Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of Salt Lake City, Utah; shows businesses, streetcars, parked cars, and signs: "Hotel Moxum," "Inter-Mountain Electric Co.," and "Hotel Plandome." The City and County Building has turrets and a clock tower; the Wasatch Mountains are to the...
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Hotels--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Politics & government--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Georgetown building
- View of a false front wood frame building in Georgetown, Colorado. Two women in long sleeve blouses and skirts and a dog stand on boardwalk in front of building. The two-story structure has clapboard siding, double door entry, and a side lean-to...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- 1978
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of Salt Lake City, Utah; shows South Main Street, stone office buildings, automobiles, streetcars, the Utah State Capitol, and signs: "Walkers," "Postal Telegraph," "Zion's Bank and Trust," "Tribune," and "Kress."
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Capitols--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Georgetown Cornet Band, 1884
- The Georgetown Cornet Band poses in two rows on and between large boulders along a fork of Clear Creek, Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and straw hats; many have mustaches, one has a beard. Instruments include cornets, trombones,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- between 1884 and 1886
- Georgetown Glee Club, Sept. 8th 1890
- The Georgetown Glee Club poses in front of a painted studio backdrop with their instruments, Georgetown, Colorado. Eight men wearing suits and ties form two rows. Instruments include a cello, a mandolin, guitars, violin, and a cornet. Label tapped...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1890 September 8
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- View southeast from Democrat Mountain over Georgetown, Colorado, shows wood frame residences, and landmark buildings including: the old two- story brick school with belltower, Presbyterian Church, Cushman Block on 6th (Sixth) Street, and mining...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Georgetown House
- Exterior view of the Georgetown House, in Georgetown, Colorado. Four women in long dresses stand on boardwalk under the veranda supported by decorative scroll brackets. The dresses have full skirts, long sleeves and prints of flowers, and plaids....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Georgetown House (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1885 and 1892]
- Georgetown from the road up to Green Lake, Clear Creek in foreground
- View northwest along Leavenworth Creek to Georgetown, Colorado. Fast moving water and tree stumps show in foreground. Town of wood frame buildings is midground. Democrat and Republican Mountains show in background.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1875]
- Georgetown music
- Band made up of boys in uniforms pose with their instruments in front of a brick building, Georgetown, Colorado. They wear military style uniform jackets with contasting edge banding and caps with white pants. Center boy has on knee length shorts...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Georgetown printing office
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier printing office, Colorado. Neal Randall, with ink stained hands, wears a vest and tie and poses with a small dog. The room is filled with printing equipment that includes: presses, type drawer files, a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1940.; Printing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1940.; Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1930-1940.; Randall, Neal.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Georgetown residence
- Exterior view of a home possibly in Georgetown, Colorado. Wood frame house with side gable, clapboard siding, small porch over entry, double hung pane windows with pediment hoods and an intersecting lower gable back addition. A group of men in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Georgetown residence
- View east towards the facade of a Georgetown, Colorado residence. Wood frame clapboard house with intersecting front and side gables and lean-to add-on. A woman wearing a long and white apron stands on the porch with ornate brackets on supporting...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Georgetown store
- Exterior view of a store front in Georgetown, Colorado. Possibly the owner wearing a jacket, vest and watch chain stands in the open double door entry, a boy with suspenders and flat top hat is next to him. Two dark skinned men flank them on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Georgetown
- View of wood frame residences and log cabins near Georgetown, Colorado. A dome-like rock outcropping with sparse evergreens shows in background. Snow patches among evergreens show in shady valley in foreground.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Georgetown
- View southwest along dirt roads in Georgetown, Colorado. Scattered wood frame sheds, false fronts, and a few log cabins are along the roads. Large stable or barn is under construction. Leavenworth and Republican Mountains and Devil's Gate show in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Georgetown store interior, early days
- Interior view of a clothing store in Georgetown, Colorado. A man with a mustache wearing a suit, tie and glasses and a young boy with a cap stand near the back of the store. A tall glass and wood frame display cabinet stands in center of room with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Georgetown
- View of group of men in suits with their burros loaded with full sacks on a Georgetown, Colorado, street. Long handles (shovels?) show on one burro load. A dog sits on side of group. Wood frame residences, other structures and a picket fence show...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1892]
- Georgetown
- View of a gravestone in the Alvarado Cemetery, Georgetown, Colorado. The slab has a arch top and a woman's hand shaking a man's carved in relief. Writting carved into stone reads: "In Memory Of My Dear Husband, Samuel Erickson, Died May 30, 1880."...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1950- 1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Georgetown, Alpine Street
- View west down Alpine Street (later 6th Street) Georgetown, Colorado. Dirt street lined with wood frame false front businesses and a few brick buildings. Horse-drawn wagons fill street in distance. Republican Mountain slope in background.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1875
- Georgetown, barber shops, early days
- Interior view of a barbershop in Georgetown, Colorado. The barber wearing a white jacket and dark necktie stands beside one of three ornate wooden barbershop chairs with upholstery and foot rests. Five other men and a dog stand around shop. Each...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Barbershops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Georgetown, Catholic Church & School
- View northwest along the Colorado and Central Railroad tracks, Georgetown, Colorado. Tracks are between the Our Lady of Lourdes, a brick gothic style church with tall steeple topped with a cross and the Catholic School, a one-story plus basement...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Georgetown, Col., U. S. A.
- View towards the southwest over Georgetown, Colorado. Landmarks include: the Cushman Block, Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse tower, the Hamill House, and the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in valley leading to Silver Plume, between...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Georgetown, Colo. printing office "the Courier" interior.
- View of the Georgetown Courier printing office in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a hand printing press, type file drawers, a clock with hands at 4:20, a "Historical Map Of Early Colorado," and two framed photographs of Georgetown....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.;Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- Georgetown, Colo. street scene
- View of large excursion group mounted on their horses and burros on 6th (Sixth) Street (Alpine) Georgetown, Colorado. Men wear suits and hats, women ride side saddle and have on long dresses and bonnets; one holds a child. Street is lined with wood...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1892]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- A woman leans on the side of an automobile on a dirt street in Georgetown, Colorado. Her arms are crossed in front of her and she wears a dress with small polka-dots with flower decoration on the short puffed sleeves, collar and border around...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View towards the north over Georgetown, Colorado. Town consists mainly of wood frame gabled residences, some with flat toped hipped roofs, some with laundry hung on lines in backyards, some false front businesses and one with "Stoves" sign on top....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View towards the north over Georgetown's Rose and Argentine streets, Colorado. Town consists mainly of wood frame gabled residences, some with flat toped hipped roofs, some with laundry hung on lines in backyards, some false front businesses and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- A snowplow pushes deep snow from a street in Georgetown, Colorado. A young boy sits in the cab of the plow and a man in a hat stands on the side. The plow has a tall smokestack and its blade is buried. Wood frame structures and snow covered trees...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Snow removal--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1930.
- 1978
- Georgetown, Colorado, Kneisel & Anderson Grocery
- A delivery wagon pulled by two horses pauses in front of the Kneisel and Anderson general store on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown Colorado. Three men including Henry Kneisel, the co-owner, wearing suit and cap stand in double door entry with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1980
- Denver
- View in early Denver, Colorado, shows wooden residences, dirt roads, and young trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1872?
- Georgetown, Grace Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of the Grace Episcopal Church, on hill on the east side of Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Simple Carpenter Gothic architecture, built by G. G. Griffith, features a steep front gable with cross at apex, clapboard siding, entry...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Kittredge Building
- View shows the Kittredge Building under construction at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- Denver Auditorium, drop curtain
- A drop curtain on the stage at the Denver Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, features an American theme with George Washington, and probably Thomas Jefferson on horseback, a man standing in uniform, angels, Native Americans, and wilderness views.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- September 18, 1909
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View northeast over Georgetown, Colorado. The Julius Pohle house is along the road to Silver Plume. Chimney Rock is void of its smokestack. Griffith, Woodchuck and Saxon Mountains are in background. Landmarks include: original Catholic church, Our...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Denver Public Library - Globeville station
- Boys and girls pose holding books in front of the Denver Public Library bookmobile in the Globeville neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bookmobiles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Eugene Field House
- View of the Eugene Field residence that later became the Eugene Field branch of the Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado. Prior to its being moved to accommodate the library, it was here at 307 West Colfax Avenue.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Overland Park Clubhouse
- Well-dressed men and women pose on steps at Overland Park, in Denver, Colorado; costume includes puff shoulder blouses, print fabric, lace, and bowler, stovepipe, straw, or flowered hats. Theo Holland holds a cane, Florence Kirkland (?) wears...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Holland,...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Overland Park Clubhouse and prominent members
- Well-dressed men and women (including Isabel Hill Knott) pose in a horse drawn buggy at Overland Park, in Denver, Colorado; others on an inset balcony include T. and F. Holland.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colo.--Denver--1880-1900.; Holland, F.;...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Georgetown, stores, interiors
- Interior view of a furniture store in Georgetown, Colorado. A Man (possibly the owner) stands center wearing a sack jacket, vest and tie next to a cane chair. Merchandise includes: wooden rockers and chairs, bed room suits with headboards and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Georgetown, stores
- Exterior view of a storefront on Alpine Street (later known as 6th, Sixth) Georgetown, Colorado. A man (possibly the owner) stands wearing a suit and hat in the double door entry of the two-story false front building. Store name on awning: "Bakery...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- House in which Oscar Le Neve Foster was born Dec 29, 1878, in 1923
- View across wire fence, dirt road, and picket fence to the facade of the house in which Oscar Le Neve Foster was born, Georgetown, Colorado. Two-story front gable structure with sash windows and off center entry door. Tall trees are in the front...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1930.
- 1978
- J. E. Zrieum (?) at front of ladder, left. Rob Weaver, climber
- Townspeople line edge of Alpine Street (6th, Sixth) for a parade, Georgetown, Colorado. Fireman hold up a tall ladder as one of them climbs to top. Climber identified as Rob Weaver; J. E. (Zreium ?) is at front of ladder on left. Spectators hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- July 4, Parade
- View of wagon in the July 4th parade, Georgetown, Colorado. Women dressed as Chinese, in heavy make-up and with pinned up hair, sit on a wagon decorated with crepe paper, Chinese lanterns and umbrellas. Driver identified as Charles Fountain, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Delivery Room, Denver Public Library, East [sic] Denver High School
- Interior view of the Denver Public Library Delivery Room at the High School, in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women behind a counter and wire cage, shelves of books, stools, a table, and potted plants.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Demonstrators
- Shows United Farm Workers of America Union members as they walk down a road, possibly in Colorado, in support of California farm workers on strike. They called for a boycott of grapes and of Safeway Incorporated.
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Demonstrations--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Three men, one on telephone
- Shows three Hispanic men in an office. One man, seated at a desk, speaks on a telephone. One man is seated on the desk and the other is seated on a chair in front of the desk.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Offices--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- DU student, concerned citizens volunteer work
- Denver University students and citizen volunteers help to construct the Lincoln day care center in Denver, Colorado. Shows a cleared dirt area, wood posts and an unfinished wood building is in the background.
- University of Denver--People--1960-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Day care--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Crusade for Justice building
- A front view of the Crusade for Justice building located at 1567 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The building was originally the Calvary Baptist Church. It features columns with scrolls on top, a semi-circular window above a set of double doors...
- Crusade for Justice--Buildings--1960-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- Mexican Independence Day, 1968
- A group of six men and women pose for a group photo. Two men and two women are dressed in dancers costumes in celebration of Mexican Independence day. The men wear sombreros and charros or horseman's costumes. The women wear multi-color skirts...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- Cecil Hernandez of Mastercraft Kitchens
- Cecil Hernandez of Mastercraft Kitchens (on the left) receives the keys, from Charles R. Babb, to a new one million dollar plant for the company. Charles R. Babb is the vice-president of the Montbello Industrial park in northeast Denver, Colorado....
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Montbello (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Babb, Charles R.; Hernandez, Cecil.
- 1969