Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Palisades, Great Ute Canon
- View of rock formations identified as the Palisades, high on a distant cliff near a canyon identified as Great Ute Canyon, Colorado. Shows a narrow clearing with stumps, trees, rocks, fallen trees in a canyon with steep rock walls.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Actors and actresses
- An man and woman clown for the camera in a dressing room possibly in Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and house coat; she wears a dancers costume with a feathered boa and applies makeup to his face with a powder puff. Mr. Rhoads' reflection is...
- Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mt. Adams and Jefferson
- A view of Mount Adams and Mount Jefferson in Coos County, New Hampshire. Shows barren summits and forests below timberline. A cloud of smoke rises from the woods.
- Adams, Mount (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Coos County (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Jefferson, Mount (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Coos County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Adirondacks - Mirror Lake
- A view of Mirror Lake in the Adirondack Mountains (Essex County), New York; shows landscape with cottages, fences, boathouses, and hotels near the lake.
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Essex County (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Mirror Lake (Essex County, N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--New York--Essex County--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Mexican cactus plant with man in center
- View of an agave, Maguey, or century plant; a man poses at the center.
- Agaves--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cloudcroft Lodge, railway depot & Pavilion [graphic]
- Drawing of the Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway depot at the first Lodge at Cloudcroft (Otero County), New Mexico, reproduced as a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows a Shingle Style depot with turret and veranda beside railroad...
- Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway--Buildings--1900-1910.; Cloudcroft Lodge (Cloudcroft, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cloudcroft (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Drawings--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Cloudcroft--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- The Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- Front view of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a U-shaped building with a porte-cochere or covered entry, pediments, square towers with arcaded lookouts, chimneys, balconies, and arched windows.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- c1901
- U.S. Government Indian scout, Ariz.
- A Native American man, probably Apache, sits on his horse under a tree at Fort Apache (Navajo County), Arizona. He wears a cloth headband, cotton shirt and pants, and high-topped buckskin boots.
- Apache Indians--Men--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Indian scouts--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--Fort...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Kern River power plant [graphic]
- A view of the Kern River Power Plant, probably near Bakersfield (Kern County), California, shows wood frame buildings in a boulder field with a penstock near the buildings and an aqueduct along a steep embankment. The power plant is on the shore of...
- Aqueducts--California--1890-1910.; Penstocks--California--1890-1910.; Power plants--California--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Argenta Falls, Lake Fork
- View of Argenta Falls on the Lake Fork (of the Gunnison River) in Hinsdale County, Colorado; men stand on a bridge.
- Argenta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Arkansas Valley near Salida
- View of the Arkansas River valley near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, a rail yard and buildings and houses beside the Arkansas River. The Sawatch Mountains, Mount Shavano and Jones Peak are in the...
- Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Young girl putting flag on grave, Armistice Day
- A young girl places a flag on a grave on Armistice Day, probably Denver, Colorado. Additional gravestones and a canon are in the background. Some of the graves have small flags and flowers on them.
- Armistice Day--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1930]
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows houses, public buildings and churches, and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades, mining operations and pine trees are visible on the mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, barns and commercial buildings, unpaved streets and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades and pine trees are visible on Aspen Mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado shows mining structures, smokestacks, railroad cars, piles of lumber and a railroad trestle. Aspen mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mts., Colorado
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado shows mine buildings, railroad trains and bridges, wood frame houses and public buildings. Aspen Mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mountain
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, churches, commercial and public buildings, unpaved streets and the Roaring Fork River.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Assaying, cupeling
- Men work in an assay office, probably in Colorado. Shows an assayer pouring ore into a cupel over a stove. Shows barrels, sacks, sifters, tins, mortars and pestles, tongs, and graduated sizes of cupels in the laboratory.
- Assayers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Rattlesnake on guard on outskirts of camp, Assiniboines
- A portrait of Rattlesnake a Native American man (Assiniboine) on horseback as he guards the outskirts of a camp probably in Montana. He wears a buckskin jacket, feather on his head, moccasins and holds a rifle. He sits on a Hudson Bay blanket.
- Assiniboine Indians--Montana--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Montana--1890-1910.; Warriors--Montana--1890-1910.; Rattlesnake.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The California Limited at the Hotel Green, Pasadena [graphic]
- A view of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad California Limited at the Hotel Green in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California shows people standing at the back and near the train. Palm trees, shrubs, arched entries with benches and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1880-1890.; Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1880-1890.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--California--Pasadena--1880-1890.; Passengers--California--Pasadena--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The California Limited leaving Los Angeles
- A view of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe railroad California Limited as it leaves the depot in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Well dressed people stand at the back of the train near an ornamental iron railing. People are near the...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1880-1890.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.; Railroads--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- The California Limited from the Pueblo Laguna in N.M.
- A view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe California Limited near Laguna Pueblo (Valencia County), New Mexico. Shows adobe pueblo buildings and the train stopped on the tracks, employees stand next to the train.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1900.; Laguna Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1900.; Laguna (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [1899?]
- The California Limited at Los Angeles
- A view of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway California Limited in Los Angeles, California shows engine number 53 at the depot.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Mt. Audubon from Bald Mt., Colorado
- Panoramic view of snow-covered mountains in the Indian Peaks range in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows Mount Audubon on the Continental Divide. Trees and a meadow are nearby.
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Pike's Peak, Col.
- View of Pikes Peak from Austin Bluffs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a gulch and creek. A frame farmhouse is in the distance.
- Austin Bluffs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Road race #6 car
- View of an automobile race in (probably) Colorado; number reads: "6," spectators look on.
- Automobile racing--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Harry Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads sits at a campsite in the woods of Colorado. A lean-to tent is propped against his Kissel automobile.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [1920?]
- Santa Catalina Island and Avalon from south
- View of the waterfront at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows houses, commercial buildings and docks. Boats float in the harbor on Avalon Bay near a pier. A road is seen on the hill near Casino Point...
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Casino Point (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Boats--California--Avalon--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Santa Catalina, Avalon
- A view of Avalon and Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California shows hotels, ferry boats and docks. The Hotel Metropole is near the shore.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Beaches--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Hotels--California--Avalon--1890-1900.;...
- c1899
- Santa Catalina Island, Avalon
- View of Avalon and Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a pier, boats in the harbor, hotels, and commercial buildings.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Harbors--California--Avalon--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Avalon, Santa Catalina Island
- View of the Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows rock formations, cactus, and boats in the harbor.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1899-1910.; Beaches--California--Avalon--1899-1910.; Boats--California--Avalon--1899-1910.;...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Garden of the Gods, Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows trees and a dirt road.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows trees and a dirt road.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Garden of the Gods, Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Garden of the Gods - Balanced Rock
- A man poses by Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Balanced Rock
- View of a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Bath Abbey
- A view of Bath Abbey in Bath, England shows the gothic style abbey with quatrefoil tracery on the windows, statuary in niches, spires and flying buttresses.
- Bath Abbey--1890-1910.; Bath (England)--1890-1910.; Abbeys--England--Bath--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Bath--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Female at lake
- A teenage girl smiles and poses in a backless swimming suit, at a lake.
- Bathing beauties--1920-1930.; Teenagers--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Diver
- Men in swimming suits dive from a wooden tower into a lake. People are in rowboats on the lake.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Diving--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Rowboats--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Female at pool's edge
- A woman in a swimming suit poses by an interior swimming pool.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Swimmers--1910-1930.; Swimming pools--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Two women in swimsuits at lake
- View of two women in swimming suits; men and a lake are in the background.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- A round up on a Texas ranch
- A view of a cattle drive on a Texas ranch shows a herd of cattle and cowboys on horseback.
- Beef cattle--Texas--1900-1910.; Cattle ranches--Texas--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Texas--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Texas--1900-1910.
- 1901?
- A round up on a Texas ranch
- A view of a round up at a Texas ranch shows a herd of cattle in a dry arroyo and a cowboy on horseback.
- Beef cattle--Texas--1900-1910.; Cattle ranches--Texas--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Texas--1900-1910.
- c1901
- Fire department apparatus - hose wagon George Kephart Jr.
- View of a brick fire station (with bell tower) in Colorado; men sit in a horse drawn fire wagon; a hill is in the background. Lettering reads: "George Kephart Jr."
- Bell towers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boaters
- A group of men and women wave from a motor boat on a lake or reservoir, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Boats--Colorado--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Boulder Falls
- View of Boulder Falls, in Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- Boulder Falls
- View of Boulder Falls, in Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1900.
- 1898 January 6
- The Snowy Range from Bald Mountain, Colo.
- Panoramic view of snow-covered mountains in the Indian Peaks range in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows probably Paiute Peak and Sawtooth Mountain on the Continental Divide. Trees and a meadow are nearby.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Snowy Range from Bald Mountain, Colo.
- Panoramic view of snow-covered mountains in the Indian Peaks range in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows probably Paiute Peak and Sawtooth Mountain on the Continental Divide. Trees and a meadow are nearby
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]