Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Agricultural College, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado; view of Jesse Harris' spring, a water fountain covered by a small open pavilion in center left; another building is hidden from view by bushes center right; shows bicycle racks with bicycles and...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fountains--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Colorado State University.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Larimer Co. Court House, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Exterior view of Larimer County Courthouse, Ft. Collins, Colorado, surrounded by trees and landscaping (grass and flower beds); construction in 1887 cost $39,370; razed in 1957.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Red Cloud band of Sioux Indians Fort Robinson Nebr.
- Native American Sioux men dance in the center of a crowd of soldiers at Ft. Robinson, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--Dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Indian dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Nebraska--Fort...
- 1907?
- Pres[sic] and Reuben[sic] Montoya
- Press (on left) and his brother Ruben Montoya converse in an interior dining room. Ruben and Press Montoya were activists in Fort Lupton that lead the fight against alleged police harassment. Ruben Montoya was in his second term serving as Town...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1970-1980.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montoya, Press.; Montoya, Ruben.
- 1971 March 2
- Ft. Collins Water Works
- Fort Collins Waterworks building, dam, canal and stream, Ft. Collins, Colorado; sign over door states "erected 1882" with names listed underneath (Stoner, Watrous, Bouchyon?, Alexander, Ames, Love, Handy).
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Waterworks--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Plant of the Northern Colorado Power Co. at Lafayette
- View of the construction of the three-story, brick Northern Colorado Power Company plant in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. The power plant has stone quoins and lintels. Piles of lumber and metal parts, probably for steam generators, are at...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Lafayette--1900-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Lafayette--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- State convention, Knights of Columbus
- Knights of Columbus conventioneers pose in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They include: Frank Zugeder, J. J. Miller - delegates from Gunnison Colo. Council 2185 (number 1 and 2), 3. Phil Kirwin, 4. Henry Manisey, Florence, Colo., 5....
- Knights of Columbus. Gunnison Council No. 2185 (Gunnison, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930- 1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1940.;...
- 1930
- C&S train, engine number 327, engine type 4-6-0
- Train #32, passenger, from Greeley, Ft. Collins; 6 cars, 25 MPH. Photographed: Denver, Colo., July 12, 1922.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1922.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Fort Collins.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1922
- North Platte Valley Highway
- People stand near a truck by a billboard in Wyoming. The sign reads: "North Platte Valley Highway, Following the Oregon and Mormon Trails, Ogalalla, Lewellen, Oshkosh, Broadwater, Northport, Bryard, Minatare, Scottsbluff, Mitchell, Morrill, Henry,...
- Billboards--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Roads--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Signs (Notices)--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Trucks--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- 1923 August 22
- Post Sutler's store [graphic] / Fort Laramie in 1876.
- Sign painted in image: J.S. Collins, Post trader, Ft. Laramie, W.T.
- Sutlers--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.; Trading posts--Pictorial works.; Painting, American.; Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort)--Pictorial works.; Watercolors.
- [1939?]
- Fort Collins High School
- View of Fort Collins High School, Ft. Collins (Larimer County) Colorado, a brick public school building with a portico, pediment, columns, "Fort Collins High School" lettered in entablature, cupola atop tower, brick quoins, and landscaping.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fort Collins High School (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Collins--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- C&S motor car, engine number 402, engine type EMC
- Motor car, as Train #24, Ft. Collins to Denver. Photographed: Near Denver, Colo., November 13, 1932.
- Railroad motor-cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1932
- Ice rink in the Leadville Ice Palace, 1895
- Interior view of Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace skating rink, built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival. Cobble & Kerr built the 80 x 190 foot long rink with wooden trussed roof designed by architect C.E. Joy. Ice arches are along the edges of...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice skating rinks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1895 and 1896]
- Public Library, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Exterior view Ft. Collins Carnegie Public Library, Colorado, with immature landscaping of bushes and trees; later became site of Ft. Collins Museum.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Skitroops in whites with rifles, Ft. Lewis, Washington
- A group of soldiers from the 87th Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing "whites" or snow camouflage uniforms, carrying knapsacks and rifles, face away from the camera at the top of a snow covered hill. The men in front of the group are beginning...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Red Cloud band of Sioux Indians
- Native American Sioux men dance in the center of a crowd of soldiers at Ft. Robinson, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--Dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Indian dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Nebraska--Fort...
- 1907?
- M. B. Gill, Ft. Morgan, Colo.
- Six men and three young girls stand in front of a sod house in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. One of the men next to the girls appears to be wearing a skirt.
- Gill, Mark B.--Family--1870-1880.; Gill, Mark B.--Homes & haunts--1870-1880.; Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1870-1880.
- 1871
- Western History Subject Index
- Mentioned, Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Accidentally shot, Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Judge, mentioned, Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Mentioned,Ft.Collins,Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Mentioned, Ft. Collins, Colorado
- Fort Lewis buildings
- View of clapboard buildings with gabled roofs at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Trees are beside classroom buildings or dormitories. Snow is on the ground and on mountains in the distance.
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, man at desk
- A man wears a suit and poses at a desk at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a bookshelf and office mailbox, telephones, desk lamps, a typewriter, scattered papers and probably paper...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, people on stage
- People stand and pose on a stage for (probably) graduation ceremonies at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. The stage is decorated with a banner that reads "Ever Onward", a Colorado state...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, soldiers on stage
- Men in military uniforms with rifles, probably cadets, stand on a stage at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. The stage is decorated with a banner that reads "Ever Onward", a Colorado state...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Cadets--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, laboratory
- Young men in suits or military uniforms work in a laboratory at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Students stand near probably a scale (balance); one holds possibly a mortar and pestle. A...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, laboratory
- Young men in suits or military uniforms work in a laboratory at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows tables with glass beakers, shelves with bottles and jars, scales (balances), and a...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, utility room
- A man in overalls and boots poses beside dials and gauges in a utility room at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows probably belt-driven power generators on cement blocks.
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric generators--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, dining room
- View of a dining room at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Tables are set with tablecloths, glasses and pitchers. The room has wainscoting, wood floors and ceiling, and curtains on windows.
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, generator
- A man wears overalls and works on probably a belt-driven power generator at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. The generator reads: "Ames Iron Works."
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric generators--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, furnace
- View of an iron furnace at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Lettering on the machine reads: "[?] Brownell & Co. Dayton, Ohio," "Pattern No. 90" and "Ames Iron Works, Oswego."
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Furnaces--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, greenhouse
- View of a greenhouse at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Plants are inside a probably glass-enclosed greenhouse. Shows snow on the ground nearby.
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, kitchen
- A woman in a checkered apron poses with a water kettle in a kitchen at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a wood burning stove, a serving cart on wheels and pots and pans suspended from...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cooks--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Kitchens--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Dr. & Mrs. Lory, Ft. Collins, Colo. President of Colorado Agricultural College
- The President of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado is on a couch with his wife. A table is in front of them; curtains line interior walls.
- Colorado State University--1930-1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1960.; College presidents--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1960.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1960.
- [between 1935 and 1955?]
- Heroes of Wagon-Box Fight, Sgt. Samuel Gibson, Ft Crook, Nebr. (left), Corp. E. D. Butts, Dow City, Iowa
- Sergeant Samuel Gibson and Corporal E. D. Butts pose in chairs on a stoop outside a screen door in Dow City, Iowa. Veterans of the Wagon Box Battle, August 2, 1867, Wyoming.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Iowa--Dow City--1920-1930.; Dakota Indians--War--Iowa--Dow City--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--War--Iowa--Dow City--1920-1930.; Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867--Veterans--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Wagon Box Fight, Wyo.,...
- 1928 June 9
- Agricultural College, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- View across tree-lined oval of the Agricultural College of Colorado in Fort Collins (later Colorado State University).
- Colorado Agricultural College--1900-1930.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1929]
- Red Clouds Band of Sioux Indians Ft. Robinson Nebr
- Native American (Red Cloud Band of Sioux Indians) men take part in a dance at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. One man holds a war club. He wears beaded leggings, a fringed and beaded blanket, and feathers in his hair. Spectators, many in uniform, sit and...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indian dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1870-1880.; Dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Sioux Indians at Ft Robinson Nebr
- Groups of Native American (Sioux) men, women, and children sit and stand near a group of trees at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. One man wears a feather headdress. Another man wears a beaded and fringed shirt. Two houses are in the distance.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indian dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1870-1880.; Children--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Red Clouds Band of Sioux Indians Ft. Robinson Nebr.
- Groups of Native American (Sioux) men and women stand near a group of trees and a house at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. The women wear decorated shawls. One woman wears a belt decorated with concho medals.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1870-1880.; Women--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Red Cloud Band of Sioux Indians--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Red Clouds Sioux Indians
- A group of Native American (Sioux) men and boys pose outdoors at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Three men and two boys wear beaded moccasins, leggings, and fringed shirts. Three men wear feathers in their hair, a boy wears face paint, a man holds a war...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Red Cloud Band of Sioux Indians--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Sioux Indians at Ft. Robinson
- A group of Native American (Sioux) men, women, and children stand near a bandstand at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Groups of white men in military uniforms stand nearby. One Sioux man wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and shirt, and a feather...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1870-1880.; Bandstands--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Children--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Red Clouds Band of Sioux Indians at Ft. Robinson
- Groups of Native American (Sioux) men, women, and children pose outdoors at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Three men and two boys wear beaded moccasins, leggings, and fringed shirts. Three men wear feathers in their hair. One man holds a war club....
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1870-1880.; Children--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Indian Band, Ft. Lewis School
- The Fort Lewis School Indian Band poses outdoors with their instruments near Fort Lewis, La Plata County, Colorado. One boy holds a drum major's baton. The Native American (tribe unknown) boys wear uniforms with hats. Pins on their hats read:...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Fort Lewis (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Fort...
- [between 1892 and 1910]
- Presidential Escort, Ft. Washakie
- Members of the Presidential Escort pose outdoors at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The men hold rifles and wear military uniforms and gauntlets. Their horses are in a line nearby.
- Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Military officers--Fort Washakie--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.--Journeys.
- August, 1883
- Troop "H", 5th. Cav., Ft. Leavenworth
- Members of "H" Troop, members of the 5th Cavalry, pose in front of their barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. They wear U.S. Army uniforms. Some wear the smooth Maltese Cross medal (for the medical department) and one wears an...
- Fort Leavenworth (Kan.)--1910-1920.; Barracks--American--Kansas--Fort Leavenworth--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Kansas--Fort Leavenworth--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th. Company H.
- 1914 April
- Barn and sheds, Ft. Bridger - old Pony Express stable
- These log and stone buildings at Fort Bridger (Uinta County), Wyoming, were once Pony Express facilities. The barn has a second story hay loft door with hoist pole; sign reads: "USA Work Program WPA."
- Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Barns--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Historic sites--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Pony...
- [between 1938 and 1945?]
- Birney's 20, 21 & 25, Ft. Collins Municipal St. Rwy. Rocky Mt. R.R. club C&S - Great Western excursion
- View of three Fort Collins Municipal Railway Birney trolley cars, no. 20, 21 and 25, chartered for a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion on a street in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Lettering on the cars reads: "Fort Collins Municipal...
- Fort Collins Municipal Railway--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain Railroad Club--1950-1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.
- 1951 May 30
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Temperance Gazette, Ft. Collins
- Western History Subject Index
- KNEALE THOMAS Field superintendent, Ft.Collins sugar co..with Herr