Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Hidden Inn, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the visitor's center once known as the Hidden Inn located in the Garden of the Gods near the Northeast Corner of Gateway Road & Garden Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Partially hidden among the large surrounding natural sandstone...
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Visitors' centers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Visitors'...
- 1996
- Gold retorts, 1,370 oz; value $22,500
- View of gold 'sponge' from the Hidden Treasure Mine, in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Hidden Treasure Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hidden Treasure Dam
- A man poses by the spillway of the Hidden Treasure Dam which is adjacent to the Hidden Treasure Mine and Mill near Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.; Spillways--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- North Clear Creek. Hidden Treasure Mill
- across the creek from the tracks. A building stands in the background at the base of a rocky hill. The tracks of the Gilpin Tramway run around the hillside in midground.; The Hidden Treasure Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado, stands in the center of...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Colorado directory of mines : Containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Arranged alphabetically by counties.
- State wide directory containing descriptions of the mines and mills, and the mining and milling corporations of Colorado. Information within the the document is arranged alphabetically by mine name.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1879
- Hidden Treasure Mill
- A view of the mill at the Hidden Treasure Mine near Lake City (Hinsdale county), Colorado.
- Hidden Treasure Mine (Hinsdale County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Hidden Treasure mine
- View shows roughly built log and wooden mining buildings of the Hidden Treasure mine at the base of a denuded hill, Lawrence County, South Dakota.
- Mine buildings--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.; Hidden Treasure Mine (Lawrence County, S.D.)--1870-1880.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Mining--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 3 and 4, 1922 March-April
- Hidden Treasure Stamp Mill (interior)
- Interior view of the Hidden Treasure Stamp Mill in Blackhawk (Gilpin County) Colorado; shows machinery and ore.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Hidden City, Colorado west of Sedalia, religious cult, Brotherhood of the White Temple, of more than 200 has taken up residence, protected, they claim, from atomic attack
- View of Brotherhood of the White Temple residences in Hidden City, west of Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado. Dr. Maurice Doreal organized the occult group "Western Shamballa or Shangri-La in the Rockies" as an atomic refuge.
- Doreal, M.--Homes & haunts.; Brotherhood of the White Temple--Buildings--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1953 February 15
- "Hidden inn" at garden of the gods
- A woman sits in a Kissel convertible automobile at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The Hidden Inn is an adobe hotel; a sign reads: "City Park Property, Free Admission, Visitors Welcome."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1918?]
- Hidden Treasure Mill
- View of the Hidden Treasure Mill near Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- A dilapidated two story building from the Hidden Treasure mine stands near Henson creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The internal framework, lathe, and plaster are exposed as the outer walls are worn away.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940- 1950.
- 1942
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- A dilapidated two story building from the Hidden Treasure mine stands near Henson creek in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The internal framework, lathe, and plaster are exposed as the outer walls are worn away.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- View looking from the inside of a cabin out to the Hidden Treasure mine near Henson Creek, in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Debris is strewn across the floor inside, and pine trees are visible outside through the doorway and window bay.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1942
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- View looking from the inside of a cabin out to the Hidden Treasure mine near Henson Creek, in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Lathes are exposed where the plaster has fallen away from the internal wall, and rocks are visible through the door.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1942
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- A dilapidated cabin made of hewn logs and chinking represents one of the buildings (boarding house?) at the Hidden Treasure mine near Henson creek, in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Western History Subject Index
- California mine company
- Western History Subject Index
- Hidden Lake boating and skiing club
- Western History Subject Index
- Hidden treasure company
- Western History Subject Index
- Hidden Valleyq Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Hidden treasure mining and milling company
- Western History Subject Index
- Hidden Valley, Colorado
- Display, Argo Mill, Mine and Museum
- View of a humorous display at the Argo Mill, Mine and Museum, 2350 Riverside Drive in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows two fake graves that consist of piles of rock. One grave is facing feet first, with shoes poking out the end,...
- Argo Gold Mine & Mill (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Exhibitions.; Mining.; Humorous pictures.; Argo Gold Mine & Mill (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--Humor--Pictorial works.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Idaho...
- 1993
- Bill Coors, Golden, Colo.
- View of William K. "Bill" Coors standing on the porch of the Coors Mansion. The mansion is hidden in the middle of the giant Adolph Coors Company plant in Golden, Colo. The structure originally housed the beer garden pavilion, but was later...
- Dwellings--Colorado--Golden--2000-2010.; Golden (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Coors, William K., 1916--Pictorial works.; Adolph Coors Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Golden--Pictorial works.; Golden (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Los Angeles, Calif. Palm Ave.
- Rows of palm trees line Palm Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Houses, hidden behind bushes and trees are on either side of the dirt street. Shows a small wooden bungalow with a gabled roof and bay window. A large house with a mansard roof is at...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.
- [1905?]
- Quartz Hill and Nevadaville
- Reproduction of an engraving of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, consists of dwellings, commercial buildings, and mining facilities. Mines include: Pease-Kansas, Missouri La Crosse-Burroughs, Berryman-Kansas, Illinois Phil'a and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Elitch Garden, Denver
- Garden area in Elitch's Gardens, Denver, Colorado; rose and flower beds, statues on pedestals hidden from view by trees, gazebo with flower boxes, tree-lined sidewalk.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gazebos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Camp Alexander, Pikes Peak Council, Boy Scouts of America
- View of the Boy Scouts of America's Camp Alexander, located south of Lake George, Park County, Colorado in Eleven Mile Canyon on the South Platte River, about 40 miles from Colorado Springs. Shows facilities identified as:" lower center -...
- Boy Scouts of America. Pikes Peak Council--1970-1980.; Camp Alexander (Lake George, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lake George (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.;...
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Duck pond, City Park, Denver
- Partial view of duck pond, City Park, Denver, Colorado; trees bordering shore, girls feeding ducks in lake, dirt walkway bordering lake; partial view of first pavilion built in 1893 on north shore of Duck Lake hidden behind trees, later housed...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Group of prominent Democrats
- A group of men who include (from left to right): Denver attorney Frederick Dickerson, U. S. Senator Ed Johnson, U. S. Senator Edward P. Costigan (front center in light suit), future Colorado Governor Lee Knous (face partially hidden), Democratic...
- Democratic National Committee (U.S.)--People--1930-1940.; Postmasters general--United States--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Government officials--United States--1930-1940.; Lawyers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1935 and 1940]
- Gateway Rocks, Garden of the Gods
- Gateway Rocks sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows pueblo-style souvenir store, the Hidden Inn (built in 1915 by Colorado Springs Park Commission).
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Morning Advertiser, Trinidad
- The staff of the Morning Advertiser poses in front of the newspaper's office in Trinidad, Colorado. Two wooden, lathe turned spiral posts flank the glass doors, with lettering that reads: "Advertiser." The doorframe below the transom has the number...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Beshoar, Michael, 1833-1907.; Garcia, Jesus Moria.; Hines, J. H.; Robinson, Bob.; Shumway, Ed.; Shumway, Will.; Single, George.; Snyder, Willy.; Stevens, S. H.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Group of Utes
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) women and children. Three seated women wear blanket shawls and long belted dresses, one holds a purse. Two babies are in cradleboards, two children are on the floor by the women's feet, one is sitting, the...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.
- 1894
- 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
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado, gathered around a gaming table play the "chuck-a-luck" game; a cylindrical chrome cage with large dice is mounted on a stand and rotated by a crank. Cigar boxes containing coins on the table read: "Mild...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gambling--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Balcony House
- View of Balcony House, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The mud and stone masonry ruin, situated underneath a cliff overhang, is partially hidden by a wall with...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1911
- Tabernacle at Salt Lake City
- Exterior view of the Tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Moromon Tabernacle) and grounds in Salt Lake City, Utah. The domed roof of the Tabernacle and brick columns of the building are partially hidden by cottonwood and...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--Buildings--1890-1900.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Capt. Browns Leadville company
- Capt Brown's Leadville Company, Deputy Army, poses outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Teller County, Colorado; they were brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894. The men hold rifles and wear hats. One man holds a U. S. flag. A...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Brown,...
- 1894
- Red brick school
- The red brick high school in Breckenridge, Colorado is a large scale two story building with two hipped gable end wings with a gabled wing connecting them. The main floor features sash windows, and the elevated basement has small ground level...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Beech tree
- Bare beech tree trunk and branches, leaf-covered gound, water channel lined with river cobbles and grasses, and structures hidden behind low brush cover, possibly in Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado.
- Beech--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- Aurora Public Library
- Two librarians from the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Colorado, sit at a table, partially hidden by piles of books. Behind them are bookshelves full of more books. They each hold open books and book cards in their hands.
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1950-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- September 19, 1962
- Vista of Pike's Peak from dining room veranda, Skelton's Mtn. Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from dining room veranda of Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; log cabins with stone chimneys hidden from view by trees.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Moccasin game being played on the Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] resv
- Joe Stem-son, William Wapp, and John ho-ciee, Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band and Sauk-Fox) men, play a moccasin game on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. Joe Stem-son hides a marble under a moccasin. John ho-ciee holds a stick with...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Moccasins--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Sauk Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.;...
- May, 1936
- El Patio ballroom interior at Lakeside Amusement Park
- Interior view of the El Patio ballroom at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. A recessed stage is in the distance. The room is decorated with Italianate features including: awnings, an ivy covered trellis, a tile...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- 1927 May 10
- Vista of Cleveholm, Redstone, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of backside of Redstone Castle, Cleveholm estate, Redstone, Colorado; shows buildings nestled in Crystal River valley, rooftops hidden behind trees, and lake with raised cut stone shoreline. Mansion was built by John Cleveland...
- Osgood, John Cleveland, 1851-1926--Homes & haunts.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Castles & palaces--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- 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; rocky & tree-lined shoreline; log cabin hidden from view by trees, center.
- Bear Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Larimer...
- [between 1908 and 1920]