Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- False front, Silver Plume
- View looking up at the side of an unidentified false front on a building in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The building is constructed of wood plank, with a gutter running down the side of the building, which sticks up past the roof...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 1975
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 41, 1910 October 8
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 51, 1911 December 16
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 2, 1912 January 13
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 1, 1913 October 11
- Portrait of three men
- Full length studio portrait of three men. Two men stand side by side with their hands rested upon another man's shoulder and the back of a rustic bench adorned with hats. All three men wear dark colored suits buttoned at the top, neckties, vests...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American (Ute) men's moccasins. They are made of buckskin and have a rawhide sole, lacing and a thong. Embroidered on the top of the moccasins in red, white, orange, yellow blue, green, and light green translucent glass beads...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Moccasins--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Ute) leather bag that belonged to Chipeta, wife of Chief Ouray. The bag is decorated with blue, lavender, red, yellow, white, silver, pink, green and brown beadwork. The beadwork designs are of arrow, people, triangles,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1903 and 1923]
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Miner's dug-out
- Two miners stand near stone cabins (dugouts) built into the side of a hill. The men wear suits and hats. Wooden boards, metal cans, and a wagon are nearby.
- Dugout houses--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Leadville residence
- This view of a carpenter gothic two story house in Leadville, Colorado features a side gable with a one story addition on the back, a wood shingle roof, a brick chimney, a stone foundation and two second story window dormers cut into the roofline....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- The main street, Leadville, Colorado
- A variety of signs hang perpendicular to buildings and are large as part of the automobile age in advertising. On the right side, there are "G.Z. Garage Storage," "Texaco, gasoline, motor oil," "Cities Service," "Hotel Vendome," "Bus Depot,"...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- Aspen, Colo.
- Right side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: a tall wooden tower and St. Mary's Church.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colo.
- Left side of panoramic view from Aspen Mountain, over town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado with slopes of Smuggler Mountain in background. Landmarks among residences include: firehouse with belltower, Wheeler Opera House, and Hotel Jerome.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Big snow of December 1913
- View from corner in front of the Brown Palace north along Broadway, Denver, Colorado, includes piles of snow on streets, the Hotel Metropole and the Trinity Church. Sign painted on side of hotel reads: "Hotel Metropole American and European Plan,...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotel Metropole (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- December 1913
- Cripple Creek, Colo 1899 home & birthplace of Ralph Owens
- Edward T. and Ella Owens with baby Ralph stand in front of their one-story home, Cripple Creek, Colorado; residence has a medium gable roof, uncovered front porch with side stoop leading to single entry off- center of main facade, one double sash...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Owens, Edward T.; Owens, Ella.; Owens, Ralph.
- 1899
- First Baptist Church
- Exterior view of First Baptist Church, Carr Avenue between 3rd (Third) and 4th (Fourth) Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story brick church with painted shingle has a side spire extension, arched double-wide side doorway, and corbelling...
- First Baptist Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [1988]
- Men with horse
- A group of men holds a horse on its side on the ground while one man works to either shoe or brand it in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large crowd of spectators is gathered around the men watching them work. One person stands next to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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]
- Salida, Colo., altitude 7050
- Right side of a panorama view from Tenderfoot Hill over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the Denver and Rio Grande railroad yards with freight and box cars, the Arkansas River, houses, a mill with smokestacks to the northwest and the Sawatch...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Salida, Colorado
- Left side of a panorama view over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, inlcudes the busy Denver and Rio Grande Railroad roundhouse and shops with engines, including Nos. 913 and 268. The Railroad Hospital, coldframes, businesses, and houses are across...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Slide mine, Gold Hill, Colo.
- View of the first Slide mill on the south side of Left Hand Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. It is perched on the side of a steep hill with a large tailings pile above it and to the side. In the 1930s, the sixty foot timber wall of the mine's...
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Left Hand Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1890?
- A view of Middle Park on the Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama shows a man looking over Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado, along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road. The broad valley gives way to evergreen covered slopes.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.
- 1904
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Left side of the panorama along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road, Rollins Pass, Colorado, shows rocky slopes and mountains.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Carbonate Hill and Leadville Colo.
- Right side of panorama view from Carbonate Hill over Leadville mining district to the Continental Divide, Colorado; shows rocky hills, frame structures, smokestacks, mine shafts, headframes, railroad and ore car tracks, and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Carbonate Hill and Leadville Colo.
- Left side of panorama from Carbonate Hill over Leadville mining district, Colorado; shows rocky hills, frame structures, smokestacks, mine shafts, headframes, railroad tracks, ore cart trestles and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Claymore Lake
- Left side of panorama over Claymore Lake, Larimer County, Colorado, includes gentle slopes around the reservoir.
- Claymore Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Claymore Lake
- Right side of panorama over Claymore Lake, Larimer County, Colorado; shows a small boat on shore and gentle slopes around the reservoir.
- Claymore Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Clear Creek Valley
- Left side of panorama west from Inspiration Point, Denver, over Clear Creek Valley near Arvada, Colorado; shows North Table Mountain, snowy Front Range foothills, Clear Creek, pasture, cattle, frame residences, Denver and Interurban Railroad,...
- Clear Creek Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver & Interurban Railroad.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Clear Creek Valley
- Right side of panorama west from Inspiration Point, Denver, over Clear Creek Valley, near Arvada, Colorado; shows Flatirons, Longs Peak, snowy Front Range foothills, pasture, frame residences, Denver and Interurban Railroad, and trolley tracks.
- Clear Creek Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver & Interurban Railroad.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Climbing Continental Divide from Tolland, Boulder Park, Moffat Road
- Right side of panorama over Tolland (formerly Mammoth) in Boulder Park, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows locomotives number 106 and 301 with passenger cars on the Moffat Road of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific. People are by the dance pavilion,...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1920.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Colo. Chautauqua, Boulder
- Right side of a panorama view from a grassy hill south of Boulder, Colorado, shows: Mount St. (Saint) Gertude Academy far left, the town landscaped with trees, and University of Colorado buildings including Old Main. Vast open plains are north of...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1900-1910.; Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colo. Chautauqua, Boulder
- Left side of a panorama view from a grassy hill south of Boulder, Colorado, shows the Colorado Chautauqua (founded 1898) with Auditorium, Dining Hall, cottages and tents, Mount St. (Saint) Gertude Academy is far right, west end of town with...
- Colorado Chautauqua Association--Facilities--1900-1910.; Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Climbing Continental Divide from Tolland, Boulder Park, Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama shows Tolland (formerly Mammoth) in Boulder Park, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a frame false front with an American flag, barrels, burro-drawn wagons, tent, lean-to structures and a train making its way over trestles and up...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1920.; Boulder Park (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Colorado Springs from the Court House
- The right side of the panorama view from the El Paso County Court House, Colorado Springs, Colorado, includes: the central business district; the three-story brick Alamo Hotel at intersection of Cucharras and Tejon Streets, the rebuilt Antlers's...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Colorado Springs from the Court House
- The left side of the panorama view from the El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado, includes: the Spaulding, wood frame residences, Colorado Springs Transfer Company, lumber companies, F. F. Roby Company, mills and the front range...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Crystal Lake, Platte Canon, Colo. & Southern Ry.
- A man sits under a tree, looking across Crystal Lake, Jefferson County, Colorado, in the left side of a panorama view. Colorado and Southern Railway tracks wind through the canyon; shows a few wood frame structures including a station depot across...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1930.; Crystal Lake (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1930.; Lakes &...
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake, Platte Canon, Colo. & Southern Ry.
- Right side of panorama view across Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado shows a dirt two-track and fence around the water, with evergreens on surrounding slopes.
- Crystal Lake (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1930.;...
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Denver from Presby. Church, 1906
- Right side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets and downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Broadway Theatre and Metropole Hotel, Trinity Church and the Brown Palace. Signs read: "Metropole Hotel, American and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Denver, Colo., 1906
- The right side of the panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets to downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Broadway Theatre and Metropole Hotel, Trinity Church and the Brown Palace. Signs read: "Metropole Hotel, American...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Doctor Jackpot Mine, Cripple Creek Colo.
- Left side of panorama looking west over Doctor Jackpot Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, above Anaconda, Teller County, Colorado; shows frame structures, headframes, ore chutes, dirt roads, and tailing piles.
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Doctor Jackpot Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1920.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1920.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1920]
- Doctor Jackpot Mine, Cripple Creek Colo.
- Right side of panorama west over Doctor Jackpot Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, above Anaconda, Teller County, Colorado; shows wood frame structures, headframes, ore chutes, dirt roads and tailing piles; Mary McKinney Mining Company is...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Doctor Jackpot Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mary McKinney Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1920.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1920.; Wooden...
- [between 1895 and 1920]
- Gateway Garden of the God's and Pike's Peak
- Right side of a panorama view shows sandstone rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, includes Pikes Peak in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Gateway Garden of the God's and Pike's Peak
- Left side of panorama shows sandstone rock formations at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Denver, Colo., 1906
- Left side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets to downtown Denver, Colorado. Landmark buildings include the domed Arapahoe County Courthouse, Auditorium, and the Savoy Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Glenwood Springs, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama west over Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows Denver and Rio Grande's yards with trains, bridges across the Colorado River, the Hotel Colorado, the bath house, and hot springs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-...
- [between 1908 and 1910]