Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) women who carry water containers in cloth slings and a pail near the Snake Shrine at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake Shrine is a large pile of stones in which the jars for the snake washing...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Sand sheds & truck garages
- Shows the sand shed and truck garages of the Denver Highway Department located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut Street in Denver, Colorado. Piles of sand are stored in open wood stalls. Next to the sand are stalls where machinery and tools are stored.
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sand--Storage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sheds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Original tunnel of the Doric stored dynamite
- View of the entrance to the abandoned Doric Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A pile of rocks and boulders is nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Doric Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1910 March 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 3, 1911 January 14
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, butler's pantry
- A telephone sits on the counter top in the butler's pantry in the Lawrence Cowle Phipps home in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. China and crystal are stored in the glass front cupboards that line the walls. A work table is in the...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Denver--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pantries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Trees with distant mountains
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell of a trees and mountains in the distance. An inscription on the painting reads: "H. E. Bromwell".
- Mountains--1890-1900.
- 1890 May 8
- Mission of San Fernando
- View of the arcade at San Fernando Mission in San Fernando (Los Angeles County), California. Plaster is chipped off the walls, and bricks at the base of the pillars are badly eroded. Wood planks, a livestock drinking trough, and buggy are stored...
- San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Fernando (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission of San Fernando
- View of Mission of San Fernando in San Fernando (Los Angeles County), California. A long arcade is in a state of disrepair. Bricks at the base of the columns are decayed and plaster peals off the walls. Wood planks, an animal watering trough, and a...
- San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Fernando (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission San Fernando, the fountain
- A fountain filled with weeds is outside the walls of San Fernando Mission in San Fernando (Los Angeles County), California. A buggy, wood planks, and an animal feeding trough are stored under the arcade. The tile roof is damaged.
- San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Fernando (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.; Fountains--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Mission of San Fernando, Cal.
- Pigs stand near San Fernando Mission in San Fernando (Los Angeles County), California. The pillars of the arcade are eroded and plaster peals from the walls. A small bell tower extends from the buckled tile roof. An animal feeding trough, a buggy,...
- San Fernando, Rey de España (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Fernando (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Fernando--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Johnstown molasses plant, molasses tanks
- Molasses is stored in large, round tanks at the Great Western Sugar Company in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County where steam escapes one of the vats. Stacks of lumber are behind the vats.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- June 29, 1926
- Shown at right is John Burbank a partner with William H. Dickens in the ice business.
- John Burbank, iceman, poses next to his horse-drawn wooden delivery wagon on 4th (Fourth) Avenue in Longmont (Boulder County) Colorado. Pinstriping is by ornate letters: "ICE," "St. Vrain Ice Co.," "Dickens & Burbank," and a polar bear.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.; Ice industry--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.; Burbank, John.
- [between 1880 and 1890.]
- El Paso Livery Stable burning, fire 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, consumed in flames and smoke after explosion of stored dynamite at stable during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; billows of black smoke...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- El Paso Livery Stable, the explosion, 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) & "A" Streets, as fire causes stored dynamite to explode during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; actual blast pictured with roof debris in air, black...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- J.H. Kilday & W. Weld, prop.'s, White-House saloon, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of White House Saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; J. H. Kilday & W. Weld (proprietors), group of men stand in front of bar, two men wear aprons, one of whom holds a box of open cigars; additional men stand at bar with feet propped on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; White House Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1893 or 1894]
- West half burned 3 days after east half
- View of two images: top image includes second fire on April 29, 1896, as it streaks across town and an explosion occurs from dynamite stored at El Paso Livery and Stable; lower image includes aftermath from second fire, debris and rubble and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Alamosa, 1891
- Dark smoke pours from the Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co. in Alamosa County, Colorado. Several men in suits and hats, and two in white work clothes, pose on a platform with a cart loaded with white sacks of flour. Another man in a suit stands alone...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co.
- [1891]
- Soldiers from Rope One at Camp One, Mount Rainier Washington
- View taken from above of four soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) Test Expedition, belonging to Rope One, led by Peter Gabriel, other members included Captain Albert Jackman and the photographer. They stand near two...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army....
- [May 1942]
- Blake St.
- View of girders used for the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct as they are stored on Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons. Prominent signs read: "Butte [?] Carriage And Wagon Painting", "Brass Foundry",...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Lumber storage sheds city shops
- A view of the lumber storage shed at the city shops in Denver, Colorado. Shows a long wood stable with a slope roof. Machinery and tools are stored in the individual stalls.
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Lumber sheds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sheds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Storage facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Carpenter & paint shop
- Shows the two story brick carpenter and paint shop of the Denver Highway Department located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut Street in Denver, Colorado. Machinery is stored next to the building and a sign on the front door reads: "Paint Shop" and "No...
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Paint shops--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- American Furniture Company warehouse
- View of horse-drawn wagons, one filled with furniture, next to the American Furniture Company warehouse at 1542 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs painted on the brick building read: "The American Furniture Co. Warehouse. Salesroom 1542...
- American Furniture Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Red Cross fruit ranch, Clifton, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Red Cross Ranch, Clifton, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; wooden frame structures in middle of orchard; residence, garage and barn; several unhitched wagons and carriages stored in open sheds and early automobile; ceramic pitcher in...
- Clifton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Clifton--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Clifton--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Clifton--1900-1910.; Red Cross Ranch (Clifton, Colo.)
- [1907?]
- Lock Joint Pipe Co.
- Workmen unload pipes from a flat-bed truck at the Lock Joint Pipe Company in Denver, Colorado. The large coated concrete pipes are stored on pieces of wood in a field.
- Lock Joint Pipe Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pipe industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lock Joint Pipe Co.
- A man stands near a switch on railroad tracks at the Lock Joint Pipe Company outdoor storage facility in Denver, Colorado. Large concrete pipes are stored on either side of the railroad tracks. A crane is in the distance.
- Lock Joint Pipe Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pipe industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1929 October 21
- Denver Arapahoe Northwest corner of 15th Mendota Place
- View of a building on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) Street and Court Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and contrasting trim. Horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians are nearby. Signs read: "Household...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- CNW locomotive, engine number 1230, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Chadron, Nebr., May 31, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Nebraska--Chadron.; Chicago and North Western Railway Company.
- 1937
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1062, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., October 23, 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1920
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1066, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Newton, Kan., September 4, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Newton.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1937
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1071, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Newton, Kan., September 12, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Newton.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1931
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1110, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., December 4, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1937
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1113, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; obstruction; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., April 28, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1934
- D&SL locomotive, engine number 20, engine type 0-6- 0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Denver, Colo., May 8, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company.
- 1932
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1119, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., April 28, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1934
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 3, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored (most parts missing). Photographed: Durango, Colo., July 4, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 6, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1930
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1143, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Newton, Kan., September 12, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Newton.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1931
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1148, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Newton, Kan., September 12, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Newton.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1931
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1164, engine type 2-6-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Topeka, Kan., August 20, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Topeka.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1932
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1185, engine type 2-6-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Topeka, Kan., August 20, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Topeka.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1932
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1201, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., December 4, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1937
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1203, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., April 28, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1934
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1206, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., December 4, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1937
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1208, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: La Junta, Colo., July 1, 1928.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1928.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--La Junta.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1928
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1202, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., December 4, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1937
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1213, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., April 28, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1934
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 3120, engine type 2-8-0
- Right side view of engine; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Denver, Colo., November 14, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1926
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 3129, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Denver, Colo., September 12, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1926
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 3142, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Denver, Colo., July 29, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1931