Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 6th grade at Boyd, 1941
- In this sixth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado, boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks. Two children stand and read at bookshelves built into the back of the room. A boy with a paintbrush works on a mural of the Nativity...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Tattered Cover, Cherry Creek interior
- View of the interior of the Tattered Cover Bookstore at 2955 East 1st (First) Avenue in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows bookshelves, customers and staff. A case clock is on a square column and a woman reads in an...
- Tattered Cover (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bookstores.; Interiors.; Tattered Cover (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cherry...
- 2000?
- City library - Ft. Collins
- Interior view of City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Wooden tables and chairs are in the room; potted plants top bookshelves under arched windows. Light fixtures hang from the ceilings.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Reconstruct and remodel city library and construct an addition thereto, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Arched windows and bookshelves line the walls; people read; some sit in couches and chairs.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- [1938 or 1939]
- City library Ft. Collins
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. A woman works at a typewriter, another looks through books. Bookshelves and card catalog cabinet are against the back wall.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Find a book? there's nothing to it
- Interior view of Adams County Library, 8964 North Washington Street, Thornton, Colorado; shows card catalog drawers, a typewriter, Hoyt's volumes, book carts, bookshelves, and workers. Lettered card reads: "How To Find A Book."
- Thornton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- November 14, 1963
- Working in the bookmobile
- HELP (Helpful Extra Library People) volunteers work in the Adams County Library bookmobile, in Northglenn, Colorado. They are Mrs. Peggy Burris (right), and (front to rear) Mrs. Thelma Harms, Mrs. Pat Warnell, Dick Whitt and Mac Warnell. The...
- Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Community service--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- October 7, 1964
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows chairs, couches, Native American rugs, and bookshelves stuffed with notebooks. Rows of string display greeting cards.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Living rooms--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows boxes of "Ready Jell," a briefcase, bookshelves, and a metal mask.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Tables--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows wreaths, Christmas decorations, bookshelves and furniture.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a cushioned arm chair, a reading lamp on a table, bookshelves, magazine caddy, and decorative items.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Chairs--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Lamps--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a cushioned arm chair, a reading lamp on a table, bookshelves, magazine caddy, and decorative items.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Chairs--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a cushioned arm chair, a reading lamp on a table, bookshelves, magazine caddy, decorative items and artwork.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Lamps--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- 3rd grade at Boyd, 1941
- Boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks in a third grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Some boys wear overalls and one wears a bow tie. The girls wear print dresses with clips or bows in their hair. Built in bookshelves with...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- 4th grade at Boyd, 1941
- Boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks in a fourth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Built in bookshelves with jars of dried weeds on the top shelf are along the back wall. A blackboard is on the side wall near a bulletin...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Public Library, Denver
- Interior view of (Carnegie) Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado; shows lobby with circulation desk, bookshelves on three floors, card catalogs, center wooden tables with metal stools, geometric pattern bands in tile floor, agave plants in...
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- The library with 11,000 volumes
- Interior view of the library in Grand Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows floor to ceiling bookshelves, upper balcony, mahogany coffee table, oil painting by George Lambert: "North Italian Landscape...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Giddings, Ralph.; McLaren, Thomas.
- 1963 December 8
- Hodgetts
- Interior view in the Albert G. Hodgetts residence, 132 West Del Norte, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a tile fileplace with screen and tools, wicker furniture, Oriental rugs, cabinet, table and vase, framed paintings hung on...
- Hodgetts, Albert G.--Homes and haunts--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Lamps--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- July 1929
- Hodgetts
- Interior view of the Albert G. Hodgetts residence, 132 West Del Norte, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features Arts and Crafts architecture, wood and glass cabinet bookshelves, stained glass lamps, Oriental rugs and grandmother clock,...
- Hodgetts, Albert G.--Homes and haunts--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bookcases--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- July 1929
- Bishop Tihen
- Portrait of Bishop Tihen and an unidentified woman jointly holding a small vase of flowers in a room full of bookshelves, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bishops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tihen, J. Henry.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sailor and couple
- Interior view of a residence; shows a sailor reading a book, while a man and woman look on. Decor includes a crystal bowl, lamp shade with fringe, bookshelves, and lace curtains.
- Houses--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; Sailors--American--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Library, East Denver High School
- Interior view of East High School library, 1545 Detroit Street,located along the Esplanade on the south side of City Park, Denver, Colorado; English Jacobean style designed by George H. Williamson, 1924; shows tiled floor, wooden tables, chairs,...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1926]
- Central City residence interiors
- Two bookcases filled with books are on opposite sides of a fireplace in Central City, Colorado. Miners candle holders hang along the top of the bookcase. A standing lamp is in front of the bookcase on the right. The fireplace has a large gilded...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- East bookshelf
- View of Native American Hopi Pueblo kachina dolls displayed on bookshelves with open patterned curtains above shelves of magazines, including "Fortune."
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- West book shelf center
- View of Native American Hopi Pueblo arts and crafts displayed on bookshelves including kachina dolls, pottery, and a weaving.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- West book shelf - left
- View of Native American Hopi Pueblo kachina dolls displayed on bookshelves with a Remington typewriter cover and "Rivera" book on bottom shelf.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Hopi Pueblo Kachina dolls
- View of Native American Hopi and Pueblo art displayed on bookshelves. Items include kachina dolls, pottery, animal fetishes and a totem pole; book titles on shelf below read: "Poetry of the English Renaissance," "Faust, Goethe, Raphael," "The...
- Fetishes (Ceremonial objects)--1930-1940.; Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Talismans--1930-1940.
- 1933
- H. H. Cordes residence / library
- Interior view of the Herman H. Cordes residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes stencil ornaments, bookshelves, a fireplace, framed paintings, brocade upholstery, a desk, and valences with tassles.
- Cordes, Herman H.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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
- Denver libraries, public branches, Decker
- Interior view of the Decker Branch Library at South Logan and East Florida Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows tables, chairs, bookshelves, and mural.
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Denver libraries, public, branches, Woodbury
- Interior view of the Woodbury Branch Library at West 33rd Avenue and Federal Boulevard, Denver, Colorado (opened in 1913) shows tables and chairs, bookshelves, plants, reference desk and 1913 Denver City Directory.
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Byers Branch
- Interior of the Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; shows sunlight streaming in vertical sash windows with arched transoms, bookshelves along perimeter walls with sign: "Handicraft Books On Shelf Below,"...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Decker Branch
- Children's reading room from desk, Decker Branch, Denver Public Library, South Logan and East Florida in Platt Park, Denver, Colorado; English cottage room features beamed ceiling, leaded glass, fireplace nook with wooden seats below Dudley...
- Decker, Sarah Platt--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Denver Public Library 1906-1956 (Civic Center)
- Interior of the (Carnegie) Main Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; features columns, ornate stenciled beams with moldings and dentils separating ceiling bays and a geometric pattern tile floor. The circulation desk is by catalog cabinets,...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [1938?]
- Denver Public Library 1906-1956 (Civic Center)
- Interior of the (Carnegie) Main Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; features columns, ornate stenciled beams with moldings and dentils separating ceiling bays and a geometric pattern tile floor. The circulation desk is by catalog...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1938]
- Interior Smiley Library Berkeley Park
- Interior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (Forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado; shows cove ceiling and half moon transom windows, bookshelves, wooden tables, and circulation desk. Windsor chairs are by the fireplace with a...
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- Denver, education, schools, public, Steele
- Interior view of the Steele Public School library, 320 South Marion Street Parkway, Denver, Colorado; shows children reading at tables, or by bookshelves.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1940.; Steele School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1929 and 1935?]
- Warren Branch
- Interior of Warren Branch of Denver Public Library, (formerly East Denver Branch) 3354 High Street, Denver, Colorado; Italianate structure; interior shows a high ceiling with skylight, elaborate moldings and brackets, Allen True's painting "The...
- Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912.--Monuments.
- [1913]
- Woodbury Branch Public Library
- Interior of Woodbury Branch of Denver Public Library, West 33rd and Federal Boulevard, Highland Park, Denver, Colorado; one-story brick Renaissance villa; reading room features: high beamed ceiling with hanging globe lamps, large arched windows,...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Shows a small printing press, probably the Washington hand press that Jesse Summers Randall, the newspaper's editor, bought from the Colorado Miner newspaper, and a large...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Uncles Carroll & Neal Bills Denver attorneys at law
- Lawyers Carroll and Neal Bills sit near a rolltop desk in their office in Denver, Colorado. Bookshelves and a safe are in the room. Portraits and paintings hang from the walls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Law offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bills, Carroll.; Bills, Neal.
- [1901]
- General, Carlisle Indian School
- An unidentified general poses at his desk at the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is wearing his uniform and is surrounded by the papers on his desk, bookshelves, framed pictures, and two telephones.
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Education--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1900.; Carlisle (Pa.)--1880-1900.; Generals--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- M. E. parsonage, Altman, Colo.
- Five views of the Methodist parsonages in Altman, Colorado, include; upper left corner image: the first parsonage located between Altman and Independence. A small lean-to shack with an open entry door and a four pane window. Upper right image: a...
- Pingree, H. M.--Homes and haunts--1880-1890.; Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- Interior Sidney L. Brock Jr. residence
- Interior view of the living room in the Sidney L. Brock residence, designed by Merrill H. and Burnham Hoyt, at 130 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows Oriental rugs, chairs couches, bookshelves, a fireplace, and an open beamed ceiling.
- Brock, Sidney L., 1903-1972--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Interior Sidney L. Brock Jr. residence
- Interior view of the Sidney L. Brock residence, designed by Merrill H. and Burnham Hoyt Architects, at 130 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows the living room with Oriental rugs, chairs, couches , lamps, bookshelves, a fireplace, and an open...
- Brock, Sidney L., 1903-1972--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Goldman
- Interior view of a California Bungalow style house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a table set for dinner, a hanging plastic lamp, an organ, bookshelves, aluminum folding chairs, and blinds.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Elegant sitting room
- Interior view of a parlor in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a chaise longue, chairs, bookshelves, porcelain figurines, flowers, portraits, curtains, valences, pillows, fur, and a telephone.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Ornate parlor
- Interior view of a house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes Oriental rugs, plaster moldings, bookshelves, lamps, potted plants, and a crystal chandelier.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Res. Mrs. James J. Brown
- Interior view of the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Bookshelves, a chandelier, and leather-covered chairs are in the study.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Studies...
- [between 1910 and 1911]
- Res. Mrs. James J. Brown
- Interior view of the study in the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Bookshelves, a chandelier, and leather-covered chairs are in the room.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Studies...
- [between 1910 and 1911]