Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sawing marble, Colo. Yule Marble Co. plant, Marble, Colo.
- Interior view of Colorado Yule Marble Company processing plant and mill, Marble, Colorado; shows slabs of marble ready for cutting, saw equipment and machinery, and processed or cut flat slabs of marble; facility closed in 1941.
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Pecos Pueblo Mission
- An unidentified man in overalls works to repair the ruins of the Pecos Pueblo Mission in the Pecos River valley in New Mexico. Jesse Nusbaum was commissioned by the Andover Academy in 1915 to stabilize the remaining walls of the mission, which...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse A of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground. A small pile of sandstone slabs forms a wall on the near edge of the pithouse. Additional slabs line the sides of the pithouse. Two men kneel working...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A man sits writing in a pithouse of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The sides of the pithouse are lined with small slabs of sandstone. Additional portions of the cliff dwelling are being excavated behind where the man...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A brush leans against one of the dirt and rock walls of Pithouse A in Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Two slabs of rock stand above where the brush is propped. A small pile of rocks is on the dirt ground behind the...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- A portion of a ruin, possibly a grain grinding area, lies in the foreground. Large slabs of stone have small markings rubbed into their surfaces. Additional rock slabs lie in the background.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Fairmount Cemetery, Nisei War Memorial
- View of a part of the Nisei War Memorial at Denver's Fairmount Cemetery, 430 South Quebec Street in the Windsor Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The memorial honors the Japanese Americans who were killed in action in World War II, Korea, and those...
- Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Monuments & memorials.; Nisei War Memorial (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Memorials--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; World War,...
- 2010
- The Rapids Lodge, Grand Lake, Colo.
- View of The Rapids Lodge located at 209 Hancock Avenue, Grand Lake, Colo. Built in 1915, the walls of the structure are adorned vertically and horizontally with slabs of lodge pole pine. Prominent third-story dormers provide additional details to...
- The Rapids Lodge (Grand Lake, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Grand Lake--1990-2000.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lodges.; The Rapids Lodge (Grand Lake, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Grand Lake--Pictorial works.; Grand Lake...
- 1994
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 3, 1918 May
- Butcher shop
- Interior view of a meat market in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, slabs of meat, scales, and lard cans. Signs read: "Louis Grover Choice Meats," and "Sulzberg Majestic Boiled Hams."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Graves of Brigham Young and wives
- View of the graves of Brigham Young and his wives in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a circular walk, headstones and marble slabs in a cemetery enclosed by a wrought iron and stone fence.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Tomb.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cemeteries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Marble
- Men move slabs of marble along a trolley line and with a crane in the long storage and sorting yard of the Colorado Yule Marble Company Quarry, Marble, Colorado. The mill where the stone is cut and polished is adjacent.
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- The Morrison Quarry Located near Morrison, Colo, and named after its founder George Morrison.
- Men pose at the Morrison limestone quarry in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, in aprons, suspenders, and soft hats. Some of the workers hold mallets. Wooden beams and rock slabs are in the foreground; shop buildings are in the background.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Limestone quarrying--Colorado--Morrison--1860-1870.
- 1861
- Street view, Cripple Creek
- Street scene of frame commercial buildings (possibly First (1st) Street or Carr Avenue), Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes a mine cart with railing, gunny sacks, wooden barrel, two large iron pots stacked in front of buildings on snow-covered...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Eclipse Livery
- Winter view taken from behind a pipe fence of the Eclipse Livery building in Central City, Colorado. The stone building has a rectangular - box shape with arched windows and doors in the front and rectangular windows on the side. Several of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, November 25
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, December 8
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, December 22
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, January 5
- Marble - 1942 Mr. Johnson's home
- View of a woman standing behind a low rock wall in front of a residence, Marble, Colorado; slabs of marble laid horizontally along the top of the wall and a square marble piece represents a post for the dilapidated gate.
- Marble (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Marble--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Marble quarry
- Miners pose near a wagon loaded with marble slabs and guy derrick at the Kerr Stone Company marble quarry near Howard, Fremont County, Colorado. A quarry building and tent are nearby. Light snow covers the ground.
- Howard (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Howard--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Howard--1890-1910.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Howard--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Howard--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Howard--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Marble
- View of stacked marble slabs at the Colorado Yule Marble quarry near Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1890-1910.; Marble (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Yule Quarry (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1890-1910.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Hauling marble 9300 ft. above sea level- Marble, Colorado
- Miners ride on a tractor that pulls flat-bed trailers loaded with marble slabs from the Colorado Yule Marble quarry near Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1880-1900.; Marble (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1880-1900.; Marble--Colorado--Marble--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Marble--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Marble, Colorado
- Men pack slabs of marble in wooden crates at the Colorado Yule Marble Company near Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Marble (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Marble--Colorado--Marble--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1880-1900.; Shipping--Colorado--Marble--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Marble, Colorado
- View of marble slabs near Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Marble (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Marble--Colorado--Marble--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Receving [sic] and shipping yard, Colo. Yule Marble Co., Marble, Colo.
- View of shipping and receiving yard for Colorado Yule Marble Company, Marble, Colorado; shows marble mill processing plant with large slabs of marble stacked next to Crystal River and San Juan Railroad siding, open box car, conveyor track or belt...
- Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Mesa pottery, Cortez, Colo.
- View of pottery, found at Native American (Anasazi) dwelling ruins, on display in possibly Cortez, Colorado. Woven rugs and looms with unfinished rugs are beside a shelf that displays painted bowls and pitchers, mugs, stone slabs (possibly axe...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [1900?]
- Mesa pottery
- View of pottery found at Native American (Anasazi) dwelling ruins in Colorado or Utah. Woven rugs and looms with unfinished rugs are beside a shelf that displays painted bowls and pitchers, mugs, stone slabs (possibly axe blades), silver bracelets,...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [1900?]
- Antlers Hotel construction
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; men pose by sandstone slabs, a crane, and a horse and buggy. Architectural features include arched windows, a loggia, and towers.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- [1899?]
- Indians, Pueblo
- Stone and adobe buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico have long wooden ladders leading to the upper levels. A small mound, probably an oven, lies several feet from the back of the row of buildings. Another structure with a pipe protruding...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- A row of small buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico is shown from the back. Wooden ladders lead to the upper levels of the structures. The windows and doors are framed with wood. The surface of the ground is composed of large slabs of rock....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Mesa Verde excavations, Cliff Palace?
- A man dressed in work clothes stands in the bottom of a small hole, possibly a grain storage area, in an area underneath a steep cliff wall, possibly in DuPont Cave in Utah. A shovel lies on the ground behind him, and he holds another tool in his...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1920.; Caves--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- New Mexico, views
- Two men dig at the base of a thick wall among the remains of the Pecos Pueblo Mission in New Mexico. The wall is cracked in several areas. Portions of wood beams protrude from the wall above where the men stand. In 1915, Jesse Nusbaum was...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Churches--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo...
- [1915?]
- Pecos Pueblo Mission
- A large wooden cross stands in front of the remains of the Pecos Pueblo Mission on top of a small hill in the valley of the Pecos River in New Mexico. The cross is supported by a pile of rocks at its base, from which a large cactus also protrudes....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Crosses--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground under a large rock wall. Two men stand on the ledge above the pithouse digging with shovels. Stone slabs line the wall in the pithouse. A small ring...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Archaeology, dwellings Utah (Nusbaum)
- A man wearing overalls stands in a hole, possibly a grain storage area, underneath a steep rock cliff, possibly in DuPont Cave in Utah. Several similar holes are spread around the area. The holes are lined with slabs of sandstone and some have...
- Archaeological sites--Utah--1900-1920.; Caves--Utah--1900-1920.; Cliff dwellings--Utah--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse B of Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park, is under excavation. Slabs of sandstone are revealed in the center of the pithouse. Also, two wood posts protrude from the dirt ground in the pithouse. A small pile of wood and...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Pithouse C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, is under excavation. The round pithouse has slabs of sandstone around its edges and several pieces of wood protrude from the dirt ground. Another smaller ring is sunken into...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, general views
- A horse-drawn wagon stands on a dirt road built into a steep hillside, possibly Knife Edge Road, in Mesa Verde National Park. Workers are gathered near the wagon, where several large slabs of rock also lie. Additional men stand above them on the...
- Knife Edge Road (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- Deric Nusbaum, Jesse's stepson, stands underneath the huge rock overhang at the site of Step House, a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park. He holds his left arm straight up to touch the rock overhang. The site has not been excavated. A man...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A pit between Pithouses B and C of Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, stands in the foreground. Small slabs of sandstone line the sides of the pithouse in the background. A piece of dark wood protrudes from the dirt ground of...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Large stone slabs, still somewhat covered with dirt, line the ground of one of the excavation sites at Hawikuh in New Mexico. The dirt wall of a ditch is in the background. The top ledge of the ditch is lined with shrubs and additional rocks.
- Hawikuh (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- The remains of a stone structure stand in a shrub-filled area, probably in southeast Utah or southwest Colorado, with a mesa in the distance. Several of the walls, made of thin, large slabs of stone, remain intact.
- Archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Mesas--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Stone walls--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- The remains of a stone wall stand in the foreground of this view of a mesa, probably in southeast Utah or southwest Colorado. The wall is made of large, thin slabs of stone and has small tufts of grass growing around it. In the distance, the mesa...
- Archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Mesas--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Stone walls--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Large stone slabs are propped against a small mound near a mesa, probably in southeastern Utah or southwestern Colorado. Small shrubs grow from the top of the mound. The steep wall of the mesa is in the left background.
- Archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Stonework--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- The remains of a rock wall lie at the base of a mesa, probably in southeastern Utah or southwestern Colorado. The wall is comprised of large, thin slabs of stone. Clusters of grass line the hillside up to the mesa.
- Archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Mesas--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Stone walls--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Men stand down in the pithouses excavations at Step House, a cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. The circular ditches appear to be lined with slabs of sandstone. Digging tools, including a pick ax and a shovel, lie on the ledge above where...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mr. McCormick fishing on Bubb's Creek
- Mr. McCormick lands a trout from Bubbs Creek in Fresno County (now Kings Canyon National Park), California; granite slabs and moraine edge the water.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Bubbs Creek (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Fresno County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Fishing--California--Fresno County--1890-1910.; Streams--California--Fresno...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Manual Annual: 1911
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1911.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939