Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Deadwood - Lead bus
- View of a tour bus, the empty vehicle sits in front of wood-frame buildings and large trees possibly in South Dakota. Lettering on the bus reads: "Deadwood - Lead."
- Tour buses--1920-1930.; Buses--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Horse Race, Craig, Colo.
- Men race on horses down the main street of Craig, Colorado, in Moffat County. Spectators stand along the sides of the street. Buildings include one and two-story, commercial storefronts with false fronts, a church with a side steeple, and several,...
- Craig (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.; Racing--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Lyle M. Myers cabin, east Willow Creede, Creede, Colo.
- A red pickup is parked between a log cabin and a barn at the base of a rocky, steep mountain in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The cabin has a masonry chimney, red roof, and an addition with a sloping roof at the back. The...
- Creede (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Barns--Colorado--Creede--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Broadway, Blanca City
- The snow-capped Sangre de Cristo mountains loom over the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County. Men in suits stand in front of two tents and a lightpost. Wood-frame structures, including one with a gable, are across grassy Broadway, which...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 28, 1908
- Broad-way, N. Blanca, Colo.
- A crowd of people stand in a group in the middle of a dirt intersection in the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The buildings on Broadway include one-story, wood-frame structures and...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 10, 1909
- Cotopaxi
- The Arkansas River flows past the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado, in Fremont County. Buildings in the town consist of a boarding house, several, wood-frame structures, and several tents. Trees grow on the banks of the river, and the mountains that...
- Cotopaxi (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- 1442 Creede by W.H. Jackson.
- People bundled in coats stand in front of shanties in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. One of the rectangular, wood-frame buildings has a gable with roofing; the gables of the other buildings are covered with tent material. Stacks...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Buffalo Creek, Colo.
- The town of Buffalo Creek, Colorado, (Douglas County) is near Buffalo Creek in the Platte River Valley. Several dirt roads bisect the town; wood-frame structures with gables are next to the roads. Evergreens surround the town.
- Buffalo Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Buildings in Central City, Colorado
- An earthen staiway leads to a house on a hill in Central City, Colorado. Part of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is visible in the foreground. The church, which is built above a masonry retaining wall, has a gabled roof and a gothic pointed arch...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Castilla Hot Springs, Utah
- View of a bathhouse near Castilla Springs in Castilla (Utah County), Utah. The building is a one story wood frame structure with a high-pitched, hipped roof. A stream flows through a rock-lined canal nearby. A sign above the entrance reads,...
- Castilla (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castilla Springs (Utah)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Springs--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Streams--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Glenwood Shops Pittsburgh Division
- A view of the Pittsburgh Division railroad yards in a town identified as Glenwood, possibly Pennsylvania: shows industrial buildings, trains, fences and small wood-frame houses. A group of men stand and sit in a field nearby.
- Railroad shops & yards--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Georgetown, Col.
- An aerial view of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado shows a church, wood-frame houses, commercial and public buildings.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Georgetown, Col.
- An aerial view of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows wood-frame houses, commercial and public buildings. Mining operations, railroad grades and a trestle are seen in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Redlands residence, A.H. Smiley
- A view of a dirt road and the Albert K. Smiley residence in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California. Shows a Victorian style wood-frame house with turrets, balconies and gables.
- Smiley, Albert K. (Albert Keith), 1828-1912--Homes & haunts.; Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--California--Redlands--1890-1900.; Houses--California--Redlands--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Presidential Range from the look-off, Jefferson, White Mountains
- A view of the Presidential Range near Jefferson (Coos County), New Hampshire. Shows snow-covered mountains in the distance with wood-frame buildings along the both sides of a road.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Lake Royer and Buena Vista from Ragged Edge
- A view of Lake Royer and Buena Vista (Washington County), Maryland from Ragged Edge on the Western Maryland Railway. Shows an aerial view of the town with wood-frame houses, public and commercial buildings with cultivated fields. A man sits on a...
- Buena Vista (Md.)--1900-1910.; Royer, Lake (Md.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.
- c1904
- Side street- Creede, Colo.
- View of of dirt road in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows wood-frame abandoned buildings, houses, sheds, a parked automobile and telephone poles. Mountains and rock formations are in the distance.
- Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cowboys at San Carlo Ranch
- Cowboys pose on horseback near wood-frame utility buildings on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Plateau Valley, Plateau City, looking west
- View of Plateau City (formerly Eagalite) in the Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado. Shows a dirt street, log and wood-frame residences, commercial buildings, church, and school.
- Plateau City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Plateau City--1890-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Plateau City--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Junction City, Col.
- Panoramic view of the town of Junction City (also known as Garfield), Colorado in Chaffee County, shows log cabins and wood-frame structures in the small community. Patches of snow are on the ground and signs include "Hotel," "Bakery Restaurant,"...
- Junction City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Junction City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1884]
- Creede, Colo. early days
- Two men, one holding a child, two women, and a dog stand outside a building in Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The cliffs of the rocky canyon that surrounds the town are immediately behind the buildings. Architectural elements of the one and...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Balfour, Colo. 10 days old
- The new settlement of Balfour, Colorado, in Park County, situated on the plains of the San Luis Valley, is a town of tent dwellings and simple, one-story, wood-frame buildings with gables. Split-rail fences enclose small yards that contain...
- Balfour (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dwellings--Colorado--Balfour--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Balfour--1880-1890.
- 1889
- West Creek, Colo.
- View of the young community of West Creek, Colorado in Douglas County. Pitched tents among wood-frame buildings and log cabins.
- West Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Lower Creede, looking up
- One and two-story, wood-frame residences are built in the settlement of Creede (also known as Jimtown) in Mineral County, Colorado. Evergreen trees grow on the hills that surround the town.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892 May
- Telluride Colorado
- View north over west end of Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows San Juans with light snow and Cornet Falls in background, wood-frame vernacular houses, barns and sheds with predominately front gables, dirt Townsend and Colorado Avenues...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- Tunnel No. 3 Weber Cańon, Utah
- View of Weber Canyon in Morgan County, Utah; shows the Weber River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, a trestle bridge and tunnel number 3. Simple wood-frame buildings are seen near the bridge.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1880.; Morgan County (Utah)--1860-1880.; Weber River (Utah)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Morgan County--1860-1880.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Morgan County--1860-1880.;...
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- Gasoline motor car, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
- Two men sit on a gasoline motor car, inscribed with the number 5, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad line in Custer (Custer County), South Dakota. The town of Custer is in the distance with wood-frame houses, buildings and a wooded area...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Railroad motor-cars--South Dakota--Custer--1910-1920.; Custer (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--South Dakota--Custer--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Valley of the Grand
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks near the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon in probably Garfield County, Colorado. A wood-frame utility buildings and a sign are near the tracks. The vertical walls of the canyon are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Packard Gulch
- A view of Packard Gulch near Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a trestle and Colorado Central Railroad tracks. Two men sit on the edge of the trestle. Wood-frame houses and tailings piles are seen in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Packard Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Mountain...
- [between 1878 and 1890?]
- Beaver Brook, Clear Creek Canyon
- Men work on Colorado Central railroad tracks beside Clear Creek near the pavilion at Beaver Brook (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows log and stone retaining walls, a water tank and wood-frame dance pavilion near the rocky canyon walls.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Snow removal, Gilpin county tramway
- View of a Gilpin County Tramway work crew near "Dogtown" in Gilpin County, Colorado. The men pose with shovels near a snow plow during the snow removal operation. An mine building and a wood-frame house are in the distance.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gilpin...
- 1899
- Traveler Platte St
- Workmen work on a wood-frame traveler at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. The stone base of the bridge is near the houses on the corner of Water and 14th Streets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Ouray, Colo.
- Aerial view of Ouray, Colorado, with Rocky Mountains, amphitheater, and waterfall in background; shows wood-frame buildings and residences and dirt streets.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Roaring Fork Valley looking north, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Roaring Fork Valley to the north between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Colorado Midland box and hopper cars on standard gauge track, agricultural fields, wood-frame residence and...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Orchard Mesa ditch
- View of large elevated wood-frame Orchard Mesa irrigation ditch leading to ditch in hillside, Mesa County, Colorado; shows gate or water flow control on elevated portion of ditch, orchards, wood-frame buildings and residences, and a cultivated...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- A Colo. dairy
- View of a dairy farm, probably Hazelwood Dairy; shows wood-frame residence with brick foundation, a wood-frame dairy barn, and cows along dirt road; a women and dog sit on front porch, a man stands next to barbed wire fence and horse-drawn...
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Seiver Ranch, Roaring Fork Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Seiver Ranch cultivated fields in Roaring Fork valley between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows log building and large wood-frame barn, two teams of horses pulling hay-cutting (or mowing)...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.); Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Hotel Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Exterior view of Hotel Nast, Nast, Colorado, west of Hagerman Pass reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows log cabin and two-story wood-frame building connected by deck and upstairs exterior walkway, log gazebo, benches, and picnic tables; men,...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.; Hotel Nast (Nast, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Roaring Fork Valley lookin [sic] south, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Roaring Fork River and valley south towards agricultural fields between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Colorado Midland box cars, piñon and juniper covered slope, wood-frame...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Nevada
- Actors perform in the play "Nevada" on a stage in a Craig, Colorado, theater. A mountain scene is painted on the wall as a backdrop and a wood-frame cabin is part of the set. The actors are dressed in costumes; members of the audience sit in chairs...
- Craig (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Sin-se-la and wife (Nat-gat-mas-high-hi)
- Sin-se-la (also known as Sam Moody) and his wife, Nat-gat-mas- high-hi, a Native American, couple on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, pose on horseback in front of a group of teepees on the reservation. Sin-se-la wears a tall...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Sin-se-la--Family.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Flathead beauties
- Two Native American women on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana pose on horseback in a field. Both have long hair in braids; each wears a dress adorned with beads. The bridles on the horses are similarly adorned with beadwork. The...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Men riding donkeys
- Two men ride donkeys on a gravel road in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A wood-frame church and a bath house are in the distance. The three story Queen Anne style bath house has gable roofs, ridge cresting, square corner towers that...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Riding--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1897?]
- Ox cart
- View of an ox-drawn wooden cart (carreta) near an unpaved rail yard possibly in Ciudad Juárez (Durango), Mexico. Shows adobe buildings, rail cars and commercial wood-frame buildings. Inscriptions on the box cars read [Mexic]an Central [Railroad].
- Adobe buildings--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Ox teams--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ouray residence
- View of roof gables of a Victorian wood-frame house, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Features: projecting gable porch, eyebrow dormer, and upper balcony with lattice work covered with overgrown ivy.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gables--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Mountain country store, Bedrock, Colo.
- Two men stand on the front porch of the "Hartman Merc. Co. Genl. Merchandise" in the town of Bedrock, Colorado, in Montrose County. The country store is a two-story, wood-frame building with a top porch with slanting roof, and a covered porch that...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1920-1925.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Central City, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the young town of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Structures: log cabins and wood-frame residences and commercial storefronts.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1862
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the town of Defiance, Colorado (later changed to Glenwood Springs), in Garfield County. Structures in the new town include tents, log cabins, and wood-frame buildings.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Balfour, Colo. 10 days old
- The new settlement of Balfour, Colorado, in Park County, situated on the plains of the San Luis Valley, consists of tents and simple, one- story, wood-frame buildings with gables. Split-rail fences enclose small yards that contain animals. Some...
- Balfour (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.
- December 31, 1893
- Balfour, Colo. 10 days old
- The new settlement of Balfour, Colorado, in Park County, situated on the plains of the San Luis Valley consists of tents, and simple, one- story, wood-frame buildings with gables. Split-rail fences enclose small yards that contain animals. Some...
- Balfour (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.
- December 31, 1893