Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Printing shop
- View of the interior of a printing shop in Georgetown, Colorado. Cabinets and trays for type are along one wall, and a row of wood columns are in the middle of the room. A stovepipe, window and door are on the back wall. Three men are at the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Printing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Interior of Fowler or Sun's [sic] Store, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of Fowler & Son's grocery store, Fourth (4th) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; four men are identified as: Mr. Simson (behind counter), Mr. Watts (leaning on counter), a clerk and a customer; store area is stacked...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Simson, Mr.; Watts, Mr.
- 1895 December 25
- #305 Eisenkramer's Meat Market
- A bearded customer of Eisenkramer's Meat Market sits in front of the service counter holding a wrapped parcel of meat in his hands. A second parcel of wrapped meat is on the counter next to a ceramic bowl. Two employees stand behind the meat...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- Office of the Colorado, Glenwood
- View of the office of the Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado; wood counter extends across office space; woman stands behind end of counter, near "Cashier" signage; a lamp, pens, and various ledgers sit on countertop; supporting pillar...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Lobbies--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Restaurant interior
- Interior view of a restaurant in Denver, Colorado. A man stands behind a counter that has place settings and a coffee urn on it. Other patrons sit at the counter and at tables, a waiter stands by the counter
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- #306 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- A man sits on a stool in front of the customer counter in Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. A man wearing an apron and a man in a suit stand behind the counter. Animal carcasses, including a pig, birds, and beef, hang...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Pork--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- #319 Paonia Meat Market Eisenkramer's
- Interior view of the Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Man holding wrapped package of meat sitting on stool in front of customer counter. Butcher behind counter wearing apron. Items on counter: scale and cash register...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- Duckets Market, Ouray, Colo., 10:00 AM.
- Two butchers work behind the meat counter in Duckets Market as a customer waits for his order, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The meat in the refrigerated counter is labeled with name and price; other goods include packaged gravy and spaghetti...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Butchers--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Interiors.
- August 1978
- Tucker's Restaurant
- Interior view of Tucker's Restaurant, 110 East Pikes Pike Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the long rectangular space divided with a wood parition wall with heavy curtains to separate the dining tables from the service...
- Tucker's Restaurant (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cigars--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Showcases--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Central City residence interiors
- A sink, with a tall backsplash from which the faucets extend, forms one side of an L-shaped counter in a corner of a Central City kitchen. The other side of the L is a counter with a backsplash over drawers with round drawer pulls. Next to the sink...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Store interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Block Mercantile (later Hancock Brothers) in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves; merchandise includes cigars, canned goods, a wrapping paper rack, bin of avocados or squash (?), glassware, bunches of bananas, boxes of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- College Inn at Lakeside Amusement Park
- Nighttime view of the College Inn restaurant at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Art Deco lights illuminate the semi-circular lunch counter that is lined with stools on two sides. A menu board hangs above the...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1950.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 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]
- Ollie Burns Baker & Restaurant
- Two men and two women pose inside the Ollie Burns Bakery and Restaurant. A man in a cap and coveralls stands by the counter with his hand on a coffee cup, near a glass with napkins; a woman with a broad dark hat sits on one of the iron stools next...
- Fruita (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bakeries--Colorado--Fruita--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Interior of Building at Mission Viejo
- Looking down from overhead in interior of building. Brunette woman is sitting in chair and typing. Man is standing behind a counter and wearing and red and blue shirt with blue pants. Woman on the other side of the counter wearing a yellow shirt...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Man behind bar/restaurant counter
- A man poses behind the counter of a bar in Colorado. Bottles of liquor, a coffee urn, and mail boxes are behind the counter. A gas light hangs from overhead.
- Bars--Colorado--1910-1930.; Bartenders--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Groussman brothers meat counter
- Interior view of Groussman Brothers grocery store at 1301 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado. Shows butchers behind the display counter, meats with prices, scales, and hanging cuts of meat. Signs read: "Rath Packing Co, Hams And Bacon, Groussman...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 C
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Mr. Days Beauty Salon
- Interior view of Mr. Days Beauty Salon located at 1600 West Evans Avenue in the College Park / South Platte neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Day, in black trousers, and his staff pose near a counter a display case. A woman sits on a stool near...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; College Park - South Platte (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Beauty shops.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mr. Days...
- [1955]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, refreshment stand
- Workers stand at a refreshment stand at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. One man leans on the counter near a box labeled "Herbert Tareyton, Modern...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Facilities--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Food vendors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Shop in Chinatown
- Interior view of a gift and apothecary shop in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. Shows a counter with low Chinese style wooden stools, a wall of drawers topped with shelves of porcelain jars, a glass case and shelves of large tins marked with...
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores.; Gift shops.
- [1899]
- General store, interior
- Shows the interior of a general store in Colorado. Shows shelves filled with goods on side walls, a cast iron firewood stove in the center of the room, a man standing behind a counter and another standing in front of a counter in the background,...
- General stores--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Shoe repairman
- A cobbler sits behind a counter in his shop in Denver, Colorado. Shows are on a counter and on shelves nearby. Signs read: "My Will is Good My Price is Just I'll Treat You Right But I Cannot Trust" and "Not Responsible for Shoes Repaired Left Over...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shoemakers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Banker
- Interior of a bank shows a man seated at a desk behind a counter, probably in Denver, Colorado. On the desk is a vase of flowers, a stack of papers sits on the counter.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bankers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Dodge City. Interior of station
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a telegraph operator stands over his machine behind arched half-round windows in the Dodge City (Ford County), Kansas depot of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Wooden benches...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Dodge City (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Benches--Kansas--Dodge City--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Kansas--Dodge City--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Council Bluffs, Chicago & North-Western Railway station, interior
- Interior view of what is identified as the Chicago & North Western Railway Company station in Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. Men wear suits and ties and are behind a wood and marble counter near a ticket case. A man wears a scarf or...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Counters--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- John Nankervis at Nevadaville
- Interior view of a meat market in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows butchers in aprons behind the counter, framed paintings, a taxidermied deer head, an oil chandelier, glass front display cases and meat hanging on the walls. Scales are...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.; Butchers--Colorado--Nevadaville--1870-1880.; Interiors.
- [between 1870 and 1876?]
- #316 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- A butcher stands on a wooden stool next to a row of beef carcases hanging on hooks in Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Items in front of the customer counter: a crate of apples, a stool, and a barrel. Items on the...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- April 28, 1909
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines, chef preparing fish
- A kitchen helper wearing a white uniform and cap, bones a fish on a wooden counter in the kitchen of the mountain resort, Troutdale-in-the- Pines, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. A tray of fish covered with ice is on counter.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cooks--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Kitchens--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 30
- Scene in News-Times' office
- Three Rocky Mountain News staff reporters (two men and one woman) stand at a marble top counter or bar in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a newspaper with headline: "[?] Intervention In Mex[ico]" and passes a check to another man. Behind the...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Central City stores
- Butchered beef and other animal carcasses hang over a gravel floor on the perimeter of a meat locker in Central City, Colorado. A marble counter and a wooden counter with decorative carving is in the background. Scales are on either side of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Meat cutting--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Spencer Penrose
- Two men, including Spencer Penrose, stand behind a counter while another man signs the register in the lobby of the Portland Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado. All are dressed in suit and ties, one with a top hat. Behind the counter is a mail rack and...
- Portland Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Penrose, Spencer, 1865-1939.
- [1895?]
- Interior, Pease Store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Pease Store, in Georgetown, Colorado. A long counter runs the length of the room on the left, with large jars and a paper rack on top. Crates, boxes, and signs read: "Denver, Colo.," "Butter Nut Bread," "Auto Service," "Soda...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Navaho interior Butler's Trading Post
- Interior view of Butler's Trading Post near Shiprock, New Mexico. Shelves with various pottery, tins, and wooden crates line one wall. A metal scale stands on a table. A picket gate stands underneath the counter. A burlap sack that reads: "Van...
- Butlers Trading Post (Navajo Indian Reservation)--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Interiors--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Trading posts--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Central City Play Festivals
- Two people buy tickets from a woman behind a counter at the ticket office in Central City, Colorado. The woman, who has her back toward the camera, wears a jacket and print shirt, and the man wears a suit jacket, a white shirt with a pointed...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Theater audiences--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Clayton Store, Mutual Drug Co.
- Interior view of Clayton Store, Scholtz-Mutual Drug Company, 1775 Humboldt, Denver, Colorado; shows a cash register, soda fountain counter with stools, tables, chairs, glass display cases, a counter with boxes of cigars, merchandise, jars, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1922]
- The store (Moritz Drug Store)
- Men pose near the display case and soda fountain of the Moritz Drug Store at 20th (Twentieth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Displays of bottles, hats, and medicine are on shelves near the counter.
- Moritz Drug Store (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Soda...
- 1906 September
- Hardware store
- A man poses behind a glass display counter in a hardware store in Denver, Colorado. Keys, lightbulbs, and flashlights are on display behind the counter.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Braceros at Ft. Lupton unemployment office
- Mexican men stand at a counter in the unemployment office in Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. Mexican American men fill-out forms on the other side of the counter.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Mexicans--Employment--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Alien laborers--Mexican--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1960-1970.; Migrant agricultural...
- 1962 July 17
- The College Inn at Lakeside Amusement Park
- A woman stands behind the lunch counter at the College Inn restaurant at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Signs read: "College Inn," "Drink Coca Cola," "Refreshments," and "Pause Here - Refresh Yourself." Art Deco...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 2
- Soda fountain in club house, Overland Park
- Women, children and men sit at the soda fountain and refreshment stand in the clubhouse at the Overland Park auto camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A woman pours a soda while another watches. Two men sit on stools at the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- Grocery store, clubhouse, Overland Park
- Interior view of a grocery market in the clubhouse at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The shelves are stocked with canned, boxed, and fresh items including: "Arm & Hammer Baking Soda," "Quaker Corn Puffs," "Herman's...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- Delicatessen and steam table at Overland Park
- A woman lifts the lid of a container at the steam table in the clubhouse at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A cook who wears an apron and hat carves food for a man on the other side of the counter. A cooked duck is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Delicatessens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Restaurant at Overland Park auto camp
- Groups of people sit at tables and at the lunch counter of the restaurant in the clubhouse at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Cups, plates, and silverware are stacked on shelves. A large coffee maker is behind the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 June, July
- I want a wantad
- An elephant stands at the Denver Post newspaper classified advertising counter in Denver, Colorado. Men and women look on. Sign reads: "Want Ads." Banner reads: "...& Marcos Circus Days."
- Denver Post--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Counters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Elephants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper...
- 1931 August 18
- Interior of the Colorado Midland R.R. office
- Interior view of the Colorado Midland Railroad office at 1705 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Victor Gunderson wears a suit and hat and stands near the ticket counter. Posters and framed prints are on the wall of the office.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ticket Offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Gunderson, Victor.
- [between 1887 and 1889]
- First National Bank, Denver
- Interior sketch of First National Bank, Denver; two customers at left, two customers at counter; two bankers behind counter; signage: gold dust bought & sold, exchange bought & sold, and First National Bank; portraits, bench, clock, doorway also...
- Bankers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Banking--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; First National Bank of Denver.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Bar, the Colorado, Glenwood
- Two men stand behind the wooden counter of the bar at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; mirrors, ornate woodwork and liquor bottles on shelving behind the counter; humidor holding cigar boxes at far right; wooden chairs and table...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- 3rd St SF
- Interior view of the Southern Pacific Railroad station at Third and Townsend Streets in San Francisco (San Francisco County), California. Men and women are at the ticket counter by cast bronze lamps, a marble counter, and signs: "To Trains" and...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--California--San Francisco--1930-1940.; Passengers--California--San Francisco--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--California--San Francisco--1930-1940.; Ticket...
- 1938
- Agency of Mora Mercantile Co. at Ribera, N.M.
- Interior view of a branch of the Mora Mercantile Co. in Ribera (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Hispanic men pose near a counter. Clothing hangs from clotheslines, can goods crowd the shelves, and bolts of cloth are stacked near the counter. Shows...
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Ribera (N.M.)--1900-1920.; General stores--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Interiors--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Merchandise displays--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]