Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1874 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 2nd Annual Denver City directory
- 1875 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 3rd Annual Denver City directory
- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1984 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- 8 yard shovel Timberline Dredging operation Alma, Colo.
- View of a steamshovel at the Timberline Dredging Company Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. The side of the machinery reads: "No 2" and "Page".
- Dredges--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- A bunch of white face cattle on Williams Fork Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View from hillside above a herd of hereford cattle in the Williams Fork Mountain Range, which extends through Moffat and Routt Counties, Colorado.
- Hereford cattle--Colorado--1910-1920.; Moffat County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; White Fork Mountains (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Abandoned boiler
- View of an abandoned brick set horizontal tubular boiler in Colorado. Lettering cast on the smoke doors reads: "Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg & Sup'y Co. Denver, Colo. 1902".
- Boilers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [either 1940 or 1941]
- Abandoned mill
- View of the abandoned Tomboy mine and mill buildings near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Abandoned mine
- View of a snow covered abandoned Tomboy Mine complex with houses and retaining walls, near Tomboy (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Tomboy (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Tomboy--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Above Idaho Spgs, Alma Lincoln mine
- View of the Alma Lincoln mine with: buildings, tailings, tramway, railroad tracks, and ore cars in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Above Spruce Lodge
- Tall pine trees and shrubs fill the landscape in this scene above the Spruce Lodge on the west slope of Berthoud Pass on the border of Grand and Clear Creek Counties in Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--1900-1920.; Shrubs--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921
- List of fatal mining accident victims in 1905 (Virginia City Mine only) and 1912-1921, taken from the 1912-1921 Annual report of coal mines, State of Alabama, and from the website http://www.gendisasters.com/al/ "Alabama mine explosions". Gives...
- Mine accidents--Alabama--Indexes.
- 2007
- Alma, Colo.
- View of the town of Alma (Park County), Colorado. Tailings piles dot the landscape near the town.
- Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Alpine Pass
- View of Alpine (Altman) Pass between Chaffee and Gunnison Counties in Colorado. Shows a cirque filled with unbroken snow. Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railroad tracks are covered with snow.
- Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Alpine Tunnel
- A double-headed passenger train of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad is stopped near the snowshed at the east portal of the Alpine Tunnel between Chaffee and Gunnison counties, Colorado. Scene includes conductors, a wood building near the...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1899?]
- American City. 1945 (Colo.)
- James Peak, on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, stands in the distance with patches of snow on it in this view from American City, west of Apex in Gilpin County. A log cabin is in the right midground. Tall pine...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--American City--1940-1950.; American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log...
- [1945?]
- American Hotel Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the American Hotel in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story brick building has a balcony, balustrade, and flagpole. A sign on the balcony reads: "American Hotel".
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- American Nettie, Ouray
- View of the crumbling mill building of the American Nettie mine, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; American Nettie Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Animas Canon
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, with antlers mounted on the cowcatcher, and a flatbed railroad car stopped on a sheer granite cliff near the Animas River (Rio De Las Animas) in either San Juan or La Plata Counties, Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Annual History Book University Park P.T.A. 1961-1962
- Antique shop, Georgetown
- The front facade of an antique store in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado, has two display windows flanking a central double door and a sign over the door reading: "Antiques."
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Antique stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Show windows--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- February 4, 1940
- Arapaho Peak from Klondike Mtn.
- Small groups of trees stand on the steep side of a hill in this view from Klondike Mountain in Boulder County looking toward Arapaho Peak on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. Patches of snow stand on the mountains.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Klondike Mountain (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapaho Peak looking North from Tip Top
- Arapaho Peak is in the distance on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado in this view from the Tip Top Mine near Perigo in Gilpin County. Patches of snow dot the peaks; strato cumulus and cirrus clouds dot the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Perigo (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Perigo--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapahoe Peak & Mammoth Gulch
- Tall, thin trees with bare branches stand in the foreground of this view looking toward Arapaho Peak and Mammoth Gulch near the border of Boulder and Grand counties in Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mammoth Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Arapahoe Peak 1941
- Trees with bare branches stand on the ridge in the foreground looking toward Arapaho Peak in the distance on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. Patches of snow remain on the distant ridge. Pine trees stand on the ridge in the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tree limbs--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Arapahoe Peak 1941
- Tall pine trees stand in the foreground in this view looking toward Arapaho Peak in the distance on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. A few tree stumps stand among the trees. Large, billowing clouds line the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clouds--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Arapahoe Peak 1941
- Patches of snow remain on Arapaho Peak during the summer in this distant view from the head of Gamble Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Arapaho Peak is on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties. Cumulus and cirrus clouds fill the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Summer--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Arapahoe Peak 1945
- Large rocks stand along the side of a dirt road leading back toward Arapaho Peak in the distance on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. Tall pine trees stand in the midground.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rocks--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1945?]
- Arapahoe Peak and the thumb, Ranch Creek
- A fence made of log posts and beams stands in the foreground of this view of Arapahoe Peak near Ranch Creek on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. Ranch Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River, a branch of the Colorado River...
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Arapahoe Peak from Grizzly Gulch
- Tree stumps stand in the foreground of this view looking toward Arapaho Peak in the distance where Boulder and Grand counties meet in Colorado. Tall pine trees line the gulch leading back toward the mountain.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Arapahoe Peak, Mammoth Gulch
- Arapaho Peak stands in the distance across from a small lake near where Boulder and Grand counties meet in Colorado. Trees with bare branches stand in the foreground.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Argo mill
- View of the Argo Mill and Tunnel with tailings in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Railroad tracks and Clear Creek are in the foreground.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Argo mill & tunnel, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the Argo Mill, mine, and tunnel with tailings on Clear Creek in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Arrastra Buckskin Gulch [i. e. Creek]
- View of an arrastra on Buckskin Creek near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buckskin Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grinding--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Ashcroft, Colo.
- Deteriorating wooden buildings line one side of a two track road in Ashcroft (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Aspen, Colo.
- The Wheeler Opera House, and the Webber Block (with dome) are obvious in this view overlooking Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Red Mountain in background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Red Mountain (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- September 12, 1946
- At Nevadaville
- View of the Pozo mine and Gold Coin mill, with tailings and shafthouses, in Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pozo Mine (Nevadaville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.;...
- [1940?]
- Auraria: Facts Not Words, presentation to Joint Budget Committee
- Aurora
- Nighttime view of probably Colfax Avenue in Aurora (Adams and Arapahoe Counties), Colorado. Neon signs on buildings read: "Colo. Cafe," "Liquors," and "Yucca."
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Electric signs--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Back yards, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View from the back of several wood panel, one-story residences with porches and fences in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Beaumont Hotel Ouray
- View, from the corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street, of the Beaumont Hotel in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. The Gothic style brick and stone trim hotel has tower gables, mansard roof, and a weather vane that reads: "1886". Automobiles are...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- August, 1941
- Beaver Brook
- Colorado Central Railroad Car #2 is stopped at the Beaver Brook Station near where Beaver Brook meets Clear Creek on the border of Clear Creek and Jefferson counties in Colorado. Several men stand on the locomotive and the ground in front of it....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870- 1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Beaver Brook
- A freight car of a Colorado Central Railroad train is stopped at the Beaver Brook Station near where Beaver Brook meets Clear Creek on the border of Clear Creek and Jefferson counties in Colorado. Two men kneel on the ground in front of the large...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1900.; Dance halls--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]