Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- A corner of the 40-foot high, graveyard wall at the San Estevan del Rey Mission and convent at the Acoma Pueblo "Sky City" in New Mexico stands in the foreground. The small scale of two men, one standing at the top of the wall, one seated near him...
- Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Convents--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Mission churches--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Stone walls--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- Ruins of buildings at the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico stand in the foreground. The structures are flat-roofed and made of stone and adobe. The doorways and windows are framed with wood. Portions of wood beams protrude from under the rooflines. A...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- New Mexico, views
- Five men work to stabilize portions of the remaining walls of the Pecos Pueblo Mission in New Mexico. One man works by himself in the left foreground; two work together on a set of four stairs; and two men work on a ledge above them to move thick...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Pecos--1910-1920.; Pecos (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [1915?]
- Water supply, dams and reservoirs, Eagle Nest (New Mexico)
- sizeable community.; The Eagle Nest Dam in New Mexico is built around a large rock formation creating a semi-circular structure with a narrow road on its top. Mountains provide the backdrop behind the dam. The Eagle Nest Lake is in the left...
- Eagle Nest Lake (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Moreno Valley (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dams--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- Water supply, dams and reservoirs, Eagle Nest (New Mexico)
- The Eagle Nest Dam in New Mexico is built in a semi-circular shape around a large rock formation. The Eagle Nest Lake is in the foreground, with a rocky hillside on the far shore of the lake. A round tower with a tall fence is also in the right...
- Eagle Nest Lake (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Moreno Valley (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dams--New Mexico--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- Water supply, dams and reservoirs, Eagle Nest (New Mexico)
- The Eagle Nest Dam in New Mexico is built around a large, jagged rock formation creating a semi-circular structure with a narrow road on top. Guard posts line the road at regular intervals. The Eagle Nest Lake and tops of tall, skinny pine trees...
- Eagle Nest Lake (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Moreno Valley (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dams--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- Half of the front of the Gilpin County Courthouse, built between 1899 and 1900, stands in the right foreground on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. A large stone wall is built into the hillside behind the courthouse. A small structure with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- other neighborhoods are in the background. In the far right midground on High Street are St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school.; The top of the glass conservatory at the back of the Teller House in Central City,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- The roofs of several Central City residences are in the foreground of this view from above the Eureka House on Eureka Street. A stone wall borders an empty lot that is the future site of the Gilpin County Courthouse, built between 1899 and 1900....
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- Catholic Church and the Teller House are in the left midground. The Gilpin County Courthouse is under construction in the left background near the St. James Methodist Church. St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school stand...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colo. 1900-
- St. Aloysius Academy, a Catholic school, stands on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado, in the center background. St. Mary's Catholic Church stands below the school on Pine Street. In the right midground is the Teller House, built between 1871...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Central City, Colo. 1900-
- The steeple of St. Mary's Catholic Church stands in the right foreground of this view of Central City, Colorado. The rooftops of buildings lining Pine Street are also in the foreground. St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Central City, Colo., residences
- A two-story house in Central City, Colorado, is blanketed with snow. A smaller structure stands on the property next to the large house, which is surronded by a picket fence. Several shacks are on the hillside behind the house. Metal poles form a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colo., churches, Episcopal
- A man in a dark suit stands in front of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Central City, Colorado. The original church burned down in 1874; construction of this church began the same year. The stone church has a tall, pointed steeple. The two doors and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Central City, streets, Eureka
- Snow covers Eureka and High streets and the surrounding hillside in Central City, Colorado. The massive, two-story Gilpin County Courthouse and St. James Methodist Church are in the right midground. People walk along the sidewalk of Eureka Street...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mountain City, 1899
- The shafthouse of the Gregory-Buell Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company stands in the right foreground of this view of Mountain City, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and roofs of the buildings. A train has crossed over the trestle in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Nevadaville, Colo., Quartz Hill
- Several mines and their tailings dot the west side of Quartz Hill above Nevadaville, Colorado. Hundreds of millions of dollars of gold were reportedly mined from three large lodes here between 1859 and World War I. The main veins were named the...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Russell Gulch, Colo.
- A large stone building stands in the midground of this view of the lower end of Russell Gulch, located about four miles southwest of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Two wagons stand near another stone building in the right foreground. A...
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sulphur Spgs, Colo.
- Part of the small town of Sulphur Springs, Colorado, is in the foreground. A bar and cafe stands across a dirt road from another building with the words "Bank Block" painted on its side. A man stands in the right foreground near a large, two-story...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- A man stands next to an adobe ring in the foreground of this view of Step House while it's under excavation. He holds a shovel in his right hand and props it up on the ledge above the adobe ring near a pile of rocks. The rocks may be part of a...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Piles of rocks stand in the foreground of this view from the east side of Kiva A at Step House in Mesa Verde National Park. The cliff dwelling is under a large, rock overhang. The tallest portion of the ruin stands at right. Small shrubs are in...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Kivas--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Cog R.R. Depot
- Depot of the Cog Road (Manitou & Pikes Peak) Railway, Manitou, Colorado; sign on depot reads "Pikes Peak"; tracks ascend mountain in background; dirt road in foreground; buggy, driver, and two horses at right foreground.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Cheyenne Mountain
- Panoramic view of Cheyenne Mountain, southwest of Colorado Springs; fenced rangeland in foreground, tree in left foreground; unidentified buildings at mid-ground.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Colorado, Glenwood
- Northward frontal view of Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; man standing on lawn in foreground; dirt road at left foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Denver
- Panoramic, westward view of Denver, Colorado; intersection of Broadway and 17th Street in left foreground; Brown Palace Hotel building dominates foreground (opened 1892); buildings of downtown Denver are shown, then western foothills and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Green Mountain Falls, C M Ry
- Panoramic view of Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by Colorado Midland Railway; pond in foreground; cattle grazing at right foreground; Green Mountain Hotel at left; lake and outbuildings at right;...
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1888 and 1901]
- Curtis St. East, Denver
- Eastward, second-story level view of Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado; the Tabor Grand Opera House is shown at left (built by Horace Tabor and opened in 1881); at left foreground is horse-drawn buggy with "The Old Reliable Dairy" signage;...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Opera houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- American City. 1945 (Colo.)
- James Peak, on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, stands in the distance with patches of snow on it in this view from American City, west of Apex in Gilpin County. A log cabin is in the right midground. Tall pine...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--American City--1940-1950.; American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log...
- [1945?]
- Apex, Colo. 1948
- A dirt road leads from the foreground back to a group of log buildings in Apex, a small mining district northwest of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A log fence post is in the right foreground and portions of the fence continue on the far...
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Caribou, Colo. 1870-1879
- probably when this image was first taken.; The mining town of Caribou sits along the base of Caribou Hill in Boulder County, Colorado. The schoolhouse is in the left foreground on Sherman Street with three long log poles propped against one side...
- School buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Caribou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Chihuahua Gulch, Colo. 1947
- The roof of a log cabin is collapsing in the right foreground in Chihuahua Gulch near Montezuma in Summit County, Colorado. Rocks and tree branches are in the foreground in front of the cabin. Tall pine trees stand in the midground. A ridge of...
- Montezuma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Montezuma--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montezuma--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Montezuma--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Nederland, Colo. ca. 1880
- The Breed and Cutter Caribou Mill stands in the left foreground in this view of booming Nederland, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. The Hetzer Hotel is in the right center foreground, and the Brown's Mountain House hotel is at the far...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Nederland (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Nederland, Colo. 1899
- The town of Nederland stands in the background along the base of a hill in Boulder County, Colorado. The Breed and Cutter Reduction Works Mill stands in the far left of the town. The Hetzer House Hotel is in the center of the town. The tops of...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Nederland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Railroads. Gilpin Tramway. Cars.
- Several cars of the Gilpin Tramway are on the narrow gauge railroad track in the foreground of this view near Quartz Hill above Central City, Colorado. The Gilpin Tramway was used to haul ores from the mines in the Central City area down the hill...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Woodland Flats
- A log cabin stands in the foreground in Woodland Flats, a snow- covered ridge west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Several tree stumps and a dead tree lie in the foreground. Pine trees and some trees with bare branches stand in the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Ancient of Days
- Two pine trees, possibly Limber Pines, stand in the foreground southwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The trees have bare branches. Photographer titled the image "Ancient of Days." Additional pine trees are in the background. Rocks are...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- James Peak, North Face
- Patches of snow are on the rocky north face of James Peak on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. A group of four unidentified people are in the left foreground, two sitting, two standing. Pine trees stand on the hill...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- New York City parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse down Broadway near Union Square in New York City during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West. A large arch decorated in garlands and flags covers the street. A banner on the arch reads "Buffalo...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Parades & processions--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1884?]
- Silver Lake
- Silver Lake stands in the foreground in Boulder County, Colorado, with a ridge of mountains in the distance. Tall pine trees stand on the far shore of the lake. Patches of snow are on the distant peaks. Rocks are on the near shore of the lake in...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Aspen, Colo. 1943 Castle Creek
- Castle Creek runs through the foreground south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. Rocks and tree branches are on the hill in the foreground. Tall pine trees stand in the background. A mountain with a rock cliff at its peak is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Pitkin County--1940-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Pitkin County--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Bluebell Canyon 1943
- A group of cabins and houses stands on a ridge in the midground at the base of Green Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. The famous Flatirons, jagged rock formations west of Boulder, stand on the mountain ridge. The branches of a large pine tree...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Eldora - Frost plume on pine tree 1939
- A large pine tree stands in the foreground on the side of a small hill near Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A smaller tree and rock protrude into the foreground. Several buildings stand in the background. A ridge of mountains is...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Lake Isabell [sic] 1948
- A large rock and tree branches stand in the foreground on the shore of Lake Isabelle in Boulder County, Colorado. Several smaller rocks also lie in the foreground. A ridge of jagged mountains with patches of snow on them is in the distance on the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Isabelle, Lake (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rocks--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Tree limbs--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Moffat Tunnel. East Portal 1951
- A railroad track for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad runs from the foreground back to the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel on Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small group of tents is in the foreground. Pine trees stand along the...
- Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tents--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [1951?]
- Moffat Tunnel. East Portal 1951
- A railroad track for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad runs from the foreground back to the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel on Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small group of tents is in the foreground. Pine trees stand along the...
- Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tents--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [1951?]
- Lake Isabell [sic] 1948
- A large rock and tree branches stand in the foreground on the shore of Lake Isabelle in Boulder County, Colorado. Several smaller rocks also lie in the foreground. A ridge of jagged mountains with patches of snow on them is in the distance on the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Isabelle, Lake (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rocks--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Tree limbs--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Eldora winter scene 1939
- A two-story mine structure stands on a snow-covered hill in the background near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand in the foreground and midground with snow covering their branches. Thin branches with no leaves protrude from...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Gap Ranch/Snowy Range 1945
- A rocky dirt road, possibly Gap Road, winds from the foreground into the background between Mount Thorodin and Tremont Mountain northeast of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand on both sides of the road. Large rocks are...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- [1945?]
- Residence at 945 Pennsylvania Street, Denver
- Rounded arches line the front porch of the brick residence of Frank Mansfield Taylor at 945 Pennsylvania Street in Denver, Colorado. Windows on the upper levels have similar rounded arches. A set of steps leads up to the front porch of the house in...
- Taylor, Frank Mansfield, 1850-1930--Homes & haunts--1900- 1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Smoke puffs from a smokestack of a shafthouse in the foreground of this view of Blackhawk, Colorado. Additional smoke puffs from a train engine in the background. An American flag flies from a pole in the midground. Several wagons travel up and...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]