Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, boy's room, 2nd floor
- A telephone sits on a desk in the boy's room at the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A couch, upholstered chairs, and tables are arranged in this sitting room. An oriental rug covers the floor and wood...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Publicity advertising illustration, bedroom, 1756 Grape, McCarthy house
- A telephone sits on a bed side table in a bedroom in the home of Isabelle McCarthy at 1756 Grape Street in the South Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A chenille bedspread covers the double bed. Sheers and tapestry drapes cover the window...
- McCarthy, Isabelle--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Denver--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 February 1
- Narrow Gauge Motel
- The Narrow Gauge Motel, near the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks in Alamosa, Colorado is a long low side gable building with an overhang that covers the walkway. Trash is piled under the roof along the building. A motorcycle is parked on the...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1974?]
- Pajarito Park Ruins James Plateau Tyuonyi from the cliff
- View of Tyuonyi ruins, Native American (Anasazi) pueblo ruins near Frijoles Canyon, Pajarito Park (Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. The stone masonry ruins stand in a circular formation. Grass covers three kiva holes in the center of the...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New...
- 1915
- On the road to Cripple Creek
- Coaches with canvas covers loaded with people and wagons with supplies are on a dirt road, probably the road between Florissant and Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. A man looks out from one of the mud-covered wagons and light snow covers...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 3 and 4, 1925 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- Ninth Street Historic Park after restoration, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. Houses (1873-1890) are identified (left to right): the Schulz Double House (1047/1045 Ninth...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 1992
- 456 Williams Street
- View of 456 Williams Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story modified Colonial Revival style house has steep chimney gables. The second story has a large roof dormer with four windows and there is a fanlight...
- Country Club Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Country Club Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1987
- 2511 E. 37th Avenue
- View of 2511 West 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three story brick Denver Square home as a central gabled window on the third story. A large porch covers the front of the house. This was the former...
- West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Gallagher, Dennis J. (Dennis Joseph), 1939---Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2006?
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View of the Boulder Odd Fellows Hall and the Boulder Army Surplus Store at 1545 Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. The three-story commercial style building has arched windows with keystones and a decorative scrolled central parapet with a...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Boulder Lodge No. 9 (Boulder, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Boulder Army Surplus Store (Boulder, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Boulder (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fraternal organizations.; Army-Navy stores.; Independent Order of...
- 1988
- Jay Alire on pony
- Jay Alire, at about five years old, poses on a pony near his house at 2825 Curtis Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver Colorado. He wears a felt cowboy hat, a striped, short sleeved shirt, and chaps. The pony has a leather saddle with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding.; Alire, Jay--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Horsemanship--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1955
- Dad
- A man identified as "dad" poses in a field in Colorado. He wears a hat, jacket, slacks, vest and tie and smokes a pipe. A small image overlays the print. It shows an elderly Hispanic woman in a long black dress and a full, black manta or shawl that...
- Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Women.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Minority older people--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- [between 1930 and1940?]
- Ninth Street Historic Park the Schulz House (1045/47 Ninth Street)
- View of the restored Schulz House (architect J.J. Backus, 1890), 1045/47 Ninth (9th) Street, located in the Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick double...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Conservation &...
- 2009
- Rocky Mountain Seed Co.
- View of the Rocky Mountain Seed Company located at 1325 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood (LoDo, the Lower Downtown Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The commercial style building is crowned by a small curvilinear parapet,...
- Rocky Mountain Seed Company (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities.; Seed trade.; Rocky Mountain Seed Company (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1983
- Denison House
- Front elevation of the Denison House (1890), 1006 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne style house is constructed of brick and has fishscale shingles on the front and north side gables, and shed style...
- Denison, John H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Denison, John H.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1975
- Denison House
- Front elevation of the Denison House at 1006 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver. The Queen Anne style house is constructed of brick and has fishscale shingling on the front and north side gables. A second story shed-style overhang...
- Denison, John H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Denison, John H.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Crosses.; Historic buildings.; Priests.; Fisher, Father, C. S. R....
- ca. 2004
- Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church
- View of the facade of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church at 574 Pennsylvania Street in the Speer Neighborhood (Alamo Placita Historic District), Denver, Colorado. This eclectic, mission revival style, brick church (!933) features two...
- Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Churches.; Ethiopian Tewahedo Kidane Meheret Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Church...
- 2006
- Good Friday pilgrimage, Costilla County
- Members of the Sangre de Cristo Parish in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado, walk in a Good Friday pilgrimage from San Francisco to San Luis with Father Pat Valdez "Father Pat" (second from left). A woman crucifer carries a processional cross...
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Crosses.; Pilgrimages.; Priests.; Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis,...
- [2005 March 25]
- San Luis, Colo.
- View of fields on the outskirts of San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Adobe buildings, a house trailer, a church and houses are in the town. A large mesa is near the town and painted rocks form letters that read: "San Luis, Oldest Town in...
- Hispanic Americans--Structures--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Structures--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cities & towns.; Dirt roads.; Plazas.; Cities and towns--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Dirt roads--Colorado--San...
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church restoration of tower, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- Saint Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.;...
- ca. 2004
- Erinea Trujillo Vigil and grandchildren
- Group portrait of Erinea Trujillo Vigil and her grandchildren in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. They are identified as Front row L to R: Jususita Romero, Tonita Romero, Adelia Vigil; Back row L to R: Luis Romero, Magdalena Vigil, Erinea...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Erinea Vigil--Pictorial works.; Grandparent and child--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1918
- Leo's Place
- View of Leo's Place at 4 East 16th (Sixteenth) Street in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The bar, restaurant occupies the 1st floor of the three-story brick commercial style building. The brick is painted black and...
- Leo's Place (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Restaurants.; Commercial facilities.; Leo's Place (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1973
- Hard rock miners
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The miners wear work clothes and hats. Some of the men hold candles in their hands. A sign over the mine entrance reads: "Elisa, Tunnel No. 5." Snow covers the...
- Miners--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Cabin at curve station, Amethyst tramway near Creede, Colo.
- Men and women, who include Jim Grant and Mrs. J. Grand, pose near a log cabin, part of the aerial tramway of the Amethyst Mine, in Weaver, near Creede, (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear dresses and coats. Two women sit on a wood bridge...
- Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Last Chance Mine, Creede, Colo.
- View of the shaft house of the Last Chance Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1893 March
- Wet Mountain Valley
- View of the Lutheran church, parsonage, and a church related school in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. The church is a frame structure with a small steeple extending from the roof. The parsonage is a square house with a low pitched hipped...
- Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Church schools--Colorado--Westcliffe--1870-1900.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1870-1900.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Westcliffe--1870-1900.
- [between 1872 and 1900?]
- Elks Club musicians, Grand Junction
- Men wear tuxedos and top hats, hold musical instruments, and stand beside a horse-drawn coach decorated with flowers, garlands, fabric bunting, and wheel covers in probably Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Horses have harnesses with attached...
- Elks (Fraternal order)--People--1880-1900.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.; Musicians--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Altman, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences, mine buildings with smokestacks, false front businesses, and tailings piles. Business signs include: "Geo McMillan, Grocer" and "Johnson...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Altman, highest incorporated town in world, Pikes Peak in distance
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences, mine buildings with smokestacks, false front businesses, and tailings piles. A business sign reads: "Geo McMillan, Grocer." Laundry is on...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Platoro Mining District
- View of mine buildings and tailings piles in the Platoro - Gilmore Mining District (Conejos County), Colorado; pine forest covers hills in the background.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Smuggler Union Mine and Savage Basin, near Telluride, Colo
- View of the Smuggler Union Mine and Savage Basin near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado; snow covers surrounding peaks.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Savage Basin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Sopris, private houses
- View of wood frame houses at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coops, fenced yards, hornos (ovens), and outhouses. A dog is by a feed trough. Snow covers the ground.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1880-1930.; Sopris (Colo.)--1880-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.
- [between 1887 and 1928?]
- Sopris, private houses
- View of miner's houses at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coal sheds, coops, outhouses, and fenced yards. Snow covers the ground.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1930.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1928?]
- Sopris, Little Italy
- Clothes hang on lines in the yards of wood frame houses at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. The neighborhood, identified as "Little Italy," consists of houses, outhouses, and coal sheds. Picket...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1880-1930.; Sopris (Colo.)--1880-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.
- [between 1887 and 1928?]
- Homes and residents of Elberta
- Men and women stand in the yard of a house in the town of Elberta in Delta County, Colorado. A tent is pitched in the back yard and scrub growth covers the ground. Barbed wire fence surrounds the yard.
- Elberta (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Elberta--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Elberta--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A modern Kaysville home
- View of a residence in Kaysville (Davis County) Utah; features a porch with columns and a shed roofed gable. Snow covers the scene.
- Kaysville (Utah)--1910-1930.; Houses--Utah--Kaysville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Agriculture college demonstration train
- People pose by Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coaches in Colorado; a banner reads: "Agricultural [?] Train," snow covers (possibly) the Roan Cliffs in the distance. Letters read: "831 D. & R. G."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ranch
- View of a ranch near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; horses, cows, and calves feed in a corral by a house. Snow covers the ground and hills in the background.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Livestock--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Two of first brick houses in Rifle
- View of brick houses in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; imbrication and sunburst patterns are in the gables, and snow covers the ground.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unidentified ranch
- View of a ranch near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; horses, cows, and calves feed in a corral by a house. Snow covers haystacks, barns, and hills.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co.
- View of men and horse drawn wagons in front of the E. McLearn Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; snow covers the street. Stone businesses with cornices have signs: "J. W. Hugus & Co.," "E. McLearn. Merc. Co."
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co. (Rifle Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1906 January 1
- Rifle area ranch
- View of a ranch probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; snow covers haystacks, barns, a house, and hills. Cattle are in a corral.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ranch life
- View of a ranch probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; horses, cows, and calves feed in a corral by a house. Snow covers haystacks, barns, and hills.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ranch
- View of a ranch near probably Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; cows feed on hay in a corral by a horse drawn sled. Snow covers houses, haystacks, and mountains.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unidentified ranch
- View of a ranch near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; cattle feed on hay in a corral. Snow covers houses, haystacks, and mountains.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, butler's pantry
- A telephone sits on the counter top in the butler's pantry in the Lawrence Cowle Phipps home in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. China and crystal are stored in the glass front cupboards that line the walls. A work table is in the...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Denver--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pantries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October