Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Slain deer on railroad baggage cart
- View of eight dead stags with racks loaded on railroad baggage cart, somewhere in Colorado possibly from along Moffat Road; four men standing around slain deer; Adams Express Company wooden slat crates, background.
- Antlers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Deer hunting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sluice mining
- View of men placer mining probably somewhere in Colorado; men working with sluice box & shovels in streambed; copy glass plate attributed to L.C.McClure.
- Sluices--Colorado--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Old abandoned mine mill, Nev.
- Stone foundations and the framework of a wooden building are all that remain of an abandoned mining mill somewhere in Nevada.
- Nevada--1900-1920.; Mills--Nevada--1900-1920.; Mining--Nevada--1900-1920.; Ruins--Nevada--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ellsworth cabin
- View of two men, two women, and a young boy (Ellsworth family?) posing near a frozen pond somewhere in Colorado.
- Colorado--1940-1960.; Boys--Colorado--1940-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1940-1960.; Women--Colorado--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Colorado miner
- A miner poses near a fence and brick building somewhere in Colorado. He holds a lunch bucket in his right hand and his jacket over his left arm. He's wearing shoes, pants, a vest over two shirts, and a hat.
- Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Capital mill
- Two men pose in front of a mill building somewhere in Colorado. The sign over the door reads: "The Capital Mill, only by the Hendrie & Bolthoff M. & S. Co., 19?7."
- Mills--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Indian dwellings w/ tourist party
- Men and women, dressed in suits and dresses, visit a Native American village somewhere in Southwest United States; some climb ladders which lean against pueblos.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Southwest, New--1910- 1930.; Pueblos--Southwest, New--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Southwest, New--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Avalanche recovery
- A group of people stand around to watch as an automobile is towed out of a ditch with cables on a dirt mountain road somewhere in Colorado.
- Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Harry was partial owner in a gold mine
- View of a mine entrance somewhere in Colorado (Harry Rhoads was part owner). Shows: miners, dogs, tailings, and a wheel barrow.
- Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Harry was partial owner in a gold mine
- View of a mine entrance somewhere in Colorado (Harry Rhoads was part owner); miners and dogs are by tailings and a wheel barrow.
- Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Colorado ranch
- View of ranch houses, haystacks, livestock, a hogback formation, and snow, somewhere in Colorado.
- Agricultural buildings--Colorado--1910-1930.; Ranches--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Julia and others in car in California
- Julia Knapp and two other women sit in an automobile, somewhere in California; palm trees are in the background.
- Automobiles--California--1910-1930.; Women--California--1910-1930.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Europe
- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown poses with a group of women and a man somewhere in Europe. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and dress decorated with a bow.
- Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932.
- [either 1921 or 1929]
- Europe Mrs. J. J. Brown
- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown poses on a sidewalk somewhere in Europe. She wears a coat decorated with fur and a sun hat.
- Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932.
- 1928
- Chipeta teepee in eastern Utah
- A woman wearing a hat and dress stands outside of a Native American Ute tepee belonging to Chipeta, somewhere in eastern Utah.
- Chipeta--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Utah--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Structures--Utah--1890-1900.; Tipis--Utah--1890-1900.; Women--Utah--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The watchtower
- A Native American (Ute) stands on a hunting platform in a tree that serves as a watch tower somewhere in Utah. A tepee is below him.
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Tipis--Utah--1870-1880.; Watch towers--Utah--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- The old stage house, Mont.
- View of a stage depot in Big Horn County, Montana; shows a log house, and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad grade cut into the hillside.
- Big Horn County (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Transportation facilities--Montana--Big Horn County--1910-1920.; Transportation--Montana--Big Horn County--1910-1920.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A Colo. Potatoe [sic] cellar, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of potato cellar (probably somewhere in Roaring Fork River valley near Carbondale, Colorado), possibly Frank E. Sweet's farm; shows massive log posts supporting wooden beams and frame; small cart (similar to a child's wagon), and...
- Root cellars--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potatoes--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Moffat Tunnel Route parade float
- View of a truck / parade float somewhere in Colorado, depicting a model train through a mountain. Women wear cowgirl costumes, with a fishing reel and United States flags. Banners read: "Enjoy the Best of the West," "Denver & Rio Grande Western...
- Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades (Floats)--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Road outcrop - Utah
- View of sandstone formations somewhere in Utah.
- Rock formations--Utah--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Royal Gorge Route parade float
- View of a truck / parade float somewhere in Colorado, depicting a model train and Royal Gorge bridge. Banners read: "Enjoy the Best of the West," "Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad," and "Royal Gorge Route, Salt Lake City, Grand Junction,...
- Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parades (Floats)--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Snowy Range
- View of the Snowy Range of mountains, somewhere in Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of Cheyenne Falls, somewhere in Colorado; shows water and rocks.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of Cheyenne Falls, somewhere in (probably) Colorado; shows water and rock cliffs.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of Cheyenne Falls, somewhere in Colorado; shows a waterfall and rock cliffs.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Colorado miners
- A miner emerges from the entrance to a mine tunnel pushing an ore cart full of ore somewhere in Colorado. The entrance is constructed of hewn logs and supported on the outside by timbers and rock.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- A typical Colorado prospector and his "Rocky Mountain Canary"
- An elderly miner poses with pickaxe in hand and sits near a fully loaded pack mule somewhere in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mules--Colorado--1870-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Colorado road
- View of a buggy on a dirt road by a river, somewhere in Colorado. Graffiti covers rocks; legible letters read: "Wheeler Wilson Sewing Machine," and "Peeble Drug Store."
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Graffiti--Colorado--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado mountain home
- Slab siding finishes this gable roofed home with covered porch, somewhere in Colorado.
- Houses--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Freight & freighting
- View of horse-drawn freight wagons somewhere in Colorado; men on horses look on.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1910.; Freight--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Showing Standley Dam & crowd at dedication
- People crowd the dedication of Standley Lake Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; men standing on railroad platform car include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Wyoming Governor Carey, Colorado Governor Shafroth, State Engineer...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- The Bowles schoolhouse on our lands
- View of Bowles School, somewhere in Colorado, a stone building with a porch and sign: "Bowles School." A boy poses.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 11, 1908
- Native Americans, Yosemite National Park
- Blurred image of probably Mary, a North American Indian (Miwok) basket maker, sitting near a dilapidated wooden shack somewhere in Yosemite National Park, California.
- Indian basket makersa--California--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--California--1890-1910.; Miwok Indians--California--1890-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Huts--California--1890-1910.; Women--California--1890-1910.; Mary,...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Horse and rider, Yosemite National Park
- View of a woman on horseback and a wagon somewhere in Yosemite National Park, California. The woman wears a hat, long sleeved coat, skirt, and boots.
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--California--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--California--1890-1910.; Women--California--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Indian Post Office in Idaho
- View of two rock cairns somewhere in Idaho. Sparse trees surround the site, mountains in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Idaho--1950-1970.; Cairns--Idaho--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Indian abodes
- View of an unidentified Native American man standing next to his horse and a tepee. They pose amid thick scrub somewhere in Wyoming.
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Tipis--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Alaska, U. S., Indian mat-makers
- Three Native American women and a baby pose near a tent somewhere in Alaska. The eldest woman is outside, working on a mat she is making. The two younger women and the baby are under the shelter of the tent. A log cabin and a second tent flank the...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Alaska--1880-1890.; Children--Alaska--1880-1890.; Tents--Alaska--1880-1890.; Weaving--Alaska--1880-1890.; Women--Alaska--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Indians, Mexico, a live Indian village (inaccessible)
- Bird's eye view of a Native American village, somewhere in Mexico, shows fourteen thatch buildings arranged in a nondescript pattern surrounded by dense tropical forest.
- Indians of North America--Mexico--1930-1950.; Thatched buildings--Mexico--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Mexico--1930-1950.; Villages--Mexico--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Indian voyagers "packing" over long portage, each packet containing from 50 to 100 lbs.
- Six heavily laden men carry their packs to the end of a portage along a river somewhere in Alaska. Two other men await the packers on a small spit of land that projects into the river where other supplies have already been dropped off. Snow is on...
- Backpacking--Alaska--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Alaska--1890-1900.; Portages--Alaska--1890-1900.; Rivers--Alaska--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Beef steers in the round up
- Group of herefords during round-up at water's edge, somewhere in Colorado.
- Cattle herding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Branding
- Two cowboys branding roped cow or steer, somewhere in Colorado; branding iron, boots, rolling prairie.
- Cattle branding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Branding
- Three cowboys branding roped calf, somewhere in Colorado; ropes, hats, bandanas, chaps; rolling prairie; cattle herd, background left.
- Cattle branding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A Colorado poultry yard
- Poultry (chickens, hens and roosters) in fenced yard, somewhere in Colorado; pig and piglets, water trough and hand pump for water; McClure's shadow, center foreground; wooden frame farm outbuildings, background.
- Chickens--Colorado--1890-1910.; Farms--Colorado--1890-1910.; Poultry--Colorado--1890-1910.; Roosters--Colorado--1890-1910.; Swine--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cowboys on the round up
- Line of fourteen cowboys on horseback during a cattle round up, somewhere in Colorado; herd of cattle in background on rolling prairie; hats, chaps, bandanas.
- Cattle drives--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A cowboy camp
- Cowboy camp somewhere in Colorado; man standing by campfire with numerous cooking pots hanging over it and dutch ovens nearby; canvas tents, wagon and saddled horses in background; larger group of men standing around another campfire, center...
- Campfires--Colorado--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bottom of a shaft, 350 ft.
- A man, somewhere in Colorado and three-hundred and fifty feet down in an unidentified mine shaft, uses a candle to light his way. Support beams, a ladder, and tools surround him.
- Mine shafts--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- The ore vein
- View of a pickaxe marking the location of a vein of ore running through surrounding rock in mine shaft somewhere in Colorado. Candles light the area.
- Mine shafts--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining equipment--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- Bloc holing
- A miner stands next to a large rock which he is bloc holing with a pneumatic drill in an unidentified mine somewhere in Colorado. The miner wears boots, denim overalls, gloves, and a head lamp.
- Drilling & boring machinery--1900-1930.; Interiors--1900-1930.; Miners--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- A prize bunch of white face cattle in the round up
- Eight cowboys on horseback with small herd of herefords during round-up, somewhere in Colorado.
- Cattle herding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of three elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track with two passenger trains somewhere along the line in Colorado; "Short Line" standard gauge track, foreground; photograph attributed to McClure.
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]