Photographs

About the Photographs Collection

The Denver Public Library’s Western History/Genealogy Department collection of digitized photographs (formerly Photoswest) chronicles the people, places and events that shaped the settlement and growth of the Western United States. It is representative of works of many outstanding photographers. Subjects include Native Americans, pioneers, railroads, mining, Denver and Colorado towns, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, and the 10th Mountain Division ski troops. New images continue to be added, chronicling the ongoing development of Western America.

Permissions

All images from the Denver Public Library Digital Collections are the property of the Denver Public Library and may not be reproduced in any way without permission from the Library. Commercial use of images is subject to service fees. We require that all images be credited to the Denver Public Library, Western History Collection. Please refer to the price list for commercial and private use.

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