Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- View looking northwest at the Columbian Hotel, built in 1879, Trinidad, Colorado. This three story brick and stone structure features bracketed cornices and a mitred entry with a curvelinear pediment. Colonettes and palmettes on the pediment...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- View looking north of the Columbian Hotel, built in 1879, Trinidad, Colorado. This three story brick and stone structure features bracketed cornices and a mitred entry with a curvelinear pediment. Colonettes and palmettes on the pediment enclose...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [1965?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior details of the bar in the Columbian Hotel (1879), Trinidad, Colorado, include carved and lathe turned wood covering the front of the bar and cornices over the mirror in back. The coffered ceiling has hammered tin insets with painted scenes...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Columbian School student Betty Kirby
- Photograph of Columbian Elementary School student Betty Kirby during class at Columbian Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. She leans over a desk and appears to be folding a piece of fabric. Under the fabric is an open notebook.
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Columbian School Kindergarten traffic problems
- Photograph of a kindergarten class at Columbian Elementary School during a traffic safety lesson dramatic play exercise. One unidentified boy stands towards the right front of the photograph dressed as a traffic policeman. He has a whistle in his...
- Kindergartens.; Traffic police.; Traffic signs and signals.; Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1934
- Columbian School public market
- Photograph of a play exercise at Columbian Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In this picture several of the school's younger students pay in the "Columbian Public Market". A boy and a girl stand behind the market. Each wear a white paper...
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1939
- Arch at the center of The Peristyle, Chicago World's Fair
- Men and women walk on the sidewalk near the Columbian Arch of The Peristyle at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The Arch is ornate and Romanesque in design. Corinthian colonnades extend from both sides of the...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Arches--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Colonnades--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- c1894
- Columbian School, Denver
- View of the Columbian School (built 1892, demolished 1985) at 41st (Forty first) and Federal Boulevard in the Berkeley Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four story brick building has stone trim, a corbeled cornice, and a portico. Carved lintel...
- Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 February
- Confederate reunion
- View of a concert in Trinidad, Colorado. People crowd around an enclosure in which the Marine Band plays. The streetlights, with cast iron, four-sided brackets and white glass globes have bunting strung between them, and the Columbian Hotel has...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Concerts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly man in confederate uniform holding a Stars and Bars flag emerges from the elevator cage in the Columbian Hotel with a Boy Scout. Other persons are in the elevator in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Guides & scouts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Columbian Hotel
- View of the Columbian Hotel on Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk nearby. Signs read: "New York Clothing Store," "Trinidad National Bank," and "Grand Union Hotel."
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Detail of a frosted window in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Simple geometric borders consisting of triangular elements, dots and florets enclose flowers in an urn, fan shapes, flourishes and crosshatching.
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass window in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. This window is inset in a swinging door, and has two brass rails crossing the lower part. A clear rectangular inset with the word "Buffet" frosted into it is in...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass transom in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central motif is a lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves. Horizontal and vertical panels of various shades of milk...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass cabinet door in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. A lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves is the central motif in this window. Horizontal and vertical panels of...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass window in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Vertical panels of "ice" frosted glass contain leaf shapes interlocked with stirrup shapes at the top; a border with arches at regular intervals crosses the...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of woodwork in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. This is a corner detail of either a mantle or a barback, consisting of a column with a composite capital topped by projecting entablature. A beaded border finishes the smooth...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Woodwork--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- Columbian Elementary School
- Exterior photograph of the Columbian Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado. The building was eventually demolished in 1985.
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1976
- Columbian School Kindergarten traffic safety lesson
- Photograph of a kindergarten class at Columbian Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a traffic safety lesson dramatic play exercise. One boy stands with his arm raised, blowing a whistle by a "Stop" sign dressed as a traffic officer. One...
- Kindergartens.; Traffic police.; Traffic signs and signals.; Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1939
- Columbian School unidentified student
- Photograph of an unidentified girl at Columbian Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. She is standing in front of a bulletin board pinning paper cutouts onto a map of South America.
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Columbian School student Lenore Asmees
- Photograph of Columbian Elementary School student Lenore Asmees (sp?) writing at a desk.
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Columbian School students
- Photograph of three students at Columbian Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. All three girls stand in front of a bulletin boards with a "Steadfastness" poster behind them.
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Columbian School exterior
- Photograph of the exterior of the old Columbian School in Denver, Colorado. The building was built in 1892 and demolished in 1985.
- Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1948 January
- Columbian School Kindergarten traffic safety and police station
- Photograph of a kindergarten class at Columbian Elementary School during a traffic safety lesson dramatic play exercise. Three boys are dressed as policemen. One rides a tricycle and the other a push car. The other "policeman" stands with a...
- Kindergartens.; Traffic police.; Traffic signs and signals.; Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Trinidad schools Columbian School
- View of the Columbian School in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The three-story stone and brick building has a tower, arched windows, hip roof, and covered entryways.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Trinidad National Bank & Columbian Hotel
- View of the Columbian Hotel on Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk nearby. Signs read: "Trinidad National Bank" and "Grand Union Hotel."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Elevator installation at the Columbian
- Interior view of the Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado, showing the elevator, workmen, and onlookers. Three men are in sack suits with vests and felt hats and two workmen stand by the elevator gate. A boy in a double breasted jacket stands inside...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Elevators--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Family with bicycles
- Group portrait of a man, woman, and girls with bicycles, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shirts read: "Victor;" a Chicago World's Columbian Exposition sculpture, "The Cowboy," is in the background.
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- The Cowboy, City Park, Denver
- View of a Chicago World's Columbian Exposition's sculpture, "The Cowboy", in City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows a man on a horse.
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)--Exhibitions & displays--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1893]
- The Indian, City Park, Denver
- View of Chicago World's Columbian Exposition's sculpture, "The Indian", in City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows a Native American man on a horse.
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)--Exhibitions & displays--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1893]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Native American (Sioux) men, women, and children, in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in front of grandstands at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Some of the men wear feather headdresses or hold painted shields and staffs decorated...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1910.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.); Dakota Indians--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1910.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1910.; Clothing &...
- [between 1920 and 1935]
- Women's Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Women's Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The Italian Renaissance style structure, designed by architect Sophia G. Hayden with decorative elements by Alice Rideout and Enid...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893]
- Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Administration Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The edifice, designed by Richard M. Hunt, is an octagon with four pavilions at the four corners. The pavilions are Greek Revival...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- c1894
- Transportation Building, World's Fair, Chicago
- View of the Golden Doorway of the Transportation Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by the Architectural firm of Alder and Sullivan, the building is a Romanesque style structure with Moorish...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Doors & doorways--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Exhibitions in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building, Chicago World's Fair
- Interior view of exhibitions in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building at the World's Fair (World Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Ornately carved and constructed booths line the central hall. American flags hang from the...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Facilities.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Interiors--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Transportation Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Golden Doorway of the Transportation Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The structure, designed by the architectural firm of Alder and Sullivan is Romanesque in style with Moorish...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Doors & doorways--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Spanish caravels Nina and Pinta at the Chicago World's Fair
- Reproductions of Columbus' ships (caravels) the Nina and the Pinta are moored in the South Pond at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Spectators stand on the sidewalk near the Agricultural Building. The Statue of...
- Caravels--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Sailing ships--Spanish--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Spectators--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893:...
- [1893]
- Exhibition building at the Chicago World's Fair
- View of an exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The building is a Romanesque structure with large arched entryways, Corinthian columns, obelisk like spires, and statues. The names of cities...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Choral Hall at the Chicago World's Fair
- View of Choral Hall at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The classical Romanesque structure has a row of Doric columns at the entry. Names carved on the exterior of the building include: "Mendelssohn, Wagner,...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Replica of the Monastery of La Rabida at the Chicago World's Fair
- View of a reproduction of the Monastery of La Rabida at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The building is a two story structure with plaster exterior and tile roof. A replica of one of Columbus' ships is in Lake...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Sailing ships--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Electricity Building at Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Electricity Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The structure designed by the architectural firm of Van Brunt & Howe is a Renaissance style structure with features that include towers,...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Mining Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Mining Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The building is a Renaissance style structure designed by architect S. S. Beman. The exterior is decorated with ornate bas-relief decorations and a...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Palace of Fine Arts Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Palace of Fine Arts (later the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry) at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The building is a classical Romanesque structure designed by architect Charles B. Atwood....
- Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1893.; Exposition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Museums--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Exhibition building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of a large exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The structure is a long two-story building with arched colonnades that extend from a central arched entry. Men stand on a boat in a pond...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Boats--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The structure is a Romanesque style building designed by architect George B. Post. Arched colonnades extend from either...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Michigan, Lake--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes &...
- [1893]
- Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Administration Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The edifice, designed by Richard M. Hunt, is an octagon with four pavilions at the four corners. The pavilions are Greek Revival...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- Overview of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago Illinois. Buildings include the Art Building, Fisheries Building, Horticultural Building, and the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building. Wooded...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pedestrian...
- [1893]
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- Overview of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Building include the Transpiration Building, Horticulture Building, Choral Building, Illinois State Building, Palace of Art's, and...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]