Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Course of the Arkansas as it leaves the mts. near Canon City, Colo. Ter.
- Distant view of the Arkansas River near Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows either partly constructed Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks and a grade at the edge of the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1872 and 1875]
- East end of mill, Smith & Parmelee Gold Co. on Gregory Extension & Briggs Lodes.
- Miners pose at the Smith & Parmelee Gold Company mill at Gregory Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gold mine is beside the Briggs Gold Mining Company lode and on what was known as the Gregory Extension crevice. Shows mule and...
- Smith & Parmelee Gold Mining Co.--Buildings--1860-1870.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--1860-1870.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--1860-1870.;...
- [1861]
- Railroad tracks and snow
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks in Colorado. Shows snow covered mountains and a valley.
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Smiley Junior High School ground breaking ceremony
- A group of School Board and community members at the ground breaking ceremony for Smiley Junior High School. There are three men holding shovels, and a woman and a man holding building plans.
- Smiley Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Ground breaking ceremonies.; School board members.
- undated
- Colo. Capito [sic] and grounds
- Exterior view of Colorado State Capitol building and grounds, Denver, Colorado; Capitol dome with gold leaf, flag pole in center of grounds; Broadway and Lincoln, residences to south of Capitol building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Domes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Public play grounds, Denver
- Group of children playing in public playground or school yard, Denver, Colorado; group of boys possibly playing football, group of men watching another man digging large circular hole in playground area; group of boys playing limbo or jumping over...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- St. Leo's Church, Denver
- Exterior view of Saint Leo's Catholic Church with adjoining Parish Hall or Priest residence, 10th (Tenth) Street and West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1891 and torn down in 1965; wooden frame residence on left of church.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Saint Leo's Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Young Womans Christian Association Bldg, Denver
- Exterior view of Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) building, 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Sherman, Denver, Colorado; built in 1899, dedicated in 1900, and torn down in 1971; brick residences adjacent to both sides of building.
- Young Women's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Oak's [sic] Home, Denver
- Exterior view of Oakes Home, 2825 West 32nd (Thirty-second) and Decatur, Denver, Colorado; built by Reverend Frederick W. Oakes in 1895; dirt driveway leading to Grace House (rotunda with columns) with men seated on lounge or rocking chairs;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1895 and 1903]
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Cannon, Helyn L ;Mrs
- Western History Subject Index
- Brooker ; L
- Scale detail of furniture for judges chambers (typical) Municipal Building, City and County of Denver
- Front and side views of neoclassical office furniture designed for the Municipal Building (currently City and County Building), 1437 Bannock Street, Civic Center neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, 1932. The blueprint show the front and side elevations...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Office furniture.--1930-1940.
- 1932, April 12
- Loop at Georgetown
- A view of a Union Pacific Denver and Gulf Railway Company train (narrow gauge) near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado shows engine number "283" and a passenger car. A group of people stand behind the train on Devils Gate trestle over Clear...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1884 and 1898?]
- Wawona
- View of the two-story frame Wawona Hotel with a fountain in Yosemite National Park, California. Doors on the balcony have transoms, people sit on the front porch and a picket fence surrounds the hotel. A large sign reads: "Wawona Hotel".
- Wawona Hotel--1880-1910.; Wawona (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Hotels--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National Parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of the dock at Tallac Resort on Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County), California shows staff and tourists. Outbuildings of the hotel, piles of fire wood and canoes are near the dock area.
- Tallac Resort (Calif)--1890-1910.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Monterey, Hotel Del Monte
- A view of the grounds of the Hotel Del Monte in Monterey (Monterey County), California. The grounds include palms, shrubs, flowers and ivy covered trees, and pathways with benches.
- Hotel Del Monte (Monterey, Calif.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Monterey (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--California--Monterey--1890-1900.; Lawns--California--Monterey--1890-1900.; Trees--California--Monterey--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 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
- Yosemite from Artists Point
- Panoramic view from Artist Point of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows El Capitan, and Half Dome in the distance.
- El Capitan (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations z California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Portland
- A view of Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows gardens, orchards, houses, and buildings. The Willamette River is in the distance.
- Portland (Or.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.; Rivers--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Guna Juato [i.e. Guanajuato]
- A view of Guanajuato (Guanajuato State), Mexico. Shows adobe houses with courtyards, a Spanish Colonial style church and cultivated plots of land.
- Guanajuato (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Cities and towns--Mexico--Guanajuato--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Grand Canyon of the Colorado
- A panoramic view of the Grand Canyon shows eroded sandstone canyon walls, steep cliffs, sedimentary rock layers, trees and shrubs at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mountain
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, churches, commercial and public buildings, unpaved streets and the Roaring Fork River.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak range
- A view of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado, and Cheyenne Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, commercial buildings, and railroad tracks. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Glenwood Springs
- A view of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows the Yampah (Yampa) Hot Springs and bathhouses, the Colorado River, railroad grades and bridges, wood frame houses and commercial buildings.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods
- A view of the Seal and the Bear rock formations at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a dirt road and brush near the formations.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rock Formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Golden Gate from Berkeley
- Panoramic, aerial view of buildings in Berkeley (Alameda County), California and San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate channel in San Francisco, California. Shows houses, churches, fences, trees and yards in Berkeley. Wharves are in San Francisco...
- Berkeley (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.; Channels--California--San...
- [1900?]
- 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?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She wears a dress with lace collar.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Graham Mesa Band
- Members of the Graham (family) Mesa Brass Band pose with musical instruments in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. They are identified as (top row, left to right): Elmer, Albert, Claude, Isem W., Henry and Jennie and (bottom row, left to right):...
- Graham, Isem W.--Family.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.;...
- 1911, October 16
- Yosemite Valley from Artists Point
- A panoramic view from Artist Point in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Shows El Capitan and snow-capped peaks in the distance. The area at the base of El Capitan is heavily forested.
- El Capitan (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1880-1910?]
- Cleopatra and Jupiter Terraces - Yellowstone National Park
- A view of the Cleopatra and Jupiter terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a view of the calcium carbonate formations.
- Cleopatra Spring (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Cloud Peak
- A view of Cloud Peak in Big Horn or Johnson County, Wyoming. Shows alpine terrain with snow and trees.
- Cloud Peak (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- A view of Guanajuato (Guanajuato State), Mexico. Shows men with hats and serapes on a hillside. Adobe houses, churches. and public and commercial structures are in the town. Yuriria, a Franciscan monastery, is seen on a mountain top in the distance.
- Guanajuato (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Cities and towns--Mexico--Guanajuato--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Wawona
- A view near the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park, California shows a group of barns in a field. A snow covered mountain is seen in the distance.
- Wawona (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National Parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Open [sic] Ophir Loop - Rio Grande Southern Railway
- A view of a train as it approaches the Ophir loop near Ophir Loop (San Miguel County), Colorado shows a Rio Grande Southern engine and passenger cars on the railroad grade.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1910.; Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Ophir loop
- A view of the Ophir loop on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad near Ophir Loop (San Miguel County), Colorado. A group of men sit and stand on a mountainside overlooking a valley. A wooden railroad trestle with an engine and passenger car is in the...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1900.; Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1880-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Ophir Loop - Rio Grande Southern Ry.
- A view of the Ophir loop near Ophir Loop (San Miguel County), Colorado shows a Rio Grande Southern Railroad engine with passenger cars. Railroad trestles and bridges are visible in the distance.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1910.; Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1880-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs, Jupiter and Cleopatra Terraces
- A view of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming shows the Jupiter and Cleopatra Spring calcium carbonate terraces.
- Cleopatra Spring (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Wagon Whee[l]
- View of the Rio Grande River at Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows a dirt road and a bridge over the river and a line of posts in the ground.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rio Grande--1880-1890.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1890.
- [between 1800 and 1883?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado. Streetcars and horses with carriages are on Sixteenth Street. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Kittredge Building, First Congregational Church, and Denver City Hall. The fire-damaged remains of the People's...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- View of the mining town of Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows hewn log cabins with chinking, framed windows, doors, and chimneys; wood frame residences; and masonry commercial buildings. Mines and mining structures are on the hillside...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Redlands from Smiley's [sic] Heights
- Panoramic view of Redlands (San Bernardino County), California. Shows the entrance to Smiley Heights subdivision, trees, palms, gardens, and shrubs near a road. Houses, cultivated fields, and the San Bernardino Mountains are in the distance.
- Redlands (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Bernardino Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Smiley Heights (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Redlands--1900-1910.; Gardens--California--Redlands--1900-1910.;...
- [1902?]
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
- View of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a fence by an overlook on the edge of a cliff. A thick forest of pine trees grows on the slope of the canyon.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco & Bay
- View from probably California Street Hill of the Telegraph Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Shows apartment buildings, houses, and commercial buildings. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Old Kirk Whiskey," "Paramount Cafe,"...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Waldorf
- View of Waldorf and Vidler mines, Clear Creek County, Colorado, (11,666 feet); shows outbuildings, water tank, ore carts, mine dumps and tailings. Road parallels Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks and spur to Vidler, then ascends to...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1905 and 1913]
- Manhattan Beach
- View of Manhattan Beach amusement park in Denver, Colorado; shows men on a bench by landscaping, and a building with signs: "Roller Rink Special Features Each Week, Monday, Ladie's Day, Wednesday, Contests of Grace, Friday, Society Night, 10 Cents...
- Roller-skating rinks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Park...
- [between 1891 and 1906?]
- Curtis at corner of 16th
- Rooftop view of Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Daniels & Fisher Tower is nearby. Signs on buildings read: "Agents Opera House Building Horace W. Bennett & Co.," "Isbell-Kent-Oa[...] Dry Goods Drapery Bedding," "The Henneberry Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- House on Clayton Street
- View of a house at 1366 Clayton Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story house has a covered entryway.
- Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Sioux Indians
- Group portrait of four Native American (Sioux) men and one white man. Identification reads: "front: Sitting Bull, Swift Bear, Spotted Tail (Brulé ), rear: Julius Meyer, Red Cloud (Oglala)." Two of the men carry top hats.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Meyer, Julius, fl. 1850-1880.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Sitting Bull, Oglala chief, 1840?-1877.;...
- [1875 May 13]
- A Grand Valley packing house, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit-packing warehouse, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dozens of stacks of wooden crates packed with peaches & pears, one man pushing dolly loaded with crates of pears labeled "Grand Valley pears...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Peaches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Pears--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway...
- [between 1910 and 1918]