Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A Street in Creede, Colo.
- Men, women, and children stand or sit and pose on a street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. White and Black (African American) men wear suits or vests and hats. Women wear dresses and aprons; a woman holds a dog. A sign on a business reads:...
- Afro-Americans--Men--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- Albany Hotel, Denver, 88
- View of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story brick building with oriel windows. Striped awnings hang over the corner entrance. A woman and girls stand on the street corner.
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Nadowaqua
- Native Americans (Algonquin) walk down a trail toward a large body of water. Most carry belongings or drag them on a travois; one person carries an elderly individual on his back.
- Algonquin Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Lifting & carrying--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Lakewood Golf Club, Red Cross benifit [sic]
- Panoramic view of people on a golf course at Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Men play golf on a green, and spectators stand in a semi-circle at the Red Cross benefit. Women wear dresses, men wear suits, and children...
- American Red Cross--People--1910-1930.; Lakewood Country Club (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1930.; Fund raising--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1930.; Golf--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- General store, Amity, Colo.
- Men and boys stand and pose outside the "Childs Block" building in Amity, a Salvation Army colony in Prowers County, Colorado. Painted signs on the stone building read: "Groceries and Dry Goods" and "Star Brand Shoes Are Better." Date on the stone...
- Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1903?]
- Needle Mountains, Animas Canon
- View of the Needle Mountains and the Rio de Las Animas (Animas River) from Animas Canyon, San Juan County, Colorado. A man stands on a fallen tree to fish in the river.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Needle Mountains (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sultan Mountain, Bakers Park
- View of the Animas River and rock formations in San Juan County, Colorado. Snow covered Sultan Mountain, and Bakers Park (Silverton) are in the distance.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1890.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1890?]
- "Off to the hills" Lieutenant Wheeler, mounted, and Sergeant Hopkins, unmounted
- View of Arizona Rangers and horses in Arizona. Lieutenant Harry C. Wheeler wears a suit and tie, a cowboy hat, leather gauntlets with fringe, and sits on a horse with silver bridal details and a rifle in a leather scabbard. Sergeant Arthur A....
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Arthur A.; Wheeler, Harry C.
- [between 1903 and 1907]
- The Assembly Hall
- View of the Assembly Hall of the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Temple Square, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a Gothic style building with towers and spires, a central tower, and a round window.
- Assembly Hall (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1900.; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Buildings--1880-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Aurora
- Nighttime view of probably Colfax Avenue in Aurora (Adams and Arapahoe Counties), Colorado. Neon signs on buildings read: "Colo. Cafe," "Liquors," and "Yucca."
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Electric signs--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- 1953
- East Portal, Gunnison River
- View of log cabins from across the river at East Portal, the river access point of the Gunnison Tunnel Project of the U.S. Reclamation Service in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Montrose County), Colorado. Tracks or footprints are on the...
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; East Portal (Montrose County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--East Portal--1900-1910.; Log Cabins--Colorado--East Portal--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Panoramic view of commercial buildings, mine buildings, and houses in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows the brick Gilpin Hotel, stone and frame buildings, and stores on Gregory Street with signs that read: "Black Hawk Bakery," "Golden...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- View from University Place looking N.W.
- View of brick and stone houses on University Hill, possibly near University Avenue, in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows mountains that include Mount Sanitas and downtown buildings in the distance.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sanitas, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1910?]
- Fort Ellis, Montana
- View of Fort Ellis, a military post situated on Mill Creek about three miles north of Bozeman, near the head of the Gallatin Valley, Gallatin County, Montana. Shows many one and two story frame buildings and outbuildings and a flag pole in the...
- Bridger Range (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Fort Ellis (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Montana--Fort Ellis--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Montana--Fort Ellis--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871.]
- Irene, Denver
- Members of the cast of the musical comedy "Irene" pose in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Posters with pictures of scenes from the play stand in front of the theater. Signs read: "Metropole," "Restaurant,"...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1922 March 4
- Brown Palace
- View of the Brown Palace Hotel at the intersection of Tremont Place, 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue, and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobiles are in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: " Trailways Bus Center" and "Bennett's...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Canon City, Colorado
- Looking east at Canon City, Colorado, the Territorial Prison is in the foreground. The two-story stone building has a mansard roof and dormers, and was completed in 1870. The City Ditch is next to it; the Arkansas River and the town of Canon City...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1869?
- Mystic Falls
- A well-dressed man stands on a rock at the bottom of a waterfall, identified as Mystic Falls, in a gorge, possibly in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows pine trees, a gorge, fallen logs, and boulders.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Castle Rock
- View of a summer resort on a lake near Castle Rock (Douglas County), Colorado. A boy stands on the shore of the lake, another is in a rowboat, and others are on a diving plank. Houses and outhouses are in the distance.
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.; Rowboats--Colorado--Castle Rock--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ranch scene
- View of an unidentified ranch in possibly Carbon (Carbon County), Wyoming. Shows men and a woman on horseback. Dairy cows and horses are near a corral.
- Cattle ranches--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Cows--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Men--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Women--Wyoming--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- W.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill"
- Studio portrait of W.F. Cody, Buffalo Bill. He wears a cowboy hat and an embroidered buckskin jacket decorated with buffaloes and other designs.
- Celebrities--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Entertainers--1890-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1893 and 1908]
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wooden buildings, outhouses, and stone buildings, one of which is the town's school under construction. Signs on buildings read: "Concert Hall, Billiard Rooms" and "Overland Stage Line, Wells,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Houses and buildings line dirt roads.
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1954 February 17
- Denver flood
- View of brick and frame houses and commercial buildings in Denver and Auraria during a Cherry Creek and South Platte River flood. A brick house near the standing water of Cherry Creek has a gabled rood and gingerbread details. Signs on flooded...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Chicago Lakes. Near view of lower lake
- View of the lower lake at Chicago Lakes and Mount Evans, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows steep cliffs, glaciation, and boulders in the lake.
- Chicago Lakes (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Temple organ, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Interior view of the Mormon (Latter-Day Saints) Tabernacle in Temple Square, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a large pipe organ in a room with a concave ceiling, pine benches, columns, and pulpit. Cloth covers three center rows of...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--1880-1890.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon tabernacles--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Civic Center Christmas lights
- Nighttime view of the City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with Christmas lights.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [1953?]
- Civic Center lights
- Nighttime view of the City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. The building and manger scene near the steps are decorated with Christmas lights.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1953 December 25
- New pavilion and lake at City Park
- View of the pavilion near City Park (Ferril) Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building has towers with tile roofs and an arcade. Men and women sit on benches near the building. A horse-drawn buggy and...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Climbing Cliff Canon
- Four men wearing holstered firearms climb massive rocks in Cliff Canyon near Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. One man assists another to climb a boulder. Shows rock formations, brush.
- Cliff Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boulders--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Climbing--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mine buildings at Segundo
- View of two washers and a boiler house at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Segundo in Las Animas County, Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande Western train is on the tracks nearby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- In Granite Canon
- Well dressed men and women pose on the back of a caboose on a Colorado Midland train stopped by rock formations beside the South Platte River in Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon), Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Denver stockyards
- Aerial view of the stockyards and animal pens at the Denver Union Stockyards. Shows freight trains, the Sheep Market barn, cattle pens, the Colorado Packaging & Provision Co., Swift & Co., the Coliseum, exhibition buildings, residences and other...
- Colorado Packing & Provision Company--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver Union Stock Yard Company--Facilities--1910-1930.; Swift & Company--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Exhibition buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Meat...
- [between 1915 and 1930 ]
- Tunnel bend, Grand River
- View of an area identified as Tunnel Bend on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a rock formation, a log balanced on a rock near the river, a wooden bridge and frame building.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Grand River Valley from La Sal Mt's., looking towards Moab
- View from the La Sal Mountains of hills and mesas in the Colorado River valley in probably Grand County, Utah.
- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Hills--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.
- 1897 August 8
- The Garden of the Gods
- View of sandstone rock formations at the Garden of the Gods, near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a dirt road and brush.
- 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?]
- The Junction
- Men and women stand beside Willow Creek and the rubble of a fire in the business district of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Smoke rises from piles of timber and metal debris. A woman wears a dress and holds probably a horseshoe in the air....
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1892 June]
- Cripple Creek
- View of brick, two-story commercial buildings on Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows the "F.B.& L. Block," the Fairley Brothers & Lampman Block Building at 300 E. Bennett Avenue. Signs on commercial buildings read "Wm....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1935?]
- Taken after a snowstorm
- Men stand and pose in the snow-covered street at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men wear short-crowned hats and long overcoats. Signs read: "H.J. Brendlinger Tobacco & Cigars" and "C.A. Cook & Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863 October 22
- Denver, Colorado
- View of Denver, Colorado. Houses and buildings are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Denver
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Houses and commercial buildings line the street. A sign reads: "Cheap Corner."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Denver
- View of Denver, Colorado. Houses and commercial buildings are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Denver E Breunert 523 Larimer later 1701 Larimer
- Men pose in the doorways of stores on Larimer Street near 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the three story brick building read: "Drugs & Chemicals," "E. Breunert," "Deutsche Apotheke," "Hardware," "Stoves & Ranges,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Denver - residences on 9th
- View of a row of brick and stone residences along 9th (Ninth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Denver - residences on Colfax
- View of ornate houses along Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Mile High Center being built
- View of the partially constructed Mile High Center at the intersection of Tremont Place, 18th (Eighteenth) Street, and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Other buildings and automobiles are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 December 26
- Flat Iron Building
- View of the Flatiron Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked on the street. A sign on the building reads: "The Rocky Mountain Fuel Company General Offices."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- either 1953 or 1954
- [Sixteenth] 16th & Welton
- View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street. Signs on buildings read: "S. O. Lindahl Photo Sales Flash Equipment Camera Repair Photo Supplies," "Berbert's Surgical Appliances," "Hotel," and "USO."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 April 1
- Xmas music
- Nighttime view of Christmas lights and decorations on a house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 December 20
- Xmas lights
- Nighttime view of Christmas lights and decorations on a house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 December 26