Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Long's Peak and agricultural scene near Longmont, Colo., C. & S. Ry.
- Panoramic view of Rocky Mountains along the Front Range, Longs Peak and agricultural field near Longmont, Colorado reached via Colorado & Southern Railway; stacks of hay in rows across several fields, barn, farm, residences.
- Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cows in clover
- Cows standing in clover pasture.
- Cows--Colorado--1890-1940.; Farms--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Picturesqe [sic] Williams Caǹon
- Williams Canyon, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows horse- drawn carriage or surrey on one-lane dirt road through narrow, vertical rock walls; and structure with CAVE printed on its walls, top left canyon wall (possibly structure covering Cave...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Estes Park
- View of tree-lined dirt road in Estes Park, Colorado; Rocky Mountains in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Estes Park
- View of a tree-lined dirt road in Estes Park, Colorado; Rocky Mountains in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Estes Park
- View of tree-lined dirt road in Estes Park, Colorado; Rocky Mountains in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Grand Lake outlet
- View of east inlet of Grand Lake, Colorado with Mt. Cairns, Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams, Mt. Wescott, Mt. Patterson and fog in the background. A footbridge spans the water; trees cast a reflection.
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wescott, Mount...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- James Peak from Rollins Pass
- View of James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) from Rollins Pass, Colorado with standard gauge railroad track and siding below; includes man leaning on rocky embankment looking down. Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt...
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Estes Park
- View of Estes Park, Colorado, from a junction of auto roads; one early automobile has two passengers, with the driver standing nearby; the other auto is a Stanley Steamer with number 14 on engine, with a driver and passenger; telegraph poles...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Near the Summit of Rollins Pass
- Right side of the panorama along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road, Rollins Pass, Colorado, shows a railroad construction tent, railroad tracks, telephone poles and mountain slopes.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Vista of Grand Lake
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado and two women in cloth hammocks strung between trees in shade; forested shoreline with wooden frame residences nestled amongst trees; boathouses, flag atop flagpole; forested mountain ridge, background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hammocks--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Longs Peak
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet) from road above Estes Park, Colorado; distant view of Estes Park & backside of Stanley Hotel, center; Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; National...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Four elevations of track on the Short Line
- Four elevations of Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called the Short Line) standard gauge track winding up forested mountain slopes above Colorado Springs, Colorado; the High Drive, center right.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Big Thompson Canon
- View of Big Thompson Canyon & River, Colorado; boulders along stream.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Big Thompson Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Big Thompson Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of dirt roadway in Washington Park, in Denver Colorado; trees at left cast shadow on road.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Noontide at the water hole
- View of cattle drinking water from a stream, possibly somewhere in Routt County, Colorado; small ravine with trees.
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Distant view of Longs Peak
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) with road in meadow near Longs Peak & Estes Park, Colorado.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Long's Peak, Estes Park
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet), near Estes Park, Colorado.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Minnehaha Falls, Pike's Peak trail
- View of waterfall, Minnehaha Falls (El Paso County), reached via Pike's Peak trail near Colorado Springs, Colorado; copy glass plate attributed to L.C. McClure.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Autumn
- Autumn scene, probably in Denver, Colorado; ditch with water winding past bare trees, rock footbridge in background.
- Autumn--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Estes Park
- View across undeveloped valley of Estes Park, Colorado; possibly Fall River Road paralleled by Fall River leading to Rocky Mountain National Park, center right; hay meadows.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meadows--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Williams Cañon
- Williams Canyon near Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows switchback dirt road in the canyon, vertical rock walls, and horse-drawn wagon and carriage pulled over at switchback.
- Williams Canyon (El Paso County Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ute Pass
- Ute Pass near Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly a Native American trail; shows narrow dirt road through rocky canyon and stream in ravine.
- Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Long's Peak from Longmont
- View toward foothills and Longs Peak in center background with trees and dirt road paralleled by barbed wire fence in left foreground; photograph taken from Longmont, Colorado.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Narrows, Williams Canon
- View of the Narrows, Williams Canyon near Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows extremely narrow point with rocky ledges, one lane dirt road.
- El Paso County, (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- James Peak as seen from Moffat Road
- Right side of panorama from the Moffat Road of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) towards the snowy Continental Divide, Colorado; shows evergreen slopes and downed timber in foreground.
- James Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Grand Lake
- View of man & boy in rowboat on Grand Lake, Colorado; tree-lined shore with numerous boats moored on sandy beach; wooden frame residence (summer cottage or cabin) with screened-in porch, center right; wooden footbridge, center left.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Pikes Peak from Palmer Park
- Distant view of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from Palmer Park, a municipal park northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado; view of Yucca, Ponderosa Pines, & Scrub Oak over hillside towards cloudy Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Longs Peak from Bear Lake
- Partial view of Bear Lake (elevation 9475 feet), Larimer County, Colorado towards Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park; tree-lined & rocky shoreline, trees on opposite shore appear to have been burned...
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Forest fires--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak from Gem Lake
- Partial view of Gem Lake, north of Estes Park, Colorado with distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gem Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) and Mount Meeker (elevation 13,911 feet) from road above Estes Park, Colorado; distant view of Estes Park & backside of Stanley Hotel, center left; Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; National...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; shows tree-lined unimproved shoreline with boats and small boathouse (or storage shed) and a woman sitting along shore. Smith's Lake was leased by city in 1897 and named Washington Park in 1899....
- Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boathouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1907]
- Gray's and Torrey's Peaks
- View of Grays Peak, Colorado (elevation 14,270 feet), and Torreys Peak (elevation 14,267 feet) from above timberline; Grays Peak named after Asa Gray of Harvard and Torreys Peak named after John Torrey of Princeton, botanists who climbed together....
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Early morning on Grand Lake reached via Moffat Road
- Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad); shows sailboat anchored in water and dirt trail around shore of lake.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.; Sailboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- The big ones like the shady spots
- Two men fishing in South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; huge boulders in stream, one fisherman holding net.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- City Park, Denver
- View west across City Park lake towards Pavilion and floating bandstand, City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows battery-powered launch in lake near pier, rental boats docked on shore, St. John's Cathedral, dome of Colorado State Capitol, Cathedral of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 or 1914]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of South Lake in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; trees and reeds jut into lake at left; at center, a small island is tree- covered; reeds in foreground.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- In City Park, Denver
- View across a lake towards City Park Pavilion, Denver, Colorado; shows willow trees and cattails.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Yacht race, Grand Lake
- View of yacht racing on Grand Lake, Colorado; partial view of Grand Lake, man in rowboat; forested mountain ridge.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Yacht racing--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of wide dirt road in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt street bordered by budding trees & shrubs, streetlight.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of wide dirt road in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt street bordered by budding trees & shrubs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- City Park from the Pavilion, Denver
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A glimpse of Manitou from Ute Pass
- Distant view of Manitou Springs, Colorado, seen from Ute Pass; one lane dirt road with wooden barricades for railings on cliff edge.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Vista in North Cheyenne Canon
- View of North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso county, Colorado; pines, spruces, firs and native shrubs border stream.
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--North Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Shady lane in Monument Valley Park
- View of shaded dirt trail through Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; rough hewn posts form park bench beside dirt path, trees, and shrubs.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- Westward view of Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt road in foreground; wire park bench in front of shrubs; trees at right and in distance; Rocky Mountains in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- City Park Pavilion from the south, Denver
- Summer view of walkway leading south to the Pavilion of City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows bandstand, lake, bench, walkway, and trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of wide dirt road in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt street with grassy area, landscaping with budding bushes & trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Looking across to snowy Arapaho Mountains from Rollins Pass, Colorado; Moffat Road of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- View from Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- Southeastward view of South Table Mountain and town of Golden from the Lookout Mountain Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado (Denver Mountain Park system).
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Table Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]