Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Ute and his squaw, Ute Canyon, Colo.
- View of a dirt road and rock formations that resemble human heads in a canyon identified as Ute Canyon, Colorado. Trees and bushes are nearby.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Casino and Sea Beach Hotel, Santa Cruz, Cal.
- People swim in the Pacific Ocean and walk along the beach at Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. Small canvas tents are set up in the sand near the boardwalk. The Sea Beach Hotel sits on a hill above the beach. The hotel is a two and...
- Sea Beach Hotel (Santa Cruz, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Beaches--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.; Oceans--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.;...
- [1905?]
- South Lookout Mountain
- View of a valley, dirt road, and hillside in San Miguel County or San Juan County, Colorado. Men work on narrow gauge railroad tracks. South Lookout Peak is in the distance.
- South Lookout Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Miner's dug out
- Miners pose near a stone and mud-plastered dugout house (duplex) built into a hillside, two wear caps with miners lights, one smokes a pipe. Men in suits pose near a sawhorse and wood planks.
- Dugout houses--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Utah Lake
- Two men sit and stand on the shore of Utah Lake, Utah County, Utah at sunset; one points toward the lake. Shows a small boat on the water, marsh grasses, and the Wasatch Mountains in the distance.
- Utah County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Utah Lake (Utah)--1880-1890.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.; Sunrises & sunsets--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Twin falls, near Ames
- View of waterfalls near Ames (San Miguel County), Colorado. One waterfall is from a wood flume, the other is from an unidentified stream.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cathedral Spires from the bridge
- View of Rio Grande Southern narrow gauge tracks on the Ophir Loop trestle near Ophir Loop in San Miguel County, Colorado. The Ophir Needles (Cathedral Spires) are in the distance.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; Ophir Needles (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Durango from the reservoir
- View of Durango (La Plata County), Colorado taken from the city reservoir. Shows the Ernest J. H. Amy residence, La Plata County Courthouse, the Presbyterian church, and the Strater Hotel. Smoke rises from the stacks of the San Juan Smelting and...
- Durango (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 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?]
- Mt. Kendal [sic] from Mineral Creek
- View of Kendall Mountain from Mineral Creek with railroad track, mines, and frame mine buildings, San Juan County, Colorado. Men work along the side of the road in the distance.
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mineral Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Horse Shoe Curve from Chattanooga
- View of Horse Shoe Curve on the Silverton Northern Railroad near Chattanooga (San Juan County), Colorado. Otto Mears' Toll Road and a frame building are in the valley nearby.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Toll Gate, Ouray Stage Road
- Men and women passengers sit in a horse-drawn coach (Tally-ho) near the log toll gate on the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road (Otto Mears Toll Road) in Ouray County, Colorado. In the distance, men sit on and stand by horses. Bear Creek Falls cascades...
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll...
- 1893 June 24
- San Pedro, Cal., Point Fermin
- A lighthouse sits on Point Fermin in San Pedro (Los Angeles County), California. The lighthouse is a wood frame house-like structure with a tower. The building is surrounded by a fence, and outbuildings are nearby. Shows a steep cliff and the...
- Point Fermin Lighthouse (San Pedro, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1890-1910.; Point Fermin (Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Capes (Coasts)--California--Los...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- California Limited, on the desert
- An Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway train, the California Limited, moves down tracks, probably in the Mojave (Mohave) Desert in California. A water tank and frame building are in the distance. Joshua Trees grow nearby.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1910.; Mojave Desert (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Deserts--California--1890-1910.; Railroads--California--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Joshua Trees
- Joshua Trees grow along Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway tracks in the Mojave (Mohave) Desert, San Bernardino County, California.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1910.; Mojave Desert (Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Bernardino County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Deserts--California--San Bernardino County--1890-1910.; Joshua trees--California--San Bernardino...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Station at Holbrook, Az.
- Men, women, and children gather on the platform of the train depot in Holbrook (Navajo County), Arizona. The building is a two-story brick structure with a second-story porch. A sign on the building reads: "Dining Hall." A train of probably the...
- Chicago & Pacific Railroad--1890-1910.; Holbrook (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Arizona--Holbrook--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Holbrook--1890-1910.; Railroads--Arizona--Holbrook--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Station at Flagstaff, Arizona
- Passengers wait near the railroad depot in Flagstaff (Coconino County), Arizona. The building is a one story rusticated stone structure. Shows train cars and tracks of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A label painted on a train...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1910.; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Arizona--Flagstaff--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Flagstaff--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Passing Canon Diablo station, Cal. [sic]
- View of the Canyon Diablo railroad station of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company in Canyon Diablo (Coconino County), Arizona. The depot is a small wood frame structure. A sign reading "Diablo Canon" is mounted on a high post. Shows...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1880-1900.; Canyon Diablo (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Canyon Diablo--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Arizona--Canyon Diablo--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hunting in Middle Park
- View of three men with five slaughtered elk, Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elk--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Hunting--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Snow plow at Ivanhoe. Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of Colorado Midland Railway rotary snow plow in operation, men, boy and water tower at Ivanhoe, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- A home in the Blue Ridge Mtns. of Virginia
- A wood plank house and barn sit near a dirt road in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. A woman and child stand in the doorway and on the porch; a duck sits in the yard.
- Blue Ridge Mountains--1900-1910.; Barns--Virginia--1900-1910.; Houses--Virginia--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A mountain stream
- View of pine trees and a wooded hillside in possibly the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. A mountain stream runs below.
- Forests--Virginia--1900-1910.; Pines--Virginia--1900-1910.; Streams--Virginia--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Lake George. Rest house, Camp Iroquois
- Women sit in a log gazebo under a tree at Camp Iroquois on Lake George in probably Warren County, New York. Other campers stroll on the lawn and sit near a row of tents. The lodge and veranda sit behind the gazebo.
- George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--1900-1910.; Warren County (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Camps--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Gazebos--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Lake George. Typical camp life, Camp Iroquois at Glen Eyrie
- A woman rests in a hammock under shade trees and gazes out at Lake George while a male companion reads to her at Camp Iroquois in probably Warren County, New York. He sits in front of a canvas tent pitched on rock pillars. Shoes sit under the...
- George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--1900-1910.; Warren County (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Camps--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Hammocks--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Reading--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Tents--New...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Horses in Kings County
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, horses stand in a pasture near a wooden fence under trees probably in Kings County, California.
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Farms--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Horses--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Pigs in Kings County
- The photographer's shadow falls in front of a drove of pigs in probably Kings County, California. The pigs root in a grassy pasture under trees; men and women sit at the edge of the field.
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Farms--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Swine--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Drying prunes, Kings County
- A man sits in a horse-drawn cart in the middle of a field in probably Kings County, California. Other men stand near the buggy. Long wooden flats sit side by side and cover the field. The flats are covered with plums to be dried in the sun. Other...
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Food drying--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Plums--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Raymond Hotel, Pasadena
- Young girls on donkeys wait in circular drive of the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows a Mission style three story building with corner turret, portico and...
- Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Children & animals--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.; Donkeys--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.; Girls--California--Pasadena--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- A.T. & S.F. engine 989
- View of Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe locomotive number 989, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Basaltic Canon, Yellowstone River
- The Yellowstone River runs through columnar basalt (volcanic) formations in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park.; Rivers--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of mineral formations identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pools of water and trees are on the terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Salida
- View of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado, and the Sawatch Mountains. Shows Denver and Rio Grande tracks, two trestle bridges across the Arkansas River, freight cars, and the depot. The Hotel Monte Christo and Central School are visible.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1886?]
- Evergreen Lake, Colo.
- View of Evergreen Lakes and The Evergreen Hotel near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The frame constructed hotel has two balconies. A partly covered foot bridge and canoe are near the water. Mounts Elbert and Massive are in the distance.
- Evergreen Hotel (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Evergreen Lakes (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1910.
- [between 1882 and 1910?]
- Evergreen Lake, Colo.
- View of The Evergreen Hotel and dock on Evergreen Lakes outside of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The clapboard buildings have porches, a widow's walk and balustrade. Canoes and a sailboat are near the dock.
- Evergreen Hotel (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Evergreen Lakes (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1910.; Sailboats--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1882 and 1910?]
- N. Cheyenne Canon, Colo.
- A man sits in a wagon with a fringed top near a rock formation in North Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows trees and a wooden bridge.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cottonwood grove, Platte Valley near old Ft. St. Vrain, Col.
- A man and woman gather sticks in a meadow next to a Cottonwood grove near Fort Saint Vrain (Weld County), Colorado. The man wears a shirt and vest, pants and a hat. The woman wears a dress and a hat. Cottonwood trees are nearby.
- Cottonwood--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Weld County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Fuelwood gathering--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Trees--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Leadville from the west
- Panoramic view of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado and the Sawatch Mountains. Shows frame houses and The Tabor Opera House and St. George's Episcopal Church among downtown buildings. Signs read "Smoke Little Joker Tobacco", "Little Pittsbur[gh]",...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Palmer Lake, Colorado
- View of men and women in rowboats, in hats, suits, and dresses, on Palmer Lake, at Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a fountain, boat house, water tank, the Denver and Rio Grande depot, tracks and the Judd Eating House. One of the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo. : Reservoir)--1880-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1884 and 1895?]
- Castle Gate, Utah
- View of The Castle Gate rock formation in Price Canyon (Carbon County), Utah. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway tracks, a trestle over the Price River, and telegraph poles.
- Carbon County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castle Gate, The (Utah)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Carbon County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Utah--Carbon County--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889?]
- Manitou Bathhouse
- Men, women, children and a brass band pose on porches, balconies and the grounds of the Manitou Bath House in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The three-story frame Queen Anne style building has gable roofs, ridge cresting and square...
- Manitou Bath House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver, Col.
- View of Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Central Presbyterian Church is on the corner of Sherman and Seventeenth Street. Shows houses and commercial buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sunshine peak [sic] from Lake Fork near Illium [sic]
- A man fishes in the Lake Fork stream beside Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks near Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Sunshine Mountain is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Lake Fork (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sheridan Incline & Pandora
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in Pandora (San Miguel County) Colorado. Railway tracks lead down the Sheridan Incline and meet up with Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks. Shows a snowshed,...
- Pandora (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sunshine Peak [sic] & Mt. Wilson
- View of Sunshine Mountain and Mount Wilson in San Miguel County, Colorado. A dirt road, a stream, and a Denver and Rio Grande railroad embankment are in the valley below.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Wilson, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Lower Creede
- View of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Wood frame buildings, tents, and a wooden bridge are in the town. Horses are nearby.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- North Willow Canon
- A group of men stand around a frame cabin in Willow Creek canyon in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows tents and tree stumps.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Road to the Ledges, Des Moines
- A man wears a suit and poses in a horse-drawn carriage on a dirt road near Ledges State Park (Boone County), Iowa. Wheel ruts are in the dirt, and dense trees are on both sides of the road.
- Boone County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--Iowa--Boone County--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Near Wheatland, Iowa
- View of Chicago & North Western Railway Company double tracks on a railroad grade near Wheatland (Clinton County), Iowa. A covered bridge is over tracks in the distance, and trees and grass are beside the tracks. A sign reads: "Wheatland One Mile."
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clinton County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- Creed, near Willow Creek junction
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks in North Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Men walk on the railroad tracks. A group of men stand outside the Arcade Saloon. A sign reads: "Arcade Restaurant." Shows a log building, and a rock formation...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; North Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]