Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Alamosa city jail, Alamosa, Colo. 7-15-50f
- The city jail in Alamosa, Colorado, is a small one-story building with bars on the windows. There is a gas or oil tank with a wood frame and a glass gallon jug and steel barrels sit to the side of wood door entry. A larger brick structure and wood...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Jails--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Alamosa High School, burned Apr 1930
- The burned out Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado is a two-story brick shell, which burned April 26, 1930. Townspeople gather outside the smoke blackened brick building with its missing roof. Automobiles and trucks fill the...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Alma, South Park
- View west, across bend in the Middle Fork of the South Platte River, of Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, painted false front commercial buildings, log cabins, a large smelting works with...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890]
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. An African American (Black) couple dances in a large dance hall in Denver, Colorado. Other couples dance nearby. The women wear white party dresses and the men wear tuxedos with white jackets.
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956, June?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View of the west face of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; features bays, dormers, half-timbering, half-round towers, covered porches/balconies, and chimneys. A few women are on the lawn with stepped embankments and...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Arrow, Colorado
- A man wearing a suit, bow tie and hat poses between the D. N. & P. Railway tracks in Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. The Arrow Dining Room with clapboard siding and constrasting wainscot has icicles hanging from the eaves. The wood...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Arrow, Colorado
- Passengers stand and walk around the log depot at Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. The men are dressed in suits and hats and the women have on long dresses and bonnets. The station features horizontal logs with a decorative triangular pattern under...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1920.
- 1911
- Aspen Leaf
- The interior of a dry good store in Aspen, Colorado, is crowded with merchandise, including books, magazines, Indian rugs, skins, photographs, light fixtures, and leather goods. Animal trophies are mounted on the wall; a cash register is in the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, and Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, probably from Red Mountain. Aspen trees grow in the foreground; ski runs and chair lifts cut through the trees. Highland Peak is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [about 1947?]
- Mrs. Sarah Du Prau and Mrs. T. Sebelin [sic.] in parlor of Beaumont Hotel
- Mrs. Sarah Du Prau and Mrs. T. Sebelien play cards at a parlor table inside the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The parlor has patterned carpet, heavy drapes and floral upholstered funiture.
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Card games--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Du Prau, Sarah.; Sebelien, T.
- 1905
- Placing marker at site of Gregory Lode
- A crowd of men, women, and children gather around a temporary historical marker posted on a dirt road in Blackhawk (Black Hawk) (Gilpin County), Colorado. The sign reads: "The State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado. On this...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Historical markers--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gregory, John H.--Homes &...
- 1924 August 8
- Cinti Maza (Iron Tail), my chief, Buffalo Bill Show
- Sitting portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Sinte Maza (Iron Tail). He wears beaded leggings, a long sleeved shirt, a hair pipe breastplate, a kerchief, and a headdress. He traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Iron Tail.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- McGregor Falls, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Close view of McGregor Falls waterfall at Cascade Canyon resort, northwest of Manitou, Colorado (served by Colorado Midland Railway); water cascades down boulder-strewn mountainside.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; McGregor Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Nick Black Elk and family, Catholic catechist
- Group studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Black Elk, his wife, and his daughter, Lucy Looks Twice. Black Elk wears a suit, his wife wears a long dress decorated with elk's teeth and a hair pipe necklace, and his...
- Catechists--1890-1910.; Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Oglala Indians--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Black Elk, 1863-1950--Family.; Black Elk, 1863-1950.; Lucy Looks Twice.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Central City festival
- A fireman, wearing long underwear and shorts, scales a ladder suspended in mid air in the middle of Main Street in Central City, Colorado. People sit on the grandstand on Eureka street. Crowds line both sides of the street, look out the windows of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cheesman Park
- Aerial view of the Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, completed in 1910, and Cheesman Park, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The pavilion is supported by columns and surrounded by gardens and fountains. Shows the abandoned Mount...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- A man looking at a little settlement in the mountains
- A man walks on a rocky slope overlooking an unidentified community probably in Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings, log structures, and an industrial building probably associated with mining. Mountains are in the distance.
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Mine rescue team
- A group of miners with rescue equipment pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Many of the men hold face masks with tubes connected to respirator mechanisms strapped to their chests.
- Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mine rescue work--Colorado--1900-1910.
- c 1900
- Winter scene at Coalmont
- Snowcovered view of Coalmont, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado; includes the coal plant with smokestacks, water tank, the Laramie, North Park and Western railroad tracks, and scattered wood frame structures.
- Coalmont (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Coalmont--1900-1920.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Coalmont--1900-1920.
- [1912]
- Coke ovens at Cokedale
- Men work loading and sealing coke ovens at the coal camp of Cokedale (Las Animas County), Colorado. One man stands on top of the ovens, two stand near the arched oven openings. A row of ovens are in the distance. Denver and Rio Grande Western...
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Cokedale--1920-1950.; Cokedale (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Coke industry--Colorado--Cokedale--1920-1950.; Laborers--Colorado--Cokedale--1920-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Cokedale--1920-1950.; Railroad freight...
- [between 1920 and 1947?]
- Airplane view of De Beque and vicinity
- Aerial view of the town of De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. A bridge extends over the Colorado River that is dotted by several wooded islands. Tracks of the Denver and Rio Grand Western Railroad Company parallel the river. Cliffs of the Roan...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Plateau (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- 1924 January 21
- Crested Butte
- Panoramic view of the town of Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Prominent buildings in town include the Crested Butte Community Church, School, and Elk Mountain House. A large white house sits on a hill. Smoke rises from the smokestacks of...
- Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1890-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Poor Wolf and family
- A Native American (Dakota) man, identified as Poor Wolf, poses with his wife and two children in front of tepees. Clothing items of note include leggings, vest, dresses with shell decoration, and headdresses. Poor Wolf holds a skin drum and...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Families--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Poor Wolf--Family.; Poor Wolf.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Old Shield
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Dakota) woman, identified as Old Shield. She wears a fringed hide dress, moccasins, a belt with decorative studs, and a shawl. She holds a woven blanket in her hands.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Old Shield.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Marker on Fetterman monument
- Detail view the bronze plaque on the stone column marker commemorating the Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux fight against United States soldiers. Marker reads: "On this field on the 21st day of December, 1866, three commissioned officers and...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Oglala Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Red Cloud's War,...
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Private residence on Curtis St.
- View of the William Bradley Daniels house at 14th (Fourteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Italianate-style house has a low pitch roof, cupola, contrasting hood molds, and covered balconies and porches.
- Daniels, William Bradley--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Denver vegetable market
- View of the city market, probably on the west bank of Cherry Creek between Champa and California Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows vegetable stalls, carriages, wagons, and customers. Two policemen hold watermelons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Farmers' markets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Creede, Colorado
- View of commercial buildings in Upper Creede (Jim Town, Mineral County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grand Railroad tracks extend through town and past a water tank. Snow covers the steep canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grand Railroad--1900-1920.; Creede (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Creede--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Creede--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Creede--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Bird's eye view of Dolores
- View of the town of Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, barns, and railroad cars.
- Dolores (Colo.)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Castelatd [i.e. Castellated] rocks near Monument Park
- View of a striated three-tower rock formation in Monument Park (El Paso County) near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows a saddled horse, a coat and equipment under a tree.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Denver branch, Ford Motor Company employees
- Panoramic view of employees of the Ford Motor Company near the Ford Company building at 1552 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The workers are mostly men; some wear suits others wear work clothes. Some women office workers are also present. Two...
- Ford Motor Company--People--1910-1920.; African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 June 6
- Gate Rock, Garden of the Gods
- View of Gate Rock, Garden of Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; large tilted mudstone and sandstone monolith with pinnacles and other smaller rock formations around it.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, outside the fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The firemen appear to be preparing to take part in a parade; a cart is decorated with American flags. A uniformed man...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1881?]
- Supply train for Argentine
- Donkeys loaded with boxes and supplies crowd Sixth Street in Georgetown (Parker County), Colorado. Men mounted on horses are nearby. The Hotel De Paris and the Star Hook and Ladder Company are in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.;...
- [1890 to 1900?]
- Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation, Machine Shop
- Interior view of the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. A man in a plaid flannel shirt and striped apron operates a lathe on the basement floor in the Cushman Building. One of his hands is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1982
- Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation, Machine Shop
- Interior view of the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. A man in a plaid flannel shirt and striped apron operates a lathe on basement floor in the Cushman Building. One of his hands is on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation, Machine Shop
- Interior view of the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop in the Cushman Building on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. A man wearing eye glasses, cap and overhalls over his belted trousers operates a "Horrison" (?) lathe....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1982
- Machine Shop in Cushman Bldg. about 1952-3
- View of a man operating a lathe in the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. He wears soiled trousers, a long-sleeved shirt with a patch on the sleeve, a cap, and eye glasses;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1982
- Machine Shop in Cushman Bldg.
- Interior view of a portion of the main floor of the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Room is lined with lathes, work tables, and presses. In foreground, Jim Arnmon (?),...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- [1952?]
- Machine Shop in the Cushman Blding.
- View of the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop basement, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Men work with heavy turret lathe machinery in this precision finishing area. Forgings in foreground represent a few...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Jim Arnmon in Ken Ohlander's Machine Shop, Cushman Bldg. (1952-3)
- Jim Arnmon (?) operates a lathe in the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. He wears eye glasses, sweatshirt with shirt collar, and jeans. Jim machines a presicion part for...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Arnmon, Jim.
- [between 1952 and 1953]
- Forrest Ball
- View of Forrest Ball operating a lathe in the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Forrest machines a precision part for the Defense Prime Contract.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Ball, Forrest.
- 1982
- Machine Shop in Cushman Bldg. (1952-3)
- Dwight Jones operates a lathe in the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. He wears soiled trousers and work shirt, gloves, eye glasses and a hat.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Jones, Dwight.
- 1982
- Georgetown, Colo. printing office "the Courier" interior.
- View of the Georgetown Courier printing office in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a hand printing press, type file drawers, a clock with hands at 4:20, a "Historical Map Of Early Colorado," and two framed photographs of Georgetown....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.;Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- Dining Room of "The Colorado" Glenwood
- View of the dining room at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; sun streams in windows at left; set tables and wooden chairs flank a carpet runner down center of room; fireplace at end of room has stuffed deer on mantel.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Room 237, The Colorado, Glenwood
- View of Room 237 at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; two wicker chairs at left, in front of washstand with wash basin, pitcher and towels; bed at center with ornate metal frame and canopy; mirrored dresser and upholstered chair...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Site of Arapahoe Bar, remains of gold dredge used about 1903-1905
- View of wooden gates in Clear Creek of Arapahoe City, (Arapahoe, Arapahoe Bar), named for the Arapaho Indians; a pioneer placer mining camp considered the earliest town in Jefferson County, Colorado, organized in 1858; dredge used in 1904-1905;...
- Gold dredging--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.; Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- July 1928
- Near the entrance to Clear Creek Canon, Golden
- View of the Fire Brick Works, near the entrance of Clear Creek Canyon, Golden, Colorado, shows the plant established in 1867 with kilns and piles of clay and bricks along Clear Creek.
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Golden--1860-1880.
- [between 1867 and 1880]
- Weld County bookmobile
- View of the back of the Weld County Bookmobile in Greeley, Colorado; shows "Bookmobile" painted on back of the bus, "Hicks" painted on back of bumper, and numbers on license plate: 3T1417. Wood shacks, including an outhouse, are near the bus.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bookmobiles--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.; Buses--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Gunnison, Western State College
- View of the Taylor Hall complex, including North, South and Central Halls, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; Western State College of Colorado.
- 1942