Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Standard aircraft
- Model LS-5, late version of Lincoln Standard rebuild of Standard Model JR-1, 5-place biplane #4 of Air Photo Co. Photographed: at Richards Flying Field, Kansas City, Mo., June 5, 1924.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Missouri--Kansas City--1924.; Biplanes.
- 1924
- Martin aircraft
- Model MB-2, twin engine bomber biplane, NBS-3, built by L.W.F. for U.S. Army, #AS-68481, from Langley Field, Va.; also see Martin SC-1 under Curtiss, OP-20681. Photographed: at Kansas City, Mo., June 5, 1924.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Missouri--Kansas City--1924.; Martin Company.; Biplanes.
- 1924
- Boeing aircraft
- Model 40-C, (modified to a 40-B4 standard) #C181E, Universal Air Lines System . Photographed: at St. Louis, Mo., October 24, 1929.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Missouri--St. Louis--1929.; Boeing Aerospace Company.
- 1929
- Curtiss aircraft
- "Robin" Monoplane NC49H. Photographed: at St. Louis, Mo., October 24, 1929.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1920-1930.; Aircraft--Missouri--St. Louis--1929.; Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation.
- 1929
- Colorado Midland RR Shriner's excursion train
- A group of Shriners pose for a photo on their Colorado Midland Railway excursion in Colorado. The sit and stand on the railroad tracks and on the slope of the canyon wall. Some of the Shriners wear fezes. A banner on the front of the train reads:...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland RR Shriner's excursion train
- A group of Shriners pose for a photo on their Colorado Midland Railway excursion in Colorado. They sit and stand on the engine car, the railroad tracks and on the slope of the canyon wall. Some of the Shriners wear fezes. A banner on the front of...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Canyon of the Arkansas
- Aerial view of the Royal Gorge and the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows gneissic and schist rock formations.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Granite, Colorado
- A conestoga wagon is next to a pitched tent near the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. The Arkansas River flows past the town in the background. Residences and commercial storefronts are along the banks of the river.
- Arkansas River.; Granite (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Granite--1860-1870.; Tents--Colorado--Granite--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Austria
- View of the Austrian Pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri. The Secession style building has two towers and porches.
- Austria--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Black Hawk No 107
- View west up Gregory Gulch in Black Hawk, Colorado. Shows Livery, Feed, ??, blacksmith shop, Black Hawk Street (with carriage), original Bobtail Mill, and mines working the Gregory lode in far distance.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1863 and 1869]
- Breckenridge
- Gravestones at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery depict lambs and read: "Baby, infant son of W. A. & M. E. Morrison, Died Oct. 20, 1888(?), Aged 2 Ms. 25 Ds.," and, "Duv(?), infant son of W. A. & M. E. Morrison, Died Aug. 21,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Denver residences J. S. Brown
- View of the J. S. Brown house on South 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The three-story Second Empire-style house has a Mansard roof, pavilion, veranda-like porch, and belt course.
- Brown, J. S., Denver, Colo. resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pickwick-Greyhound bus
- Pickwick 53-passenger Duplex Day Coach; Photographed: stopped near Columbia, Mo., September 18, 1930.
- Buses--Pictorial works--1930-1940.; Buses--Missouri--Columbia--1930.
- 1930
- Eastern Slope Colorado settlement
- View of a town in [probably] Colorado; a surrey and people are by frame houses.
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Centerville
- View of a gravestone in Centerville (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a single grave site marked by a cut stone with raised images of roses and leaves on the borders; raised wreath of roses surrounding a scroll, with the inscription: "Gone But Not...
- Centerville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Centerville--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Central City, Colorado
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Eureka and Main Streets are visible.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Central City
- View of a gravestone at the Masonic cemetery, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; epitaph reads: "Little Matty Died ?? 1 year ?? Mo. & 16 days. Baby Gone."
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Central City--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Central City--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Chaffee, near Monarch Pass
- View into a narrow gulch with the mining camp of Chaffee, (Chaffee City, Camp Monarch, and after 1884, Monarch) Chaffee County, Colorado, includes log cabins and structures, tents and slopes with burned or cut timber surrounded by high mountains....
- Chaffee (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Denver C.T.
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, houses, a corral, horse, and sheds. The first U.S. Denver Branch Mint is to the side; signs read: "Ladies Emporium," "Metropolitan Billiard Hall," and "F. A. Brocker Groceries."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 13
- Custer's last stand
- Native American Lakota Sioux, Crow, Northern, and Cheyenne, defeat General Custer standing center, wearing buckskin, with few of his soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry still standing, Little Bighorn Battlefield, June 26, 1876 Little Bighorn River,...
- Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Crow Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1880.; Teton Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Montana--1870-1880.; Custer,...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Glasgow, [?], Glasgow & Missouri [sic] R.R.
- Aerial view of Glasgow (Howard County), Missouri and the Alton Railroad Bridge of the Chicago and Alton Railway over the Missouri River. Shows houses, trees, and smokestacks beside the river and scaffolding for the new steel railroad bridge in the...
- Chicago and Alton Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Glasgow (Mo.)--1890-1900.; Missouri River--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Missouri River near Glasgow, Mo.
- The Chicago and Alton Railroad Bridge near Glasgow in Howard County, Missouri spans the Missouri River. Shows a train on the bridge, a wooden gate and fence, and scattered houses in the distance.
- Chicago and Alton Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Glasgow (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Missouri River--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.; Trestles--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Saloon, Colorado City, Colorado
- Two bartenders and two customers pose inside the Union Saloon, 605 Colorado Avenue, Colorado City, El Paso County, Colorado. The interior features a wooden bar with brass foot rail, spitoons, back bar with mirror, cash register, glassware, mounted...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1910
- Connecticut
- View of the Connecticut State Building at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Connecticut--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an older man, Cripple Creek, Colorado dressed in a suit coat, jacket, shirt and tie.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of elderly female, Cripple Creek, Colorado; portrayed with lace collar and ruffle.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- William B. Daniels residence
- Girls pose near a fence at the William Bradley Daniels house at 14th (Fourteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Italianate-style house has a low pitch roof, cupola, contrasting hood molds, and covered balconies and porches.
- Daniels, William Bradley--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Daughters College, Fulton, Mo.
- View of a brick and stone building on the campus of Daughters College (William Woods University) in Fulton (Callaway County), Missouri. The four-story building has a mansard and gabled roof, a central clock tower, a turret, dormers on a conical...
- Daughters College (Fulton, Mo.)--1890-1900.; Fulton (Mo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1900]
- Denver
- Rooftop view of buildings and houses in downtown Denver, Colorado. A sign on a building reads: "Smith Bros. Builders."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Larimer Street
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows Larimer Street, horse and buggy traffic, businesses, storefronts, and signs: "Rocky Mountain Views," and "News Block."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [1866 and 1867?]
- Denver, Colorado
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows houses, businesses, storefronts, and signs: "Lumberyard," "Paint," and "Denver Theater."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [1860 and 1869?]
- Brendlinger Block
- A group of men pose outdoors after a snowstorm near the Brendlinger Block in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and signs that read: "H. J. Brendlinger" and "[?] A. Cook & Co. Bank."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of probably 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn streetcar makes its way past a building. Signs read: "The Office Eugene Croft," "A. Jacobs & Co. Boys Clothing," and "Clothing and Furnishing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing stores streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Horse railroads streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- West from the Exposition buildings
- Frame buildings, a locomotive and a canvas tent on a dirt road near probably the National Mining and Industrial Exposition buildings in Denver, Colorado. A freight train is near a row of trees and the South Platte River. The Front Range is in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; National Mining and Industrial Exposition (1882 : Denver, Colo.)
- [1882?]
- Evans Chapel
- Exterior of the Evans Chapel, Denver, Colorado; a small grand, Gothic, stone structure features: a steep front gable with a stone cross, side entry vestibule, stained glass windows, and roof cresting; built in 1873-1878 by Dr. John Evans,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- D&RG at Exposition Bldg. Denver
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotives parked in sheds near the National Mining and Industrial Exposition building located near the corner of South Broadway and Exposition Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Exhibition buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; National Mining and...
- 1882
- Wake Is. [sic] memorial
- View of men and a truck, probably in Denver, Colorado. The men hold money. The truck is labeled: "Denver-Los Angeles Trucking Co.," "COLO. PUC 702-1," "KAN. KCC. 565," "MO. PSC. T-2250," "IOWA IRCC 547," "SERIAL No. 964," "TIRES 9.00-2" and...
- Denver-Los Angeles Trucking Co.--Equipment & supplies--1940-1950.; Truck drivers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- CB&Q diesel-electric locomotive, engine number 240, engine type EMD GP7
- Photographed: Hamilton, Mo., July 4, 1953.
- Diesel locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1953.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Hamilton.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1953
- St. Louis Eads Bridge
- View of Eads Bridge, designed by James Buchanan Eads, spanning the Mississippi River between St. Clair County, Illinois and St. Louis County, Missouri. Horses pull wagons over the iron arches, and concrete piers support the bridge. A paddle wheel...
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1870-1900.; Mississippi River--1870-1900.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Steamboats--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Truss bridges--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1900?]
- Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
- View of Eads Bridge, designed by James Buchanan Eads, crossing the Mississippi River between Saint Clair County, Illinois and Saint Louis County, Missouri. Horses pull wagons across the steel truss bridge. Concrete piers support the five hundred...
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1870-1900.; Mississippi River--1870-1900.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Stern wheelers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Truss bridges--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1900?]
- St. Louis, Eads Bridge
- View of the Eads Bridge, a steel truss span bridge, in St. Louis, Missouri. A steamship is docked at a pier. Ice appears on the Mississippi River.
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1900-1910.; Mississippi River (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Ice--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
- Men stand on a pier near the Eads Bridge which crosses the Mississippi River in Saint Louis, Missouri. A railroad locomotive is on the lower portion of the bridge, and a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians are on the upper portion of the steel...
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Steamboats--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Truss...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rig of Mr. Foote
- A carriage drawn by four horses is parked in probably El Paso County, Colorado. A driver in a derby and a plaid suit holds the reins. Two well-dressed men footmen in top hats sit in the rear of the carriage. Fenced property with trees and a...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Kansas City, Clay Cty. & St. Joseph Elec. locomotive, engine number 45, engine type Electric
- Photographed: Kansas City, Mo., October 1921.
- Electric locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1921.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Kansas City.; Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph Electric Railroad.
- 1921
- Downtown Denver
- View of the Colorado Seminary, the Governor John Evans house, and an unidentified house on 14th (Fourteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The brick buildings have hip roofs, chimneys, and a cupola.
- Evans, John, 1814-1897.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Church schools--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Fairplay, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County; shows log buildings under construction, stream in foreground, and mountains of South Park in background.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [about 1860]
- Fairplay, Colorado
- View overlooking the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County; shows one and two-story commercial storefronts along the main street and man with burro and two children in foreground.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Fairplay--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Fairplay--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Cabins after a flood
- View of the remains of cabins damaged in a flood probably in Colorado. Another log cabin is in the distance.
- Floods--Colorado--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--1880-1890.; Ruins--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Petrified stumps
- View of a petrified stump in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Florissant--1860-1880.
- [betweem 1864 and 1877]
- Fulton State Lunatic Asylum
- View of the Fulton State Lunatic Asylum (Fulton State Hospital) grounds and building in Fulton (Callaway County), Missouri. Shows a five-story building with a columned porch and a fountain. A horse-drawn carriage stands near a house, and people sit...
- Fulton State Hospital (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Fulton (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Fountains--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1910.; Mental institutions--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]