Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Early days of Cripple Creek mining camp
- View of restaurant in a canvas tent on a rustic log frame in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado; the canvas tent has attached signs "Lunchroom" and "Meals, 25 cents"; lettering on tent includes: "Restaurant," "Hot Soup 10 Cents," "Oysters...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior of a barbershop
- Barbers and clients pose in a barbershop in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Hand Massage 10 [cents]", "Hair Singed 10 [cents]", "Shampoo 10 [cents]", "Hair-Cut 10 [cents]", and "Shave 5 [cents]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barbers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Early days of Cripple Creek mining camp
- View of "Lunch Room" restaurant canvas tent on rustic log frame, Cripple Creek, Colorado; canvas tent has attached signs "Lunchroom" and "Meals, 25 cents"; lettering on tent includes: "Restaurant," "Hot Soup 10 Cents," "Oysters Short," "Sandwiches...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1892 or 1893]
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- View of Lincoln (Lancaster County), Nebraska. Shows two and three-story residences, commercial buildings, the First Presbyterian Church, the First Congregational Church, the Catholic Pro-Cathedral, and the Capital Hotel. Signs on buildings read:...
- Lincoln (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Nebraska--Lincoln--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Nebraska--Lincoln--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, taken from Aspen Mountain. Landmarks include the Hotel Jerome and the Wheeler Opera House. Red Mountain is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 17th St between Gilpin St and Williams St, Denver
- View of storefronts at 1719 East 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a sign reads: "Green Carpet Shoe Shine Parlor Shoe Repair" and "Shoe Shine $1.00 Cigarettes 65 cents Cold Pop 40 cents Coffee 30...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Shoe shining--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 March
- Dan's Corner Tavern
- A woman poses in front of Dan's Corner Tavern, 5302 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The bar, a former residence, has a cross-gabled roof, brick facing and several additions. Signs read, "AMAZINGLY LOW!!,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Elyria Swansea neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Signs (Notices); Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 1980
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 16, 1909 June 5
- Evans block
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) St., Denver, Colorado. Signs: "The Hurlbut Grocery Co., Columbine butter 30 [cents], Columbine milk 3 gal. for 25 [cents], Coffee 25 [cents] a pound." The Daniels and Fisher...
- Hurlbut Grocery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- May, 1913
- Evans Block - photo taken on Sunday
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs: "Evans Block," "The Post Studio," "Morovit Coffee 30 [cents]," "Big fresh roasted peanuts, 1 for 15 [cents], 2 for 25 [cents]," "Hurlbut's,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- May, 1913
- Mary's Hotel
- Miners pose with a woman near an earthen cabin in Alaska. A sign reads: "Doughnuts & Coffee 25 [cents] Coffee & Pie 25 [cents] Pork & Beans 25 [cents]".
- Hotels--Alaska--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--1890-1900.
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 29, 1909 September 4
- Poates Barber Shop- haircuts .15 [cents] [sic]
- Boys line up outside Poates Barber Shop at 2921 West 25th Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Children Hair-cut 5 [cents]", "Until Barbers Get Standard Prices Haircuts 15 [cents] First Class Work Clean Linen Used", and "3 Barbers".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 1, 1914 October 10
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1918 December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1919 April
- Cripple Creek
- View of a brick warehouse and a frame horseshoeing business on East Warren Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men and a woman pose on the wooden sidewalk, and a man is on a horse-drawn wagon with lettering that reads: "W.J[?]. Hill,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Workshops--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Shinkle, Frank S.
- 1904?
- Gerardi's Market corner Main and Maple
- Jim Gerardi stands behind his Ford pickup truck in front of his grocery store in Trinidad, Colorado. A boy stands on a sidewalk as a customer comes out of the Piggly Wiggly store next door. Lettering on the pickup reads: "Gerardi's," "Meats,"...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business people--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Grocery Stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Gerardi, Jim.
- ca. 1922
- Soda shop counter
- Men pose near the counter at a soda fountain probably in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. Advertisements read: "Hopale or Malt Tea 20 [cents] Two For 35" and "Coca Cola or Ironport 10 [cents] A Pint."
- Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Soda fountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Buildings commercial
- View of a candy store and flower shop in Denver, Colorado. Signs in the windows read: "Alpha Floral Company", "Athens Confectionery Co. 1008", "Special Sale Cream Chewing Taffy 10 [cents] lb", "Ice Cream Soda Phosphates all flavors 5 [cents]", and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Florist shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Big snow of December 1913
- A young boy poses in front of a tall snowman next to a snowcovered post, downtown Denver, Colorado. Snow piles have American flags stuck in them for decoration. The sidewalks are cleared, while the street shows deep snow heavily tracked. Signs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Storefront
- Three men, two with aprons, stand at the entrance of J. D. Miller's Meat Market at 1035 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. A large display of turkey carcasses hang from hooks across the front of the store, signs read: "Miller's Home...
- J. D. Miller's Meat Market (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- 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]
- Denver, 1600 Wazee
- View shows a bicycle against a curb, a horse drawn buggy, and the Sheridan House at 1600 Wazee Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Sheridan House, rooms 50 (cents), 75 (cents), and $1.00 per day," signs: "Paint Shop," "Jackson...
- Sheridan House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]
- Pueblo, Colorado - Union Avenue, Bartel, 9000, 10/94
- View of a decorative brick building along Union Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado. Signs read: "Bloch Brothers, West Virginia, Mailpouch Tobacco, Chew," "Barnett & Franklin, California Wine House, 118 Union Ave.," "Star Lodging House, 25 [cents], single...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Evans block = photo taken on Sunday
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs: "The Pythias Club," "The Hurlbut Grocery Co.," "Lunch, Bill keeps this place, this place keeps Bill," "Special breakfast, pork chops, hot...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- May, 1913
- Parlor Restaurant
- Exterior view of the Parlor Restaurant in Georgetown, Colorado. Three men and a girl stand on the worn boardwalk in front of the one-story false front building. The building features a white clapboard top and dark paint from the bracketed cornice...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Downtown Denver
- View of Curtis Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, businesses, cars, the Kenyon, Loop, and Hall Hotels, and "Weinberg's Sample Store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 February 2
- John M. Deutsch
- View of a barber shop on 15th (Fifteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by storefronts and a barber pole with lettering: "Shave 10 cents Haircut 25 cents."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Tabor Theater
- View of the Tabor theater 16th (Sixteenth) Street entrance in Denver, Colorado. People, boys, and bicycles are by the arched entry and ticket window; electric signs read: "Continuous Vaudeville 5 [cents] 10 [cents]." Poster advertises "The Balkan...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Indians trading at a frontier town
- Native American (tribe unknown) men and women trade with white men in a town. One woman wears a cradleboard. Prominent signs read: "Cigars", "Shaving 25 [cents]", "Hair Cutting 45 [cents]", and "Western Clo[thing]".
- Indian traders--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Aspen Street in Arrowhead
- A couple walks along center of Aspen Street, Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. Log structures, one tent and false fronts line dirt street with tree stumps. The Graham advertises: "At All Hours, Graham's Meals 25 cents, Lodging 25 and 35 cents." A beer...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- 1905 July 16
- Morey Junior High School, Oct. 1940, voting
- Boy and girl students cast ballots at Morey Junior High School at 840 East 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bookcase serves as the voting booth. Shows wooden desks and a blackboard with a map of the...
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 Oct. 16
- Red ticket wagon
- Men pose by a painted ticket sales wagon for the Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East show; they include: (L to R) Charles Metius, Treasurer, C. N. Thompson, Legal Adjuster, and Benny Keeler, Ticket Seller." Ed Dowling stands on...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1909
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, looking north toward Gunnell Hill. In the foreground is depression in the ground surrounded by a fence. Behind it is a rundown house and a telephone post. Several cars are parked next to the telephone post. A man...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Wild West Show main entrance
- A group of men stands under the main entrance tent to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The words "Main Entrance Buffalo Bill's Wild West" are painted on the top canvas of the tent. A banner hangs at the back of the tent reading "Doors open at 1 & 7...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Entrance to grounds ticket office
- A large group of people walks in front of the ticket office wagon near the entrance to the grounds of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men and women wear straw hats and carry umbrellas. A banner hanging from the top of the ticket...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
- A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Brick Block
- View of the Brick Block probably on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. A horse drawn wagon is parked in the dirt street in front of brick buildings. The buildings have ornate cornices with brackets and dentils. One buildings has...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Public baths--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Shops & stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- 6 army tanks hauling box car out of street in front of Union Depot
- Army tanks hooked in tandem pull a railroad boxcar out of a mud covered street after a flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Commercial buildings are in the distance. Signs read: "Silver State Hotel Furnished Rooms 25 cents and 50 cents" and "The Rocky...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Tanks (Military...
- [1921]
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 2
- Young People's Society
- This is a concert program for the Young People's Society at Central Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening December 12, 1889. Admission to the concert was 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children, and were sold at the door.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1889 December 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 14, 1911 April 1
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 3, 1921 March
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 47, 1910 November 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 4, 1911 January 21
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 19, 1911 May 6
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 22, 1914 August 22