Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 3 and 4, 1924 March-April
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 13, 1914 April 11
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- Laradon Hall formerly Globeville School
- View of the entrance of Laradon Hall at 5100 North Lincoln Street in the Globeville neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story brick school has Tudor style elements including a Tudor arched door way and a steeply pitched roof with a front...
- Laradon Hall--Buildings--2000-2010.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Schools.; Laradon Hall--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2001
- Kittredge Building
- View of the Kittredge Building (architect A. Morris Stuckert, 1891)at 511 Sixteenth (16th) Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. Shows a seven-story vernacular, Richardsonian Romanesque, rusticated stone building. The first...
- Kittredge Building (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial buildings.; Historic buildings.; Kittredge Building (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- 1994
- Sandstone rock formation, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of a sandstone formation at sunrise in the Garden of the Gods located at 1805 North 30th Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The park was created in 1909 and is a registered National Natural Landmark.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1982
- Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of a sandstone formation referred to as "Balanced Rock" in the Garden of the Gods located at 1805 North 30th Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The park was created in 1909 and is a registered National Natural Landmark.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2001
- Reed family mausoleum, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
- View of the Reed family mausoleum located in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, 12801 West 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colo. Carved of Carrara marble by Raffaello Romanelli in Florence, Italy, the mausoleum is a small scale, late Gothic style interpretation...
- Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--2000-2010.; (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Tomb.; Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- c.2000
- Hall of Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo.
- View of the Hall of Engineering located on the Colorado School of Mines campus, 15th and Arapahoe Streets, Golden, Colo. The three-story building is constructed from local, red pressed brick and has rhyolite foundations with sandstone trim around...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--2000-2010.; State universities and colleges--Colorado--Golden--2000-2010.; Golden (Colo.)--200-2010.; Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--Pictorial works.; State universities and...
- 2001
- 4040 Montview Boulevard
- View of 4040 Montview Boulevard in the South Park Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This modified foursquare house (1910 : William E. Fisher) features a pedimented gable attic window, a covered porch and chimney.
- Smith, Stella Moore--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Smith, Stella Moore--Homes and haunts.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Park Hill...
- 2006
- "The Yearling" sculpture, outside Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "The Yearling" outside of the Children's Library of the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library, 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a fiberglass horse...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2007
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- "The First House in Denver" Postcard
- "Throw up your hands," painted by C.S. Stobie
- Photograph of an oil painting created by Charles S. Stobie. The painting, entitled "Throw up your hands," depicts Stobie pointing his rifle at the viewer. He wears a hat, jacket, cartridge belt and leather gaiters tied at the knee. He stands in an...
- Artists--American.; Military scouts.; Oil paintings--1890-1910.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- "The lost trail," painted by C.S. Stobie
- Photograph of an oil painting created by Charles S. Stobie. The painting, entitled "The lost trail," depicts Stobie sitting on a horse which stands on an ice covered river or pond. He wears a hat, fringed shirt and gaiters. He has his rifle across...
- Artists--American.; Military scouts.; Oil paintings--1890-1910.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Despondency
- Vase made by Artus Van Briggle. The vase is an inverted baluster shape with a curved shoulder, tapered circular base, a lip and a figure draped over the top lip. The glaze is matte green and the base has an etched carved signature.
- Vases--1900-1910.; Van Briggle Pottery Company.--Products.
- 1901
- Advertising photo; woman with stove
- A woman leans against a wood burning stove in this studio created advertisement for the stove. She wears a long skirt, blouse and a top hat. A pot is on the top burners and the oven door is open to display a dish.
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Court house Julesburg, Colo.
- View of the Sedgwick County Court House in Julesburg, Colorado. Architectural features include a hipped roof, a pediment, a large cupola with a clock, quoins, lintels, and a bracketed cornice. Two boys with bicycles in foreground. Water tower in...
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Julesburg--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- John Cleveland Osgood
- Head and shoulders portrait of John Cleveland Osgood, mining magnate in Crystal River Valley, founder of the Colorado Fuel Company, and idealist who created model workers' village of Redstone. He wears a suit with a vest and bow tie; his hair and...
- Osgood, John Cleveland, 1851-1926.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Broadcasting Station, Tiny Town, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale broadcasting station with KFEL radio towers, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920. The large adobe pueblo in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Radio stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Tiny Town
- Moving company owner, George Turner, poses with friends on Main Street of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buildings include a gas station, a replica of his warehouse, complete with its trademark light globes, grocery,...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1921]
- Tiny Town
- A one sixth scale riverboat, the S.S. Columbine, floats in a dammed lake created with water diverted from South Turkey Creek in Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Tiny Town
- View of the one-sixth scale library and twin spired church with rock lined walkways in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920.
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- The Tiny Town Special, a scaled steam engine, pulls passengers in open bench seat cars around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Other visitors stand next to their automobiles in parking lot under a sign:...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- Pop Goddard poses on engine No. 101 Tiny Town Special Railroad, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Children passengers peer out of coaches behind the Coors freight car. The train is parked in front of a residential area in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature...
- 1942
- Tiny Town
- Several visitors look over a fence at the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Town include a business district, radio tower, gas station and residences. The Tiny Town Express comes along the...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Turner's Tiny Town, near Indian Hills, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The buildings, which represent famous buildings from Colorado history, include Turner Fireproof Warehouse with trademark globes, pool hall,...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- View of the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes a business district, gas station, and twin spired church. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- Pop Goddard and a boy, both in overhalls pose on engine No. 101 Tiny Town Special Railroad, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Passengers peer out of cars. The train is parked in front of business district with the Central...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature...
- 1942
- Colorado Yesterday and Today
- Float with sign, "Colorado Yesterday and Today", Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows a large hand created mountain with Native Americans, mountain men, and mountain rescue climbers. The parade, Pageant of the Rockies, is part of the festivities of...
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1965
- Mining, Colorado
- View shows patterns created by veins of gold in a mine owned by Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado.
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Veins (Geology)--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921?
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- The Kruse-Center house, a one and one-half story, L-shaped, painted, clapboard house in Central City, Colorado, has a gabled roof and a chimney and sits below a hillside covered with a forest of trees. The trim is painted a darker color than the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Bryce Canyon
- View looking down on spires of sandstone, created by erosion, in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Bryce Canyon
- View, framed by three trees on the rim of a canyon, of sandstone formations created by erosion in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Bryce Canyon
- View of canyons and sandstone pillars created by erosion in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Cripple Creek prospectors
- Outdoor portrait of unidentified white men and (possibly) Asian man in a courtyard created by wooden buildings, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado; buildings have pitched roofs, vertical slats, two with brick chimneys, one with a metal stove...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Prospecting--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Prospectors Cripple Creek
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of unidentified white men and (possibly) Asian man at Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, in a courtyard created by wooden buildings with pitched roofs, vertical slats, and brick chimneys; the men stand near burros...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Prospecting--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Painted buffalo hide, Piegan Indians
- View of a painted buffalo hide created by Native Americans of the Piegan (Blackfoot) tribe, specimen no. IV-B, Museum fur Volkerkunde Berlin, Germany. It is stretched out and features rows of ornamental design.
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Leather painting--1900-1920.; Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Painted buffalo hide, (also worked with quills), Piegan Indians
- View of a painted and quill-worked buffalo hide created by Native Americans of the Piegan (Blackfoot) tribe, specimen no. IV-B 201, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin. It depicts arrow shapes lined up in columns and separated by a strip of quill work...
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Leather painting--1900-1920.; Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [1900-1920?]
- Buffalo hide, worked with quills, Piegan Indians
- View of a painted and quill-worked buffalo hide created by Native Americans of the Piegan (Blackfoot) tribe, specimen no. IV-B 206, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin, Germany. It has four rows of banded quill work above other, possibly unfinished,...
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Leather painting--1900-1920.; Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Buffalo hide, painted and quill-worked, Piegan Indians
- View of a painted and quill-worked buffalo hide created by Native Americans of the Piegan (Blackfoot) tribe, specimen no. IV-B 199, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin, Germany. It features guns and quivers, as well as a representation of guns shooting...
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Leather painting--1900-1920.; Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Painting the hide
- View of a Native American (Crow) woman wearing a long dress and sitting on the ground as she paints an animal hide. The hide is secured to the ground by stakes and lies in shade created by a canvas covered frame. A tepee, tepee frames, and a drying...
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.; Painting--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Entrance to Balcony House- outside
- A man kneels near the narrow entrance to Balcony House, an ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruin, near Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The entrance to the ruin is between a large boulder and cliff...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- San Ild. Pueblo
- View of one and two story adobe cluster homes at Native American (Tewa) San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. The pueblo buildings have wooden vigas, canales (down spouts), and chimney pots. Adobe hornos stand in the plaza created by the homes.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1910.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- April 21, 1908
- San Ild. Pueblo
- View of one and two story adobe cluster homes at Native American (Tewa) San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. The buildings have wooden vigas, canales (down spouts), and chimney pots. One building has a covered porch. A road leads into a large plaza...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1910.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- April 21, 1908
- Electric fountain
- Shows the electric fountain in City Park Lake in Denver, Colorado. The fountain was created by Fred W. Darlington and the first night of operation was May 30, 1908.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Evergreen dam & spillway
- A view of the Evergreen Dam built in 1925-1926 which created Evergreen Lake. The dam is located in Dedisse Park 2 miles west of Evergreen, Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Dedisse Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Evergreen Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pioneer monument
- Shows the Pioneer monument in Civic Center Park. The monument, created by Frederick MacMonnies of France, was dedicated on June 24, 1911. The man on the horse is a representation of Kit Carson; below him is a fountain and three other statues, a...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Statues.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Council at Medicine Creek Lodge with the Kiowa and Comanche Indians
- A council at Medicine Creek, Kansas. A Native American (Kiowa or Comanche) man stands in the center of a circle created by other men who sit and stand nearby. The men are near a group of trees. The men wear blankets and feathers in their hair.
- Comanche Indians--Kansas--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Kansas--1860-1870.; Kiowa Indians--Kansas--1860-1870.; Meetings--Kansas--1860-1870.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- McClellan House, 1940
- View of the McClellan House on Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado, built in the early 1870s by Erskine McClellan. The wood-construction house's gable end faces the street; painted shingles fill the point, under the eaves, and there are four tall...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; McClellan, Erskine--Homes & haunts.
- 1940