Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Antlers
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The hotel is of rusticated stone and wood construction with a bell roof turret, parapet, and wrap around porch. A man sits in a carriage drawn by a white horse.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898?]
- An Avenue of Poplars at Glenwood Springs, Colo. on the Denver & Rio Grande R.R.
- Poplars line an avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a trestle bridge, stone wall and the Colorado River in the distance.
- Poplar--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- U.S. Post Office, Grand Junction, Colorado
- View of the three-story stone Post Office building at the corner of Rood Avenue and 4th (Fourth) Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The Post Office has column light posts beside two stone staircases, arched windows and doorways on...
- United States. Post Office (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Country Club, Trinidad, Colo.
- The adobe or stucco Mission-style Trinidad County Club in southwest Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado has vigas, a central chimney, a faux bell tower over the doorway, and gutters above a covered porch. A sprinkler waters a lawn surrounded by...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1921
- [Audi]torium and City Hall, Pueblo
- View of classical-style City Hall and Memorial Hall Auditorium in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The three-story structure a has domed cupola, fluted columns with ionic capitals, a United States flag at half mast above a carved "1917," and a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Leadville, Colorado
- View of the town of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mine ore industry buildings and frame houses. Mount massive is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colorado
- This is the earliest known photograph of Central City, Colorado, which was probably taken in the early 1860s. The image shows a dirt road flanked by log cabins. Mine tailings scar the hillside, and a few trees remain at the top of the hill. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- J. G. Rogers' home
- Exterior side view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The end of the building is flat except for a bay window; the angle of the roof is clearly visible, and the front porch is seen from the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- James Grafton Rogers home
- View of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The house has a porch which runs the length of the building except in the middle where a gable holding a bay window extends from the roof to the ground...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1790.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- Crow Indians
- Group portrait of Native American (Crow) men, identified as: "Medicine Crow, Iron Bull, Bird on the ??, Stands on the Cloud, ??." Each man wears decorative clothing including moccasins, leggings, blankets, necklaces, and fringed and patterned...
- Crow Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Iron Bull, Crow Indian.; Medicine Crow.; Stands on the Cloud, Crow Indian.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Crow Indians
- Group portrait of eight Native American (Crow) men and one woman in front of a tepee. All are wearing heavy clothing, the woman holds a baby in her arms. The man standing in the middle of the row is identified as Medicine Crow.
- Crow Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Medicine Crow.
- [between 1876 and 1885?]
- Central City Catholic choir annual picnic
- The men and women of the Central City Catholic Choir sit in four rows and pose for a photo in front of an evergreen forest in Colorado. The women wear long dresses and large hats. The men wear dark suits and hats. A hill covered with trees is in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Choirs (Music)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Eagle River canon at Belden, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger cars pass under a catwalk beside the Eagle River, at Belden, in Eagle County, Colorado. Sheds, lumber, and a bridge are in the foreground; lettering reads: "Built by the Penna Steel Co."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Belden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Belden--1910-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Belden--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger...
- 1910?
- The old Taney House, Denver's pioneer hotel at 1423 Market Street
- View of the abandoned Taney House, a hotel at 1423 Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a balcony. A horse drawn buggy and delivery truck are in the street; signs read: "For Sale H.J. Bourk 1544 Market St."
- Taney House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915 December 7
- McCrea
- A building is torn down, probably in Denver, Colorado. Construction workers stand on top of the torn walls. A high-rise building with a sign: "Farmer's Union" is behind the demolition.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Evans Fuel Co.
- View of coal yards near 38th (Thirty-Eighth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a frame false front building with lettering: "The Evans Fuel Co. City of Denver Coal Yard No. 1, Lump Coal $4.15 Per Ton." Railroad tracks and an ore car are by horse...
- Evans Fuel Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Fuel--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Oliver Mill Chase Gulch Bonanza beyond.
- Miners and children pose outside near a horse drawn buggy at the Oliver Mill near Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. A portion of the Bonanza Mill is visible in the distance.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Children--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Boulder Point
- View of a waterfall near a rock formation probably in El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Marshal Pass Villa Grove Branch from Mears
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad bridge with steel trusses and train with tender, boxcar, flatcars and men on top, Sagauche County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Marshal Pass west side - first section no 4
- View of Denver and Rio Grand train as it climbs Marshall Pass, shows large pile of fallen trees, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Byson Cooper team fortification bridge close to front house in Craig
- Partygoers sit in a large sleigh drawn by three teams of horses on New Year's Day. The horses wear three blankets; each blanket has something written on it: "Happy," "New Year," and "1902." A man in black face and top hat stands near the sleigh....
- New Year--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.; Craig (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.
- 1902 January 1
- Portrait of a man
- An Aspen, Colorado, man with a moustache poses for a head and shoulders studio portrait. He wears a suit jacket, a high-collared shirt, and a necktie.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [about 1895?]
- Printer's Home, Colo. Springs
- A horse and buggy stand outside the Printer's Home in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a rusticated stone structure built by members of the International Typographical Union to use as a residence and a hospital for retired...
- Union Printers Home--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rest homes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- J.J. Miller
- Studio portrait of probably J.J. Miller, partner in the J.D. Miller & Brothers meat market in Gunnison, Colorado.
- Business people--American--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Garfield Beach, Great Salt Lake, bathing pavilion
- View of the bathing pavilion at Garfield Beach on the Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake County, Utah. People walk on a wooden dock that leads to a wooden bathing pavilion topped by pagoda style cupolas. Swimmers stand and swim in the Great Salt Lake....
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1880-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.; Swimming--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [between 1882 and 1892?]
- State and city officials and members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association
- Panoramic view and photographic montage of members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association and city officials who pose near the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado. Firefighters wear double-breasted dress uniforms and pose on...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Government officials--American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Municipal...
- 1919 April 3
- Men with guns
- Studio portrait of three men, all wear holstered guns and cowboy hats. One man has a watch chain and wears a buttoned bib front shirt. The second man has a long beard and a waxed moustache, he also wears a bib front shirt and an ammunition belt...
- Beards--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.; Mustaches--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1880?]
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Panoramic view shows well dressed men and women, and railroad employees, posed by locomotives, a steam shovel, tenders, boxcars, passenger coaches, flat cars and gondola cars at Utah Junction (near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive) (Adams County),...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [May 1908?]
- Partial view of B.P.O.E. Lodge-367, Victor
- Partial group view of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 367, Victor, Colorado; shows five rows of men in three-piece suits with silk top hats or derby hats, young boy in three-piece suit with silk top hat seated in front row, front door...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Bella Vista Hotel
- Horse-drawn wagons and men are in front of the Bella Vista Hotel (originally the St. Bernard), Ford Street, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The three-story brick hotel has a hipped roof, four-sided domed towers, many fireplace chimneys and an...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.; Bella Vista Hotel (Golden, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Scene of Littleton bank robbery exterior of bank.
- View of the two-story brick First National Bank, corner of North Nevada Avenue and Main Street (Littleton Boulevard), Littleton, Colorado, shows a man with one peg leg selling newspapers with other men deep in conversation, after the bank robbery....
- Littleton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.; Robberies--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.; First National Bank (Littleton, Colo.)
- April 20, 1927
- The old Granger Hall from which the back portion has been torn away
- The vacant meeting hall in the town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County is situated near a one-story log cabin with a gable. The meeting hall has a hipped roof with a cupola, wood siding with peeling paint, two entry doors, and rectangular...
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Gold Hill--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gold Hill--1940-1950.
- November 24, 1941
- The Earnest Presbyterian: Vol. I No. 1
- Newspaper produced by the Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, known today as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1882 January
- Mr. Days Beauty Salon
- Interior view of Mr. Days Beauty Salon located at 1600 West Evans Avenue in the College Park / South Platte neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Day, in black trousers, and his staff pose near a counter a display case. A woman sits on a stool near...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; College Park - South Platte (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Beauty shops.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mr. Days...
- [1955]
- Mr. James Beauty Salon
- Interior view of Mr. James Beauty Salon located at W. 50th Avenue and North Federal Boulevard in the Chaffee Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. James A. Maestas, the owner and his aunt Toni Maestas, a hairdresser are with women clients who sit...
- Mr. James Beauty Salon (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Chaffee Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Beauty shops.; Interiors.; Maestas,...
- [1957]
- Bandstand in City Park
- View of the south elevation of the bandstand on Ferril Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The structure, constructed in 1984, replaced a similar bandstand constructed for the park in 1924 and torn down in 1984. The one-story wood bandstand has a...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bandstands.; Lakes & ponds.; Parks.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lakes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 2007
- Bandstand in City Park
- View of the northeast corner of the bandstand on Ferril Lake, in Denver's City Park. The structure, constructed in 1984, replaced a similar bandstand constructed for the park in 1924 and torn down in 1984. The one-story wood bandstand has a faux...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bandstands.; Lakes & ponds.; Parks.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lakes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 2000
- Bandstand in City Park
- View of the northeast corner of the bandstand on Ferril Lake, in Denver's City Park. The structure, constructed in 1984, replaced a similar bandstand constructed for the park in 1924 and torn down in 1984. The one-story wood bandstand has a faux...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bandstands.; Lakes & ponds.; Parks.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lakes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- ca. 2000
- Workers at the coke ovens at El Moro
- Workers pose near the opening of a coke oven in the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man holds a trowel and leans against the oven. An old man holds a rake and another man balances a steel rod that extends into the oven.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.
- [between 1877 and 1900?]
- Mining machinery
- A group of men stand at the base of a tall wood headframe that extends over a mine shaft possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The frame houses mechanical works that serve as a lift for ore cars.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- El Moro
- Men stand on narrow gauge tracks at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of El Moro in Las Animas County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine and possibly a car associated with track laying are on the tracks. Workers are nearby. Industrial...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1870-1910.; El Moro (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--El...
- [between 1876 and 1908?]
- Tobasco [sic]
- View of industrial buildings at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Tabasco Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a long building with smoke stacks and several small wood frame buildings. Rolling hills rise in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tabasco Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Miners at Boncarbo mine
- A miner operates a narrow gauge railroad engine that pulls coal cars from the entrance of the Boncarbo mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. A young boy stands on the back of the engine. Other miners stand nearby.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ramey Mine
- Workmen pose at the base of a hill where they are building an incline track at Ramey mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shaped logs lay perpendicular to a low even trench. A few iron rails lay across the logs.
- Ramey (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tipple & washer, Gray Creek
- View of the tipple and washer at Gray Creek coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Smoke rises from a smoke stack. Rolling hills are in the distance.
- Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Mancos, Colorado
- People stand and pose outside the Hotel Lemmon in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. A log, one story house has a sign that reads "Hotel Lemmon" on a low-pitched roof. A two story frame building is adjacent to the log structure and has a...
- Hotel Lemmon (Mancos, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mancos (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1895?]
- Unidentified coal town
- Aerial view of an unidentified mining town possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a large town with substantial brick and frame buildings including a church. Smoke rises from the smoke stacks of mine processing buildings. Frame houses sit...
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mancos, Colo.
- Panoramic view of buildings and farms in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows cultivated, fenced fields, barns, the frame, two-story Union Hall and Schoolhouse, and the brick George Bauer mansion. Trees are in the mountains near Weber Canyon.
- Mancos (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mancos--1890-1900.
- 1893 July
- Mancos Valley
- Panoramic view of farms, frame barns, houses and livestock in fenced plots in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad freight car is on railroad tracks near an old, frame, makeshift depot building. Shows Weber Canyon and...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Mancos--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Mancos--1890-1900.
- [1893?]