Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Morrison 7 miles up Bear River (Creek) Parmby Gulch - Pennyweight Gulch.
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, is dusted in snow. Tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are in the foreground near a frame dwelling with a square tower and balcony. The school is on a rise, and foothills are in the background.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rail C. I. Co. 6.8 (3/4 view w/ bldgs. in back)
- View of a section of railroad rail; embossed letters read: "C. I. Co. 6.8"
- Railroads--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Buildings wrecked for Civic Center
- View of buildings at 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon that reads: "Forward Laundry" is nearby. Signs on buildings read: "Huston 1889," "Prescriptions Carefully Prepared," "The Capitol," and "Officer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drug stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Downtown Denver
- View of downtown Denver, Colorado; shows log and frame buildings including the U.S. Mint (with tower and battlements) and "Saddlery Hardware.
- United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- Image of the two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. Members of a brass band are holding instruments, including drums and trumpets and an American flag.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Colorado
- Miners and a dog pose near a mine entrance in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Interior of Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Interior view of the Broadway Theater located in the Metropole Hotel on Broadway, Denver, Colorado; shows balconies, private box seats, the orchestra pit, stage, and the fire curtain, the curtain reads: "A glimpse of India."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Buckskin Joe & Snowy Range
- View down the dirt street through Buckskin Joe, Park County, Colorado. Buildings along the street include one and two-story log cabins; wheelbarrow is in center of road.
- Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Cossacks led by David Kadjaia
- A group of Georgian Cossacks on horseback are led by David Kadjaia through a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats. Kadjaia wears a lighter colored coat. The men's coats have cartridge loops across the front. Several...
- Cossacks--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Kadjaia, David.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Jimmy Neal lived here
- View of a one-story clapboard house, former home of Jimmy Neal, with a hipped roof and dormer windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a barn and a wooden fence.
- Neal, Jimmy--Homes & haunts.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Russian Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, led by David Kadjaia, ride horses in a dirt arena (Ambrose Park or Madison Square Garden) for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long, dark coats. Kadjaia's uniform is lighter colored...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Creede, Colorado
- A group of people in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, stand on the porch of a store and along the dirt road in front of it and look into the distance. A man sits on a horse, and several of the men hold shovels and picks over their...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Destruction Julesburg, 1865
- Printed on front of photoprint: "Soldiers out hunting this same band of indians; Ft. Sedgwick in distance, Sedgwick, Co., Colo., Indians fording at old California Trail."
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Julesburg--1860-1870.; Julesburg (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fires--Colorado--Julesburg--1860-1870.
- [1865]
- Gold Man [i. e. Pan] Mine shops
- View of the Gold Pan Mine machine shops near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold Pan Mine (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Jessie Mine
- View of the mill at the Jessie Mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jessie Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1897]
- Gold Pan office
- An employee poses on the porch of the office of the Gold Pan Pit near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. A bicycle is parked nearby.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold Pan Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1913]
- Idaho vegetable peddler
- A Chinese man carries vegetables in wicker baskets with a yoke on a street in Idaho City, Idaho. Wood frame houses are nearby.
- Chinese-Americans--Idaho--Idaho City--1890-1910.; Idaho City (Idaho)--1890-1910.; Peddlers--Idaho--Idaho City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Manitou House, Manitou, Colorado.
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormers, diamond-shaped windows, and wrap-around open air porch and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- A. C. Shields, D&RGW Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr., and George T. Seabury, Secretary, Amer. Soc. Civil Engrs, at dedication of copper plate mounted on Hanging Bridge honoring C. Shaler Smith designer and builder
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Vice President and General Manager Arthur C. Shields poses with George T. Seabury (Secretary, American Society of Civil Engineers) at Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Signs read:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Seabury,...
- 1927
- Hauling in boiler for Geyser mine, Westcliffe, Colo.
- Team of horses with two men pull a boiler on a wagon to the Geyser Mine in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boilers--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Construction of the Gunnell Gold Company mill and mine in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, later used as the Colorado Central railroad station. Shows stone building and lumber.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Construction--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Mills--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864 November 16
- Typical miner's cabin
- A woman and a young girl pose near a log cabin on a snow dusted landscape as a man driving a wagon approaches in the background, Colorado. The cabin has a plank front with timber walls and roof.
- Girls--Colorado--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Colorado--1870-1880.; Mothers--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the office and residence for the New York Gold Mining Company's manager in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado with fence and sleigh.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- November 16, 1864
- Blacksmith shop of "Tip" Balliff
- Two girls stand and sit in front of the blacksmith's shop in the town of Dillon, Colorado, in Summit County. A man holds the reins of a horse. A plow is next to the building with two gables and a sloped roof.
- Dillon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Dillon--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Dillon--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Carl Hedin at old town of Dillon
- A man on a horse gallops through the town of Dillon, Colorado, in Summit County. The ground is covered with snow. Buildings along the street include the church and the school.
- Dillon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Dillon--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Dillon--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Dillon, Colorado
- Children stand in front of the Dillon, Colorado, school house in Summit County. The facade of the schoolhouse includes clapboard siding and a covered entryway. A boardwalk is in front of the school. Snow covers the ground in the background.
- Dillon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Dillon--1900-1910.
- [about 1905]
- Dillon, Colorado
- The Dillon, Colorado (Summit County), church is on a snowy street near the stone schoolhouse. The one-story building is of wood construction and has a gable and steeple. Two oil drums are in the foreground; mountains surrounding the town are in...
- Dillon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Dillon--1950-1960.
- [about 1950]
- Main Street - Dillon, Colo.
- Citizens of the town on Dillon, Colorado, in Summit County stand along a boardwalk in front of commercial storefronts. Architectural features of the one and two-story storefronts include false fronts and clapboard siding. Signs: "Club Room,"...
- Dillon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Dillon--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Dillon--1880-1890.
- June 26, 1887
- Public School - Dillon, Colo.
- Children stand on and around the steps of the Dillon, Colorado, school house in Summit County. The Italianate-style, two-story building has a hipped roof, and a cupola.
- Dillon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Dillon--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Dillon--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Masonic festival : St. John's Day, December 27, 1861 at the Broadwell House, Denver.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Freemasonry--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.) 1861.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1861
- Dredge, Summit County
- Ridson Company's Couch Dredge, in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The hydraulic placer gold mining vessel is under construction; miners pose by the furnace, trommel, and bucket-line.
- Gold dredging--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 or 1898?
- North A. M. Gold Dredging Co
- View of North American Gold Dredging Company placer mining operations in Summit County, Colorado; shows a hydraulic elevator and pond. Men take samples with a churn drill; lettering reads: "Keystone Driller Co."
- Dredges--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.; Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1898 and 1902?]
- 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]
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R., car 96 owned by Intermountain Chapter, National Railway Historical Soc., Deadwood, S.D.
- View of a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad train stopped in Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Car 96, owned by the National Railway Historical Society, Intermountain Chapter," is on the end of the train. The business car has a rear...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1960-1970.; National Railway Historical Society. Intermountain Chapter.--People.; Deadwood (S.D.)--1960-1970.; Railroad lounge cars.; Sightseers.
- 1964 August 3