Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lyons, Colorado
- Aerial view of probably Lyons (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings in the center of the town, the North St. Vrain Creek and houses and cabins.
- Lyons (Colo.)--1910-1920.; North Saint Vrain Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns.; Streams.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Silver Plume
- View of Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows houses and buildings, Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, barns and out buildings. The Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, Baxter Dunkirk and Payrock mines are on Republican Mountain in...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.; Mining.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mack's lumber yard N W corner Main & Sixth St.
- The office of this lumberyard in Canon City, Colorado, is a frame saltbox structure with a false front. Curving lines of letters on it read: "Easte(?), Chic(?), Wholesale, mouldings, lath, shingles, hardwood, picket fence, glass, cement, plaster,...
- Lumberyards--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1875
- The dairy and hog barns with the hogback in the background
- Two-story stone barns at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, have a shingle, hipped gable roof, brick chimneys, and adjoining silos with conical roofs and elevators. Iron "S" brackets line the brick wing, and rock walls and wooden gates...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1900?
- Eleanor Weckbaugh's pool & supper party for "St. Joan" Central City cast
- Cast members of the Central City "St. Joan" production dine with their guests on a summer evening in Central City, Colorado. Caroline Bancroft, at the head of the table, holds a cup in her hand.
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.
- 1956
- Ward, Colo.
- View of the mining town of Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Log cabins and buildings and wood houses and commercial buildings line the dirt streets. Privies are located throughout the town. Many houses and buildings have log retaining walls.
- Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.; Dirt roads.; Log buildings.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ward, Colorado
- Aerial view of Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, the Hotel McClancy, commercial buildings and wood frame houses and privies. An ore mill is situated on a hill overlooking the town. A mine and probably another mill are...
- Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.; Mills.; Mining.; Ore industry.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Aerial view of Gregory Gulch and Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows "The Gilpin Hotel" and "Stroehle Sheet Iron Works" on Main Street, houses, the Presbyterian Church and the school house on Bates Hill, and commercial buildings on Gregory...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.; Hotels.; Presbyterian churches.; Schools.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- State University campus, Boulder, Colo.
- View of the University of Colorado campus in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows unidentified houses, the Hale Scientific building (science), the president's house, Old Main and Woodbury Hall.
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses.; Universities & Colleges.
- [between 1897 and 1900?]
- Engraving of David H. Moffat
- An engraving of Colorado businessman David H. Moffat director of First National Bank of Aspen, Colorado. Below the bust engraving is his signature.
- Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911.
- [between 1855 and 1905]
- Old County Jail, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of Huerfano County Jail northwest of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, built by P. Chappel, of rock with a low curved roof. Sign lists county officers for the year 1878: "R. Pacheco, J. B. Hudson, Ben J. Doss, Com.; C. O. Unfug, C. Clerk,...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 10, 1893
- 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]
- Victor C. Kruse
- Studio bust portrait of Victor Clarence Kruse, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Kruse's short wavy hair is brushed upwards on top. He wears a wool coat, a shirt with a band collar, and a necktie fastened with a tie stud.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Kruse, Victor C. (Victor Clarence); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- High Bridge over the Loop, above Georgetown, Colo., C. & S. Ry
- Complete view of Colorado & Southern Railway's High Bridge with narrow gauge track underneath bridge in Clear Creek Canyon above Georgetown, Colorado; part of Georgetown Loop; retouched double header passenger train crossing bridge; Clear Creek...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890- 1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Yosemite Valley from Artists Point
- View of cliffs (part of Half Dome) and pine trees in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Valleys--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Portland, Ore.
- A boy stand on a hill that overlooks Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows houses, churches, buildings and the Willamette River in the distance.
- Portland (Or.)--1890-1900.; Willamette River (Or.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.; Rivers--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Yosemite Valley from Artists Point
- A Panoramic view from Artist Point of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows Half Dome in the distance, Bridalveil Fall and Cathedral Peaks.
- Bridalveil Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Manitou and Pikes Peak R.R. - crossing the timberline
- A view of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railroad tracks above timberline on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. A train is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows houses, public buildings and churches, and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades, mining operations and pine trees are visible on the mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, barns and commercial buildings, unpaved streets and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades and pine trees are visible on Aspen Mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Dora Moore school
- Architectural drawing of Corona School (Dora Moore Elementary School) at 9th (Ninth) and Corona Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--1880-1890.; Schools--1880-1890.; Corona School (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby looks up and is surrounded by an animal pelt.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stanton residence
- Interior view of the home of Charles Edwin Stanton and May Bonfils mansion, Belmar, at 797 South Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood, Colorado in Jefferson County. A crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling; candles of the fixture are lit. Sunlight...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1960.; Interiors.; Stanton, Charles Edwin--Homes & haunts.; Stanton, May Bonfils--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- 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]
- Shawnee, Colo., Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Shawnee, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; view across South Platte River to town, summer residences and lodges nestled amidst trees and hillside; cirrus clouds fill the sky.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Shawnee (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [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]
- 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]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of elderly female, Cripple Creek, Colorado; portrayed with lace collar and ruffle.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S. D.
- Crowd of Native American Lakota Sioux women and children and white men, including photographer Clarence Grant Morledge with a camera bag, pose on the steps of Dawson's store, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- View of a group of Native American Lakota Sioux sitting on the ground with men mounted on horseback and boarding school behind them, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Some wear headdresses, roaches, body paint, and dance bells on leg bands.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Boarding schools--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Large crowd of Native American Lakota Sioux and white men pose in front of the Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- [1890]
- Alice Good Horse
- Seated portrait of Alice Good Horse, a Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. She wears braids, a dress with a blanket around her waist, metal rings, bracelets,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Good Horse, Alice.
- [1890 or 1891]
- She Went Through a Crowd
- Seated portrait of She Went Through a Crowd, a Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. She wears braids, a dress with a shawl, metal earrings, necklace, rings and...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; She Went...
- [1891?]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of the beach at the Tallac Resort and Hotel on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. Shows staff and tourists, rowboats, buildings, forest; snow-covered mountains are in the distance. A sign on a horse-drawn delivery wagon reads "Lone...
- Tallac Resort (Calif.)--1890-1910.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Resorts--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [1890-1910?]
- Young woman
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears spectacles, her bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. Her crossover dress bodice is gathered at the shoulder with loose...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D. (dramatics?)
- C. H. Cressey, correspondent for the Omaha Bee, kneeing with rifle and William F. Kelley reporter of the Omaha State Journal, with hand gun pose in mock combat with a Native American Lakota Sioux man with a raised knife, Pine Ridge Reservation,...
- Omaha Bee--People.; Omaha State Journal--People.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Historical reenactments--South Dakota--1890-1900.;...
- [1890]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., Indian posed with white man
- C. H. Cressey, correspondent for the Omaha Bee, kneels and points a rifle at a Native American, Lakota Sioux man wearing a badge and with a raised knife, as William F. Kelley reporter of the Omaha State Journal looks on at the mock combat, in a...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Performances & portrayals--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...
- [1890]
- Teton Range
- A view of Grand Teton, Middle Teton, and South Teton in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, from the east side, shows glacial moraines, pine forests and snow-capped peaks.
- Grand Teton (Wyo. : Mountain)--1880-1900.; Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Middle Teton (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; South Teton (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--Grand Teton National...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Black Hawk
- A view of the town of Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a wooden buildings and shacks in a valley.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1910.
- [1895]
- The west end of River Street
- Men in topcoats, ties, hats, and a gold chain are with their saddled horses in Canon City, Colorado. A lariat hangs from each saddlehorn. One man's stirrups have covers. A ditch, rail fences, trees and low hills are behind them.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Henry C. Aufenger
- Studio bust portrait of Henry Clarence Aufenger, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a jacket and silk cravat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Aufenger, Henry C. (Henry Clarence); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Daisy C. Basey
- Studio bust portrait of Daisy Clinton Basey, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a velvet silk blouse and jacket, choker and cameo.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Basey, Daisy C. (Daisy Clinton); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Jennie C. Creswell
- Studio portrait of Jennie Clark Creswell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a bodice with a stiff, high beaded collar; her hair is upswept with curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Creswell, Jennie C. (Jennie Clark); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Helena C. Fisher
- Studio portrait of Helena Charlotte Fisher, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark blouse with pleats and silk trim.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Fisher, Helena C. (Helena Charlotte); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Bertha C. Herman
- Studio profile portrait of Bertha Clare Herman, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a moire silk blouse. Her hair is in a bun with bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Herman, Bertha C. (Bertha Clare); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Jennie C. Sloan
- Studio portrait of Jennie Christy Sloan, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark lace shawl and curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Sloan, Jennie C. (Jennie Cristy); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Boettcher School
- View of Charles Boettcher School (formerly Crippled Children's School) designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International Style building features a porte cochere,...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Nathaniel Cheney Brooks
- Studio portrait of Nathaniel Cheney Brooks, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark jacket and cravat with a light colored floral pattern.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brooks, Nathaniel Cheney.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Gertrude Cora Clinton
- Profile studio portrait of Gertrude Cora Clinton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse with light and dark quilted fabric, a stepped collar, and puff shoulders. Her hair is upswept with curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Clinton, Gertrude Cora.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Hattie Cornelia Colby
- Studio portrait of Hattie Cornelia Colby, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a light colored blouse, a choker, and a cameo.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Colby, Hattie Cornelia.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1893