Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- House for J.H. Porter treatment for West wall in dining room
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows elevation and section details of a dining room wall at the residence of John H. Porter (address not given, most likely 777 Pearl Street,...
- Porter, John H.--Homes and haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Doors & doorways.; Frames (pictures); Houses.; Moldings.; Walls.
- 1917 October 1
- Colfax at Auraria RTD light rail station W. Colfax.
- View of the Auraria West Campus RTD light rail station (1995) and Auraria Higher Education Center campus off of West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Plexiglases canopy supported by steel posts and struts. An arched sign attached to the canopy...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Skyscrapers.; Street railroad stations.; Street railroads.; Auraria Higher Education...
- ca. 1998
- Baseball fans
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in Denver, Colorado to view a play-by-play of a baseball game on the Denver Post's electric scoreboard. Storefront canopy reads: "Kortz & Sons."
- Denver Post--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Baseball--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 September 10
- Nash Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a frame Victorian house in Georgetown, Colorado; women ride side-saddle on donkeys, and men stand by. A boy holds a lunch pail by a picket fence.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two clowns ride burros, one sits far back on his burro, a man in a dress stands on two burros. A boy in a sailor suit walks close by. A float with a cage on top of a horse drawn wagon with...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Cages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Central City's pony express
- A little boy in overalls, long sleeved shirt, and cap sits on a burro in front of the Central City Opera House. The burro has reins, bridle, and saddle. The granite facade of the Opera House, its paneled dorrs, and its transom are visible. The...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Several people ride flower decorated bicycles at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Riding along with the bicycles are a few decorated horse drawn buggies. A uniformed troop with rifles and a large American flag...
- 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...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A large crowd is gathered to watch the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pennants and foliage decorate the stands. Several children stand in the front row. Two boys, one in a decorated wagon and one on horseback, pass...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1900?]
- General Office, Denver & Rio Grande R. R. Company
- Exterior view of the general office of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company located in Denver, Colorado. Shows a four story brick building with rock ashlar window trim, carved rock trim and a balustraded deck on the roof; horse drawn...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad companies--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Snake Dance at Mishongnovi
- Reproduction of a painting; Native American (Hopi) snake dancers at the Mishongnovi Pueblo, Arizona. Dancers wear feathers, face and body paint, armbands and necklaces, kilts. They carry sticks and snakes; a crowd of spectators stand by.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.; Snake dance--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Steel bridge [Nathrop, Colorado]
- View of a partially completed steel railroad bridge over a river. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company crane lifts a steel girder while construction workers pose near by. Wood piers lie on both sides of the river as it meanders below...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Nathrop--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nathrop--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Nathrop--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ruins of ancient adobe church, A.D.1600, Taos, N.M.
- Ruins of old church (Mission of San Geronimo) shows remaining bell tower and church walls, brick courtyard wall and door, wood cross. Blurred figure walks by.
- Mission San Geronimo (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Missions--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Ruins--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Crowd of men on street corner
- A large crowd of men stand at a street corner in Denver, Colorado, probably during the Denver Tramway Company strike in August of 1920. Automobiles drive by.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Mr. Beechers- trotting horse
- Mr. Beecher sits in a buckboard with pneumatic tires hitched to a dark colored horse. He holds the reins and sits near a whip. He wears a suit and a bowler hat. Two men walk in the distance. Another buggy drives by.
- Carriages & coaches--1890-1910.; Beecher, Mr.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows theater stage with painted backdrop of an idealized 1900s Apex main street that includes businesses, glass storefronts, and awnings; business...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]
- Roller coaster boarding platform
- People sit in roller coaster cars at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Attendants stand by.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Take it away take it away is the cry to the craneman overhead
- Interior view of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; shows track-operated overhead crane moving last ladle of molten iron from blast furnace, slag ladle on ground below, and two male employees...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Load 130 sacks 16940 lbs of potatoes hauled in 4 miles on Studebaker wagon to Northern Col. Produce Co. Greeley by H. Fishencord, Union Bank corner 8th Ave & 8th.
- On the street in Greeley, Colorado, men sit high atop a wagon loaded with burlap bags full of potatoes. They hold the reins of their team; other men stand by. The two-story brick building in the background has letters incised in the mitred pediment...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potatoes--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Fighting for fortune [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, gun drawn, watches from behind a rock as three men ride by.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1912
- Grand Valley products raised by C. D. Harmon
- C. D. Harmon poses with a display of his produce in Clifton, Mesa County, Colorado (Colorado Midland Railway route); shows peaches, melons, squash, potatoes, corn, pears, cucumbers, beans, sorghum or buckwheat, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and beets;...
- Clifton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Cliton--1910-1920.; Fruit--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Grains--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Vegetables--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Harmon, C. D.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Catholic Church, Manitou Springs
- View of the Saint Mary's Catholic Church at Ruxton Avenue in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The brick church has a gable roof with a cross at the apex, stained glass arch windows and an arched portal with steps. A stone fence lines the...
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Town Hall ('Old Glory' in a Gale)
- Shows Town Hall, Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, a frame building with cupola, storefront windows, and signs: "Town Hall," "Meats, Groceries, and Hardware." People and a buggy stand by.
- Empire (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A Cripple Creek mine (the Logan)
- Groups of men work around a building at the Logan Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado. One man dumps an ore car; another man chops wood. A team of horses stands by.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- Denver Union Station - rear platform of Pullman observation sleeper in D&RG mail line service.
- People pose on the deck of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad observation-sleeper car at Union Station, Denver, Colorado. A Black man in porter uniform stands by.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad observation...
- June 10, 1910
- Gift grab dance
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a dance in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Two men wear moccasins, bells, kilts, and feather headdresses, both men carry beaded tobacco bags. Women in dresses dance near by. A large group of spectators sit...
- Indian dance--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1890.; Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Arbors (Bowers)--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Ceremonial dancers--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Spectators--Indian...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Workmen on cage
- Miners wear helmets and headlamps while they pose inside a cage or landing chair inside a mine, possibly in Colorado. A group of men and one woman stand by. Signs read: "In Case of Accident, Fire, Or Danger, Blow 9 Blasts Then Blow Station...
- Industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Playground, Overland Park
- Children sit on a merry-go-round at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado; two older boys push the merry-go-round. A woman and a child are on the swings near by. Slides, gymnastic rings, swinging bars and ladders are shown. A sign on the slide reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Merry-go-rounds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Motor tourist house with Belgian windows
- A small child plays on a toy wooden horse near a camper at an auto camp (motor camp) in Denver, Colorado. The camp site may be at either Rocky Mountain Lake Park or Overland Park. The camper has a row of small square windows and a canvas awning....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Birdcages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Recreational vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Tourist camps &...
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Barbecue at Denver Union Stock Yard
- Men in aprons prepare and organize food for a barbecue at the Denver Union Stock Yard in Denver, Colorado. A table is stacked high with loaves of bread. Sides of beef are laid out over a coal filled pit. Thousands of people crowd outside...
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Barbecues--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Five mountain lions killed in 3 days by Government hunter Cleve Miller and party
- Probably Cleve Miller sits behind the wheel of an automobile; mountain lion (puma) carcasses lie on the hood and running board of the automobile and are draped over the wheel wells. Shows storefronts and trees and park benches in the small town...
- Puma--Control--1920-1930.; Automobiles--1920-1930.; Hunting--1920-1930.; Pumas--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1929?]
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of store fronts
- Sinclair Oil Company building
- Exterior view of the brick, two-story Sinclair Oil Company building, possibly in Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a sloped roof, parapet and windows adorned with awnings. People stand upon a loading dock and automobiles are parked near by....
- Sinclair Oil Corporation--Buildings--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mule-drawn wagon at Sneffels
- A team of mules pull a wagon loaded with probably a boiler in front of the hand-hewn post office and general store in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Men sit atop the boiler and pack train mules loaded with supplies and canvas ore bags are near...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Rodeo special events carriage racing
- Shows a carriage racing event possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Judges stand in the middle of the arena as the carriages race by.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Racing--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Hot Springs, Arlington Hotel
- View of the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs (Garland County), Arkansas. Shows a four-story Spanish Renaissance style structure with balconies, two balconied corner towers, dormer windows, and an arcade. A horse-drawn carriage and a horse-drawn coach...
- Arlington Hotel (Hot Springs, Ark.)--1900-1910.; Hot Springs (Ark.)--1900-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- 1901
- The canon descends at an average of a hundred and fifty feet per mile
- View along Clear Creek, at Huntsman Bridge of the Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden bridge built up on a stone block foundation.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- The ten dollar beauty, circus parade
- Robed Black men pull a wagon in the Burlesque Parade of the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man in women's clothing rides a fake horse; a clown stands by.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- A Denver street alley
- A boys plays craps in an alley in Denver, Colorado, men and boys walk by. A sign on a building at the end of the alley reads: "Poultr[y]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gambling--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- August 15, 1929
- Woman and child feed pigeons
- A woman and a child feed pigeons near a fountain in an urban park, probably in California. People sit on concrete curb that surrounds the fountain, others walk by.
- California--1900-1930.; Animal feeding--California--1900-1930.; Fountains--California--1900-1930.; Pigeons--California--1900-1930.; Women--California--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 to 1930?]
- Feeding pigeons
- A woman and a little girl feed pigeons near a fountain in an urban park, probably California. People sit on a concrete bench that surrounds the park, others walk by.
- California--1900-1930.; Animal feeding--California--1900-1930.; Fountains--California--1900-1930.; Girls--California--1900-1930.; Pigeons--California--1900-1930.; Plazas--California--1900-1930.; Women--California--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Charles Lindbergh leaving Lowry Field for parade
- Charles Lindbergh arrives in Denver, Colorado after his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean; riding with him in the convertible automobile are Governor William Adams and Benjamin Stapleton. A crowd of people, including an African-American...
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 September 27]
- Sewer crew
- Two men pull a coworker from an alley sewer hole, Denver, Colorado. The man in the hole wears a mask, other men stand by.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Manholes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Sewers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Man Poses in a buckboard
- A man sits in a buckboard with pneumatic tires hitched to a dark colored horse. He holds the reins and sits near a whip. He wears a suit, gloves, and a hat. Another man stands in the distance near another buggy that drives by.
- Carts & wagons--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Farmers Union Ditch
- View of Farmers Union Ditch irrigation head gates in San Luis Valley, (Saguache or Rio Grande County), Colorado; men, women, and buggies stand by.
- San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Irrigation--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- United States Signal Station on Pikes Peak
- View of the United States signal station and boulder field at the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Three men are near the stone building, one stands with a tripod and camera, one is in a horse-drawn buggy, another stands close by....
- United States. Army. Signal Corps.--Buildings--1880-1890.; Meteorological stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Signal stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Parade for opening of Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- View north on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, from the January 1, 1896, opening day parade for the Ice Palace built for the Crystal Carnival. Spectators fill the street in front of the Lake County Courthouse as the Leadville Snowshoe Club,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- July 4th 1884, G.A.R. & P.S.O.A.
- At the July 4th, 1884, parade down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, small groups of spectators line the street of the business district as long lines of marching units with flags file by. The scene includes carriages, wagons, businesses in...
- Fourth of July.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- Billets the ingots or original cakes of steel get their first working over in this great rolling machine
- Interior view of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; shows male employee overseeing operation of huge rolling machine where steel ingots are thinned down to billets of various sizes.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- D&RGW Santa Fe, N.M. (2-8-2) 473 N.G. in front of depot, AT&SF (2-8-2) 3200 3200 S.F. std. passing.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 473 (2-8-2) with post office car 63 near the depot at Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Standard gauge Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe locomotive 3200 (2-8-2) and freight cars pass by.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1940-1950.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Santa...
- 1941 July 3
- Colo. Gato - Pagosa Jct
- A rustic gable-roofed train depot in Gato, also known as Pagosa Junction, Colorado, has signs reading "Gato," "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office," and "D & R G W R R [Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Road], Royal Gorge [?], Scenic Line."...
- Gato (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gato--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]