Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 7 Miles to gain 1300 ft. Approach to Spearfish Canon B.& M.R.R.
- View of Burlington & Missouri River Railroad tracks on a hillside at Spearfish Canyon in Lawrence County, Black Hills, South Dakota. Shows a flatbed wagon and trees beside tracks on a steep, rocky grade.
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Black Hills (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--South...
- [between 1860 and 1872?]
- A dug-out
- A man poses by a dugout cabin probably in Colorado.
- Dugout houses--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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
- 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?]
- 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]
- Agriculture Building, Omaha
- View of the facade of the Agriculture Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The structure has a wood frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows neo-classical architecture,...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Anaconda Col.
- View of a Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad locomotive and Denver & Rio Grande Railway cars at Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows a railroad trestle, mine buildings, mine tailings, and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway on Gold Hill....
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Anaconda, Col.
- View of Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences and commercial buildings in Squaw Gulch. Mine buildings, mine dumps, and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway appear on Gold Hill. A man leans on a fence by the Florence & Cripple...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1897
- Annual Heraldo: 1914
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1914.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1914
- Approach to Spearfish Canon, South Dakota
- A view of the approach to Spearfish Canyon in Lawrence County, South Dakota shows a group of buildings from above. Railroad tracks and piles of wood can be seen surrounded by a forest.
- Lawrence County (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1872?]
- 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 Hot Springs
- A view of the central business district in Hot Springs (Garland County), Arkansas shows commercial buildings, hotels and bath houses. The Army and Navy hospital is in the foreground and the towers of the Arlington Hotel are in the distance.
- Hot Springs (Ark.)--1900-1910.; Bath houses--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Military hospitals--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- 1901
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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 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, 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Awards banquet
- Men and a woman sit at a table with trophies in (probably) Denver, Colorado; a mural is on the interior wall behind them.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Baseball game at Merchants Park
- The umpire looks on as a member of the "Meyers Barber Shop" baseball team crosses home plate during a game at Merchants Park, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Baseball--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stadiums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- 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?]
- Blanche Roberts
- Blanche Roberts poses in possibly a wedding dress with a veil, in (probably) Denver, Colorado. She holds a bouquet of flowers; another woman sits to the side. Decor includes a woven rug and a sconce shelf with a mounted taxidermic antelope and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Douglas County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Douglas County--1890-1910.; Roberts, Blanche.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Blue Ridge near Goshen
- View of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway tracks in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Goshen (Rockbridge County), Virginia. Shows a small stream.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Rockbridge County (Va.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Virginia--Rockbridge County--1900-1910.; Streams--Virginia--Rockbridge County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Bo-ni-to, Apache government scout
- Studio portrait of Bo-ni-to, a Native American (White Mountain Apache) man. He wears a flower print cloth headband, cotton shirt and pants, and high-topped buckskin boots.
- Indian scouts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Men--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Bonito.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Bo-ni-to, Apache government scout
- Profile studio portrait of Bo-ni-to, a Native American (White Mountain Apache) government scout. He wears a flowered cloth headband, cotton shirt and pants, and high-topped buckskin boots.
- Indian scouts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Men--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Bonito.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- 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
- Box Canyon near Ouray
- View of the Ouray Electric Light & Power Company pipeline inside Box Canyon, near Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; Canyon Creek is below.
- Ouray Electric Power & Light Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Box Canyon (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyon Creek (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bridge in Grand Canyon, Royal Gorge
- View of Hanging Bridge, the Arkansas River, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Brookings, S.D. view from Agricultural College
- Partial view of Brookings, South Dakota from the Agricultural College (South Dakota State University). Shows a dirt road and a four-story brick building in Second Empire style, with dentils, a tower, and a pyramidal roof. An electric street light...
- Brookings (S.D.)--1890-1930.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Brookings--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Brown Palace
- Overlook view shows "Welcome V.F.W." banners over 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the Brown Palace Hotel, a trolley, and automobiles. Business signs read: "Drugs", "Bennett's Coffee Shop", "Karl's Liquor", "Schlitz On Tap",...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Buena Vista Drive - Garden of the Gods
- View at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; a buggy is by rock formations.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Buena Vista Drive - Garden of the Gods
- View of rock formations and a dirt road at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Colorado Springs--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...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Buena Vista Hotel from near Pen Mar Park
- A view of the Buena Vista Hotel in Washington County, Maryland from the Western Maryland Railroad near Pen Mar Park. The multi-story hotel has a mansard roof with dormers and turrets with domed roofs. Signs near the track read "W" and "Blue...
- Buena Vista Hotel (Washington County, Md.)--1900-1910.; Western Maryland Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Washington County (Md.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Maryland--Washington County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Maryland--Washington County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Buffalo at water
- A view of American buffalo drinking at a water hole probably on the Great Plains. Trees are in the distance.
- Great Plains--1880-1910.; Bison--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Building debris from a fire (?) people searching it
- Men search through fire or flood damage; a crowd looks on.
- Fires-- 1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bungalows in winter
- A hedge of flowering bushes frames two bungalows in probably Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Shows two Shingle Style residences with lawns and palm trees.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bungalows--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Flowers--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Hedges (Plants)--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Houses--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Burros packed for the mts. a street scene in Ouray.
- Burros carry supplies in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; businesses have signs: "Mutter & Clark Livery Feed and Stables," "Ralph Kimball," and "Ouray Stables."
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Business office interior
- Interior view of an office in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows men at a table with books titled: "Poll Book," and "Julius Aichene" [?]. Others pose by stacked chairs and an arched door.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- C & O near Goshen
- View of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway tracks in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Goshen (Rockbridge County), Virginia. Shows probably Goshen Branch stream.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Goshen Branch (Va.)--1900-1910.; Rockbridge County (Va.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Virginia--Rockbridge County--1900-1910.; Streams--Virginia--Rockbridge County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Castle Gate - coke ovens
- View of coke ovens and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks at Castle Gate, Utah; ore cars top the facility, and snow covers nearby hills.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Coke-ovens--Utah--Castle Gate--1890-1910.; Castle Gate (Utah)--1890-1910.; Coke industry--Utah--Castle Gate--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Castle Gate--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Castle Geyser and Crested Spring
- View of Crested Pool hot spring and Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Castle Geyser (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Crested Pool (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1880-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1880-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1880-1890.
- [1882]