Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mitchell Pass at Scott's Bluff, Neb.
- A wagon train travels over Mitchell Pass on the Oregon Trail in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska (later Scotts Bluff National Monument.) A man on horseback, and a wagon master with a bull whip, are near a Conestoga wagon pulled by twelve oxen. Eagle...
- Eagle Rock (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Mitchell Pass (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Scotts Bluff County (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--Scotts Bluff...
- 1936
- Mitchell Pass, Scott's Bluff, Neb.
- A wagon train climbs Mitchell Pass on the Oregon Trail in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska (later Scotts Bluff National Monument.) Wagon masters crack their whips over ox teams that pull Conestoga wagons. Eagle Rock and bluffs are in the distance.
- Eagle Rock (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Mitchell Pass (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Scotts Bluff County (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Ox teams--Nebraska--Scotts Bluff...
- 1930
- Old Fort Mitchell near Scott's Bluff, Neb.
- View of a U shaped building and a stockade with horses at Fort Mitchell in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. People gather around a campfire near a covered wagon. Cavalry troops ride toward a pack train on the Oregon Trail. A wagon train and Scotts...
- Fort Mitchell (Neb.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Scottsbluff (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cavalry--Nebraska--Fort Mitchell--1860-1870.; Forts &...
- 1933
- Chimney Rock and Platte Valley, Neb.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail approaches the North Platte River in Nebraska. Men, women, children and dogs walk or ride in bullock drawn Conestoga wagons. Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff are in the distance. People wave at a Pony Express rider...
- Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pony express--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rock...
- 1934
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 34, 1912 August 24
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- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene at festival
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening," sponsored by the Arvada...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Sugar beet plant
- Men stand and pose beside round, steel machinery with cog wheels, wooden scaffolding, ropes, and pulleys at the Great Western Sugar Company sugar beet factory probably in Scottsbluff (Scotts Bluff County), Nebraska. The four-story brick building...
- Great Western Sugar Company--1910-1920.; Scottsbluff (Neb.)--1910-1920.; Factories--Nebraska--Scottsbluff--1910-1920.; Sugar industry--Nebraska--Scottsbluff--1910-1920.
- 1916 September 24
- Scottsbluff, Neb.
- View of a brick building in Scottsbluff (Scotts Bluff County), Nebraska; men pose by cylindrical machinery, a hoist, pulleys, and a large hole in the wall of the exterior of the building.
- Scottsbluff (Neb.)--1910-1920.; Factories--Nebraska--Scottsbluff--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Nebraska--Scottsbluff--1910-1920.; Laborers--Nebraska--Scottsbluff--1910-1920.
- 1916 September 24
- Pioneer trails and scenes of the central Rocky Mountains region
- Map of the trails and landmarks in the Rocky Mountain region used by the pioneers in the westward migration shows Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, and Mormon Trail routes. Lettering reads: "1. Buffaloes roamed the plains east of the Rocky Mountains....
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Overland Trails--1840-1870.; West (U.S.)--1840-1870.; Maps--1840-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1840-1870.
- 1933
- Mountain men
- Mountain men in buckskin jackets and leggings, high boots and fur hats walk beside a pack horse. The men carry rifles. The Rocky Mountains and a valley are in the distance.
- West (U.S.)--1840-1870.; Guides & scouts--1840-1870.; Pack animals--1840-1870.; Trappers--1840-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Rendezvous - Indians and trappers, upper Green River, Wyo.
- View of a rendezvous near the Green River in Sublette County, Wyoming. Shows mountain men (trappers) and North American Indians, on horseback and on foot, near groups of tepees located along the river. A horse pulls a travois near a group of Indian...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Sublette County--1820-1840.; Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1820-1840.; Sublette County (Wyo.)--1820-1840.; Wind River Range (Wyo.)--1820-1840.; Fur trade--Wyoming--Sublette County--1820-1840.; Indian...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Early modes of transportation, Independence Rock, Wyo.
- View of covered wagons pulled by oxen, horse-drawn covered wagons, a stagecoach, a Pony Express rider, people on horseback and on foot on the Oregon Trail near Independence Rock on the Sweetwater River in Natrona County, Wyoming. Tepees, a wagon...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Split Rock (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1932
- First wagon train over Oregon Trail, 1830
- A fur trading expedition leaves the area near St. Louis, Missouri. Men on horseback ride beside horse-drawn and mule-drawn Conestoga wagons on the Oregon Trail. Shows horse-drawn surreys with canvas curtains, and scouts and mountain men in...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1830-1840.; Covered wagons--Missouri--1830-1840.; Fur trade--Missouri--1830-1840.; Guides & scouts--Missouri--1830-1840.; Horseback riding--Missouri--1830-1840.; Trappers--Missouri--1830-1840.; Wagon...
- 1930
- Westport Landing, Mo.
- View of tents and Conestoga wagons beside the Missouri River near Westport (Jackson County), Kansas, a starting point for the Oregon Trail. A steam paddlewheel riverboat is anchored near the edge of the river. Shows people on horseback and near a...
- Missouri River--1850-1860.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1860.; Westport (Kansas City, Mo.)--1850-1860.; Camping--Missouri--Jackson County--1850-1860.; Covered wagons--Missouri--Jackson County--1850-1860.; Horseback...
- 1937
- Kanesville crossing of the Missouri
- Mormon emigrants in covered wagons and Conestoga wagons crowd the Mormon Trail at the Kanesville Crossing on the Missouri River at Kanesville (later Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County), Iowa. Men drive cattle and ride horseback towards the river....
- Mormons--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1840-1860.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1840-1860.; Missouri River--1840-1860.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1860.; Covered wagons--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1840-1860.; Ferries--Iowa--Council...
- [between 1930 and 1938?]
- Mormon handcart pioneers
- View of Mormon pioneers with oxen-driven Conestoga wagons and handcarts on the Mormon Trail near Fort Bridger in probably Uinta County, Wyoming. Men and women walk beside, or pull, handcarts. Shows children, cattle, men on horseback and a dog. Some...
- Handcarts--Wyoming--Uinta County--1850-1870.; Mormon pioneers--Wyoming--Uinta County--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Uinta County (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Uinta County--1850-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Old Fort Kearney, Neb.
- View of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail at Fort Kearny in Kearney County, Nebraska. Wagon masters with bullwhips, men with rifles, and women and children meet with military officers who sit on horseback. Shows ox-drawn...
- Fort Kearny (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Platte River (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Fort Kearny--1850-1870.; Forts &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Sunflower Trail in Neb. [sic]
- View of a wagon train on the "Sunflower Trail" (probably the Mormon Trail.) Shows ox-drawn and mule-drawn covered wagons, men, women, and children on foot, and men on horseback. A man herds horses with a bullwhip. Mountains are in the distance.
- Mormons--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--1850-1870.; Families--1850-1870.; Pioneers--1850-1870.; Wagons trains--1850-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1850-1870.
- 1932
- Buffalo stampede, Neb.
- White men in Conestoga wagons, and on foot, and North American Indians on horseback hunt stampeding buffalo on probably the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Indians hold bows and arrows and lances, and some of the settlers shoot rifles. Women and children...
- Indians of North America--Nebraska--1840-1860.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1860.; Platte River (Neb.)--1840-1860.; Bison hunting--Nebraska--1840-1860.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1840-1860.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1840-1860.;...
- 1932
- Buffalo stampede across the Platte River, Old Fort Kearney, Neb.
- Buffalo stampede across the Platte River near Fort Kearny in Kearney County, Nebraska. Men on horseback with rifles hunt the animals. A wagon train is on the Oregon Trail near the fort. Shows ox-drawn Conestoga wagons. An American flag is on a flag...
- Fort Kearny (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Platte River (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Bison hunting--Nebraska--Nebraska City--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Nebraska City--1850-1870.; Forts &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Upper California crossing of the Platte River [sic], Neb.
- View of a wagon train on the Overland Trail. Conestoga wagons approach or ford the South Platte River at the Upper California Crossing in Sedgwick County, Colorado. Shows ox-driven wagons, people camped beside wagons, and North American Indians on...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Sedgwick County--1860-1870.; Overland Trails--1860-1870.; Sedgwick County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Camping--Colorado--Sedgwick County--1860-1870.; Covered...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Chimney Rock region, Neb.
- A wagon train moves towards the North Platte River and Chimney Rock, on the Oregon Trail, in Morrill County, Nebraska. Shows Conestoga wagons pulled by oxen, a herd of horses, men on horseback, and women and children. A boy holds a rifle and a dead...
- Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1840-1870.; Morrill County (Neb.)--1840-1870.; North Platte River--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.; Pioneers--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.;...
- 1929
- Chimney Rock, Neb.
- North American Indians on horseback charge a wagon train on the Oregon Trail near Chimney Rock in Merrill County, Nebraska. Indians carry rifles and coup sticks. Shows Conestoga wagons drawn by oxen and men on horseback.
- Indians of North America--War--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.; Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1840-1870.; Merrill County (Neb.)--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.; Rock...
- 1930
- Pawnee village, evening ceremonial
- North American Indian (Pawnee) men and women sit and stand on and near earthen lodges at sunset probably in Nebraska. They are wrapped in blankets. Shows fences made of twigs or brush, and a plaza with an American flag that flies near the entrance...
- Earth houses--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Structures--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1880.; Earth lodges--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Lodges--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Rites & ceremonies--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Sunrises &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Old Fort Laramie, Wyo.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail approaches Fort Laramie in Goshen County, Wyoming. Oxen drawn Conestoga wagons ford the Laramie River. North American Indian tipis are on both sides of the river. The adobe fort has towers and battlements. Laramie...
- Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort)--1840-1850.; Goshen County (Wyo.)--1840-1850.; Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.)--1840-1850.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1850.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Fort Laramie--1840-1850.; Forts &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Laramie Peak and La Bonte Creek, Wyo.
- A wagon train moves toward a steep valley on the Oregon Trail in Albany County, Wyoming. La Bonte Creek is in the valley and Laramie Peak is in the distance.
- Albany County (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; La Bonte Creek (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Laramie Peak (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Streams--Wyoming--Albany County--1850-1870.; Valleys--Wyoming--Albany County--1850-1870.; Wagon...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Platte Bridge Indian battle, 1865
- View of the Battle of Platte Bridge at Platte Bridge Station (later Fort Caspar), on July 26, 1865, near present day Casper (Natrona County), Wyoming. United States Army troops stand near both ends of the bridge over the North Platte River, to...
- United States. Army--1860-1870.; Arapaho Indians--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Dakota Indians--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Indians of North...
- 1933
- Old Platte bridge, Wyo., 1866
- View of a wooden bridge over the North Platte River, on the Oregon Trail, at Fort Caspar near present day Casper (Natrona County), Wyoming. A wagon train, with ox-drawn covered wagons, crosses the bridge. North American Indian and white men with...
- Fort Caspar (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Bridges--Wyoming--Fort Caspar--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Fort Caspar--1860-1870.; Pioneers--Wyoming--Fort Caspar--1860-1870.;...
- 1932
- Red Buttes, Wyo.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail approaches Red Buttes on Bessemer Bend beside the North Platte River in Natrona County, Wyoming. The Conestoga wagons are drawn by oxen. Wagons circle beside the river in the distance.
- Bessemer Bend (Wyo. : River bend)--1840-1850.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1840-1850.; North Platte River--1840-1850.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1850.; Red Buttes (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1840-1850.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1930?
- Independence Rock, Wyo.
- Two groups of Conestoga and covered wagons are circled next to the Sweetwater River near Independence Rock, a granite rock formation on the Oregon Trail, in Natrona County, Wyoming. People and campfires are within the wagon circles. A herd of...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Split Rock (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Camping--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.;...
- 1929?
- Independence Rock
- Ox-drawn wagons approach Independence Rock, a granite rock formation on the Oregon Trail, beside the Sweetwater River in Natrona County, Wyoming. A man with a rifle rides horseback near the wagons. Devils Gate, a gap in a rock formation, is in the...
- Devil's Gate (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Sweetwater River and valley from top of Independence Rock, Wyo.
- Men, women and a dog sit or stand on Independence Rock in Natrona County, Wyoming. A man uses a hammer and chisel to inscribe letters in the granite. Inscriptions read: "S.R. '49, W.H[?] 1860" and "J.H. 1850." Shows the Sweetwater River, a wagon...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater Pony Express Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River Valley...
- 1932
- Sweetwater Station, Wyo.
- View of Sweetwater Station, a stage stop, Pony Express station, and military post for the protection of emigrants, on the Oregon Trail in Natrona County, Wyoming. Shows a stagecoach, a wagon train with covered wagons drawn by oxen, a man on...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater Pony Express Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1933
- Split Rock, Wyo.
- A wagon train is circled near the Oregon Train, beside the Sweetwater River, in Natrona County, Wyoming. Men on horseback herd oxen from the camp and covered wagons to the river. Shows Split Rock, a granite rock formation.
- Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Split Rock (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Cattle--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- An exciting adventure
- A stagecoach on the Oregon Trail is under attack by North American Indians in probably Natrona County, Wyoming. Indians ride horseback and fire arrows at the stagecoach. The coach races toward a circle of wagons and settlers with rifles, near...
- Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Pioneers--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.;...
- 1934
- Burnt Ranch Station, Wyo.
- A stagecoach approaches Burnt Ranch Station, a stage stop and military garrison on the California, Mormon and Oregon Trails, in Fremont County, Wyoming. Shows a log fortification with a tower and stockade. Armed soldiers, telegraph poles, and a...
- California National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Fremont County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Forts &...
- 1933
- Devil's Gate, Wyo.
- View of Devil's Gate, a narrow gorge cut through a ridge by the Sweetwater River in Natrona County, Wyoming. Covered wagons drawn by horses and oxen crowd the Oregon Trail. Lettering on the canvas cover of a Conestoga wagon reads: "Ohio-Oregon."...
- Devil's Gate (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona County--1850-1870.; Passes (Landforms)--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1930
- South Pass, Wyo.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail moves through South Pass in Fremont County, Wyoming. Shows covered wagons drawn by horses and oxen. Men ride horseback; one drives a herd of horses. The Sweetwater River and the snow covered Wind River Mountains...
- Fremont County (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; South Pass (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Wind River Range (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Fremont County--1850-1870.; Horseback...
- 1929
- Old Fort Bridger, Wyo.
- View of Fort Bridger on the Oregon Trail in Uinta County, Wyoming. Shows a stockade with log buildings and another with horses. A wagon train is camped in a circle near the Blacks Fork river. Horses and oxen graze nearby. A Conestoga wagon fords...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1850-1870.; Blacks Fork (Utah and Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger State Historic Site (Fort Bridger, Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Corral at old Fort Bridger
- View of a log stockade, a corral, at Fort Bridger in Uinta County, Wyoming. A covered wagon and men on horseback are near the log structure. North American Indians with pack horses and travois leave the fort. The Blacks Fork river is near the...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1850-1870.; Blacks Fork (Utah and Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger State Historic Site (Fort Bridger, Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.;...
- 1937
- Echo Canyon, Utah
- View of a wagon train on the Mormon Trail in Echo Canyon in Summit County, Utah. Covered wagons pulled by oxen, and men, women and children on foot and on horseback travel beside Echo Creek. Shows red canyon walls above the trail.
- Echo Canyon (Summit County, Utah)--1850-1870.; Echo Creek (Utah)--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer Historic National Trail--1850-1870.; Summit County (Utah)--1850-1870.; Canyons--Utah--Summit County--1850-1870.; Cliffs--Utah--Summit County--1850-1870.;...
- 1933
- Echo Canyon, Utah
- Wagon trains are on the Mormon Trail, or circled in the valley in Echo Canyon, in Summit County, Utah. Shows Echo Creek and layered rock cliffs and bluffs.
- Echo Canyon (Summit County, Utah)--1850-1870.; Echo Creek (Utah)--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer Historic National Trail--1850-1870.; Summit County (Utah)--1850-1870.; Canyons--Utah--Summit County--1850-1870.; Cliffs--Utah--Summit County--1850-1870.;...
- 1934
- St. Mary's Station, Wyo.
- A Pony Express rider approaches Saint Mary's Station (Rocky Ridge Station), a Pony Express station and military garrison on the Oregon Trail in Fremont County, Wyoming. A man with a fresh horse waits in the middle of the Oregon Trail. Soldiers...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Saint Marys Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.) 1860-1870.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Saint Marys Station--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Saint Marys Station--1860-1870.;...
- 1933