Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Curley, Crow Scout, and Comanche, (horse), full length, (separate pictures made into one plate)
- Curley, Crow Scout, full length standing studio portrait, and Comanche, a horse, two separate portraits combined to make one image side by side; Curley, Crow Scout with General George Custer at Little Bighorn was believed by many to be only known...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Curly.; Crow Indians--1880-1890.
- [188?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 12, 1909 May 8
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9
- Colorado troops Douglas Arizona
- Panoramic view, a montage of soldiers from the First and Second Separate Battalion Colorado Infantry who march in formation at a camp in Douglas, Arizona. Men on horseback, stables, and tents are nearby. Other images of officers identified as (left...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st. Separate Battalion, 1st--People--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st. Separate Battalion, 2nd--People--1910-1920.; Douglas (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Horseback...
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- Dr. Clarence F. Holmes Oral History
- Cano's Castle, Antonito
- View of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street, in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic building was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The building is built mainly out of scrap...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Donald--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 2004
- Aroya school house
- View of the abandoned school house in Aroya (Cheyenne County), Colorado. The building is a clapboard building with a hipped roof. The paint on the sides of the building is peeling and windows are boarded up.. A small cupola is in the center of the...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; One-room schools.; Abandoned buildings.; Rural schools--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- 19th Street Diner, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- View of the 19th Street Diner located at 1908 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The exterior of the 1950s style diner has a pink, black and white awning with the sign "19th St. Diner," a large external neon wall clock and a separate...
- 19th Street Diner (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--2010-2020.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--2010-2020.; 19th Street Diner (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Diners...
- 2011
- Old Rock Schoolhouse, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of the Old Rock Schoolhouse located at 504 Maroon Ave. in Crested Butte, Colorado. Built in 1893, the two-story, coursed, rough-faced stone building has a central, square front bay with separate boys' and girls' entrances on either side. The...
- Schools--Colorado--Crested Butte--2000-2010.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Schools--Colorado--Crested Butte--Pictorial works.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Bag Factory Lofts, Denver
- View of the Bag Factory Lofts (1958), 2715 Blake Street located in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Shows a renovated three story building with a separate, square, glass and steel tower with a steep, hip roof. Steel walkways connect...
- Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; Signs (Notices); Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Bag Factory Lofts, Denver
- View of the Bag Factory Lofts (1958), 2715 Blake Street located in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Shows a renovated three story building with a separate, square, glass and steel tower with a steep, hip roof. Steel walkways connect...
- Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2006
- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 47, 1911 November 18
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 17, 1912 April 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 26, 1909 August 14
- Greeley, Colo., Trinity Church
- People stand and pose outside the brick Trinity Episcopal Church in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The church has a steep pitched roof, roman arches above windows, brick corbelling, a round stained glass window and a separate wooden bell tower. A...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; Priests--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1881?]
- Man portrait
- Studio portraits of a man in Colorado. He wears a suit, tie, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Man portrait
- Studio portrait of a man in Colorado. He wears a suit, bow tie, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Man portrait
- Studio portraits of a man in Colorado. He wears a suit and bow tie.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman portrait [and] young child portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. Studio portrait of a toddler in Colorado.
- Children--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Woman holding baby
- Studio portraits of a woman and her infant in Colorado. She wears a dress.
- Mothers & children--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Women portrait
- Studio portraits of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress with high collar.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Women portrait
- Studio portraits of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress and necklace with pendant.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman holding baby [and] baby
- Studio portrait of a infant in Colorado. Studio portrait of a woman who holds a child in Colorado.
- Infants--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mothers & children--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress and choker.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Montage of studio portraits of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress and lace scarf.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
- Five, abstract, color drawings that conceptualize the radiance of justice.
- Colors--1970-1980.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- Line drawings cartoons a story in six scenes and another cartoon
- View of a cartoon sequence that depicts a man as he sabotages a woman's bundle of lumber and a single panel cartoon the depicts a woman spanking a child while a crowd looks on titled "The Lick Observatory."
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bear dance
- Native American (Ute) men and women face each other in separate rows as they perform a bear dance, Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Bear dance
- Native American (Ute) men and women face each other in separate rows as they perform a bear dance, Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Tewa women and girl
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) women and a girl pose outdoors at San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. The women balance water pots on their heads and wear moccasins and blankets.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Girls--New Mexico--San...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Houses in Leadville, Colorado
- This view of a false front residence in Leadville, Colorado, features a weathered clapboard structure with fish-scale pattern shingles on a mansard front roof, a projecting gable porch with diamond pattern shingles covering the front entry, and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Meeker Herald Bldg.
- Two horses pull a buggy with a canopy and separate covered back near Fourth (4th) and Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The Herald newspaper office shows in background.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Newspapers--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1910.
- [between 1888 and 1910]
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Tutt and Penrose Building, South Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado prior to 1896 fires; the two-story commercial flat-roof brick building is shared by three street-level businesses with separate entries and signs: "3rd...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1896]
- West half burned 3 days after east half
- View of two images: top image includes second fire on April 29, 1896, as it streaks across town and an explosion occurs from dynamite stored at El Paso Livery and Stable; lower image includes aftermath from second fire, debris and rubble and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Only building standing on Bennett Ave. after fire
- View of two images depicting first fire, April 26, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; top image depicts flames and smoke moving towards Bennett Avenue; large crowds are on boardwalk and horse-drawn wagons and enclosed commercial wagons are on street;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Interior Carbonate National Bank
- Reproduction shows interior of the Carbonate National Bank lobby in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Low wooden walls separate office and public areas; teller boxes and cages are to the rear. Framed prints hang on the walls.
- Carbonate National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Bushwhacker Mine Aspen, Colo.
- View of the shafthouse and tramway of the Bushwhacker Shaft near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bushwhacker Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- P. W. A. [sic] mining class - Denver
- View shows W. P. A. students learning the art of placer mining by using a rocker on the banks of an unidentified stream, Denver, Colorado. A rocker consists of a screen box on top draining to a larger box below which is inlaid with riffles to catch...
- United States. Works Progress Administration of Colorado.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Tucker's Restaurant
- Interior view of Tucker's Restaurant, 110 East Pikes Pike Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the long rectangular space divided with a wood parition wall with heavy curtains to separate the dining tables from the service...
- Tucker's Restaurant (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cigars--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Showcases--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Grammar school at Adams City
- The four-room grammar school building in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado was built in 1907. The light colored brick building features a rambling floorplan with two stories. The two end sections have hipped roofs and open double-hung windows. A...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1910.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Flood 1920's.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- River that flooded A. T. & S. F. tracks & depot, Trinidad, Colo.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and five cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Trinidad, Colo. river at flood stage
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Ruins McElmo Dist. J 76.
- View of Native American (Anasazi) mud and stone ruins at Hovenweep National Monument, Motezuma County, Colorado. Three cylindrical ruins stands on two rocks which project up from a rocky hill; one of the ruins has a door opening. Another group,...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Ruins McElmo Dist. J 75
- View of Native American (Anasazi) mud and stone ruins at Hovenweep National Monument, Motezuma County, Colorado. One group of three cylindrical ruins stands on two rocks which project up from a rocky hill. One of the ruins has a door opening....
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Grand River Valley Antlers, Colo.
- View of houses and farms, in the Colorado River Valley near Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado. Two, possibly three, farm houses are in the valley, each near a separate, fenced field of possibly corn. Trees grow near each field. Two farms have...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Farms--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Three Graces Garden of the Gods
- View of the Three Graces, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Three thin separate rocks stand independent from other formations. The group resembles cathedral spires. A man, woman, and girl sit in a hitched...
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canon
- Seven separate waterfalls flow down granite cliffs at Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. At the bottom of the canyon is a pitched roof building and a footbridge leading to the tall, wood stairway built along the falls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1930.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]