Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Reproduction of bird's eye view lithograph, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows: 1. Methodist Church 2. Public School; (stamp mills): 3. Empire 4. Polar Star 5. Black Hawk 6. Gregory 7. New York 8. Campbell & Pierce 9. Randolf 10....
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Groceries and provisions store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The wood false front building has "Groceries and Provisions" written the width of the building above the door. The front door is recessed and "Chas. W. Pollard,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Barrett, George.; Strouse, Sam.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Contract booking Count Basie and his orchestra for a performance in Omaha, Nebraska. Booked by Leroy Smith.
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 3, 1913 November 8
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 1, 1913 October 11
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 3 and 4, 1923 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Number 5, 1923 May
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 3, 1912 November 9
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Old Las Animas, Colo.
- View of the main street in the town of Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings including the "People's Hotel" and the "Merchant's Hotel." Horses and covered wagons are on the dirt road. A sign on one of the shops reads...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Leadville grocery store
- Men pose in front of a frame building with a gabled roof and a sign that reads "M.R. Mitchell Groceries, Meats & Vegetables" in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men stand on a porch near wooden ladders and a snowy sidewalk. Faded, painted signs...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings on Gregory Street in Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows the Presbyterian Church with a spire on a hillside, and commercial buildings with signs that read: "Wholesale & Retail...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Two horse sleigh
- A man poses in a two horse sleigh probably in northern Colorado. The horses are in harness and have strings of sleigh bells hanging from the harness. The man wears a heavy coat and hat, and a throw or blanket is in the sleigh. False front wood...
- Colorado--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities.; Sleds & Sleighs.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Buildings, commercial - A. Linder's Grocery along S. Platte River
- View of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; shows an Alameda Avenue bridge and a business with sign: "J. A. Linder Meat Market - Groceries and Provisions."
- J. A. Linder Meat Market (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Central City, Colo.
- Aerial view of frame and brick commercial buildings and houses in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows the Catholic Church on a hillside below the staircase of St. Aloysius Academy (The Sisters' School) with a central cupola. Buildings on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1891]
- Stage station on Smoky Hill Trail
- View of Riverbend, Elbert County, Colorado; shows women, men, children, and horses near a building with signs: "Store Saloon," "R. E. Bishop Flour Feed Provisions Store General Merchandise."
- Riverbend (Colo.)--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Gotthelf and Mayer Mercantile
- Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado, people crowd the boardwalk of a dry goods store. The woman wears a print dress with puffed shoulders; men and boys wear sack suits, ties, gold chains, duster, straw, or planter hats, suspenders and aprons. One...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Saguache--1890-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Saguache--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Saguache--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Donkey train
- View of burros loaded with iron railroad track sections in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Businesses are in the background.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Transportation--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Supply train in corrall [sic], near Custer City
- United States soldiers pose next to a corral of supply wagons with loosened canvas covers, near Custer City, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Wagons brought tons of provisions to replenish the troops sent on Native American campaigns.
- Dakota Indians--War, 1876--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Soldier shooting abandoned horse, for meat
- A soldier aims his Springfield breech-loading rifle at an emaciated horse in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The U. S. Army ran out of provisions during the Native American campaigns and had to rely on horse meat for a short time.
- Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Shooting--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Soldiers--Dakota...
- 1876
- Corner Blake & F Street Denver
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked near a group of buildings on Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "Occidental Billiard Hall Reading Rooms," "City Bakery Wholesale & Retail," "Groceries Provisions," and "Variety...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Main Street, Central City
- View looking north on Main Street toward Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The block consists of mostly wooden, clapboard, one and two-story storefronts. The unpaved street is littered with garbage and debris. In the foreground, two men,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Old blockhouse at Wind River, Wyoming
- View of the old blockhouse at the Wind River Agency in Wyoming. The adobe house has a covered wooden porch and an adobe chimney.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Wind River Indian Agency.--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--Wyoming--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 July 5
- Prospector's camp, Cunningham Gulch, San Juan County, Colo.
- Prospectors sit and stand near two tents in Cunningham Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado. Shows sacks of provisions, a cooking pan, a pot, a shovel and a pick.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1878]
- Pack train
- View of long mule or burro (over twenty animals) pack train led by two men on horseback along muddy dirt road somewhere probably in San Miguel or Ouray County, Colorado; possibly road to Black Bear Mine (later called Black Bear jeep road) above...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mules--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Buena Vista
- Main Street, in Buena Vista, Colorado, is lined on both sides with frame, false-fronted businesses. Men, horses, and wagons are on the boardwalks and in the street, which has piles of rock in its center. Signs read: Morris wine & beer hall, Little...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1885-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Eldora, Colorado
- Men, women, and children stand on a snow drift in the middle of Eldora Avenue in Eldora, Colorado. Signs on storefronts include: "Stillson and Parsons," "Livery Feed & Sale Stable," "Post Office," and "Groceries and Provisions."
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Machinery for the Terrial mine Eldora Colo.
- Several teams of horses, pulling machinery laden wagons, are in a line along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado. The equipment is bound for the Terror mine on Spencer Mountain. Men and boys are in the street watching the event. Signs along the street...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Looking west Main St. Eldora, Colo.
- The view along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado, shows several men a woman and a dog in front of the many shops that line the street. Signs include: "The Mogul House, Meals 25 cents," "The Somerset House," "Livery, Feed, & Sale Stable," "City...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Camping in Rocky Mt. Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of their camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill and cooking utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the truck. A dog sniffs at a platter of corn,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Black Canon, Colorado River, looking above, from camp 7
- A man sits on a boulder beside the Colorado River in the Black Canyon in Mohave County, Arizona. A wooden boat with a mast is beside camping provisions, wooden boxes, oars, a canvas bag, bedrolls, ropes, and a hat. Sand and rocks are next to the...
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boats--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Mohave...
- 1871
- Between 3rd and 4th of Main Street, looking west
- Brick and stone buildings line Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. These commercial buildings have bracketed cornices, pediments, turrets, bay windows and mansard roofs. Most have canvas awnings; some are extended. Signs read: "Kaye Bros...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Madison Ave., Greeley
- A man stands in the middle of unpaved Madison Ave. in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. He wears trousers, a jacket, a buttoned vest, and a cap. Two and three-story commercial buildings are behind him. Two horse drawn carriages, as well as two...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1893]
- Street view in Green River, Wyoming Territory
- Men wear sack suits and overcoats, and hats or caps and pose in a row in front of businesses in Green River (Sweetwater County), Wyoming. Shows a saddled horse, a wagon, and commercial signs that read: "Dixon & Grimes Groceries and Provisions,"...
- Green River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Clothing stores--Wyoming--Green River--1860-1870.; General stores--Wyoming--Green River--1860-1870.; Men--Wyoming--Green River--1860-1870.
- 1868
- North side of Main Street between Third and Fourth showing the old McClure house, O.B. Myers Grocery
- Two and three story rusticated stone or brick buildings with arched windows and storefronts line Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Canvas awnings and signs read: "Davis.," "Groceries O. B. Myers. Provisions," "Dentist," "Staple Fancy Groceries,"...
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Mountain City, Colo.
- A train leaves a trail of smoke behind it as it crosses above Gregory Diggings in Gilpin County, Colorado. The large vein in the hillside in the right midground is where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. Houses stand on...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Gregory Gulch, Colorado
- Fred Kruse's Grocery & Provisions Store faces a dirt road in the left foreground of this view of Gregory Gulch between Central City and Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch is the site where John H. Gregory made his historic discovery of...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- Gregory Gulch, Central City, Colorado
- owned by Fred Kruse and founded by Belden & Company during the area's mining heyday.; Two dirt roads intersect in the foreground of this view of Gregory Gulch, named for John H. Gregory who first discovered gold in Gilpin County, Colorado, in 1859....
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gregory Gulch, Central City, Colorado
- Several houses stand along a dirt road in Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch was named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. The cut in the hillside shows the vein Gregory followed in search of...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gregory Gulch, Central City, Colorado
- mines. In the right foreground, the building with a band of arches on its facade was the grocery and provisions store owned by Fred Kruse and founded by Belden & Company during the area's mining heyday.; Two dirt roads intersect in the foreground...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- People outside a grocery store
- Men, women and children pose with a mule-drawn wagon and a man on a burro in front of businesses in a mining town in probably the Black Hills of South Dakota. Signs on frame stores read: "Groceries and Provisions" and "Meals and Lodging." Sparse...
- Carriages & coaches--South Dakota--1870-1900.; General stores--South Dakota--1870-1900.; People--South Dakota--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1895]
- Interior, Queen City Meat Market
- Men, women and a child pose in an interior view of the Queen City Meat Market at 12 Pierpont Street (later Washington Street, Five Points neighborhood) in Denver, Colorado. Shows glass merchandise cases and provisions on shelves that include cans...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Charles Pollard Grocery Company, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado. The owner, Charles Pollard, was a pioneer groceryman in Georgetown and ran the Barton House hotel from 1874 to 1876 and from 1884 to about 1896. The man on the left in the photoprint is George...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.
- [between 1870 and 1910?]
- Golden City
- View, along Washington Avenue, of false front businesses with covered boardwalks, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes: "Louis Billiard Room," "Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes & Clothing," "Jefferson Coal & Mining Co." and "C.A. Clark Groceries...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Ten Mile Av, Kokomo
- Kokomo, in Summit County, Colorado, is built on a steep hill. The rough dirt street is flanked by false-fronted, frame businesses. Signs read: "Hines & Dowd Groceries," "Boots and Shoes," "Hardware," "Groceries, Provisions and Miner's Supplies."...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Irwin, Colo.
- Businesses are on both sides of the muddy, rutted main street of Irwin, Colorado. Patterned clothing and boots are on display in front of a store marked "D. May & Co., Square Dealing Clothing Room;" down the street a sign reads "[R]easonable Abe,...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1879 or 1880
- Western History Subject Index
- Overland journeys. Supplies
- Report and Recommendations Concerning Street Railway Transportation in the City of Denver
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 17, 1910 April 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 38, 1910 September 17