Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Knife
- A Native American (Plains Indian) knife. It has a bone handle and iron blade with a slated end, curved and rounded handle and a fine wire wrapped around the upper part of the blade.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Knives--1860-1970.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Iron Springs Pavilion - Manitou
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Springs Pavilion, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The lower level of the west end of this building has a stone arcaded patio, topped by an enclosed, frame second floor with hipped gable roof and a sign...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Iron Springs, 405
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Springs Chateau, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The lower level of the west end of this building has a stone arcaded patio, topped by an enclosed, frame second floor with hipped gable roof and a sign...
- Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Iron Springs, Manitou 1822
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Springs Pavilion, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The lower level of the west end of this building has a stone arcaded patio, topped by an enclosed, frame second floor with hipped gable roof and a sign...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1899?]
- Tonopa shops
- The Tonopa machine shop in Breckenridge, Colorado, some three hundred feet long, is a corrugated tin and frame structure with a monitor roof. A dock along the length of the building has snow on it; a large flywheel is half exposed above the ground...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Notice of location of a quartz claim
- Reproduction shows a hand-written mining claim for the Bunker Hill Lode, on Milo Creek, in the Yreka Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, signed by Philip O'Rourke and Whitney [?] N. S. Kellogg.
- Mining claims--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.; Idaho Territory--1880-1890.; Shoshone County (Idaho Territory)--1880-1890.; Mining--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.
- September, 1885
- General George Armstrong Custer, officers and ladies at Fort Abraham Lincoln
- Custer and wife of Lt. Calhoun - seated, middle of steps), Lt. Charles A. Varnum (7th Cavalry), Mrs. Myles Moylan (behind General Carlin), Lt. James Calhoun (7th Cavalry - right end of middle row, standing next to porch banister); third or back...
- Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.)--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Military officers--1870-1880.; Officers' quarters--1870-1880.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- D&RGW
- View of an overgrown railroad bed beside a dirt road near Castleton (Gunnison County), Colorado. Sagebrush covers most of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad grade and ties. Shows fenced pastures, utility poles and lines, and mountains. A...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad ties--Colorado--Gunnison County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1950-1960.
- 1952 October 3
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- Marking Ute Pass Trail Marker at end of Trail
- View of a boulder which marks the eastern end of Ute Pass Trail, El Paso County, Colorado. The rock stands on a grassy area near a sidewalk and reads: "This boulder marks the eastern end of the Ute Pass Trail, one of the oldest Indian trails in the...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Trails...
- August 19, 1912
- "East End" schoolhouse on our lands
- View of East End School, near Brighton (Adams County) Colorado, a frame salt box structure with sign: "East End, 1906, Dist. No. 27," and a water pump.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; One-room schools--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1910.
- October 11, 1908
- Enzo's Pizza and PS Lounge
- View of Enzo's End Pizza and the PS Lounge, 3420 and 3416 East Colfax Avenue, in the City Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This one-story brick facade and building was constructed in 1924. The restaurant is connected to a two story house that...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver,...
- 2006
- Case
- Shows a leather awl case Native American (Sioux) with decorative bands of white, red, green, yellow and black beadwork and leather strips are attached to one end. At the other end are strings of beads.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1810.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cases (containers)--1800-1810.
- 1880
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Hall of the Silverton Miner's Union No. 26, W. F. of M.
- Exterior view of the Silverton Miner's Union in Silverton, Colorado, on the southwest corner of 11th and Greene Streets, a two-story brick structure featuring sash windows with semi-circular arches and stone sills around the entire second floor,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Conqueror Boarding House at North Empire
- The Conqueror Boarding House in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, is a three-story frame building with a gable roof, dormer, covered porch, and stone foundation. Wooden steps lead up the slope; doors and windows are missing. The smaller...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Pryor, W. S.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Wild Horse, Colorado
- In Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, people celebrating Norwegian Independence crowd a frame business. A band poses; identified people include: Otto Goldberg (in profile behind bass drum), Don Collins (center boy on balcony), Judith J. Holt...
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Independence Day (Norway)--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 17
- Colorado Springs
- View west on Kiowa Street from the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the school yard and fence, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad trestle, the Baptist and Grace Episcopal Churches,...
- Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Alamosa
- The Manders Building, on the corner of San Juan and Main streets, in Alamosa, Colorado is a two-story building, constructed in 1891, with rusticated stone block, bracketed enriched cornice, corner entry with double wooden panel with large glass...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Grammar school at Adams City
- The four-room grammar school building in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado was built in 1907. The light colored brick building features a rambling floorplan with two stories. The two end sections have hipped roofs and open double-hung windows. A...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1910.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- A "Stork" Party at Gates
- Members of the Gates and Rhoads family gather for a "stork" party at the Gates'. Front row of table: John Gates, second from left; Mrs. Addie Rhoads, fifth from right (holding a Gates or Rhoads child); and possibly Mrs. Sadie Rhoads, second from...
- Showers (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- La ventana dedicada a la finada Josefita O. Barela, y el altar de la parroquia de Trinidad, Colo.
- Interior view of Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows the stained glass window, altar and pews. The twelve pointed rose window is a combination of circles and florets. High wainscoting...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches.--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1911
- Banquet at the Gates' mountain home
- Interior view shows guests seated for a banquet at the Gates' family Bear Creek home in Colorado. Mr. Charles C. Gates stands at the end of the table; Mrs. Charles (Hazel) Gates is seated with her back to the camera; Mr. John Gates is the third...
- Banquets--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Gates, John.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pueblo of Taos, N.M.
- East end of north Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Multi-story adobe house cluster with ladders and wood platform. Native American (Taos) women wearing blankets climb ladder.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos...
- 1902
- Cliff House Manitou Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Wheeler, Jerome--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887 April 20
- Cliff House-Manitou
- View of the Cliff House and Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The Pavilion is a cross gabled structure with ridgecresting, a cupola, and lattice work in the form of sunbursts in the gables of the open east end. It has a knee-high...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Breckenridge homestead
- A two story frame residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, has a shed roofed addition with a sash window extending from the side of this gable roofed structure. Stovepipes rise from the roof ridge. A sash window is centered in the upper end wall,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- Sixteenth St. viaduct
- A view of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct from the south end at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows trolley car track, street lamps, and the "Morey Mercantile Company".
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sixteenth St. viaduct
- A view of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct from the north end in Denver, Colorado. Shows a trolley car track, utility pole, street lamps, billboard and office buildings. Signs read: "Tivoli Beer", "Speed Limit 25 Miles", "Drink Frink Milk the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Iowa St. underpass
- A view of the underpass at Iowa Street and South Acoma Street from the east end in Denver, Colorado. Show utility poles, lamp posts, a residence and a local business.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Colfax - Larimer viaduct
- A view, from the east end, of the viaduct at Colfax Avenue and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows lamp posts, utility poles, a smoke stake and local businesses. A billboard reads: "Jake".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lampposts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Colfax - Larimer viaduct
- A view from the west end of the viaduct located at Colfax Avenue and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The viaduct features concrete trusses and railing. A billboard in the background reads: "By Denver's Best Used Cars Denver Buick".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Bachelor City, Colo.
- Evergreen trees in the foreground obstruct this panoramic view of the town of Bachelor City, in Mineral County, Colorado. The houses of the small community are concentrated on one end of the town, with an evergreen forest on the other end. A large...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Mts. Princeton, Harvard, and Yale
- View from Midland Railroad grade hill across south end of Buena Vista to Collegiate Range in Chaffee County, Colorado; shows Mounts Princeton, Harvard, and Yale, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks. C & S, Colorado and Southern...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Chaffee County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1911
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking north
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets, are visible. Most of the buildings are...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- Larimer Street
- View of Larimer Street businesses in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts with signs: "Utah Loan Office," and "The Talk of The Town Bar Whiskey Beer."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Pawnshops--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- Central City water supply
- The Central City, Colorado, water supply wagon, which delivered water to the city from the eighteen seventies to the mid-eighties, when the city's water pipes were laid. The wagon, which is drawn by two teams of mules, stands next to the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Water supply--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1888?]
- Glenwood Canyon series
- View of rock excavation at Station 2947 and 2956, on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado (end of Contract #11958); shows the Colorado River, rock canyon walls and power lines.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Locomotive 1510
- View across rail yards shows the profile of Denver and Rio Grande Western engine 1510, 4-8-2, class 377-M67 with eighteen car Cherry Special at west end of Salida Yard, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Salida (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.
- June 13, 1938
- McClellan House, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the McClellan House on Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado, built in the early 1870s by Erskine McClellan. The wood-construction house's gable end faces the street; painted shingles fill the point under the eaves, and there are four tall...
- Erskine, McClellan--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- Fire Dept.
- View of a line of twenty-eight Georgetown, Colorado, firemen standing in a line at the foot of a mountain, possibly Republican or Democrat Mountain. They wear a conductor-type hats and shirts with the emblem of the Star Hook and Ladder Company, two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georegetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of The New York Mill Company at the south end of Black Hawk leading into Central City, (Gilpin County) Colorado. Shows: mill building, smokestacks, houses, tailings, Colorado & Southern railroad tracks, and a wooden sluice with icicles.
- Colorado and Southern Railway.--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1900?]
- C&S locomotive, engine number 134, engine type 4- 4-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, with inspection housing on front end. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1926
- First station at Craig were these boxcars
- Two railroad boxcars of the Denver & Salt Lake railroad serve as the train station in the town of Craig, Colorado. The cars are situated end to end next to the rails. Steps lead from the ground to the entrance of the boxcars. A man with his hands...
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Arrowhead depot, Moffat line
- View of the new side gable log depot at Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado; features a projecting front entry and horizontal logs with a decorative triangular pattern under apex; sacks of chinking material stacked at end of depot; several men standing on...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colo. Glenwood Springs Bath House
- Swimmers (two man and one woman) frolic in the Natatorium at the hot springs spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. The woman lies on a wooden ladder as the two men, one on either end of...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.
- [about 1910]
- Little Whopper Co., Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Little Whopper," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the front entrance to the theater. A woman holds up the arms of a little girl. A man holds...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Oct. 6
- Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "George White's Scandals of 1919," a musical revue presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the theater front entrance. A sign in the theater window reads: "The...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Sept. 8