Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Monster Burger
- View of Monster Burger, a temporary fast food stand at the 2010 National Western Stock Show complex located at 4655 Humboldt St., in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Signs include a giant hamburger that reads: "Monster...
- Monster Burger--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Food vendors.; Monster Burger--Pictorial works.; Fast food restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- St. Cajetan's School play
- Interior view of a play at Saint Cajetan's School, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Girls in caps, blouses and skirts stand in a row next to a sign that reads: "? St." and "Lawrence." Magdalena Gallegos poses at the end of the line in...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.; Theatrical productions.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Drama--Pictorial...
- between 1947 and 1948
- Antonito fire
- View of the aftermath of a fire in the town of Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows smoking adobe buildings destroyed by the fire. Hispanic American men, probably firefighters, stand near a wagon loaded with three large barrels filled with...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Antonito (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Business districts.; Fire fighters.; Fires.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Central business...
- 1905
- Old Union Pacific Depot, Leadville, Colo.
- Men stand and pose at the Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company passenger depot in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado, a sign reads: "Union Pacific Pass'r Depot." Railroad employees and a boy stand and sit on Union Pacific engine number...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- Manitou and vicinity, just from the mountains
- A group of miners stand with their burros on a dirt road near Manitou, El Paso County, Colorado. One man is mounted on a horse, the others stand nearby. One man holds a gun. The burros are loaded with gear.
- Manitou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Londoner Bros., Leadville, Colorado
- Men stand and pose near doorways at the wood frame Londoner Bros. store with a gabled roof and a false front in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men wear hats, suits or vests, and stand beside store windows and a straw broom display on the wooden...
- Londoner Bros. (Leadville, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1888?
- Machine mining in tunnel, Georgetown, Colo.
- Interior view of three miners who stand near a rock face in a mine shaft in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The men stand near an iron tunnel brace and machinery. Boulders and rocks litter the ground.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Miners at Rugby Mine
- Two men stand near a headframe and mining equipment at the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The workers stand near barrels and a boiler mechanism.
- Huerfano (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rugby Mine (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Huerfano--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Workers at the coke ovens at Segundo
- A group of workers stand near the coke ovens at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Segundo in Las Animas County, Colorado. The miners stand near a conveyor that loads the processed coke into train cars. A miner holds a pile of coal on...
- Coke ovens--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Actual photographs taken at Goldfield during bloody strike of 1904
- A crowd of striking miners, temporarily deputized by City Marshall Michael O'Connell, stand at the corner of Victor Avenue and Fourth Street in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The men are members of the Western Federation of Miners labor union....
- Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1904 June 6]
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Miners stand at a screen mechanism and process ore on a rocky slope near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. One man hoists a screen using a rope and pulley, others stand by a wheel barrow and a group of barrels.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Bonanza
- Men and women pose on a dirt street in Bonanza (Saguache County), Colorado. Frame buildings have false fronts and signs that read: "F.F. Roby Assayer" and "Second Hand Goods." Miners hold pick axes, shovels, sledge hammers and pose near a pile of...
- Bonanza (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Assayers--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Dobson's Hotel, Squaw Gulch
- Men and women stand and pose in front of a one-story log building with a low pitched roof in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests, suits, hats and overcoats and stand beside a woman who wears a fitted dress. Men are identified as...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Dobson, Doyle.; Guyot,...
- 1892 February
- 15th Street, Denver
- View of trolley cars on 15th (Fifteenth) Street at the intersection of Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men stand beside commercial buildings; sit on horse-drawn wagons; or stand on trolley cars with numbers and lettering that read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Old Denver horse car barn
- Men stand and pose near horse cars at a Denver Horse Railroad Company stable building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado. Horses are hitched to trolley cars. Men wear hats and overcoats and stand near stable entrances....
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1887?]
- Victor
- Men, a woman and a baby pose beside a frame, two-story building in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand on a wooden sidewalk beside businesses with signs and awnings that read "Confectionery, Nuts," "Cigars & Tobacco," "Ice...
- W.E. Rohde Real Estate (Victor, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Rohde, Mary E.; Rohde, W. E.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Red Cliff, Summit Co. Col.
- Men in a group stand on a timber sidewalk and pose beside a false front commercial building that reads: "M. Edwards, Drugs and General Merchandise, Post Office, Battle Mountain Stage Office" in Red Cliff, Eagle County (formerly Summit County),...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Co. H. 1st Colo. Inf't., Camp Elkton
- Men from Company H of the 1st (First) Colorado Infantry stand or kneel in rows and pose with rifles during the Western Federation of Miners strike in Elkton (Teller County), Colorado. Girls and boys stand near a staircase with a painted sign that...
- Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Colony farmers loading cantaloupe
- Men stand and pose on a wooden loading platform at the Salvation Army colony at Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. Farmers stand beside wooden crates of cantaloupe and stacks of wooden pallets. A horse-drawn wagon and probably Atchison Topeka &...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cantaloupes--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Farmers--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Fruit...
- [between 1902 and 1903?]
- Munro Mercantile Co.
- Men stand and pose outside the Munro Mercantile Company building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Signs painted on the false front building read: "The Munro Mercantile Co., Groceries, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Etc." and "Champion Harvesting...
- Munro Mercantile Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Lost Lake
- Men stand on rafts and hold fishing poles on possibly East or West Lost Lake in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Dense trees are nearby and people stand on the shore of the lake.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Rafts--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Iron Mask Hotel, Gilman, Colo.
- People stand and pose on the porch of the Iron Mask Hotel in Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado. The three-story frame hotel has a high gable roof, chimneys and probably a detached barn. Men and women wear suits or dresses and stand near deep snow...
- Iron Mask Hotel (Gilman, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gilman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Gilman--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Gilman--1890-1900.
- 1890 October 5
- Greeley, Colo. school
- Students and teachers stand and pose outside the brick Greeley Public School, also called the Meeker school building on Adams Street (10th, Tenth Avenue) between Maple (7th, Seventh Street) and Main (8th, Eight Street) in Greeley (Weld County),...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1900.; School children--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.
- [between 1873 and 1900]
- Julesburg, Colorado
- Men stand with a large box camera and tripod beside Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Julesburg (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are lined up in the dirt street, filled with sugar beets. Men stand near wagons. Shows a dog, the First...
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Beets--Colorado--Julesburg--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Julesburg--1900-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--Julesburg--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Julesburg--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a family
- A group of men, women, and children pose for a full length studio portrait. A man and woman are seated and children sit on their laps and at their feet. Three adults, two men and one woman, stand behind the group. They stand near an ornate backdrop.
- Children & adults--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 29
- Portrait of a bride and groom
- A bride and groom stand on either side of an upholstered chair and pose for a full length studio portrait. The woman wears a light colored dress with a fitted bodice that buttons up the front. Ribbons are tied around her waist and flowers decorate...
- Brides--1890-1900.; Grooms (Weddings)--1890-1900.; Wedding costume--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a group of men
- Full length studio portrait of a group of men who pose near a backdrop. The men wear suits, vests, and neck ties. Two young men are seated and four others stand near them, some resting their hands on the shoulder's of the younger men. The men who...
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- President Taft in Montrose, Colo.
- President William Howard Taft addresses a crowd before the opening ceremony for the Gunnison Tunnel at the Montrose County Fairgrounds in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The president stands behind a fence draped with flag bunting and fans. A...
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Public appearances.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos.; Presidents--United States.; Public speaking.; Racetracks (Horse racing); Rites & ceremonies.; Spectators.
- [1909 September 23]
- Admission of Colorado to the Union
- An oil painting that depicts Miss Colorado being accepted into the Union by Madame Columbia. A group of men stand next to Miss Colorado and Madame Columbia who holds a Union flag. They all stand next to a stone archway that has the words "State of...
- Statehood (American politics)--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1884
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. No. 7 excursion
- A group of tourists dressed in fine clothing, pose for a group photo in front of engine no. 7 and a train of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Colorado. Some of the passengers stand on engine car; others stand on the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 11
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. No. 5 excursion
- A group of tourists (men, women and children) pose for a group photo in front of engine no. 5 of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Colorado. Some of the passengers stand on the engine car; others stand in front of the train on the tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 July 31
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. excursion train No. 202
- A group of tourists (men, women and children) pose for a photo in front of excursion train no. 202 of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Colorado. Some of the passengers stand on engine car; others stand in front of the train on the tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 July 24
- Colorado Midland R.R. Engine No. 1 at Hell Gate
- Performer Anna Held and a group pose for a photo at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some of them stand on railroad Engine car No. 1, others stand on or near the tracks. Anna Held stands in the center, she wears a white...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actresses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 May 10
- Denver, Leadville & Gunnison RR Eng. No. 192 at Como
- Passengers pose in front of the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railroad engine no. 192 at a rail stop in Como (Park county), Colorado. Some stand on the pilot (cowcatcher), one man is seated as he finishes a sandwich; crew members stand on both...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Como (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Como--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Early oil well drilling rig
- Shows an early oil well drilling rig possibly in Colorado. The rig is a wooden trestle structure with small buildings around the base. A group of men stand at the bottom of the rig. Two other men stand on a carriage in the foreground.
- Drilling & boring machinery--1890-1900.; Oil wells--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- C. F. & I. - Steam traveling crane
- Two men stand on a steam traveling crane of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Pueblo, Colorado. Two workers stand in front of the crane. Shows a building, railroad tracks and utility poles.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Horse racing
- Spectators watch a horse race at the race track in City Park in Denver, Colorado. Men stand and watch along a wood fence. Two men stand in the racing booth. A sign near the track lists the names of the horse owners; "Gamble, Jones, Evans, Derbey,...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse racing--1900-1920.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Horse racing
- Spectators watch a horse race at City Park in Denver, Colorado. Men stand and watch along a wood fence. Two men stand in the racing booth. A sign near the track lists the names of the horse owners; "Stewart, Jones, Brown, Kent, Ellis, Hennesy".
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse racing--1900-1920.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cities streets maintenance crew working at Alameda bridge
- Workmen in a maintenance crew work on the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. They stand near a dump truck. Spectators stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dump trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1920?]
- Cheyenne, Wyo. Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bronco in an arena as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Other cowboys stand nearby. Spectators sit and stand in grandstands in the distance.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Boys at play - baseball
- Shows a group of boys at play in a dirt field. Some of the boys stand in dug outs or trenches. Other boys stand around and talk amongst each other. One boy holds a baseball bat, and another boy, a catcher, is behind him. This is possibly a game of...
- Baseball--1890-1900.; Boys--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Industries construction earth moving crew
- Workmen stand near teams of horses at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand on a railroad bridge in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Big Thompson Tunnel
- Men and women stand on the edge of Big Thompson Canyon near a tunnel in Larimer County, Colorado. Other spectators stand near the tunnel in the riverbed.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.;...
- [1950]
- Trinidad residences
- Women and a man stand by and sit on the porch of a house in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The women hold parasols and stand near a rusticated stone house with pitch roof and covered porch. Other houses are nearby.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Bendigo, Cascade Trail
- A woman and a man with a camera stand outside a tent that is pitched near a sheer cliff edge along the Cascade Trail in Ouray County, Colorado. Two men stand along a pathway below.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Winter near Trout Lake
- Two men stand in the snow near a Rio Grande Southern train in San Miguel County, Colorado. Two porters stand at the rear of a railroad passenger car and an African-American (Black) porter stands at the front of the car. An engineer is in the...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; Afro-Americans--Men--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Drying prunes, Kings County
- A man sits in a horse-drawn cart in the middle of a field in probably Kings County, California. Other men stand near the buggy. Long wooden flats sit side by side and cover the field. The flats are covered with plums to be dried in the sun. Other...
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Food drying--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Plums--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Drying raisins in Kings County
- Men stand in rows of grape plants, probably in Kings County, California. Wooden flats placed side-by-side cover the dirt row between the grape plants; grapes to be dried in the sun cover the flats. Other flats stand stacked in the rows. A small...
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Food drying--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Grapes--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Grapevines--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- The camp near the Tetons
- Cowboys stand and sit in a camp near the Teton Range in Wyoming. Shows a campfire, cooking equipment, and preparations for a meal. Trout hang from the branches of a fireside smoker; horses stand saddled with gear. A man pours coffee in his cup, and...
- Camping--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Meadows--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mining Building, Omaha
- View of the Mining Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The structure has a wooden frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows a neo-classical Ionic style building with a...
- 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]