Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Plowing Dry Farm Mesa Land, Routt County
- View of a man plowing a field with a five-horse team in Routt County, Colorado; a strip of plowed land extends across the image; hills in background.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Routt--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Republican Mtn. from Clear Creek Canon
- View of 12,393-foot Republican Mountain from wide portion of Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; shows curve of narrow-gauge track of the Colorado & Southern Railway, Clear Creek (lined with trees and bushes), and snow-covered mountain in...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Republican Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Speer Blvd., Denver
- Westward view of Speer Boulevard, west of Broadway, in Denver, Colorado, a wide dirt avenue lined with saplings, street-lamps, and sidewalks. Shows Cherry Creek, gardeners at work, sprinklers, and buildings in distance, including West Side High...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Union Station, Denver
- Northwestward, exterior view of the Union Station train depot in Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles parked in front of station, a boy standing on sidewalk, streetcar tracks on Wynkoop Street, and people standing in front of station at far right.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Cheeseman [sic] Park, Denver
- View towards Cheesman Park Memorial Pavilion, Denver, Colorado; landscaped lawn with immature & mature trees, wooden & iron park benches; landscaping around pavilion yet to be completed.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Vista in Lincoln Park, Denver
- View of Fence Ditch canal, Lincoln Park, Denver, Colorado; tree- lined water-filled irrigation canal bordered by barbed wire fence with metal posts, dirt walkway and park benches, baby's pram.
- Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Ascending Congor Mesa, Moffat Road
- Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific) passenger train number one ascending two percent grade of Congor Mesa above box car station of Orestod, Colorado, Moffat Road; railroad embankment & curve with standard gauge...
- Congor Mesa (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Orestod (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Yarmony Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Fish Creek Falls, Moffat Road
- View of Fish Creek Falls six miles east of Steamboat Springs, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific); Moffat Road.
- Fish Creek Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Irrigating in Routt County
- View of man with shovel working an irrigation gate controlling water flow in Routt County, Colorado, possibly near Hayden; barbed wire fence & field of oats or hay, background.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Grains--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Noontide at the water hole
- View of cattle drinking water from a stream, possibly somewhere in Routt County, Colorado; small ravine with trees.
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Snowy Range from Crags, Moffat Road
- View towards Snowy Range from Crags area near Tunnel nine reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road, Colorado; hiking trail cut alongside rocky ridge; distant view of Rocky Mountains.
- Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Tunnel 6 and Plaines [sic], Moffat Road
- View towards Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake) Tunnel Six along the Moffat Road, Colorado; distant view of the Plains; man, stack of posts and small machine (wire spool or hoist mechanism) alongside standard...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Vista in City Park, Denver
- View across City Park lake towards distant Museum of Natural History, Denver, Colorado; partial view of lake and walkway along shore, iron & wooden park benches along shore, two people in boat with oars on lake.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Minnehaha Falls, Pike's Peak trail
- View of waterfall, Minnehaha Falls (El Paso County), reached via Pike's Peak trail near Colorado Springs, Colorado; copy glass plate attributed to L.C. McClure.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rock Creek Canon, Moffat Road
- View of three levels of Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific) standard gauge track in Rock Creek Canyon, Colorado, Moffat Road; wooden trestles, track on top portion of canyon ridge looping to opposite side; tunnel,...
- Rock Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Atlas Mill
- View of the Atlas silver and gold mill and slag pile near Ouray, Colorado; snow-patched, 12,698-foot Stony Mountain at right.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Stony Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- The Camp Bird
- View of the Camp Bird gold mine near Ouray, Colorado (discovered by Thomas F. Walsh in 1896), shows worker's dormitories and manager's residence.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Childrens Fountain, City Park, Denver
- Close view of the Children's Fountain at the south shore of City Park Lake in Denver, Colorado; marble sculpture is Max Blondet's copy of a sculpture in Dusseldorf, Germany; sculpture depicts three smiling children who sit huddled together looking...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- City Hall and Library, Ouray Colo.
- Exterior view of the City Hall and Library located on Sixth (6th) Avenue between Main and Fourth (4th) Streets in Ouray, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Denver & Salt Lake Ry. train
- View of engine no. 118 attached to coal car, baggage car and passenger cars on the Moffat Road near Pine Cliff (later Pinecliffe), Colorado; two engineers look out from locomotive; passengers hang out of windows; a group of men stand next to...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pinecliffe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pinecliffe--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Denver Mtn. Park Auto. Road
- View of the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado; pine tree at right casts shadow on dirt road as it curves to left; the back of an early model automobile with one passenger is shown.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Denver-Colo. Springs Auto Road
- Southward view of the dirt automobile road between Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows fences, utility poles, cultivated fields, and snow-covered 14,110-foot Pikes Peak at distant horizon.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Denver, Colo.
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol building at intersection of Lincoln Street and Colfax Avenue; businesses include Scholtz Drug Co., Cole Motor Co., Boss Rubber Co., Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Golden and plains from Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- View east of Golden, Colorado taken from Lookout Mountain Auto Road in Rocky Mountain foothills west of Denver, Colorado; shows campus of Colorado School of Mines, Coors Brewery, North and South Table Mountains, and eastern plains extending to...
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak from Antlers Hotel
- Westward view of Pikes Peak from an upper story of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado (completed in 1901); stairway in foreground leads to manicured gardens; two people are seated near pathway at center right; an overpass at far left...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Plain from Lookout Mtn.
- Westward view of roadside businesses along the Lookout Mountain Automobile Road west of Denver, Colorado (part of the Denver Mountain Park system); two early automobiles are parked beside road, one with two passengers and one empty; several men...
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Lookout Mountain--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Snowy Range from City Park
- View of Rocky Mountains taken from City Park in Denver, Colorado; shows octagonal fountain pool, landscaped lawn and walkways with pedestrians, lake with pavilion and bandshell and skyline of Denver visible beyond trees.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [betweem 1913 and 1920]
- St. Verain Canon
- View of dirt automobile road in St. Vrain Canyon west of Lyons, Colorado; aspen trees cast shadows across road; granite rock formations and pines are left and distant center.
- Saint Vrain Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Lyons--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Lyons--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Tolland Station, Denver & Salt Lake Ry
- View of the railroad depot at Tolland, Colorado (reached via the Moffat Road); five men stand outside station; standard-gauge track in foreground; businesses in background include mercantile store, hotel, and "Bruce Clifton General Merchandise."
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Vista on Lookout Mtn Auto Road
- Westward view of the Lookout Mountain Automobile Road west of Denver, Colorado.
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Lookout Mountain--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Vsta [sic] from Genesee Mtn, Denver Mtn Park
- Eastward view from Genesee Mountain, reached via the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado, shows rocky pathway through pine trees, dirt road with two parked automobiles, a small group of men and women at road's edge, and the...
- Genesee Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Bear Creek Canon, Denver Mtn. Park
- View of Bear Creek Canyon in the Denver Mountain Park west of Denver, Colorado; shows an automobile parked along dirt road, creek, mountains in distance, and pine tree in foreground.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- Buffalo Bill's Grave, on Lookout Mtn.
- View of the grave of Colonel William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill) on Lookout Mountain in Lookout Mountain Park (Jefferson County, Colorado; the stone monument with plaque is surrounded by fence and topped with wreath; flag pole and pine tree are...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.-- Tomb.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Capitol from Greek Theatre, Denver
- View of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado; the capitol is framed by columns of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park (completed in 1919); two people sit on bench under colonnade.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1919?]
- Capitol from Greek Theatre, Denver
- Close, northeastward view of columns of the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors and Greek Theatre in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado (architects Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton; completed in 1919); people sit on benches under colonnade at left;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1919?]
- City Park, Denver
- View of children in rowboats on the lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows pavilion and boathouse in background; Rocky Mountains at horizon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1919?]
- Greek Theatr [sic], Denver
- View of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado (architects Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton; completed in 1919); shows pedestrian traffic in park, automobile traffic on roads behind theater...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Metropolitan Bldg., Denver
- Northeastward view of the Metropolitan Building at the corner of Sixteenth (16th) Street and Court Place in Denver, Colorado (built in 1910, three stories added in 1915; razed 1978; architect George Hebard Williamson); shows automobiles, bicycles,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1917?]
- Sullivan Gate, City Park, Denver
- View of the Sullivan Gate on the tree-lined Esplanade at City Park, Denver, Colorado (sculptures designed by Leo Lentelli; completed in 1918); two girls sit on bench at left in front of fountain and pool; statues on pedestals include pioneers and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1919?]
- 17th Street, Denver
- Southeastward view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows Railway Exchange, Ideal Cement, Ernest & Cranmer, Colorado National Bank, Boston Building, First National Bank, Equitable Building, Hotel Kaiserhof (later Hotel Kenmark),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1917]
- Buffalo
- Close view of a bison standing on hay in a corral, possibly near Denver, Colorado.
- Bison--Colorado--1910-1920.; Corrals--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916?]
- Clear Creek Canon from Coleraw Pt. Denver Mtn. Park
- View of Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado, taken from Coleraw Point, an overlook along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road; shows Clear Creek and narrow-gauge tracks of the Colorado & Southern Railway.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Denver and Snowy Range from Cheeseman [sic] Park
- View of Denver, Colorado, skyline and Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, taken from interior of Cheesman Park Pavilion (completed in 1910); Colorado Yule marble columns frame the skyline; shows wire-mesh benches on pavilion patio.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The lane Redstone Colo.
- Tall pine trees cast shadows across a lane in Redstone, Colorado; shows a fire hydrant and fenced residences.
- Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mt. Evans from Cheeseman [sic] Park Denver
- View of Mount Evans taken from Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado; shows a wire-mesh bench on the balustrade-lined patio of the pavilion (completed in 1910), a pathway through the landscaped park, and Dora Moore Elementary School (formerly called...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak from Cheeseman [sic] Park
- Southward, interior view of the Cheesman Park Pavilion in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1910); view of Pikes Peak is framed by Colorado Yule marble columns; women sit on wire benches and children play nearby; a man leans over a fountain;...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Steamboat Spgs. ski course
- View, from uphill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows ski tracks on steep slope, wooden bleachers, standing and seated spectators, and blurred image of skier near bottom of course.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- View from Cheeseman [sic] Park, Denver
- View of Denver, Colorado, skyline and Front Range of the Rocky Mountains taken from Cheesman Park.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Vista of Snowy Range, Denver Mtn. Park
- View of snow-covered Rocky Mountains from Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Denver Mtn. Park Auto Road, Bear Creek Canon
- The Denver Mountain Park Auto Road curves at base of Bear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; shows the creek and rocky canyon walls.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1916]