Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows men gambling with poker chips and a roulette wheel. The bartender holds a tray of beer glasses; a cigar advertisement: "The Thies Ribbon Cigars" hangs on the water closet....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Card games--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Leadville saloon
- Men in suits and hats stand at the bar in a saloon in Leadville, Colorado. Two men stand behind the long wooden bar, one wears a suit, bow tie and derby hat, the saloonkeeper wears a white jacket and bow tie. Both men have moustaches. The wooden...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- The Colo. Gold Dredging Co. on the D.& R.G.R.R. at Russell, Colo.
- Men in suits, one woman and workmen stand on top of and beside a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell, Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows an American flag on a flagpole.
- Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of (possibly) Hyman's Saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows well dressed men, a bar, and a carved wood barback. Decor includes a punch bowl, frosted chip glass, swinging doors, liquor bottles, and taxidermy mounted deer...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- La Porte [sic], Colo., old stage station
- A car is parked in front of a hewn log and clapboard-sided store and house, a former Overland Trail stage station, in Laporte (Larimer County), Colorado. The one-story building has a gabled roof and a bay window. Shows cottonwood trees, a utility...
- Laporte (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.
- 1926 September
- Lawson
- View of Lawson in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks, Clear Creek, houses, dirt streets and utility poles in the valley.
- Lawson (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Lawson--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Lawson--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman jumping
- View of a woman in a slip and stockings jumping from a bridge, Colorado.
- Jumping--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Roach's Lodge
- An unidentified young man poses with guns, fishing pole, and binoculars at Roach's Lodge, Colorado (?).
- Fishing & hunting gear--Colorado--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sunflower carnival, Colo. Spgs.
- Two horse drawn buggys are decorated for the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Two women ride in a buggy covered with light and dark flowers, one holds an umbrella. Two women ride in another foliage covered buggy, one...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- McCoy Hotel
- Automobiles are parked near the McCoy Hotel in Colorado. Wagon wheels and antlers are on a wooden rail fence near the two-story building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Antlers Hotel
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Automobiles are parked and drive on the street near the building. A nearby sign reads: "Cheyenne Hotel."
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Mexican beet worker
- Portrait of a Mexican migrant worker in Colorado. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and jacket with a pin that reads: "CIO."
- Mexicans--Employment--Colorado--1930-1940.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1930-1940.; Alien laborers--Mexican--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Capetowners Club picnic
- A group of African American (Black) men and women sit in folding yard chairs at a Capetowners Club picnic, probably near Denver, Colorado. A young boy stands next to a man who has his arm around the child. One woman holds a Schlitz beer in her...
- Capetowners Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--1960-1970.; Picnics--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [1962?]
- Capetowners Club picnic
- A group of African American (Black) women, children, and men pose on and near a picnic table in a campground at a Capetowners picnic, probably near Denver, Colorado. One boy holds a softball in a mitt and another wears a sweatshirt reading:...
- Capetowners Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--1960-1970.; People--Colorado--1960-1970.; Picnics--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [1962?]
- Gay Dutchess club
- View of a Gay Dutchess club (The Gay Dutchess) picnic shows a group of African American (Black) men and women gathered around a picnic table at a park in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. Everyone is dressed in summer clothes, with light...
- Gay Dutchess, The (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--1950-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1970.; Families--Colorado--1950-1970.; Picnics--Colorado--1950-1970.
- [between 1955 and 1965?]
- Kings and Queens Social Club
- A group of African American men and women, members of the Kings and Queens Social Club, pretend to be drunk at a park in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. They drape their arms around each other and stand in awkward poses. Two of the people hold...
- Kings and Queens Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--1950-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1970.; Impersonation--Colorado--1950-1970.; Intoxication--Colorado--1950-1970.; People--Colorado--1950-1970.
- [between 1955 and 1965?]
- Conduits
- View of a large metal conduit loaded on a railroad flatbed car in Colorado. The pipe is probably for use with the Fraser River Diversion project. Shows a locomotive in the distance. Snow covers the ground.
- Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1937 January 23
- Berthoud Pass
- View of a road on Berthoud Pass which borders Grand and Clear Creek Counties, Colorado. Shows mountains in the distance and a forest.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- The Devil's Crossing
- Two men pose atop a rocky ridge identified as The Devil's Crossing, probably in Colorado. Both men hold hats.
- Men--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1910
- On the trail to Elk Falls Ranch
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies are on a trail ride near the Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch in probably Park County, Colorado. The men on horseback are dressed in western attire that includes cowboy hats. They travel on a dirt road....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Park County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Park County--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Park County--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 July
- Elk Horn Lodge [sic], Estes Park [sic], father / son teams
- Fathers and sons, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose on horseback in a meadow near buildings at Elmer Berg's Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch in Park County, Colorado. The men are identified left to right as: "Forest Bucky Button with...
- Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Park County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dude ranches--Colorado--Park County--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 July
- Colt initiation, Gravey Graves, Tim Tyler, Joe Dekker, Rocky Rockiever, Dick Dickson
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies participate in an initiation for new members, "Colts." The men are identified left to right as: Claude "Gravey" Graves, Tim Tyler, Joe H. Dekker, Rocky Rockiever, and Dick Dickson. The men stand around a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hazing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Initiation rites--Colorado--1940-1950.; Joking--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1949 July
- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Manual of the First Presbyterian Church of Denver, Colorado.
- Book produced by the First Central Presbyterian Church, later known as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado. Contained in the book is a partial list of members, a brief historical sketch of the church, and the Articles of Faith in...
- First Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1873 December 22
- Placer mining near Russel [sic], La Veta Pass
- Men in suits, one woman and workmen stand on top of, in windows and beside a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell (Costilla County), Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows an American flag on a flagpole.
- Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mary McKinney Mine
- Men, women and children disembark from possibly Colorado and Southern Railroad passenger cars near Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. The site, identified as the Mary McKinney mine complex, was part of the Cripple Creek Mining District. Shows a...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mary McKinney Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1920-1930.; Passengers--Colorado--Anaconda--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Anaconda--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Colo. Gold Dredging Co. on the D.& R.G.R.R. at Russell Colo.
- View of workmen on a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell (Costilla County) Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows men in suits near workmen, construction tools, barrels, railroad ties and planks.
- Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Green Mountain lake Colo. Midland Road
- View of Green Mountain Falls Lake and Hotel in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, in El Paso and Teller Counties. A gazebo is on an island in middle of the lake and small cabins are along the lake shore. A Colorado Midland Railway Company train is in...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Green Mountain...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Tramway car on last day
- View of Denver Tramway Corporation trolley number "308" under a passenger shelter with signs for route "75" and "Today Is My Last Day...Tomorrow a New Bus Replaces Me." A bench and a metal garbage can are near the trolley. A parked car is on a...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1950 June]
- Leadville - Harrison Avenue
- View of Harrison Avenue, in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado as pedestrians walk down street. Shows businesses (some with awnings) and horse-drawn carriages. Signs on buildings read: "Virginia Harned Cigars," "Campbell Music Co., Steinway pianos,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Leadville - Streets - Harrison
- View of Harrison Street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; people walk down the street. The Lake County courthouse has a mansard roof, arched windows, metal and stone cornices; the cupola has a bronze statue of the "State of Justice" on it....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1893]
- Hotchkiss Streets
- Main Street in Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado, is flanked by businesses, cars, and pedestrians. Signs read: "Post Office, Hotchkiss, Colo," "First National Bank," and "Hotchkiss Hotel." Mt. Lamborn is in the distance.
- Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Glenwood Springs
- Snowy street scene in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, a flagpole and parked cars. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Orpheum," "Garage," "Iola Rooms," "Komac Pure Paint." The Grand Avenue bridge and Hotel...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1930.; Winter--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1929]
- Winter at Glenwood Springs
- View of snow and ice covered houses, a sidewalk, fence, trees and utility cables in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Winter--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Glenwood Springs
- Snowy street scene in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, a flagpole on the "Federal Building," and parked cars. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Orpheum," "Garage," "Iola Rooms," "Ford Authorized Service Station."...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1915-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Government facilities--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Winter--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1929]
- Monte Vista
- Pedestrians walk or stand by stone and brick commercial buildings that line the main street of Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows a person on a bicycle and a dog. A sign on a waste container reads: "Put your papers here." Signs on...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Palisade, Co., Mountain Lion Fruit Co
- The Mountain Lion Fruit Company warehouse in Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado, near the Colorado Midland Railway line. Shows wagons and the Book Cliffs in the distance.
- Mountain Lion Fruit Company (Palisade, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mancos
- Unpaved Main Street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, parked cars, store fronts, utility poles and a flagpole with a flag. Signs on buildings read: "Mancos, Colo. Post Office," "First National Bank," "Mesa Verde National...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1935]
- Monte Vista Streets (1st Avenue)
- Bricklayers work on a building as pedestrians walk down First (1st) Avenue in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows parked cars, commercial buildings and a clock on a pole. Signs read: "The Stow Mercantile Co.," "[Ca]sh Meat Market W.V....
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Montrose Streets
- A boy sits in the cradle of a tree in front of a house, number "646," on an unidentified street in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a parked car, a sidewalk, and rows of trees along a dirt road.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Residential streets--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Trees--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Paonia outskirts
- View of Paonia (Delta County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, dirt streets, fruit orchards, and Denver & Rio Grande Railroad freight cars.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Paonia, Colo.
- View of fruit orchards and the town of Paonia (Delta County), Colorado. Shows possibly a fruit warehouse.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Paonia, Colo.
- View of the town of Paonia (Delta County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad cars, wood frame and brick buildings, fruit orchards, the North Fork Gunnison River, and a fruit packing warehouse.
- Gunnison River, North Fork (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pueblo, Colo
- View of Main Street looking north in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, and cars. Signs on buildings (including lighted ones) read: "Rialto," "Betty Compson & Tom Moore," "Assembly of God, Church of Christ,"...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1922
- North Main Street, North from 4th St., Pueblo, Colo.
- View of North Main Street in Pueblo, (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a commercial street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings (including the Pueblo Opera House) and two rows of street railway tracks in center of street. Shows...
- Grand Vodevil (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- A Pueblo business street looking north on Main Street from Fourth Street
- View of Main Street looking north in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, and cars. Signs on buildings (including lighted ones) read: "Rialt[o]," "Hotel Maine," "San Isabel Cafeteria," "Victrolas," "First...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- North Main Street scene
- View of North Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, cars, electric light posts and bicycles. Signs read: "First National Bank," "Drugs," "Spoors Smokehouse Billiards," "Hotel," "McCabe Millinery...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Residence street scene, Pueblo, Colo.
- View of a residential street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a car parked on street in front of a Queen Anne style house with stained glass windows, a manicured lawn, and rounded, stone accents near the sidewalk.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Residential streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- A portion of one of the business districts of Pueblo Colo. looking east on Fourth Str.
- View of a busy street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, a bicyclist, a woman in a car with a license plate that reads: "5214KAN," and a man walks beside his motorcycle. Signs on buildings read:...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Street scene in Pueblo Colo
- View of a tree-lined residential street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, pedestrians, cars and electric street lights in the distance.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Residential streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1922