Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Racine Boy, old mill in Silver Cliff
- View of the Racine Boy or Bay Mine and mill in Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. Shows: tailings, smokestacks, mill building, water tanks.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1891]
- Silver Plume
- View of Silver Plume, Colorado, west up Clear Creek valley toward Graymont. The Colorado and Southern Railroad track is to the south and the railroad station is in the distance. Clear Creek is in the middle, and the central business district in...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- Silver Plume
- The view, looking north, of the town of Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the central business district, mines on Republican Mountain, and Clear Creek along the valley floor. Mines include: the Diamond Tunnel, Pelican, Dives, Baxter, Baxter, Dunkirk...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Terrible Mine Silver Plume, Colo. silver mine
- View of the Terrible Mine, mill, and tailings near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1940.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1940.
- July 3, 1933
- Silver Plume
- A burro lies on the ground on a dirt road on the outskirts of Silver Plume, a mining town west of Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Large rocks stand in the foreground. Two wagon carts are on the dirt road in the midground. Houses line...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Descendants of Pedro de Almazan and Ynes de Anaya
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Pedro de Almazan and Ynes de Anaya who were married in 16th century Mexico.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Descendants of Alonzo Gutierrez and Ana Cadimo
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Alonzo Gutierrez and Ana Cadimo .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2005 April
- Descendants of Alfonso Perez de Golfin and Maria Gomez Tello
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Alfonso Perez de Golfin and Maria Gomez Tello .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Pedro Martin Serrano and Catalina Fernandez
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Pedro Martin Serrano and Catalina Fernandez.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- From Gallery after snow storm Silver Cliff Stamp Mill, Wet Mountain Valley & Sangre de Cristo Range
- View of Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows rooftops, Silver Cliff Mining Company's stamp mill, Wet Mountain Valley, and the Sangre De Cristo Range. Signs read: "H. E. Austin Jobber In Whiskies, Wines," and "Colorado Store, G. D. Kinnear...
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Wet Mountain Valley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1880 September 25
- Powell House
- Interior view of Powell House dining room, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows tables, linen, china, silverware, goblets, rolled napkins, potted plants, floral wall paper, cabinets and buffets. Art hangs on the walls.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Silver Cliff, Colorado
- View of George B. McAulay Hose Company carts in arched Town Hall doorways in Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. United States flags and bunting drape buildings, men and women pose, sign reads: "H. W. Foss Groceries."
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1890- 1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1890-1900.; Hoses--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.;...
- 1890?
- Volunteer fire equipment at Silver Cliff
- Interior view of Custer County Museum (once the Town Hall), Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows hose and ladder carts with lantern, bell, and cobwebs.
- Custer County Museum (Silver Cliff, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1940- 1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1940-1960.; Hoses--Colorado--Silver...
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Sangre de Chisto [sic] Range from Silver Cliff
- Partial bird's eye view of Silver Cliff, Colorado and Sangre de Cristo Range, Rocky Mountains, background; wooden frame residences & buildings, church, board fences.
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1920.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Old hotel and dance hall Buckskin, Colo. where "Silver Heels" danced
- View of an abandoned hotel and dancehall in Buckskin Joe (Park County), Colorado. The log building has a gable roof and brick chimney.
- Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Old Geyser Cut above Silver Cliff
- Miners push mine cars on wooden bridges between piles of tailings at the Old Geyser Cut near Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.;...
- 1880
- Main St., Silver Plume
- A view along Main Street, in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows four men standing in front of the Buckley Bros. Store. The two men in white aprons are Buckleys and were part of the most famous family in the history of the town. Two other men, in dark...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Silver Plume--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Silver Plume--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- National Hotel, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View of the National Hotel, in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado; men, women, and children and dogs pose on the porch and balcony. Paper included in photo reads: "National Hotel, Silver Plume Colo, owned and operated by parents of B. H....
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; National Hotel (Silver Plume, Colo.)
- [between 1899 and 1905]
- Silver Plume and the mines
- View north of Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the central business district in its rebuilding stages after the fire that destroyed the area in November of 1884. Silver Street descends from Republican Mountain and the mines. Clear Creek is in the...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Silver Plume, Redmen band
- The Silver Plume Redmen Band poses in Silver Plume, Colorado. Nineteen men with instruments are standing, kneeling, and sitting on a grassy lawn in front of a brick building. The bass drum occupies the center; the rest of the men carry brass...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Silver Plume school
- View of the schoolhouse, built in 1894, in Silver Plume, Colorado; shows Romanesque architecture in the sandstone arches over the doorway; common bond brickwork, with every seventh course showing headers; plaque over the door reads, "Public School...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Silver Plume, Colorado, railroad station
- A railroad engine is in front of the railroad depot in Silver Plume, Colorado. The engine has a cow-catcher on the front and three men posed upon and around it. The depot is visible in the background and shows two double hung windows, vertical...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- May, 1899
- Scenes above Georgetown "Terrible Lode"
- Stereographic view of the head frame, tailings, and shafthouse of the Terrible Mine on Brown Mountain near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Burleigh Tunnel Silver Plume
- Miners and well dressed men pose near a horse-drawn buggy and a mine ore car at the Burleigh Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Burleigh Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Silver Plume
- View of Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows Colorado & Southern railroad tracks, Clear Creek, residences and mine tailings.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Tailings...
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Georgetown Silver Works at Georgetown, Colo.
- Men pose in front of frame silver processing buildings identified as the "Georgetown Silver Works" in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a smokestack, icicles on a wooden flume and frame buildings with vented, gable roofs.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Ore industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Prest. Harrison at the Kitchen Hotel, Leadville, Colo
- People crowd the entry, windows, and balcony of the Kitchen Hotel during a visit by United States President Benjamin Harrison in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The president stands on the balcony and points at a large replica of a silver dollar...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Presidents--United States.; Silver question--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1891, May 11
- Denver Public Library 1929 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1929. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library microfilm obituaries 1944-1959.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, and other newspapers for the years 1944-1959.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library 1991 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1991.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Silver Saddle Lounge
- View of the sign for the Silver Saddle Lounge sign at 10390 Highway 2 in Commerce City (Adams County), Colorado. The sign free standing has a bent electric arrow and reads: "Silver Saddle Lounge." A sign attached to the same post reads: "Dancing,...
- Commerce City (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Electric signs.; Carts & wagons.; Silver Saddle Lounge (Commerce City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Silver Saddle Lounge (Commerce City, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Electric signs--Colorado--Commerce City--Pictorial works.;...
- 1982
- Sopp & Truscott Bakery Silver Plume
- View of the Sopp & Truscott Bakery at 1010 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The one and a half story building has wooden siding and a large square tower with two pediments and decorative brackets that houses the public...
- Sopp & Truscott Bakery (Silver Plume, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Bakeries.; Sopp & Truscott Bakery (Silver Plume, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bakeries--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 2010
- Silver Square 3317 Blake St.
- View of Silver Square Lofts at 3309 Blake Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the elevation on Blake Street. The early twentieth-century, two-story, industrial building is constructed of red brick. The building has a...
- Silver Square Lofts (Denver,Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apartment houses.; Condominiums.; Industrial facilities.; Silver Square Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 2006 March 20
- Silver Plume showing mines
- View of Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows tailing piles on Republican Mountain from the Pelican Dives, Upper Dives, Baxter, Josephine and Eaglebird mines, residences, Pelican Road, and Clear Creek.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Tailings...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Silver Cord
- View of the Silver Cord Mine with frame mine buildings on terraces, a tipple with log buttressing, and cabins near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Cord Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.;...
- [1881]
- Courthouse Silver Cliff, note remains of jail in rear
- View of abandoned Custer County Courthouse in Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado. (The county seat was moved to Westcliffe.) woman and children are on steps; jail ruins are in back.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Silver Cliff--130-1940.; Women--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Silver Plume baseball team
- The Silver Plume baseball team, includeing R. C. and Tom, poses on the field, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Ten of the men wear the uniforms, the other four men and the boy wear suits.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Baseball players--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Silver Plume baseball
- The Silver Plume baseball team poses with bats and mitts in Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Silver Plume
- Silver Street and the surrounding commercial district show across an open field, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Included are Saint Patrick's church and mine tailings from the Diamond Tunnel mine.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1942?
- Silver Lake Mine
- View of the Silver Lake Mine on the edge of Silver Lake near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Lake (San Juan county, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Lake Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1886 and 1900]
- Silver Lake Mine
- View of the Silver Lake Mine on the edge of Silver Lake near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Lake (San Juan county, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Lake Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1886 and 1900]
- Open pit mining comes to Butte - to stay
- View inside the Berkeley copper open pit mine, Silver Bow County, Montana. Shows Steam shovels and trucks.
- Berkeley Pit (Silver Bow County, Mont.)--1950-1960.; Silver Bow County (Mont.)--1950-1960.; Copper mining--Montana--Silver Bow County--Butte--1950-1960.; Mining--Montana--Silver Bow County--Butte--1950-1960.; Steam shovels--Montana--Silver Bow...
- October 27, 1957
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows: houses, fences, roads, automobiles, Teller House, and mine tailings on hill.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Opera house, Central City
- View of the Central City Opera House; a two story, granite building on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs by the front doors read: "Central City Opera House, Property of the University of Denver, Colorado Seminary" and...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Teller House, Central City
- Entrance to the Teller House, a brick hotel in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado with lanterns, and the Teller House Bar.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Central City
- View of Washington Hall on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs read: "City Hall", "Public Library Community House", and "Fire Dept." Attached to the side of the building is a wooden bell tower with a brass bell.
- Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.;...
- [1947?]
- Central City, Colo.
- View of a Queen Anne style brick house on Pine Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado, with two turrets, a porch with steps, a wheel window under the gable, and a stone retaining wall.
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Church, Central City
- View of the St. James' Methodist church on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The granite building has a half steeple and stained glass windows with pointed arches.
- St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- St. James church [sic], Central City, Colo.
- View from the back of St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church on Pine Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Scaffolding and a ladder are placed against the steeple; a brick house is in the foreground.
- St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central...
- [1947?]