Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Chestnut St. from Harrison Avenue, Leadville
- This early view of a busy dirt Chestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado includes horse drawn carriages, wagons loaded with goods, horses in the street, pedestrians on the boardwalks, and telephone or telegraph poles with handbills on the left. A two...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians Cańon de Chelle, New Mexico [i. e. Arizona]
- A Native American (Navajo) man and woman sit near a loom and an earthen hogan near Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. A bundle of corn cobs hangs from a nearby tree.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Looms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Weaving--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Leadville
- Horse drawn wagons loaded with goods are in this early view of a main street, later West 3rd (Third) Street, in Leadville, Colorado. Pedestrians walks on the dirt street, handbills can be seen on telephone and telegraph poles, and the street is...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville
- This view to the northwest of busy Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a street filled with pedestrians on boardwalks, carriages and horse drawn wagons, one with milk cans. The three story brick commercial block on the corner has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View northeast from Leavenworth Mountain over Georgetown, Colorado, shows scattered wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few lob cabins and false fronts. The Hall Smelter with smoking stack is on Chimney Rock; the Hamill House with a picket...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Bannock Indians
- A Native American (Bannock) man, women and a baby in a cradle board pose in front of a tepee, probably Wyoming..
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- The waterworks
- View of the Denver Waterworks building located at 15th (Fifteenth) and Bassett Streets in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building, built by the Denver City Water Company, is a one story brick structure with arched windows....
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1870-1880.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Waterworks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Looking southwest from water tower, Eaton, Colo.
- A view looking southeast from the water tower in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, includes the Baptist Church at Second (2nd) and Maple Streets, another church, large and small residences, and other large institutional buildings. Flat, open areas are...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1930]
- The Pride of Leadville, Col. U.S.A.
- This view, from the south, of horse drawn wagons and carriages up Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, includes brick commercial blocks with awnings, the old Lake County Courthouse with Lady Justice and her scales, and the Tabor Grand Hotel in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Telegraph...
- 1890
- Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member
- A group of Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member in Leadville, Colorado, wear military uniforms that include helmets, coats, boots, and gloves. They form a u-shaped line around a coffin covered with flowers and an American flag. They hold...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Washington A.V. Golden City
- View of a dirt Washington Avenue, main street, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows several two-story brick blocks and wood frame false front buildings; a few young children pose on the wide street.
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Golden--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Leadville or bust, Leadvill [sic] not busted
- View from a wooded slope west across the Arkansas River Valley and Leadville, Colorado, to the Continental Divide. The town consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, false fronts and smelting and ore sampling works.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877-1879]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Champaign Mine
- Miners pose near the shafthouse of the Champaign and Coney Claims Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Champaign and Coney Claims Mine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Uranium mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [1885]
- R. O. Old's Residence, Georgetown
- Exterior view of the residence of Robert Orchard Old, located near Georgetown, Colorado. Owned later by John Grafton Rogers and taken down in 1965, the house is one-story wood construction with a steep gable roof and a porch with arches across the...
- Old, Robert Orchard--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1875?]
- Leadville pioneer homes
- Pioneer Leadville residents pose in front of their early homes in 1879, Colorado. The man and woman in the center, dressed in their finest, stand with their baby girl on a wood chair. Two men and another woman stand next to them, with a nursing...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Pioneers--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View southeast from over Georgetown, Colorado, shows wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few log cabins and false fronts. A smelter with smoking stack shows on Chimney Rock; Hamill House is east of Chimney Rock. Some frame construction is in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Georgetown, Alpine Street
- View west down Alpine Street (later 6th Street) Georgetown, Colorado. Dirt street lined with wood frame false front businesses and a few brick buildings. Horse-drawn wagons fill street in distance. Republican Mountain slope in background.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1875
- Georgetown, Col., U. S. A.
- View towards the southwest over Georgetown, Colorado. Landmarks include: the Cushman Block, Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse tower, the Hamill House, and the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in valley leading to Silver Plume, between...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Looking north east over Geo. Town
- View from Leavenworth Mountain northeast toward Georgetown, Colorado. A man wearing a cap, jacket, and white scarf stands on the slope looking over the town. Landmarks include: original Catholic church, Our Lady of Laurdes with the Catholic school,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Large group of Cheyenne Indians, Wild West Show
- A photomechanical reproduction of a stereographic view; shows a group of Native American (Cheyenne) men, women, and children as they pose on a sidewalk near a building. The men all wear feather headdresses and fur pelts over their braids. The women...
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Shoshone women and children
- Stereographic view of Native American (Shoshone) women and children; they pose near a tepee. The women and girls wear dresses and beaded necklaces. Two babies are in cradleboards.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Shoshoni Indians--1870-1880.; Children--1870-1880.; Tipis--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Shoshones, or snakes
- Stereographic view. A group of Native American (Shoshone) men, women, and children pose outdoors. A man and woman are on horseback. Everyone wears a blanket. Two men wear hats.
- Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1900.; Children--1860-1900.; Horseback riding--1860-1900.; Women--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Shoshone or snake Chief
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a bead breastplate and a shirt.
- Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Navajo blanket weaving an Indian Hogan (hut) on the Navajo reservation, Arizona
- A Native American (Navajo) family poses near a summer hogan in Arizona. One woman sits at a loom. The man holds a bow and arrows and wears a feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--1890-1910.; Navajo women weavers--1890-1910.; Headdresses--1890-1910.; Weaving--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Navajo brave and his mother
- A Native American (Navajo) man and his mother pose outdoors in either Arizona or New Mexico. He holds a bow and arrow.
- Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1873
- North Fork Yuba River between Cisco and Meadow Lake
- Miners pose at a placer mining operation along the Yuba River in Nevada County, California. Cabins are nearby.
- Nevada County (Calif.)--1860-1870.; Yuba River (Calif.)--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--California--Nevada County--1860-1870.; Miners--California--Nevada County--1860-1870.; Mining--California--Nevada County--1860-1870.
- [1869]
- Union Tunnel, Terrible Mine
- Miners pose by an ore car and the shafthouse of the Union Tunnel of the Terrible Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1870.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1870.; Silver mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Pay Rock Mine
- Miners pose near the shafthouse and tailings of the Pay Rock Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Pay Rock Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the hillside. A split- rail fence is in the foreground. One and two story houses and other buildings are in the valley. Aspen Mountain is across the valley.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks &...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Mammoth Hot Springs of Gardiner's River, Upper Basins
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs upper basins, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) women and children with wickiup and tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Wickiups--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Scene in Village
- View of Native American (Bannock) men, women, a baby in a cradleboard and children in a camp with tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Colorado City from High Drive
- View over Colorado City, (capitol of Colorado Territory in 1861) El Paso County, Colorado; shows Victorian houses, false front businesses, churches, brick homes and commercial buildings; signs on businesses include: "Portland Street Cleaning," and...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Looking west on Main St. Arvada
- View along cottonwood lined main street (Grandview Avenue) Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes the Arvada depot, originally called Ralston Station or Ralston Point on the Colorado Central; horse- drawn wagons in background.
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1904]
- Golden from Table Mountain
- Early view west from South Table Mountain over Golden City (Golden), Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings along gridline dirt streets on both sides of Clear Creek. Information printed on back of stereo card: "This...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Golden, looking east
- Early view east of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings along the gridlines of dirt streets, with North and South Table Mountains in background. A wash or irrigation ditch shows in foreground. Information printed...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Golden, looking north
- Early view north over Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a group of young boys playing in a open field with wood frame and brick buildings and the Rocky Mountain Front Range in the distance. Information printed on back of stereo card: "This...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Leadville from Capitol Hill
- In this view of Leadville, Colorado, from Capitol Hill a small child sits on the edge of the (8) Stevens and Leiter Ditch (Oro Mining Ditch and Fluming Co.), built in 1874, in the left foreground, commencing fourteen miles above the city. The scene...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas, Colorado
- A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad steam engine and passenger train crosses the Arkansas river on Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. A stone retaining wall is along the Arkansas River beside three rail tracks. The steep...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1898
- Lower Buttes, named Utes
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows the Arkansas River flanked by steep canyon walls and rock formations identified as the Utes. Two people are near the river.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- 1874?
- The Grand Canyon of the Arkansas
- A view of the Royal Gorge and the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows a man who leans against the steep canyon wall near the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [1880?]
- Grand Canon; Sheavwitz Crossing
- A man, probably a member of the geological survey, wears a hat and stands on a rocky ridge at the edge of the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona, at Shivwits Plateau. Shows layered canyon walls in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Shivwits Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Mouth of Kanab Wash
- View of steep rock walls, a narrow valley and Kanab Creek in Kanab Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona. Rocks and a structure, possibly a tent, are beside the creek bed.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Dos cargas, "two loads"
- A man poses with burros loaded with firewood in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows a long adobe building with vigas, a portal with wood columns and decorative brackets.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Fuelwood--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Pack animals--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- San Francisco St.
- White, Hispanic and African American (Black) men and a boy pose with and on burros on San Francisco Street in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Adobe Territorial Style buildings line the dirt street. A sign reads: "Herlow's Hotel." Mountains,...
- African Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Boys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Donkeys--New...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- A Mexican residence
- Hispanic men and women stand and sit near an adobe house in or near Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The house has a porch with wood columns, vigas, and decorative corbels. A large bucket is near the porch, and snow is in the street.
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1885.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1885.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1885.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- The plaza, from a portal
- A man in a hat walks through a turnstile in a wooden fence that surrounds the plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Probably a dog stands beside the man. Shows trees and people near the obelisk monument.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Turnstiles--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Las Vegas hot springs, the hotel
- View of the Stone Hotel in Montezuma (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Shows a three story stone building with a central tower with a mansard roof and dormer, and territorial style verandas. People pose by the hotel and horse-drawn carriages.
- Stone Hotel (Montezuma, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Montezuma (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--New Mexico--Montezuma--1880-1890.; Stone buildings--New Mexico--Montezuma--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1884]