Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mary McKinney Mine
- Men, women and children disembark from possibly Colorado and Southern Railroad passenger cars near Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. The site, identified as the Mary McKinney mine complex, was part of the Cripple Creek Mining District. Shows a...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mary McKinney Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1920-1930.; Passengers--Colorado--Anaconda--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Anaconda--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Agriculture college demonstration train
- People pose by Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coaches in Colorado; a banner reads: "Agricultural [?] Train," snow covers (possibly) the Roan Cliffs in the distance. Letters read: "831 D. & R. G."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Leadville - the boys
- Several young men dressed in suits and hats stand in a row outside of a clapboard structure in Aspen, Colorado. House features a bay window, a transom over the door, and lace curtains in the windows. The numbers on the dwelling read "114." A...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [about 1910]
- 1st street car
- View of horse-drawn street car, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a trolley operator holding reins, railway tracks, and timber stacked along the dirt street. Signs on the railway car include: "Cameron's R.R. ticket," "Take this car to the Grand...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1887?
- Aspen, Colorado the cottage
- Three women and a little girl stand on the front porch of a house in Aspen, Colorado. The one story, clapboard house has a gabled roof, fishscale decoration, and bargeboard decoration on the covered porch. Ivy covers the front facade of the house...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Stage between Rifle and Meeker
- Men sit and pose on the Rifle-Meeker stage coach in Garfield or Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Men wear suspenders or jackets and hats and sit inside or on top of the stage coach. Identified men include: Leo Welch, Floyd Austin, Roy Marker (the...
- Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Austin, Floyd.; Marker, Roy.; Welch, Leo.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
- A Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company train sits on tracks probably in Colorado. Two engineers sit in the locomotive and two men stand on the tracks near a passenger car. Labels on the train read: "C.R.I. & P.," "1112," "Chicago, Rock...
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Rock Island, Illinois
- View of an area near the town of Rock Island (Rock Island County), Illinois. Shows large brick industrial structures, some with tall smoke stacks that may be associated with the Rock Island Arsenal. A house with a mansard roof is beside railway...
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Davenport (Iowa)--1880-1910.; Mississippi River--1880-1910.; Rock Island (Ill.)--1880-1910.; Industrial facilities--Illinois--Rock Island--1880-1910.; Railroad cars--Illinois--Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Painted Cave- from bottom of canon Colorado Canon
- View of Painted Cave, Native American (Anasazi) cliff ruins near Capulin Canyon, Pajarito Park (Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. The rear wall of the tuff cave is covered in petroglyphs. Rocky desert landscape covers the bottom of the...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- 1909
- Navaho fording San Juan on horseback
- Native American (Navajo) man crosses the San Juan River on horseback near Aneth, Utah. An unidentified mesa stands in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Utah--Aneth--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Utah--Aneth--1900-1910.; Aneth (Utah)--1900-1910.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Utah--Aneth--1900-1910.; Rivers--Utah--Aneth--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- La Cueva Pintada (Painted Cave) Detail of Indian painting
- Close-up view of the Painted Cave near Capulin Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Petroglyphs on the cave walls represent human, turtle, and other figures. Text on the cave walls reads: "Homi One [...] B. M."
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [1909]
- Black Hawk
- View to the northeast of Black Hawk and lower Gregory Gulch, Colorado; shows High Street, Church Street, Gregory Street, Presbyterian church and schoolhouse, Colorado Central Railroad trestle over Gregory Street, stamp mills and processing mills in...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Saco R. DeBoer's office
- View of Saco R. DeBoer's office (architect-Lester Varian) at 515 East Iliff Street in the Rosedale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a Tudor-style cottage, with a hip roof and tower, covered in vines and obscured by trees. Saco R. DeBoer...
- DeBoer, S. R.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rosedale (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dwellings.; DeBoer, S. R.--Homes and haunts.; Cottages--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rosedale (Denver,...
- 2007
- Ross Barnum
- View of the Ross Barnum-Branch of the Denver Public Library at 3570 West First Avenue at Lowell Boulevard in the Barnum neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; letters on the brick building read: "Frederick R. Ross Branch Library - Denver Public Library...
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Barnum Branch--1950-1960.; Barnum (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1954 and 1960?]
- Residence of W. R. Everett
- Presentation view of the W. R. Everett residence at 1345 Pennsylvania Avenue in Denver, Colorado; architectural features include rusticated stone, shingle imbrication, leaded glass, arched windows, a round balcony, columns, and an incised stone...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Everett, W. R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence of Wm. R. Mygatt.
- Presentation view of the William R. Mygatt residence on Logan Street in Denver, Colorado; architectural features include rusticated and incised stone, arched windows, leaded glass, covered porch, terrace, and carriage house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mygatt, William R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence of W. R. Mygatt Esq Logan Ave Denver Colo.
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album, for the William R. Mygatt residence on Logan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mygatt, William R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence of M. R. Pugh Esq. 8th & Gilpin Sts.
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album for the Marshall R. Pugh residence at 18th (Eighteenth) and 1778 Gilpin Streets, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Pugh, Marshall R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Frank Mayfield residence
- View of the Frank M. Mayfield residence at 3900 South University Boulevard in Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado; features half timbering, a brick fence, and landscaping by Saco R. DeBoer.
- Mayfield, Frank M.--Homes & haunts.; Cherry Hills Village (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Cherry Hills Village--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1926 and 1930?]
- First cabin in Russell Gulch
- Mrs. Fish poses in a bustled dress on the porch of a log cabin with a cat and pig, Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado,
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Fish, Charles R.--Family.
- [between 1859 and 1860?]
- Altamaha Apts., 1322 W. Colfax Ave., Jennie L. Liverman apt., (left lower)
- View of the Altamaha Apartments building on the 1300 block of West Colfax, Denver, Colorado. It is a three story brick building with arched and rectangular windows, keystone highlights, quoining, and a sign that reads: "Dr. P. R. Ohlson,...
- Chiropractic offices--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Ohlson, P. R.--Homes & haunts.
- May, 1956
- Troop "B" Ogallala Indian Scouts, Lieu. Pershing, Com'd'r.-P.R. Agency, S.D.
- Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux, Company B, United States Cavalry pose with their commander Lieutenant John J. Pershing and his boy assistant, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, in front of a tepee. The men wear military uniforms and hold...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge...
- [1891 June 30]
- Birds Eeye [sic] view of Gen Brooks camp at Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- Bird's eye view overlooking General John R. Brooke's Second Infantry camp on guard, north of the Native American Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, includes soldiers, round wall tents and a tepee camp in distance.
- United States. Army. Infantry, 2nd.--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Residence for W. R. Everett, Esq 1345 Penna Ave Denver Colo.
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album, for the W. R. Everett residence at 1345 Pennsylvania Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Everett, W. R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- William Mygatt
- Interior presentation view of the William Mygatt residence in Denver, Colorado; shows carved wood molding, columns, and stairs. Also shows oriental rugs, a chair, a vase, lamps, a chandelier, and a grandfather clock.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Chandeliers--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mygatt, William R.--Homes &...
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- William Mygatt
- Interior presentation view of the William Mygatt residence in Denver, Colorado; shows carved wood molding, columns, stairs, oriental rugs, a chair, lamps, and a Japanese vase with herons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Chandeliers--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Vases--1880-1900.; Mygatt,...
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Interior / parlor
- Interior presentation view of the William R. Mygatt residence in Denver, Colorado; shows carved wood molding, stencil ornaments, ottomans, pillows, couches, chairs, ingrain carpet, Oriental rugs, framed art, lamps, and a leaded glass window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mygatt, William R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Interior / library
- Interior presentation view of the William Mygatt residence on Logan Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a carved wood doorway, tables, chairs, oriental rugs, framed art, lamps, leaded glass windows, stencil ornaments, and books in shelves.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Chairs--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mygatt, William R.--Homes...
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Mrs. George Gano residence
- View of Mrs. George W. (Ethel R.) Gano's residence, South University Road, Denver, Colorado, a brick house with arches, picture windows, a flagstone patio, wicker furniture, and potted trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gano, Ethel R.--Homes & haunts.
- [1931?]
- Public Library - Frederick R. Ross Branch
- Interior view of the Ross-Broadway Branch of the Denver Public Library in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; men wait at a counter and women work. Decor includes card catalogs, bookshelves, and monitor windows.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Broadway Branch--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Speer (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 29
- Public Library - Frederick R. Ross branch
- Interior view of the Ross-Broadway Branch of the Denver Public Library in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; teenage boys study, and people browse bookshelves. A piano, ceiling light fixture, open dictionary, and monitor windows complete...
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Broadway Branch--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 29
- Home of Lyman R. Hayden at Hillside, taken about 1891 Lyman standing at right, Louis the little boy with dog, Georgia Hayden in black dress, Stella Hayden sitting on donkey.
- People pose in the yard of this two-story frame dwelling in Hillside, Fremont County, Colorado. A man holds a shovel; a dog climbs on a boy. Women wearing flowered hats are by the picket fence; a girl sits on a donkey. A man is in a horsedrawn...
- Hillside (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Hillside--1890-1900.; Hayden, Lyman R.--Homes & haunts.
- 1891
- Family group
- Five people are seated on the ground near pine trees. They are identified, left to right, as Richard DeBoer, Anna DeBoer, Elizabeth DeBoer Wright, S.R. DeBoer, and possibly Mrs. George Carlson. They all smile.
- Carlson, George A., 1894-1983--Family.; Evergreen (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Families--Colorado--Evergreen--1920-1950.; DeBoer, S. R.; DeBoer, S. R.--Family.
- [between 1925 and 1945?]
- Ross Barnum Branch, Denver Public Library Exterior Sign
- Ross Barnum Branch, Denver Public Library
- Ross Barnum Branch, Denver Public Library Exterior Artist Tiles
- Ross Barnum Library Mural Close-up
- Ross Barnum Library Mural
- Ross Barnum Library P.T. Barnum Mural Title
- Ross Barnum Library Mural Close-up
- Ross Barnum Library Mural Close-up
- Dr. Malcolm G. Wyer at Barnum dedication
- Doctor Malcolm G. Wyer poses at the Ross-Barnum Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; poster board reads: "Frederick R. Ross Branch It's All New - Everyone Welcome."
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Barnum Branch--1950-1960.; Barnum (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building dedications--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 May 21
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cities buildings restaurants men on benches & standing in front of #1197 (no street) window advertises "Lunch Chili" and "Near Beer 5 [cents]"
- Men pose outdoors near a saloon owned by Abraham J. R. Cort at 1197 West Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the windows read: "Lunch Chile" and "Near Beer On Draught 5 [cents]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cort, Abraham J. R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- S. R. DeBoer's office
- View of Saco R. DeBoer's office at 515 East Iliff in the Rosedale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a tower, pitched roof, and decorative brickwork.
- DeBoer, S. R.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rosedale (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Studio of S. R. DeBoer Denver, Colo.
- View of the studio at the Saco R. DeBoer house at 501 East Iliff Avenue in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The wood frame studio has a pitched roof, awning, and arbor. A garden and stone path are nearby.
- DeBoer, S. R.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Family group
- Five people, identified right to left, as Richard DeBoer, a young boy; Anna DeBoer; Elizabeth DeBoer Wright, a girl; S.R. DeBoer; and George Carlson, are seated on the ground near pine trees. Only the young girl smiles.
- Evergreen (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Families--Colorado--Evergreen--1920-1950.; Carlson, George A., 1894-1983.; DeBoer, S. R.; DeBoer, S. R.--Family.
- [between 1925 and 1945?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Mitchell, Mrs, John R.- (Annie)
- Bliss House
- McNulty House