Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Palisades, Great Ute Canon
- View of rock formations identified as the Palisades, high on a distant cliff near a canyon identified as Great Ute Canyon, Colorado. Shows a narrow clearing with stumps, trees, rocks, fallen trees in a canyon with steep rock walls.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Sunshine Peak from Illium Curve
- View of Sunshine Peak from San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows a Denver and Rio Grande railroad loop around a small ranch with frame buildings, pole fence, and a bridge.
- Redlands from Smiley's [sic] Heights
- A.K. Smiley Public Library (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Redlands (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Bernardino Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Smiley Heights (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--California--Redlands--1900-1910.; Orange...
- [1902?]
- Ouray, Mt. Hayden and Mt. Abram [sic]
- View of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows Hayden Mountain and Abrams Mountain
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hayden Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram [sic] Ouray and Silverton Toll Road, Col.
- View of people in a horse-drawn wagon on the Ouray and Silverton Toll Road in Ouray County Colorado. Two men stand next to a cliff. One man holds a wooden pole. Abrams Mountain is in the distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram [sic]
- View of Abrams Mountain located southeast of the town of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the Ouray-Silverton Toll Road and cliffs.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram [sic], Ouray and Silverton toll road
- A man on horseback stands on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County Colorado. Shows trees and rocky ledges in a canyon. Snow is on Abrams Mountain in the distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram, Ouray, and Silverton Toll Road
- A man mounted on a horse stands on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County Colorado. Abrams Mountain is in the distance.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900]
- Mt. Abram
- View of snow-covered Abrams Mountain in Ouray County Colorado. Shows the Otto Mears Toll Road and the Uncompahgre River.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram
- View of Abrams Mountain and the Uncompahgre River Valley, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Shoshone Mountains from Indian Hill, Wyoming
- A view of probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows a rock outcrop with the snow-capped Absaroka Mountains and a pine forest in the distance.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Shoshone Mountains from Indian Hill
- View of packhorses and men on a grassy plateau identified as Indian Hill in probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows the Absaroka Mountains.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Shoshone Mts. from Indian Hill
- Men stand with packhorses on a grassy plateau identified as Indian Hill in probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows Absaroka Mountains.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Yellowstone National Park, Sylvan Lake, (Cody Road)
- View of Sylvan Lake from Cody Road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; the Absaroka Range is in the distance. Shows dense forests of tall pine trees. Marsh grass is near the shoreline.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Sylvan Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Streets of Acoma, N.M.
- A group of Native American (Acoma) women wearing manta shawls stand by a ladder at Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. A Native American (Acoma) man with a band wrapped around his head and a poncho over his shoulders stands nearby. Stones erode from the...
- Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A man wears pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands near a rock formation and a trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. A stone wall is beside sandstone pillars.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.
- 1899
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A Native American (Acoma) man wears pants, boots, a belt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands beside a rock wall and rock formations on a stone trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Flat rocks form...
- Acoma Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New...
- 1899
- Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A herd of horses is near adobe and stone structures at Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. A Native American (Acoma) boy sits on the back of a horse. Ladders lead to the second floors of the buildings, and vigas extend from roof lines. Peppers dry on lines.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Horses--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pueblo of Acoma
- Distant view of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows adobe structures on a mesa and paths leading to the town.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Mesas--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Acoma Pueblo
- View of a horno and Native American adobe buildings with vigas at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The San Estevan del Rey Mission is in the distance.
- Acoma Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Missions--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Women of Acoma Pueblo, N.M.
- Two barefoot Native American (Acoma) women sit on a rock at Acoma Pueblo (Cibola County), New Mexico and pose for the camera. They wear cotton skirts and blouses and leggings. They hide their faces with shawls.
- Acoma Indians--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.; Acoma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Mt. Adams and Jefferson
- A view of Mount Adams and Mount Jefferson in Coos County, New Hampshire. Shows barren summits and forests below timberline. A cloud of smoke rises from the woods.
- Adams, Mount (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Coos County (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Jefferson, Mount (N.H.)--1880-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Coos County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Adirondacks - Mirror Lake
- A view of Mirror Lake in the Adirondack Mountains (Essex County), New York; shows landscape with cottages, fences, boathouses, and hotels near the lake.
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Essex County (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Mirror Lake (Essex County, N.Y.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--New York--Essex County--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Adirondack stage
- Men and women sit on top of a stagecoach drawn by a team of four horses in the Adirondack Mountains, New York. Shows dirt road and woods.
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; New York (State)--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--New York (State)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Children sitting on the porch of a log cabin
- African American (Black) children and a man sit in front of a log cabin in an unknown location. The man wears a jacket, short pants, and sits on the porch near wood buckets and chairs. One boy sits on a pile of rocks that serve as steps. He wears a...
- Afro-Americans--Children--1870-1900.; Children--1870-1900.; Log cabins--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Two men and two women look down at a farm house and outbuilding in a valley in Grafton County near Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Shows Mt. Agassiz in the White Mountains range.
- Agassiz, Mount (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Grafton County (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Grafton County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Mexican cactus plant with man in center
- View of an agave, Maguey, or century plant; a man poses at the center.
- Agaves--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The maguey in blossom
- View of a maguey in bloom possibly near Los Angeles, California. This agave has blossoms that branch out from a large central stalk that emerges from a cluster of pointed succulent leaves. Shows trees and a frame structure in the distance.
- Agaves--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Aguascalientes, bathhouse at springs
- View of a one-story masonry building and pool of water in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The building is made of a light colored mud brick with a shaped stone foundation. Trees and grassy plants line the edge of the pond. Two-story buildings are in the...
- Aguascalientes (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Bathhouses--Mexico--Aguascalientes--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Mexico--Aguascalientes--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Cloudcroft Lodge, railway depot & Pavilion [graphic]
- Drawing of the Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway depot at the first Lodge at Cloudcroft (Otero County), New Mexico, reproduced as a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows a Shingle Style depot with turret and veranda beside railroad...
- Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway--Buildings--1900-1910.; Cloudcroft Lodge (Cloudcroft, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cloudcroft (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Drawings--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Cloudcroft--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- San Francisco Bay, the ferries
- A view of the Oakland Outer Harbor on San Francisco Bay in Alameda County, California; shows steam ferries, three-masted sailing ships, piers, warehouses, and houses.
- Alameda County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Oakland Outer Harbor (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Alameda County--1880-1910.; Harbors--California--Alameda County--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880-1902]
- Goat Island, Oakland, California
- View of Yerba Buena Island (Goat Island) and the Oakland Outer Harbor on San Francisco Bay, near Oakland (Alameda County), California; shows piers and warehouses. Steamboats, three-masted sailing ships and sailboats are in the Harbor. Signs read...
- Alameda County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Oakland Outer Harbor (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yerba Buena Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Alameda County--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- The Albany
- View of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a bicyclist are on the street. An electric sign reads: "Albany."
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Sandia Mountains from Albuquerque N.M.
- View of the roof and courtyard of a house in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Sandia Mountains are in the distance.
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Sandia Mountains (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Courtyards--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1900.; Houses--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1900.; Roofs--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Alcatraz & Golden Gate
- View of the island of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Channel (San Francisco County), California. Fog obscures the island and rests over the water of San Francisco Bay.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco from Alcatraz
- View of San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California from the island of Alcatraz. Tall, masted ships are in the bay. Smoke rises over the hills in the distance. Shows cannons and military embankments on the island of Alcatraz.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Cannons--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts &...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco Bay, Point Bonita
- View of Alcatraz island in San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California. Shows a sailboat on the bay.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Sailing...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Alcatraz and Angel Islands
- View of Alcatraz and Angel Islands in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California with several three-masted sailing schooners and sail boats. The Embarcadero warehouse is visible on the wharf.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Angel Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Harbors--California--San...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- San Francisco from Russian Hill
- Panoramic view of the city of San Francisco, California, the harbor, and San Francisco Bay with Alcatraz Island in the distance. Shows sailing ships, houses and businesses; signs on buildings read "Sea Baths", "Crystal Swimming Baths", "Roos Bros....
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- North from Telegraph Hill
- View of San Francisco, California from Telegraph Hill, shows the observatory and houses. Alcatraz Island and three-mast schooners are in San Francisco Bay.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Observation...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Mt. Tamalpais
- Panoramic view of San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island with Mt Tamalpais in the distance, San Francisco, California. Shows piers, a lighthouse, and warehouses along the Embarcadero, sailing ships in the bay, and houses and buildings on city...
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Harbors--California--San...
- [between1880 and 1902]
- San Francisco and bay
- View from probably California Street Hill of the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Shows houses, apartment buildings, and churches around Russian Hill. Alcatraz Island, Angel Island, and San Francisco Bay are in the distance.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Angel Island (Calif.)--1900-1910.; North Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San...
- 1905
- San Francisco, the Golden Gate from Chestnut Street
- Chestnut Street and houses are near the Golden Gate channel and San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. A real estate sign beside the road reads: "For Sale, 145 1/2 x 139 1/2, As a whole or in subdivisions to suit, price reasonable, terms...
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- San Francisco from Fairmont Hotel, Nob Hill
- Panoramic view of San Francisco, California, after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Shows the remains of apartment, houses and commercial buildings. Damaged mansions are on Russian Hill, some under repair, and San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island...
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Russian Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water); Earthquakes.; Fires.; Houses.; Ruins.
- c1906
- Hydraulic Mining
- View of placer mining operations in probably Alder Gulch (Madison County), Montana. Men spray water at an embankment with monitor nozzles.
- Alder Gulch (Madison County, Mont.)--1880-1900.; Madison County (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.; Miners--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- [A]rizona, the Grand Canyon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- View from what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card displayed probably on a wall. Shows a cliff called The Alligator and the Colorado River.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Cabinet photographs--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon...
- [1899 or 1900?]
- The Grand Canon in Arizona. Across from Rowe's Point
- View from Hopi Point (Rowe's Point) on West Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows the Alligator rock formation.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, the walls from Bissell's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone mesas, steep canyon walls, and The Alligator cliff from what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, trees, and shrubs.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon...
- 1900
- Alma, Col.
- View of Alma (Park County) Colorado; shows houses and the snow-covered Mosquito Range.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mosquito Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Head of Little Cottonwood Canon, Utah
- View from the Little Emma Mine of Alta (Salt Lake County), Utah in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
- Alta (Utah)--1880-1890.; Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Alta--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Utah--Alta--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]