Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ouray - Silverton road
- A buggy is on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County, Colorado; snow dusts Mount Abrams.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ouray - Silverton road
- People in a buggy are stopped on the Otto Mears toll road in Ouray County, Colorado; timber retaining walls shore up the road. Snow tops Mount Abrams at the head of a valley.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mountain road
- View of dirt road on rock mountainside with snow capped Abrams Mountain, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Million $ Hiwy
- View of the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550) Ouray County, Colorado; shows stone guardrails, a car, and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million $ Hiwy
- View of the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), in Ouray County, Colorado; shows road grade and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million $ Hiwy
- View of the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado; shows road grade, a car, stone guardrail, and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million Dollar Hiwy Tunnel
- View from a tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado; shows rough rock interior and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million Dollar Hiwy.
- View of Abrams Mountain and the Uncompahgre River valley in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Miners
- Men surround an injured man (in shock?) in a mine in (possibly), Colorado. One holds a pitcher and a spoon, another has his eyes opened wide and holds a candle.
- Accidents--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1901?]
- Portrait of Joseph Barter and his accordion
- Full-length studio portrait of a man identified as Joseph Barter and his accordion. He wears a dark wool suit and stands with is elbow resting on a stone pillar. An accordion sits on top of the pillar.
- Accordions--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Barter, Joseph.
- Portrait of Joseph and Pete Barter with an accordion
- Studio portrait of two men, identified as Peter and Joseph Barter, they stand on either side of a stone pillar with an accordion resting on it. They are dressed in dark wool suits with white shirts, neckties, and watch chains. They rest their arms...
- Accordions--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Barter, Joseph.; Barter, Peter, resident of Las Animas County, Colo.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of Peter Barter and his accordion
- Full-length studio portrait of a man identified as Peter Barter with his accordion. He is dressed in a dark colored wool suit and stands with his arm resting on a stone pillar. An accordion sits on the stone pillar.
- Accordions--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Barter, Peter, resident of Las Animas County, Colo.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Jar
- Shows a ceramic jar (Native American Acoma) withe red, yellow and black on Gray-White coloring and hatched markings. The subjects in the design; band, rosette, dot, deer, hook, leaf and checker pattern.
- Acoma Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Acoma pottery--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Jars--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Theater students
- Men and women students pose with their teachers near the entrance to the "School of the Theatre Class Room" in Denver, Colorado. A trellis is over the walkway near the entrance to the building.
- Acting teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Jose Angel Gutierrez
- A profile portrait of Jose Angel Gutierrez, he helped to form the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), and in 1970, La Raza Unida (The United People).
- Activists--1960-1980.; Mexican Americans--1960-1980.; Gutierrez, Jose Angel.
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- Miss Josephine Roche
- Josephine A. Roche reads a folded paper and has a book in her lap. Her hair is upswept, and her blouse has lace trim.
- Activists--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Actors and actresses on stage
- Actors and actresses perform on a stage possibly in Denver, Colorado. The set consists of chairs, tables, and doors on either side of the stage.
- Actors--1890-1910.; Actresses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man dressed in an actor's costume who poses in front of a painted backdrop. He wears striped shorts, knee high boots, a sword, light colored tights, a jacket with striped sleeves, a hat with feathers and a cape. The...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, probably an actor, with wavy hair. He wears a silk or satin jacket with embroidered flowers, satin knickers, an embroidered, possibly velvet tunic with lace cuffs, stockings and slippers. The man poses with an arm extended...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, probably an actor, with wavy hair. He wears a silk or satin jacket with embroidered flowers, satin knickers, an embroidered, possibly velvet tunic with lace cuffs, stockings and slippers. The man poses with an arm raised,...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Charlie Chaplin
- Studio portrait of Charlie Chaplin. He wears a suit and tie.
- Actors--1910-1930.; Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Shay geared locomotive, narrow gauge
- View of a Shay locomotive (possibly from the Gilpin County Tramway or Argentine Central Railway) in Utah Junction (Adams County), Colorado.
- Adams County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Adams County--1930-1940.
- 1939 Aug
- Adams Express Company
- A man poses near a horse-drawn wagon in Denver, Colorado. The side of the covered wagon reads: "Adams Express Company."
- Adams Express Company--Equipment & supplies--1870-1890.; Express service--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Adams Express Company
- Three unidentified men pose next to train cars, Denver, Colorado. The cars are loaded with wagons belonging to the Adams Express Company.
- Adams Express Company--Equipment & supplies--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flatcars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Adams Express Company, portrait
- Studio portrait of employees of the Adams Express Company, Denver, Colorado. Identification: "First row, read left to right - 1. C. V. Riley, 2. F. J. Gould, 3. C. M. Day, 4. R. S. Towne, 5. F. O. Reed, 6. J. C. North, 7. C. I. Fitzgerald, 8. J. W....
- Adams Express Company--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mount St. Helens
- A man wearing a hat leans on a balustrade on plaza with pine trees which overlooks a valley in probably Washington State. Shows probably Mount Saint Helens and Mount Adams in the distance.
- Adams, Mount (Wash.)--1920-1930.; Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.)--1920-1930.; Balustrades--Washington (State)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Eighteenth Street Denver, Colorado
- View of 18th (Eighteenth) Street at Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobiles are in the street. Signs read: "W. B. Magby," "Empire Hotel," "Bail Bros.," and "The Adams."
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Empire Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Eighteenth Street Denver, Colorado
- View of the Empire and Adams Hotels on 18th (Eighteenth) Street at Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and pedestrians are on the street. Signs read: "W. B. Magby," "Empire Hotel," "Bail Bros.," and "The Adams."
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Empire Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rancho de Taos
- A landscape oil painting of the Rancho de Taos by Henrietta Bromwell. A white adobe building is in a plains landscape, fall trees dot the land, mountains are in the background and the sky is filled with white clouds.
- Adobe buildings--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Adolf Coors - Wheeler testing hops
- A man (Wheeler) operates a hop testing machine at Adolph Coors company in (probably) Golden, Colorado. A label on the machine reads "Niagara."
- Adolph Coors Company--1940-1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1940-1960.; Testing--Colorado--Golden--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Golden, Colo.
- A woman dressed in a cowboy hat, a short sleeved blouse, a neckerchief, and blue jeans poses near a stone marker probably on Lookout Mountain above Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows the business district, Coors Brewery, the Colorado...
- Adolph Coors Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Brewing industry.; Cities & towns.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie
- View of Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie, a restaurant and lounge located near the corner of Tremont Place and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile overhang roof and arched windows and entrances. Signs on the building read: "Air...
- Adolph Coors Company--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; General Outdoor Advertising Co.--Products--1940-1950.; Denver...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Portrait of a woman and a baby
- Studio portrait of a child and an elderly woman. The woman reclines in a chair and holds a young child who wears a light colored gown with puffy sleeves. The woman wears a dark colored blouse, decorative bow tie in the shape of a butterfly, eye...
- Adults & children--1890-1910.; Aged persons--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two women and a girl
- Full length studio portrait of two women and a young girl. The girl wears a light colored dress with an embroidered collar. The woman who sits in a chair wears a dark colored dress, ruffled bodice and parts her hair down the middle of her head. The...
- Adults & children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- 1901
- Advertising photo; woman with stove
- A woman leans against a wood burning stove in this studio created advertisement for the stove. She wears a long skirt, blouse and a top hat. A pot is on the top burners and the oven door is open to display a dish.
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Turkey plant
- View of an assembly line with dressed turkeys in Colorado. Shows the carcasses on a conveyor belt and hanging from hooks.
- Advertising--Colorado--1960-1970.; Food industry--Colorado--1960-1970.; Food processing machinery--Colorado--1960-1970.; Turkeys--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Tramway cable
- A man stands in between two mine tramway cables in a forested, rocky area, in Colorado. The cables lead to a wooden structure nestled within the trees.
- Aerial tramways--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Aerial mining tramway
- View of an aerial mining tramway in (probably) Colorado; shows a miner riding an ore bucket, dirt road, timber, mountain peaks and a box canyon.
- Aerial tramways--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Aerial mining tramway
- View of an aerial mining tramway, in (probably) Colorado; shows a frame tower, cables, ore buckets, a weight, rock bluffs, a valley, and timber.
- Aerial tramways--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Joseph T. Geuting and Rev. Richard Ryan
- Reverend Richard Ryan, the President of Regis College, poses next to Joseph T. Geuting, the manager of the Utility Airplane council of the Aerospace Industry Association of America.
- Aerospace Industries Association of America--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; College presidents--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Geuting, Joseph T.; Ryan, Richard, President of Regis College.; Regis College (Denver,...
- January 1965
- Aetna Mine, Carbonate Hill, Leadville, Colorado
- View of the Aetna Mine on Carbonate Hill in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows a shafthouse, a mill, mine buildings and a tipple. Mines and Leadville are in the distance. Snow covered Mount Elbert and Mount Massive are across the valley.
- Aetna Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mills.; Mine buildings.; Mining.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado. He holds a peaked cap and wears a coat, suit, tie, and watch chain.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Bugler
- A Black (African American) soldier sounds a bugle at a military fort. A second Black man in civilian clothes stands on a boardwalk by new trees and barracks or officer's quarters with mansard roofs.
- African Americans--1860-1890.; Bugles--1860-1890.; Men--1860-1890.; Soldiers--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- African-American girl
- Studio portrait of a Black girl in Freehold, New Jersey. She wears a dress, a watch chain necklace, and a cloth belt with decorated buckle.
- African Americans--1870-1890.; Girls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- African-American woman
- Studio portrait of a Black woman possibly in Colorado. She holds a pair of boots and a washboard. She wears, a dress, straw hat, no shoes, and smokes a corncob pipe.
- African Americans--1870-1890.; Smoking--1870-1890.; Tobacco pipes--1870-1890.; Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- John Taylor and Dick Charlie
- Standing portrait of a Native American Ute man, identified as Dick Charlie and an African American man, John Taylor. Charlie is a full-blooded Ute, Taylor, a Black man, is a Ute by marriage. Both men wear vested suits; Charlie with earrings and a...
- African Americans--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--1880-1910.; Charlie, Dick.; Taylor, John.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of an African-American (Black) man. He wears a suit, vest, and patterned neck tie. His hair is cut close to his head and he has a thin moustache.
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Pack train
- Men on horseback, one African-American, pose near a loaded pack train possibly in Colorado. Buildings and railroad boxcars are in the distance.
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Packtrains--1890-1900.; Transportation--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of an African American baby girl who sits on a chair covered in coyote fur. The baby wears a white gown with lace stitching.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]