Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Observer Office
- Four men stand outside of the Observer Publishing Office in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Painted on wall: "The Observer Publishing Co. Book & Job Printing."
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Upper Twin Lake, Colorado
- View of Mount Elbert and Mount Massive across the upper lake at Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Yosemite Falls
- View of Yosemite Falls on Yosemite Creek and granite cliffs at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows trees and a dirt path below the falls in Yosemite Valley.
- Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Falls (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Central City
- A woman and men stand or sit in front of a brick building on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs on brick or glass panes read: "The Observer Publishing Co., Book & Job Printing, est. P.T.S." Men wear suits, vests, ties,...
- Observer Publishing Co. (Central City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.;...
- 1900?
- Cimarron Canon, D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of narrow gauge tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad in what is identified as Cimarron Canyon probably in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and a trestle probably over the Cimarron River, rock formations, trees and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Montrose County--1870-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Curecanti Needle
- View of the Curecanti Needle, a granite rock formation in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks and the Gunnison River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- 1906
- Sylvan Lake and Hotel, SD
- View of Sylvan Lake and a large hotel, possibly the Sylvan Lake Lodge in Custer County, South Dakota. Shows the hotel in a clearing at the base of Harney Peak in the Black Hills.
- Custer County (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Sylvan Lake (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--South Dakota--Custer County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--South Dakota--Custer County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Churc[h] of Guadaloupe
- View of the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe), in Guadalupe Hidalgo (Gustavo A. Madero, Distrito Federal), Mexico. The brick and stone building includes two bell towers, a clock, a center dome and...
- Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico)--1880-1900.; Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Basilicas--Mexico--Guadalupe Hidalgo--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--Mexico--Guadalupe Hidalgo--1880-1900.
- [from 1882 to 1900?]
- Platte Canon near Deansbury
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks beside the South Platte River in Platte Canyon (Douglas County and Jefferson County), near Deansbury, Colorado. Telegraph poles and lines are visible.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1893
- Twin Lakes, Colorado
- View across the Twin Lakes toward Mount Elbert and Mount Massive (Lake County), Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande railroad track is beside the shore of the lake.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Miner's dug-out
- Two miners stand near stone cabins (dugouts) built into the side of a hill. The men wear suits and hats. Wooden boards, metal cans, and a wagon are nearby.
- Dugout houses--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Iron Spr's Hotel and station
- View of the Iron Springs Hotel, a building with a mansard roof, dormers and porches, and the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway Co. depot in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Men, women and a child walk on the road near the depot.
- Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- The Black Canon near Cimarron
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande railroad trestle over Crystal Creek in the Black Canyon near Cimarron (Montrose County) Colorado. Shows telegraph poles and steep rock walls.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Crystal Creek (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Canyon
- A rock identified as "Hanging Rock" is over Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway tracks in Clear Creek Canyon (Clear Creek County or Jefferson County), Colorado. A leather bag, possibly a camera bag, is next to the tracks.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Major Domo, Glen Eyrie
- View of a sandstone rock formation identified as "Major Domo" and other rock formations near Glen Eyrie (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge, the bridge
- View of the hanging bridge in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Ouray and Hayden Mountain from the Blowout
- Aerial view of Main Street Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado from the cliffs of a caldera known as The Blowout. Shows the flag pole and commercial buildings on Main Street, and Hayden Mountain in the distance.
- Calderas--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Blowout, The (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hayden Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Pike's Peak, Col.
- View of Pikes Peak from Austin Bluffs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a gulch and creek. A frame farmhouse is in the distance.
- Austin Bluffs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Entrance Revenue Tunnel
- View of the entrance to Revenue Tunnel Mine near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Three men sit on ore carts drawn by a mule along on narrow gauge tracks. A man stands in a building doorway near the tunnel.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Castle Geyser and Crested Spring
- View of Crested Pool hot spring and Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Castle Geyser (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Crested Pool (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1880-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1880-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Garden of the Gods, Gateway & Pike's Peak
- View of Gate Rock, a sandstone rock formation at the entrance to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a horse-drawn buggy, dirt roads, trees, and brush. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Garden of the Gods, Gateway & Pike's Peak
- View of Gate Rock, a sandstone rock formation at the entrance to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a horse-drawn buggy, dirt roads, trees, and brush. Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Cloud Peak, Big Horn Mts., Wyo.
- View of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn Mountains in either Big Horn County or Johnson County, Wyoming. Shows alpine tundra, mountain lakes, and rock formations.
- Cloud Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, glimpse from old road
- View from a distance of accreted calcareous terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on Terrace Mountain in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows trees and a mesa in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Terrace Mountain (Park County, Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone from Artist Point
- Panoramic view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone...
- [between 1870 and 1890.]
- Teton Range from the east, Wyo.
- View of the Teton Range from Teton County, Wyoming. Shows grassland, trees, and rugged mountain peaks.
- Teton County (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1870-1890.; Mountains--Wyoming--Teton County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Sandal House, Mancos Canon
- Men pose near the ruins of Sandal House, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling in Mancos Canyon near Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Shows round stone masonry kivas.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County...
- [1892?]
- The boulder field and Longs Peak
- Men walk across and sit in a boulder field above timberline in Larimer County near the summit of Longs Peak (Boulder County), Colorado. Snow lies in the mountain crevasses.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The Keyhole, trail to Long's Peak
- A man stands near the Keyhole, a rock formation in Larimer County on the trail to Longs Peak, Colorado. Another man stands in the boulder field on the trail.
- Keyhole, The (Colo. : Gap)--1880-1890.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The Narrows, Longs Peak, Colo.
- Well-dressed men and women stand near rock formations in a place identified as the Narrows on a cliff on a trail to Longs Peak, Boulder County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The summit of Longs Peak
- A man stands at the summit of Longs Peak, Boulder County, Colorado. A camera box sits on the trail to the summit.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Anaconda Col.
- View of a Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad locomotive and Denver & Rio Grande Railway cars at Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows a railroad trestle, mine buildings, mine tailings, and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway on Gold Hill....
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Sinking shaft with windlass
- Well-dressed men stand on a wooden platform and operate a windlass to a mine shaft in Colorado. The shafthouse, a tailings dump, and a railroad to another mine are in the distance.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897
- The Blacksmith
- View of a blacksmith working in a lean-to, probably in Colorado. Shows a smithy using a hammer and anvil set on a tree stump. A young man, a water barrel, large bellows, and a pickax are in the wooden structure.
- Blacksmithing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--1890-1900.; Forge shops--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Oraibi, thanksgiving dance
- A group of Native American (Hopi) men, women, and children watch and perform probably the Butterfly Dance, an autumn harvest dance, at Oraibi, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. Women and girls have hair wraps or butterfly whorls hairstyles, stand...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Pee Viggi and squaw, Utes
- Native Americans (Ute), one identified as Pee Viggi, sit and pose for a studio portrait. They wear braids, earrings, choker necklaces, cotton shirts, leather leggings, beaded moccasins and hold woven blankets. The woman wears a bone breastplate and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.; Pee Viggi.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Black Lodge Camp, Crow Agency, Mont.
- Panoramic view of what is identified as Black Lodge Camp at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. Shows tepees, tents, timber fences or camp structures, and shrubs.
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Tents--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Brigham Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of houses on tree-lined Brigham Street in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows people on a sidewalk, wrought iron fences and stone retaining walls in front of lawns, and a brick and stone house with bargeboard, a gabled roof,...
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Wasatch Range from Liberty Park, Salt Lake City
- View of a pond, trees, and manicured grounds of Liberty Park in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Snow is on the Wasatch Mountains in the distance.
- Liberty Park (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1900-1910.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Parks--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Provo valley, Utah
- View of a dirt road, a bridge, cultivated land, trees and the Wasatch Mountains in Utah Valley near Provo (Utah County), Utah. A horse-drawn wagon and people are stopped in an irrigation ditch. People and horses are on the road in the distance....
- Utah County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Utah Valley (Utah)--1880-1900.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1880-1900.; Corn--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Croplands--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Farms--Utah--Utah...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde fr. north
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins of Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. A man poses beside multi-story ruins under a cliff wall. Stone bricks are on the ground. Trees are in the canyon and on top of the mesa.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1870-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1870-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Mesa...
- [between 1874 and 1893?]
- Cathedral Spires, Yosemite
- View of Cathedral Spires, granite pillars in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows trees below the rock formations.
- Cathedral Spires (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Upper Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Upper Yosemite Fall, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek at Yosemite National Park, California. Trees are above and below the waterfall.
- Upper Yosemite Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Latourelle [sic] Falls, Ore.
- View of Latourell Falls, a waterfall on Latourell Creek (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows a steep rock face, trees above the waterfall, and bushes and ferns near Latourell Creek.
- Latourell Creek (Or.)--1880-1910.; Latourell Falls (Or.)--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Streams--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Columbia River near Bonneville, Ore.
- View of a railroad truss bridge over the Columbia River, probably in Multnomah County, Oregon. Probably Union Pacific tracks are on the bridge. Rocks are in the river, and dense fir trees are on both sides of the river.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Railroad bridges--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Mount Hood, Oregon
- View of snow above timberline on Mount Hood (Clackamas County and Hood River County), Oregon. Hills, grass, and fir trees are on mountains below the summit.
- Hood, Mount (Or.)--1880-1910.; Mountains--Oregon--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Hood River Falls, Ore.
- View of a waterfall identified as Hood River Falls and dense forest probably in Columbia Gorge Recreation Area, Hood River County, Oregon. The waterfall is near rock walls, fir trees, and fallen timber.
- Hood River County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Hood River County--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- California Roses
- Close-up view of California roses. The flowers are in a bunch behind a white rectangular board.
- Roses--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- The Merced and Bald Mt. near Wawona
- View of the South Fork Merced River and trees near Wawona in Yosemite National Park, California. A man and woman are on a large rock near fallen timber and stones in the river. Snow is on a mountain identified as Bald Mountain in the distance.
- Merced River, South Fork (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]