Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Abandoned mine
- View of an abandoned mine and tailings in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Rev. Sherman Coolidge, D. D. A native Arapahoe.
- Studio portrait of Reverend Sherman Coolidge, D. D. (Native American Arapaho). He wears a clerical robe.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clergy--1890-1900.; Coolidge, Sherman.
- 1893
- Assaying
- Assayers work in a lab probably in Colorado. A stove, mortars, pestles, tongs, and other equipment are in the room.
- Assayers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897
- A distribution of goods to the Gros Ventres
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a large group of Gros Ventre (Atsina) Native Americas seated in a circle near a distribution camp with a United States flag, covered wagons, and walled tents.
- Atsina Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Government relations--1870-1890.; Food relief--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Toll gate Bear Creek Falls
- View of a wooden bridge and wood frame building at a toll gate on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County, Colorado. Bear Creek Falls is nearby.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Helen Brown later Mrs. George Benziger
- Studio portrait of Catherine Ellen "Helen" Brown (Benziger), Margaret "Molly" Brown's daughter. She wears a dress and elaborately decorated hat.
- Benziger, Catherine Ellen.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Family.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Boss Mine at Breckenridge Colo.
- A woman and miners, with picks and gold pans, pose by the entrance to the Boss mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows a horse.
- Boss Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888]
- Bear Foot Chief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Bear Foot, a Native American (Brulé Sioux) man. He holds a shield and a spear. He wears a hair pipe breast plate, bead bandolier and feathers in his hair.
- Brulé Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Shields--1890-1900.; Spears--1890-1900.; Bear Foot.
- 1899
- Miners eat outdoors
- Miners eat outdoors near a cabin possibly in Colorado.
- Cabins--1890-1910.; Eating & drinking--1890-1910.; Miners--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Masonic Temple Great Ute Canon
- Men and women ride in horse-drawn wagons in a canyon identified as Great Ute Canyon, Colorado. The Masonic Temple rock formation is in the distance.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Centennel [i. e. Centennial] miners Georgetown Colo
- Miners David Kennedy, Vern Thomas, Walter Johnson, John Wash, (Italian), Ed Seyler, Sim Dingle, Wm. Cooper, Foxie, Dide Thomas, Joe Raymond, John Cavanaugh, and Chas Schwaga pose near the shaft house of the Centennial Mine near Georgetown, Clear...
- Centennial Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Saratoga Mine Central City
- Close-up view of the interior of a power plant at the Saratoga Mine near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Machinery includes a side crank engine and gauges.
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saratoga Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Engine rooms--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.;...
- 1889
- Vivandiere Mine
- Miners stand near the tramway at the Vivandiere Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado. The head frame and shafthouse are nearby.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Vivandiere Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Chinese-American men
- Studio portrait of Chinese-American men who include Wa Chin and Tang Ya-Shun in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Wa Chin wears a long shirt and wide-brimmed hat. Tang Ya-Shun wears a suit and watch chain with a charm.
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Chin, Wa.; Ya-Shun, Tang.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stevens Mine
- View of the Stevens Mine and tramway in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Stevens Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Cabin at Dobbins mill Argentine district.
- View of a cabin at the Dobbins Mill in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Debbins Mill Argentine district
- View of the Debbins Mill in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- On the Frying Pan [sic] Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company passenger train near the Fryingpan River in Eagle County, Colorado. A bridge, trees and scrub bushes are nearby.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fryingpan River (Colo.); Bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Tunnel 5 11 Mile Canon
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad Company locomotive 17 in tunnel five in Elevenmile (Granite) Canyon in Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Coal miners in the Columbine Mine
- Miners work in a tunnel of the Columbine Mine near Erie (Weld County), Colorado. They wear hats and miner's lights.
- Columbine Mine (Weld County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Erie (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Erie--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940]
- James Lone Elk
- Studio portrait (sitting) of James Lone Elk, a Native American (Crow) man. He wears a vest decorated with metal beads, hair pipe breast plate, and two feathers in his hair.
- Crow Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Lone Elk, James.
- 1899
- Seven Sioux warriors
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- February 1891
- Broken Arm Chief
- Studio portrait (profile) of Broken Arm, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a shirt with quillwork, hair pipe breast plate, scarves over his braids, and a fur pelt cap.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Broken Arm.
- 1899
- D & F Tower and Foster Building
- Rooftop view at night of the A. C. Foster (University) Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Daniels and Fisher Tower is in the distance.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Larimer St. Denver
- An ox train pulls a boiler and covered wagons on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "W. B. Daniels", "Post Office", "Denver Theater", and "Sloan House".
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Wagon...
- 1862
- Sixteenth Street
- Nighttime view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street during a snow storm in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are on the street; shows Joslins department store. The Security Life Building is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972 November
- Currecanti Needle Black Canon
- View of the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. The Gunnison River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Illium [sic] Loop
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company train on a railroad loop identified as the Ilium Loop near Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Wood frame farm buildings are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Farms--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- New public library
- Interior view of the newly constructed Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Pillars and a stairway are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910]
- The Dutch Wedding Monument Park
- View of a rock formation identified as the Dutch Wedding in Monument Park near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Road to Manitou Grand Caverns
- View of the steep dirt road to Grand Caverns (probably Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley with a house and outbuildings; Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Mayor Domo Glen Eyrie
- View of column rock formations identified as Mayor Domo near Glen Eyrie, El Paso County, Colorado. Scrub bushes and trees are nearby.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls, a waterfall on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Men stand on a wooden viewing platform near a staircase.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Empire Tunnel
- View of the entrance to the Empire Tunnel near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Empire (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Empire Tunnel (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Empire--1880-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Empire--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- Men ride on a float in a parade, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in Denver, Colorado. The float features a rowboat on the water and a man who throws a rope to a man in the water. Signs read: "Jesus Saves" and "Throw Out the Life Line...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Cook Mine Gregory Gulch Central City, Colo.
- Hoistmen, or hoisting engineers, pose in the shaft house of the Cook Mine, owned by the Fifty Gold Mines Company, near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The machinery includes a side crank engine, hoist, gauges, and brake handles.
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Clayton College
- View of buildings at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. One of the brick buildings has a cupola.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Saratoga Mine shaft houses
- View of three shafthouses and tailing piles of the Saratoga Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Saratoga Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- William F. Cody and a Native American man
- Buffalo Bill shakes hands with a Native American (Shoshone) man near a tepee camp. The Shoshoni man wears leggings, a fur pelt, fringed shirt, bead necklaces, and a feather in his wide brimmed hat. Another Native American man with a feather...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--1900-1910.; Shaking hands--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cliff Palace Mesa Verde
- Men pose in and near the Cliff Palace, ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins, at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Down the Mancos from Cliff Canon
- A man in a park rangers uniform poses on a Native American (Anasazi) wall under a rock overhang in Cliff Canyon near Mesa Verde National Park in Montezuma County, Colorado. The Mancos River is in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Cliff Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mancos River (Colo....
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Cliff dwellings Mancos Canon Col.
- A man and women pose on a ledge near ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Mesa Verde National Park in Mancos Canyon, Montezuma County, Colorado. Trees are nearby.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County...
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- The Sandal House Mancos Canon
- Men pose near Sandal House, ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins in Mancos Canyon, near Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Circular masonry kivas are at the site.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County...
- [1893]
- Miners in a tent
- Interior view of a miners' tent. A group of men play cards while others read or sew near a stove. Posters on the wall read: "Dixon's Stove Polish", and "Chew Climax Plug".
- Interiors--1890-1910.; Leisure--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.; Tents--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Women's march
- Demonstrators, participants in a march to free Mother Jones and support the UMW Ludlow strike against CF&I, are escorted around the Christian Church on the corner of Main and Walnut Streets by mounted members of the Colorado National Guard in...
- Jones, Mother, 1843?-1930--Capture & imprisonment.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.;...
- [January, 1914]
- Meeting at unknown location
- Portrait of a members of the Ku Klux Klan probably in Colorado. They wear water-proof robes and hoods.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--1920-1930.; Raincoats--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1930?]
- Silver Cord Mine Leadville
- View of the Silver Cord Mine near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. A mine railroad with tipple, tailings, and log cabins are nearby.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Cord Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The north wall
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a cast iron stove, trash, and clutter.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]
- The north wall
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a stove, trash, and clutter.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]
- The northwest corner the coats are hanging on the door into the lean-to entryway.
- Interior view of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville Lake County, Colorado. A door on the stove reads: "Gipsy;" trash and clutter fill the area.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- [1935]