Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Miners Union store, Victor
- Exterior view of Miners Union Hall, also called Donnelley Mercantile building, 412 West Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado, a two-story commerical building with brick masonry and decorative frieze. Second-story on right side has tall, narrow windows...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Ninth Street Historic Park Knight House (1015 Ninth Street)
- View of the Knight House (1885) before restoration, located at 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, in the Auraria Higher Education Center (now in Ninth Street Historic Park, in the Auraria Ninth Street Historic District), Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Universities & colleges.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- [1974]
- Maxwell residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth Street. Construction began in 1870; the house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Servants' entrance to the six-seat privy
- Exterior view of the outhouse on the grounds of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874; shows the wood construction outhouse which has six seats and separate doors for...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Privies--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Crested Butte, 1963 Congregational Community Church
- View of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a front gable, decorative bargeboard, arched-pointed windows (above rectangular windows, front facade), horizontal clapboard siding, finials, a square bell tower, and a...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.
- 1963
- Union Congregational Church
- View of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a front gable, decorative bargeboard, arched-pointed windows (above rectangular windows, front facade), horizontal clapboard siding, finials, square bell tower, and a...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.
- 1964
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, residences
- View of the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a single detached two story structure with cross gable roof and overhanging cornice, gable ornamentation under the overhang, first floor bay window, wooden quoins at the corners,...
- Owen, John--Homes & haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- Silver Plume, unidentified house
- View of a fireplace in an unidentified house in Silver Plume, Colorado features a decorative mantel with raised woodwork over a ceramic tile surround. Two types of tile are evident; one is dark with a sun design, the other is flowery. The fireplace...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Suriap, Utah
- A studio portrait (standing) of Suriap (Su-ru-ipe), a Native American (Yampah) warrior, son of Lodge Pole, a prominent chief and warrior. Suriap wears his long hair secured in ties. He has small metal hoop earrings, wears a deerskin tunic with...
- Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Yampa Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Warriors--1860-1880.; Suriap.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Front elevation-west, side elevation-north, side elevation-south William J. Burkhardt residence
- Front (west) and side (north, south) elevations for a Tudor Revival style residence in the Belcaro Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, commissioned by Wm J. Burkhardt in 1951. The large, rambling two story brick and decorative stone structure...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses.
- 1951, June 18
- South elevation Highland Park Branch Library
- Front elevation of the Woodbury Branch Library, an Italian renaissance revival style public library located at 3265 Federal Boulevard, West Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, commissioned by the Denver Public Library, ca. 1912. The blueprint...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Public libraries.; Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--Buildings--1910-1920.
- 1912, July 10
- Thomas Hornsby Ferril House decorative lentil
- Photograph of a hand carved decorative wooden lentil in the Thomas Hornsby Ferril House located in Denver, Colorado. The 1889 Queen Anne style house was built by Hughes and Llewellyn from plans drawn by Franklin Goodnow for Mrs. J.N. Palmer, great...
- Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988--Homes & haunts.; Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1991 June
- Dickens Opera House Decorative Ceiling
- Interior photograph of a decorative, ceiling in the Dickens Opera House, during its renovation. The ceiling has a decorative scroll motif on each of its squares. Building is located in Longmont, Colorado. This 1881 building bears the name of...
- Dickens Opera House.; Opera houses--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Longmont.; Architecture--Colorado--Longmont--History.
- Undated
- First Baptist Church, Alamosa
- View of the First Baptist Church at 408 State Avenue in Alamosa, Colorado. The Queen Anne style building has asymmetrical construction with a steeply pitched roof and a dominant front facing gable. The facade has decorative shingling and a...
- First Baptist Church (Alamosa, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Baptist churches.; Historic buildings.; First Baptist Church (Alamosa, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Baptist church buildings--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1993
- 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
- Gebhard Mansion
- View of the Gebhard Mansion (1883) at 2253 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the east and west elevations of the asymmetrical, two-story, residence in a combination of the Italianate and Second Empire Style....
- Smith family--Homes & haunts--1970-1980.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Mansions.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Smith family--Homes and...
- [between 1975 and 1980?]
- Kullerstrand House, Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Kullerstrand House located at 510 5th Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. Built in 1898 by Gustave Kullerstrand, the two and a half story Queen Anne style house has spindles, barge board, and a prominent corner tower with a "witch hat" cap and...
- Dwellings--Colorado--Ouray--2010-2020.; Ouray (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Houses--Colorado--Ouray--2010-2020; Dwellings--Colorado--Ouray--Pictorial works.; Ouray (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2011
- Western Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Western Hotel located at 210 7th Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. The three-story large frame hotel has ship lap siding, as well as a full-length front porch with decorative columns and barge board. Above the porch, is a second floor balcony...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--2010-2020.; Ouray (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--Pictorial works.; Ouray (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2011
- Entry Arch, Delta County Fair Grounds, Colo.
- View of the Delta County Fair Grounds entry arch located in Hotchkiss, Delta County, CO. The arch consists of two stone pillars made from local stone, with decorative plaques reading "Established 1919" on the left pillar and "Erected 1938" on...
- Delta County Fair Grounds (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Memorial arches--Colorado--Hotchkiss--Pictorial works; Memorial arches--Colorado--Hotchkiss--2010-2020; Delta County Fair Grounds (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2011
- El Colorado Lodge, Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of the El Colorado Lodge located at 23 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The two-story Pueblo Revival style structure was built in the late 1920s and has pink stucco walls trimmed in red with a decorative stair step pattern at the...
- El Colorado Lodge (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; El Colorado Lodge (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2000
- Rock Ledge House, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the Rock Ledge House located at the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, 3202 Chambers Way, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The one and a half-story simple Queen Anne style structure is characterized by a squared bay window on the side of the house...
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses--Coloado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010; Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranch...
- 2001
- Union Congregational Church, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of the Union Congregational Church located at 403 Maroon Avenue, Crested Butte, Colo. Eastlake style trim adorns the front-gabled Carpenter's Gothic church with clapboard siding and decorative vertical trim boards. The square corner tower...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--2000-2012.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--2000-2012.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Congregational...
- 2007
- Red Rocks Trading Post, Morrison, Colo.
- View of the Red Rocks Trading Post located at 16351 County Road 93, Morrison, Colo. Also known as the Red Rocks Pueblo, the design of the facade is similar to those found in traditional Pueblo Indian churches in N.M. The simple, three-story facade...
- Red Rocks Trading Post (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Trading posts--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Morrison (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Red Rocks Trading Post (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Trading...
- 2002
- Ninth Street Historic Park Knight House (1015 Ninth Street)
- View of the Knight House (1885) before restoration, 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, located in Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows the front of the brick, Second...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.;...
- 1975
- Damascio House
- View of the Damascio House, 3611 Osage Street, in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Italian stonemason Frank Damascio used rusticated granite and smooth sandstone on the facade of his family's brick home. The house has stained glass...
- Damascio, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Facades.; Houses.; Stained glass.; Damascio, Frank--Homes and haunts.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1980
- 1400 Monaco Parkway
- View of a Spanish Colonial Revival style house (1929) located at 1400 Monaco Parkway in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The house has one and two story wings, a curved wall, balconies, a recessed gabled entry, decorative iron on the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Village Cork
- View of the Village Cork, Van Genderen Heating & Cooling, and Headwaves at 1304-1306 South Pearl Street in the Platte Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story, commercial style, checkerboard patterned brick building has a low brick...
- Headwaves (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Village Cork (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Beauty shops.; Electric signs.; Restaurants.; Headwaves (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Village...
- 2007
- 1336 Oneida Street
- View of the facade and north elevation of 1336 Oneida Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and one-half story brick bungalow style house was built around 1910. It has decorative half-timbering on the north elevation and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bungalows.; Houses.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver,...
- 1985
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 2, 1909 February 27
- Union Square and St. Francis Hotel [sic], San Francisco, Cal.
- View of Union Square in San Francisco, California. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men, women and boys lounge on the grass, on park benches and near the Dewey Monument. The monument is 79 foot granite...
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Monuments--California--San Francisco.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Columns.; Commercial facilities.; Hotels.; Monuments & memorials.; Parks.
- [1905?]
- Pasadena, Cal., Hotel Green, the annex
- View of the Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The annex (Castle Green) located on Green Street , was designed by Frederick Louis Roehrig, it is a seven story Islamic Revival style building with tile...
- Castle Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches.; Hotels.; Pedestrian bridges.
- [1899]
- Los Angeles, Cal. State Normal School
- View of the California State Normal School, located at 5th Street and Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The brick Richardsonian Romanesque style building has two towers, roof dormers, quoins, arched windows, a covered porch with a balconet...
- State Normal School, Los Angeles (Calif.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Clock towers.; Teachers colleges.
- [1905?]
- Huron, S.D., corner of Third and Dakota Streets
- View of commercial buildings at the corner of 3rd (Third) and Dakota Streets in Huron (Beadle County), South Dakota. Buildings have decorative brackets, arched windows with elaborate crowns, decorative pediments, flags, dentils and overhanging...
- Huron (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--South Dakota--Huron--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Leadville residence
- This view of a carpenter gothic two story house in Leadville, Colorado features a side gable with a one story addition on the back, a wood shingle roof, a brick chimney, a stone foundation and two second story window dormers cut into the roofline....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Hotel Imperial, Longmont, Colo. [graphic]
- View from the paved intersection, of the Hotel Imperial, (formerly the Zweck Hotel, built in 1881) 301 Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the three story painted brick hotel with automobiles parked curbsides. The building features: a corner...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Craig
- Interior view of Saint Mark's Mission Episcopal Church, Craig, Moffat County, Colorado, includes a crucifix, altar, wooden chairs, front kneelers in the nave, decorative lighting effect on either side of a floor- to-ceiling section of polished wood...
- Saint Mark's Mission Episcopal Church (Craig, Colo.)--1950- 1970.; Craig (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Craig--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Craig--1950-1970.
- [between 1958 and 1970]
- Adams State, 5/18/47 Roto
- The Casa Bonita Lounge of the Adams State Normal School in Alamosa, Colorado has Spanish style carved wood sofas, a table with a woven blanket on top, and a tile fireplace with a wooden mantle and decorative flower arrangements. There are sconces...
- Adams State Normal School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.--1940-1950.; Lounges--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Houses on 2nd High St., Central City, Colo.
- Several houses are built above a masonry retaining wall along Second High Street, a dirt road in Central City, Colorado. The house in the center is a two story brick with two gables that intersect a hipped roof. It has three chimneys, wrought iron...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story brick house is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It has a flat roof, two chimneys, a decorative brick cornice, rectangular windows, a front bay window, and a front porch with spindles and other decorative elements....
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1959]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story, brick house with a front gable that intersects a hipped roof is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house has three chimneys and wrought iron roof cresting. The upper window under the gable is arched with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Sitting room of the late 1920's
- Interior view in an unidentified home, Denver, Colorado, shows a portrait, upholstered chairs and a couch, hanging lamp, vases, decorative shelving unit, and decorative wallpaper.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Star Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the facade of the Star Hook and Ladder Company fire station on 6th (Sixth or Alpine) Street between Taos and Griffith Streets in Georgetown, Colorado. Built in 1886, the two-story building has a decorative bell tower with bell on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Residence in Central City
- A clapboard one and one-half story house is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house has a tin roof, two doors off of the porch, decorative bargeboard around the eaves, and rectangular windows. Electrical wires are attached...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Ute Indians of southern Colorado
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows two Southern Utes, one sitting, one standing. The man sitting wears leggings, a coat, and a decorative necklace. The man standing wears a full length cape, leggings, and decorative emblems on his braid which is as...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.
- 1876
- George D. Begole's uncle
- Studio portrait of George Davis Begole's uncle. He wears a suit and bow tie.
- Men--1850-1870.; Begole, George D. (George Davis), 1877-1956--Family.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a lace collar and a brooch.
- Women--1840-1860.
- [between 1840 and 1858]
- Stranger Horse, South Dakota, Sioux
- Standing portrait of an elderly Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Stranger Horse. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a hide shirt with decorative beading and animal tails, and a headdress. He holds a pouch with decorative bead work in...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Aged persons--1900-1930.; Stranger Horse.
- [between 1900 and 1926?]
- Dakota Indians
- Studio portrait of two unidentified Native Americans (Dakota). A woman sits wearing a fringed dress, a blanket around her shoulders, hair pipe necklace, and feathers in her hair; she holds a leather belt with decorative metallic disks in front of...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- Crested Butte - 1965 Congregational Church
- Interior view of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a wheel window with decorative glass backlit by sunlight; a cross hangs on the wall; podium and chairs behind altar; pews with lancet arch ends with decorative...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.; Interiors.
- 1965