Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western History Subject Index
- Adams, Andy 1859-1935
- Western History Subject Index
- Kautz, August Valentine (General)
- View of Black Hawk Point
- Reproduction of lithograph; shows Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, with Gregory Gulch, Chase Gulch, Clear Creek, houses, businesses, and mining facilities.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1862
- Idaho in 1866
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Idaho in 1866
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1870--Maps.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1870--Aerial views.;
- 1866
- One Bull
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux) man, identified as One Bull. He has a blanket wrapped around his waist and wears a striped shirt, bracelets, arm bands, hair pipe choker, and cloth-bound pony tails. In his right hand,...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; One Bull.
- 1882
- The old city transfer bus of S. R. McKissick about 1885 : taken at the old home on the west end of Greenwood Avenue
- Children look out the windows of a horse-drawn omnibus in Canon City, Colorado. Painted flourishes and a vignette of a country scene decorate the side of the conveyance, and lettering on the railed roof reads: "City Transfer." The driver holds a...
- Horse-drawn omnibuses--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1885
- The first house in Denver after commencement of Official Survey, Nov. 1st, 1858, corner Wynkoop and 12th Sts. Erected by A. H. Barker
- Shows a log cabin built by Anselm H. Barker at 12th (Twelfth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado; a covered wagon, a team of oxen, people, horses, tipis, and trees are to the side. A portrait of a man is in an oval vignette in the corner.
- Barker, Anselm Holcomb, 1822-1895--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Woman's portrait
- Photo of a studio portrait of a woman with a loose hair style and flowered collar.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Robert Krague, Chief of Fire Dept - Killed July 31, 1891
- Firemen pose on their horse-drawn ladder wagon in Pueblo, Colorado. The two-story, brick and stone firehouse in the background has ornate, incised arches and spandrels; it is draped with bunting and a sign: "We Mourn our Chief." Streetcar tracks...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Tabby, Chief of the Utes
- Vignette head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute man, identified as Tabby. The elderly man has a full head of hair, long whiskers at each corner of his mouth, and wears a kerchief, overcoat, shirt, and vest.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Uinta Indians--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Tabby, Chief.
- 1892
- St. Mark's altar boys
- View of St. Mark's Episcopal Church members in Denver, Colorado; they are identified as Bert R. Cocks age 17, and Horace S. Talbot age 17.
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Acolytes--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cocks, Bert R.; Talbot, Horace S.
- 1894 May 26
- Redlands from Smiley Heights
- View of Redlands from Smiley Heights in San Bernardino County California. Shows orange tree groves and mountains in the distance. A cluster of oranges on a tree vignette the landscape.
- Redlands (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Smiley Heights (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Orange orchards--California--Redlands--1900-1910.
- 1902
- A.T. & S.F. depot
- Spectators stand on the banks of the flooded Purgatoire River in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado, across the river from the demolished Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot. Shows the arched walls of the Cardenas Hotel arcade.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.;...
- 1903
- Trinidad flood across from Cardenas Hotel
- View of flood damage on the banks of the Purgatoire River in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a residence with collapsed exterior walls and damaged wooden fence. Flood waters rise to the front door of the house.
- Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Ruins--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Placerville family
- A family poses on their porch with their dog, Placerville, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Placerville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Placerville--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a man, an effigy, frame buildings, snow, and hills.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Effigies--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- So. Downing & Bayaud Norman Apts
- View of the Norman Apartments at South Downing and Bayaud Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include a tile roof, and Mission style pediments. Cars are in the street.
- Norman, The (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 December 28
- Northern Pacific 50th Anniversary announcement
- Depiction of Northern Pacific Railway train 2606 at Gold Creek (Lodge County), Montana. Vignette shows locomotive 5000 and coal car. Printed with Northern Pacific logo: "September 8th 1933, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the driving of the...
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1930-1940.; Gold Creek (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Montana--Gold Creek--1930-1940.; Railroads--Montana--Gold Creek--1930-1940.
- 1933 September 8
- Commission on Community Relations "The Summer of 1967-Northeast Park Hill"
- The Odometer
- A man sits astride a mule hitched to wooden wheeled odometer, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A dense forest surrounds the grassy clearing.
- Odometers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Measuring--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Mules--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1871.]
- Valley of the Yellowstone, above first canon
- View of a valley of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows channels and small islands in the Yellowstone River, rock formations, trees, and brush. The Absaroka Range and Emigrant Peak are in the distance.
- Absaroka Range (Mont. and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River Valley--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Channels--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National...
- [1871.]
- Steamy Point, Yellowstone Lake
- View of the rocky shore of Yellowstone Lake, near its outlet in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows steam vents.
- Hydrothermal vents--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfronts--Yellowstone National...
- [1871.]
- Mud Spring, at Sulphur Mountain
- View of one of the Mud Pots, a group of five small hot spring cones near what became Canyon Village, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The siliceous mud with a consistency of pudding, boils violently when active. A stick is in the mud pot. Shows...
- Mud Pots (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Mud--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1871.]
- Notzile, head war chief of the Mescalero Apaches
- Standing studio vignette portrait of Chief Nautzille, (Nautzile) Native American Mescalero Apache man wearing a cloth shirt with fringe, bear claw necklace, moccasins and leggings with a beaded band. He holds a painted war shield and lance.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Lances--1880-1890.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1890.; Shields--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Nautzille.
- [1883?]
- Kit Carson Public School
- Pen and ink rendering shows the Kit Carson school in Cheyenne County, Colorado, a two-story frame building with a mansard roof and belfry. Steps lead to the entry.
- Kit Carson (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Kit Carson--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- Walsen
- View of the coal mining camp of Walsen, in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows rows of wood frame one story homes and unpaved streets. Smoke rises from the power plant chimney stacks.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.; Walsen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Colorado--Walsen--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Morley school
- Teachers stand with their pupils in front of the elementary school in Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a mission style stucco building with a dormer.
- Morley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Angus Gowans first boy received at Clayton College
- Angus Gowans writes at a desk at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. He wears bib overalls and uses a pencil and paper.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1911?]
- Redstone
- View of the mining camp at Redstone (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows the company store with hipped roof and front porch. The sign over the door reads: "The Colorado Supply Co. 1900." Shows the corner of the Redstone Inn.
- Redstone (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Redstone--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- John Evans
- Studio portrait of Colorado Territorial Governor (1862-1865) and Colorado University founder John Evans; he has a goatee.
- Evans, John, 1814-1897.; Governors--Colorado--1850-1870.; Men--1850-1870.
- [between 1850 and 1870?]
- Man's portrait
- Portrait of a young man with a large moustache.
- Men--1860-1870.; Mustaches--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- D. H. Moffat
- Studio portrait of David Halliday Moffat in a jacket and tie.
- Capitalists & financiers--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- James Henry Guise
- Studio portrait of a man with a beard.
- Beards--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.; Guise, James Henry.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Elegant woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with a fluted lace collar, net scarf, and necklace.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Man with beard
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of a man with a beard. He has on a jacket and a bow tie.
- Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Copy of tintype of Addison Spangler
- Copy photographic print of tintype portrait of Addison Spangler; he wears boots, a hat, a knife in a sheath, and a pistol in a holster.
- Cowboys--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.; Spangler, Addison.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Placer mining, Colorado
- View of a gold mine operation in Colorado; shows a miner running a Hydraulic Chief "monitor" nozzle, a jet of water, and eroded embankments.
- Colorado--1860-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1860-1890.; Miners--Colorado--1860-1890.; Mining--Colorado--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Placer mine
- View of women posing by a hydraulic mine in (probably) Colorado; shows a jet of water, sheds, a sluice, miners, and eroded embankments.
- Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1860-1890.; Mining--Colorado--1860-1890.; Women--Colorado--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Frank M. Gravitt [?] 2nd Colorado Cav
- Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Francis M. Gravit or Frank M. Garrit, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company D.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Second Colorado Cavalry officer
- Studio portrait of an unidentified (probably) officer in the Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Shavano, Utah
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Shavano, a Native American (Tabeguache Ute) war chief. This prominent Ute warrior has long braids. He wears a military issue wool sweater with inset sleeves and a peace medallion on a ribbon around his neck.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Tabeguache Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Silver Coronet Band - organized 1870
- Band members pose in Greeley, Colorado. Their uniforms have white belts, jackets with brass buttons, and hats with fur or feather ornaments. They hold a variety of brass instruments; drums are on the ground in front. They are (l to r) S. H....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Mount of the Holy Cross
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows snow, talus, and a stream.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1890.
- [between 1873 and 1890?]
- Cimarron Canon, D.& R.G.RY.
- View of the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in a canyon identified as Cimarron Canyon probably in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and a trestle probably over the Cimarron River, rock formations, trees and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1876 and 1886?]
- Revenue mills
- View of mills at the Revenue Mine complex near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows Sneffels Creek, clear cut trees, forests, and Mount Sneffels.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sneffels Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mills--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?)
- Pike's Peak from the Garden of the Gods
- View of snow-covered Pikes Peak from Gate Rock a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A horse-drawn buggy is in the valley, Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Silverton, Sultan Mountain
- View of the Animas Valley, Animas River, Sultan Mountain, and Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows four avenues (possibly Blair, Greene, Reese and Snowden), residences, commercial buildings. The Little Dora Mill is in the distance.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Prison guard
- Posing in a double breasted, brass buttoned uniform, this guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has a band on his conductor's cap reading: Night Captain. The backdrop is a painting of a lake and trees.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- From left assay office and structures of Timberline Hotel
- View of Holy Cross City, Eagle County, Colorado; shows log buildings and a team of horses.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]