Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Promontory, Utah
- View of Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad tracks, a switch and railroad signal at Promontory (Box Elder County), Utah. A man stands beside the tracks. Shows a railroad car on a Shoo-Fly (temporary track), telegraph poles, a United...
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Promontory (Utah)--1860-1870.; Flags--American--1860-1870.; Railroad cars--Utah--Promontory--1860-1870.; Railroad signals--Utah--Promontory--1860-1870.;...
- 1869
- Weber Canyon, Utah
- View of rock walls and the Weber River in a narrow portion of Weber Canyon in Utah.
- Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1870.; Canyons--Utah--1860-1870.; Rivers--Utah--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Uintah
- View of a valley, the Weber River, Weber Canyon and a few buildings in Uintah (Weber County), Utah. Shows rocky hillsides and a tree.
- Uintah (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1870.; Canyons--Utah--Uintah--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Utah--Uintah--1860-1870.; Rivers--Utah--Uintah--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Building Devil's Gate bridge over Weber River
- A Union Pacific Railroad locomotive is on railroad tracks near the wooden Devil's Gate trestle over the Weber River in Weber Canyon, Utah.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1860-1870.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1870.; Canyons--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad bridges--Utah--1860-1870.; Rivers--Utah--1860-1870.; Trestles--Utah--1860-1870.
- 1869 July 20
- Promontory, Utah
- Men stand and pose beside canvas tents and a Union Pacific Railroad or Central Pacific Railroad passenger car in Promontory (Box Elder County), Utah. The men wear sack suits and caps or flat brimmed hats. A sign on a tent reads: "Post Office." A...
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Promontory (Utah)--1860-1870.; Men--Utah--Promontory--1860-1870.; Post offices--Utah--Promontory--1860-1870.; Railroad passenger...
- 1869 June 30
- Promontory, Utah
- View of Union Pacific Railroad or Central Pacific Railroad tracks, a switch and railroad signal in possibly Promontory (Box Elder County) or Uintah (Uintah County), Utah. Shows a water tower, a railroad car, wooden wagons, tents and frame buildings...
- Cities & towns--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad signals--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1860-1870.
- 1869 June 30
- Powell House
- Interior view of Powell House dining room, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows tables, linen, china, silverware, goblets, rolled napkins, potted plants, floral wall paper, cabinets and buffets. Art hangs on the walls.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1881
- King-Coal of Trinidad
- View of the statue of King-Coal against a backdrop of gilded plasterwork and ornate wallpaper in the Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The statue is made of coal, diamonds, and diamond dust, the figure is seated on a...
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- King-Coal of Trinidad
- View of the statue of King-Coal in the Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The statue is made of coal, diamonds, and diamond dust, the figure is seated on a pedestal of copper and nickel with a glass display case below....
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- Cliff Houses, Mesa Verde
- View of the Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Monument, Montezuma County, Colorado. Shows the massive cliff overhang, ruins, brush, trees, rock formations.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
- 1892
- R. R. Bridge at 6th St. No 121
- The timbers supporting the railroad bridge have been washed away by the flood of 1894 in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County at 6th (Sixth Street). The tracks sag above the swollen river. Men stand on either side of the bridge, as well as on the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1894
- A.T. & S.F. depot
- Spectators stand on the banks of the flooded Purgatoire River in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado, across the river from the demolished Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot. Shows the arched walls of the Cardenas Hotel arcade.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.;...
- 1903
- Trinidad flood across from Cardenas Hotel
- View of flood damage on the banks of the Purgatoire River in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a residence with collapsed exterior walls and damaged wooden fence. Flood waters rise to the front door of the house.
- Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Ruins--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Government well, sole water supply for Indian village of Oraibi, Arizona
- Native American Hopi Pueblo men and women transport water from a government well below Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona. The water jars are tied in blankets, strapped around their heads and carried on their backs.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Water...
- 1908
- Home duties of the Hopi man - a scene at the Indian village of Oraibi, Arizona
- Native American Hopi Pueblo men comb and spin wool for weaving, outside an adobe house, Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1908
- Hopi Indian girls grinding corn-a home scene at Shonghopavi, Arizona
- Interior view of an adobe house shows two Native American Hopi Pueblo girls grinding corn with stones, and a man seated on a rug, Shongopavi, Second Mesa, Arizona. The young women wear mantas with flowered shawls, squash blossom necklaces and side...
- Hopi Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--Second Mesa--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Second Mesa--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Second Mesa--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Second Mesa...
- 1908
- Employees of U.S. Mint, Denver
- Men and women employees of the Denver Mint, who include two African Americans (Blacks), pose on the steps of the entrance to the United States Mint at Cherokee and Colfax Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows friezes over the arched windows and...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1915
- View of Keota from water tower
- Aerial view of the agricultural community of Keota, Colorado, in Weld County shows residences, barns, and commercial buildings.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1928 November 5
- Lakeside swimming pool
- Boys and girls stand at the edge of and swim in the swimming pool at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The boys and girls both have full bathing suits, and many of the girls wear bathing caps.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Children swimming--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 May 25
- Durango airport
- A car drives along a barren plain that serves as the airport for the town of Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. A windsock and two horses are in the background.
- Durango (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Austin flood from breaking reservoir
- Men and women stand at the edge of a river of water that flows down the streets of Austin, Colorado, in Delta County. Rocks, boards, and debris litter the street. Buildings include a one story, L-shaped, wood- frame church with rectangular windows...
- Austin (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Austin--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Austin flood
- Water flows through the streets of Austin, Colorado, in Delta County, after a reservoir broke through its walls. Boards, debris, rocks, and mounds of dirt litter the main street. Citizens stand along the street in front of the commercial...
- Austin (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Austin--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado covered with snow in a valley between Smuggler Mountain and Aspen Mountain; ski runs and lift paths cut paths through the trees; mountain peaks visible in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Frances
- A two-story mine office with a chimney in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop) has a large "5" painted on the side. Evergreens and aspens grow around the building.
- Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Frances
- A log cabin in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop) has three tilting walls still standing; the roof is missing and logs lie in the area. Large evergreens are near what appears to be the building's stone...
- Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Frances
- Two cabins in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop), are near large evergreen trees; one is an abandoned log cabin, and the other is of wood construction and is in good condition. Evergreen-covered hills are in...
- Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Frances
- Four cabins in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop), are at the bottom of a grassy slope. Three are log cabins; one has collapsed. Large evergreens are nearby and evergreen- covered hills are in the distance.
- Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Dudley - 1947
- View of a dilapidated two story building in Dudley, Colorado, features intersecting rooflines, board and batten siding, three brick chimneys, and sheet metal roofing; rectangular and square shaped windows not uniformly spaced.
- Dudley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Dudley--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Colorado State College of Education
- Flames engulf the top floor of Guggenheim Hall on the campus of Colorado State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado Teachers College, and Colorado State College) in Greeley,...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Colorado State Teachers College.
- 1951 May 4
- Centennial Race Track Joe Coffee's Ringside Lounge Purse
- Montage of Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The upper photographic print shows the winning horse (Haydutie), the second place horse (Marine Salute), the third place horse (Air Point) and jockeys as they race to the...
- Centennial Race Track (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Haydutie (Race horse)--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horse racing--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 August 3
- River in a canyon
- View of a river, probably the Weber River in Weber Canyon, Utah. Shows a road grade beside the water and rocky slopes in the valley.
- Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1870.; Canyons--Utah--1860-1870.; Rivers--Utah--1860-1870.
- [1869]
- Weber River, Utah
- View of the Weber River in Weber Canyon, Utah. Shows eroded rock walls and brush on mountains.
- Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1870.; Canyons--Utah--1860-1870.; Rivers--Utah--1860-1870.
- [1869]
- Hull fishing, Weber River
- A man identified as Arundel C. Hull holds a fishing pole and stands beside the Weber River in Utah. Shows a tree, rocks and scree in the narrow canyon.
- Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1870.; Canyons--Utah--1860-1870.; Fishing--Utah--1860-1870.; Photographers--Utah--1860-1870.; Rivers--Utah--1860-1870.; Hull, Arundel C., 1846-1908.
- [1869]
- Central City, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Main Street is in foreground. Landmarks: St. Aloysius's School, Williams Stables, the Teller House, St. James's Methodist Church, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1875?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of a brick house situated in the intersection of two streets in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Architectural features of the house: gables, a hipped roof, bracketed eaves, a square bay window, and a covered porch.
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Co. B. 1st N.G.C., Camp Goldfield
- Group portrait of members of Company B, 1st (First) [Infantry] of the Colorado National Guard at Camp Goldfield in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The men stand or sit in uniforms, hats, ammunition...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Huts--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- State Normal, Greeley, Colo.
- View of the exterior of Cranford Hall on the campus of the State Normal School (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the Colorado Teachers College, Colorado State College of Education, Colorado State College) in Greeley, Colorado,...
- State Normal School (Greeley, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Morley school
- Teachers stand with their pupils in front of the elementary school in Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a mission style stucco building with a dormer.
- Morley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Redstone
- View of the mining camp at Redstone (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows the company store with hipped roof and front porch. The sign over the door reads: "The Colorado Supply Co. 1900." Shows the corner of the Redstone Inn.
- Redstone (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Redstone--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Electric power plant
- Interior view of an electric power plant in Aspen, Colorado; features two large generators with belts resting on wood bases, and electrical boxes and other circuitry on the back wall; man in a suit and a bowler hat sits on a chair in the back of...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Power plants--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885]
- Post office, Delta, Co., "Independent" office at left
- A man stands in front of a one-story, brick, commercial storefront in the town of Delta, Colorado, in Delta County. The building has a bracketed cornice, storefront windows, and a transom over the glass- paneled front door.
- Delta (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Delta--1900-1910.
- [about 1900]
- Royal Gorge, Grand Canon of the Arkansas, D.& R.G.RY.
- View of the hanging bridge, the Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grand Railway tracks in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Cimmaron [sic] Canon, D.& R.G.RY.
- View of the tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Cimarron River in a canyon identified as Cimarron Canyon probably in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad trestle.
- Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- 2401: Georgetown C. C. R. R. Spiral Loop in the Distance
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible; shows Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school, priest's residence, and hospital located at...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Utah Lake
- A man stands with a covered camera and tripod near the edge of Utah Lake, Utah County, Utah. Shows trees, brush, marsh grass in the water and the Wasatch Mountains in the distance.
- Utah County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Utah Lake (Utah)--1880-1890.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1880-1890.; Cameras--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.; Photographers--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Little Cottonwood Canon
- View of a man on a huge block of granite in a quarry, probably Temple Quarry at Little Cottonwood Canyon, north of Utah Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows Utah Central Railway tracks, trees, brush.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Granite quarrying--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Marshall Basin Mines
- Panoramic view of the mines at Marshall Basin (San Miguel County), Colorado; view above timberline shows rugged mountains and a natural basin with tailing piles. Wood frame offices, mill buildings, tents, dot the landscape. Shows a flume and a...
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Washington Monument, Perry Park, Colo.
- View of a rock formation identified as Washington Monument in Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Perry Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Black Canon of the Gunnison near Cimaron [sic], D.& R.G.Ry.
- View of the Black Canon and the Gunnison River near the town of Cimarron in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows a Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company bridge in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Marshall Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks on Marshall Pass in Saguache County, Colorado. The mile marker reads: "D 247 M." Mount Ouray is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1900]