Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Letter from J.H.P Westbrook to the Lincoln Hills Company
- J.H.P Westbrook, a physician and surgeon in Denver writes a letter to Robert E. Ewalt and E.C. Regnier of the Lincoln Hills Company to endorse the Lincoln Hills Community.
- African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills. ; Lincoln Hills Company (Colo.) -- Archives.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- 1925 July 4
- Letter from George W. Gross to E.C. Regnier
- George W. Gross (State Highway Department) writes to E.C. Regnier (Lincoln Hills Company) to detail his plans for building on his property in Lincoln Hills.
- African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills. ; Lincoln Hills Company (Colo.) -- Archives.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- 1927 July 7
- Letter from Bertha R. Perry to E.C. Regnier (Lincoln Hills Company)
- Bertha R. Perry (Lincoln Community Center, Waukegan, Illinois) writes to E.C. Regnier (Lincoln Hills Company) to express her delight in the Lincoln Hills community.
- African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills. ; Lincoln Hills Company (Colo.) -- Archives.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- Undated
- Western History Subject Index
- Aiken, E. C
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Betts, E. C
- Aspens
- The trunk of a large aspen tree stands in the left foreground with the words "July 29, 1900" carved into its side. The initials "E.C." and "C.P." are carved below the date. Additional aspens stand in the background along a grassy path in Colorado.
- Aspen--Colorado--1900-1920.; Names carved on trees--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tree trunks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The main house in this picture, lower left, was built by David E. C. Austin, sometime after 1885
- View over the ghost town of Turret, (Camp Austin) Colorado in Chaffee County, shows abandoned, dilapidated, log buildings on the grassy hillside.
- Austin, David E. C.--Homes & haunts.; Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- 1975
- Western History Subject Index
- Bingham , E . C
- Gold dredge in Summit County, Colorado
- View of a Blue River Placer Mining Company hydraulic placer bucket-line dredge, in the Blue River, Summit County, Colorado. The gold mining vessel and processing plant has a covered stacker extending over tailing piles; mountains are in the...
- Blue River Placer Mining Company--1920-1930.; Dredges--Colorado--Summit County--1920-1930.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1920-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Summit County--1920-1930.; Blue River (Colo. : River)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- This view, from Sugar Loaf Mountain, of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking south, includes the tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad in the foreground, and the town beyond. Snow covered Bald and Boreas Mountains and their foothills are in the...
- Boreas Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1908?]
- Mountain Pride Mill
- View of the Mountain Pride Mill near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Power house of the Gold Run
- View of the power house of the Gold Run Mill near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Mining
- A group of men stand next to a high pressure water pipe on a tower platform inside a gold placer mine pit, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Breckenridge saloon
- Lathe turned pillars front the bar of a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. Framed pictures and advertisements, a clock, glasses, bottles, a cash register and the barkeep are in back. Pine garlands hang from electric ceiling lamps overhead.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Football game 1900's
- During a sporting event on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, American flags hang from buildings in the left. People are on the balcony of the Denver Hotel and a sign over them reads "Evans Pharmacy." Taken from the balcony of the Arlington...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Running races--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry's family house
- A woman in a puff sleeved blouse stands in the open screen door of this frame, clapboard sided dwelling in Breckenridge, Colorado. The yard in the foreground is enclosed by a chickenwire and 2 x 4 fence. A man in a sack suit and silk tie with a...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Breckenridge dwellings
- Exterior view of residences in Breckenridge, Colorado, shows one story, frame, gable roofed dwellings. The hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall is near the center. A plank fence is in the foreground, and peaks of the Tenmile range are in the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Breckenridge dwellings
- Residences in Breckenridge, Colorado, include one story, frame, gable roofed dwellings. The hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall is near the center. The house on the right has two sash windows flanking a paned glass door. A plank fence is in the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Breckenridge dwellings
- Exterior view of residences in Breckenridge, Colorado, shows one story, frame, gable roofed dwellings. The hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall is near the center. A plank fence, clapboard wall, ladder and chair are in the foreground, and peaks of...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Brooks, E . C
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Thos. Pennington, Louis Hemmerle 1874, L. J. Hyde, D. A. Bradbury 1873, Mrs. Truman Blancett, Truman Blancett,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Hugh D. Connor, J. E. Brown 1881, Mrs. A. Flornoy, A. Flornoy, Mrs. Jas. Pennington 1881, Jas. Pennington...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- First graduating class G.E.D. Certificates June 1958
- Photos of graduates of the Colorado State Penitentiary G.E.D. class in Canon City, Colorado, are arranged on display board and identified as follows (L to R): J. A. Smalley, J. B. Sherbondy, E. R. Cain, R.L.M. Mora, D. A. Valenzuela, E. C....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1958
- Horse drawn wagon
- View of a horse drawn wagon carrying crates and stove parts in (probably) Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Horse drawn wagon
- Men pose on a horse drawn wagon carrying crates and stove parts in (probably) Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Se-quo yah
- Head and shoulders portrait of Sequoyah, a Native American (Cherokee) man. He holds an engraved tablet on his lap, wears a robe, a medal, and a head cover, and is smoking a pipe. He is credited with the creation of the Cherokee syllabary.
- Cherokee Indians--1800-1850.; Indians of North America--1800-1850.; Teachers--1800-1850.; Sequoyah, 1770?-1843.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Push-ma-ta-ha, Chactan warrior
- Reproduction of a lithograph of a painting depicts Pushmataha, Choctow Native American tribal chief, wearing a military jacket with epaulets and ruffled shirt and short cropped hair. Pushmatah (also known as Apushamatahubib, Warrior's Seat Is...
- Choctaw Indians--1830-1840.; Indians of North America--1830-1840.; Military officers--1830-1840.; Pushmataha, ca. 1764-1824.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Black Hawk to Central by rail
- View of the Colorado Central Railroad trestle and track between Black Hawk and Central City (Teller County), Colorado. Shows an ore mill, mines and the town of Black Hawk in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1860-1890.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Teller County (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Teller County--1860-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1868 and 1890?]
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Me-na-wa, a Creek warrior
- Reproduction of a lithograph of a painting by C. B. King depicts Me-na-wa, Native American Creek warrior wearing face paint, a loose striped jacket, hat with plume, and beaded purse.
- Creek Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Me-na-wa, Creek warrior.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]
- Unidentified men at Denver's Union Station. Left: E. C. Condit of Denver, G. A. R. Commander of Farragut Post
- Men pose at Union Station in Denver, Colorado; one wears a Grand Old Army of the Republic uniform.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver Pacific Railway
- Side view of the Walter Scott Cheeseman locomotive of the Denver Pacific Railway; pulled first passenger train to Denver from Cheyenne on July 24, 1870. Line built by Cheeseman and other Denver men.
- Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Welton and 17th Streets, Denver - prior to wrecking for new Patterson Bldg
- View of Welton and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, car traffic, office buildings, and signs: "E. C. Huffman Realtor," and "Continental Oil Building."
- E. C. Huffman Realtor (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Real estate business--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Postcard of Old East High School
- Color postcard of the Old East Denver High School building constructed in 1889. Originally located on 19th and Stout, Denver, Colorado.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- 1910
- Carter Museum
- In this view of the Edwin Carter Museum in Breckenridge, Colorado, numerous taxidermied animals, including a buffalo, a burro with a cargo rack, cats, raptor birds, and antlered animals fill the image. A glass case on the left contains many smaller...
- Edwin Carter Museum (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.; Taxidermy--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- El Paso Tex
- Businesses flank dirt street in El Paso, Texas. Men and buggies are along boardwalks and streetcar tracks; signs read: "Arctic Soda," "Boots & Shoes," "E. C. Pew," "Berrotts Wines & Liquor," "Milwaukee Beer Hall," and "Royal Ins. Co." A cigar...
- El Paso (Tex.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Texas--El Paso--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Falls in Cheyenne Canyon, one of the seven
- View of a waterfall, one of the Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek, in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Water cascades over a rock face into a pool.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1910.
- [between 1888 and 1901?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Englebach, E. C. H
- Minnehaha Falls, Pike's Peak trail
- View of a waterfall identified as Minnehaha Falls on Ruxton Creek, in Englemann Canyon west of Manitou Springs, at Minnehaha (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows large rocks in the creek and dense trees.
- Englemann Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Minnehaha (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Ruxton Creek (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Minnehaha--1880-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Minnehaha--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Minnehaha--1880-1910.
- [between 1888 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who wears a floor length gown with a train, puffy sleeves with lace ruffles and pleats. The woman wears eye glasses and possibly feathers in her hair. She holds a collection of flowers behind her back. An...
- Evening gowns--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who wears a floor length gown with a train, puffy sleeves with lace ruffles and pleats. The woman wears eye glasses and possibly feathers in her hair. She holds a collection of flowers behind her back. An...
- Evening gowns--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Over the plains to Colorado
- Agricultural scenes show farmers and combines at work in Kansas wheat fields. Men stand on a wooden bridge over a bog. Shows frame houses and barns in the distance, and railroad tracks near cows in a field.
- Farming--Kansas--1880-1890.; Harvesting--Kansas--1880-1890.; Wheat--Kansas--1880-1890.
- 1885 July 25
- 1810. Georgetown, Col.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks in the sunlit grid-plan town include the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Georgetown Cornet Band, 1884
- The Georgetown Cornet Band poses in two rows on and between large boulders along a fork of Clear Creek, Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and straw hats; many have mustaches, one has a beard. Instruments include cornets, trombones,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- between 1884 and 1886
- Gold Run pit
- Gold Run Mine, a gold placer mine near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; miners operate hydraulic nozzles (monitors) fitted with rock counterbalances, miners with shovels stand inside the wash.
- Gold Run Mine (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gold Run Mine dump
- Gold Run Mine, a gold placer mine near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; a miner uses a hydraulic nozzle (monitor) fitted with a rock counterbalance; water flows out of a sluice.
- Gold Run Mine (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Original location, Fezer Drug see story on Fezer says Fezer bought building when Monk Ingleshed sold out & went to Colo. Spgs.
- Men, women, and children stand in front of a drug store in the town of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. One woman holds a dead tree branch in her hand. A small evergreen tree is perched on top of a triangular wood stand. The store is built as a...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1890]
- Western History Subject Index
- Hinckley, Lewis E. C
- Western History Subject Index
- Holmes, E . C