Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Barnum Elementary School social science class project
- Photograph of the inside of a 6B classroom at Barnum Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Most of the class sit at tables facing the chalkboard while at least nine stand at the chalkboard facing the the class and camera. All of the standing...
- Pottery.; School children.; Barnum School (Denver, Colo.); Barnum (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1925
- Women's Christian Temperance Union mission
- A large group of women and young children stands in front of the Women's Christian Temperance Union Mission at 1100 10th Street in Denver, Colorado. (The mission was reloatced to 11th Street in 1902.) A sign reading "W.C.T.U. Mission" hangs from...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Black Hawk - 1942, schoolroom
- Interior view of schoolroom, toward sunlit windows in Black Hawk, Colorado. In corner of room is a chalkboard, teacher's desk (covered with books) and chair, two chairs against the wall under the chalkboard, and a cylindrical trashcan. Student...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Education--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Miss Gibbons schoolroom, Black Hawk, 1942
- Interior view of schoolroom in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows heating stove with stovepipe, four rows of student desks facing chalkboard, support beam in middle, calendar hanging on wall, and clock hanging over chalkboard at front of room. Bright...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Education--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Bar interior, Victoria Hotel, Salida
- View of the interior of the tavern in the Victoria Hotel in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a brick wall, with a carved wood back bar with stained glass panes instead of a mirror. A Budweiser chalkboard lists the specials, and hangs above...
- Victoria Hotel & Tavern (Salida, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Salida (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bartenders.; Interiors.; Bars (Furniture).; Victoria Hotel & Tavern (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1989
- Nallen's Irish Pub
- View of Nallen's Irish Pub, 1429 Market Street, in Lower Downtown Historic District (LoDo), Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a blond-brick, two-story commercial style building with a cornice, brackets, with large display...
- Nallen's Irish Pub (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Nallen's Irish Pub (Denver,...
- 2006
- Morley bathhouse and lamp house
- A miner leans in the doorway of the lamp house at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. The man wears work clothes, boots, and a cap with an oil wick cap lamp. The lamp building is a small cinder block...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Mine...
- 1914 May 7
- Fort Lewis, laboratory
- Young men in suits or military uniforms work in a laboratory at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Students stand near probably a scale (balance); one holds possibly a mortar and pestle. A...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, laboratory
- Young men in suits or military uniforms work in a laboratory at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows tables with glass beakers, shelves with bottles and jars, scales (balances), and a...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Lakewood Elementary School
- Interior view of a classroom at Lakewood Elementary School in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A woman, probably a teacher, wears a one piece button-down dress and sits beside a table piled with stacks of books. Boys and a woman with a head...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Classrooms--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Teachers--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.
- 1957 May 15
- Wetmore, Colorado Wetmore school - teacher Wm. Brock; home at Shell Knob, Mo.
- Interior view of a schoolroom in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado, shows children sitting at their desks, their teacher, William Brock, in the back of the room next to the iron stove, an iron light fixture hanging from the ceiling, and the words:...
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rural schools--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Colo. Springs Post Office
- Interior view of Colorado Springs post office, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows wood teller's booths, United States flags, and an embossed ceiling. Signs and chalkboard read: "General Delivery," "Ladies," "Open from 8 A. M. to 7...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- Cutler, Wm. F. Strieby, Chimsty [sic]
- Interior view of a Cutler Hall chemistry classroom, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows wooden desks, scientific glassware, a chalkboard, parlor stove, and oil chandeliers. Professor William Strieby poses with...
- Colorado College--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Classrooms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Strieby,...
- 1890
- Typing class at Alamosa High School, 1941
- Girls sit at typewriters in a classroom at Alamosa High School, Alamosa County, Colorado. Some of the girls wear glasses, some have curled hair. A blackboard in the background has a bulletin board along the upper edge with two 1941 calendars, one...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Typewriting--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Capricious at the First Creek School for Retarded Children
- Children of various ages work on wooden puzzles at a rectangular table at a school in Aurora, Colorado. Two men in suits and ties, observe the children, one leaving over a child to see his puzzle from above. Another school table, with a September...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Special English class sponsored by United Mexican-American Students at CU
- An instructor at a podium lectures students in a special English class at the University of Boulder in Boulder, Colorado. The is class sponsored by United Mexican-American Students. Writing on the chalkboard reads: "Hellems Annex 356 EXT. 8521...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.;...
- 1971
- Western States Oil Exchange
- View of ornate doorway to Keely Building, 1641 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Keely Building," "Western States Oil Exchange." Posters read: "First To Fight, U. S. Marine corps," and "Want to Fight? - U. S. Marines." Chalkboard...
- Western States Oil Exchange (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- Aspen schoolroom
- Students at an elementary school sit in wooden desks in Aspen, Colorado. The girls wear dresses with puffed sleeves and high collars; boys wear long-sleeved shirts, jackets, and trousers. Several of the students hold open books in their hands. The...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Aspen--18801-1890.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--18801-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Steve Robinson, La Salle, volunteers to teach migrant children Platteville
- Steve Robinson, a teacher, shows a flashcard to a classroom of Hispanic and white students in Platteville (Weld County), Colorado. A chalkboard is in the room.
- Hispanic Americans--Education--Colorado--Platteville--1960-1970.; Platteville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Classrooms--Colorado--Platteville--1960-1970.; School children--Colorado--Platteville--1960-1970.; Teachers--Colorado--Platteville--1960-1970.;...
- 1963
- Girl Scouts
- A young African American (Black) girl stands behind a table cluttered with a cake, balloons, and gifts in a classroom in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a Brownie uniform with the badges and insignias removed. Cakes on the table read: "Happy...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Congress in Session
- Students sit at desks in a classroom in Denver, Colorado. Their books are open and a few students stand at the front of the classroom. Reproductions of classical Greek sculptures are mounted on shelves. Writing on the chalkboard reads: "Grade 8A,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 June
- Asst. Chief Bonelle - officer's school
- Chief Bonelle, a Denver fireman, explains a valve mechanism in a Denver, Colorado, classroom. A diagram of a building is on the chalkboard.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1940.; Valves--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Drafting school old prison
- Convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City Colorado, work at drafting tables. Hanging flourescent lamps, a chalkboard with equations, pipes and cans furnish the interior of the classroom.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Drawing--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1963
- C.S.P. class
- Convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, sit at a table in wooden chairs with numbers hand-written on the backs. They watch an instructor use a pointer on a chalkboard with labelled, anatomical details of the bovine reproductive...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Classrooms--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1963
- Southern Colorado State College
- Chemistry students at the Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo, Colorado, sit on swivel chairs at lab tables with drawers, plugs, valves, and books. Reflector lamps hang from the interior ceiling and a chalkboard is behind the instructor.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Southern Colorado State College.
- 1969
- Southern Colorado State College
- Sitting at a lab desk at the Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo, Colorado, a woman looks at a model of a dissected frog. She wears a plaid skirt and vest, and has one hand on a microscope. A reel to reel tape recorder is on the counter, and...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dissections--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Frogs--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Southern Colorado State College.
- 1969
- Queen City Meat Market
- Men, women and a child pose in front of a meat market at 12 Pierpont Street (later Washington Street, Five Points neighborhood) in Denver, Colorado. Painted signs on the brick, two-story commercial building read: "H.L. Morris, Dealer in Staple and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Miss Gibbons schoolroom, Black Hawk, 1942
- Interior view of schoolroom, Black Hawk, Colorado; shows two women seated against a chalkboard adjacent to the entry, a large support beam in middle of the room, students' desks in three rows, stove and stovepipe, and a piano.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Education--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Ollie's Pool Hall
- Light comes through a window and a transom into shadowy Ollie's Pool Hall in Fruita, Colorado. Men, some holding cue sticks, pose in front of the three pool tables; a bench is on one side of the room, and chairs and a cast iron stove are on the...
- Fruita (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Fruita--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- History class
- Rolled maps of Europe and France hang on the interior walls of this University of Colorado at Boulder classroom, and busts of men are drawn on the chalkboard. A spindleworked, wooden desk and chair are on a dais with windows behind it; student...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Higher mathematics
- Classroom interior at the University of Colorado at Boulder has plaster and string models of mathematical constructs on a table and in glass enclosed shelves. Theodolites on tripods are to the sides, and various three dimensional shapes are drawn...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Science classroom
- Scientific equipment fills the interior of this classroom at the University of Colorado at Boulder. An optical bench tops glass fronted cabinets, equipped with lenses, prisms, lamps, and filters. Glass retorts and alembics are on shelves;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Stedman School students in classroom
- Photograph of a classroom of students at Stedman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In the photograph several of the students are doing a variety of tasks. Two girls sit at a table looking at a book, a boy stands at the same table putting a...
- Classrooms.; Stedman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Safety Project at Wyman School
- Safety project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. A young girls stands in front of a large piece of paper attached to the chalkboard, the paper is titled "Safety Poem."
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School French class
- Photograph of a French class at the original Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. The students all sit at tables while the instructor stands at the chalkboard.
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- Asbury Elementary School students writing on chalk board
- Photograph of several unidentified students and a teacher standing at a chalkboard writing their lessons at Asbury Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
- Asbury School (Denver, Colo.); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- Denver elementary teacher with students
- Photograph of a teacher in a Denver Public School classroom with four of her students. Two boys sit at a table with typewriters in front of them and hearing headphones. Their heads are turned to look at two unidentified girls standing at a...
- Typewriters.; Classrooms.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1961 February 3
- Elementary typing class
- Photograph of four unidentified boys sitting at metal desks while using typewriters. Behind them a girls erases multiplication problems off of a chalkboard.
- Typewriters.; Classrooms.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1961 February 3
- Ebert School Colorado visitor booth
- Photograph of a "Come to Colorado" visitors booth at Ebert Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. This booth was part of a class activity. An unidentified male and female student sit in the booth. They have paper dolls and brochures. Five other...
- Ebert School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1940 February