Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Photo of unidentified nun
- View from the top of a small knoll south of the town of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- A grave is surrounded by a picket fence on a knoll in the ghost town of Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County. Brush grows around the grave and a dirt road winds toward the ghost town.
- Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graves--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- Summer 1975
- Miss Elizabeth Kuhn taught school in this building in Turret in 1929
- View of an abandoned, dilapidated, hewn log schoolhouse in the ghost town of Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County, shows a front gable, chinking, front window and door and peeling tar paper on roof.
- Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.; Schools--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.; Kuhn, Elizabeth--Homes & haunts.
- Summer 1974
- Animas Forks, Colo.
- View of the remains of the bustling camp of Animas Forks in the Animas River Valley, (11,300 feet) San Juan County, Colorado; shows dilapidated wood frame structures including the two-story Walsh house on a slight slope with scattered pines and low...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Animas Forks--1950-1960.; Roads--Colorado--Animas Forks--1950-1960.
- Summer 1957
- Mercantile store, Ashcroft
- Mr. Sawyer stands inside a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man has a cigar in his mouth and looks up as sunlight streams in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. His...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- Summer 1943
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado Routt County, Pioneer Day celebration taken from Onyx Quarry? Hill toward N.E.
- Spectators gather on the slopes of Quarry Mountain and in buggies around the perimeter of a field to watch the baseball game during the Pioneer Day festivities in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Steamboat...
- September, 1908
- Railroad tracks under water, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado. Rail tracks in the foreground end abruptly where the flood washed out the ground, and a harp switch stand sits at the edge of the new precipice. The Purgatoire River curves outside of the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- The Santa Fe depot in Littleton, CO. prior to its remodeling into the Depot Art Center
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad depot, Littleton, Colorado, shows the weathered station with peeling paint and broken windows. Railroad tracks are behind the station. Later renovated and used by the Depot Art Center.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Littleton--1970-1980.
- September 3, 1972
- View of old "stamp mill" used for crushing ore
- Smitty poses near abandoned stamp mill machinery that includes stamps and a flywheel near Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. The abandoned Colorado and Southern (C&S) grade, Mount Princeton, and Mount Harvard are in the distance.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Milling machines--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Smitty.
- September 27, 1941
- Bridge across the Platte River
- View looking down the footbridge that spans the North Fork of the South Platte River in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Steel cables support part of the wooden bridge.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Ferndale--1930-1940.
- September 21, 1939
- Colo. City Vol. Hose Co. team
- Colorado City Hose Team pose in front of the diagonal batten door outside the brick fire station, South Twenty-sixth and Cucharas streets, El Paso County, Colorado. The men stand wearing dark underwear shirts and shorts with arms crossed and their...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1910.
- September 1901
- L - R, Mmes. William Whitt, James Shepard and Henry Harms
- Mrs. William Whitt, Mrs. James Shepard, and Mrs. Henry Harms, library volunteers, work in Adams County Library, Northglenn, Colorado; one repairs a book, the others shelve.
- Thornton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Community service--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- September 15, 1964
- Peach orchards, Antlers, Co.
- A man, wearing an apron, picks peaches from an orchard in Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.
- September 15, 1909
- Peach orchard, Antlers, Colo.
- A man, woman, and girl stand in a peach orchard in Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.
- September 15, 1909
- The Grand River [i.e. Colorado] over beyond Glenwood Springs near Antlers
- The Colorado (Grand) River between Glenwood Springs and Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- September 15, 1909
- J. W. Busard, peach orchard, Antlers, Colo.
- Two men; one in a suit (probably J. W. Busard), stand in a peach orchard in Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Antlers--1900-1910.; Busard, J. W.
- September 15, 1909
- Santa Clara Indian at cliff dwelling in Manitou, Colo. silversmith - Epeufanio Tafaya [i.e. Epenfenio Tafoya].
- Native American (Santa Clara) silversmith, Epeufanio Tafaya (Epenfanio Tafoya), wears a fringed buckskin shirt with a beaded flower motif over the shoulders, beaded necklace, beaded and fringed leggings, breechcloth, moccasins and silver ring. He...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Silversmiths--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Tewa...
- September 1, 1924
- Crags of Creede
- The town of Creede, in Mineral County, Colorado, is built in a narrow valley beneath steep, jagged mountains. Several shacks and wood- frame houses are nestled in the valley among evergreen trees.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- Sept., 1896
- Keota - front, facing south Roanoke Ave. at Sciota
- This frame storefront in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, has lettering on the false front: "The James G. Noll Lumber Company Paint Hardware Glass Building Material & Coal." A woman enters the door, and men pose on the dock by motorized trucks....
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- October, 1923
- Wall of Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde Indian ruins
- View of a wall in Cliff Palace, Cliff Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado, shows traces of paint and a doorway. The 13th century pueblo culture's masonry dwellings are built under a sandstone cliff overhang...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1890-1900.; Chapin Mesa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1900.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1890-1900.;...
- October, 1892
- Independence Mine and Mill, Cripple Creek Dist.
- View of the Independence Mine and Mill, Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The town of Independence is in the distance.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Victor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.;...
- October 6, 1910
- Dr. Mc Namara standing
- A man leans against a brick cornerstone in front of the framing of the hospital in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building sites--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Fairplay hospital
- Two nurses work in a hospital in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. One nurse writes in an open medical chart; the other works over a table with a bottle of "Ioprep" on top of it. Medical supplies are on a cart underneath four cabinets. An IV...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Medical equipment & supplies--Colorado--Fairplay--1960- 1970.; Nurses--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Fairplay hospital
- A woman wearing a print dress arranges sheets in a crib in a hospital nursery in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. Another crib is next to her. An incubator is in front of an oxygen tank.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Medical equipment & supplies--Colorado--Fairplay--1960- 1970.; Nurseries--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Fairplay, Colorado
- A nurse ascends the stairs in a hospital in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. She wears a nurse's uniform (white dress, cap) and holds a medical chart in her left hand. A gurney with medical equipment is beneath the stairs. An open door leads...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Nurses--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Ceremonies marking completion of paving of Frederick, Colo's entire 4 1/2 mile street system
- Long shadows are cast by rows of chairs set up in an intersection to celebrate the paving of the entire four and one-half mile street system in Frederick, Colorado. Scene includes people seated and standing, a woman near the microphone on a table...
- Frederick (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Frederick--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Frederick--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Frederick--1960-1970.
- October 2, 1966
- Gary L. Baughman
- Head and shoulders portrait of Professor Gary L. Baughman, faculty of the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, posing in a suit jacket and tie.
- Golden (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1970-1980.; Baughman, Gary L.; Colorado School of Mines.
- October 1979
- James W. Vecklenburg
- Head and shoulders portrait of Professor James W. Vecklenburg, faculty of the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County. He wears a suit jacket, tie, metal rim eyeglasses and a full beard.
- Golden (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1970-1980.; Vecklenburg, James W.; Colorado School of Mines.
- October 1979
- Janice F. Lewine
- Head and shoulders portrait of Professor Janice F. Lewine, faculty of the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County; she wears a her blouse collar over her textured jacket lapels.
- Golden (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1970-1980.; Colorado School of Mines.
- October 1979
- Banquet honoring 75th Anniversary of the founding of St. Mary's Church, Walsenburg held in St. Mary's Auditorium
- View in St. Mary's auditorium, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, during the church's 75th anniversary celebration; shows people at tables set with program cards, silverware, coffee cups, vases of flowers and taper candles.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.
- October 1944
- Keota - from southeast Roanoke Ave. at Sciota
- Businesses in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, have false fronts and gable roofs. The one and two-story frame buildings have chimneys; one has storefront windows. Signs read: "The James G. Knoll Lumber Company Paint Hardware Glass Building Material &...
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- October 1923
- Keota - looking north on Sciota Street 1st bldg. on right was E. L. Yeager garage & farther north was the F. S. Markley house
- Buildings in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, are one-story frame or brick structures with flat or gable roofs. A false front is in the foreground, by a semaphore railroad signal, and the water tower is in the background. 30's cars and trucks are...
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- October 1923
- Judging best dressed man and woman Indian costume
- Native American Sioux men and women wearing costumes, some with headdresses, are mounted on horses and carry American flags and staffs. White spectators with automobiles and umbrellas gather around them.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.; Spectators--1890-1910.
- October 1916?
- The start in cooking without matches or utensils
- Two Native American Sioux men hold down a cow on Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota. Men on horseback, and with a wagon watch.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Beef cattle--South Dakota--1910-1920.
- October 1916?
- Indian women cooking for a feast
- Native American Sioux women cook in on open field, Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota. Their work area includes a wagon loaded with supplies, boiling pots, kettles, wooden barrels and crates. Wall tents show in background.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Women--South Dakota--1910-1920.
- October 1916?
- PEO Sisterhood will dedicate its new state chapter house
- View over the new PEO Sisterhood charter house, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows several modern one story buildings with low sloping shingle roofs.
- P.E.O. Sisterhood--Buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- October 19, 1966
- Parish house of St. Stephen's Church, Colorado Springs
- The parish house of St. Stephen's Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is built of rusticated stone with dormers, stained glass, and a half-timbered entry.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parish houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- October 10, 1897
- Shortly after holdup
- Side view of the Golden State Bank triangular sign and building with overhanging shingled roof, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.
- Oct. 2, 1968
- During $500,000 fire
- Water floods the street after a fire in Brighton, Colorado, and firemen spray a firehose. A brick commercial building with broken plate glass windows and a metal framed entry has letters over it that read: "[Lad]ies Toggery." One of many signs...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- Oct 23, 1966
- Golden State Bank, shortly after holdup
- Facade of the Golden State Bank building with overhanging shingled roof, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes a few pedestrians, a Ford automobile parked curbside with Castle Rock in the background.
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.
- Oct 2, 1968
- Golden State Bank, shortly after holdup
- Interior view of the Golden State Bank, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows male bank employees, upset after a holdup. The open vault, a star-shaped clock, the teller counter, desks and glassed-in offices are in the background.
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.
- Oct 2, 1968
- Denver
- View west over downtown Denver, Colorado, skyline to foothills and Mount Evans, includes: Denver City and County Building, Trinity United Methodist Church, Brown Palace, skyscrapers, and the Daniels and Fisher Tower.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- November, 1958
- Six Colorado Springs businessmen take off from Peterson Field
- Business men and military officers pose in front of a small military airplane, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Left to right: Merlyn D. Smith of the Merlyn D. Smith Insurance Agency; Max L. Davis, manager Zales Jewelers;...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- November 7, 1961
- Left to the dogs - Rico, Colorado view north up Main Street
- View of Main Street, Rico, Dolores County, Colorado; shows brick, stone or frame buildings, cars and trucks, and sign: "Shell."
- Rico (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Rico--1980-1990.
- November 5, 1982
- Silver Cliff fire house
- View of Silver Cliff Town Hall, Custer County, Colorado; shows a frame building with arched transoms, belfry, signs: "Custer County Museum," "Silver Cliff Town Hall," "1879," a fire department ladder wagon, and a safe.
- Custer County Museum (Silver Cliff, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1950-1960.; City & town halls--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1950-1960.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1950- 1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Silver...
- November 27, 1959
- Pastor gives sermon on rooftop Church of God of Prophecy
- A man standing on a rooftop extends a small bushel basket (collection basket) on a rope to a man with an outstretched arm below, Church of God of Prophesy, 5890 Newport Street, Commerce City, Colorado. Reverend Jerald Baxter held service on the...
- Commerce City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Commerce City--1960-1970.
- November 20, 1966
- Pastor gives sermon on the rooftop
- Reverand Jerald Baxter preaches from a pulpit on a rooftop platform, Church of God of Prophesy, Commerce City, Colorado. A group of men, women and children, black and white, stand below listening to the sermon. The 1955 church is a one-story brick...
- Commerce City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Commerce City--1960-1970.
- November 20, 1966
- Grace Bedford
- Grace Bedford poses in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, wearing black shoes, stockings, skirt, and fur coat. She has black hair, cut in a "bob." Windows in a frame wall are behind her.
- Keota (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.; Bedford, Grace.
- November 1930
- Moving to Golden from Keota
- Men, women, and children in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, pose among modified, 20's jalopies. The car license plates are: "05-955," "84- 410," and "231-205." A one-story frame building with a gable-roof, chimney and windows is behind them. The...
- Moving, Household--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- November 1924
- Ruins of "Old Main" just after fire
- Smoke rises from smoldering ruins of "Old Main," an academic building on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Colorado State University--1970-1980.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Fires--Colorado--Fort Collins--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1970-1980.
- May 9, 1970