Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Stereographic view of a man fishing from a ledge above the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs in Colorado. A long, flat-roofed log cabin is in the center background with a large American flag hanging above it. A...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1870-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Byers Boston, grandson of Frank Byers
- Studio portrait of Byers Boston, grandson of Frank Byers; shows the young boy on a stool with his legs crossed, he smiles.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.; Boston, Byers.; Byers, Frank S.--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Agent for four million acres of the lands of the Kansas Pacific and Denver Pacific Railway Companies
- Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company.; Kansas Pacific Railway Company.; Railroad land grants--Colorado.; Colorado 1873.; Colorado--History--to 1876.
- [1873?]
- House of Wm. N. Byers, Denver
- William N. Byers poses outdoors with his family in Denver, Colorado. William Byers wears a suit with a vest and a bowtie, and sits in a chair. Elizabeth Byers has her hair parted down the center and pulled back, and wears a dress with full bishop...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes and haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Robinson,...
- [1862]
- The Colorado state flower
- Blooming Columbine are surrounded by greenery and mountains near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Flowers--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Berthoud Pass
- A single automobile is parked at a hair-pin curve on the north side of Berthoud Pass, prior to its being paved. The Continental Divide is to the east.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Grand Lake
- View of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Mount Craig and cumulus clouds are in the distance.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1920-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- The Lariat Trail
- A dirt road has been cut into a mountain side on the way to the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two cars are parked near one of many hair-pin curves in the road.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930]
- Up the lane
- A dirt road disappears into dense forest at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Forests--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Roads--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Beaver ditch
- Three boys examine the contents of St. Louis Creek, which runs along a two-track road near Fraser, Colorado. The boys are guests at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Byers Peak
- Two men, Mr. Arnold and Mr. Davis, sit atop their horses at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys, near Fraser, Colorado. A dog is sitting nearby.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Men--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- St. Louis Valley, looking west from Fraser toward Byers and St. Louis Peaks
- Byers Peak and Saint Louis Peak are in the distance, beyond a flat pasture where cattle are bedding down. In the middle of the pasture is a large hay stack surrounded by a timber fence.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Punch and Judy, ready to take their boy mounts into the "wild and wooly west"
- Three young boys and a dog pose at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two of the boys are mounted on horses, identified as Punch and Judy.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- James Peak in a storm
- James Peak, on the Continental Divide, is obscured by nimbus clouds in this view, taken from the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The Snowy Range
- Mountains identified as the Snowy Range, part of the Continental Divide, stand behind the town of Fraser, Colorado, as seen from the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Byers Peak
- A man, identified as the Director of the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys, sits atop his horse, Judy. Byers Peak, near Fraser, Colorado, is in the background.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Men--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- An open gate
- An open gate marks the entrance to national forest land used by the youngsters at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Forests--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Gates--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- The ranch house and barn
- Two boys and three men are at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. One of the boys is on horseback, the other is standing next to his horse. The three men are on the open front porch of a two-story log home. A log barn in the...
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1941]
- Monarch Lake
- Canoes float on Monarch Lake, an area used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Monarch Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Canoes--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Longs Peak
- The sheer face of the Diamond on Longs Peak, and Chasm Lake, are the backdrop for an individual hiker who stands on a rock on the shore of the lake. The area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Chasm Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Hiking--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Crater Lake and Lindbergh Peak
- Lone Eagle Peak (a.k.a. Lindbergh Peak) rises sharply above Crater Lake. The surrounding area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Crater Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Lindbergh Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Byers, William N. home
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the William N. Byers home at 1800 South Sherman Street, in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features bay windows.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- William Byers
- Head and shoulders portrait of Denver journalist and founder of Rocky Mountain News, William Newton Byers.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1932
- Main St. Telluride, Colo.
- View of commercial buildings on Main Street (Colorado Avenue) in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows multi-story frame or brick commercial buildings with striped awnings, the stone First National Bank with a square tower, and utility...
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Telluride
- Panoramic, aerial view of buildings and houses in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Downtown multi-story brick and frame commercial buildings and houses include the two-story brick school building and the San Miguel County Courthouse. Shows...
- Cornel Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cornet Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Mt. Byres [sic] from the Frazer
- A man and woman pose on a footbridge over the Fraser River in Grand County, Colorado; Byers Peak is in the distance.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fraser River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mount Byers from the Frazer, Colo.
- A man poses beside the Fraser River in Grand County, Colorado; Byers Peak is in the distance.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fraser River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Main Street, Telluride
- View of commercial buildings on Main Street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People, horses, and a wagon are in the dirt street. Shows the New Sheridan Hotel, the two-story brick commercial Sheridan building, The Daily Journal building,...
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- Residences - house on Byers Street
- View of a frame house in Denver, Colorado, with picket fence and jigsawn porch brackets; address reads: "1203," street sign reads: "Byers St."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men pouring concrete into forms, and the Byers Elementary School.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene looking east during work on Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, forms, concrete walls, and Byers Elementary School.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - finishing Alameda subway
- View of construction on Alameda Avenue underpass, in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, concrete walls, the railroad bridge, and Byers Elementary School.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Industries - construction - view east of Alameda subway work
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavations, crane tracks, horses, men, the Byers Elementary School, and businesses with signs: "Rocky Mt. Fuel Co," and "Curtis Coal Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Byers Canyon
- View of Denver & Salt Lake railroad tracks beside the Colorado River in Byers Canyon in Grand County, Colorado.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- View of the Frank Byers ranch beside the Colorado River in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the three-story frame "Willows" house with a hipped roof, dormers, and a porch. Cabins, probably a corral, and a hot springs building are...
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- A man stands on a footbridge with rope sides over the Colorado River in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings at the hot springs and the Frank Byers ranch. The three-story "Willows" frame house is near a sagebrush...
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Men wear suits and sit or stand near a canvas tent beside coffee pots and a fire pit in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. The Willows, Frank Byers' three-story frame house with dormers, a hipped roof, and porches, is beside log cabins,...
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Telluride, Colo.
- Aerial view of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Road grades and switchbacks are in the San Juan mountains. Shows the Pandora Mill buildings near steep cliffs. Commercial buildings, houses, and Telluride Elementary School are in the San...
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Primos Chem. Co. mill, Vanadium, Colo.
- View of the Primos Chemical Company mill and Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks beside the San Miguel River in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings and brick or metal smokestacks in a valley. Denver & Rio Grande freight...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Primos Chemical Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1910-1920.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Ophir, Colo.
- Panoramic view of log and frame buildings in Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Houses, commercial buildings, and Ophir school are in the Howard Fork Valley town. Mine buildings and steep road grades are on hillsides in the San Juan Mountains...
- Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Placerville, Colo., looking south
- View of the Rio Grande Southern railroad depot and Galloway's stage stop in the town of Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. A footbridge crosses over the San Miguel River.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1910.; Placerville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; San Miguel River (Colo.) 1880-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Placerville--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Tennis court Valverde Park So. Pecos & W. Byers
- View of the tennis court in Valverde Park at West Byers Place and South Pecos Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Valverde Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tennis courts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Wm. N. Byers Branch Library
- A view of the William N. Byers branch library located on West 7th Avenue and Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. The one-story building features a stucco exterior, arched windows and doorway, chimneys and red tile roof.
- Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Rocky Mountain News daily and weekly newspaper Wm. N. Byers, proprietor 387 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- View of the Rocky Mountain News offices, a brick storefront in Denver, Colorado; men pose, and signs read: "News Block," "Railway Land Office," and "Frank M. Elkins Stationer and News Dealer."
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Fishing on the Fraser River
- View of man fishes on the Fraser River, Byers Peak is in the distance, Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fraser River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Byres [sic] from the Frazer
- A man and woman pose on a log bridge over the Fraser River, Byers Peak is in the distance, Grand County, Colorado.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fraser River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View northeast from Leavenworth Mountain over Georgetown, Colorado, shows scattered wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few lob cabins and false fronts. The Hall Smelter with smoking stack is on Chimney Rock; the Hamill House with a picket...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View southeast from over Georgetown, Colorado, shows wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few log cabins and false fronts. A smelter with smoking stack shows on Chimney Rock; Hamill House is east of Chimney Rock. Some frame construction is in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Sumner)
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Sumner). She wears a dress with a ruffled collar.
- Women--1850-1870.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.
- [between 1855 and 1865]