Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Industries construction equipment steam tractor and equipment
- Workmen pose in and near a ditch at a construction site in Denver, Colorado. An M. Rumley and Company steam tractor and a surveyor's transit are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tractors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado Routt County, Pioneer Day celebration taken from Onyx Quarry? Hill toward N.E.
- Spectators gather on the slopes of Quarry Mountain and in buggies around the perimeter of a field to watch the baseball game during the Pioneer Day festivities in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Steamboat...
- September, 1908
- Naturalizing Chief American Horse
- Chief American Horse, Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux sits at a table with a ledger and a woven blanket with the allotting surveyor, and an interpreter, as they naturalize him, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. American Horse wears a headdress,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1900-1910.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1900-1910.; Pine...
- 1907
- F.W. Gove, U.S. Deputy, Mineral Surveyor
- A man and a women pose in front of frame buildings with signs that read: "F.W. Gove U.S. Deputy" and "Mineral Surveyor" in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Gove, F. W.--Homes & haunts.; Durango (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- George Schneider Dep'y U. S. Mineral Surveyor
- George Schneider, Deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor, poses on horseback near Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Apex--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1890-1910.; Surveyors--Colorado--Apex--1890-1910.; Schneider, George.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Western History Subject Index
- Boutelle , George V
- Western History Subject Index
- Ashley John K
- Western History Subject Index
- SURVEYS . COLORADO
- Construction of the King Academic Performing Arts Center 855 Lawrence Way.
- Looking southwest at the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado. Construction begins on the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center, (AR7 Hoover...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction.; Construction workers.; Educational...
- 1999
- Rifle area
- Men with a surveyor's tripod pose in a meadow near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a path or trail leads to Gambel Oak trees (Buckbrush).
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meadows--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Clear Creek Highway timber & painting face
- Interior view of a highway tunnel under construction on Highway 6 in Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, Colorado; a surveyor's transit and tripod are below frame shoring.
- Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- [Two] 2 surveyors standing in front of their Model T Ford
- A surveyor and his assistant pose with striped poles by a convertible automobile on the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. The license plate reads: "462[?]4 Colo 19[1]3".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda project
- Men look on as workmen build wooden supports for a canal near the Archer Canal at Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Surveyor's equipment is nearby. Horse-drawn buggies are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Naturalizing Chief American Horse
- Chief American Horse, in a beaded, fringed jacket, striped pants, moccasins, and a feather headdress, sits at a table covered by a woven blanket. Men in suit jackets and slouch hats sit with him; one writes in a ledger book, recording the Native...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Naturalization--1900-1910.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- 1907
- Denver, Civic Center
- A long rectangular brick apartment building is jacked up on stacks of timbers and iron beams ready to be moved to make room for the development of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. A Black child sits on one of the footings by a surveyor's level and...
- African Americans--Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1913]
- Midway, Colo
- In Midway, Weld County [?], Colorado, men pose on a storefront boardwalk. They wear bowler or slouch hats and suits. Two ride donkeys; another holds a surveyor's tripod and theodolite. Signs read: "Coors Gold Beer," "Grand View Saloon," and...
- Midway (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Midway--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Fort Arnett Red Cliff
- People crowd Fort Arnett, a rock formation in Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows rifles and a surveyor's tripod. An American flag is on a pole.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1910.
- [1879]
- Whitehorn stage, about 1902
- People pose at Whitehorn, in the Cameron mining district, Fremont County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Whitehorn Post Office and Store;" horses are by the dock. This stage stop was named for United States Deputy Mineral Surveyor A. L. Whitehorn.
- Whitehorn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Whitehorn--1900-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Whitehorn--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Whitehorn--1900-1910.
- 1902
- The city of hay stacks, Sidney, near Steamboat Springs
- View of Mayer Ranch, Sidney, Routt County, Colorado, with North Park Range of the Continental Divide. Haystacks and cattle surround the ranch house and outbuildings.
- Sidney (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Haystacks--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.
- between 1908 and 1909
- F. B. & L. Block, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Fairley Brothers and Lampman Block Building, 300 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this three-story brick commercial building has rock-faced stone quoins, storefront windows with displays of merchandise and goods, recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- Turret, Colo.
- Nine men and a woman stand outside the Gregory Hotel, Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County. One man has surveyor's transit on a tripod; signs read: "T. Glascock," "Turret, Sample Room," "Turret Hotel" and "Gregory Hotel."
- Gregory Hotel (Turret, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.
- 1902
- The flood, Main St. Walsenburg
- View of Cucharas River flooding Main Street, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; business district has barber poles and signs: "Restaurant," "New York Clothing House," "World Printing Office," "L. W. Burtch, County Surveyor," and "The Club."
- Cucharas River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Walsenburg--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1900-1910.
- 1886
- Staff of Sunnyside Mine San Juan County, Colorado
- Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colorado) miners are: (back, l to r) J. T. Franks -surveyor, engineer; Wilfred Fleming, superintendent (1922-31); Dick Cram, warehouse; Fred Melzer - engineer; Sam Usnick, shifter; Martin Loftus, shifter; Ed Heuter,...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Harrison Ave.
- This view northeast on Harrison Avenue from Third Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows a two story brick Mountain Claims Office on the corner with the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Office next to it. Next, numbered on the print, are (1) the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Prospector's cabin near Slavonia
- View of a dilapidated log cabin among trees and rocky hillsides, near Slavonia (Routt County), Colorado.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Routt County--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Routt County--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Survey members at work
- Members of the Hayden Expedition team work on a rocky slope in probably Wyoming. One man sits with surveying equipment, or drawing tools on his lap. Another man stands with his arms folded and looks over the shoulder of the surveyor. An umbrella...
- Buttes--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Surveying--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Surveyors--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Hayden, Routt County, Colorado Sage Creek coal fields
- View overlooking the agricultural community of Hayden, Colorado, in Routt County. An iron bridge crosses the Yampa River. Haystacks dot the field next to the town.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1905]
- Hotel
- Men congregate on the boardwalk in front of a clapboard building in Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. An American flag is on a pole; men sit in horse-drawn carriages.
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Engineering Corps camp, Montana
- Men, members of a survey party probably for the Northern Pacific Railroad, wear sack suits and pose at a camp in probably the Bitterroot valley, in Montana. The members include David Wilbur Low and L.R. Lothrop. Survey equipment displayed next to...
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Construction camps--Montana--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Montana--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Montana--1880-1890.; Surveyors--Montana--1880-1890.; Tents--Montana--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1888 and 1889?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The wide angle view of the Idaho Springs rail depot in Idaho Springs, Colorado, also includes the U. S. Dept. of Mining Surveyor's office, and the schoolhouse. A sign on the depot reads: "Idaho Springs," and a group of men stands near the tracks....
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Transitman, surveying right of way for service line
- Men in snowshoes watch a surveyor with a transit in the snow, in the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado.
- Arapaho National Forest (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1910-1920.; Surveying--Colorado--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- At Cripple Creek
- Lee R. Clow poses with a log book and surveyor's transit on Mount Pisgah near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado; Mr. Wickersam sits and laughs, he holds a rope. Shows a rock face.
- Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Surveying--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--Teller County--1910-1920.
- 1896
- Dofflemyer family
- Head and shoulders family portrait of the Dofflemyres, shows James, an early Gunnison, Colorado, surveryor and later manager of the first telegraph and telephone, his wife Jennie, first telephone operator, and their two children; daughter, Lou and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1901]
- D.C. Oakes
- Studio portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a dark shirt or jacket. He has a full beard, mustache and his hair parted and combed back.
- Business people--1850-1870.; Indian agents--Colorado--1850-1870.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1858 and 1865?]
- Daniel C. Oakes
- Studio portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a suit with a sack jacket with wide lapels, a flat bow tie, a vest and a watch fob chain. He has a full beard, mustache and his hair...
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- D. C. Oakes
- Studio portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a suit with a sack jacket with wide lapels with piping. He has a full beard, mustache and his hair is parted.
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- D. C. Oakes
- Studio portrait (seated) of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a suit with a sack jacket with wide lapels, a vest, a patterned shirt, flat bow tie and a watch fob chain.. He has a full...
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- D. C. Oakes
- Studio portrait (seated) of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a sack jacket with wide lapels, and a striped vest. He has a full beard, mustache and his hair is parted with a wave in...
- Business people--1860-1870.; Indian agents--Colorado--1860-1870.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1860 and 1865?]
- Yours truly, D. C. Oakes
- Studio bust portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a wool jacket with a matching vest. and patterned tie. . He has a full goatee and mustache and his hair is parted.
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Dr. Walter Orr Roberts (right), president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. John W. Firor (left) director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), offer advice and encouragement as Dr. Bernhard Haurwitz,...
- Men wear raincoats at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) groundbreaking ceremony in Boulder, Colorado. Plastic surveyor's flagging is stretched across the foreground; evergreens and foothills are in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Firor, John.; Haurwitz, Bernhard.; Roberts, Walter Orr.; National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.)
- 1968
- Mathematics class
- Chalkboards on interior walls of classroom at the University of Colorado at Boulder have three dimensional models and math problems drawn on them. Globes, theodolites on tripods, an alidade, and surveyor's sticks are at the front of the class;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Englewood P. O. construction
- The post office in Englewood, Colorado, is in the early stages of construction; a surveyor's instrument and tripod stand in the middle of piles of re-bar and wood planks. Wood frames for pouring the concrete foundation, with some concrete already...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- June 23, 1938
- West High School Graduation Class of 1894
- Group photograph of West Denver High School's graduating class of 1894.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Western History Subject Index
- Allen, Henry W
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Firsts. Surveyor
- Western History Subject Index
- fisher, Redwood
- Western History Subject Index
- Fisher, Redwood
- Western History Subject Index
- Fisher, Redwood
- Western History Subject Index
- Peregrine, J D