Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City, Colorado banks
- Scene of interior of the First National Bank building in Central City, Colorado, where a man (possibly Henry H. Lake) stands watching the gold scales. The scales rest on a wood platform with two drawers underneath the scales. The platform sits on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952.
- [between 1910 and 1919]
- Death Valley Scott, with mustache
- A group of men, including "Death Valley Scott," rides horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The group includes an American cowboy (Scott), a Mexican vaquero, a Native American, and a Russian Georgian Cossack. They are members...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Death Valley Scott.
- [1901]
- Bide-A-Wee Theater (Movie)
- View of the Bide-A-Wee cinema at 1036 West Colfax Street in Denver, Colorado; a canopy covers the doors, signs read: "Marie Dressler and Lionel Barrymore - Her Sweetheart [Christopher Beam]," "Day of Reckoning," "Free Ford Car Every Tue. Nite and...
- Bide-A-Wee Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Bill Claycomb
- Jefferson County Colorado sheriff's officers restrain Bill Claycomb, one of seventeen picketers arrested at Applejack Wine and Spirits, 3320 Youngfield Street in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Claycomb yells at the officers.
- Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office--People--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.; Law enforcement.; Confrontations.; Shouting.; Anger.; Sheriffs--Colorado.; Claycomb,...
- [1975]
- Looking north west from Capitol Bldg.
- View looking northwest towards downtown from State Capitol steps, Denver, Colorado, includes cable street cars, carriages, Engine Company No. 1's victorian firehouse across the intersection of Broadway and Colfax and the Arapahoe County Courthouse...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- McCrea - demolition
- La Veta apartment building on 2018-2029 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is five stories tall and has an exterior fire escape. Two men, one is African American, wear construction hats and stand...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire escapes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Weir Hall
- View of apartments at West 32nd (Thirty-Second) and Gallup Avenues in the Highland neighborhood in Denver, Colorado; features include a cornice, corbeling, and storefronts. Signs and awnings read: "Gosney & Edmond," "Weir Building," "J. R. Garvin,"...
- Highland Flats (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Castle Creek bidge
- View of James H. Adams dressed in dark clothing, suspenders, a cap, and gloves holding a stick, standing on a muddy road before the bridge outside of Aspen, Colorado; sign before bridge: "Notice $25.00 fine....on this bridge... faster than...";...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Como, Colorado
- Colorado and Southern locomotive 4 (original DSP&P 39) with snow plow pauses at station depot in Como, Park County, Colorado. Several men in bowler hats inspect the snowcovered plow. A "$25 Reward" sign hangs on wood frame depot and a young boy in...
- Como (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Soda Springs in Canon City
- Rusticated and finished stone buildings at the Soda Springs in Canon City, Colorado, were built in the 1890's with prison labor. Building features incised friezes, volutes and finials, a metal roof and ridge cresting. Men in suits stand by the Iron...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver, NW corner 14th Ave & S 14th St (W 14th & Bannock)
- View of brick row houses at the northwest corner of unpaved 14th (Fourteenth) and Bannock Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows covered entry porches, awnings and a Moorish style parapet. Trees line the sidewalk.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1895?]
- Dams & Reservoirs - Boulder Co.
- Water pours over the edge of Barker Dam near Boulder, Colorado. A pile of branches and other debris is in the foreground. A sign hangs on the side of the dam reading: "Danger No Trespassing $25.00 Reward for information leading to conviction of...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Central City First National Bank, Colorado
- A map hangs on the wall behind the man in the right midground. A "Checks" window stands in the left midground.; Two men stand near the "Gold" window inside the First National Bank at the corner of Eureka and Main streets in Central City, Colorado....
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banking--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Gold--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Scales--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Stratton Hall
- Exterior of 1904 Stratton Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the two-story with basement designed by architect Harlan Thomas. Mission style features include curvilinear parapet, Lyons sandstone base topped with gray...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1930- 1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- [Promissory note.].
- Loans--Colorado--Denver--1861.; Denver (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1861
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and commercial area, possibly in the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks and horses pull wagons in the streets. Signs on buildings read: "It's Paul Jones, Tillmann & Bendel Dist.," "Wilson...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo, Colorado - Union Avenue, Bartel, 9000, 10/94
- View of a decorative brick building along Union Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado. Signs read: "Bloch Brothers, West Virginia, Mailpouch Tobacco, Chew," "Barnett & Franklin, California Wine House, 118 Union Ave.," "Star Lodging House, 25 [cents], single...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Tobacco shop
- Men pose in a tobacco store in Denver, Colorado. They stand near wood and glass cases with displays of cigars. Portraits and magazine displays are on the walls. Advertisements read: "Special Today 25 for $1.00" and "Chancellor Cigar."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A group of men on bicycles pull a parade float in the shape of a battleship on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with banners and a U. S. flag. The men's bicycles are...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Women sit on a two wheel buggy that is hitched to a single horse. They hold parasols. A marching band in uniform and other parade entries...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A man and women sit in a four wheel buggy on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is hitched to a team of four horses. A man dressed as a clown looks on. A marching band in uniform...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A covered buggy decorated with greenery and bunting is hitched to a single horse. A man dressed as a jester leads the horse. A marching...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Two men, part of the crew of Hook and Ladder Number One of the Colorado Springs Fire Department, sit on a fire wagon decorated with bunting...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Women sit in a four wheel carriage decorated with flowers on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is hitched to a single horse. The women hold parasols. A marching band in uniform...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man and a woman sit in a four wheel buggy decorated with flowers and greenery. The buggy is hitched to a team of horses with decorated...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: man in a white suit with an umbrella rides in a foliage covered, horse drawn, two wheeled buggy; boy in a sailor suit rides a pony with a striped blanket; other horses with riders....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two men, in riding costumes with top hats, ride on horses in front of a marching band. Spectators watch from the side of the street in front of houses and storefronts. Signs read: "[?]...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Two women ride in a foliage covered, horse drawn buggy at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A marching band passes in the opposite direction. Spectators watch from the side of the street in front of houses, a sign...
- Colorado springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Two women ride in a foliage covered, horse drawn buggy at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. They wear white dresses and flowered hats, one holds a parasol. Groups of spectators line the street. Houses in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a foliage covered, horse drawn carriage with a male driver and three women passengers, one holds a parasol. Spectators line the street, some on bicycles; sign on building reads: "[?]...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two men in caps and uniforms ride on a horse drawn wagon decorated with flowers and American flags. Spectators line the street; houses in background, a sign reads: "[?] House, Board $5...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- The Parade
- A parade moves down Main Street in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Spectators stand on the boardwalks and watch the spectacle. Signs: "C. Weitfle" and "J. Collier's Photographic Gallery."
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1878 May 21
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Fulton Meat Market - owned by William Sanders
- Six men stand in the interior of a meat market in Durango, Colorado in La Plata County. Three of the men wear aprons. Animal carcases hang around the edge of the room. A taxidermied deer is mounted on a wooden table. Metal tins are stacked on...
- Durango (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Meat industry--Colorado--Durango--1900-1910.
- [about 1900]
- Montrose parades celebrating the opening of the Gunnison tunnel
- A large number of people line the parade route to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose, Colorado. Decorated horse- drawn carriages, marching bands, and a long line of automobiles parade through a set of two arches that were...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Office in the bath house which burned in Jan. 1940
- Interior of front office in bath house, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado, shows a rustic board trim room, a counter with glass display cases on top, flower vases, a caged area with stacks of towels and inner tubes; a sign reads: "Prices:...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1920-1940.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Mexican Bull Fight ticket
- A ticket for the Mexican Bull Fight held August 24, 25, and 26, 1895, in Gillett, Colorado, has a picture of a bull, a matador, a banderillero, and a picador in a bullring filled with people. Written around the edges is: "Mexican Bull Fight,...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Tickets.
- [between 1942 and 1960?]
- Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Trolley number 25 of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway passes the rodeo grounds in a residential neighborhood in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Signs outside of the fairground read: "Colorado A & M College" and "Colorado A & M College...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
- [between 1947 and 1951]
- Gold retort, Whiting Mine, Central City
- View of a gold 'sponge' ingot, from the Whiting Mine, Central City, Colorado.
- Whiting Mine (Central City, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- October 25, 1888
- Sixteenth St. viaduct
- A view of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct from the north end in Denver, Colorado. Shows a trolley car track, utility pole, street lamps, billboard and office buildings. Signs read: "Tivoli Beer", "Speed Limit 25 Miles", "Drink Frink Milk the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Mirror Bar, Black Canyon, Colorado River
- A man sits in a boat on the Colorado River near what is identified as "Mirror Bar" in the Black Canyon on the Arizona - Nevada border. A canvas bag is beside the boat on a sandbar. Shows steep rock canyon walls.
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Sandbars--Colorado...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Wolhurst
- People at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: Neville Hughes (bachelor on horse), Clara Wilder (striped dress-house guest from the east), Ben W. Lawrence (Mrs. Lawrence in little cape), Kitty Hughes, Anna H Fowler (on end of...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
- $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
- Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Entrance to grounds ticket office
- A large group of people walks in front of the ticket office wagon near the entrance to the grounds of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men and women wear straw hats and carry umbrellas. A banner hanging from the top of the ticket...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
- A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- [Receipt]
- Document dated Aug. 28th, 1868, made out to D.C. Dodge for $300.00; signed by G.P. Lee for the C & NW Railway for the proprietors, J.H. Jones agt.
- Wells, Fargo & Company. Stage Dept.; Stagecoach lines--West (U.S.)--To 1876.; Denver (Colo.) 1868.
- 1868
- Western History Subject Index
- Construction underway on $5 million Broadway Business
- Sam Hoffman, Business Week Magazine
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman speaking with unidentified tenant outside Hoffman Heights brick house in Aurora. Tenant holding lawn mower. Men standing on lawn, with woman, toddler, and young boy visible in background. Another woman and...
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953