Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Commissioners and directors of the U.P.R.R.
- Men, identified as the commissioners and directors of the Union Pacific Railroad, stand in a row near railroad tracks and pose with a long piece of paper in probably Lincoln County, Nebraska. The Union Pacific Railroad officials wear suits with...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Business men--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Generals--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Men--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad...
- 1866, October
- Indians rec' [i.e. receive] annuities
- Stereographic view of Native American (Plains) men and women, they stand near covered wagons and a wooden rail fence to receive food rations. Saddled horses stand on the edge of a nearby river.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Great Plains--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--1860-1870.; Food relief--1860-1870.; Women--1860-1870.
- 1868 October 1
- Mohave Indian
- Native American (Mojave) men wear breechcloths and pose outdoors by a river.
- Breechcloths--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Mohave Indians--1870-1880.; Rivers--1870-1880.
- 1871
- From H. C. Brown house on Bdwy between 17 & 18
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Houses line the dirt streets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Zuni Pueblo man
- A Native American (Pueblo, Zuni) man poses with a cane and staff near adobe cluster homes at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. He wears a blanket, bead necklaces, and headband.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Staffs (Sticks)--New...
- 1873
- Navajo men
- Native American (Navajo) men stand outdoors probably in Arizona. Shows white men on horseback and a long, low, adobe structure in background.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Navajo woman and daughters
- A Native American (Navajo) woman poses outdoors with her daughters. One girl wears wrapped boot moccasins and bead necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Girls--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1873
- View NW from Arapahoe School tower
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Houses and buildings line the street. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Denver, Colorado
- View, from the Arapahoe School, of houses and streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include Wolfe Hall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The McClure House, northwest corner 4th and Main
- The McClure House, in Canon City, Colorado, is a three-story brick building with a flat roof, bracketed cornice, and stone sills and keystones. Men pose on the boardwalk that is lined with a rail fence; women look out the windows. A corner...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Main Street between 2nd and 4th, north side showing freighting wagons operating between Canon City and Leadville
- Covered wagons and teams of horses line Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Men in suits pose on the tire tracked dirt; two-story brick commercial buildings have cornices, chimneys, open porches, and a sign: "H. Sartor Saddles & Harness."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Horse teams--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Governor Hunt issuing flour rations to the Indians on west Main Street between 2nd and 3rd
- Horses, people, dogs, buggies, flour bags, and buckboards crowd Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Frame, brick dwellings and commercial buildings flank the dirt thoroughfare; one has a sign reading: "D. G. Peabody." Wood corral and fences and a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Silver bricks
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company workers pose by stacked silver ingots in Empire Forks, Clear Creek County, Colorado; metallurgist Richard Pearce is to the left.
- Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1870-1880.; Metallurgists--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Empire Forks (Colo.); Mining--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.; Silver--Colorado--Empire Forks--1870-1880.;...
- 1875
- Grand view of Denver City
- Rooftop view of 15th (Fifteenth) Street and downtown Denver, Colorado. A church is in the distance. Signs read: "Chas Bohm Photographic Rooms" and "Emerson & Case Grocers."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1876
- The Waltons out in the mountains (Colo) camping
- Women, a man, and a girl pose by a canvas tent in Colorado; a United States flag is on a pole, and a surrey wagon has lettering on the cover: "J. Walton, Ypsilanti, Mich."
- Camping--Colorado--1870-1880.; Girls--Colorado--1870-1880.; Tents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1876?
- Fort Collins
- Panoramic view of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, shows a woman on the dirt street. Frame residences with picket fences, including Judge Stover's boyhood home, are in the background.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Stover, Judge--Homes & haunts.
- 1877
- Drugstore formerly Broadwell house
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows brick businesses, horse and buggy traffic, and street railroad tracks, and signs: "Duhem Bros. Colorado Views," and "Gleasons."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Manitou and Pike's Peak, Colo.
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows the Manitou House and Clubhouse, the Mansions Hotel, and a wooden bridge across Fountain Creek. Pike's Peak and a few houses of Manitou Springs are in the background; the Manitou School...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Los Pueblos de Taos Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1878 by B. H. Gurnsey in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, Native Americans, ovens, and Pueblo Peak.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1880.; Taos Indians--1870-1880.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Blake St. looking up
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings and people.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Blake St. looking up
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings, retaining walls, and people. A sign reads: "Brown's Star Bakery."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Holliday St. looking up
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings, retaining walls, and people.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Lawrence St. looking down
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings, retaining walls, bridge ruins, and people. Signs read: "Brown's Star Bakery" and "Leather Shoes Wool Pelts, Robes & Tallow."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Retaining...
- 1878 May 22
- Flood in Cherry Creek May 22nd 1878 from Larimer St. looking down
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows brick storefronts, bridge fragments, and the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.;...
- 1878 May 22
- Larimer Street
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in the Auraria Neighborhood of Denver; shows Larimer Street, a cupola, a destroyed bridge, horse car tracks, and people. Signs read: "West Lindell," "Colorado State Lottery," "Brown's Star Bakery," "Denver Marble...
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.;...
- 1878 May 22
- Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
- Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- 1878?
- Pikes Peak, 14,336 feet high, from Pike's Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, distance to summit, air line, 14 miles
- Low clouds hang over Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, and Pikes Peak with light snow.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- 1879
- General view of Denver
- Rooftop view of commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Northwest from 18th St.
- View of houses and commercial buildings in Denver, Colorado. Buildings include Wolfe Hall and the Arapahoe School.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Buena Vista, from Lake House
- Frame commercial buildings and dwellings line the dirt street in Buena Vista, Colorado; signs read: "Cottonwood Restaurant" and "Assayer's Office." A bridge crosses Cottonwood Creek in the foreground, and the Collegiate range towers in the...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1879?
- Henry and Johnson
- View of two Native American (Ute) men and a white man sitting by a storefront; the Utes are identified as Henry and Johnson.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Henry, Ute chief.; Johnson, Ute Indian.
- 1880
- Breckenridge
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northeast shows frame or log dwellings and commercial buildings, including the Catholic Church, and the Gardner residence. Landmarks include Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"), Illinois Gulch,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Scene at South Arkansas from train with crest the river showing Lookout Mountain above the depot
- View from the Denver and Rio Grande train of South Arkansas (later Salida ), Chaffee County, Colorado; shows the Arkansas River, tents, hotel, depot and sign: "Hay & Grain."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Harrison Avenue in September
- View southwest on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes the old Lake County Courthouse, with Lady Justice and her scales crowning the tower. Other brick and wood businesses line the street, some with awning. Pedestrian are on the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Canon City
- The penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of a pair of three-story structures (one with a mansard roof) and the surrounding wall and tower. All are of random ashlar stone. Laundry hangs between poles in the enclosure, flat roofed...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1883
- Rosita in 1885
- View of Rosita (Custer County), Colorado; shows a store, houses, and outbuildings.
- Rosita (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Ten Mile Av, Kokomo
- Kokomo, in Summit County, Colorado, is built on a steep hill. The rough dirt street is flanked by false-fronted, frame businesses. Signs read: "Hines & Dowd Groceries," "Boots and Shoes," "Hardware," "Groceries, Provisions and Miner's Supplies."...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- 1885
- The great gold belt, Ouray, Colo. U. S. A.
- A miner and his wife pose with other miners by the entrance to a tent on a mountain near Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Group of Cow Boys, New Mexico, U.S.A.
- Group portrait of men on horses in New Mexico.
- Cowboys--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- 1890
- The boys day, Glenwood Springs, Col. U. S. A.
- Children frolic in the hot springs spa pool in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado (formerly known as Defiance), in Garfield County. Water gushes out of the fountain in the center of the pool as boys jump off into the pool. Spectators stand at...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Manitou and Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows the Manitou House Hotel, the El Paso Livery, and Hiawatha Gardens with sign: "A Public Resort For Gentlemen." Also shows the Wheeler Bank Building, Colorado Midland Depot, a D&RGRR freight...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- 1894
- Home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo. 1902.
- Stone trim finishes this four-story brick residence of Governor Benjamin H. Eaton in Greeley, Colorado. Bargeboard adorns the gable over an arched window; an ornate chimney is at the side. Fancy woodwork finishes the spacious, rooftop lookout, and...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Home of ex-Governor Benjamin H. Eaton in Greeley, Colorado; this room has a parquee floor with oriental and sheepskin rugs. Wicker rockers and other chairs are under the hanging lamp; an upright piano is in the corner, and sunlight enters through...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Reading in his office in Greeley, Colorado, Ex-Colorado Governor Benjamin H. Eaton has his back to his roll top desk. Interior furnishings include bearskin or oriental rugs, carved wood chairs, tables and a sideboard. Ornate wall and ceiling paper...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Interior view of home of Governor Benjamin H. Eaton, Greeley, Colorado. Room has a fireplace with a clock and potted plants on the marble mantlepiece. Framed pictures are on the papered wall; a sampler over the door reads "Home Sweet Home." A...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Interior view of home of ex-Governor Benjamin H. Eaton in Greeley, Colorado; the room has a fireplace with a marble mantle and hearth, topped by a mirror. A screen covers the firebox, and columns flank it. A framed painting is on the wall; sunlight...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo.
- Interior view of home of ex-Governor Benjamin H. Harrison in Greeley, Colorado. This room has a fireplace with a marble mantle and hearth. A screen depicting iris flowers covers the firebox, and columns flank it. A framed painting is on the wall;...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Hale Science Building, U of C
- Completed in 1894, the Hale Science Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder is a five-story structure of random coursed, local rusticated sandstone, with a high gabled-roof, projecting dormers, and a square tower housing the entry. Trees...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1900-1910.; Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Court House Holyoke, Col
- The Phillips County Court House in Holyoke, Colorado, is a two- story frame building with hipped gable roofs, a wrap around open porch, widows' walk, brick chimney, and flagpole with United States flag. A man stands by entry steps, and a power pole...
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include churches with steeples, commercial buildings, and the two-story Court House, with a covered porch. People walk in fields; trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904