Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sultan Mt., Baker's Park
- View of the Animas Valley, the Animas River, snow on Sultan Mountain, and Silverton (Bakers Park) in the distance (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows rock formations, a dirt road, and trees. A man stands by a wooden bridge.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) Temple, Tabernacle and Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the arched and round windows and spires of the Gothic style Temple, the oval dome roof of the...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Buildings--1900-1910.; Salt Lake Temple--1900-1910.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1900-1910.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Temple Square...
- Harvest scene near Brookings, South Dakota
- Workers harvest hay on a farm near Brookings, South Dakota. A farm house, horse-drawn equipment and a hay wagon are near the work site.
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Farms--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.; Hay--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1890.
- Yellowstone Canon
- A view of a wall of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- Pikes Peak, Colorado, from near Manitou Park
- A view of the Pikes Peak from Manitou Park in Teller County, Colorado. Shows a meadow with barns, a split rail fence, and piles of lumber.
- Manitou Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- Shoshone Falls
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho; mist rises from the waterfall.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- Shoshone Falls, Eagle Rock above the falls
- View of Shoshone Falls and a rock formation identified as Eagle Rock on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho; a man sits on a boulder.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- Bridal Veil Falls (Shoshone Falls)
- View of the Bridal Veil section of Shoshone Falls and the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows canyon walls and a rock formation.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- Shoshone Falls - from below, south side
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho; shows the waterfall and mist.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- Great Shoshone Falls - Idaho Ter.
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho; shows the waterfall, mist, and canyon walls and a butte.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- Shoshone Falls - Idaho
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho; shows rapids, the waterfall, and mist.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- Curecanti Canyon
- View of Curecanti Creek in Curecanti Canyon at Curecanti Pass, in Gunnison County, Colorado. Men fish from rocks; a woman holds a parasol.
- Curecanti Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Curecanti Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison...
- Dump Mtn. La Veta Pass
- A Denver and Rio Grande railroad train with two locomotives climbs Veta (La Veta) Pass in Huerfano County Colorado. A man poses on the locomotive. A train is on Dump Mountain in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- Royal Gorge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows a rock formation.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Royal Gorge, west end of Hanging Bridge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. A man sits on a ledge over the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Royal Gorge, west end of Hanging Bridge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. A telegraph armature extends from the cliff.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Royal Gorge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Men and a maintenance car are on the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Chittenden Falls near head of Boulder Canon on U.P. Ry.
- View of a waterfall identified as Chittenden Falls probably on Middle Boulder Creek in Boulder County, Colorado; the creek spills over boulders.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- First glimpse of the plains, Estes Park road
- View of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado; cliffs and forests flank a meadow.
- Estes Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1900.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- The Columbia near Multnomah
- View of the Columbia River near Multnomah County, Oregon. Fog swathes distant hills.
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- Bird's eye view of Great Salt Lake City
- View of Salt Lake City, Utah. Shows a two story frame Gothic Revival style residence, streets and frame and stone houses and buildings.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1860-1870.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Salt Lake City in 1869
- View of one and two story frame and brick commercial storefront buildings with flat and gabled roofs on a dirt street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Signs read: "Saddler's Shop," "J. Mallen California Store [?]."
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Signs of the Mormon Cooperative Institution, Salt Lake County, 1869
- View of three two story frame storefronts, Salt Lake City, Utah. Signs read: "[F]ancy Goods," "Farmers Exchange Godliness to the Lord Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution," "David Day," "Town Clock Store."
- Cooperative societies--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1870.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1860-1870.; Clock & watch making--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1870.; Cooperatives--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Bird's eye view of Great Salt Lake City, 1869
- View of Salt Lake City with brick, stone and frame houses and buildings, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Depot at Cheyenne, Wyoming
- View of the Union Pacific railroad depot at Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming. Men sit in front of the one story depot; a two story hotel is beside the railroad station. A passenger train and caboose are near the buildings.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Hotels--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1860-1870.; Railroads--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Railroad roundhouse, Cheyenne [sic], Wyoming
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad roundhouse in Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming. A railroad locomotive is near the stone building and turntable. Snow is on the ground.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Laramie (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Railroad roundhouses--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.; Stone buildings--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Manitou Soda Springs in 1870
- Men sit on rocks near Manitou Soda Spring and Navajo Spring on Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A wood bridge and horse-drawn wagon are nearby.
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- 1870
- W. H. Jackson
- William Henry Jackson stands next to a chair in a studio portrait. He wears a cotton shirt and pants, high-topped boots and a bandanna, and holds his hat.
- Photographers--1870-1880.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
- 1870
- Navajo Spring, Manitou, Colorado 1870
- View of Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The basin in which the spring originates is on a large boulder on the south bank of Fountain Creek, and a man in a conductor's hat sits by it. Another man in straw hat sits to the left, and on...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Manitou Soda Springs in 1870
- View of Manitou Soda Spring and Navajo Spring in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The basin in which Soda Spring originates is on a large boulder on the south bank of Fountain Creek. A wood bridge spans the creek.
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Independence Rock
- Two men, one on horseback are near Independence Rock, Natrona County, Wyoming.
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Hot Springs, on Gardiner's River, Lower Basins
- View of the geyserite terraces of the lower basins of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- 1871
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of the Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a deep gorge, a pool of water at the base of the falls, rock formations, talus and trees.
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National...
- 1871
- Tower Falls
- View of Tower Fall on Tower Creek, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a waterfall, a creek with boulders, striated cliffs and eroded pillar rock formations.
- Tower Creek (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Tower Fall (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Streams--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National...
- 1871
- The Annie, first boat ever launched on Yellowstone Lake
- Members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories of 1871), sit in a boat, with a tent-fly as a sail and oars, near the shore of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A canvas drape on the side of the boat...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Sailboats--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone
- Panoramic view of the the Upper Falls of Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows rock formations, forests and fallen trees.
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Hot Spring Cone in Yellowstone Lake
- View of an accreted silica and mineral cone from an underwater hot spring in Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows rock formations on the shore and Stevenson Island in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- 1871
- Hot Springs on Gardiners River, the Great Spring
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A pool of water lies in a terraced basin of mineral deposits. Trees and the Yellowstone Mountains (Absaroka Range) are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- 1871
- Jose and Joe Clark, Hunters of U.S.G.S.
- Two hunters for the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the U.S. Territories) identified as Jose and Joe Clark, pose on horseback after a successful hunt in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. One of the men is Black (African American). Shows...
- African Americans--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Hunting--Yellowstone National...
- 1871
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone
- Panoramic view of the Upper Falls and the Yellowstone River from a high point on a forested cliff in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows alpine meadows and the Yellowstone Mountains (Absaroka Range) in the distance
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Crystal Falls, on Cascade Creek between the Upper and Lower Falls
- View of Crystal Falls, a stepped waterfall on Cascade Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park. The creek cuts through a deep canyon of volcanic ash and basalt. Shows rock formations, boulders, brush and pine forests.
- Cascade Creek (Park County, Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Crystal Falls (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Yellowstone River, above the Falls
- View of rapids on the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a narrow rock bound channel with large basalt boulders in the river. Pine forests are on the banks of the river.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rapids--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- 1871
- Camp at Boettlers, Emigrant Peak
- View of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the U.S. Territories, 1871) encampment on the ranch of Frederick and Phillip Bottler at the base of Emigrant Peak and the Yellowstone Mountains (Absaroka Range), Park County, Montana. Shows...
- Emigrant peak (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Snake River near Taylor's Bridge
- A view of the Snake River near Taylors Bridge in Idaho near Fort Hall shows a group of men at the edge of the river atop a boulder field. Rock formations are seen in the distance at the rivers edge.
- Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Idaho--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- 1871
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
- A view of the lower falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park shows the cascades in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Sheer cliffs and stands of pine trees surround the cascades.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1871
- The Anna
- Members of the Hayden Survey sit in a boat, with a tent-fly as a sail and oars, near the shore of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. "Annie" is painted on the side of the boat, the frame is covered in tar-soaked canvas.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Sailboats--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Cunningham Gulch, from the Highland Mary Mine
- A view of Cunningham Gulch from the Highland Mary Mine in San Juan County, Colorado shows Cunningham Creek and an encampment with tents. A miner stands near a tent and holds a tool or implement on his shoulder.
- Cunningham Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan...
- 1871?
- Comb on the West Gallatin
- A view of three men near an encampment in West Gallatin Canyon area near the Gallatin River in Yellowstone National Park in Montana. One man holds a coffee grinder as another man prepares settings for a meal. A third man sits near a pile of...
- Gallatin Canyon (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Gallatin River (Wyo.-Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Antlers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National...
- 1871?
- Devils Gate on the Sweetwater
- A view of the Sweetwater River and Devils Gate rock formation in Natrona County, Wyoming. Men with horses are on the rivers edge. A man stands on the rock formation.
- Devil's Gate (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1871?
- Henrys Lake, Idaho
- A view of Henrys Lake in Fremont County, Idaho. Shows a tent near the shore of the reservoir. A man sits on a rock and eats from a bowl. Mountains are in the distance.
- Fremont County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Henrys Lake (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Camping--Idaho--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Idaho--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical...
- 1871?