Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, in a snowstorm; the town is covered in snow, and the valley between the town and Silver Plume is obscured. In the foreground is a rough stone wall; in the right middle distance is a house with a picket fence that is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.; Snowstorms--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.
- [between 1874 and 1917]
- Range View, North from Berthoud Pass
- Pine trees stand on a hillside in the foreground in this view looking north toward a ridge of mountains in the distance from Berthoud Pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties in Colorado. Small patches of snow are on the mountains in...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City
- Stereographic view of a locomotive of the Colorado Central Railroad looking toward Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado in the distance. A man stands with hands on hips at the side of the locomotive, and another man leans against the front of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Mosquito Pass in distance
- View of a man standing on top of a wooden water diversion gate used tocontrol water flow to mining operations near Alma in Park County, Colorado. Mosquito Pass is in the distance. Several buildings stand along the base of the ridge in the...
- Ditches--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Alma (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Raven Hill from Anaconda, Cripple Crk. Mg. District
- View of the town of Anaconda and surrounding mines in Teller county, Colorado. View includes Low Line, Mary McKinney (McKinney Mining Company), and Morning Glory mines. Industrial features on the landscape include mine tailings, smelters and ore...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Anaconda--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Evolution of the jail, White Ave.
- View of brick and frame buildings and trees on White Avenue in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the second Mesa County Jail building, a two-story brick building with a hipped roof, bars on windows, and a porch. A frame building with a...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Pikes Peak from Pueblo
- Panoramic view of brick, frame, and stone buildings in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows brick and stone houses, a grandstand, a stone building with an onion dome, and snow on Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Stonewall, the gap
- A man stands on a large boulder in the distance in a gap in the geological ridge formation known as The Stonewall near the town of Stonewall in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a meadow, and possibly the Ute Hills are in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Stonewall, The (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Meadows--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of cars and people on Pikes Peak Avenue and the Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Signs on brick commercial buildings reads: "Trade with the Boys, Barnes Woods Co., Fine Clothes," "V-8 Ford now on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Commercial...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Altman, Col.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows tailings piles near log cabins and buildings on a commercial street with a sign that reads: "Altman Union Rooming House." Snow is on Pikes Peak and mountains in...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- 1897 November 20
- Rifle, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows agricultural fields and ditches. The Colorado River meanders past the town and the Grand Hogback is in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1940-1970.; Grand Hogback (Colo.) 1890-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Hotchkiss, Colorado
- View east over Hotchkiss, Gunnison River valley, Colorado. Shows school, churches, residences, and Main Street. Signs on businesses read: "Gregory's Hardware," "Barrow Livery & Feed." Mt. Lamborn is in distance.
- Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lamborn, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ogden, Utah
- A panoramic view of Union Pacific railroad trestles over the Weber River, and buildings in Ogden (Weber County), Utah in the distance. Shows the Union Pacific roundhouse and horse-drawn carriages on a dirt road. Men sit or stand on a hillside....
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1890-1910.; Ogden (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber River (Utah)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.; Trestles--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Como Lake and South Park, D. & S.P.R.R.
- View of Como Lake in Park County, Colorado. Shows grassy plains around the lake in South Park, the grade for Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad tracks; houses or tents in King (Como) are in the distance.
- Como Lake--1880-1890.; King (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- Lawson, Col.
- Bird's eye view of Lawson in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks beside Clear Creek in the valley, mine buildings and tailings on a hillside and Pewabic Mountain in the distance.
- Lawson (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lawson--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- Loveland Pass tunnel, surface bldgs.
- View of support buildings associated with the construction of the proposed Loveland Pass Tunnel in Summit or Clear Creek County, Colorado. The small wood frame buildings are covered with tar paper and chimneys extend from the roofs. A sign on a...
- Loveland Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Exchange, construction progress
- View of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building on 3rd (Third) Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. The small wood frame structure is propped up by wooden beams along the front of the building. A sign on a...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896, June
- Mt. Sopris, from junction of Rock Creek and Roaring Fork
- View of the junction of Rock Creek and the Roaring Fork River in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a rocky embankment, pine trees, Aspens and Colorado Midland Railway tracks. In the distance are framed buildings, possibly Carbondale. Mount Sopris is...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1897?]
- Storms, Monument, Colo.
- Workers dressed in winter clothes pose on a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company truck in Monument (El Paso County), Colorado. Wires, equipment, and a lamp hang from the truck with a sign reading: "American Telephone and Telegraph Co....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Monument (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Monument--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Monument--1910-1920.
- 1916 January 4
- Ford delivery
- View of a Ford delivery truck used by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Denver, Colorado. A bell logo is painted on the side of the truck and lettering reads: "Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Company, Local and Long Distance...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Jefferson Hill and Presidential Range, Jefferson, White Mountains
- A view of Jefferson (Jefferson Hill, Coos County), New Hampshire with the snow-covered Presidential Range in the distance. A farm and probably hotels are in the distance.
- Jefferson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Presidential Range (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jefferson--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Looking toward Telegraph Hill, from Stanford mansion, San Francisco, Cal.
- Panoramic view of North Beach and a part of Telegraph Hill after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, California. A man stands in the rubble near the remains of a destroyed mansion on Nob Hill. The damaged St. Francis of Assisi Church (now the...
- Golden Gate (Calif. : Strait)--1900-1910.; North Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Yerba Buena Island...
- c1906
- Boreas Pass
- A view of Boreas Pass in Summit County, Colorado with the town of Breckenridge in the distance. Shows railroad tracks, hill and mountains.
- Boreas Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ogden, Utah
- A panoramic view of two Union Pacific railroad trestles over the Weber River with Ogden (Weber County), Utah in the distance. Shows the Union Pacific roundhouse, Midland Produce Co. freight car and Fred Keisel and Co. building. Two carriages are...
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1890-1910.; Ogden (Utah)--1890-1910.; Weber River (Utah)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.; Trestles--Utah--Ogden--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Veta Pass, Dump Mountain
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives near a dirt road on Veta (La Veta) Pass (Huerfano County), Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance. Men pose in windows or stand in doorways of the railroad cars. Lettering on a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1877 and 1886?]
- Manitou, Pike's Peak from Brairhurst
- View of a creek lined by trees at the Briarhurst Estate in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows Briarhurst Mansion in the distance. Shows a wood branch footbridge over the creek. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Pikes Peak from Briarhurst
- View of a creek lined by trees at the Briarhurst Estate, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows Briarhurst Mansion, a Tudor style stone residence at 404 Manitou Avenue, in the distance. Shows a wood branch footbridge over the creek....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, glimpse from old road
- View from a distance of accreted calcareous terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on Terrace Mountain in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows trees and a mesa in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Terrace Mountain (Park County, Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Hotel camp, thumb of lake
- View of tents identified as the hotel camp near West Thumb Geyser Basin at West Thumb bay, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a field with pools of water. Canvas tents set on wooden frames are in the distance. A U.S. flag...
- West Thumb Geyser Basin (Wyo. : Basin)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Camps--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Tents--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver from Presbyterian Church showing Mt. Rosalie - Panorama
- View of the central business and administrative district of Denver, Colorado from Central Presbyterian Church. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse and Central Christian Church. The burned remains of the People's Theater building are on the corner...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Scene in Del Norte
- A group of children stand near a dirt road in Del Norte (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Horses and wagons are parked near commercial buildings in the distance. A stone enclosure built over a mineral well is in the road. A mountain, probably Lookout...
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Children--Colorado--Del Norte--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Del Norte--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Delta, Colorado
- Horse drawn carriages are on a dirt road that looks over the town of Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Shows houses, privies, coal sheds, and out buildings. Prominent buildings in town include the public school and high school. Grand Mesa is in the...
- Delta (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Delta--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Delta--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Canon of the Grand River
- View of narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Grand River (Colorado River) winding through Glenwood Canyon, east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows tent in distance at left of track, a small tunnel visible in...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Colo. Springs, Canon City auto road
- Eastward view of a dirt roadway between Colorado Springs and Cañon City, Colorado; tree-lined dirt roadway is flanked by barbed-wire fence; a horse-drawn carriage is shown in distance, near a horse in pasture; skyline and smoke of Colorado...
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Iron Clad Mtn., Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of Iron Clad Mountain taken from Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado Rocky Mountains; pine-tree lined dirt road in foreground; rear of early automobile in distance, with heads of four passengers visible; rock formation at top of Iron Clad...
- Iron Clad Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Palmer Lake
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway train depot at Palmer Lake, Colorado (built in 1882); lake at left, with pavilion and moored rowboats; two tracks at right, a water tower at center; a man sits on bench in front of station; buildings of town...
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Second cutting, alfalfa, Sweet Ranch Colo. Midland Ry
- View of alfalfa field on Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; man drives horse-drawn mower through field; in distance, a figure works among bales; ranch buildings visible in distance, with Rocky Mountains in background.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- View of the works of the Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company, at Windham, Ouray County, Colorado
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting company, Windham, Ouray County, Colorado, has a smoking, frame processing plant. Mt. Abram is in the distance.
- Windham Silver Mining and Smelting Company (Windham, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Windham (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Ore industry--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Windham--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Lake St. Mary, looking west
- View from a rock outcropping, Lake St. Mary, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows the lake water level low and mountains in distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Saint Marys Lake (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Smuggler mills
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Trail to Tidal Wave Mine Ophir, Colo.
- Employees of the Tidal Wave Mine ride horses on the trail from the offices to the mine near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. Lizard Head is in the distance.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- The Loop, C. C. R. R.
- View the Georgetown Loop of Colorado Central narrow gauge railroad, a branch of the Union Pacific, linking Georgetown and Silver Plume, above Clear Creek. Georgetown is in the distance beyond Devil's Gate, High Bridge (built 1883-1884) and tents of...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- A. T. & S. Fe Depot, Colo. Springs
- A Colorado Transfer Company stagecoach, elegant carriages, surreys, and delivery wagons wait around the depot yard for passengers and freight from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Transfer Company.--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Santa Fe Depot, Colorado Springs
- A Colorado Transfer Company stagecoach, elegant carriages, surreys, and delivery wagons wait around the depot yard for passengers and freight from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Transfer Company.--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Estufa at Santa Clara Plaza and mesa at back of Pueblo
- View of a Native American (Tewa) estufa (kiva) in a plaza at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The rectangular kiva has small wooden vigas, two canales and two wooden ladders leaning against its side. A horno, Pueblo buildings, and fences are visible...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Abiquiu, Mesa de (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Kivas--New Mexico--Santa Clara...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Looking west over Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, west with Mt. McClellan in the distance, through the narrow valley that leads to Silver Plume, where the Georgetown Loop railroad ran until it was dismantled in 1939. A large pine tree is in the foreground; behind...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Indian children, Flathead reserve, observe their plaited hair
- Six Native American Flathead (Salish) children stand with their backs to the viewer looking toward something in the distance. Each of the children wears loose clothing and a "plaited" hair style. The tallest child is wrapped in a blanket, wears a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Pajarito Park
- View, facing northwest, of the Pajarito Plateau (later to be named Bandelier National Park). Bushes and trees dot the rocky desert landscape. St. Peter's Dome and Boundary Peak stand in the distance. Possibly the Sangre de Cristo Mountains stand in...
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1916?]