Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rock gardens, Washington Park
- View of the lily pond and rock garden at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows lily pads, cattails, rocks and scrub.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Reflection--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Rock gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Main boom on the Gallatin River, Central Park
- Men stand and pose beside piles of timber, levees, and on a log boom on the Gallatin River at Central Park (Gallatin County), Montana. A man and a woman sit and pose in a rowboat beside the boom. The woman wears a dress, a neck scarf, and a cap....
- Central Park (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Gallatin River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1910.; Loggers--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Lumber industry--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Central...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Stull loading, Gallatin Co., Montana
- Men stand and pose on a timber flume and a raised platform (stull) in Gallatin County, Montana. The men wear overalls or trousers with suspenders and hats, and they stand beside stacks of timber on railroad cars. Water falls below a flume probably...
- Gallatin County (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Loggers--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Lumber industry--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Railroad freight...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Tie landers, Central Park on the Gallatin River
- Men stand and pose beside a frame structure near a flume and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad freight cars with lettering that reads: "CB & Q" and "Burlington Route" in Central Park (Gallatin County), Montana. Logs float beside a flume and a...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Central Park (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Gallatin River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Loggers--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Central...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Gallatin County, Montana, flume, lumber at old mill site
- A man stands and poses on a lumber pile in Gallatin County, Montana. Timber is stacked by probably a water flume in a clearing beside a wooden shelter with a gabled roof. A dense forest is beside the lumber mill.
- Gallatin County (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Lumber industry--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.; Lumber--Montana--Gallatin County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Three Greeley, Colorado kindergarteners, two girls and one boy, lovingly feed a chicken and her chicks in the schoolyard of their school in Weld County. The three childern squat near the ground. The two girls, both of whom wear large bows in...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Chickens--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- Panoramic, aerial view of frame and brick buildings in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows the frame Hammil House on Argentine Street with adjacent stone carriage houses and the brick Fish Block and Masonic building downtown. Densely...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1892]
- Durango
- Panoramic view of brick commercial buildings, stone churches, and the San Juan Smelter in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows the La Plata County Courthouse with a clock tower, churches, and the Strater Hotel in downtown Durango. Steep...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1910.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Public School, 5th St. between Rood & White
- A class poses in front of a public school on 5th Street, between Rood and White, in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows boys and girls of various ages with their teachers. Some boys are barefoot, one holds a baseball bat, some hold hats.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1889]
- Georgetown, looking south, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick commercial buildings, houses and dirt streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A railroad trestle is over Clear Creek near tailings piles in the canyon. Shows the rounded spire of Our Lady of Lourdes...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Leadville, Colo
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with vignettes of municipal buildings, mining facilities, and scenery. Printing reads: "Court House, Post Office, Tabor Opera House, Central School, Ninth St. School, Seventh St....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Birds Eye View of Leadville Lake County, Colo. 1879
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado as dwellings, mining facilities, and mountains. Printing reads: "Court House, Jail, Public School, M. E. Church, Roman Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church, Office of the Daily...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Ore wagons
- Ore wagons with drivers and horses at a mining camp in Colorado, possibly Cripple Creek, Teller County. Shows: stamped bridle reads "(?) Potts"; wood plank building with pitched roofs and smokestacks; outhouse; stacked lumber; snow on ground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Steel planer, J.O. Russell
- Denver Tramway Company machine shop interior; a worker operates a steel planer machine stamped "Putnam Machine Co."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad...
- [1910?]
- DTC wheels
- Denver Tramway Company workers (two are Black men) load steel wheels stamped "F. C. S. Griffin, Denver" onto a flat car with the line car number 420 crane.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street...
- [1910?]
- Mile High Center construction
- View of the partially constructed Mile High Center (later U. S. National Bank Center) at 1700 Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Construction supplies that include cinder blocks, wood, and scaffolding are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 July 1
- The Hitchin' Post Eldora, Colo.
- View of Eldora, Colorado, includes the powerhouse for the Mogul Tunnel Mine in the foreground, the central business district, residences, and the schoolhouse. Streets include Eldorado Avenue, and Klondike Avenue.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- The Hitchin' Post Eldora, Colo.
- View looking northwest, of Eldora, Colorado, includes the central business district, residences, and the schoolhouse. Streets include Eldorado Avenue, and Klondike Avenue. Lower Eldorado Mountain is to the north.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Old Arapahoe School
- Men dangle a wheelbarrow from the roof of the Arapahoe School in Denver, Colorado. The arched windows have had the frames removed.
- Arapahoe School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1955 February 24
- Main St. Delta, Colo, Dennis and Carol G.
- A group of people poses in the "Delta House Smith Bro's. Livery and Transfer" wagon, parked in the middle of unpaved Main Street in the town of Delta, Colorado. Men, women, and children sit in the cab, and two people sit on it. A boy sits next to...
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Delta--1890-1900.
- 1896
- From State Capitol building
- View of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Mountain States Telephone Building, Denver Gas and Electric Building, Shirley-Savoy Hotel, Majestic Building, Republic Building, Daniels and Fisher Tower, Brown Palace Hotel,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Panoramic view of brick and frame commercial buildings and houses in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows mine buildings, tailings piles and utility poles. Mount Pisgah is in the distance.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Gold mining, Colorado, Buena Vista
- Close up view of a mine shaft near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a winch or windlass, a wheelbarrow, pickaxes and a shovel near a mine shaft in the ground. Buckets and ropes are beside trees.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A miner's cabin in winter, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of a log miner's cabin with metal chimneys near Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Snow drifts are on the sides of the structure and on a portion on the roof. Shows a tunnel in the snow, probably to a cabin entrance. Snow is in a...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The upper town, Creede mining camp, Colo.
- View of frame buildings, cabins and a tent on a timber foundation in North (upper) Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. People stand beside Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks on a street with commercial buildings. Shows a bridge over possibly Willow...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1892?]
- Pack train on Aspen Mountain, Colorado
- Burros carry crates and supplies and stand on Aspen Mountain (Pitkin County), Colorado. A man on a horse poses beside burros on the trail. A wooden crate reads "Dwight's Soda."
- Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Dump of the Gold King Mine, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Men stand or sit and pose beside the Gold King Mine in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men have moustaches and beards and wear hats, vests and jackets. A man with a pipe reclines in a wheelbarrow. A man holds a wheelbarrow and poses beside...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Gold King Mill near Silverton, Colo.
- View of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone in the Cement Creek valley, San Juan County Colorado. Shows a multi-tiered gold processing building with dormer windows, ore cars, smokestacks, mine tailings, and an American flag on a flagpole. Storm Peak is...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Storm Peak (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Gold King Tramway & Gladstone, Colo.
- Aerial view of mine buildings, the Gold King Mill Tramway, and ore buckets near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Buildings in Gladstone include multi-story boarding houses and Mogul Mill buildings. Shows Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold King Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- Top of the world, from No. 2 level, Old Hundred Mine, Silverton, Colo.
- View of frame mine buildings at the Old Hundred Mill on Galena Mountain (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows multi-story buildings on a steep slope, sections of railroad and timber, a wooden head frame, talus slopes and snow on peaks in the San Juan...
- Galena Mountain (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Old Hundred Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908]
- Silver Lake Mill & Aspen Mine near Silverton, Colo.
- View of the buildings of the Silver Lake Mill in Arrastra Gulch (San Juan County), Colorado. The mill is on a steep hillside and has dormer windows and multiple windows near ore piles. Shows smokestacks, a tipple, and frame buildings of probably...
- Arrastra Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aspen Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Ore...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Silverton-Red Mountain wagon road
- A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon and poses on the Otto Mears toll road between Silverton and Red Mountain (San Juan County), Colorado. Horses stand near a log embankment on a hairpin turn in the road. Shows probably telegraph poles and wires on a...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Administration bldg., Cranford Hall
- View of the exterior of Cranford Hall, an administrative building on the campus of Colorado State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado State College of Education, and Colorado...
- Colorado State Teachers College--1910-1940.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1940.
- [between 1911 and 1935]
- St. Joe National Forest, Shoshone Co., Idaho
- Burned trees are on a hillside near a steep chute or flume in Saint Joe National Forest in Shoshone County, Idaho. A man sits on a burned log beside a canvas tent and a timber and tarpaper shack near railroad tracks. A Milwaukee Lumber Company...
- Milwaukee Lumber Company--1890-1910.; Saint Joe National Forest (Idaho)--1890-1910.; Shoshone County (Idaho)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910.; Forest fires--Idaho--Shoshone County--1890-1910.; Forest reserves--Idaho--Shoshone...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Montgomery City
- View of log houses and probably mine buildings in Montgomery, Park County, Colorado. Cabins have log or grass roofs and metal chimney pipes. Stacks of timber are between houses. A commercial building sign reads: "Groceries and Provisio[ns?]." Dead...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Photographs of two studio bust portraits of unidentified men taken by other photographers. One of the portraits has the name "Anderson" stamped below it. The other portrait is in an oval frame with a floral pattern stamped on two opposite corners....
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- The Bear Creek trail 2 miles from Ouray
- A man and horses pause on Bear Creek trail south of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado; the path is cut into the side of a cliff.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tapping out one of the most dramatic and spectacular moments of the steelworker's routine
- Interior view of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; shows molten steel streaming into ladle from blast furnace with slag ladles nearby.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Chase Gulch
- Image of residences in Chase Gulch near Black Hawk, Colorado. Large rock formation rises in the background.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1870-1885.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1885]
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- A student welds a metal frame with a threaded t-shaped pipe on the top of it in a welding class in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. He holds the welder in his right hand and wears a welding mask and heavy gloves that protect his hands and...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Welding--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- A student welds a piece of metal in a classroom in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. He holds the welder in his right hand and the piece of metal in a pair of tongs in his left hand. He wears a cap, goggles, and heavy work gloves. He dressed in...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Welding--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Three children, two boys and a girl, draw on a mural depicting a prehistoric scene in a Greeley, Colorado school in Weld County. One of the boys works on his knees.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- A student carves a sculpture of a horse out of wood in an art class at a Greeley, Colorado, arts school in Weld County. A bas relief of the "Last Supper" leans against the wall behind him. The boy wears a long- sleeved, plaid shirt.
- Mexican Americans--Education--Colorado--Greeley--1930- 1940.; Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Wood...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- School Dist. No. 6
- Greeley, Colorado, schoolchildren, one girl and three boys, complete projects in a classroom in Weld County. One boy stands on a chair and hangs a drawing of a bird on a blackboard with other bird drawings. Another boy kneels and examines a...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Birds--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1941
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Five students, four girls and one boy, browse in the school library in a Greeley, Colorado school in Weld County. Each student holds an open book. Rows of books are on the shelves behind them.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colorado Springs High School
- Anterior view of Colorado Springs High School, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The modern style brick and stone structure has metal service doors and paved and landscaped grounds.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Architecture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; High schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Colorado Springs High School
- Anterior view of Colorado Springs High School, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The modern style brick and stone structure has metal service doors and paved and landscaped grounds.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Architecture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; High schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Colorado Springs High School
- Interior view of the Colorado Springs High School auditorium, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The modern style room has theater seating, a stage, curtains, inset lighting, a piano, and choir seats.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Architecture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; High schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Colorado Springs High School
- Interior view of a stairway at Colorado Springs High School, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The modern style stairwell has ceramic tile, glass block, and pipe banisters.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Architecture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; High schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Stairways--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Colorado Springs High School
- Interior view of a stairway at Colorado Springs High School, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The modern style stairwell has ceramic tile, glass block, light fixtures, and a curved, and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Architecture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; High schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Stairways--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [1941]