Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ascending the Mount of the Holy Cross
- Three men stand in a snowbank on Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows rocky slopes, mountains and forests in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Seven Falls, Middle Cascades, Cheyenne Canyon, Colo.
- View of the middle section of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute Pass
- View of a dirt road with split log guardrail in Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado. Shows Twin Creek, waterfalls, and a horse in harness.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Marshall Pass, west side
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Engine 285 pulls boxcars through Marshall Pass in Saguache County, Colorado. Men sit and stand on the roofs of the train. Shows forests and cut timber.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Marshall Pass from Mt. Ouray
- View from Mount Ouray of Marshall Pass and snowy mountain peaks in Chaffee County or Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Black Canyon and Curecanti Needle
- View of the pillar rock formation of Curecanti Needle and the rock walls of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks and the Gunnison River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Clear Creek Canon, Rocky Pt. Col.
- View of a rock formation identified as Rocky Point in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows Clear Creek and Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway Company tracks.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek, Colo.
- View of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man stands between Clear Creek and the narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Omaha, Grand Court looking west
- View of the Grand Canal and Grand Court during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows neo-classical structures with wooden frames and plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows the Mines and...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- The boulder field and Longs Peak
- Men walk across and sit in a boulder field above timberline in Larimer County near the summit of Longs Peak (Boulder County), Colorado. Snow lies in the mountain crevasses.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Interior, Mission of Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Interior view of a chapel at Santa Barbara Mission in Santa Barbara, California. Shows benches, alters, a crucifix, paintings, and religious statues. The central archway is painted in an abstract marbled design. Sections of the walls and doorways...
- Santa Barbara Mission--1880-1890.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.; Chapels--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.; Interiors--California--Santa Barbara--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Pike's Peak from the Garden of the Gods
- View of Gate Rock, a sandstone rock formation at the entrance to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, trees, and brush. Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Clayton College, Denver, Colo.
- Boys and staff members pose on the steps of the dining hall at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear suits and ties and hold their hats. An arrow points to Angus (A.E.) Gowans, the first...
- Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Canon
- Close view of rock formation called "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; at left, rock formation hangs over narrow-gauge train track winding between steep canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company).
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1880-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Memorial Church interior, Stanford University
- Memorial Church was completed at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1903 and was dedicated by Jane Stanford to the memory of her late husband, Leland Stanford. The Stanfords founded the university in 1885. The tops of carved wooden...
- Stanford University--1900-1910.; Churches--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Stanford Memorial Church (Palo Alto, Calif.)
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Memorial Church, Stanford University
- Memorial Church was completed at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1903 and was dedicated by Jane Stanford to the memory of her late husband, Leland Stanford. The Stanfords founded the university in 1885. Four large statues, one of...
- Stanford University--1900-1910.; Churches--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Stanford Memorial Church (Palo Alto, Calif.)
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Telluride, early days
- Photograph of a photograph of men on horseback and on a mule-drawn covered wagon on a commercial street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People pose on timber sidewalks near a pile of probably canvas bags. Signs on the street read: "Mrs....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animal teams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Still of the Oil Shale Mining Company for the destructive distillation of oil
- Men wear suits or suspenders and work clothes and pose beside a smokestack encased by deteriorated brick walls 22 miles outside of De Beque in Mesa County or Garfield County Colorado. An American flag is attached to scaffolding that surrounds an...
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Refineries--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Princeton Hotel and dam, City Park, Buena Vista
- Men wear suits and felt hats or derby hats and sit on a stone wall near a waterfall at City Park in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows the multi-story frame Princeton Hotel with a turret and conical dome beside the park. Trees, fences,...
- Hotel Princeton (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Buena...
- 1903 June 10
- Redstone
- View of the Redstone Castle near the Crystal River, a valley, and manicured grounds of the Cleveholm Manor in Redstone (Pitkin County), Colorado. Built by John Cleveland Osgood, the stone and half-timbered Redstone Castle has turrets and several...
- Osgood, John Cleveland, 1851-1926--Homes & haunts.; Cleveholm (Redstone, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1930.; Estates--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1925?]
- Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
- Men and a boy are on horseback near sandstone rock formations identified as Cathedral Spires in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows dirt paths and trees near the rock spires.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Loop, near Hagerman Tunnel
- Bird's eye view of a Colorado Midland railroad trestle above Bush Creek and a hairpin curve on Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado. Shows canvas tents on a hillside and freight cars on tracks in the distance.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Greeley, Colo. school
- Students and teachers stand and pose outside the brick Greeley Public School, also called the Meeker school building on Adams Street (10th, Tenth Avenue) between Maple (7th, Seventh Street) and Main (8th, Eight Street) in Greeley (Weld County),...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1900.; School children--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.
- [between 1873 and 1900]
- Portrait of a woman and a man
- Full length studio portrait of a woman and a man who lean on a classical stone column. The woman parts her hair in the middle and wears a pleated dress, bodice, high collar and a necklace. The man wears a fastened suit jacket, vest, boots and a...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- University or college Dept. of Chemistry building
- View of a college campus in (probably) California; shows buildings with terra cotta tile roofs and arcades. Lintel reads: "1900 Department of Chemistry;" landscaping includes lawn and palm trees.
- Universities & colleges--California--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. One woman sits in a chair and wears a dress and gloves. The other woman wears a pleated dress with high collar and ruffled shoulders.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mosquito Pass Head of Evans Gulch
- View of Mosquito Pass with alpine landscape, a horse-drawn wagon, and dirt road in Lake County, Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mosquito Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Red Cliff
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff) in Eagle County, Colorado; houses and businesses line streets. Mountains and cliffs are in the distance.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Red Cliff
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff) in Eagle County, Colorado; houses and businesses line streets. Mountains and cliffs are in the distance.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- No Name Creek - cascade
- View of No Name Creek in Garfield County, Colorado; water cascades through boulders.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; No Name Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- No Name Creek - head of flume
- View of No Name Creek in Garfield County, Colorado; a man and horse-drawn buggy are on a bridge by a small wooden shack and a flume. A man sits on a high rock formation beside the creek. A large boulder sits beside the dirt road.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; No Name Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Flumes--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- No Name Creek - along the bluff
- A man stands on a flume above No Name Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows cliffs and boulders.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Aspen from Aspen Mountain
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; the Wheeler Opera House, Hotel Jerome, and Saint Mary's Catholic Church are among houses and businesses. Red Mountain is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mtn.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; Aspen Mountain fills the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Aspen from Aspen Mt.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows the Wheeler Opera House, Hotel Jerome, St. Mary's Catholic Church, houses and businesses. Mountains are in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Tunnel No. 1 Col. Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, trestles, and tunnel number one, near Manitou Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. Houses dot the hills.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Tunnel No. 1 Co. Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, ties, and tunnel number one, near Manitou Springs in El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Boulder Canon Maxwell's Rocks
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway tracks follow North Boulder Creek by Maxwell's Rocks, in North Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. A bridge spans the water below rock cliffs.
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Boulder Canon near the Falls
- A man sits on a rock by Boulder Creek, in South Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Water from the gold belt
- Miners pose by a burro with water barrels at a canyon rim, in Colorado.
- Barrels--Colorado--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The hunter
- A man poses probably in Colorado with horses loaded with deer carcasses.
- Deer hunting--Colorado--1880-1900.; Deer--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A ranch house
- A man and women pose by a cabin and outbuildings probably in Colorado.
- Ranches--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ouray Toll Road
- People on horseback cross a bridge on the Otto Mears Toll Road (later Highway 550, Million Dollar Highway) in San Juan County, Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- On the Gold Belt near Ouray
- Men pose on a trail probably in Ouray County, Colorado; mountain peaks are in the background.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Near Ouray
- A man stands by burros in San Juan County, Colorado; a train is in the background.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Canal de la Viga
- View of a canal, boats, and people.
- Canal boats--1890-1900.; Canals--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Washington Monument, Perry Park, Col.
- View of a rock formation identified as the Washington Monument in Perry Park, Douglas County, Colorado.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Perry Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Church San Miguel, Santa Fe
- View of the Chapel of San Miguel in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico; a man stands by burros loaded with wood.
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1910.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1910.; Chapels--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1910.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1910.; Pack animals--New Mexico--Santa...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]