Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Whale Mill, Clear Creek County
- View of the Whale Mining Company Mill on Clear Creek near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The large brick mill is designed to process ore using the Bertola process. Attached to the mill are two brick wings. Upstream from the mill a...
- Whale Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--Buildings--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Reduction plant of Golden Cycle mining and milling corporation at west Colorado Springs known as "Golden Cycle Mill."
- Golden Cycle Mine and mill complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado shows: houses, reduction plant with smokestacks and tailings, Rampart Range.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golden Cycle Mine (El Paso County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1930?]
- DeLaney Round Barn Ceiling
- There are no plans or drawings describing the construction techniques used on the barn so the exact process is unclear. Restoration has provided a glimpse into how the barn may have been built. The barn rested directly on the ground with no...
- Circa 2010
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 29, 1910 July 16
- Porter process shale retort and refinery at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
- Copy of original Rocky Mountain Photo Company of the interior of the Colorado School of Mines porter process shale retort and refinery, Golden, Colorado.
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Refineries--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Fraternal Club Local 465 Waiters and Porters
- View of 2621 Welton in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building houses the African American Protective Order of Dining-Car Waiters and Porters, Local #465, associated with the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The entrance...
- Protective Order of Dining-Car Waiters and Porters, local 465--Buildings--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad employees unions.; Clubs.; Protective Order of Dining Car-Waiters and Porters, local...
- 1995
- Arvada Flour Mill Museum, Colo.
- View of the Arvada Flour Mill Museum located at 5580 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada, Colo. The 30-foot-tall wooden structure with corrugated metal siding was built to process wheat and then distribute the flour produced as "Arva-Pride." Built in...
- Arvada Flour Mill Museum (Arvada, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Flour mills--Colorado--Arvada--2010-2020.; Arvada (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Arvada Flour Mill Museum (Arvada, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Flour mills--Colorado--Arvada--Pictorial works.; Arvada...
- 2010
- Temple Israel, Leadville, Colo.
- View of Temple Israel located at 201 West 4th Street, Leadville, Colo. Designed by architect, George E. King, the synagogue was built in 1884 and served a large and active Jewish community until about 1912. The clapboard sided building has...
- Synagogues--Colorado--Leadville--2010-2020.; Leadville (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Synagogues--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Leadville (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2010
- Tivoli Student Union, formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of paint removal from the Tivoli Student Union (formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery) during exterior restoration, the building is located at 900 Auraria Parkway on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The brewery was...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Tivoli Student Union (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Student unions.; Universities & colleges.;...
- 2004
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- An unidentified Mexican sugar beet worker, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, sits in a railroad car and smokes a cigarette. He wears a leather jacket and a straw hat and is partially covered...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, sit in a railroad car. Shows men of many ages and racks full of their possessions.
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, look out the window of a passenger train. The three men wear hats and have mustaches. Graffiti chalked on the train under the...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Unidentified Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, pose near a railroad train at an unidentified railroad station. Many of the men wear straw hats.
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1909 March 27
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Miners stand at a screen mechanism and process ore on a rocky slope near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. One man hoists a screen using a rope and pulley, others stand by a wheel barrow and a group of barrels.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Plant site of the Monarch Shale Oil Co.
- View of oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs at Conn Creek, in Garfield County, Colorado; also shows a Monarch Shale Oil Company building and tailings.
- Monarch Shale Oil Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Urad Mine
- View of the Urad Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows men, an automobile, a mine railroad car, mining equipment, ore cars, a shed, tracks, a spool with cable and storage and process buildings.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Urad Mine
- View of the Urad Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a spool with cable, gabled process and storage buildings, tracks, parked automobiles and wooden shed.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Sugar mill
- View of machinery used to process sugar beets at the Holly Sugar Company in Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--Equipment & supplies--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906 July 17
- Last crystalizer being hoisted into place
- View of machinery used to process sugar beets at the Holly Sugar Company in Swink (Otero County), Colorado. Shows mill construction, large boilers, and building materials.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906 September 15
- Tearing down barracks for start of IOOF building
- View of the remains of the old army barracks and later first home of the Herald newspaper, Meeker, Colorado; in process of tearing down to make way for the IOOF Hall; only walls remain.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barracks--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Demolition--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Early Nevada
- View of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dwellings, commercial buildings, The Christ Church with its square tower and steeple, Pozo Mill by Nevada Creek, mining facilities, ore shed and a fence enclosure on King's Flat with drying...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1870?
- During its removal
- Side view of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train depot in process of move on the back of a flatbed truck, Plamer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado; horses stand in the snow covered field in background.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1960-1970.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Palmer Lake-- 1960-1970.; Railroad...
- December 31, 1868
- During its removal
- View of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train depot in process of a move on a flatbed truck, with a horse in background, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. The historic building features: bracketed eaves, a gable, a bay window, and board and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1960-1970.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.; Railroad...
- December 31, 1968
- Girls team, water fights from porch of Bear Creek Store, 2:00 PM.
- View from the balcony porch of the Bear Creek Store down on a large group of spectators and participants, intersection of Main Street and 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado, shows two women wrestling with a fire hose, spraying the crowd in the...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Women--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 4
- Girls team, water fights, 2:00 PM.
- Two women wrestle with a fire hose, spraying the crowd of spectators in the process of the water fights, during the 4th of July, Independence Day celebration, intersection of Main Street and 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Women--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 4
- Blackhawk
- View northwest of Bates Hill as it descends to North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows processing mills that cover the creek to process ore from mines further up the gulch. Nathaniel Hill's Boston and Colorado Smelter with a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1880.; North Clear Creek (Gilpin County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Blackhawk.
- [between 1862 and 1878]
- The Burns
- Interior view of the Burns Building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, in final stages of construction. The upper balcony seats are set, but still wrapped; the decorative painting on the ceiling, walls and box seats is in process. The...
- Burns Building (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910- 1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1911 September 23
- Cheeseman [sic] Memorial, Denver
- Exterior view of Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado; designed by Marean & Norton, completed in 1909 as a memorial to Walter Scott Cheesman; Colorado Yule marble pavilion, stairway, balcony; landscaping in process.
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Cheeseman [sic] Memorial, Denver
- Exterior view of Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado; designed by Marean & Norton, completed in 1909 as memorial to Walter Scott Cheesman; man standing on Colorado Yule marble balcony, stairway leading to landscaping in...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Cheeseman [sic] Memorial, Denver
- Exterior view of Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, Cheesman Park (formerly Congress Park), Denver, Colorado; designed by Marean & Norton firm (Willis A. Marean & Albert J. Norton), completed in 1909 as memorial to Walter Scott Cheesman using Colorado...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Unity Hall in the 70s, in 200 blk. North Cascade Ave.
- Unity Hall, Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, (organized 1874 by Mrs. W. A. Wilkes) is a frame structure with shingle siding.
- Unity School of Christianity--Buildings--1870-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880]
- Indians, Pueblo, food preparation
- Pueblo Native American women use grinding stones (metates) inside bins to process food.
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Home food processing--1910-1920.
- [between 1910-1930?]
- Blackhawk
- Interior view of the Fifty Gold Mines Corporation assay laboratory, in Blackhawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a man with water hoses and a brick retort furnace; tongs and crucibles are on a table. The bucket is for collecting mercury used in the...
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation--1900-1910.; Assaying--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Furnaces--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Gold--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Butchering a steer
- Native American (Sioux) men and women are gathered around the carcass of a steer that is in the process of being butchered. Covered wagons and grassy plains surround the group. The steer was provided as part of a government rationing policy.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Beef cattle--1870-1890.; Covered wagons--1870-1890.; Slaughtering--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Governors Day at Georgetown
- Participants of the Governors Day festivities gather in front of the Julius Pohle (a German chemist who become manager of the Lebanon Mining Company) house in Georgetown, Colorado. Historic house in process of relocation to make room for the new...
- Pohle, Julius--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- December 15, 1968
- Jewel Mines and Reduction Co., Pandora Mine
- Four men, possibly the owners, stand outside the log powerhouse of the Jewel Mines and Reduction Company, Pandora Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado. Water shoots out at side of structure for the hydraulic mining process.
- Jewel Mines & Reduction Co. (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pandora Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Clear Creek Series - Russell Gulch
- Gold miners aim water jets at embankments in this Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado placer mine; men watch the hydraulic mining operation.
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1970]
- Royal Gorge
- View from Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks, near the Hanging Bridge, between the steep Royal Gorge granite walls, to the construction of the Suspension Bridge above, Fremont County, Colorado. The wooden planks of are in the process of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1929 September 21
- Interior of 2105 Lafayette Street
- Interior view of a door and a room in the process of being remodeled in a house at 2105 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A bag of joint compound, a plastic crate, and boxes are in the room.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 31
- Interior of 2105 Lafayette Street
- Interior view of a house under the process of being remodeled at 2105 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. Decorative arched woodwork is near a staircase. A partially painted door is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 31
- Coal miner strike
- View of (probably) UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, lumber, and freight cars with letters: "L & N 91858."
- 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.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Lumber--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Indians-Pueblo-San Ildefonso, biog - Maria the potter
- Maria Martinez, A Tewa Native American of North Plaza, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, prepares for the firing process; she places kindling wood around pottery set upside down on tin cans.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Tewa Indians--1930-1940.; Tewa pottery--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Tewa women...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Vangeison [i. e. Van Gieson] Mill
- View of the Van Gieson Lixivation [leaching] Works near Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Saratoga mines - Central City
- A miner shovels ore from a raised ore chute down into a cart on tracks, Saratoga mines, Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The man stands atop the cart rim and brace himself against the wall in order to complete the process.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saratoga Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.;...
- 1889
- Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
- View of Castle Geyser in the process of eruption and a hot spring pool in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Castle Geyser (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Cherrelyn horse car
- Several women, two young girls and a man pose on the Cherrelyn horse car with the horse on the back platform, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The horse car is on a wooden trestle. The women wear hats and...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Logan School, 5th grade, 1891, Denver, H.S. Phillips
- A fifth grade class and teachers pose on the steps of Logan School at Logan & Bayaud Streets in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The man at the top left of the picture is identified as Homer Phillips; a girl student in the front row...
- Logan School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- Union Pacific Railroad locomotive in Wyoming
- Panoramic view of a Union Pacific Railroad Company locomotive and coal car in Wyoming. Men pose near the locomotive and the engineer sits at the controls. Lettering reads: "Union Pacific MT-73 230 SD" and "7000."
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver police officer
- Studio portrait of a Denver Police officer who wears a uniform coat with a single row of brass buttons and rounded police hat. He wears a badge in the shape of a star that reads: "Denver Police, 49."
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Police--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1891?]