Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ironton, Colorado
- The wide main street of Ironton, Ouray County, Colorado, is decorated for the Fourth of July with evergreen trees, American flags, and bunting on the false-front and gable-roofed buildings. Signs on buildings include "Livery & Feed Stable," and...
- Ironton (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Apache Indians as they appear ready for the war-path
- Native American (Apache) men pose outdoors with a bow and arrow, staff, and rifle. They wear boot moccasins, breechcloths, headbands, feathers and pose beside a log.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rifles--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian...
- 1873
- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 March
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- The 1887 Denver Directory
- Deday and Chuckie Baca
- Brothers Deday Baca and Chuckie Baca pose in front of a telephone pole near their house at 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys appear to be twins and wear matching shirts and cowboy hats. A brick commercial...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Baca, Deday--Pictorial works.; Baca, Chuckie--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1949]
- Ford House 2627 Champa
- View of the front elevation of the Patrick Ford House (ca. 1886), 2627 Champa Street, in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. The asymmetrical, two-story house has Gothic Revival and Queen Anne elements and a...
- Ford, Patrick, fl. 1886--Homes & haunts.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Ford, Patrick, fl. 1886--Homes and haunts.;...
- 2008
- Ford House 2627 Champa
- View of the front elevation of the Patrick Ford House (ca. 1886), 2627 Champa Street, in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. This asymmetrical two-story house has Gothic Revival and Queen Anne elements and a cross-gabled...
- Ford, Patrick, fl. 1886--Homes & haunts.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Ford, Patrick, fl. 1886--Homes and haunts.;...
- 2008
- Francisco Gallegos
- Hispanic American Francisco Gallegos, a sheep and cattle rancher, poses on horseback in San Luis, Colorado. He wear a jacket, tie and round brimmed hat, his saddle blanket is a jerga, a woven Hispanic textile in a herringbone and check pattern....
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; San Luis (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings.; Horseback riding.; Ranchers.; Gallegos, Francisco--Pictorial works.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1885
- Lobato family
- Studio portrait of the Lobato Family from San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows men, women, older people, boys and girls. They are identified as: Front row, left to right: Adela and Eufelia Espinoza, Manuelita Jaramillo, María Odila,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Lobato family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American families--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1908?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1910 March 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 22, 1910 May 28
- The Anaconda Mine, Gold Hill, Cripple Creek
- A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
- Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- 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
- Pueblo Laguna, old cart
- Native American (Pueblo, Laguna) children pose on an ox cart at Laguna Pueblo (Cibola County), New Mexico. Girls wear skirts and fringed shawls or blankets. Boys wear pants, open front shirts, moccasins or boots. Adobe buildings, stone walls and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Goldings and Loftus
- View of Boston Block building in Denver, Colorado, at 17th and Champa Streets and designed by architect John W. Roberts. The building has arched windows, balconet and a rusticated stone base. Pedestrians and bicycles appear on sidewalks, trolley...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Anaconda, Col.
- View of Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences and commercial buildings in Squaw Gulch. Mine buildings, mine dumps, and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway appear on Gold Hill. A man leans on a fence by the Florence & Cripple...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1897
- Mt. Audubon and Sawtooth Mtn., Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of 13,223-foot Audubon Mountain and 12,303-foot Sawtooth Mountain taken from the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado; the rear of an early automobile is shown, with the heads of three passengers; the roof of a wooden dwelling is visible in...
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Barley on the 4 Bar Ranch
- View of a field of barley on the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; a few residences appear in distance; mountains in background.
- Barley--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Cripple Creek
- Rows of wooden frame buildings along hillside, Cripple Creek, Colorado; residences are square shaped with low and medium gable, flat and hipped roofs; man stands on roof of shanty; outhouses appear across distant hillside.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1895?]
- Thornton
- Cars park in The Chapel of the Intercession Episcopal Church parking lot, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado. Men, women, and children are in their Sunday finery and appear to be exiting the building after a service.
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Facilities--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Automobiles--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.; Children--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.; Parking...
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Casey Street, Central City streets
- View looking down on Casey Street from the top of a hill. Shrubs and other vegetation cover the hill. A row of houses is at the bottom of the hill; all of the houses have peaked roofs and appear to be of wood construction. Casey Street is...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Slim Buttes coal mine, Harding County, S. Dak.
- Two women pose near a wooden wagon full of coal at the Slim Buttes coal mine, Harding County, South Dakota. They appear to be loading the wagon from the mine behind them, as one of the women holds a wheelbarrow, the other a shovel.
- Harding County (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--South Dakota--Harding County--1930-1940.; Coal mining--South Dakota--Harding County--1930-1940.; Mining--South Dakota--Harding County--1930-1940.; Women--South Dakota--Harding County--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Colorado coal mining
- View of what appear to be abandoned mine tunnels; possibly from coal mines operated by the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Facilities--1920-1940.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--1920-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
- View of the Cathedral Spires sandstone rock formations in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Cathedral Spires--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Seal and Bear and Pike's Peak
- View west of Seal and Bear sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; snow-covered, 14,110-foot Pikes Peak in distance.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Garden of the Gods--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Beef in cold storage
- View of beef carcasses hanging in rows on hooks and pulleys, probably in Denver, Colorado; tags appear on some carcasses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Slaughtering--Colorado--Denver--1920- 1930.
- [1920?]
- Horseshoe Lake Estes Park
- View of Horseshoe Lake in Estes Park, Colorado; snow-patched peaks of the Continental Divide, at horizon, are reflected on the surface of the lake; a horse and rider appear near fence on a dirt road on the opposite shore.
- Continental Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseshoe Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rodeo in Trinidad, Colorado. A cowboy wearing chaps with conchos hangs onto a bucking horse. Other cowboys are in the background, many standing, some sitting on a rail fence.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1939
- Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the interior of the Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Colorado, looking down the aisle toward the front of the church. Pews are visible on each side. At the front of the church a table holds two candles, and on a raised platform behind...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Interiors.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.
- [between 1955 and 1977?]
- Crow women in cornfield
- Native American (Crow) men and women are sitting in a circle in a cornfield and appear to be shucking corn. One man may be smoking a pipe.
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1920.; Corn husking--1900-1920.; Croplands--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Crow Indians
- View of three Native American (Crow) men who are similarly dressed in striped clothing made from Hudson Bay blankets, two wear feathers in their hair, one wears a hat. They sit on the ground, hold sticks, some with feathers, and a quiver; they have...
- Crow Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Singing--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Central City residence interiors
- Half of a window with a screen and a painted paneled door is next to a series of three sidelights which appear to have linoleum, instead of panes, in a building in Central City, Colorado. An object is underneath the windows.
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Circle of people
- A large crowd has formed a circle and the people appear to be focused on a small wooden plane that flies around their heads, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Cliff House
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame structure with wrap around porch, balcony, hipped gable roof, chimneys, and widows' walk. People appear on the stoop, the drive, the porch,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Football game 1900's
- During a sporting event on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, American flags hang from buildings in the left. People are on the balcony of the Denver Hotel and a sign over them reads "Evans Pharmacy." Taken from the balcony of the Arlington...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Running races--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Tatonkaiyotonka, Sitting Bull The above is a true photo and autograph of "Sitting Bull," the Sioux Chief at the Custer Massacre
- Sitting studio portrait of Sitting Bull, a Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux). He has a blanket and pipe in his lap, wears a long sleeved, light colored shirt, and braids in his hair. He is best known for the role he played at the battle of Little...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- 1882?
- Central City Play Festival
- Members of the audience wait on the sidewalks and in the streets in front of the Central City Opera House on the evening of a performance of the play "Camille" in Central City, Colorado. People are dressed in suits, dresses, and ties. Tree...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theater audiences--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- July 16, 1932
- Gladstone - 1941 possibly the Mogul Mill
- The remains of the Mogul Mill are on the side of a hill in Gladstone, Colorado. Lumber framework is all that is left of the mill, but at the bottom of the hill are other buildings that appear structurally sound.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, outside the fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The firemen appear to be preparing to take part in a parade; a cart is decorated with American flags. A uniformed man...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1881?]
- Students, Georgetown, Colorado
- A group of students pose for a group photograph in Georgetown, Colorado. The students are in three lines in front of a brick wall (probably the two-story brick school built 1874.) Two children's faces are dimly seen in one of the windows. The boys...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- W. F. Mann presents Princess Wah-ta-Waso as "Pamnena" in "As Told in the Hills"
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Dakota) woman, identified as Princess Wahtawaso. She wears moccasins, a fringed hide dress, and necklaces, and carries a beaded pouch around her neck. She is to appear as Pamnena in the W. F. Mann rendition...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Actresses--1890-1910.; Princess Wah-ta-Waso.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Chippewa squaws, wild rice gatherers
- View of three Native American (Chippewa) women and an infant in a canoe, Minnesota. They appear to be landing the boat and are identified as wild rice gatherers.
- Indians of North America--Minnesota--1870-1890.; Ojibwa Indians--Minnesota--1870-1890.; Minnesota--1870-1890.; Canoes--Minnesota--1870-1890.; Foraging--Minnesota--1870-1890.; Infants--Minnesota--1870-1890.; Women--Minnesota--1870-1890.
- [between 1872 and 1890?]
- Mr. Chappel of Silver Plume
- Mr. Chappel is sitting for a studio portrait in Silver Plume, Colorado. He is wearing a dark jacket, buttoned at the top, and a bow tie over a white shirt. There is a chain hooked into the button on his vest which disappears under his coat. It may...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Silver Plume, Redmen band
- The Silver Plume Redmen Band poses in Silver Plume, Colorado. Nineteen men with instruments are standing, kneeling, and sitting on a grassy lawn in front of a brick building. The bass drum occupies the center; the rest of the men carry brass...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Silver Plume
- The town of Silver Plume, Colorado, sits at the bottom of Clear Creek valley. This view is prior to the fire of November 1884 and shows most of the central business district that was later destroyed. Republican Mountain and mines are in the...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1884]
- Hallat [sic] Peak, Bear Lake
- Partial view of Bear Lake (elevation 9475 feet), Larimer County, Colorado towards Hallett Peak (elevation 12,725 feet); trees appear to have been burned from recent forest fire; Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park.
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hallett Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Forest fires--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Longs Peak from Bear Lake
- Partial view of Bear Lake (elevation 9475 feet), Larimer County, Colorado towards Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet); Rocky Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park; tree-lined & rocky shoreline, trees on opposite shore appear to have been burned...
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Forest fires--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1908 and 1920]