Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #763 Ex. C, R.J.M.
- Landscape along the C & S railroad tracks from Ludlow to Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado where coal miners marched during the UMW labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- #763 Ex. D, R.J.M.
- Man stands along the road from Ludlow to Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado where coal miners marched during the UMW labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- #763 Ex. G, R.J.M.
- Panoramic landscape of the C & S railroad tracks from Ludlow to Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado during the coal miners UMW labor strike against CF&I. Shows trestle, cultivated field, and farm buildings.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913 or 1914
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen guide a steel beam with a crane on a traveler at a bridge over Cherry Creek at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A sign on building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Wazee Streets reads: "J. M. Moore's...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 15th & Wazee
- Workmen walk near an office, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site, on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Wazee Streets in Denver, Colorado. Prominent signs read: "J. M. Moore's Sons Office And Salesroom Corner 15th and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Temporary buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- [Scouts tracking for Cavalry] [art original].
- Cavalry pioneer troops--Pictorial works.; Scouting (Reconnaissance); Military reconnaissance.; Military history in art.; Painting, American.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1891
- 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?]
- Baby
- Studio portrait of a baby boy. He wears a diaper and sits on a chair covered by a large fur blanket.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Bank building, Cripple Creek
- View of 1st (First) National Bank Building (also known as Bank of Cripple Creek), 347 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; building constructed after fires of 1896 by J. M. Parker; features of the restored two-story flat-roof brick commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1976]
- Board of Direction, Festival of Mountain and Plain, 1899
- Panoramic view of members of the Board of Director's of the Festival of Mountain and Plain who pose for a studio portrait. The men are organized in small groups and pretend to be working. Individuals include: Otto P. Baur, William Byers, John...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Boards of directors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Boston Block, Denver
- View of the Boston Building at 17th and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with tall arched windows, balconet and rusticated stone trim. Signs read: "J. M. Berkey & Co.," "[S]peer," and "Colfax."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Broadwell House, 16th & Larimer St.
- View of the three-story, frame Broadwell House hotel at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men on the hotel porch wear top hats and suits and stand below a banner that reads: "Bart Lomen's Show." Signs...
- Broadwell House (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1879]
- 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: W. B. Felton 1869, D. J. Houston 1868, Sam Shepard 1875, Thos. Thornton, Jesse R. Wright, Dr. T. D. Palmer,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canon of the Platte River Colorado Territory [art original].
- Rivers in art.; Painting, American.; Platte River Basin (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Colorado--History--Pictorial works.; Oil paintings.
- 1870
- Carnival Parade
- Men in costume pose during a Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Oliver H. Shoup, later Governor of Colorado, wears a moustache, cape and fez and poses on horseback with a banner that reads "Temple No....
- Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan--1890-1910.; Knights of Pythias--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Cheyenne warriors (holiday costume)
- Native American (Cheyenne) men pose near a wooden building. One man holds a feather fan. The men wear blankets around their waists and metal bead and hair pipe necklaces. A third man stands in the doorway of the building.
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.; Plank buildings--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- City Market
- View of trucks and horse-drawn wagons in stalls at the open air City Market in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the wooden stall roofs read: "J. M. Jones and Company Wholesale Fruit and Produce" and "Lunch Room."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farmer's markets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- between 1915 and 1920
- Civil war battle
- Civil war soldiers move up a hill in a battle scene in an oil painting by Major J. M. Bagley. Shows fallen trees, clouds of smoke, a dirt hill and a forest is in the background. The painting is unframed.
- Battles--1860-1870.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.; Cavalry--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Col. J. M. Ellison
- Colonel J. M. Ellison and a lady passenger wear white with straw hats and a parasol and sit in their Sunflower Carnival Parade buggy covered with foilage and drawn by a two horse team, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- 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.; Military officers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Denver
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe School in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Denver Omnibus & Cab Company
- Men pose by a modified open electric sightseeing automobile, with a horn and lamp, in Denver, Colorado.
- Electric vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tourists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Dr. J.M. Perkins 1913 to 1915
- Studio portrait (seated) of Dr. J.M. Perkins, Mayor of Denver, Colorado, from 1912 to 1913. Mayor Perkins wears a jacket and necktie and holds a newspaper.
- Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Perkins, J. M., M.D.
- 1913
- E.J.M. Cattle Co, Delta, Co
- View of cattle in Delta (Delta County), Colorado; sign reads: "These Cattle Owned by E. J. M. Cattle Company, Delta, Colo. For Sale by the American Commission Company."
- Delta (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Delta--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Elevation of elevator fronts on typical upper floor of Foster Building building for the Foster Building Company
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows wall elevations for elevators in the A.C. Foster Building (Foster Commercial Building, University...
- Foster, Alexis C.; Foster, J.M., Dr.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings.; Elevators.; Foster Building Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1910 October 5
- First Bank, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of A. A. Ireland Real Estate and Mining Property, building shared by Bank of Cripple Creek (also called First National Bank), Cripple Creek, Colorado; six men pose on front steps of one-story false front with shed roof wood frame...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Georgetown
- Gravestones in the Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, cemetery have engravings of hands holding flowers and pointing upward. Inscriptions read: "Katie, dau. of J. M. & Joanna Daily," and, "Albert M., son of J. M. & Joanna Daily."
- Daily, Albert M.--Tomb.; Daily, Katie--Tomb.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Girl and baby
- Studio portrait of a girl and baby. The baby sits in a chair with tassels. The girl wears a dress trimmed with lace.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Golconda extension placer mine, La Plata Mountains, Colo.
- View of the Golconda Group Mine in Summitville, Rio Grande County, Colorado. Shows wood plank building, log cabin, and tent. A sluice box sits in an excavated trench. Men are in the distance.
- Golconda Group Mine (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Summitville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.; Sluices--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Golconda placer mine, La Plata Mountains, Colo.
- View of the Golconda Group Mine near Summitville in Rio Grand County, Colorado. A sluice box sits in an excavated trench. Men work near the trench. Mount Hesperus (Hesperus Mountain) is in the distance.
- Golconda Group Mine (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hesperus Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Summitville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1890-1900.;...
- 1893
- Goldings and Loftus
- View of Boston Block building in Denver, Colorado, at 17th and Champa Streets and designed by architect John W. Roberts. The building has arched windows, balconet and a rusticated stone base. Pedestrians and bicycles appear on sidewalks, trolley...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Greeley, Colorado people
- Photoprint of five photos depict the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Greeley, Colorado pioneers
- Photo of eighteen portraits of Greeley people in Greeley (known initially as Union Colony), Colorado in Weld County. Photos include one couple, eight women, and nine men.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Happy baby
- Studio portrait of a baby on a brocade blanket.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials taken at Pine Ridge Jan 16, '91
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Standing at the far right of the group is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- 1891?
- Iota Kappa Fraternity
- Men and women stand in front of the Pioneer Monument at the intersection of Colfax Avenue, Cheyenne Place, and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. They hold pennants and wear hats with hatbands that read: "I.K.F." A larger pennant reads: "Iota Kappa...
- Iota Kappa Fraternity--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternities & sororities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- J. M. Ellison & daughter, local pass. agt. D. & R. G. R. R.
- Rear view of J. M. Ellison, Passenger Agent for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and his daughter in their Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The team and buggy has foliage on the wheels, sides and...
- Ellison, J. M.--Family.; 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.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- J. M. Kennedy res
- View of the J. M. Kennedy residence at 370 Humboldt Street in the Country Club neighborhood in Denver, Colorado; features a bay window, covered porch, and iron fence.
- Kennedy, J. M., Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- J. M. Smith 725 Metropole
- J. M. Smith and his wife pose in their residence in room 725 of the Metropole Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Lamps, a chair, bed, dresser, and wall hangings are in the room.
- Smith, J. M.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Metropole Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- 1901, January 12
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile store
- View of the J.M. Olguín Mercantile owned by Jesús María Olguín in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a wooden facade with a cornice, show windows and a recessed entry. The windows have roll down shades and the...
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys.; General stores.; J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked near one and two-story buildings. The Tabor Block is in the distance. Signs read: "Cyrus Eaton & Co. Liquors and Cigars," "Candy Factory," "Kuner & Hauck...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Longs Peak
- View of Longs Peak and the Flatirons over the city of Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows masonry buildings of brick and rusticated stone, commercial signs reading: "Cribben, Sexton & Co.", "Louis Miller Gun Shop", "J.M. Moore's & Sons",...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flatirons, The (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a handlebar mustache and wears a jacket and cravat with pin.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- McMahon, J. M
- A photo of criminal J. M. McMahon alias Joe Mask. He wears a hat, suit jacket, vest, a tie and a dark colored shirt.
- McMahon, J. M.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mrs. J. M. Chesnut in her living room, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Mrs. Chesnut poses in her caned rocker, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. She wears a long plaid skirt, dark blouse and a corset. Two portrait photographs with unique frames show on the table next to her; one has a bent stick frame; the...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Chesnut, Mary.
- 1896
- N. Salsbury, Fred Remington, J.M. Burke
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses with artist Frederick Remington and John Burke, press agent for the shows. The men stand in front of a large pile of hay placed in front of a group of teepees at a camp for...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- N. Salsbury, No Neck and squaw, J.M. Burke
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands with John Burke, press agent for the show, and a Native American man, possibly No Neck, and woman. The four stand in front of a group of teepees in a camp for the show near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Pagosa Springs
- View across the San Juan River to the commercial district of Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County) Colorado. Signs read: "J. M. Laughlin Groceries," "Metropolitan Hotel," and "Metropolitan Cafe Hotel."
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Pandora Mine
- Interior view of Pandora Mine (San Miguel County) Colorado; shows a miner with a pneumatic drill and a sledge hammer.
- Pandora Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Panoramic photograph of Eldora, looking north.
- Panoramic view of Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado; numbered locations are: "1. power house, Mogul Tunnel, 2. Bank of Eldora, 3. residence of Mick Langley, 4. grocery store, J. Greenlee, 5. Weldon House (board), 6. residence, John H. Kemp, Happy...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899 August