Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- St. Peter's Dome, Colorado
- Panoramic view of tree-covered mountains and Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway tracks and a railroad switch in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the granite summit of Saint Peters Dome, a steep wagon road, a tent, and a building...
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Peters Dome (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Railroad switching--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]
- Manitou, Col.
- Panoramic view of Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the remodeled Manitou House Hotel with steep gabled roof lines near a circular drive and gardens, the rusticated stone Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot, frame houses,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Arastra [i.e. Arrastra] Gulch from North Star Road
- View of Arrastra Basin shows a dirt road with rocky walls, steep cliffs, and mine buildings and roads on a steep mountain slope, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Arrastra Basin (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878]
- Creede proper, looking down
- The town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, is situated in a steep, rocky canyon. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande wind through the town. Buildings in the town include one-story buildings with flat roofs and gables. Trees grow on the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Lower Creede, Colo.
- The town of Creede, in Mineral County, Colorado, is nestled in a steep valley surrounded by steep, rocky mountains. Evergreen trees grow on the hillside surrounding the town.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- May, 1892
- Willow Creek Canon between Upper Creede & Creede, Colo.
- Steep, narrow, rocky Willow Creek Canyon separates the main part of the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, from Lower Creede, in the background. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western run through the center of town. Wood-frame...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Willow Creek Canyon (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Creede, Colorado
- Upper Creede, in Mineral County, Colorado, is in a narrow, steep, rocky valley. Buildings include one and two-story, wood-frame commercial storefronts and residences. A wooden bridge with rails spans Willow Creek. Trees grow on the steep hillsides...
- Creede (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- St. George's Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of St. George's Episcopal Church, West Fourth and Pine Streets, Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1881, at a cost of $18,000, this wood frame church features a steep central front gable with Gothic characteristics including side...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1945?]
- St. George's Church, Leadville
- Exterior view of St. George's Episcopal Church on West Fourth and Pine Streets, Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1881, at a cost of $18,000, this wood frame church features a steep central front gable with Gothic characteristics including side...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Creede, Colo.
- The town of Creede, Colorado is situated at the mouth of a steep, rocky, narrow canyon in Mineral Conty. Trees grow on the steep hillsides above the town.
- Creede (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Gray's Peak number three
- Men and women sit on horseback or stand in a rocky valley in probably Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women wear long fitted dresses and hats; the men wear suits. Horses stand near a trail on a steep slope. A man points, another is near a...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; People--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- South Cheyenne Canon
- Men and women recline on a steep rock surface in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows trees and steep rock surfaces across the valley. The men wear suits and derby hats. The women wear corseted dresses with long skirts and wide...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- 1884 April 12
- South Cheyenne Canon, Colo. Springs
- Men and women stand or recline on a steep rock surface in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Trees and steep rock surfaces are in the distance. The men wear suits and derby hats and pose with cigars. The women wear corseted dresses...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [1884 April 12]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- A car, possibly a Model T Ford, drives along a snowy, dirt road; possibly Knife Edge Road in Mesa Verde National Park. Tracks from other vehicles are in the snow in the foreground. A large, jagged rock protrudes from the steep slope below the road....
- Knife Edge Road (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountain roads--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1931?]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- Workers look up at a man sitting on a large slab of rock that lies on the uphill side of a steep slope next to a road, possibly Knife Edge Road in Mesa Verde National Park. The steep hill continues down from where the men stand. Some men hold...
- Knife Edge Road (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, general views
- Deric Nusbaum stands at the edge of Knife Edge Road in Mesa Verde National Park. The steep cliff of Knife Edge stands in the distance. The dirt road continues around the cliff. Plains are in the left background. A car is parked on the muddy road...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Knife Edge Road (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Black Hawk-1941
- View toward a steep hill with residences lined up horizontally in Black Hawk, Colorado. At base of hill is an automobile of 1930's vintage (rear window missing) and a sheepherder's mobile home on blocks (only slightly larger than the car) with an...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1941
- 841 Oneida St., Denver
- View of a three story house at 841 Oneida Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick and shingle sided house has a large covered porch, a second floor inset balcony, a steep pitched gable roof with steep pitched...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 March
- Practicing snowshoe techniques on a steep hill, Paradise, Washington
- Two men in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) practise snowshoe techniques on a steep hill near Paradise, Washington. Below them four others wait their turn. All are wearing wool uniforms caps and carry knapsacks and rifles.
- Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1942
- A steep trail in the Rocky Mountains
- Eight men leading saddled horses with pack mules descending extremely steep and rocky trail somewhere in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mules--Colorado--1890-1910.; Saddles--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Five GIs acsending steep hill, Italy
- Taken from a distance, shows five GIs making an acsent of a steep, brush-covered Italian hillside, with snow on the upper slope, leafless trees nearby. Probably taken during the attack on Mt. Belevedere.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- 456 Williams Street
- View of 456 Williams Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story modified Colonial Revival style house has steep chimney gables. The second story has a large roof dormer with four windows and there is a fanlight...
- Country Club Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Country Club Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1987
- Governor Alexander Hunt House, Alamosa
- View of the two story frame house built by Alexander Cameron Hunt, former territorial governor of Colorado and director of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway Co. The house has a cross gabled roof, the front has a steep gable with bargeboard and a...
- Hunt, Alexander Cameron, 1825-1894--Homes & haunts--1990-2000.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Hunt, Alexander Cameron, 1825-1894--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Alamosa (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1993
- Star School
- View of the Star School (1899) at 3658 U.S. 50. near McClave (Bent County), Colorado. The abandoned, one story stone building has a steep pitched, shingled roof, a chimney and large rectangular windows. Haystacks are in the distance.
- Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Schools.; Stone buildings.; Abandoned buildings.; Star School (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Stone...
- 2009
- Town of Ward
- View of Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows one- and two-story houses and an abandoned church on a steep hillside. The houses are in various states of repair. Automobiles are parked on a dirt road near stone retaining walls. The town, founded in...
- Ward (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cities & towns.; Houses.; Churches.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Church buildings--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Ward (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Russellville Ranch
- View of the Log gateway at Russellville Ranch in Franktown (Douglas County), Colorado. The sign hangs over the log entry and reads "Russellville Ranch," a red metal gate closes off the road to the main house and outlying structures. The two story...
- Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Franktown (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.; Gates--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.;...
- 2001
- Alexander Lake Lodge
- View of the historic Alexander Lake Lodge at 21221 Baron Lake Drive on Grand Mesa in Cedaredge (Delta County), Colorado. The log building has a steep pitched metal roof and a stone chimney. A full length porch is on the side of the building with a...
- Alexander Lake Lodge (Cedaredge, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cedaredge (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Alexander Lake Lodge (Cedaredge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Cedaredge--Pictorial works.; Cedaredge...
- 1992
- Elbert County Public Library housed in former St. Ann Catholic Church
- View of the Elbert County Library located in the old St. Ann Catholic Church building (1903), 331 E. Comanche Street, Elbert (Elbert County), Colorado. The Romanesque stone church building has a steep gabled roof, rough-cut walls made from local...
- Elbert County Public Library (Elbert, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Elbert (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Elbert County Public Library (Elbert, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Elbert--Pictorial works.; Public...
- 1980
- Montgomery Hall, Colorado College
- View of the facade and side elevation of Montgomery Hall located on the Colorado College Campus at 1030 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Designed by the firm of Douglas and Hetherington in 1891, the first two floors of the Tudor...
- Montgomery Hall (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Montgomery Hall (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dormitories--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1981
- Denver & Rio Grande Railway Depot, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Partial view of the facade of the Denver and Rio Grande Passenger Depot located at 10 South Sierra Madre Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The building is an example of Queen Ann style architecture and is constructed of rhyolite and sandstone...
- Giuseppe's Depot Restaurant (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs Railroad Station (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Giuseppe's Depot Restaurant (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2001
- McAllister House, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the front facade and side elevation of the McAllister House located at 423 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The two-story English style cottage adorned with simple Carpenter Gothic wood trim is purported to have been...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010; McAllister House (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; McAllister House (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado...
- 2001
- Estemere Estate, Palmer Lake, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Estemere Estate located at 380 Glenway Street, Palmer Lake, Colorado. The three-story clapboard sided mansion has a steep red multi-gabled roof. The central hexagonal tower has elaborate cresting and a variety of gables,...
- Estemere Estate (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Estates--Colorado--Palmer Lake--Pictorial works.; Estemere Estate (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Palmer Lake--Pictorial works.; Palmer...
- 2003
- Cliff House, Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Cliff House located at 306 Canon Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The four-story Queen Anne style clap board structure has steep red shingled roofs with a large first floor porch. Originally built in 1873 as a 20 room...
- Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 2002
- Christ Episcopal Church, Canon City, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Christ Episcopal Church located at 800 Harrison Avenue, Canon City , Colorado. The T-plan English Gothic Revival church is constructed of ashlar stone with a steep pitched roof, massive stone entryway, and large stained...
- Episcopal Church--Colorado--Canon City--1990-2000.; Canon City (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Episcopal Church--Colorado--Canon City--Pictorial works.; Church buildings--Colorado--Canon City--Pictorial works.; Canon City (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1997
- City Hall, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Leadville City Hall located at 800 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colo. Originally built in 1904 as a United States post office, the two-story, French Revival style brick building has a steep, hipped slate roof, small dormers and broad...
- City Hall (Leadville, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Leadville Post Office (Leadville, Colo.)--2000-2010.; City halls--Colorado--Leadville--2000-2010.; Leadville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; City Hall (Leadville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Leadville Post Office...
- 2007
- Andrew House, Estes Park, Colo.
- View of the Andrews House located at 324 East Oak Street, Fort Collins, Colo. The single-story brick house built in 1889 and has a steep roof and shingled gables. Eastlake style design elements, such as the columns, spoolwork and apron decorate...
- Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Estes Park--2000-2010.; Estes Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Estes Park--Pictorial works.; Estes Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2000
- Adolph Zang House
- View of the Adolph J. Zang House (William Lang; 1889), also known as the "Gargoyle House," at 1532 Emerson Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a tall, narrow, detached townhouse with a rough-faced stone...
- Adolph J. Zang House (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Zang, Adolph J.--Homes & haunts.; Zang, Adolph J.--Homes and haunts.; Adolph J. Zang House...
- 1995
- Bag Factory Lofts, Denver
- View of the Bag Factory Lofts (1958), 2715 Blake Street located in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Shows a renovated three story building with a separate, square, glass and steel tower with a steep, hip roof. Steel walkways connect...
- Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; Signs (Notices); Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Bag Factory Lofts, Denver
- View of the Bag Factory Lofts (1958), 2715 Blake Street located in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Shows a renovated three story building with a separate, square, glass and steel tower with a steep, hip roof. Steel walkways connect...
- Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2006
- 2881 Champa St. storefront removed 1978, storefront built 1891
- View of the front facade of 2881 Champa Street (ca. 1885) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-and-one-half story vernacular Victorian house has a steep pitched cross-gabled roof. Shows the building shortly after a...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Maintenance & repair.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Maintenance and repair--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1978
- 2881 Champa St. storefront removed 1978, storefront built 1891
- View of the north elevation (side) of 2881 Champa Street (ca. 1885) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and a half story vernacular Victorian house has a steep pitched cross-gabled roof. There is an addition with a shed...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Maintenance and repair--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- 2011 Quitman Street
- View of 2011 Quitman Street in the Sloan Lake neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This two-story, modified, Georgian style house has a steep pitched gable roof, brick chimney and an ornate wrought iron overhang over the front door. The first story is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1991
- Super Mart
- View of Super Mart, a neighborhood market located at 5102 St. Paul Street in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A clapboard house has been converted into a commercial structure. The steep gables of the house remain and a shed style...
- Super Mart (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Grocery stores.; Super Mart (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1978
- Altona Grange
- View of the Altona Grange Hall #127 at 9386 N 39th Street in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The one story shingled building has a steep pitched gabled roof. An addition on the back has white siding and peeling paint with an entrance and...
- Colorado State Grange Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Longmont (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Farmer's groups.; Buildings.; Colorado State Grange. Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1920 August
- Cabin at curve station, Amethyst tramway near Creede, Colo.
- Men and women, who include Jim Grant and Mrs. J. Grand, pose near a log cabin, part of the aerial tramway of the Amethyst Mine, in Weaver, near Creede, (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear dresses and coats. Two women sit on a wood bridge...
- Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- On the new road hauling ore from Last Chance Mine to the cars, Creede, Colo.
- Men drive horse drawn wagons loaded with ore on a plank road near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Steep rock faces are on either side of the road.
- Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Plank...
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Ward, Colo.
- A stone and frame dilapidated building is beside a road in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Probably a mine building, it has a stone bottom story, a hipped roof with cross gables, and a mixture of steep and low pitched roof lines. Metal or timber...
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]