Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hoffman Heights Housing Development, Interior Original Brick House, Kitchen
- Black and white print of Hoffman Heights house interior in Aurora. Kitchen from an original brick house, address unidentified. Lower cabinets with drawers above. Dark countertop with canisters, a teapot, and a cake holder. Upper cabinets break for...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1952
- Drug store interior, Central City
- Glass display cabinets are in the foreground in Best's Drug store in Central City, Colorado. One contains wallets and has white, glass bottles on top of it. A sign on the side of the cabinet reads "Shaving Cream 25 cents and 50 cents." Glass...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1891]
- Cecil Hernandez
- Cecil Hernandez, a Mexican immigrant and founder of MasterCraft Cabinets, Inc., reads an issue of La Voz, Colorado's first bilingual newspaper, Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business people.; Hernandez, Cecil--Pictorial works.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1984
- Central City drug store
- Four men in dark suits stand around a display cabinet in the back of Best's drug store in Central City, Colorado. Two display cabinets, one horizontal and one vertical, are in the foreground. The cabinet in the center of the image contains wallets...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1891]
- John Sydney Brown residence
- Interior view of cabinets and the ceiling in a circular room of the John Sydney Brown house at 909 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The cabinets have glass doors, and the ceiling has decorative trim and woodwork.
- Brown, John Sydney--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- Interior view of the Victorian style Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a presentation stage with an indian statue and faux grotto with stalactites and stalagmites, bentwood chairs are arranged in rows for an audience....
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- View of part of the interior of the ornate Victorian style Colorado Mineral Palace in the city of Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a proscenium stage with the statue of an Indian woman, artificial coal, and stalactities. There is a domed and...
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Motor vehicle dept., licensing office
- Two unidentified men pose with open file cabinets at the Department of Motor Vehicle Licensing Office in Denver, Colorado. On the walls are calendars from the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee and the Pacific Life Insurance...
- Filing cabinets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Municipal services--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [February 3, 1934]
- Kitchen cabinets in the David W. Brown House
- Photograph of a section of wooden kitchen cabinets in the David W. Brown House in Englewood, Colorado. Built in the Prairie style by David Brown, a founder of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. George Williamson was the architect. A...
- Brown, David W.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--History.
- 1978 September
- Elderly man shaving, Chama, Colo.
- An elderly Hispanic American man, identified as Mr. Atencio, sits at a table in his kitchen and shaves in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. A coffee cup with a shaving brush and a small mirror are on the table. Kitchen cabinets are on the wall.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Chama--Pictorial works.;...
- 1950 September
- Wight Building, eastern division, accounting department
- Men and women work at desks in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company accounting office in the Wight Building, 1430 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. Shows office supplies, adding machines, telephones, and file cabinets. Coats and hats...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Assay office interior
- Interior view of an assay office and laboratory in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows laboratory equipment, chemical glassware, tools, typewriter, desk, rotating chair, stools, closet, lamps, cabinets, workbench, funnels and a brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Assayers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Laboratories--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cripple Creek school board
- Interior view of an office with men and women, identified as members of the Cripple Creek school board in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows desks, rotating chairs, typewriter, cabinets, a safe, clock, hung portraits, a wall calendar,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; School board members--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Sideboard
- Shows a mahogany sideboard in Chippendale style. It has end cabinets, six legs, pierced and carved gallery, four drawer, carved applique details and a glass top.
- Buffets (Furniture)--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925]
- Cabinet shop
- Interior view of a woodworking shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, cabinets, lumber, a bicycle, and a counter with planes, files, and other tools.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabinetmaking--Denver--1910-1920.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Office
- Interior view of an office in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, filing cabinets, a roll top desk, and a stove.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Interior of the Colo. Mineral Palace
- View of the ornate Victorian style interior of the Colorado Mineral Palace in Pueblo Pueblo County, Colorado. Shows a broad uncluttered hardwood floor, a domed roof supported by gilded columns with glass viewing cabinets in the bases with...
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [1891]
- City library - Ft. Collins
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Pale wood tables and chairs, cabinets, shelved books, arched windows, and hanging glass lamps comprise furnishings.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- The interior of the State Mercantile Company in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, has cabinets displaying linens, china, and clothing; shoe boxes fill shelves; lamps are overhead.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- The Mosman Store in Ft. Collins
- Store interior in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado has men and women posing by glass cabinets. Hats and boxes are on display.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Interior of saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men with hats and overcoats stand near bar and two bartenders (Tom and Jerry sign on backbar) stand behind bar, scene includes bare lightbulbs extending from ceiling, bottles of alcohol and liquor...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- Jewelry store, Salida, Colorado
- Interior of a store in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, includes display cases with pocket watches, a sign: "R. G. W. Inspec[?]," cabinets with silver and crystal, plaster busts of Native Americans, palms, plaster figures, a case of poker chips...
- Indians of North America in art--Colorado--Salida--1890- 1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Powell House
- Interior view of Powell House dining room, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows tables, linen, china, silverware, goblets, rolled napkins, potted plants, floral wall paper, cabinets and buffets. Art hangs on the walls.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Meuth's
- Interior view of Meuth's drug store and soda fountain, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows an ornate wood and mirror soda fountain machine with marble counter, twisted wire barstools, ceiling fans, a curtained, spindle and bead room...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a wood table and chairs, cabinets and shelves with cups, saucers, and plates, a flower vase, thermometer, and stairs.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Harriet Rhoads
- Harriet Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads plays in the kitchen with her toy pots and stove, Denver, Colorado. Shows: cabinets, chair, rug.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Toys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.
- [1923?]
- Kitchen in the Denver Press Club building
- An interior view of the kitchen in the Denver Press Club building located at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. A staircase leads down to a kitchen; shows a large cast iron stove with oven, large sink and cabinets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Denver Press Club.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Heap of papers
- Office interior with a woman on the floor covered from her neck down in a large pile of magazines and papers; her high heeled shoes poke up from the pile. Shows file cabinets and drawers in background, Denver, Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Interior of Gerson Gusdorf store
- Interior of Gerson Gusdorf's two-story store, Taos, New Mexico. Shows glass display cabinets with souvenir pots, dolls and postcards; stair and second floor railings covered with Native American blankets; dry goods displayed behind grocery counter;...
- Taos (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.; Interiors--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.; Gusdorf, Gerson--Homes & haunts.
- 1925 September 30
- Interior of Gerson Gusdorf store
- Interior of Gerson Gusdorf's two-story store in Taos, New Mexico. Shows stair and second floor railings covered with Native American blankets; glass display cabinets with souvenir pots, dolls, drum, bows; signs read; "Chancellor cigar", "Twin pop...
- Taos (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.; Interiors--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.; Gusdorf, Gerson--Homes & haunts.
- 1925 30 September
- Man with model train
- Office interior with an unidentified man next to a model train that is set up on a track, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items in the cluttered room include: an eye chart, cabinets with glass doors, books, a stuffed owl, and newspapers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Model railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [January, 1900]
- Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, New Mexico, During the incumbency of Governor L. Bradford Prince. Dining Room
- Interior view of the dining room of the Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, New Mexico. A table with a table cloth is set with silver service and candles. Greenery hangs from a chandelier over the table. Various tables, cabinets, and paintings line...
- Prince, L. Bradford (Le Baron Bradford), 1840-1922--Homes & haunts.; Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; New...
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- Jerome Dingerson, operator of Courier (?-1950)
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trowsers, kneels to the left of a row cabinets holding printing type and places type into a tray from an...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Typesetting--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Interior - mantle / door
- Interior presentation view of a room in a residence in Denver, Colorado; shows wood cabinets, mirrors, columns, entablature, carved wood, and a marble fireplace with a pressed metal interior.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mantels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Dining room in O. P. Grove's residence
- Interior presentation view of the dining room in the O. P. Grove residence in Denver, Colorado; shows carved wood cabinets, china and silver dinnerware, a table and chairs, and a leaded glass window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Grove, O. P.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- F. E. Huggins, diamonds, watches, jewelry, silver and plated ware, repairing a specialty. Tejon Street, cor. Pike's Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Col.
- Interior view of Huggins jewelry store in Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; shows ornate cabinets with entablature, display cases, clocks, and firemen's horns or bugles.
- F. E. Huggins Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry--1860-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1860-1880.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- W.H. Standart, wholesale and retail dealer in boots and shoes, Tejon Street, opposite Post Office, Colorado Springs, Col.
- Interior view of the Standart shoe store in Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; shows a man and woman posing by cabinets of shoeboxes.
- W.H. Standart Boots and Shoes--1860-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Choir robes were made by church members
- An older woman dressed in a dark suit, a hat, and glasses dresses a small girl, who stands on a folding chair in a church in Bailey, Colorado. The child wears a choir robe, trousers, and shoes. The interior furnishings of the church include metal...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell, Mrs.; Tripp, Amy.
- 1958 December 15
- Interior of the Knight McClure Music Co.'s warerooms
- An interior view of the warehouse of the Knight McClure Music Company located between 1637 and 1643 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows pianos, piano stools, brass and string instruments in cabinets; smaller wind instruments such as flutes,...
- Knight-McClure Music Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior Tabor Grand barber shop, Denver, Colorado Jas. F. McAvoy, proprietor
- An interior view of the Tabor Grand Barber Shop located in the Tabor Grand Opera House on 16th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows barber shop chairs, sinks, cabinets and counters. The walls are trimmed with floral patterned wallpaper and...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barber shops--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior, Knight & Atmore's Clothing and Furnishing Store
- Interior view of Night and Atmore's Clothing and Furnishing Store on 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe streets. Shows an open room with stacks of fabrics on tables and glass cabinets and shelving on the side wall.
- Knight & Atmore's Clothing & Furnishing Store (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Showrooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- D&RGW dining car one of four-36 seat diners built May 1927 by American Car & Foundry Co.
- Interior view of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining car kitchen; shows men posing in uniform by stainless steel cooking pots, bins, sinks, faucets, and cabinets.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; Kitchens--1920-1930.; Railroad dining cars--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- D&RGW dining car galley - built May 1927 by American Car & Foundry Co.
- Interior view of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining car kitchen; shows a man in chef uniform stirring a double boiler. He is surrounded by stainless steel pots, counters, cabinets, sinks, and faucets.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Cookery--1920-1930.; Cooks--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; Kitchens--1920-1930.; Railroad dining cars--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--1920-1930.
- [between 1927 and 1930?]
- 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]
- Denver residence interior, before 1902
- Interior of a Denver residence shows a long rectangular room with an ornate inlaided sleigh bed, rocking chair, settee, arm chairs, small tables, fireplace with screen, bellows, firewood basket and mantle covered with candlesticks and clock,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Beds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Denver, business, mortuaries, embalming table
- View of an embalming room in (probably) Olinger's Mortuary, in Denver, Colorado; medical table in foreground; cabinets against wall hold chemical bottles, surgical tools, vials and basins.
- Olinger Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Morgues & mortuaries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Undertaking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Daniels & Fisher
- Interior view of Daniels and Fisher store offices in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, a woman, a roll top desk, a telephone, spittoon, and file cabinets.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902?]
- 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?]
- 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?]