Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- M. E. parsonage, Altman, Colo.
- Five views of the Methodist parsonages in Altman, Colorado, include; upper left corner image: the first parsonage located between Altman and Independence. A small lean-to shack with an open entry door and a four pane window. Upper right image: a...
- Pingree, H. M.--Homes and haunts--1880-1890.; Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- Central City, Colo., streets, Eureka
- A person rides a horse in the snow on the upper portion of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Another person walks in a path worn into the snow at the side of the road. Houses line the dirt street at the bottom of Gunnell Hill. Several mine...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City,--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Upper Fire Hole Basin
- Steam rises from fumaroles and hot springs in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows cabins.
- Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cabins--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Pioneer Club
- This view to the northeast in Leadville, Colorado, looks toward the fron facade of the Pioneer Club on West Second Street in Leadville, Colorado. Located in what was once the center of red light district, the bar is a two-story brick building built...
- Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Central City, Colorado, Streets, Eureka 1870-99 ca.
- The upper end of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, is lined with several homes. A mine shafthouse is on the hillside in the right background above the street.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Manitou
- left, and in the extreme left, part of the Congregational Church is visible.; View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southeast. The Cliff House, a three story hip roofed structure with wrap-around porch is visible from behind. To the right of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows trees and talus in the canyon, and the Upper Falls in the distance.
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Yellowstone River--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Upper Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Upper Yosemite Fall, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek at Yosemite National Park, California. Trees are above the waterfall.
- Upper Yosemite Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Upper Falls are in the distance.
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Upper Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Upper Yosemite Fall, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek at Yosemite National Park, California. Trees are above and below the waterfall.
- Upper Yosemite Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Upper Yosemite Falls
- View of granite rock walls and Upper Yosemite Fall, a waterfall on Yosemite Creek at Yosemite National Park, California. Trees are above the waterfall.
- Upper Yosemite Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite Creek (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Upper Falls are in the distance.
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of Upper Falls of Yellowstone River with rock formations, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1878]
- Upper Falls, Green Mtn. Falls, C. M. Ry
- View of Upper Falls waterfall at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by Colorado Midland Railway; boulder in foreground; pine trees on steep mountainside in background.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Upper Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Colorado Midland railroad, Upper Ute Pass
- View of Eightmile Creek and Colorado Midland Railroad tracks at Upper Ute Pass in Teller County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Eightmile Creek (Fremont & Teller Counties, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- Steam rises from the sinter cone of the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- A man stands beside the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the geyser vent.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Upper Twin Lake, Colorado
- View of Mount Elbert and Mount Massive across the upper lake at Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Upper Creede
- View of North Creede (Upper Creede, Mineral County), Colorado. Shows wood frame residences, a tent, and frame construction in the commercial area. Railroad tracks and a stream are in the town.
- North Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Main St., Upper Creede
- View of North Creede (Upper Creede, Mineral County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with clapboard siding and false fronts; some are under construction. Signs read: "Grande Restaurant [Beer] and Chop House" and "Liquors and Cigars." Two men...
- North Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- On the Upper Arkansas
- Families pose on a timber bridge over the swift waters of the upper Arkansas River, near Pueblo, Pueblo or Fremont County, Colorado. The men, women and children travel with two covered wagons and camping gear.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Children--Colorado--Pueblo County--1860-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Pueblo County--1860-1880.; Families--Colorado--Pueblo County--1860-1880.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo...
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Leadville, 1968, upper 7th St., Mosquito Range in background
- This view east on upper 7th (Seventh) Street in Leadville, Colorado includes snowbanks on the edges of the street, slopes covered with snow and evergreens. The snow-covered Mosquito Range is in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Assay office at Upper Fulford
- Two abandoned and dilapidated log buildings, one an assay office, are by the side of a two-track road in Upper Fulford, Colorado. The buildings are surrounded by brush, and tall evergreens grow on the hillside behind.
- Fulford (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Fulford--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Sandusky Block, Salida
- View of the Sandusky Block in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The brick building has decorative terracotta molding and brick pilasters on the upper level, and the lower ground level has stenciled borders on the shop windows. The middle of the...
- Gift Connection (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sandusky Block (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Salida (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities.; Gift shops.; Gift Connection (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sandusky Block (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1994
- Stumptown
- View of the Last Chance, Amethyst, and New York mines in Weaver, near Creed, in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows industrial buildings, tailings piles, and road with switch-backs.
- Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; New York Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.;...
- 1893
- Main portion of plan of Index Shale Oil Co, De Beque, Colo.
- View of oil shale processing facilities at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows storage bins, crusher house, and smokestacks.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon of Arizona
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The first floor is sheathed with log slab siding complete with finely-honed corner notching that gives the appearance of log construction. The upper stories have rough...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Dress
- A Native American (Ute) buckskin dress used by Lauriano-I-You, Ignacio's wife. The dress is cape-like and has fringe on the bottom and the sleeves. The upper bodice is painted yellow and decorated with blue, red and green beads.
- Lauriano-I-You--Associated objects.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Dresses--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Knife
- A Native American (Plains Indian) knife. It has a bone handle and iron blade with a slated end, curved and rounded handle and a fine wire wrapped around the upper part of the blade.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Knives--1860-1970.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Creede, Colorado
- View of commercial buildings in Upper Creede (Jim Town, Mineral County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grand Railroad tracks extend through town and past a water tank. Snow covers the steep canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grand Railroad--1900-1920.; Creede (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Creede--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Creede--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Creede--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; many are under construction. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this silver boom town was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Horses in tent
- A group of horses is gathered under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the horses lies on the ground while the others stand. Several saddles and harnesses are on the ground in front of the tent. Lettering painted on the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central Colo. Power Cos.' dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Bolder [sic] & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway);...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Armory Hall, Central City
- Winter scene of muddy Main Street and the exterior of Armory Hall in Central City, Colorado; shows steel water tanker hitched to six teams of horses, and firemen standing in front of the Armory Hall which serves as the Central City Fire Department.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- View down the Las Animas River along the main line of the Siverton Northern
- View looking down on the Silverton Northern Railroad near Arastra Gulch, east of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado; includes the Silver Lake Mill, upper connection and the Rio de Las Animas. The buildings of Silverton are in the distance, below...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909]
- The depths of North Cheyenne Canõn from Point Sublime, Cripple Creek Short Line
- View into North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado, from Point Sublime on the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad; a train makes its way along upper cliffs.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Upper Twin Lake
- Copy of an 1873 William H. Jackson shows a partial view of Upper Twin Lake, Lake County, Colorado, with mountain peaks in background.
- Upper Twin Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Foundry and old house from Eureka Street, Central City, 1953
- The ruins of the old foundry are on upper Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Several of the walls have completely crumbled, and the remaining walls are deteriorating. The holes for the windows and doors are visible. A furnace is in the middle...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1941
- Breaking New Ground
- A man swings a pick ax at a large rock in Nepera Park, upper Yonkers, New York. The rock sits in an indentation in a small cliff. The man wears a hat.
- Yonkers (N.Y.)--1890-1920.; Miners--New York--Yonkers--1890-1920.; Mining--New York--Yonkers--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Flag raising Aug. 1936 by Gov. Johnson in which the disputed strip of land was formally annexed
- This view of a flag raising ceremony outside of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes the large scale two story brick structure, with a hipped gable roof and a cupola with paired sash windows on each of its four sides....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Flags--American--1930-1940.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Painted buffalo hide
- Native American (Hidatsa) painted bison hide shows: rows of thin parallel lines capped with circles or u-shapes and separated by rows of bold lines; some rows with stick figures; stick figures and clusters of lines border the central design....
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Hidatsa Indians--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather...
- [1900?]
- Mandan painted buffalo hide
- Native American (Mandan) painted bison hide shows: hair fringe; scene with bison on a well weathered hide. Collected by Maximilian Prince of Wied from the upper Missouri riverbanks around 1844.
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather painting--1840-1850.; Mandan Indians--Arts &...
- [1900?]
- Mandan painted buffalo hide
- Native American (Mandan) painted bison hide shows: outline border with geometric figures connected to a double rectangle panel of stripes and triangle shapes. Collected by Maximilian Prince of Wied from the upper Missouri riverbanks around 1844.
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather painting--1840-1850.; Mandan Indians--Arts &...
- [1900?]
- Painted buffalo hide
- Native American (Mandan) painted bison hide shows: scenes of hunters with rifles, shields, or bows and arrows, some wear feather headdresses; one on horseback. Collected by Maximilian Prince of Wied from the upper Missouri riverbanks around 1844.
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather painting--1840-1850.; Mandan Indians--Arts &...
- [1900?]
- Eagle Canyon
- An engine runs in reverse with a full head of steam, as it backs a work train up the grade outside the upper portal of East Belden Tunnel, on the new Denver and Rio Grande Western main line, Eagle County, Colorado. Buildings of Gilman show on upper...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Gilman (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilman--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- Pacific Coast Borax RYAN California mining camp in the Funeral Range Death Valley.
- View, from the upper Biddy Mine, of the Pacific Coast Borax Company's Ryan Mine in Death Valley, California.
- Pacific Coast Borax Company.--Branches, chapters, etc.--1920-1930.; Borax mines and mining--California--1920-1930.; Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)--1920-1930.; Mining--California--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Two paintings by Winslow Homer
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a leaded glass lamp, a grandfather clock, and framed art including paintings by Winslow Homer.
- Bancroft, Caroline, 1902-1985--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- between 1900-1909
- 380 Creede Camp
- The town of Upper Creede in in the valley, in a steep, narrow, rocky canyon in Mineral County, Colorado. Buildings include one and two- story, wood-frame and log commercial buildings and residences; some are under construction. Evergreen trees grow...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Leadville Opera House, 1933
- This interior view of the Tabor Opera House from the upper balcony across the circular loge towards the stage in Leadville, Colorado, includes a curved rail, Andrews patent ornate cast iron opera chairs with upholstered seats and backs, mounted...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.
- 1933