Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 3, 1911 January 14
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 10, 1912 March 9
- Pueblo from Union Depot
- View of the Union Depot in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a building with hipped-gable roof, dormers, arched windows and clocktower with a railroad yard. A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad engine, a tender car numbered: "206" and freight cars...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Union Depot (Pueblo, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1892]
- Beaver Ranch house about 1898
- Men, women and children and two dogs pose on front porch of the ranch house, Beaver Ranch, Conifer, Jefferson County, Colorado. The house features board and batten construction, shingle roof and decorative porch brackets. A ornate wicker baby...
- Conifer (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ranches--Colorado--Conifer--1880-1890.
- 1898
- Panoramic photograph of Eldora, looking north.
- Panoramic view of Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado; numbered locations are: "1. power house, Mogul Tunnel, 2. Bank of Eldora, 3. residence of Mick Langley, 4. grocery store, J. Greenlee, 5. Weldon House (board), 6. residence, John H. Kemp, Happy...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899 August
- Miller meat market, section of business district
- Townspeople and shopkeepers pose on west side of Main Street between Virginia and Georgia, Gunnison, Colorado. J. D. Miller and James Keenan are in front of the "Meat Market," with carcasses hung by door. Other false front businesses include: "City...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--1880-1890.; Keenan, James.; Miller, J. D.
- [between 1880 and 1881]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 29, 1911 July 15
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 30, 1909 September 11
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1919 December
- Street Scene, Olathe
- Three men, one in a horse-drawn carriage, wait near the train depot in Olathe (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a D&RG freight car numbered "13662." There are commercial buildings on the main street, the "Independent Lumber Co." and the "Olathe...
- Olathe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A view of early Longmont taken from top floor of Farmer's Mill.
- View from Farmer's Mill over Longmont, Colorado, shows widely spaced one and two-story wood frame residences. "#1 is the old Denio mill on Bross street that burned about 1934. #2 is the G. M. Davis home, later moved and replaced by H. W. Balmer...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880.]
- A Longmont hose company drilling in the 300 block of Main Street.
- View of a fire department pulling a hose cart on Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the men posing in flexed postions wearing long underwear. They include McGann, Wilson, Horace Bunie, Metcalf, Henry Feittia, J. Grant. The Dickens Opera House...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910.]
- D&RGRR Depot, Palmer Lake
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad depot, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Two excursion trains stop on the tracks in front of the Victorian depot; one locomotive tender is numbered 821.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Central City and Blackhawk, Colorado
- Rendering shows Blackhawk and Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Dwellings, churches, civic buildings, and mining facilities follow streets; mountains are in the background. Vignettes have labels: "Hardware Groceries," "The Daily Register,"...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Ouray fire department, City Hall
- Fire Chief Thomas Mowatt poses with fire fighters, including Joe Finnin, in front of the open door of City Hall, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The men wear uniforms and flat caps; two hold bugles. Horses and steam-powered fire cart are decorated...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Mowatt, Thomas.
- 1906?
- The Antlers
- People pose at The Antlers, in Yampa, Routt County, Colorado, a frame hotel with porch/balcony and sign: "The Antlers." The group are (upper deck): 1. Myrtie Bird Tranthan, 2. Levi Tranthan, 3. Minnie Lindsey, 4. Addie Hunter; (lower level, l to...
- Antlers Hotel (Yampa, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Yampa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.
- 1902 or 1903
- Walden in 1887, the entire population at that time
- Townspeople of Walden, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado, pose by the towns first log house built by I. H. Greene in 1885. The group includes: 1. Ruth Rathbun, 2. Mrs. Shippey, 3. Maud Rathbun, 4. Ike Greene (with transit,) 5. Doc Squires (a...
- Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Silverton
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, and: "1. Greene Co. Smelter 2. Anvil Mountain 3. Rough 'n Ready Smelter 4. Kendall Mountain 5. Las Animas River 6. Cement Creek 7. Town T- Call 8. Melville's Lightning...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- State convention, Knights of Columbus
- Knights of Columbus conventioneers pose in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They include: Frank Zugeder, J. J. Miller - delegates from Gunnison Colo. Council 2185 (number 1 and 2), 3. Phil Kirwin, 4. Henry Manisey, Florence, Colo., 5....
- Knights of Columbus. Gunnison Council No. 2185 (Gunnison, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930- 1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1940.;...
- 1930
- Broadmoor Casino
- View of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a frame building modeled after a palace with a colonnaded portico, wrap around porch/balcony, friezes, bays, and lunette windows, and circular terraces. Benches, a...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Marble loading facilities and electric tramway terminal at Yule Marble Co. quarry above Marble, Colorado
- Men of the Yule Marble Company load numbered marble blocks on flatbed rail cars of the Treasury Mountain Railroad above Marble, Pitkin County, Colorado. A steep wood stairway leads to quarry on face of Ragged Mountain.
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1910-1920.; Treasury Mountain Railroad--1910-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.
- 1912?
- Basketball, Sanford vs. Alamosa, March 1941
- Boys in short trunks, numbered tank tops, knee socks, high top tennis shoes, and knee pads spring to action during tip-off in a basketball game between Alamosa High School and Sanford. Two referees in striped shirts are ready for play while the...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Basketball players--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Basketball--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Holy Trinity tigers
- Portrait of a football team in Trinidad, Colorado. Teenage boys and young men in white, numbered jerseys are posed, the ones sitting in the front have their helmets on the grass in front of their cleated shoes. Two men in ballcaps and jackets with...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Football players--Colorado--Trinidad--1950-1960.; Teenagers--Colorado--Trinidad--1950-1960.
- 1954
- Indians, Pueblo, San Ildefonso, biography, Juan
- Studio portrait of Juan (?) a San Ildefonso Pueblo Native American man with a boy and girl, in Euro-American dress, including suit, vests, trousers and a dress. The elderly man is seated and wrapped in a blanket with the girl on his knee.
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1930.; Tewa Indians--1900-1930.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1900-1930.; Boys--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1930.; Girls--New...
- [between 1900 and 1926?]
- Man covering mouth
- A man walks out of a restroom with his mouth and nose covered by his hands, probably in Denver, Colorado. Also shows numbered lockers and a water fountain.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A young boy in cowboy costume with a faux leopard skin pouch is encircled by men, women and boys watching a man hold a snake.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Smythe, Douglas, fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Mose Lot, Dan Sherwood, George Jacob, Oliver Lot, Sun of the Chief
- Mose Lot, Dan Sherwood, George Jacob, Oliver Lot, Sun of the Chief, Native American Spokane men, pose wearing trousers, vests, hats, badges and gun holsters; one holds a gun, another is seated on a horse.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Bow, arrows, and wristguards
- Reproduction shows Native American (Zuni) arts and crafts, shows a bow, two arrows and two wristguards.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Arrows--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Altar at Shumankwi (?)
- Reproduction of a painting depicts a Native American Zuni Pueblo altar with men sitting inside a ceremonial room with ritual objects including pottery, prayer sticks, kachinas, feathers, and projectile points or arrowheads, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1900-1910.; Zuni Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Zuni--1900-1910.; Zuni (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Kivas--New Mexico--Zuni--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--New...
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- Harrison Ave.
- This view northeast on Harrison Avenue from Third Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows a two story brick Mountain Claims Office on the corner with the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Office next to it. Next, numbered on the print, are (1) the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- My horse, Dave Dapple Gray, on detail the day of the massacre
- Reproduction of a painting of the December 21, 1866 fight between the Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux and William J. Fetterman's troops. Shows a wagon and dead bodies, Native Americans with bows and arrows and on horseback, and a wounded horse.
- Dakota Indians--War--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866.; Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Oglala Indians--War--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Fetterman, William J.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Shovel & air dumps
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in (probably) Colorado of Utah consists of a crane-shovel loading air-dump cars numbered: "D&RGW 010964;" a switch is by the tracks. An anvil, canteen, and pneumatic tools are in the foreground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Equipment--1920-1940.; Railroad cars--1920-1940.; Railroad construction & maintenance--1920-1940.; Steam shovels--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- D&RGW business car A-1 at Salt Lake City Union Depot, Utah
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coach; people posed on the observation deck and the ground are identified as (l to r): Frank A. Wadleigh, Pass Traffic Mgr; A. R. Stevens Secy; Mrs Gertrude Wild; Fred Wild, Vice Pres...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Women--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Stevens, A. R., Secretary.; Wadleigh, Frank A.;...
- 1924?
- Star Hook and Ladder Company
- View of members of the Star Hook and Ladder Company of Georgetown, Colorado. Eight firemen stand and two sit on stools in front; they wear uniforms that include conductor-type hats; pull-over bib shirts with chest protectors, each with a star on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge train stopped for sightseeing
- Passengers pose off the back end of a Denver and Rio Grande Western, Scenic Limited train, under the Hanging Bridge, numbered "166A," Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Two uniformed railroad employees stand beside the tracks, one is a Black...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1920
- John Pilcher [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of John Pilcher, a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a suit coat over a vest, a necktie, and a goatee.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1900.; Pilcher, John.
- [1883]
- Omaha Chief Yellow Smoke [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Chief Yellow Smoke, a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a buffalo robe around his shoulders, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, a medallion, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--1880-1890.; Medals--1880-1890.; Yellow Smoke, Omaha Chief.
- [1883]
- John Pilcher [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of John Pilcher, a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a suit coat over a vest, a necktie, and a goatee.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1890.; Pilcher, John.
- [1883]
- Omaha Chief Yellow Smoke [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Chief Yellow Smoke, a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a buffalo robe around his shoulders, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, a medallion, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--1880-1890.; Medals--1880-1890.; Yellow Smoke, Omaha Chief.
- [1883]
- Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) Omaha sub-chief [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of sub-chief Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a decorative, dark colored vest over a light colored, long sleeved shirt, armbands, bracelets, hair pipe necklaces, a choker, earrings, a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Standing Bear, Omaha sub-chief.
- [1883]
- Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) Omaha sub-chief [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of sub-chief Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a decorative, dark colored vest over a light colored, long sleeved shirt, armbands, bracelets, hair pipe necklaces, a choker,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Standing Bear, Omaha sub-chief.
- [1883]
- Homme Connu [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Homme Connu a Native American (Omaha) man. He is shirtless and wears a blanket around his waist, a medallion, choker, bead necklaces, shell, earrings, and a feather in his hair. He holds a large and decorative pipe in his...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Homme Connu.
- [1883]
- Homme Connu [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Homme Connu a Native American (Omaha) man. He is shirtless and wears a blanket around his waist, a medallion, choker, bead necklaces, shell, earrings, and a feather in his hair. He holds a large and decorative...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Homme Connu.
- [1883]
- Inside Man [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Inside Man a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears leggings, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, shell and bead necklaces, earrings, and a feather in his hair. In his right hand he holds a tomahawk and a pouch.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Inside Man.
- [1883]