Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- People crowd around Admiral Richard E. Byrd being interviewed by reporters, in Denver, Colorado, after his historic 1929 flight to the South Pole. Shows the Fokker tri-motor airplane used for Byrd's expedition.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.; Fokker Aircraft.
- 1929
- Leonard & Ella Knapp
- Leonard and Ella Knapp visit the final resting places of Jairus and Harriet Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Spouses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Ella.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.; Knapp, Leonard.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Julia, on far right, and her parents, Ella & Leonard K. Knapp
- Leonard, Ella, and Julia Knapp visit the final resting places of Jairus and Harriet Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Spouses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Ella.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.; Knapp, Leonard.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Line of early planes
- View of airplanes parked at Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado, during a visit by the 95th Pursuit Squadron of the U. S. Army; people walk among them.
- United States. Army. Air Corps.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 1931
- Herbert Hoover (in center) in Denver
- United States President Herbert Hoover poses with men and women during a campaign visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Presidents--United States--1920-1930.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- [October 6, 1928?]
- Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino, early suffragist
- Standing portrait of women's suffragist Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino in Denver, Colorado; she wears a wool coat with a fur collar and cuffs, gloves, and a hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Suffragists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Scalabrino, Minnie Reynolds.
- November 16, 1910
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt sits in a touring car on his visit to Denver, Colorado and speaks with an unidentified man. Police officers and spectators watch nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- 1936
- Indians, Ute, wars, Meeker massacre
- View of Meeker tragedy memorial markers, outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado; the wood sign reads: "This area was site of White River Ute Indian Agency where U. S. Gov't. Agent, Nathan C. Meeker, with male employees were massacred. Women and...
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White...
- [between 1927 and 1940?]
- Indians, Ute, wars, Meeker massacre
- Detail view of the Meeker tragedy memorial marker, outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado; bronze plaque on rock reads: "This native granite stone erected by the citizens of Rio Blanco County, Colorado 1927 and dedicated to the memory of Nathan C....
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--War--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White...
- [between 1927 and 1940?]
- Watchtower
- Tourists visit the historic Fort Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, shows stone walls and tower.
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Saint Augustine, Fla.)--1920-1930.; St. Augustine (Fla.)--1920-1930.; Sightseers--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Taft in Denver
- President William Howard Taft seated in the back of a convertible automobile on a visit to Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and overcoat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- 1911 October 3
- Taft in Denver
- President William Howard Taft stands in the back of a convertible automobile on a visit to Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and overcoat. The driver and man on right are unidentified.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- 1911 October 3
- Teller House bar, Hera, Apollo, Venus, Libera in murals
- Patrons of the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado, visit in formal evening attire. Men and women socialize; an older woman holds a cape over her shoulders. Men, some in white hats, hold newspapers. Classical frescoes depict the gods Hera,...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Sculpture--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Monti Building and Alpine House Company No. 2, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Sixth (6th or Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, including the Monti Building, a wood construction building built in 1867, with signs: "Cresto & Valentine the Worst Wines Liquors & Cigars," "Visit the St. James Authentic...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Gertrude Pulsifer residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Gertrude Nash Pulsifer residence on Taos Street, a wood construction building with brick between the inner and outer walls. The house has a gable roof, two brick chimneys, and double-hung mullioned windows. The facade is...
- Pulsifer, Gertrude Nash--s Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Royal Gorge
- Tourists on a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad excursion train visit Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge near Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado. A group of two men and three women pose seated on a rock and hold their hats in their laps. Several people...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890-1910?]
- Winfield & Hodges, 366 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- Composite photograph shows a man in a horse drawn wagon with letters: "F. Winfield," and oversized potatoes.
- Winfield & Hodges--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Potatoes--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Matchless Mine
- View of the Matchless Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows a headframe, shop, privy, and shed, tailings, and the home of Baby Doe Tabor.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1928, May 24
- Girls guard Wounded Knee trading post
- Native American (Sioux) women stand near the doorway of the Wounded Knee Trading Post during the 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. One woman holds a broom, the other holds a cigarette. Both women wear pants, shirts, and sunglasses....
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1970 or 1973], May 2
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show program
- A page from a Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show program that contains an illustrated montage of the grand finale, it shows Native Americans attacking a cabin being repulsed by white men on horseback, and below "A Few Reasons Why You Should Visit...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--Public relations--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1880-1920.; Gunfights--1880-1920.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Argo smelting works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Interior view of an Argo Smelting Works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a chimney surrounded by gutters emanating from a furnace. One of the furnace doors is open as a man uses a long steel rod...
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Argo smelter refinery
- Interior view of an Argo smelting works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a stack of crucibles on top of a furnace, a hoist, and a cart.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Crucibles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Wm. Beynon, died 1926, Argo Smelter, refinery
- William Beynon stands next to a cart in the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery, Denver, Colorado shows: furnace, crucibles, and chain hoists.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beynon,...
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace with attached troughs, and a hopper.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo smelter, tub room silver refinery
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: row of round, wood tanks and rectangular containers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Construction of a brick chimney at the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: wood scaffolding, barrels, building materials.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chimneys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Ino George, Jack O'Conner
- Ino George, with shovel, and Jack O'Conner inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, with hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Argo smelting
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, shovel, mallet, hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Chas Johnson, Ino George
- Ino George, with shovel, and Charles Johnson inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney with hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Parade for President Roosevelt
- Members of a marching band march in a parade on Broadway to commemorate President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Morey's Solitaire Iced Tea," "Metropole," "Studebaker...
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910 August 29]
- Parade for President Theodore Roosevelt
- Men on horseback, members of a marching band, and men in military uniforms march in a parade on Broadway to commemorate the visit of former President Theodore Roosevelt in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Signs on nearby buildings...
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades &...
- [1910 August 29]
- Fort Laramie
- View of Fort Laramie, Wyoming with tents, one and two story frame buildings and a flagpole.
- Laramie (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Military camps--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.
- [1868?]
- Never was Capitol
- View a false front log structure on the Broadmoor golf club grounds moved from Colorado City, (capitol of Colorado Territory in 1861) El Paso County, Colorado; shows a corrugated sheet metal roof, hand-hewn timbers, a weathered clapboard front with...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Colorado City--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Colorado City--1940-1950.
- February 5, 1948
- Strathmore Hotel (old McClure House) Canon City
- The brick Strathmore Hotel, in Canon City, Colorado, has a flat roof, dentiled cornice, and stone sills and keystones. A second floor balcony has wrought iron railing and filigree skirting. and wraps the corner over the mitred entry. Canvas...
- Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bird's eye view of Colorado State Penitentiary
- State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, which cuts through the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Orchard round Warden's Residence and no. from bell house and No 5 lower Colorado State Penitentiary, Canon City
- The Warden's residence at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a two-story stone building with a low-gabled roof and a faceted lookout tower and flagpole. Trees are behind a low stone wall lining the street in the foreground, and an...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Citizen's Mission
- Two women eat Christmas dinner at the Citizen's Mission at 1617 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Christmas table decoration of pine bough and colored bulbs. The women wear scarves and winter coats.
- Citizen's Mission (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Aged persons--Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Christmas...
- 1951 Dec. 25
- Police reporters lined up outside the old Denver City Hall at 14th & Larimer
- Denver newspaper police reporters including George Flanagan, Mudge Ransom, George Minot, Walter Lovelace, Johnny Day, and Joe Satterthwaite pose in front of the old Denver City Hall in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota, similar view
- Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Chiefs, seated full length studio portraits with painted backdrop; shows feather headdresses, breastplates, blankets wrapped around waists, and a beaded bag; photograph probably taken at Barry's studio after...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Colorado Central narrow gauge
- View of Colorado Central (narrow gauge railway) engine number 44, on the back of a tractor trailer truck in Central City (Teller County), Colorado. Spectators stand on the street. Signs on buildings read "Armory Hall", "The Central Story, an...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Trucks--Colorado--Central...
- 1968
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. at Mesa Verde Cliff Palace (1924)
- Wearing a bow tie, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., far left, stands with two other men, Dr. R.W. Corwin, center, and Bert Mattison, right, in front of the Round Tower of the Cliff Palace ruins at Mesa Verde National Park. The remaining ruins of the cliff...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--1920-1930.; Corwin, R. W.; Mattison, Bert.; Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960.
- [1924?]
- Rep. Clare Booth Luce visits Division
- Tenth Mountain Division General George P. Hays, Representative Clair Booth Luce, and probably S/Sergeant Richard A. Rocker converse during Luce's visit. In the background are three jeeps. Luce rests her hand on a pole with the division's insignia...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987.; Rocker, Richard A.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- Ready for welcoming Pres. Taft
- Welcome arch on main street of Montrose, Colorado; constructed for President Taft's visit and the grand opening of the Gunnison Irrigation Tunnel. Double arch is decorated with flag bunting, bundles of grain and pumkins; reads: "Welcome, Gunnison...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Party ready to descend Comstock Mine - Nevada
- Men (including McCormick, James Horsburgh, Jr., Professor Joseph N. LeConte, and a Black man) pose with candle lanterns before a visit to the Comstock Mine, in Virginia City (Storey County), Nevada.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; African Americans--Nevada--Virginia City--1890-1910.; Mining--Nevada--Virginia City--1890-1910.; Horsburgh family.; LeConte family.; McCormick family.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Canon and Ruxton
- for the Grandview Hotel, and concrete tipis (one painted with a swastika). An adobe building has vigas; a wrought iron arch reads: 'Visit the Wonderful Cave of the Winds'. Below it is 'Earl's Bingo.' ; The path of the incline is on Mount Manitou.;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1941 January 23
- Prest. Harrison at the Kitchen Hotel, Leadville, Colo
- People crowd the entry, windows, and balcony of the Kitchen Hotel during a visit by United States President Benjamin Harrison in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The president stands on the balcony and points at a large replica of a silver dollar...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Presidents--United States.; Silver question--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1891, May 11
- Bruin Inn, North Cheyenne Cañon on the Cripple Creek Short Line
- Bruin Inn, North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado, popular stopping place on the High Drive located about halfway between Bear Creek and North Cheyenne Canyons on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; Bruin Inn (log cabin with wooden...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Taverns (Inns)--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Bruin Inn (El Paso County, Colo.); Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, taken from the west, probably in the late fall or early spring. The view includes trees and power lines and posts. The town is in the valley below. The Teller House is in the center of the image; St. Mary's...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Buffalo Bill's grave and Pahaska Tepee on Lookout Mountain, Denver Mountain Parks
- View of Buffalo Bill's grave and the Pahaska Tepee, a gift shop and museum, located in Lookout Mountain Park on Lookout Mountain in Jefferson County, Colorado. The tepee is a spruce log and shingled building with two wings, balconies and a pitch...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Tomb.; Pahaska Tepee (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lookout Mountain Park (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Galleries &...
- [between 1927 and 1931?]