Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Burlington & Missouri RR combination
- This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company locomotive and passenger and freight cars. The word "Burlington" on each car has been retouched. Other words on the cars, also retouched,...
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Cripple Creek Dist.
- View of three elevations of probably Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs Railroad narrow gauge track servicing several mines in Cripple Creek District (Teller County), Colorado; retouched passenger train, center background; mines, tailings,...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1915 or 1917]
- Portrait of a woman
- Portrait of a woman who wears a high collared dress decorated with a flourish of ribbon. Her hair is pulled back from her face. Shows the partial image of another woman who leans her head inward.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Man portrait
- Studio portrait of a man in Colorado. He wears a suit and tie.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Burlington & Missouri R.R. Burlington combination
- This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company locomotive and passenger and freight cars. The word "Burlington" on each car has been retouched. Other words on the cars, also retouched,...
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- 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?]
- Camp in Norris Geyser Basin
- Men and horses outfitted for an expedition pose near a settlement at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows canvas tents with log frames and a wooden frame structure on the hill. An A-frame plank bridge spans a creek; a dog...
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Men--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Settlements--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Fish Pot Hot Spring, Yellowstone Lake
- A man stands and fishes in the Fishing Cone near the shore of West Thumb bay, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A fallen tree trunk provides a bridge over the water to the accreted calcareous mineral cone.
- Fishing Cone (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; West Thumb (Wyo. : Bay)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Fishing--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Crater of the Giant
- View of the crater of Giant Geyser, one of the Giant Group in Upper Geyser Basin near old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Firehole River.
- Firehole river (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Giant Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Fremont's [sic] Lake
- View of Fremont Lake in the Wind River Range, Sublette County, Wyoming. Shows a small peninsula in the lake, forests, and rock formations.
- Fremont Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Sublette County (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Wind River Range (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--Sublette County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Assaying, cupeling
- Men work in an assay office, probably in Colorado. Shows an assayer pouring ore into a cupel over a stove. Shows barrels, sacks, sifters, tins, mortars and pestles, tongs, and graduated sizes of cupels in the laboratory.
- Assayers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- The cloister, San Luis Rey
- View of the cloister at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia in San Diego County, California. Plaster peals from the columns of the arcade and low grass grows in the courtyard.
- San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Luis Rey (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1900.; Courtyards--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1900.; Missions--California--San Luis Rey--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892?]
- Mission of San Diego, Cal.
- View of the ruins of Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego County, California. Shows the decaying walls of the church and associated buildings. Some buildings are constructed of stone, others are built with adobe brick. Plaster peals off the...
- San Diego Mission--1880-1890.; San Diego County (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--California--San Diego--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Diego--1880-1890.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Seal Rocks, Cypress Point, Cal.
- View of the Pacific Ocean and Seal Rock at Cypress Point, Monterey County, California.
- Cypress Point (Monterey County, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Monterey County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1890-1910.; Seal Rock (Monterey County, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Capes (Coasts)--California--Monterey County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ramona's marriage place, old San Diego
- View of an adobe building in Old Town, San Diego, California. The structure has a tile roof, and plaster peals from the walls. A sign near one of the doors reads: "Signs Painter."
- Old Town (San Diego, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Adobe buildings--California--San Diego--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Crossing the Continental Divide, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry.
- Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder County, Colorado on Moffat Road reached by Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); D, N. & P. passenger train on Rollins Pass (top of ridge above lake); standard gauge track looping...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Boulder County --1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1904
- High Bridge over the Loop, above Georgetown, Colo., C. & S. Ry
- Complete view of Colorado & Southern Railway's High Bridge with narrow gauge track underneath bridge in Clear Creek Canyon above Georgetown, Colorado; part of Georgetown Loop; retouched double header passenger train crossing bridge; Clear Creek...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890- 1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- The depths of North Cheyenne Canõn from Point Sublime, Cripple Creek Short Line
- View into North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado, from Point Sublime on the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad; a train makes its way along upper cliffs.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, wife of millionaire Horace Tabor, wearing curls, a bonnet with a bow around her neck, and a lace dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Legislators' spouses--Colorado--1880-1890.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- 1883?
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad doubleheaded passenger train high on the rocky cliffside of the Animas Gorge above the Animas River on narrow gauge track heading southbound to Durango near Rockwood; San Juan Mountains are retouched in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- On the Continental Divide
- Two men atop rocky slope on the Continental Divide.
- Continental Divide (Colo.)--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1923]
- Toltec Gorge
- Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; shows Los Pinos River, water falls among boulders with frozen icicles, steep rocky walls with retouched passenger train of Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Railroads--New Mexico--Rio...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Alfalfa and wheat
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows field of cut alfalfa, ranch with frame gable house, wagons, sheds, planted tree windbreaks, haystacks, and cut and shieved wheat piles in background.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows large hay stacks in field of cut alfalfa in piles and frame gable house with tree windbreak.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two men standing in alfalfa and large hay stacks.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, in the South Platte Valley; shows man in derby hat next to a waist high pile and haystacks in distance.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Colorado beans
- Colorado Front Range bean field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Beans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Colorado corn
- Colorado Front Range corn field, possibly in the South Platte River Valley; man (in chest high tasseled rows of corn) wears suit jacket, tie and hat, smokes a pipe.
- Corn--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Colorado wheat field
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, South Platte Valley; view shows Flatirons of Boulder, grain sheaves (shocks), and man in white shirt and tie.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Harvesting celery
- Long line of men and women harvesting celery crop in the Platte River Valley, Front Range, Colorado; view west to foothills, and possibly the Indian Peaks; shows stacked wooden crates, two horse-drawn wagons parked in field, and two horses hitched...
- Celery--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Irrigation ditch
- Colorado Front Range (?) farm with full irrigation ditch and cottonwood tree; shows concrete gate with metal doors, hipped roof farmhouse, wood structures, barn, sheds, and farm equipment.
- Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Millet
- Colorado Front Range millet field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two-story house with windmill, farm equipment, barns, and sheds across fenced road.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Millet--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Second cutting alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows three men in thigh-high alfalfa and two large hay stacks in background.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Threshing wheat
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, South Platte Valley; shows of sheaves of grain (shocked); steam-powered threshing machine, three horse and mule drawn wagons loaded with sheaves, and one horse-drawn water tank.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Threshing wheat
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, South Platte Valley; shows sheaves of grain (shocked), steam-powered threshing machine, horse and mule-drawn wagons, and a horse-drawn water tank.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Tomatoes
- Tomato plants in an irrigated field in the Platte River Valley, Front Range, Colorado; large lush leafy plants with thick vines support many tomatoes.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tomatoes--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Wheat and sweet clover
- Colorado Front Range wheat and sweet clover field, South Platte Valley; view shows Flatirons of Boulder, Indian Peaks, Longs Peak, and man standing in thigh-high grasses.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Wheat in shocks
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, South Platte Valley; shows sheaves of grain (shocks), cropland and sparse trees, and two-story frame ranchhouse with two chimneys.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Wheat
- Colorado Front Range wheat field, possibly in the South Platte River Valley; shows large field of wheat with fully developed heads.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Denver
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol building, intersection of Lincoln Street and Colfax Avenue; landmarks include Pioneer Monument, Hotel Metropole, County Courthouse, Daniels & Fisher tower, Majestic...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- East Portal, Moffat Tunnel
- East Portal Moffat Tunnel, Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Tunnel through Continental Divide, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows tunnel entrance and ventilating plant, railroad tracks, power lines, two survey swaths cut over mountain in line with tunnel,...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.
- [1940-1949?]
- Feeding the chipmonk [sic]
- A woman, her hair in a bun, and child, both in long dresses, sit on the steps of a mining cabin feeding a waffle to a chipmunk, in (possibly) Shaeffer, Silverton district, Colorado; shows liquor bottle and coffee pot on table, a barrel, a bucket,...
- Animal feeding--Colorado--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Grapes
- Grapevine rows, possibly Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado; leafy vines loaded with grapes; shows tall poplar trees.
- Grapes--Colorado--1900-1930.; Grapevines--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1929]
- Linburg [sic] Peak
- Lone Eagle Peak (or Lindbergh Peak) Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Grand County, Colorado; shows rocky slope, evergreens, spire shaped ridge, spur of Mount George, and snow filled cirques on either side of peak.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indian Peaks Wilderness (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lone Eagle Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Linberg [sic] Peak
- View of Lone Eagle Peak, (or Lindbergh Peak), Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Grand County, Colorado; shows lake, rocky shore, evergreens, spire shaped ridge, spur of Mount George, and snow filled cirques on either side of peak.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indian Peaks Wilderness (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lone Eagle Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Marshall Pass, Mount Ouray
- Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad ascent up mountain slopes to Marshall Pass, Mount Ouray, Saguache County, Colorado; light snow cover on Rocky Mountain peaks; probably William Henry Jackson's special photo train in foreground with the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Shirley (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Shirley--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Red Astrican
- Astrican apple tree, possibly the Westlake ranch, Grand Valley, Western Slope, Colorado; shows branches loaded with big apples supported by a wood post and placed over the top of a step ladder; wooden crate with metal handle filled with apples on...
- Apple trees--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1929]
- Old Colo. Locomotive Midland Train in Ute Pass
- Copy of a Harry F. Lee photograph shows a Colorado Midland locomotive with four passenger cars on Ute Pass above creek and dirt road and a man near the tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1930.
- [between 1899 and 1922]
- Colorado National Bank Building construction
- View of the steel frame for the partially constructed Colorado National Bank Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs nearby read: "Seerie Brothers Construction Co. Builders Continental Building Denver"...
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915 January 4
- Colorado National Bank building
- Panoramic view of the Colorado National Bank building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925 December 31