Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Canon of the Colorado
- View from Hance Trail of rock formations in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Major Domo, Glen Eyrie
- View of a sandstone rock formation identified as "Major Domo" and other rock formations near Glen Eyrie (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Silverton and Sultan Mountain, Colo.
- View of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows Silverton reservoir, residences, and commercial buildings. Sultan Mountain and Grand Turk Peak are in the distance.
- Grand Turk (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, C. & N.W. Ry. tic[ket office]
- Close-up view of a corner entrance to the ticket office for Chicago and North Western Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad in Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. The brick building has a turret with metal Sullivanesque geometric...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Ticket offices--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Cattle ranch near Cimarron, round-up (around the circle)
- Cowboys are on horseback by a corral on a ranch near the Cimarron River in probably Montrose County, Colorado. Cattle, wood frame buildings and horse-drawn wagons are nearby.
- Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle herding--Montrose County--Colorado--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1898
- Gold mining near Buena Vista
- View of a mine shaft near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a winch, wheelbarrow, and pickaxe. Mount Princeton is in the distance.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Utah lake
- View of an unidentified lake and hills probably in Utah.
- Lakes & ponds--Utah--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Provo Falls
- View of Bridal Veil (Provo) Falls in Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah.
- Bridal Veil Falls (Utah)--1880-1890.; Provo Canyon (Utah)--1880-1890.; Utah County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mountain road
- View of dirt road on rock mountainside with snow capped Abrams Mountain, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Little Cottonwood Canyon, Temple Quarry
- View of a granite quarry identified as the Temple Quarry in Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows stone cutters and railroad spur of the Utah Central Railway.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Granite quarrying--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Duffy [i.e. Della Ferrell]
- Della Ferrell, a native of Colorado and member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses in front of a covered wagon at Earl's Court in England. Ferrell joined the show in 1887 as one of the "Western Girls." She was a trick rider and roper. She...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Yellowstone Lake, Mary's Bay
- View of a rocky shore, trees and the sun reflected on Mary Bay at Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mary Bay (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Tunnels 10 and 11, 11 Mile Canon, Colorado Midland [Ry.]
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway locomotive tender or caboose on narrow gauge tracks in a tunnel through a rock wall in Elevenmile Canyon (Park County), Colorado. Men pose near a tunnel opening.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- The Silver Cord
- View of the Silver Cord Mine with frame mine buildings on terraces, a tipple with log buttressing, and cabins near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Cord Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.;...
- [1881]
- Gateway, Garden of [the] Gods and Pikes Peak
- View of sandstone rock formations and Gate Rock at Garden of the Gods (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows bushes around rock formations and snow on Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Charles S. Stobie and his two Indian scouts
- Photograph of a newspaper clipping. Illustration shows Charles S. Stobie flanked by his North American Indian (Ute) scouts. (Left) Wanzito (Antelope), and (right) Chief Piah (Black Tail Deer.
- Indians of North America.; Ute Indians.; Artists--American--1860-1870.; Clippings.; Military scouts.; Piah, Ute chief.; Wanzito.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1865 and 1869?]
- Phoebe's Arch near Palmer Lake, Col.
- View of Elephant Rock Arch (Phoebe's Arch) near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A fallen and a standing tree are visible, and a man leans against the sandstone formation under the arch.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elephant Rock Arch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1894?]
- Near Wagon Wheel Gap
- View of the Rio Grande River near Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. A tent and horses, Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and telegraph poles are beside the river.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rio Grande--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge from the top, looking west
- A man sits on a rock above Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. The Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks are in the canyon.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- The Paint Pot, Yellowstone
- View of the Fountain Paint Pot, a hot spring and geyser in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Fountain Paint Pot (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Valley of Los Pinos Canon (Toltec Gorge)
- Aerial, panoramic view of narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande tracks in Toltec Gorge (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. Shows trees and snow on steep canyon walls above Rio de los Pinos.
- Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Rio Arriba County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Patterson Building, Denver
- View of the Patterson Building at 17th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows and balustrade. Sign reads: "The Washington Life Insurance Co. New York." Pedestrians, wagons and carriages...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- So. Utes women & children
- A group of Native American (Southern Ute) women and children are seated together next to tents, probably at a fair in New Mexico. Beside them are several woven water baskets with straps.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo baskets--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- So. Ute sub-chief Nanise, with wives and children
- Native American (Southern Ute) Sub-chief Nanise sits in front of a tepee with a group of women and children at a fair in New Mexico. He wears a feather headdress, fur covered braids, a fringed buckskin shirt, hairpipe necklace, a George Washington...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Children--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Nanise.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Seven Castles, Colo. Midland
- Photograph of a painting by Charles H. Harmon depicting rock formation Seven Castles near Basalt, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; passenger train is paralleled by Fryingpan River in valley.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [1907?]
- Opera House block, built by S. D. Hunter in 1886
- View of the Victorian Hunter Opera House in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, at the intersection of Eighth Street and Seventh Avenue. Carriages and standing people are in front of the building. Architectural features include bracketed cornices,...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- Arcenio C. de Baca, Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca & Don Pablo C. de Baca honeymoon at El Porvenir, N.M.
- Pablo C. de Baca, his wife Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca, and a nephew, Arcenio C. de Baca pose in a grove of pine trees near Porvenir (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Pablo wears a hat, suit and tie and has a mustache. Emilia wears a long dark dress...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Porvenir (N.M.)--1890-1900.; C. de Baca, Pedro, 1874-1940.; C. de Baca, Emilia Rudolph, 1879-1908.; C. de Baca, Arcenio.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1897
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Crosses.; Deterioration of buildings.; Historic buildings.; Priests.; Fisher, Father, C. S. R....
- ca. 2000
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church...
- ca. 2004
- Georgetown, Col.
- View of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows houses and the business district. Republican Mountain and Griffith Mountain are on either side of the valley.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Leadville
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mine tailings, mine buildings and smelters, a school and the Arkansas River. Snow is on Mount Massive in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Rooster Rock, Columbia River
- View of Rooster Rock, a basalt pillar, and dense trees beside the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Oregon. People in a canoe are near the shore of the river.
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rooster Rock (Multnomah County, Or. : Pillar)--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Hercules Pillars, Columbia River.
- View of the Pillars of Hercules, a group of basalt pillars, near a railroad track in Multnomah County, Oregon. The Columbia River is in the distance.
- Multnomah, County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Pillars of Hercules (Or.)--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Columbia River Cascades
- A panoramic view of the Columbia River Cascades in probably Hood River County, Oregon; shows boats in the river and moored by the shore. A bridge is in the distance and a dike or lock construction project is in progress. A railroad track runs near...
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Hood River County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rapids--Oregon--Hood River County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Hood River County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- "Lake Miriam" Leven Lakes and Spanish Peaks
- A view of a lake identified as Lake Miriam and the Spanish Peaks in Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Huerfano County--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- South Cheyenne Canyon
- A view of rock formations in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a bridge over South Cheyenne Creek.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--El...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Castle Falls, North Cheyenne Canon
- View of a waterfall identified as Castle Falls, on North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a log embankment, an observation platform and a log railing above the falls; rock formations are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Mt. Sopris from Inspiration Point
- A view of Mount Sopris from an area identified as Inspiration Point in Pitkin County, Colorado. Rock formations are in the distance.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Coke Ovens at Cardiff, Colorado, Colorado Midland Railroad
- View of horse-drawn ore carts on top of a long line of joined stone coke ovens, shows rakes, wheelbarrows, a hose, wood piles and laborers, Cardiff (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.; Cardiff (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Green Mountain, Colorado Midland Railroad
- View of a lake and an island with a dock and pavilion in Green Mountain Falls (Teller County and El Paso County), Colorado; shows a Colorado Midland Railroad locomotive with passenger car, depot buildings, a large frame hotel, scattered frame...
- Colorado Midland Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Green Mountain...
- [between 1890 and 1897]
- Chatanooga [sic] - Ouray & Silverton Railroad
- View of the mining town of Chattanooga (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows log and wood frame buildings, and Silverton Northern Railroad tracks; Red Mountain is in the distance.
- Chattanooga (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Chattanooga--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chattanooga--1890-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Toll gate at Bear Creek Falls
- View of the hewn log tollgate on the Otto Mears Toll Road built into the cliffs in Ouray County, Colorado. Bear Creek Falls cascades through the rocks. Shows a hewn log tollhouse with chinking, log retaining wall.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- The Devils Slide, Weber Canon U.P.R.Y.
- View of the Devils Slide rock formation in Weber Canyon (Morgan County), Utah. Union Pacific Railway Company tracks and telegraph poles are near the rock formation.
- Devils Slide (Morgan County, Utah : Slope)--1860-1870.; Morgan County (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber Canon (Morgan County, Utah)--1860-1870.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Morgan County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Utah--Morgan County--1860-1870.
- [1869]
- Devils Gate bridge, Weber Canon, U.P.R.Y.
- View of Devils Gate bridge, a railroad bridge, and a stream in Weber Canyon (Weber County), Utah.
- Devils Gate (Weber County, Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1860-1870.; Weber County (Utah)--1860-1870.; Canyons--Utah--Weber County--1860-1870.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Weber County--1860-1870.; Streams--Utah--Weber County--1860-1870.
- [1869]
- The Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake
- View of the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Tabernacle on Temple Square, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the oval domed roof, arched doorways and sidewalks.
- Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon tabernacles--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- The Garden of the Gods
- View of a sandstone rock formation in the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, trees, and brush.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of Seven Falls (Cheyenne Falls) on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A wooden staircase is near the waterfall.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1910.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Veta Pass, Dump Mountain
- View of the caboose end of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass, Huerfano County), Colorado. Well-dressed men stand near and on top of the train. Shows a split rail fence and dirt road. Another train...
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1886.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1886.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1886.; Passengers--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1886.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1886.; Railroads--Huerfano...
- [between 1870 and 1886]
- Argenta Falls, Lake Fork
- A man stands on a bridge, another on a rock formation, near Argenta Falls on the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows a log foot bridge, clear cut hills and pine trees.
- Argenta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Canon of the Grand in Utah
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway train beside the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon in Grand County, Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyon--Utah--Grand Countys--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand...
- [between 1881 and 1889]