miners pose in front of brick and stone coke ovens at Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Possibly Hispanic or Italian men wear overalls or work shirts and ragged slacks and caps. Wheelbarrows, shovels, a hose, and piles of stone are near...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company--1900-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Coke...
- [between 1902 and 1913?]
- Manion Placer
- View of a steam shovel and ore processing machinery with a conveyor elevator.
- Conveying systems--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--1940-1950.; Steam shovels--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Mining - crane and trucks
- View of a sand and gravel mine operation in Colorado; a steam shovel loads a dump truck by a pit. Letters read: "Brannan Sand & Gravel."
- Brannan Sand & Gravel Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Sand and gravel plants--Colorado--1940-1950.; Dump trucks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.; Steam shovels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Clear Creek - close up from ground shovel bucket dumping in 800ft bore
- A man works in a a highway tunnel on Highway 6 in Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a steam shovel and a dump truck. Letters read: "Ed. H. Honnen Construction Co."
- Construction workers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Dump trucks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Excavation--Colorado--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Steam shovels--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Green Mtn. Dam
- View of construction vehicles at the Green Mountain Dam site in Summit County, Colorado. Shows a man, a tractor and a steam-shovel with a bucket. The steam-shovel is labeled: "Bucyrus Erie."
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Manion Placer
- View of a steam shovel and ore processing machinery with a conveyor elevator. Letters read "Manion Placer" and "Lorain."
- Mining machinery--1940-1950.; Conveying systems--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--1940-1950.; Steam shovels--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Manion Placer
- View of a steam shovel and ore processing machinery. Letters read "Manion Placer" and "Lorain 77."
- Mining machinery--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--1940-1950.; Steam shovels--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Steam shovel, buggy on Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of a steam shovel by a man, horse, and buggy at the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Construction scene at the Alameda Avenue subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working with a steam shovel, the railroad bridge, a handcar, and building with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene - Alameda Avenue subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation and men working with shovels.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Two girls in overalls standing in a field holding small shovel
- Outdoor portrait of two girls in Denver, Colorado. They hold small shovels and wear overalls and wide-brimmed hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Children swimming in the Platte large steam shovel looming over them
- Boys sit on a pile of excavated rock and in the South Platte River, near a steam shovel, at the Alameda Avenue bridge, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Swimming--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Industries construction crews at work on Alameda subway
- Workmen work with shovels and wheelbarrows at the Alameda underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Sluices and a vertical tubular boiler are nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [1909]
- Industries construction view at start of work on Alameda subway
- Workmen pose near a steam shovel at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Cities Denver streets maintenance snow removal 4 horse team and men clearing snow on Alameda at Valverde wye
- A man rides on a horse-drawn snow plow on Alameda Avenue in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A group of men with shovels and a trolley car are nearby.
- Snow plows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Men standing at curbside next to horsedrawn wagon, men holding shovels
- Men pose by the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado; shows a horse drawn wagon, construction materials, and concrete flood control retaining walls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Group of men working with shovels and pails
- A group of workmen pose outdoors with shovels in a large trench probably in Denver, Colorado. They wear wide-brimmed hats and overalls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries construction equipment steam shovel at work near Alameda
- Workmen work near a steam shovel and horse-drawn side-dump temporary rail cars at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction crew of men working with shovels
- Workmen dig with shovels at a construction site near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A steam shovel is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Shows workmen at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A McCabe and Steen steam shovel is nearby. A sign on a building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company [M]anufrs Of Hand Tower & Automatic Ry. Switches".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen dig with shovels and picks in a ditch possibly near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand on a wood plank bridge and look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries construction
- Workmen dig with shovels near a sluice in Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. A bridge on Alameda Avenue is in the distance.
- Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Construction crew
- Workmen dig a hole with shovels at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad bridges and side-dump railroad cars are nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Agriculture crops cultivation
- Men and women pose with a hoe and shovels in a field of possibly lettuce, Denver, Colorado. A greenhouse with open roof vents is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Men with shovels standing by RR tracks
- Workmen pose outdoors with shovels near a temporary railroad track possibly near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction equipment steam shovel near rail yards
- Workmen pose near a McCabe and Steen steam shovel by railroad tracks near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A nearby rail car reads: "Burlington Route".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction equipment McCabe & Steen steam shovel at work
- View of a McCabe and Steen steam shovel at a construction site near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Men stand nearby and look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction excavation probably Alameda subway
- Workmen work with shovels and sledgehammers at the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Other workers nearby grade an access road with horse-drawn graders.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pose with shovels on the edge of the South Platte River near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons, one that carries a vertical tubular boiler, are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction equipment McCabe & Steen steam shovel at Alameda subway
- Workmen pose on a McCabe & Steen steam shovel at a construction site near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby and look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction concrete crew at work near Alameda
- Workmen work with shovels to mix cement at an operation near the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A vertical tubular boiler and engine are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction men at work near Federal Bldg 16th & Arapahoe Sts.
- Workmen pose with shovels and horses near the Arapahoe County Courthouse building at 16th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries construction scene on Alameda subway project
- Workmen pose with shovels near side-dump rail cars on a temporary railroad at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]