Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- A horse-drawn carriage with two young men sitting in it is stopped in front of a two-story brick house in Central City, Colorado. A man and a woman stand on the front porch leaning against support columns. A wood fence borders the property of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Porches--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- 1878 Lawrence Street, Central City, Colorado
- right background.; Stereographic view of the offices of the Kansas Pacific Railway Co.'s Express on the second level of a brick building on Lawrence Street in Central City, Colorado. On the first level of the building are the offices of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Above hanging rock looking up
- View of Clear Creek near a rock formation identified as "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows trees near the creek and eroded rock spires in the narrow canyon.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- The falls
- View of whitewater rapids on Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in probably Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows fallen logs in the river, and steep rock canyon walls.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Logs--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Canon City Penitentia[ry]
- Aerial view of stone buildings and a stone wall with rounded, corner guard towers at Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows two and three-story brick buildings, the administration building with a smokestack, and...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--Buildings--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Bird's eye view of Denver Col. Ter.
- Three men stand in a field near Denver, Colorado. Houses are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Croplands--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1876?]
- Northwest from 18th St.
- View of houses and commercial buildings in Denver, Colorado. Buildings include Wolfe Hall and the Arapahoe School.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Distant view of Rocky Mts from Denver Col. Ter.
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Houses line the streets. Cherry Creek is nearby.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1876?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked on Larimer Street by businesses in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Bucklin & Clark Staple & Fancy Groceries," "[D]ry goods & Clothing," "Hats, Caps & Furnishing Goods," and "Highland Nurseries."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Silver bricks
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company workers pose by stacked silver ingots in Empire Forks, Clear Creek County, Colorado; metallurgist Richard Pearce is to the left.
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1870-1880.; Metallurgists--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Empire Forks (Colo.); Mining--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Silver--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.;...
- 1875
- Maysville, Colorado
- In Maysville, Chaffee County, Colorado, also known as Crazy Camp, men and a woman pose on boardwalk fronting a false fronted store. They wear tophats and a draped overdress; a chalked sandwichboard sign advertises boots. Items are displayed in the...
- Maysville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Maysville--1870-1890.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Maysville--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1882?]
- Golden City, Colo.
- Early view looking north of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a newly constructed brick residence with a steep gable in foreground and scattered wood frame, stone and brick buildings and Rocky Mountain Front Range in distance.
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Golden--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Montezuma and Teller Mountains
- Montezuma, in Summit County, Colorado, consists of a gable roofed log building and haystacks. Men, horses, and a buckboard pose by lumber and stumps; pines dot the area, and Glacier Mountain rises in the background.
- Montezuma (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1875?]
- Marsh Park - Grape Creek Canon
- Marsh (Park) in Fremont County, Colorado, a meadow beside Grape Creek, has a dwelling, outbuilding, and watertank. Dry, scrub dotted hills surround.
- Marsh (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, hornos (bee-hive ovens), Pueblo Peak, and Native Americans (Taos).
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Birdseye view of Black Hawk
- A bird's eye view of Black Hawk, Colorado, looking west up Gregory Gulch and taken from Swede Hill; shows Gregory Street from east to west: Black Hawk Cracker Bakery, Ed. C. Hughes' Meat Market, Hardware and Stoves, Drugs. Flagpole is prominent in...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1872]
- Granite City on the Arkansas looking north
- The Arkansas River winds through the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. A bridge spans the river. Buildings of the commuity are on both sides of the valley.
- Granite (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Granite--1880-1890.; Arkansas River.
- [1880?]
- Denver early days Larimer St.
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street at 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies are parked near the edge of the street. Signs on buildings read: "Flour and Feed," "Rocky Mountain News," "News Block," "S. A. Grant...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. This three story frame residence remodelled since first built in 1871 by General William Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou citizen, has a gabled roof, a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1883 and 1886?]
- Georgetown, Colo. from the east
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest from Griffith Mountain; landmarks include the old school house, the Cushman Block, the tower of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse, and Devil's Gate Bridge of the Georgetown Loop railway over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900.]
- Wilhelminas Pass
- View of the Devil's Slide rock formation in Weber Canyon, Morgan County, Utah. Union Pacific Railroad Company tracks, a trestle, and a tent colony are near the Weber River. Men stand on the railroad tracks. Shows a bridge over the river.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Devils Slide (Morgan County, Utah : Slope)--1870-1880.; Morgan County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Weber River (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Morgan County--1870-1880.;...
- 1870
- Above Beaver Creek looking up
- View of Colorado Central Railroad Company tracks beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. Shows steep rock walls in the valley and trees near the confluence with Beaver Brook in Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Below Beaver Creek [sic] looking down
- View of Colorado Central Railroad tracks beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. Shows loose rock in the valley near the confluence with Beaver Brook in Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Beaver Station
- View of Beaver Brook Station, on Beaver Brook (or Beaver Creek), Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows the two story depot, dance pavilion, wood water tank and coal shed. Several people stand on the depot...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1875 and 1878]
- The canon descends at an average of a hundred and fifty feet per mile
- View along Clear Creek, at Huntsman Bridge of the Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden bridge built up on a stone block foundation.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Grand Lake looking north
- View along beach of Grand Lake (8,000 feet), Grand County, Colorado, includes a small basket on edge of water, a burro drinking and mountains in background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. :Lake)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bridge at Huntsman's
- View of Huntsman Bridge, Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden railroad bridge built up on a stone block foundation and rocky canyon walls.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Long's Peak from Lily Lake
- View of Lily Lake, Larimer County, Colorado, includes the lake with water lilies and a reflection of Longs Peak and fluffy clouds.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lily Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1880.; Reflections--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1880.; Water...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Lake St. Mary, looking west
- View from a rock outcropping, Lake St. Mary, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows the lake water level low and mountains in distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Saint Marys Lake (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Eureka St., Central
- View east down Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, shows the Teller House on the right and the Register Block on the left. Several men stand on the boardwalk near a barbershop pole. Horse drawn wagons are on the muddy tracked street.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1878]
- Green Lake, looking west
- View across Green Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows a evergreen and mountain reflection, with a mountain slope in background.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Reflections--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Mineral Springs near Colorado City
- View of the gazebo at the Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a rustic struture with faceted conical roof and uprights of rough tree branches surrounded by tourists. Two men stand on the roof; one wears a tall, shiny stovepipe hat. One...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882?]
- Up Fall River
- Panoramic view of Fall River, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. Fall River flows through the center of town. Clear Creek is in the foreground.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fall River (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Fall River--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Fall River--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Fall River, Colo. Clear Creek Canon
- Clear Creek flows past the town of Fall River, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. A dirt road is parallel to the river.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Durango and La Plata Peaks from the Reservoir D & R.G.R.R. No. 442
- Panoramic view of the town of Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. The La Plata peaks are in the background.
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Guy House
- View from hill down into Guy Gulch, a stage stop in Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a few horse-drawn stage coaches and wagons in front of large wood frame residence with picket fence, outhouse, and several outbuildings nestled in a narrow gulch.
- Guy Gluch (Colo.)--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Denver, Colorado
- View of possibly 14th (Fourteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. City Hall is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1876
- 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
- Georgetown, taken from Giffith Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest; shows a large boulder on Griffith Mountain in deep shadow, the Methodist Church, fenced town blocks, the smokestack on Chimney Rock, valley leading to Silver Plume, Leavenworth and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Larimer Street Denver, Colo.
- Roof-top view of Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs in the business district storefronts read: "Market", "Sands & Cline Dry G[oods]", "Hense & Gottesleben Jewelry Silverware", "Boots Shoes", "Dentists", "Restaurant Confectionery Candy...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Hydraulic mining Hoosier Pass, Summit Co
- View of a placer gold mine near Hoosier Pass, Summit County, Colorado; shows an eroded chasm. A miner is by the sluice, holding a gold pan.
- Sluices--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.; Summit County (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Summit County--1860-1890.;...
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- General Palmer's residence in Glen Eyrie Park
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. This three story frame residence remodelled since first built in 1871 by General William Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou citizen, has a gabled roof, a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1871 and 1883?]
- Brownville near Georgetown
- These mining sheds are possibly near Brownsville, in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Large piles of cordwood line the dirt roads among the sheds and dwellings, all situated on a steep, rocky slope.
- Brownsville (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1898]
- Macon Avenue Canon City. Colo
- Trees line this wide, shady, dirt street in Canon City, Colorado.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado State Penitentiary Canon City 1893-94
- The State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a complex of three-story stone structures; the Administration Building is flanked by extensions; all are surrounded by a stone wall with faceted corner towers. A brick smokestack rises from the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- Summerhouse at Iron Springs
- Exterior view of the original 'Summerhouse' at Ute Iron Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east. This shingle roofed pavilion with latticed balustrade and wooden arches between the piers shelters the Ute Iron Spring. Silhouettes of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Shoshone Indians
- Stereographic view of Native American (Shoshone) men, women, and children, they pose outdoors. The men wear hair pipe breast plates, fur pelts over their braids, and hats. The women wear blankets. A horse hitched to a wagon stands in the distance.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1910.; Children--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 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]
- Golden City
- View over Golden (Golden City), Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a scattering of wood frame buildings; many with fences around them.
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875]
- Nevada Avenue North
- View of Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a median strip planted with trees and lawn.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- 1873?