Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cassells, Colorado
- View of the three-story frame Cassell's Hotel with a hipped roof and balconies in the South Platte canyon, Park County, Colorado. Women wear dresses and hats and stand in tall grass next to a lake. People are on the hotel veranda. Shows horses,...
- Park County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Park County--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Park County--1910-1920.; Meadows--Colorado--Park County--1910-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Glenwood Springs
- View of buildings in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, a church spire, the Hotel Colorado and tree-covered mountains in the distance.
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.
- 1898 May 15
- Baumert & Fitcher Placer La Belle, N. M.
- Miners stand by a wooden sluice at the Baumert & Fitcher Placer mine operation near La Belle, New Mexico. A tree-covered hill is in the distance.
- Sluices--New Mexico--La Belle--1890-1910.; La Belle (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--New Mexico--La Belle--1890-1910.; Mining--New Mexico--La Belle--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Uncompagre [sic] Peak
- View of Uncompahgre Peak with tree-covered mountainside, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Yosemite, panorama of Wawona Point
- Panoramic view of Wawona Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows tree-covered mountains with snow, a creek, and buildings in the distant valley.
- Wawona Point (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Forests--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Streams--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Yosemite, panorama of Wawona Point
- Panoramic view of Wawona Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows tree-covered mountains with snow, a creek, and buildings in a distant meadow.
- Wawona Point (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Forests--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Streams--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Yosemite, panorama of Wawona Point
- Panoramic view of Wawona Point in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows tree-covered mountains with snow and a dead tree on a rocky slope.
- Wawona Point (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Forests--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- St. Peter's Dome, Colorado
- Panoramic view of tree-covered mountains and Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway tracks and a railroad switch in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the granite summit of Saint Peters Dome, a steep wagon road, a tent, and a building...
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Peters Dome (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Railroad switching--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]
- St. Peter's Dome, C.S. & C.C. Short Line
- Panoramic view of tree-covered mountains, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway tracks, and a wagon road in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows utility poles and wires on a portion of Saint Peters Dome.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Peters Dome (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- 1901
- C.S. & C.C. Short Line
- Panoramic view of tree-covered mountains and Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway tracks and tunnels near Saint Peters Dome and Devils Slide in El Paso County, Colorado. Utility poles and probably wagon roads are beside railroad grades.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Green Mountains - North from East Wallingford
- View of the grass and tree-covered hills of the Green Mountains near East Wallingford (Rutland County), Vermont. Shows fence lines on hills.
- East Wallingford (Vt.)--1880-1910.; Green Mountains (Vt.)--1880-1910.; Hills--Vermont--East Wallingford--1880-1910.; Meadows--Vermont--East Wallingford--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- On the Mt. Evans Road
- View of the automobile road in Denver Mountain Park, west of Denver, Colorado; automobile parked on pine tree-lined dirt road; rock formations on tree-covered bluff at horizon.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- Mesa Verde country
- Vertical sandstone cliff walls delineate the border between the tree-covered mesa top and a deep ravine, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Pike's Peak from Skelton's Mtn. Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dirt road through sparsely tree-covered hills, foreground.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- S.D. Cook's cottage, Grand Lake
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado and S.D. Cook's log frame cabin or cottage; Cook's cabin was first summer cottage built at Grand Lake by Chris Young in 1889; one woman seated in front of cabin built on large boulder of rocky shore nestled...
- Cook, S.D.--Homes & haunts.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The Village, Grand Lake
- View of main street, Grand Lake, Colorado; dirt street through town, wooden frame buildings and residences; James Cairns, General Merchandise store, second building built in 1908 which replaced first one on same site built in 1881 with rooftop...
- Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The Witch, Grand Lake
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado; wooden pier with handrailing and small pavilion at end, man pushing off sailboat named "Witch", two other men on board yacht; tree-covered ridges & distant view of Rocky Mountains.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Piers & wharves--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Sailboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- St. Elmo
- A gas station is along a dirt road in Saint Elmo, Colorado. It is an irregular, two story structure, with a derrick-like framework on the roof. A sign in front reads, "Mobilgas," antlers are nailed to the wall, two gas pumps stand in front, and...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Jamestown - 1942
- View of a log cabin in Jamestown, Colorado; features intersecting rooflines, decorative bargeboard, and double hung windows; dirt road fronts the residence and a low tree-covered hill in the background.
- Jamestown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Jamestown--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eldora
- A two-story log building with a gable roof and two dormers in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, is between a one-story log building with a sign with Coca-Cola logos that reads, "Supplies, [?]ses," and the Gold Miner Hotel, a two-story hipped-roof...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Eldora
- A light-colored automobile with fins is parked on a road in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado. Bare trees and a small building are nearby; the steep slope of the base of a tree-covered mountain is behind the road, with another mountain in the...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Eldora
- The buildings on Main Street in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, include a log building with a false front with decorative shingles, a sign with the Coca-Cola logo which reads: "Quality Meats," and a hanging sign over the door which reads "Log...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Eldora
- The Gold Miner Hotel in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, is a two-story building with a ribbed hipped roof with a dormer and a front porch. The building has boards painted a light color on the front, and logs with chinking on the side; a small log...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Estes Park
- A large hotel or ranch in Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, has three two-story gables on the major section, with a one-story section in front, and a porch that runs around the entire building. A huge evergreen is beside the building. Cars are...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Harmony Ranch, Estes Park, 1967
- Tall evergreens at the edge of a golf course and tree-covered mountains in the background are seen through a window at the Harmony Guest Ranch, a motel known also by its Swahili translation, Amani Mgeni Uwanda, which was established by Mr. and Mrs....
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Golf--Colorado--Estes Park--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Estes Park--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Harmony Ranch, Estes Park, 1967
- Tall evergreens at the edge of a golf course and tree-covered mountains in the background are seen through a window at the Harmony Guest Ranch, a motel known also by its Swahili translation, Amani Mgeni Uwanda, which was established by Mr. and Mrs....
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Golf--Colorado--Estes Park--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Estes Park--1960-1970.
- [1967?]
- Ironton
- A one-story false front building in Ironton, Ouray County, Colorado, has only a few boards in the horizontal false front remaining so that the gable roof behind is visible, and the entire front of the building on the first floor has been removed....
- Ironton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ironton--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Manhattan
- Two log cabins in Manhattan, Jackson County, Colorado, sit at the base of a tree-covered hill; a log rail fence is in front of them, near a group of trees, and grass covers the area.
- Manhattan (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manhattan--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Hotel Colorado at Glenwood Springs
- View looking across the railings of the Grand Avenue footbridge that spans the Colorado River in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County; shows the Italianate- style Hotel Colorado (opened in 1893)...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897 September 7
- Eagle, Colorado 5/12/78
- A one-story brick fire station with a tower is at an intersection in Eagle, Colorado. In the left section the three large fire engine doors read, "Fire Dept.," "No Parking No Parking," and "Fire Dept."; the center section has bushes and a flagpole...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- Town view of Eagle, Colo.
- One- and two-story commercial buildings are along both sides of Washington Street in Eagle, Colorado; on the right is a brick building which reads, "First Banks of Eagle Co." Two cars are parked on the street, and at an intersection a newspaper...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- On Oregon trail, Ezra Meeker near Bellevue
- Ezra Meeker is beside an oxen team and a covered wagon near Bellevue (Sarpy County), Nebraska. He has a beard and wears a jacket, trousers, and a wide brimmed hat. A woman and a child are in the wagon. A dog and a tree-covered hillside are beside...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Men--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Children--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Ox teams--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Women--Nebraska--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Montrose in distance, '85
- Early view, across tree-covered landscape, of the town of Montrose, Colorado. Flat Top mountain is the distance.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Depot, C. M. Ry
- The Cascade Canon, Colorado, depot and outbuilding of the Colorado Midland Railway; track in foreground; tree-covered foothill in background; one man, four women, and a dog are standing in front of depot; main signage reads: Colo. Sprgs. 11 miles /...
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1880-1890.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Canyon Ferry, Montana
- View of Lake Sewell, a reservoir on the Missouri River above the first Canyon Ferry Dam near Canyon Ferry in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Shows tree-covered rock formations at the rivers edge. A dock is near the shore with an overturned rowboat...
- Lake Sewell (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Lewis and Clark County (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Missouri River--1890-1910.; Reflections--Montana--Lewis and Clark County--1890-1910.; Reservoirs--Montana--Lewis and Clark County--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- A perilous trip, shooting a flume in the Sierra Nevada
- Two men in small boat slide down a narrow, wooden flume filled with water in the Sierra Nevada Range in Nevada or California. Shows the flume on a tree-covered mountain, rock formations and summits in the distance.
- Aquatic sports--1870-1880.; Boats--1870-1880.; Flumes--1870-1880.
- 1877 June 2
- Tionesta Valley Ry. smoke, #10 2-6-0, 1904 Alco on wooden trestle, showing most of bridge and some track in distance, Sheffield, PA.
- Smoke rises from Tionesta Valley Railway locomotive #10 as it travels across a wooden trestle near Sheffield in Warren County, Pennsylvania. Shows a tree-covered valley.
- Tionesta Valley Railway Company--1940-1950.; Warren County (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad bridges--Pennsylvania--Warren County--1940-1950.; Railroadlocomotives--Pennsylvania--Warren County--1940-1950.; Trestles--Pennsylvania--Warren County--1940-1950.
- 1941 June 14
- Rustic Inn
- View across Grand Lake, in Colorado, shows a tree-covered shoreline with the distant Rustic Inn. The inn was formerly called the Young Hotel.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Shawnee, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Shawnee, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway in Platte Canyon; shows wooden frame residences, post office and Shawnee Lodge across open field, tree-covered ridge behind residences and cabins, foothills in background, group standing...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Shawnee (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Shawnee--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Byres [sic] Cañon, Moffat Road
- Probably first Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake) passenger train steaming through Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado River paralleling railroad embankment with steep rocky canyon wall and tree-covered...
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1906 or 1907?]
- Byres [sic] Cañon, Moffat Road
- View of Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge track paralleled by Colorado River, Moffat Road, steep vertical rock walls on left of track, and tree-covered slope...
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Garfield, Colorado
- Gable-roofed board and log houses are beside dirt streets in Garfield, Colorado; a larger building with a tower overlooks the town. A tree-covered mountain is in the distance.
- Garfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890?
- Indian Hills, Nat-te-so Pueblo
- A view at Na-Te-So, a pueblo built by Indians as an artists' colony and tourist attraction, includes a gate of vertical logs of varying lengths between two adobe buildings with vigas. Sign on the gate reads, "Trading Post;" misty tree-covered hills...
- Nateso Pueblo (Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Indian Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Artists' studios--Colorado--Indian Hills--1920-1930.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Indian Hills--1920-1930.; Pueblos--Colorado--Indian Hills--1920-1930.; Tourist...
- [1928?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 1 and 2, 1923 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October