Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Abandoned store, Hooper
- View of an abandoned store in Hooper (Alamosa County), Colorado. The one story, wood, commercial style building has a false front. The building has a tin roof and a brick chimney. A Coca-Cola sign is hanging above the entrance.
- Hooper (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Abandoned buildings.; False fronts.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Hooper--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hooper--Pictorial works.; Hooper (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1979
- Louisville Historical Museum
- View of the facade and south elevation of the Louisville Historical Museum, at 1001 Main Street in Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado. The one-story wooden building has a gable roof, a false front and store front windows covered with striped...
- Louisville Historical Museum (Louisville, Colo.)--1990-2000; Louisville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Historic buildings.; Louisville Historical Museum (Louisville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--Louisville--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Diamond Store
- View of the front elevation of the Diamond Store at 2463 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a house with a single-story commercial addition. The store, constructed in the early twentieth-century, is brick...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Furniture stores.; Vending machines.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Secondhand trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vending...
- 1978
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co., Chevrolet
- A sign reads: "Chevrolet, Murphy Mahoney Motor Co." outside a brick commercial building with an arched cornice at 2986 Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Cars are on display inside the dealership. One-story businesses...
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1935]
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co., Chevrolet
- A man wears an overcoat and a felt hat and poses at the doorway of the Murphy Mahoney Chevrolet dealership at 2986 Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the one-story building next door read: "Lake Place Cafe,...
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1935]
- Dokey Circus, Denver
- View of circus tents, and an arched wooden entrance sign to "Dokey Circus" at an intersection on East 5th (Fifth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Advertisements on a sign read: "Coca-Cola, Every Bottle Sterilized," "The Model Cleaners and Dyers, Men's...
- Dokey Circus--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Show tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Variety store
- Interior view of a store in Denver, Colorado. Gift baskets, food, canned goods, and a lamp are on display. Men stand near a display of boxed candy. Signs read: "Coca-Cola," "Drink Old Orchard Pure Sweet Apple Cider It's Good," and "Austin's Old...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Paving at 13th and Tremont Streets
- Men pose on Tremont Street with a cement mixer, bags of concrete, and horses, Denver, Colorado. Building letters read: "The Mint Pharm[acy] J. M Reid Drugs - Drink Coca-Cola."
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Long Beach, looking down the Pike
- Pedestrians walk on the Pike boardwalk at Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California. Flags fly on the turrets and colonnades of Colonel Drake's Bath House, also known as "the Plunge." Shows the wood frame roller coaster at the end of the pier....
- Colonel Drake's Bath House (Long Beach, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Long Beach (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.; Boardwalks--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Harrison Ave., Leadville, Colo.
- View southeast down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes automobiles and trucks on the street and parked diagonally. Landmark buildings include the Hotel Vendome, the Hotel Delaware, the old Lake County Courthouse, the Fox Theater, the...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotel Delaware (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotel Vendome (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935]
- The main street, Leadville, Colorado
- A variety of signs hang perpendicular to buildings and are large as part of the automobile age in advertising. On the right side, there are "G.Z. Garage Storage," "Texaco, gasoline, motor oil," "Cities Service," "Hotel Vendome," "Bus Depot,"...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- Corner Stark Bros Mercantile Company Co St Elmo Colo
- Stark Brothers Mercantile Company, Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, interior shelves hold canned goods, kerosene lamps, shoes and starched collars. A "116 Oak" parlour stove is to one side; a Toledo scale is on the counter. Brand names include...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; General stores--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Scales--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Stoves--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Virginia Dale
- View of a log gas station in Virginia Dale, Larimer County, Colorado; shows people, parked cars, and signs: "Texaco, Gasoline, Motor Oil," "Quaker State, Motor Oil," "Ice Cold Drinks," "Corduroy Tires," "Orange Crush," "Coca-Cola," "Virginia Dale,...
- Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1930- 1940.; Log buildings--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 17
- Virginia Dale, Colo.
- View of a log gas station in Virginia Dale, Larimer County, Colorado; signs read: "Texaco, Gasoline, Motor Oil," "Quaker State, Motor Oil," "Ice Cold Drinks," "Corduroy Tires," "Orange Crush," "Coca-Cola," "Virginia Dale, Colo., Post Office."
- Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1930-1940.; Log buildings--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 17
- 16th, Denver
- Bird's eye view northwest on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; Kittridge building, Equitable building, steel frame for building under construction; numerous businesses including Carter Brothers Hardware (James S. & Oscar E., 301-303 16th),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Walsenburg
- View of a parade float, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows women in cloche hats, an automobile adorned with crepe paper and letter "K," a man in leather gaiters, United States flags, and window lettering: "Kirkpatrick's Coca-Cola Bottling...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Snow scene
- View down what may be Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, or a street in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, shows deep snow plowed to sides of street. Wood frame businesses line the street, signs advertise: "Coca-Cola" and "Schlitz."
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Denver from El Jebel Temple
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from El Jebel Temple (18th & Sherman); Trinity Methodist Church, Albany Hotel, Equitable building, tower & statue atop Mining Exchange building; steel frame for American National Bank building (17th & Stout)...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- Denver, Colo.
- Panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Denver Omnibus & Metropole," "Studebaker Automobiles, Flanders 20" "Moon Motor Cars, Rauch & Lang Electrics, Matheson Motor Cars, Vreeland Bros. Auto Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- The Gold Mining Stock Exchange, Cripple Creek
- View of the brick and stone Gold Mining Stock Exchange building in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Signs on the building read: "B. P. O. Elks, No. 316," "B. P. O. E. 316," "Light & Power," "Confectionery, Drink Coca-Cola delicious and...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 316 (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- DeMaineville Block in Leadville
- This view of the exterior of the DeMaineville Block in Leadville, Colorado shows the two story brick commercial block, built in 1882. The building features paired brackets, enriched cornice, corner double door entrance with stone quoins, molded...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1962?]
- Allen's Park
- View in Allen's Park, Colorado; shows a "T" shaped building with a low gable, across a dirt road; "Coca-Cola" sign on one wall and a phone booth and entryway on a perpendicular facade.
- Allenspark (Colo.)--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Barclay Block
- View of the Barclay Block building at 1751 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians stand on the sidewalks near parked automobiles and a horse-drawn buggy. Signs on the five-story building read: "Jazz," "1884," "Shoe Repair 1759," "Bush...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Denver skyline
- Downtown Denver, Colorado, skyline view from the Continental Oil Building southwest to foothills and Rocky Mountains, Colorado; signs include: "Refresh Yourself Drink Coca-Cola Delicious and Refreshing" and "The New Buick Is the New Style."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1928 and 1929]
- Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation delivery
- View of a Weicker Transportation and Storage Company truck delivering a large piece of machinery for the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Two men stand looking at the truck; one in overhalls and cap,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- [1952?]
- Mack Block
- View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado; stores and offices on the north east side include the Patterson Building, Kenmark Hotel, Mack Building; signs read: "Citizen's Savings Bank," "Silver State Savings," "Carpenter Hibbard Optometrists,"...
- Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; City & town...
- 1953 January 21
- Green's grocery (from rear)
- A brick garage is behind Green's Grocery & Market in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign in front of the garage reads: "This Building Will Be Down within [...] days McCrea Wrecking Co. AL54142." Large signs on both the garage...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Georgetown - 1944
- View of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street looking west in Georgetown, Colorado. Visible on the right side of the street are the three story brick Cushman Block, other storefronts, and the corner of the Fish Block; on the left a sign on the side of the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Colorado Statesman liquor store interior
- Chinese women and an African-American man stand behind the counter of a liquor store in Denver, Colorado. Liquor bottles and displays read: "Cream of Kentucky," "Old Quaker," "Wilken Family," "Coca-Cola," and "Golden Wedding".
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Chinese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937 September
- Automobile near Detroit Pharmacy
- View of an automobile covered with snow parked near the Detroit Pharmacy on 3rd (Third) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Cut-Rate Drugs Prescriptions," "Coca-Cola," and "Liquors."
- Detroit Pharmacy (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Automobile service garage
- View of an automobile repair garage at 1400 Oneida Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs read: "Coca-Cola," "Brake Service," and "Auto Service."
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976
- Cherry Creek, bridges, and city hall.
- View in Denver, Colorado, of Cherry Creek, the Larimer Street bridge, and City Hall, a stone building with a clock tower, cupola, and weathervane. Deteriorating billboards along creek bed read: "Tivoli Beer," "Coca-Cola," "Fairy Soap," "Bull...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Logan Block
- View of Logan Block at Seventeenth Avenue and Logan Street, Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, a horse drawn wagon, a bicycle, window displays, and signs: "The Hepner Drug Co.," "Drink Coca-Cola 5 Cents", "Peters, The Original Chocolate,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1916]
- Berkeley Oriental Theater
- View of Miller Pharmacy and the Berkeley Oriental Theater near 44th (Forty-fourth) Avenue and Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs read: "Miller Pharmacy," "Coca-Cola," "Roi-Tan...
- Berkeley Oriental Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miller Pharmacy (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1936]
- Denver from El Jebel Temple
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows Trinity Methodist Church, Albany Hotel, Equitable building, American National Bank and Gas and Electric building construction, the Mining Exchange, and billboards: "Coca-Cola," "Lipton's Tea," "Henry George Nickel...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Old Arbuckle Bldg Fed & Speer
- View of the Arbuckle Building at Boulevard F (Federal Boulevard) and West Lake Road (Speer Boulevard) in Denver, Colorado. The two-story building has a pitched roof and tower topped with a flagpole. Signs read: "Bowman's Pharmacy," "Ice Cream Sodas...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Building at 26th and Arapahoe
- View of a building on the corner of 26th and Arapahoe Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story building has display windows and arched window wells. Signs read: "More Bounce to the Ounce Pepsi-Cola" and "Coca-Cola."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939
- F. M. Hall Building
- View of the Frank M. Hall Building at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Larimer Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative trim. Women walk across the street nearby. Signs read: "Schlitz," "T-K...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979
- Cooper Bldg.
- Rooftop view of the Cooper Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, a street car, and automobiles are near the eight-story building with arched windows. Signs read: "Coca-Cola Delicious and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 September 23
- Mineral Hot Springs - 1942
- View of the false fronted Mineral Hot Springs Hotel along a dirt road in Mineral Hot Springs, Colorado; "Coca-Cola" sign over the single leaf door and "R. Dunshee, Prop." printed on building; tree on either side of the building.
- Mineral Hot Springs Hotel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mineral Hot Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Mineral Hot Springs--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Mineral Hot Springs--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Dust storm
- A dust storm engulfs the town of Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). Cars are parked on unpaved Main Street in front of the town's commercial storefronts. A grain elevator is at the end of the street. "Coca-Cola," "W&R Drugs, Carlson's Ice...
- Burlington (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dust storms--Colorado--Burlington--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Eldora
- A two-story log building with a gable roof and two dormers in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, is between a one-story log building with a sign with Coca-Cola logos that reads, "Supplies, [?]ses," and the Gold Miner Hotel, a two-story hipped-roof...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Eldora
- The buildings on Main Street in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, include one with a false front and signs with the Coca-Cola logo that read "Quality Meats" and "Picnic Supplies;" a small log building with seven mailboxes in front; and a...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Eldora
- The buildings on Main Street in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado, include a log building with a false front with decorative shingles, a sign with the Coca-Cola logo which reads: "Quality Meats," and a hanging sign over the door which reads "Log...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Empire, Colorado
- Two buildings face each other on a main street corner in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado; one has a gable roof and a stepped false front, a stairway against the side of the building, and a Coca-Cola sign that reads, "Groceries;" the one-story...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- [1960]
- Denver, snowstorm
- Men shovel snow onto horse-drawn wagons on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado after the snowstorm of 1913. Pedestrians walk along the street and sidewalks. Signs on buildings read, "Keen Kutter, Tools, Cutlery," "Coca-Cola," and "Your...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Edgewater, Colorado
- The Edgewater Town Shop and the Central Drug Store share a brick building at the corner of 25th and Gray Street in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. The Edgewater Town Shop has signs reading: "Salesman's Sample Sale Thurs." and "Sale of Summer...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Poindexter's Groceries, 25th and Gray, N.W. Corner, Edgewater, Colorado
- Poindexter's Food Store at the corner of 25th and Gray in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, is a clapboard false front building with a Coca-Cola sign, with the image of a smiling woman on either side of the store's name, above the door; the...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Edgewater--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Texas South-Eastern R.R. 2-6-2 #14, caboose #1, Lufkin, Tex.
- Texas South-Eastern Railroad locomotive #14 and caboose #1 are in Lufkin (Angelina County), Texas. A delivery truck near the tracks reads: "Serve Coca-Cola at home." Frame buildings and railroad ties are beside the tracks.
- Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Lufkin (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Texas--Lufkin--1940-1950.
- 1946 August 8