Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1875 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 3rd Annual Denver City directory
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- An old timer panning gold
- An elderly man placer mines along the banks of an unidentified stream, Colorado.
- Aged persons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ashcroft 1943, Mr. Sawyer
- Mr. Sawyer stands in the doorway of remains of the Ashcroft post office, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. Weathered signs above the elderly man read: "Ashcroft" and "Post Office." He wears suspenders, a wide brim hat, soiled...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1943
- AT&SF ticket office at 17th & Welton Streets, Denver
- View of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad ticket office at Seventeenth and Welton Streets, Denver, Colorado, a brick building with bracketed cornices. People are on sidewalks, edged by automobiles, streetlamps, a fire hydrant, and a...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Auditorium
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows a hardwood floor with zone markings, a basketball hoop, padding, bunting, balcony seats, a timer, and an oil painting.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- Belden - west Belden Tunnel and Gilman, Colorado, viewed from the west portal of east Belden Tunnel, on the D&RG main line up the west side of Tennessee Pass.
- Hewn rock and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks frame the opening of Belden Tunnel, in Eagle County, Colorado; houses and mining facilities of Gilman top ridges past another tunnel.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1920.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle...
- 1912?
- Billie Sloan place near Prairie Divide, Larimer Co., Colo.
- View of the Billie Sloan ranch near Prairie Divide in Larimer County, Colorado. Shows a ranch house and outbuildings in a valley.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1893?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- C. M. double-headed Colo. Midland westbound freight train on Arkansas Valley cutoff at the foot of Mt. Massive near Leadville, Colorado
- View of the Arkansas River valley near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a Colorado Midland Railroad train and Mount Massive.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- C. M. double-headed Colo. Midland westbound freight train on Arkansas Valley cutoff at the foot of Mt. Massive near Leadville, Colorado
- View of the Arkansas River valley near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a Colorado Midland Railroad train, Mount Massive, rail fences, and dirt road.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Canon City, Colorado, from Skyline Drive
- View of Canon City, Colorado; shows houses, businesses, farms, the Colorado State Penitentiary, the Fremont County Courthouse, and guard rails of Skyline Drive.
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1905?
- Castle Gate - copy of W. H. Jackson view of Castle Gate, Utah, in the early 1890's just after standard gauging, from the west
- Copy of a W. H. Jackson photograph shows Southern Pacific Railroad tracks and rock formations at Castle Gate, Utah.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Castle Gate, The (Utah)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Castle Gate--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Utah--Castle Gate--1890-1900.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central Colorado Power Co. hydro-electric generating plant in Glenwood Canon, Colorado
- View of the Central Colorado Power Company Shoshone hydro-electric plant in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; also shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks and the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone Powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hydroelectric...
- June 19, 1909
- Central Colorado Power Co. hydro-electric generating plant in Glenwood Canon, Colorado
- View of the Central Colorado Power Company Shoshone hydro-electric plant in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks and the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone Powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hydroelectric...
- June 19, 1909
- Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway car 51 on Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows buggies, pedestrians, Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway streetcar number 51, Pikes Peak, and businesses with signs: "Elk Hotel." A plaster statue of Zebulon Pike is...
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1901 and 1903?]
- Curecanti Needle, along the narrow gauge line of the D&RGW through the Black Canon of the Gunnison River. View west.
- View of the Curecanti Needle, a rock formation beside the Gunnison River, in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.
- 1926?
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 3
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 December
- D & RG 752, 4-6-0 Vauclain compound, westbound with Chicago White Sox Baseball team at Hanging Bridge, Colorado, in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River
- View of Denver and Rio Grande engine 752 at Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Men including uniformed members of the Chicago White Sox pose on the locomotive, with a girl.
- Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)--1910-1920.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Royal Gorge--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Royal Gorge--1910-1920.
- 1910 February 27
- D&RG 1, NG 2-4-0, at builder's plant 1871
- Photo of a photograph of a builder's view of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive number one; sign on the cab reads: "Montezuma."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- D&RG 5-span iron truss bridge #423A spanning the Grand (Colorado) River on the Montrose line at Grand Junction, Colorado
- View west of an iron truss bridge crossing the Colorado River on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Montrose line at Grand Junction, Colorado; people and horses are on a sand bar.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.;...
- 1912?
- D&RGW 1400 series 2-10-2 descending the west side of Soldier Summit with a westbound coal D&RGW approaching Gilluly, Utah, in foreground.
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train, with Gilluly, Utah, in the foreground. The settlement consists of a house and stock pens; road grade spans hills in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Gilluly (Utah)--1920-1930.; Houses--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.; Railroads--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.
- 1926?
- D&RGW 1601, 3-cylinder 4-8-2, and westbound train #1, The Scenic Limited, at Palmer lake, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1601 is northbound with the "Scenic Limited" passenger train by Palmer Lake and the depot, in Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. The building has spindle work, shingle imbrication, and a lookout.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer...
- 1928?
- D&RGW 472, NG 2-8-2, and 1703, SG 4-8-4, meet at Salida, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotives (one narrow gauge) are at Salida, Colorado; one is equipped with a snow plow. Men and a dog walk in the area.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Salida (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.
- 1937 April 8
- D&RGW open platform lounge-observation in "Canon" series
- Men and women sit on the observation platform of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad lounge car at Burnham Shops, in Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Denver & Rio Grande Western Scenic Line;" automobiles are parked to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad lounge cars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Dedication of monument of old Red Cloud Indian Agency site between Crawford and Fort Robinson, Neb.
- A group of Native American Dakota Sioux and white people pose in front of the Red Cloud Indian Agency stone memorial marker, Nebraska. "Reading left to right: Karl L. Spence, publisher Northwest Nebraska News, Crawford; A. E. Sheldon, secretary...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1930-1940.; Red Cloud Agency Historical Site (Neb.)--1930-1940.; Monuments & Memorials--Nebraska--1930-1940.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud...
- 1932 May 9
- Denver - downtown area of city from dome of State Capitol building. View northwest. Pioneer Monument at Colfax and Broadway under construction
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows houses, businesses, the Arapahoe County Courthouse, the Brown Palace Hotel, and signs: "Moreys' Solitaire Coffee," "Saurman's Bona Fide bargains," "Overland Auto," and "YMCA." The Pioneer Monument is under...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- Fall, 1909
- Denver, Colorado west Denver Turnverein meeting hall at 133 - 12th Street, west Denver
- View of the Denver Turnverein meeting hall in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with arched entry, bracketed cornice, pediment, and balustrade. Cast letters read: "Vorwarts Turnverein 1893;" sign reads: "West Denver Turnhalle."
- Turnverein Society (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Educational organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Physical fitness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Draft Copy of Cemetery to Conservatory
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 2
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait and looks directly at the camera. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- Glenwood Canon - state wagon road on north bank of Grand (Colorado) River
- View of the Colorado River, in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows the Taylor State Road, a power pole, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad track grade.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- June 19, 1909
- Gothic, Colorado, on the East River, northeast of Crested Butte view north road leads to Schofield Pass in left distance. Maroon Peak on horizon
- View of Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons, frame and log buildings, and Maroon Peak.
- Gothic (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Maroon Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Gothic--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Hermosa House tourist hotel at Trimble Springs, Colorado, on the D & R G's Silverton branch
- View of Hermosa House, Trimble Springs, La Plata County, Colorado; shows a brick hotel with faceted towers, a balcony, and a lookout. A man, women, and children are on the porch.
- Hermosa House (Trimble Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trimble Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Trimble--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Trimble--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Trimble--1910-1920.
- 1910?
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- Huskie Highlights: 1976
- Yearbook for Douglas County High School, located in Castle Rock, Colorado, for the year 1976.
- Douglas County High School (Castle Rock, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1976
- Leadville mining district - Mt. Elbert at left, Mt. Massive center right, as seen from the lower west slope of Iron Hill above the Yak Tunnel and Mine Complex in California Gulch, near Leadville, Colorado.
- View of the Yak Tunnel and Mine Complex in California Gulch near Leadville, Colorado; shows mill buildings and ore car tracks. Mount Elbert, Mount Massive, and the Sawatch Range are in the background.
- California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Yak Tunnel--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.;...
- 1908
- Leadville Mining District - Mt. Massive and the city of Leadville, Colorado
- View of mining facilities in Leadville, Colorado, Eighth and Ninth Streets, tailings piles, mill buildings with smokestacks, houses, municipal buildings and churches, Mount Massive, and the Sawatch Range.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Leadville Mining District - view west across the city of Leadville, Colorado, toward Mt. Massive
- View of Leadville, Colorado; shows houses, outbuildings, tailing piles, smokestacks, Mount Massive and the Sawatch Range.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Loco #3606 & freight D & RGW 3606, 2-8-8-2 simple articulated, northbound on D & RGW-ATSF (ATSF MP 715)
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 3606, approaching Sedalia, Colorado, northbound, on the D&RGW / Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe joint line. Hay and chicken wire are piled above the headlamp.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sedalia--1930-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Sedalia--1930-1940.
- 1930