Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge shows Hanging Bridge and the Royal Gorge suspension bridge in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train is on standard tracks beside the Arkansas River, shows a combination...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1929
- Van Doren military band
- The Van Doren military band stands on steps with it's director, O. E. Van Doren, possibly in Iowa. Members of the band hold brass and woodwind instruments such as saxophones, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, trombones, cornets, and tubas.
- Military bands--Iowa--1910-1920.; Van Doren, O. E.
- 1910
- Baby
- Studio portrait of a baby boy. He poses in a chair covered with a print blanket and wears a baptismal gown.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Brush baseball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, baseball team poses in uniforms, cleats, and ribbons reading: Brush. Some are identified as Finney, O'Dell, Jones, Gilmore, Rogers, Thompson, and Bolinger.
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- August 9, 1913
- Police force
- The Leadville, Colorado, Police Force poses on wooden stairs. J.A. Kelly was Marshal and J.W. Frazer, Captain. Policemen include W.W. Butler, C. Dwyer, J. Dwyer, O. Heller, R. Monteith, Thomas McCulloch, George O'Connor, Cliff Perkins, Thomas...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Police--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1879]
- A "tea" break Emory "E.M." O'Connell, Dale Williams (realtor), Wayne Van Vleet, Eddie Williams.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose near a tent, beside a stack of cardboard boxes of Lipton Tea, during the group's annual trail ride in Colorado. The men, identified from left to right as: "Em" Emory L. O'Connell, Dale Williams,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Eating & Drinking--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Smiling--1950-1960.; Tea--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy, possibly O.A. Aultman. He wears a dark wool suit and a bow tie.
- Boys--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Porfirio Diaz
- Studio portrait of Porfirio Diaz, Mexican president and dictator who ruled from 1876 to 1911. He wears a double-breasted overcoat, a hard, stiff collar, a knotted tie with stick pin, and trousers.
- Dictators--Mexico--1900-1910.; Presidents--Mexico--1900-1910.; Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915.
- 1902 March 15
- Glenarm Hotel, Denver
- Exterior view Glenarm Hotel, Denver, Colorado; 15th and Glenarm, three story brick building completed in 1878 with facade and wrought iron trim on third level. Street level businesses include: dry cleaning, O'Neill Optical (507 15th, Mrs. M.E....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Glenarm Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Project Twenty
- Youth and young adults, who include Mexican Americans, clean up the front yard of a house as part of Project Twenty, a youth service program probably in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified as Johnny, Tim Duran...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Laborers.; Teenagers.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1970
- Morley bathhouse and lamp house
- A miner leans in the doorway of the lamp house at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. The man wears work clothes, boots, and a cap with an oil wick cap lamp. The lamp building is a small cinder block...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Mine...
- 1914 May 7
- Oro City, California Gulch
- View of Oro City, Lake County, Colorado, up California Gulch, across Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge tracks. The mining camp has frame and log buildings.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; California Gulch (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Oro City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Oro City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890]
- 85th Regiment, Headquarters Company, 3rd
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion. TOP ROW left to right: 1) Sherwood, 2) Brattain, 3) De Teresi, 4) Souder, 5) Sabo, 6) Prentice, 7) Watts, 8) Rankin, 9) Maki, 10)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th. Battalion, 3rd.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- D&RGW 1712, 4-8-4, at Wolhurst, Colo., with westbound train #1, the Scenic Limited
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive number 1712 pulling passenger coaches, Wolhurst, Arapahoe County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Wolhurst (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Wolhurst--1930-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Wolhurst--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- D&RGW 1254, 2-10-2
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1254 is parked, probably in Colorado. A man poses by the coal car.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1920?
- Backdrop from theatre at Apex, Colo.
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with painted backdrop of a idealized 1900s Apex main street and a stool on wheels; businesses transformed from low wood and...
- Apex (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Main Street - Dillon, Colo.
- Citizens of the town on Dillon, Colorado, in Summit County stand along a boardwalk in front of commercial storefronts. Architectural features of the one and two-story storefronts include false fronts and clapboard siding. Signs: "Club Room,"...
- Dillon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Dillon--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Dillon--1880-1890.
- June 26, 1887
- Forest supervisors meeting, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Men stand on a staircase of probably a stucco building with arched windows, scalloped awnings, iron details above a door, and tall lanterns on either side of the door. The men hold hats and wear suits with rounded collars and neck ties or bow ties....
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Foresters--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.; Men--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- 85th Regiment, Company B
- Group portrait of Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Regiment, Company B. LEFT TO RIGHT TOP ROW: McIntire, Delaney, Herrick, Scott, Stone, Graham, Cullen, Koellner, Morgan, Kimball, Lawler, Sudreau, Gloo, Robinson, Nasaf, Norton, Haines, Studt, Highley,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th. Company B.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1944
- 87th Regiment, Company A
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company A. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, 1944. Left to right top row: (Dodge ?), Johnson, W., Laney, Hastings, Johnson, D., Wilcox, Cross, (Hanson ?), Engstrom,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company A.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- Devlins Zouaves
- Panoramic, group portrait of members of Devlin's Zouaves, performers for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. H. C. Devlin wears a jacket with shoulder boards, and a cap that reads "Devlin." The Zouaves hold rifles and wear...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Zouaves--1900-1920.; Devlin, H. C.
- 1914
- Greeley, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Greeley, Colorado; shows Park Place (three story brick building center left), Bank Block (two story brick building center right), numerous horse-drawn wagons and carriages parked at curb, and livestock watering fountain at...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Central City, Colorado
- View toward the north overlooking barren landscape and Central City, Colorado. Snow is visible on the hillside. St. Aloysius is to the far-right of the image, and St. Mary's Catholic Church is visible at the right-to-center part of the image. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- United Airlines provides flight over ride area flight arranged and flown by 3R member Johnny Schoonhoven.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose for a group photograph beside a United Airlines airplane at probably Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. The men wear western attire and hold their cowboy hats in the air. Riders stand in a row...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Entertainment--1950-1960.; Organizations--1950-1960.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 July
- Jarvis Hall
- Group portrait of students in military uniforms with flat top caps forming a V on the steps of Jarvis Hall, early Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Members include: C.B. Kellogg, B.W. Carter, W.B. McAlister, David...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.)
- 1885?
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado. Shows the apse and the back of the...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 1990
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado. The building is constructed of...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1980-1990.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 1981
- Early day Silverton Band
- Silverton, Colorado, band on Second Street in Durango, Colorado. Men in sack suits, vests, gold chains and conductors' hats carry trombones, cornets, a tuba, and a clarinet; all wear elaborate medals on their chests; a banner reads: "lverton, MP...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- D&RG NG open observation car #502, "Argus" and parlor car "Camp Bird" on eastbound train #316 at Lake Junction, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge train #316 stops with passenger cars "Argus" and "Camp Bird" at the Gunnison River and Lake Fork Junction (became Blue Mesa Reservoir), Gunnison County, Colorado. People wave from the coaches; a gazebo...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1912?
- Touring Denver Automobiles
- Group portrait of men and women in Denver, Colorado by a touring car. Outfits include bowler hats and ribbons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Building under construction at Denver General
- View of a building under construction at Denver General Hospital at West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Cherokee Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows excavated lower level, rebar, and framed footings.
- Denver General Hospital--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- The Villard gold spike excursion
- Men crowd embankments during an excursion on the newly opened Northern Pacific Railroad transcontinental route below Multnomah Falls in Multnomah County, Oregon. The Benson footbridge spans a gap at the base of the 620 foot waterfall.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1890.; Multnomah Creek (Or.)--1880-1890.; Multnomah Falls (Or.)--1880-1890.; Men--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Oregon--Multnomah...
- [1883]
- Front elevation, East building for Mrs. K.W. Toll
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an front wall elevation for the residence at 919 Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of...
- Toll, K.W.--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses.
- 1912 June 22
- Detail of main entrance hall building for the Foster Building Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows interior details for the A.C. Foster Building (Foster Commercial Building, University Building) at...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings.; Entrance halls.; Foster Building Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1910 April 15
- Detail of main stairs building for the Foster Building Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows plans, sections and elevations for stairs in the A.C. Foster Building (Foster Commercial Building,...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings.; Stairs and stairways.; Foster Building Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1910 April 15
- Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church, architect Father Adrian, O.S.F. 1898) and Friary (Architect, Jacques Benedict 1936), 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver,...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver,...
- 2009
- D&RGW 1601, 3 cylinder 4-8-2, on public display at Denver Union Terminal
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #1601 at Union Terminal, Denver, Colorado. Men, women, and children are on a boarding ramp; workmen wear coveralls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- Summer, 1928
- Georgetown stores
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado. A sign on the false front reads, "Boots, Shoes, O.K Dry Goods." A center door is flanked by two windows, which reflect a white wall with windows across the street and display shoes, shirts, and other...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Motor and cars of Bobtail Tunnel Central City, Colo
- A miner poses in an electric engine of the Bobtail Tunnel tramway near Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. The engine, which has "The Jeffrey MFG Co. Columbus, O. U. S. A." embossed on the side, pulls mine cars on the tracks.
- Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio); Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bobtail Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1901]
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Illustrated supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, churches, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; identified illustrations include: Pueblo Hardware Co. on Thatcher Block, Charles Henkel's residence, Ferd [sic] Barndollar's residence, Hobson Block building,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Illustrated Supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; illustrations include: Farris Hotel (J. R. Farris), Pueblo County Court House, Fifth Avenue Hotel (G. M. Chilcott, owner), E. H. Martin & Co.'s real estate office,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Nate Salsbury portrait
- Nate Salsbury poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883. Born in Freeport, Illinois in 1846, Salsbury first met William...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1860-1870.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- [Interior and exterior elevation details] building for Mr. John Evans, mountain house
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows entrance, living room and window elevations (and a bench seat sectional view) for a residence in...
- Evans, John, 1884-1978.; Evergreen (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways.; Houses.; Living rooms.; Windows.
- [1920?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Ostensor, O, E
- Western History Subject Index
- smith, O, A
- Western History Subject Index
- Rice, O,
- O. J. Davis house, 8th Ave. & 5th St.
- Possibly Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Davis and their daughter sit on the front porch of their ho me, 8th (Eighth) Avenue and 5th (Fifth) street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, situated in front of a steep, banded hillside. A saddled horse is tied to the...
- Davis, O. J.--Family--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Davis, O. J.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, unbuttoned vest, and bow tie. His hair is parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Colorado Springs police department
- Members of the Colorado Springs police department pose in three rows, top row: O. E. Rickerson, 2. James McCabe, 3. Horace Shelby, (Black man) 4. J. A. Rodney, 5. Sherman McNew, 6. Henry Cornell; second and front row: John Henry, Samuel Agard,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.). Police Department--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Nightsticks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Police--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1897