Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Prowers Bridge, U.S. 34 over Arkansas River
- View of the Prowers Bridge which takes U.S. 34 over the Arkansas River in Bent County Colorado. The bridge is a five-span through truss bridge. The bridge was originally a pile bridge, constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1900, trusses...
- Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Historic sites.; Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 2
- Gallo Wine boycott march
- AFL-CIO United Farm Workers of America members and their supporters march in support of the grape and Gallo Wine boycott through Denver, Colorado. A large group of people carry banners and signs. A banner reads: "The People United Will Never Be...
- United Steelworkers of America--People--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; United Steelworkers of...
- [1975]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- 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]
- Breckenridge
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northeast shows frame or log dwellings and commercial buildings, including the Catholic Church, and the Gardner residence. Landmarks include Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"), Illinois Gulch,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. An unidentified person stands...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody peeks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots, a buckskin coat with tassles, and a hat, possibly a Stetson. Another person, probably Johnny Baker, Cody's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry 1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 April 15
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 February 17
- N.D.H.S. Exponent, March 1892, Vol. II, No. 1
- Newspaper devoted to the interest of North Denver High School . It has four pages of articles covering the following subjects: school clubs, sports, military, around school, and class socials. The front cover has a picture of the high school. The...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.
- March 1892
- Winterfest on the Hill
- Elevators, Vona, Colo.
- A Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train passes through Vona, Kit Carson County, Colorado, past grain elevators, storage sheds and silos.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.--1900-1920.; Vona (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Vona--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- United Farm Worker's march
- Mike Wilzoch shouts into a megaphone as he leads a United Farm Workers of America grape and Gallo Wine boycott protest march through Denver, Colorado. He wears a coat and dark eyeglasses. A marcher in the distance carries a sign with the eagle...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Agricultural laborers' unions.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Wilzoch, Mike--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1975?]
- Osier depot
- View of the Osier Depot on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Osier (Conejos County), Colorado. A yellow, wooden water tank with a metal spout is near the tracks and a small, one story train depot with a gable roof and a sign that reads:...
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Buildings--1970-1980.; Osier (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Water tanks.; Railroad stations.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Tanks--Colorado--Osier--Pictorial works.; Railroad...
- 1970?
- Escalante Canyon Bridge
- View looking through the Escalante Canyon Bridge (1890 : Bullen Bridge Co.) over the Gunnison River in Escalante Canyon, Delta County, Colorado. The steel two-span through truss bridge has a traffic deck constructed of wood. To the right of the...
- Escalante Canyon Bridge (Delta County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Escalante Canyon (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Escalante Canyon Bridge (Delta County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Truss...
- 1992
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 3 and 4, 1927 March-April
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 14, 1913 April 26
- Main portion of plan of Index Shale Oil Co, De Beque, Colo.
- View of oil shale processing facilities at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows storage bins, crusher house, and smokestacks.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Narrows in Williams Canon
- A dirt road winds through a narrow rock opening identified as The Narrows in Williams Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. A dirt road winds through a narrow rock opening near boulders.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Yellowstone Park, bear-faced steal
- A horse harnessed to a cart stands patiently while black bears rummage through trash cans loaded on the cart platform in Yellowstone National Park. Other bears dig through trash dumped on ground.
- Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Bears--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Horses--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National...
- [1905]
- Nevadaville panorama
- Middle image of a panoramic view of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows frame and log dwellings, the Pozo Mill, tailings, a monitor roofed mining facility, tripods with pulleys and cables to move ore, neat stacks of firewood, and roads cut...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Quartz Hill (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1888?
- Nevadaville panorama
- Left image of a panoramic view of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows frame and log dwellings, mining facilities and tailings. Roads cut through Quartz Hill in the background.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Quartz Hill (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1888?
- Ice packing scene
- A man wades through water in the hole cut through the ice on a pond in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. A man walks next to him. A third man stands at the edge of the hole holding an ax. Two log cabins are on the banks of the pond. One cabin...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ice industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Icehouses--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- January 13, 1911
- Fort Arnett Red Cliff
- People crowd Fort Arnett, a rock formation in Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows rifles and a surveyor's tripod. An American flag is on a pole.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1910.
- [1879]
- Redcliff looking up the Eagle
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows tents and frame buildings by Eagle River.
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Snow scene
- A car parks in a narrow path shoveled through deep snow, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, or Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. License plate reads: "1935," and the spare tire cover reads: "Nash Motors Co., Denver."
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1936]
- Snow scene
- The "John Bazz Shoemaker" shop shows along a narrow path shoveled through deep snow after a heavy spring snow in Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Icicles hang from the porch roof of the small wood frame house.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.
- Spring, 1936
- Central City residence interiors
- The sun streams through two windows of a Central City bedroom where a twin bed with a quilted cover is in the foreground. The windowsills next to the bed are decorated with bric-a-brac, including flowers, vases, bells, and miniature birds. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Looking west over Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, west with Mt. McClellan in the distance, through the narrow valley that leads to Silver Plume, where the Georgetown Loop railroad ran until it was dismantled in 1939. A large pine tree is in the foreground; behind...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1939
- The Keyhole Garden of the Gods
- View through the Keyhole, a hole in the rock that connects the Siamese Twins rock formation, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A rocky desert landscape is visible through the hole.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Siamese Twins (Colo. : Rock formation)--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Austin flood
- Water flows through the streets of Austin, Colorado, in Delta County, after a reservoir broke through its walls. Boards, debris, rocks, and mounds of dirt litter the main street. Citizens stand along the street in front of the commercial...
- Austin (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Austin--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Silver Queen guards, 1873
- The Silver Queen Guards form a long line in front of the "Assay Office" in Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear military style uniforms with long jackets, white trousers, gloves, and flat top caps with a "K" on them. They pose at attention with heads...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bayonets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Uniforms--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Firemen probe the crumbled walls of the Paris Theater, 76 Knox Court
- Night view of the Paris Art Theater at 76 Knox Court in Denver, Colorado, after an explosion; shows firemen picking through rubble.
- Paris Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 May 27
- Illustrations of life in General Mile's command
- The views show the pursuit of Native American Sioux by Captain Baldwin's command, through heavy snow; following a Sioux trail, and a Sioux dog train going for water.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Dogsledding--1880-1890.; Guards--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Control of the amount of rock fed into the mill circuit at Urad Mine was controlled by four slusher drifts such as the one shown here
- A man runs a slusher through mine drift in a tunnel of the Urad mine, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The huge scoop would drag the debris to a shaft in the floor, where it would fall onto a waiting conveyor belt and be transported out of the mine.
- Mining machinery--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1960-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1960-1980.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1963 and 1974]
- Aspen, Colo.
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated between Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, and Shadow Mountain. Railroad tracks wind through the sparsely built foreground into the town. The Roaring Fork River runs through the trees on the right. ...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Fast shuttle service was provided by Army Helicopters from Ft. Carson
- View through the windshield of a landing Army HU-1A helicopter of another chopper taking off from the Castle Rock Evacuee Center, Douglas County, Colorado. A soldier with short hair sits in the landing helicopter with windshield wipers showing...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Helicopters--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Soldiers--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; United States. Army.
- 1965
- Mercantile store at Ashcroft, Summer, 1943 [graphic]
- Interior of a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes sunlight streaming in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. The remains of a wood counter is in front of tall empty shelves...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1943
- Pre 1910 old administration building
- In the prison yard in Canon City, Colorado, garden, lawn, and potted plants flank the City Ditch which enters through a grated arch in the wall. Footbridges cross the canal leading to the Administration Building. Other features include a two-story,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar and the buildings between the Lake County Courthouse and the Fox Theater on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the courthouse while townspeople look on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Jail at Canon City
- Stone buildings of the State Prison in Canon City, Colorado are three stories with low gabled roofs and chimneys. Frame or brick structures and a smokestack comprise the rest of the complex, which is enclosed by a stone wall with square towers. In...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1883 and 1886?]
- City Park, pony and cart
- A young boy drives an open carriage, with a woman in the passenger seat, through City Park in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a dark colored, full skirt, jacket and hat. The boy wears a broad brimmed hat. The pony whinnies as he stands on the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1908
- Denver General Hospital, private emergency room
- Two beds are arranged against a wall in a small room at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. A fern sits on a table between the beds. Through a doorway a bathroom sink is shown. Sunlight streams through a window.
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Beds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Earl L. Budd, uniformed guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has his hand on the stone below a hole. An embroidered patch on his arm reads: "Colorado State Prison."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Gilpin Tramway
- The tracks of the Gilpin Tramway curve through the foreground of this view of several mines on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado. A group of houses lines this portion of Eureka Street, one of the main roads through Central City. The Gunnell...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Gilpin Tramway
- The Gilpin Tramway Engine No. 5 travels along a hillside near Central City, Colorado, in Gilpin County. The rail, a two-foot, narrow- gauge line, was started in 1887 and extended about 26 miles from Blackhawk through Chase Gulch to Central City, up...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1913?]