Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cracked safe at Golden Eagle dry goods
- Shows a dynamited small safe inside an office at Golden Eagle Dry Goods at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. Patrolman Lawrence Stone (at left) and Marshall Y. Chapman inspect the damage. Shows debris on floor, desk, chair,...
- Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co. (Denver, Colo.)(--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [May 1931]
- Roping a steer to inspect brand
- Cowboys on horseback rope a steer to inspect a brand in a meadow in probably Wyoming. Shows men with cowboy hats, gloves and lariats, and a herd of cattle nearby.
- Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1909 March 27
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 5, 1919 May
- Exchange, construction progress
- Men inspect the progress of construction at the site of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Several men in suits, ties, and overcoats walk on the boards of the first floor....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897 December
- Denver firemen inspecting fire damage on unidentified bldg
- Firemen ,from the Denver Fire Department, inspect the ruins of a burned building in Denver, Colorado. They wear uniforms, hats, and boots.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop and artificial rock. He hold a rifle and leans over (as though tracking) to inspect some artificial grass. He wears a round hat, a...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Military scouts.; Rifles.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [1869?]
- Pine cones used for burning
- A group of men and women inspect a wooden trough full of pine cones, Longmont, Colorado. A women sits on edge of trough holding a cat and a man with a vest and badge sits across from her.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cats--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Tiny Town, Colorado
- Tourists, both adults and children, inspect Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The miniature town is built around two, man made lakes. Objects in Tiny Town include: a church, a library, commercial building, a railroad, and a riverboat.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Sightseers--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- Examining a safe
- Group of men inspect remaining bank safe amidst debris and rubble from second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one man wears sherriff badge on overcoat.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Safes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Part of First Street
- Smouldering remains along First Street from second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three men inspect debris and destruction which includes the remains of a heating stove and two-story burned-out brick building; untouched one-story...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- First National Bank after first fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Remains of First National Bank, 4th (Fourth) street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, after first fire on April 25, 1896; men on wooden plankway inspect remains of brick vault; twisted corrugated metal and chain link fence (possibly...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Colorado National Guard - 120 observation
- Men inspect Boeing P-12 airplanes, probably part of the 95th Pursuit Squadron, at Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado. Air National Guard.--1930-1940.; Boeing Aircraft Company--Products--1930-1940.; Denver Municipal Airport--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fighter planes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1931]
- Two unidentified men inspecting Douglas 038
- Two men inspect a Douglas 038 airplane at an airfield in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Early aircraft engine, the La Rhone engine
- Three men inspect a La Rohne engine attached to the propeller of an airplane in Denver, Colorado; label on engine reads: "Societe des Roteurs Gnome, Paris."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Airplanes--French--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Klan member at "Klan Day" at the races at Overland Park
- Ku Klux Klan members inspect the Miller Special race car owned by Ralph de Palma at Overland Park race track in Denver, Colorado. People crowd the bleachers. The driver, identified as Mr. Miller, wears a duster and holds a cap.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing...
- [July 1925]
- Pressure line gate at Kossler [sic] Reservoir
- Men inspect a pressure line gate, Kassler Reservoir, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows irrigation valve control, wooden ladder, and concrete walls.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Kassler Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- April 26, 1910
- Fort Logan World War I
- Possibly Brigadier General Cameron or Tuthill from Fort Kearny and other officers inspect the mounted cavalry soldiers as they parade in formation, Fort Logan, Colorado.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Cavalry.
- [1917]
- Denver Union Stockyards [sic]
- Men in suits and overcoats inspect Hereford yearlings at the Denver Union Stockyards, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stockyards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Crowd of men around John Gates' car testing "H. S."
- A group of men inspect the engine of John Gates' automobile near the Gates Rubber Company factory in Denver, Colorado. The men wear hats and overcoats.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sgt. Barnet[t] Dexter (left) Lt. John Pauly examining spiked 88
- Sergeant Barnett Dexter and Lieutenant John Paul, members of the 10th Mountain Division 85th Regiment Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, inspect a piece of destroyed German artillery during the Italian campaign of World War II in Italy. The men wear...
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment & supplies--Italy--1940-1950.; Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Dexter, Barnet.; Paul, John, 10th Mountain Division.;...
- [1945]
- Ore cars automatically unload through dump-bottoms into the primary crusher at the Henderson Mill.
- Workers inspect the ore cars at the Henderson Mine and mill in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Empire--1980-1990.; Empire (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Henderson Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Interiors--Colorado--Empire--1980-1990.; Mining--Colorado--Empire--1980-1990.
- September 6, 1980
- Omaha-Grant smelter
- Spectators with cars inspect the remains from the demolition of the Grant-Omaha Smelter smokestack in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [Febuary 25, 1950]
- Silver Queen Mine Mojave Calif.
- Miners, including Andrew Holmes, inspect a piece of ore in a tunnel of the Silver Queen Mine (a gold mine) near Mojave, California. Two mine cars that read: "R. L. McLaurin Myers Durkee Woods" and "M. Daniels" are nearby.
- Dump cars--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Silver Queen Mine (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Interiors--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Miners--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Mining--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.
- 1934 December 4
- View on U.P. [sic] Railway west of Hancock showing where Mr. Jull acknowledged total failure of his plow
- Men inspect the derailed Jull snow plow locomotive on the Denver South Park and Pacific line west of Hancock, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Railroad snowplow...
- 1890 April 18
- Como, Colorado
- Colorado and Southern locomotive 4 (original DSP&P 39) with snow plow pauses at station depot in Como, Park County, Colorado. Several men in bowler hats inspect the snowcovered plow. A "$25 Reward" sign hangs on wood frame depot and a young boy in...
- Como (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Visit of inspection by Mayor Speer
- Men (including Mayor Robert Speer) inspect Denver Public Library (Carnegie) basement and foundation walls in Denver, Colorado; Civic Center houses are in the background.
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1900-1910.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Foundations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1907 January 10
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Uniformed guards at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, look and point at a hole in the ground with dirt around it. In the background, men stand in the doorway of a stone building topped by power poles.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1962
- Part of the Irish potatoes being grown on the center farm
- Several Japanese internees squat or bend to inspect a row of Irish potato plants in a field on the project farm, Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. A row of deciduous trees forms a windbreak at the side...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Farming--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.;...
- 1943 June 4
- A train wreck causing s[ix]teen hours delay
- A view of the site of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train wreck. Men inspect a damaged wheel assembly. Shows a work train with a box car and an idler car, and a box car without a wheel assembly.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Railroad accidents--1900-1920.; Railroad freight cars--1900-1920.; Railroads--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Foxton, train wreck, Colorado & Southern
- View of train wreck near Foxton (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a derailed Colorado and Southern railroad train on a bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River with a pile of rough timber nearby. People stand by the train to inspect...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1901 Sept. 1
- Foxton, train wreck, Colorado and Southern
- View of train wreck near Foxton (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a derailed Colorado and Southern railroad train on a bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River with a pile of rough timber nearby. People stand by the train to inspect...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1901 Sept. 01
- U.P. (OSL) 618 derailed near Kemerer [sic], Wyo
- View of derailed Union Pacific Railroad locomotive 618 and the overturned tender near Kemmerer (Lincoln County) Wyoming. Men near scattered railroad ties inspect the train accident. Snow dusts hills and mine buildings.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Kemmerer (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Wyoming--Kemmerer--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Kemmerer--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
- A rancher on horseback holds a rope attached to a calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. Two ranchers and a young boy hold the roped calf down to inspect it. Another rancher walks toward the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
- A group of ranchers holds two calves down to inspect them in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A young boy lies on his side holding the hind legs of a calf. One rancher stands apart from the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Denver South Park and Pacific R.R., unfinished stone wall on grade near Ohio Pass, Colo. project abandoned in 1882, track never laid here.
- View of an abandoned and unfinished Denver, South Park and Pacific railroad grade and retaining wall near Ohio Pass in Gunnison County, Colorado. Two men inspect the grade. One stands on the wall.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ohio Pass (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Gunnison County--1960-1970.
- [ca. 1965]
- Great Western no. 60 at Bruce (between Windsor and Severance, putting beet cars back on rails
- View of Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 60 (2-8-0), motorized hand cars, railroad employees and derailed sugar beet cars near Bruce (Weld County), Colorado. The men inspect the derailed cars. Automobiles are parked beside the railroad...
- Great Western Railway Company (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bruce (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Bruce--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Bruce--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bruce--1950-1960.; Sugar...
- 1951 November 12
- Snowcat having problems on the way to Owl Creek cabin 87th Inf. Detachment. Sun Valley.
- Members of the 87th Infantry Detachment (later 10th Mountain Division) inspect a snowcat near Sun Valley in Blaine County, Idaho. Some wear parkas, caps and knapsacks. A Union Pacific logo is on the door of the snowcat. Shows a few patches of snow...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942 April 14
- Looking down Water Street from 12th
- Men inspect the flooded trolley tracks along Water Street in Boulder, Colorado, in Boulder County. The street is covered with wet silt. Debris, including lumber, branches, and other garbage litters the street.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- June 12, 1894
- Smedley School Apartments project
- Four unidentified students play with the Smedley Apartments doll house at Smedley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
- Dollhouses.; Smedley School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Twenty-Forth Street School Camoridge Diary field trip
- Young children participate in a field trip from Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, re-named Crofton School in 1959, to Camoridge Dairy. Two teachers and several students inspect the machinery used at the dairy as they tour...
- Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Byers Junior High School Red Cross workers conservation class demonstration
- Photograph of three Red Cross workers, Mrs. Finley Dye, Mrs. W. W. Basham and Mrs. I. A. Berman, during a canning demonstration for a conservation class to Byers Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. One woman holds a jar of vegetables with they...
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1943 September
- Tremont House, inspection of brick structure
- Barnum Elementary School, Gum Campaign Notice
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 22, 1911 May 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 24, 1911 June 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 20, 1912 May 18
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 38, 1912 September 21
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 24, 1914 September 26
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 1, 1909 February 20