Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Glenwood Springs and Hotel Colorado
- Panoramic view of Glenwood Springs, Mesa County, Colorado, at the confluence of the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers. Shows the Hotel Colorado and the Hot Springs Bathhouse and pool, houses, and the railroad bridges of the Denver and Rio Grande...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork...
- 1901
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- View looking south shows construction work and the formed concrete foundation at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. The steeple at Grace Community Church is in the background.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 July 13
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows a steam shovel with clamshell buckets and the foundation of the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Support planking has been removed from one section and the formed concrete shows. Also shows Denver...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 May 25
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows a portion of the formed concrete foundation and other construction in progress at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Shows Denver Public Library building, dome of the State Capitol building,...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 June 1
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows a portion of the formed concrete foundation and other construction in progress at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. A steam shovel belonging to "The Osgood Co., Marion Ohio," and horses assist...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 June 1
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows much of the nearly complete formed concrete foundation and other construction in progress at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Also included: Denver Public Library building, dome of the State...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 June 15
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking north shows construction work and the formed concrete foundation at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver Public Library building, Arapahoe County Courthouse, Republic Building, Daniels and Fisher...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 June 22
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking north shows construction work and the formed concrete foundation at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver Public Library, Arapahoe County Courthouse, Republic Building, Daniels and Fisher Tower,...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver...
- 1929 July 6
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking north shows construction work and the formed concrete foundation at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver Public Library, Arapahoe County Courthouse, Republic Building, Daniels and Fisher Tower,...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver...
- 1929 June 29
- William F. Cody and cast of Wild West Show
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in the center of a large group of members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during the show's last European tour in London. Cody wears a buckskin coat and a hat. He has a white goatee and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1903?]
- Gimme!
- Girls and boys crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado, to get ice cream and cake offered by the O. P. Baur Company.
- Denver Post--Public relations--1920-1930.; O. P. Baur Confectionery Co.--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper...
- 1928 July 14
- Black Hawk depot - 1910 looking up North Clear Creek
- View, looking north along the gulley formed by North Clear Creek, of the Colorado Central railroad depot in Black Hawk, Colorado. It is the second depot used by the town of Black Hawk (the first was located too far from the center of town). The...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- 1910
- House in Black Hawk
- View of a two story, L-shape house with a side gable and an entryway off-center on the main facade in Blackhawk, Colorado. Carpenter Gothic bargeboards line the porch frieze and eaves, and bracket the squares formed by the support posts meeting...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1970.
- [between 1920 and 1970]
- Modern Roosevelt Lake, as seen from the ancient cliff dwellings
- View of Native American (Salado) cliff dwelling ruins in a rock shelter in Gila County, Arizona. Shows a cracked adobe wall under a cliff. Saguaro and cholla cacti are on hillsides and Theodore Roosevelt Lake reservoir, formed by the Salt River, is...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Salado culture--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.;...
- [1916]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma
- A Native American woman walks down a dirt and rock trail, possibly the "Camino del Padre" formed when Fray Juan Ramirez built the San Estevan del Rey Mission at the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico between 1629 and 1649. She wears a light-colored,...
- Indians of North America--Women--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- 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, Acoma, missions
- known as the "soldier guards," were added to the top of the wall during World War I. A dirt path has formed on the ground at the base of the wall from people walking around it.; The massive scale of the graveyard wall at the San Estevan del Rey...
- Convents--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Mission churches--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Stone walls--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- The flat-roofed buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico sit on top of a gently sloping hill in the distance. A small body of water, possibly the "lagoon" after which the pueblo was named, lies in the foreground. Small ripples are formed by the...
- Lakes & ponds--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- A dirt road winds through a hillside near Mesa Verde National Park. Tracks have formed where vehicles traveled along the roadway. Small shrubs and grass line the hillside. The steep edge of a mesa is in the distance.
- Roads, Earth--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesas--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1931?]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- A dirt road on the east side of Park Point in Mesa Verde National Park winds through the sloping hillside. Snow lines the sides of the road, and vehicles have formed tracks in the middle of the muddy roadway. Snowcapped mountain peaks are in the...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1931?]
- Arapahoe Peak
- Arapaho Peak stands with small patches of snow on it in the distance in this view from Rollinsville Road in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tracks have formed in the dirt road.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- Several smaller mining districts like this one formed on the outskirts of Central City, Colorado, in the late 1800s. A dirt road winds through the right foreground. A cluster of buildings stands on the hillside along a dirt road in the left...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mesa Verde, Indians
- Deric Nusbaum and Zuni Dick, a Native American man, stand on top of a cliff above Spruce Tree Canyon in Mesa Verde National Park. Zuni Dick points to something in the distance. A vast canyon is formed by steep mesas below where the two stand.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; Zuni Dick.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Spruce Tree Canyon (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, Indians
- Zuni Dick, a Native American man, wears a patterned bandana tied around his neck and earrings in both ears as he stands on a ledge in Mesa Verde National Park. He wears a light-weight coat over a striped shirt. Wrinkles have formed in his brow and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Zuni Dick.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Avenue d'Antlers, Colo. Springs
- View of the Avenue d'Antlers in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a pathway through an arbor formed by trees on either side; two people seated on bench at distant end of Avenue.
- Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Bolder [sic] bridge, Holy Moses Trail, Creed [sic], Colo.
- View of Willow Creek near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado; a natural bridge formed by boulders overhangs the water.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Willow Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1896 September
- Archaeology. Chichen Itza
- A pyramid-like structure with a flat-roofed building on its peak stands in a field at Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The ruins date back to the Mayan Empire. Vehicles have formed tracks in the dirt road that winds along the side...
- Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Mexico--Yucatan Peninsula--1910-1920.; Indians of Central America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1910-1920.; Mayas.
- [between 1910 and 1913?]
- The Mormon Battalion
- Men pose around a pale stone obelisk in Pueblo, Colorado. A plaque reads: "The Mormon battalion. In the Mexican War spent the winter of 1846-47 near this site. With their families and Mormon immigrants from the Mississippi they formed a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clergy--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.; Mormon churches--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.; Obelisks--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.
- [between 1946 and 1950?]
- Pueblo Union Depot
- Union Depot in Pueblo, Colorado, is a large-scale stone building with a square clocktower, hipped-gable roof, and dragon formed wind-vane. A horse drawn covered cart reads: "U.S. Mail," and wagons are parked along the dirt street. Snow dusts the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Canon of the Grand at Hot Sulphur Spgs.
- A dirt road winds around a ridge above the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) that runs through a canyon near Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. Tracks have been formed in the road.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- Several feet of snow cover the streets of Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. Two children play near a stone wall across the street from where a woman stands. Paths have formed in the snow from people walking through...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Central City--1910- 1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Stone walls--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.;...
- [1913]
- Clear Creek Road
- A dirt road winds through a hillside in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Trees stand on both sides of the road. Tracks have formed on the road.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Ruts--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rock cut in Hamlin Gulch Road
- A large rock formation was blasted into two pieces to form Hamlin Gulch Road in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Tracks have formed on the dirt road in the foreground. Pine trees cover the mountainside in the background.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hamlin Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Road construction--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Rock...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of park formed by junction of Manitou and Canon Avenues in Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows building in center background that is possibly the Manitou Mineral Water Company's Bottling Works, street railway tracks, and electrical poles.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- B.P.O.E. Bldg., Boulder, Colo.
- Exterior view of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' Lodge Number 566, Boulder, Colorado; group of men posed at right side of porch; Quong Eee's laundry adjacent to building; Boulder's Chapter Number 566 formed in 1900.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Elks (Fraternal order)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Ice Palace on McClellan Mtn., Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Ice Palace (abandoned mine shaft) on Mount McClellan, Colorado, reached via Argentine Central Railway. A man in derby hat holds a lit candle with leather gloves inside Ice Palace; his pants are tucked in his boots. Shows beautiful ice...
- McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ice--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Telluride seen from the Continental Divide
- View west of Telluride, Colorado, from high on Continental Divide; shows town at foot of box canyon, San Juans, clifffs, gridlines formed by streets, Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks, and San Miguel River on south side of town.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1928]
- Black Hawk, Mills
- View northwest up the gulley formed by North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Bates Hill, Bobtail Mill, and the Colorado Shoe store on Gregory Street. Mills, processors, and samplers are in the distance; a narrow-gauge train is on...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Nathan Salsbury at about age 30
- Nate Salsbury, at about age 30, poses for a bust portrait. Dressed in a formal suit with a pin in his tie, Salsbury's hair is slicked down and he has a moustache. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- The old court house
- Men line up for a Memorial Day Parade on 2nd (Second) Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows a drum corps, a man with an American flag, a brass band and men in uniform. Men, women and children watch the parade on foot and in...
- Fremont County Courthouse--1880-1890.; Memorial Day--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Spectators--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.;...
- ca. 1882
- Perspective-view toward northwest Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
- Perspective of the southeast side of the modernist style Mitchell Hall, Gates Hall, tropical conservatory and library at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The site is dominated by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
- between 1961 and 1963
- Perspective, interior Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
- Perspective of the interior of the modernist style conservatory at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The walls and ceiling of the conservatory are constructed out of cement formed...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanic gardens.; Green houses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
- between 1961 and 1963
- North Elevation Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
- Elevation of the north side of the modernist style Mitchell Hall and tropical conservatory at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street., Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The walls and ceiling of the tropical conservatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
- between 1961 and 1963
- Varsity Lake bridge
- Reflected in the water of the newly formed lake at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this footbridge spans the ravine between the president's house and Old Main. Women pose on the bridge, mature trees grow on the shore, and new trees dot the...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1880-1890.; Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Leavick
- View of the abandoned silver mill near, Leavick, Park County, Colorado, shows dilapidated wood mining structures and remains of the 13,000 foot tramway framework that brought down ores from the Last Chance lode and the Hilltop mines. Mount Sheridan...
- Leavick (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Centennial Year: History of the University Park United Methodist Church, 1894-1994
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 23, 1910 June 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 33, 1912 August 17
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 2, 1914 October 24
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 5, 1913 December 13