Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Trolley coach, Colfax & Broadway, Denver
- Men and women stand near open doorways on electric bus number "526" bound for "West 29th Ave." near the intersection of Colfax and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Women wear hats, coats and high heeled shoes; men wear overcoats and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1955]
- Boys Warehouse on 13th Avenue
- Delivery trucks are pulled up to the loading dock at the Boys' Warehouse on Thirteenth Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shows a gas pump and stacks of boxes. Men relax outside an open door.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Boys Warehouse, 13th Avenue, Denver
- Cars are parked along 13th Avenue (Thirteenth) in Denver, Colorado. Warehouses line the gravel street. Men stand near the loading dock at the "Boys Warehouse."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Denver
- Aerial view of the city of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads with one of his cameras, possibly a Graphlex model. He wears a hat, suit and bow tie. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News from 1900 to 1969.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Gano - Downs Clothing Stores
- View of the intersection of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians and the "Gano-Downs" clothing store, in a tile finished moderne style building. The Colorado Building is to the side.
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Harry with his gift camera
- Harry Rhoads, seated on the edge of a bed, looks at his gift, a Heiland Graflex camera.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Early Denver nickelodeon on 16th Street
- A photo of a photograph of a Mills-Edisonia nickelodeon in Denver, Colorado on 16th (Sixteenth) Street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Motion picture devices--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Denver Firemans 35 Year Club Annual Dinner at Joe (Awful) Coffee Ringside Lounge
- Firemen pose with dinnerware at Joe (Awful) Coffee's Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado. The room has floral wallpaper.
- Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads holds a flash and camera, possibly a Graphlex model. He wears a hat, suit and bow tie. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News from 1900 to 1969.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Crawford Hill residence
- View of the Crawford Hill house at 969 Sherman Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features gables, a covered porch, a balcony, balustrades, and urns.
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- J. J. Brown residence
- View of a terra-cotta lion at the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne-style house has a tile roof, covered porch, and rusticated stone wall.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Yard ornaments--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- J. J. Brown
- View of a terra-cotta ewer at the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ewer is on a rusticated stone wall.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Pitchers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Yard ornaments--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Saint Joseph Hospital
- A woman walks on a sidewalk near Saint Joseph Hospital on Humboldt Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A modern brick addition is connected to an older section of the hospital. A pair of beveled towers and a brick vehicle...
- Saint Joseph Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1960.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Country Club Place
- View of a tree-lined sidewalk near the intersection of 4th (Fourth) Avenue and Franklin Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- William L. Ford residence
- View of the William L. Ford house at 569 Pearl Street in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Bungalow style house has a pitched roof, chimney, and covered porch.
- Ford, William L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1960.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Eaton Metal Products Co.
- Interior view of Eaton Metal Products in Denver, Colorado; shows welders working on tanks.
- Eaton Metal Products Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Metalworking industries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Welders (Persons)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Eaton Metal Products Co.
- View of a gasoline tank truck made by Eaton Metal Products in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Conoco Continental Oil Company." A brick building with a loading dock is in the background.
- Eaton Metal Products Company (Denver, Colo.)--Products--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Vine-covered relief wall 1340 Pennsylvania
- Close-up view of a relief that depicts Alexander's entry into Babylon on the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Virginia Creeper grows around the carving.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Relief (Sculpture)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1960?]
- New duck
- Boys hold a duck and dogs in the backyard of the Emily Griffith Center at 9 (Nine) Pearl Street in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A plate lies on the ground in front of them.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Children & animals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1947 and 1955?]
- Grizzly bear
- A grizzly bear sits in his habitat at the Denver Zoo in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver Zoo--1940-1960.; Grizzly bears--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Warren Branch
- Interior view of the Warren Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; a boy and girls read books by a poster board display. "Commerce of the Prairie," a painting by Allen True, is in the background.
- Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Men at W. F. Turner real estate office
- African American men, who include W.F. Turner, pose in front of the W.F. Turner Real Estate Office at either 2607 or 2609 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign on the window reads: "Headquarters Denver Branch...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Turner, W. F.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Mrs. Saunders bldg.
- Two African American men stand under a lamp post on a street corner probably in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. On the opposite street corner is Johnnies Buffet. Cars park on the street.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Cafeterias--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Equity bldg
- Two African American men stand under a lamp post on a street corner probably in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. On the opposite street corner is Johnnies Buffet. Cars are parked on the street.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Cafeterias--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Radio Pharmacy
- View of the Radio Pharmacy at 2601 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Men walk on the sidewalk near the building. Signs read: "Drugs," "Radio Pharmacy," and "Money to Loan."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Radio Pharmacy (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- John Barnett - was this built by the Barnetts - Cherry Hills
- View of the John Barnett residence in Denver, Colorado; features a tile roof, arched windows, and a curved entry tower.
- Barnett, John T.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Capitol Heights Presby. Church corner of Fillmore & 11th Ave.
- A view of the Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church located on the corner of Fillmore Street and 11th (Eleventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The church was built by architects Robert Willison and Montana S. Fallis. It was dedicated in 1912.
- Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- National Cash Register Company
- View of the National Cash Register Company building at 700 West Colfax in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick and tile building has a glass entryway. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- National Cash Register Company--Buildings--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Office equipment & supplies industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Emblem on wall in front of Brown home at 13th & Penn
- Close-up view of a relief that depicts Alexander's entry into Babylon on the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Virginia Creeper grows around the carving.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Relief (Sculpture)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1960?]
- Oakes home
- View of the Oakes Home located at 2825 West 32nd (Thirty- second) Avenue at Decatur Street in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium opened in September 1895 under direction of Reverend Frederick W. Oakes. Oakes was the first organized institution to...
- Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry inside the Brown Palace
- Harry Rhoads stands near a desk in the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit, bow tie, and hat; and he hold a camera.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry with his gift camera
- Harry Rhoads, seated on the edge of a bed, looks at his gift, a Heiland Graflex camera. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, from 1900 to 1969.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Capetowners Club
- View of a Capetowners Club function. An African American (Black) soldier and an African American woman pose near of floral arrangement in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a formal dress, feather stole, and long white gloves. The man is in a...
- Capetowners Club (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- My house at 1311 Steele May Arno
- View of a house at 1311 Steele Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a porch with arch ornaments.
- Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Smiley Branch Library
- Interior view of the William H. Smiley Branch of the Denver Public Library in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; women are at the counter. Arched windows open into vaulted ceilings; a painting depicts Japanese horsemen.
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1940-1960.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority (Gamma Omicron Chapter)
- Group portrait of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority (Gamma Omicron Chapter) women in Denver, Colorado; they wear formal gowns.
- Epsilon Sigma Alpha. Gamma Omicron Chapter--People--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Evening gowns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Fraternities & sororities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Dunkin' Doughnut
- A teenaged boy and girl purchase popcorn at a stand festooned with balloons in (probably) Denver, Colorado. A sign reads: "Popcorn by Dunkin' 10 cents a Bag," a scale and shelves of liquor bottles are in a nearby concession; a neon sign reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Popcorn--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Dunkin' Donuts (Firm)--Public relations.
- [between 1940 and 1955?]
- Chase Candy Company
- A man in a fur hat and false beard poses behind a display for Chase Candy in a market in Denver, Colorado, a sign on the display reads: "Chase Foil Wrapped Candy." Merchandise includes: "Kola Soda," "White Soda," "Chocolate Covered Cherries," "Lime...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Candy--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Alpha Phi Sorority
- Alpha Phi sorority women hold fabric or craft projects in Denver, Colorado; one has embroidery.
- Alpha Phi--People--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Fraternities & sororities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
- Men wearing whimsical hats pose with a carousel horse in Denver, Colorado; one plays a trombone with a banner: "Join March of Dimes."
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Empire Savings M.B.K.
- Women use electronic posting machines at the Empire Savings and Loan Association in Denver, Colorado. An electric typewriter is on a desk.
- Empire Savings and Loan Association--People--19.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Office equipment & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Office workers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- Paramount Theater News cooking school
- A man and woman display a rack of lamb and a bottle of "Vincent Syrup" in Denver, Colorado. The man holds a plastic baster.
- Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cookery--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Philco Easy Paramount News cooking school
- Men and a woman pose by a Philco electric stove at the Paramount Theater in Denver, Colorado.
- Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Stoves--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Western Spring - Advertising Unlimited
- Men hold a leaf spring with tongs at Western Spring, in Denver, Colorado. Large springs are on the floor near a forge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Automobile equipment & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Workshops--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Denver Community Chest
- Men in suits, probably members of the Denver Community Chest, pose with "thumbs up" in Denver, Colorado. A mounted taxidermic moose head with antlers hangs on the wall.
- Community Chest (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Colorado General / Mother's March
- A woman, probably a victim of polio, holds a paintbrush in her mouth and paints a sign for the National Foundation - March of Dimes that reads: "Don't Forget Mother's March Jan 29," in Denver, Colorado. She sits in a wheelchair and her left arm is...
- National Foundation--Public relations--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Painting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; People with disabilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Poliomyelitis--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Denver Tramway Company buses from London
- Women in cowboy outfits pose in a double decker bus in Denver, Colorado; men (one in a kilt) talk to them. Lettering reads: "Liverpool Street, Buckingham Palace Rd, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Charing, Strand, Fleet St, St. Pauls," and "Cunard...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Double-decker buses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver...
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- King Soopers 67 Wazee Market dressed beef
- Butchers in long smocks pose by sides of beef at the King Soopers supermarket warehouse in Denver, Colorado; award ribbons adorn the meat.
- King Soopers, Inc.--People--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Meat--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- King Soopers - Advertising Unlimited
- A woman in a skirt and jacket poses by a produce display at a King Soopers grocery store in Denver, Colorado; a girl sits in her grocery cart and holds a stalk of celery. Brands include "California Sunkist," and "Northern Tissue."
- King Soopers, Inc.--Products--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Grocery carts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Shopping--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1948 and 1955?]