Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- House in Leadville, Colorado
- View of a two story house in Leadville, Colorado shows the original clapboard siding covered with composite siding. There is decorative front gable trim with turned finials, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, an arched attic...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1962
- Three houses in Leadville
- View of three wood frame houses on West Fourth Street in Leadville, Colorado. In the right foreground is a close-up of a small L- shaped house with a front gable and intersecting side gable. The corner front porch has turned posts, a spindle frieze...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1962
- Gabled house in Leadville
- This angled side view of a two story front gable house in Leadville, Colorado shows the original clapboard siding covered with composite siding, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs and decorative brackets, an arched attic window,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Annual History Book University Park P.T.A. 1961-1962
- Dyersville
- View of a dilapidated, collapsing building in the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit County.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Dyersville
- View of a decaying building in the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado in Summit County. Another decaying building in background.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Family group posed in yard of residence
- A family poses near their house in Denver, Colorado. The father holds a news paper and a daughter stands with a bicycle. The address numerals read: "1962".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Leadville, 1962, Tabor Opera House
- Exterior view of front and north facades of Hyman Block and Tabor Opera House, Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado.
- Tabor Opera House--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Leadville, 1962
- East from West 4th (Fourth) Street to Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado is a view of wood frame gabled residences lining a gravel street where a child runs. Cars and trucks are parked the edge of the street. A residence on the right has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Residential streets--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Freckles
- Two girls dressed in costumes sit side by side at a table at the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Colorado. One girl wears a dress with a dark bodice and polka-dotted, puffed sleeves and skirt. Her hair is pulled back from her face and a large...
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Aurora Public Library
- A view of the Aurora, Colorado, public library is seen from behind the circulation desk. The silhouette of a globe and plants are in the foreground. A woman stands behind the circulation desk, and a woman borrower stands at the desk, checking out...
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- April 11, 1962
- Aurora Public Library
- Two librarians from the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Colorado, sit at a table, partially hidden by piles of books. Behind them are bookshelves full of more books. They each hold open books and book cards in their hands.
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1950-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- September 19, 1962
- Monte Vista
- View of Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, and its addition (used for Sunday school, 1962) in Monte Vista, Colorado; shows a church made of coursed, rough cut sandstone constructed to be an exact replica of a church in England; features arched...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Monte Vista--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Rangely Jr. College
- Three men walk on the campus of Rangely Junior College in Rangely (Rio Blanco County) Colorado.
- Rangely Junior College (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Rangely (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Rangely--1960-1970.
- [between 1962 and 1967]
- Rangely Jr. College
- View of the campus of Rangely Junior College in Rangely (Rio Blanco County) Colorado.
- Rangely Junior College (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Rangely (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Rangely--1960-1970.
- [between 1962 and 1967]
- Mr. Block is looking at stage
- Image of a painting by Herndon Davis, a Denver artist (1901- 1962), interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows Don Block looking at the theater stage with painted backdrop, side draped...
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; States (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Upper tracks is Moffat headed west over cut off
- The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad follow the bends of the Colorado River in Bond, Colorado (Eagle County). A marsh is in the foreground next to the tracks. A train with many cars is stopped at the depot. The depot buildings include an...
- Bond (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Bond--1960-1970.; Water towers--Colorado--Bond--1960-1970.
- [1962?]
- Canon City pioneers [graphic]
- A group of men pose in Canon City, Colorado. Standing are: B. F. Rockafellow, C. W. Talbot, J. C. Palmer, A. W. Duggan, A. Coburn, Geo. W. Griffin, W. A. Sturup, James Noble, H. C. Beckham, Augustus Sartor. Seated are: Chas. Pauls, Eugene Weston,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- New penitentiary hospital (80 beds) completed in Spring, 1962
- Bars cover the windows of the hospital at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, and a chain-link enclosure fronts the smaller wing on the flat roof of the two-story concrete structure. Lawn and sidewalks front the building; a bench is...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1962 and 1970?]
- Dyersville
- View overlooking the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit County. Decaying buildings and overgrown vegetation around structures.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Exterior of old kitchen
- Stone and concrete buildings at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, have hipped gable roofs, vent stacks, factory windows, roll up sectional garage doors, rain gutters and downspouts. A pediment tops the entry; letters on it read "CSP...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1950
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Tools used in a prison break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, include hacksaw blades, drill brace and bits, pliers, a screwdriver, putty knife, batteries, string, wire, and tape. In a Fedora, tweed jacket and tie, associate...
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Uniformed guards at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, look and point at a hole in the ground with dirt around it. In the background, men stand in the doorway of a stone building topped by power poles.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1962
- Rollie Rogers, Michael Bell, September 27, 1962
- Michael John Bell, inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, and his attorney Rollie R. Rogers, wear suits and ties. Bell, with flattop and eyeglasses, murdered Denver Patrolman Carl B. Knobbe and was killed during an escape attempt...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lawyers--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Bell, Michael John.; Rogers, Rollie R.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1962
- Mrs. James A. Wilson, Children's Librarian, confers with a customer
- A young girl, Lynn Wilson, stands in front of the circulation desk and checks out a book at the Lakewood Public Library in Jefferson County, Colorado. She wears a sleeveless shirt, plaid trouser; her hair is styled in a ponytail with a headband. ...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Librarians--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; Wilson, James, Mrs.; Wilson, Lynn.
- July 3, 1962
- Librarian signs up another reader
- A librarian at the Lakewood Branch of the Jefferson County Library, Mrs. Herman Van Blois, explains the summer reading program to ten year-old Ricci de Neve. She holds a card that reads, "Reading is Something to Crow About!" A sign (with a goat...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Librarians--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; de Neve, Ricci.; Van Blois, Herman, Mrs.
- June 20, 1962
- CU class of 1912 50th year reunion.
- Alumnus of the University of Colorado at Boulder (most wear nametags). Front row (l t r): Wilmette Hassinger White; Mrs. Richard Warren; Richard Warren; James W. Bell; Ada C. Kansgen; Lula Pulliam Colwell; Waller C. Brinker. Second row: Rebecca...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Reunions--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1962
- Time for a new card
- At the Englewood Library in Englewood, Colorado, Grove Stanley, signs his new library card for the librarian behind the desk, Mrs. Harry Weatherman. The city librarian, George Hertz, looks on. The desk holds a stack of open books, card files, a...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Librarians--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Hertz, George.; Stanley, Grove.; Weatherman, Harry, Mrs.
- January 24, 1962
- Checking in at Littleton
- "Mrs. Howard Brown, 6623 S. Grant St. gives her son Trevor, 5, one last look at a book before checking in at the Littleton Public Library." The Carnegie funded brick library designed by architect J. B. Benedict was completed in 1917. The brick...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Littleton--1960-1970.
- January 24, 1962
- Ohio City, Colorado Museum, Gunnison County
- View of a frame building in Ohio City, Gunnison County, Colorado; sign reads: "Ohio City, Colo. Museum, 1962, Margaret R. Flick."
- Ohio City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Ohio City--1970-1980.
- August 1978
- Catholic Church at old town of San Francisco, Colo of San Luis
- Catholic Church, San Francisco, Costilla County, Colorado, has a square tower with battlements. View of log and adobe buildings in decay and a hill.
- San Francisco (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--San Francisco--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--San Francisco--1960-1970.
- February 4, 1962?
- Craig Goodwin & Nellie Carpenter
- Craig Goodwin and Nellie Carpenter pose in Sapinero, Gunnison County, Colorado, on the porch / balcony of building with sign: "Rainbow Hotel." Fishing resort built in 1908 by H. S. Carpenter torn down in 1962 for Blue Mesa Reservoir.
- Rainbow Hotel (Sapinero, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Sapinero--1910-1920.; Carpenter, Nellie.; Goodwin, Craig.
- 1917
- Hotel, Seibert Colo.
- View of people by a frame hotel in Seibert, Kit Carson County, Colorado: Kate Hutchen is identified with an X, Doctor Bloomberg wears a straw hat; letters read: "Hotel." A bell is on the porch roof.
- Hutchen, Kate--Homes & haunts.; Seibert (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1910.; Bloomberg, Dr.
- 1908 July 4
- Arizona on the line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of a petrified log segments at Petrified Forest (a National Monument in 1906, a National Park in 1962), Arizona. Log-like rock segments stand near a badlands hill which rises sharply from the ground.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Arizona, on the line of the Santa Fe
- View of a petrified log segments at Petrified Forest (a National Monument in 1906, a National Park in 1962), Arizona. Log-like rock segments stand on a rocky desert landscape.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1920.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1920.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Group of Japanese women, men and young girls
- A group of Japanese-American women, men and young girls pose in front of the Colorado Times newspaper office at 1930 Lawrence in Denver, Colorado. The women and young girls wear kimonos. The men wear suits and ties. In front row, third from left is...
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Fred Davis building 15th & Larimer
- View of the Fred Davis building, at 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings and sign: "The Furniture Mart."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1962 October 31
- Gold Nugget Bar - Citizen's Mission 16th and Larimer
- View of office buildings on Larimer Street, in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Surplus Sales," "Citizen's Mission," Gold Nugget Tap Room," and Gin Mill Bar."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Missions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1962 October 31
- San Carlo Bar 17th and Larimer
- View of Larimer Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows truck and car traffic, businesses and office buildings, and signs: "San Carlo Bar," "Brass Door," "Hotel Clay for men only," and "The Reno Inn," "Barclay Apts. Reasonable - Steam Heat - Elevator...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1962 October 31
- The English Westerners' Brand Book
- Close-up view of a map of the Battle of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle, June, 1874, fought between the Army and Native Americans (Kiowa). The map depicts the area in which the battle took place. Labels in the print read: "The Quarterly Publication of...
- Indians of North America--War--Texas--1870-1880.; Kiowa Indians--War--Texas--1870-1880.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874.
- [between 1962 and 1970]
- Chief Spotted Eagle
- An elderly Native American man, identified as Chief Spotted Eagle, sits in an automobile with a Native American woman. He wears a feather headdress; a tepee has painted decorations and symbols.
- Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Headdresses--1960-1970.; Aged persons--1960-1970.; Automobiles--1960-1970.; Tipis--1960-1970.; Women--1960-1970.; Spotted Eagle, Chief.
- 1962
- Mansion falls to wreckers
- View of Campion home wrecking at 800 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows debris and a door frame.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 December 31
- Ceiling detail at Campion residence
- Interior view at the Campion home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a ceiling with plaster molding.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 December 11
- St. scene at Ft. Lupton camp
- Boys, girls, and a man stand near laundry on a clothesline near Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. One-story cinder block houses with pitched roofs are nearby. An automobile is parked in the distance.
- Labor camps--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clotheslines--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Housing
- A Hispanic boy and girl pose in the kitchen of a house in Colorado. Cooking supplies, food, pots, and pans are in the room. A stove is nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--Children--Colorado--1960-1970.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Housing--Colorado--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--1960-1970.;...
- 1962 August 19
- Where Tabors lived for a short time before they were moved to the Windsor Hotel
- View of the Horace Austin Warner Tabor house at 1223 East 10th (Tenth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A church and automobile are nearby.
- Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1962 March
- Denver Public Library book return
- Mrs. John Baird and sons, John (8) and Michael (7), put books in a return slot at the Denver Public Library in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1960-1970.; Book drops--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1962
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver City and County Building, Colorado State Capitol Building, Carnegie Building, Civic Center, Petroleum Building, Hilton Hotel, Farmers Union, Capitol Life Insurance Building, Mile High Center, First...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1962 November 11
- Safeway Distribution Center Historic District Eligibility Form
- "Taking Some Steps Back in Time" speech