Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pueblo flood
- View of a tent behind a wire fence at the refugee compound near Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The camp was erected after the Arkansas River flood. Shows additional tents and trees in the distance.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Refugee camps--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs
- View, facing northeast, Weber Street, of Grace Episcopal Church and Parish House, El Paso County, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The rusticated brick Church has a pitched roof, tent-roofed belfry topped with a cross, and compound pointed arched portal...
- Grace Episcopal Church (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1916?]
- Near Casper, Wyoming
- View of the restored log barracks and military compound at Fort Caspar in Casper (Natrona County), Wyoming. Tipi frames, a grave marker, a flagpole, a well, and a carriage are in the compound.
- Fort Caspar (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Fort Caspar--1930-1940.; Military facilities--Wyoming--Fort Caspar--1930-1940.
- [between 1937 and 1940?]
- D&RG 759, 4-6-0, at Burnham Shop, Denver, Colorado, after rebuilding from Vauclain Compound to single expansion
- Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 759 on a turntable at Burnham Shops, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1911
- D&RG 759, 4-6-0, at Burnham Shop, Denver, Colorado, after rebuilding from Vauclain Compound to single expansion
- Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 759 on a turntable at Burnham Shops, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1911
- D&RG 1075, 2-8-8-2 Mallet Compound, at builder's plant, Schenectady, N. Y.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Mallet Compound locomotive 1075 at the builder's plant in Schenectady, New York.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Schenectady (N.Y.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--New York--Schenectady--1910-1920.
- 1913
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum located in the former Lake County High School, 120 West 9th Street, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1900, the two-story brick structure has ornate pedimented dormers with urn finials and corbeled...
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; High school buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Silver mines and mining--Museums--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; National Mining Hall...
- 1989
- Monastery at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Friary, at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church), designed by architect Jacques Benedict in 1936 and located at 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apses.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Statues.;...
- 2009
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898) and Friary (Architect, Jacques Benedict 1936), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver,...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 2009
- St. John's Episcopal Cathedral E. 14th Ave. & Clarkson
- View of the north elevation of Saint John's Cathedral (1911; architects - Gordon, Tracy, and Swartwout), also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness, 1313 Clarkson Street, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Late...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bell towers.; Cathedrals.; Episcopal churches.; Historic buildings.; Anglican church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Bell towers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1991
- York office, construction progress
- View of a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building under construction probably on York Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story brick structure with compound pilasters and dentils.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Mine
- View of a mining compound with gabled, wood frame buildings, mill facilities, tailings, wooden scaffolding, smokestacks and a tree spotted hillside, possibly near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mills--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1920.; Ore industry--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Mining buildings
- View of a mining compound, smokestacks, gabled, wood frame processing buildings and tailings in Colorado.
- Mills--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mill buildings
- View of a mining compound, smokestacks, gabled, wood frame processing buildings and tailings in Colorado.
- Mills--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Red Mountain Mine District, buildings
- View of wood frame, gabled buildings, fir trees and logs, possibly part of a mine processing compound in the Red Mountain District in Ouray or San Juan County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1922?]
- Litchfield [sic] Cathedral (from southwest)
- A view of Lichfield Cathedral in Lichfield, England. Shows a Gothic style building with pointed compound arched entries, sculptured figures in niches throughout the facade and towers with spires.
- Lichfield Cathedral--1890-1910.; Lichfield (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Lichfield--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Lichfield--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Peterborough Cathedral, front
- A view of Peterborough Cathedral in Peterborough, England from the west entrance shows the Gothic style building with pointed compound arches at the entryways, sculptured figures in niches and towers with spires and steeples.
- Peterborough Cathedral--1890-1910.; Peterborough (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Peterborough--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Peterborough--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lincoln Cathedral, from southwest
- A view of Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England. Shows the cathedral surrounded by houses and public buildings. The Gothic style building has towers with spires, tracery windows and a central pointed, compound arched entryway.
- Lincoln Cathedral--1890-1910.; Lincoln (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--Lincoln--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--Lincoln--1890-1910.
- [56 x 46 cm. (22 x 18 in.)
- Adobe with round tower Gran Quivira vicinity N. M.
- Women and girls pose near an adobe house near Gran Quivira, New Mexico. The one-story house has vigas. A circular stone Native American (Anasazi) building has been modified and incorporated into the adobe compound.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Gran Quivira--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Gran Quivira--1900-1920.; Gran Quivira (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Adobe houses--New...
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Quincy Western #1
- A train Crew poses next to Quincy Western Railway Engine No. 1 in Feather River Canyon at Hartwell, California. Locomotive built by American Locomotive Company.
- Feather River Canyon (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--California--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--California--1900-1910.; Railroads--California--1900-1910.; American Locomotive Company.; Quincy Western Railway Company.
- [1909]
- Shawnee mission, boys dormitory, pro-slavery
- View of the boy's dormitory building at the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. It is part of a compound built by Christian missionaries to adopt Native Americans into their lifestyle. The building is a two story brick...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Kansas--Shawnee Mission--1880-1910.; Shawnee Indians--Kansas--Shawnee Mission--1880-1910.; Shawnee Mission (Kans.)--1880-1910.; Dormitories--Kansas--Shawnee Mission--1880-1910.; Educational...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Fairmount chapel
- Shows the Fairmount Cemetery's Little Ivy Chapel, located in Denver, Colorado. The chapel features a compound arch doorway, wheel window, and a spire possibly with a bell tower. Two women and a child sit on the front lawn. The church opened in 1890.
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Chapels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Balanced Rock Mine
- Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows rock formations, Pikes Peak, compound of wood buildings, sheds with a fenced yard, and possibly the Balanced Rock Mine. Painted sign on the pitched roof of the largest building reads; "Buy The...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Rock...
- [1900?]
- Police Station no. 3
- An exterior view of Police Station number 3 located on 600 south Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The single story brick building features, three garage doors, brick trim and a compound arch over the entrance. A neon sign in front of the building...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- D&RGW 1023, 2-8-0, and ditcher #086 in work train service, seven + miles south of Castle Rock, Colorado, north bound main line
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction train, Douglas County, Colorado; shows men posing with a flatbed-mounted scoop shovel ditching machine.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--Douglas County--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Douglas County--1920-1930.; Railroad construction...
- 1926 August
- Interior of 2105 Lafayette Street
- Interior view of a door and a room in the process of being remodeled in a house at 2105 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A bag of joint compound, a plastic crate, and boxes are in the room.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 31
- Interior of 2105 Lafayette Street
- Interior view of a house being remodeled at 2105 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A scale, piano, springs, and a bag of joint compound are in the room. Exposed lathing and wallpaper are on the walls. The face of the dial reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 31
- Old method of crushing ore
- Five Native Americans crush and carry ore as an armed cowboy stands by and smokes a cigarette; the people that crush ore use only small hammers, those that carry the ore have full baskets. A cannon is pointed at the workers from across an enclosed...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.
- 1878?
- Mining in Gilpin county
- Three men stand in front of an unidentified mine and mill building in Gilpin County, Colorado; shows smokestacks, a wagon, and "Boiler Compound" hand-written on a barrel.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- The Mission or Crow's Agency, Big Horn County, Montana
- View of the fortified Crow Indian Agency log building compound with two hexagonal corner towers, the Big Horn river and a bridge, Big Horn County, Montana.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Crow Agency--Buildings--1870-1880.; Crow Indians--Government relations--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Government relations--Montana--1870-1880.; Forts &...
- [1871]
- C&S locomotive, engine number 521, engine type 2- 8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing, tandem compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1920
- C&S locomotive, engine number 522, engine type 2- 8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; tender cropped, tandem compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1914.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1914.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1914
- C&S locomotive, engine number 523, engine type 2- 8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, tandem compound. Photographed: Pueblo, Colo., April 18, 1919.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1919.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pueblo.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1919
- C&S locomotive, engine number 522, engine type 2- 8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; tandem compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1914.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1917
- C&S locomotive, engine number 524, engine type 2- 8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, tandem compound. Photographed: Pueblo, Colo., April 18, 1919.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1919.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pueblo.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1919
- C&S locomotive, engine number 524, engine type 2- 8-0
- Left side view of engine, stored, parts missing, tandem compound. Photographed: Pueblo, Colo., 1919.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1919.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pueblo.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1919
- C&S locomotive, engine number 524, engine type 2- 8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, tandem compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., January 1923.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1923.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1923
- C&S locomotive, engine number 530, engine type 2- 8-0
- Stored, cab and other parts removed, tandem compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., ca. 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1920
- C&S locomotive, engine number 529, engine type 2- 8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing, tandem compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., September 25, 1921.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1921.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1921
- UP locomotive, engine number 460, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine Vauclain compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., May 1918.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1918.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1918
- UP locomotive, engine number 410, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine, Vauclain compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1916.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1916.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1916
- UP locomotive, engine number 449, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, Vauclain compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., June 1918.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1918.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1918
- UP locomotive, engine number 465, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, Vauclain compound. Photographed: Denver, Colo., May 1918.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1918.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1918
- UP locomotive, engine number 475, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine (Vauclain compound). Photographed: Cheyenne, Wyo., 1917.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1917.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Cheyenne.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1917
- UP locomotive, engine number 497, engine type 2-8-0
- Right side view of engine (Vauclain compound). Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1916.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1916.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1916
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1601, engine type 2-10-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; tandem compound. Photographed: Raton, N.M., 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Raton.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1920
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 829, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; tandem compound. Photographed: Pueblo, Colo., 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pueblo.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1920
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 827, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine. ; tandem compound. Photographed: Pueblo, Colo., 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pueblo.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1920
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 834, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; tandem compound. Photographed: Pueblo, Colo., 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pueblo.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1920
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 927, engine type 2-10-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; tandem compound. Photographed: Raton, N.M., 1919.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1919.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Raton.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1919