Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- This is a picture of the window display of the great mining discovery of the Mt. Vasquez Mines Company of Denver, Colorado
- View of a window display case at the Boot Music Company, Denver, Colorado. The display's theme centers on the Mt. Vasquez Mines Company and its holdings in Grand County, Colorado. Items on display include samples of ore and their assay values, a...
- Boot Music Company (Denver, Colo.)--Exhibitions & displays--1910-1930.; Minerals--Collection and preservation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Chimes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Grand...
- 1928 June
- Locomotive (Colo. & Southern) #8
- Colorado & Southern Locomotive Mogul Number 8 on Train 70 bound for Leadville; Denver Union Station, Colorado; narrow-gauge 2-6-0, Cooke construction 1554; steams pours from Bear Trap stack (Ridgeway spark arrester); shows station platform with...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Locomotive, Burlington & Quincy #537
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Locomotive Number 537, outside framed 2-8-0, Rice Yard coaling tower, Denver, Colorado; man stands on tender and the opens water plug.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Locomotive, Colo. & Southern, #73
- Colorado & Southern Locomotive Number 73, narrow-gauge Consolidation, 2-8-0; Baldwin construction number 15144, stops at coaling tower in Denver yards, steam rises from boiler; shows tender full of coal, air tanks mounted atop squat boilers, and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Curtain at Elitce's [sic] Garden, Denver Garden, Denver
- Elitch Garden's original summer stock theater curtain, West Thirty-eighth Avenue, Denver, Colorado, with proscenium and decorative scene painted on curtain; shows English side gable cottage with walled fence garden; quote at bottom of curtain: "Ann...
- Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1930.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [1940-1949?]
- Colorado State Capitol
- View of the Colorado State Capitol building and landscaping at Civic Center park in Denver, Colorado. People walk on the lawn; signs read: "Tours" and "Argonaut Hotel." Steeples of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Capitol Avenue...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver education, schools, public
- View of the Central School at Kalamath Street and West 12th Avenue (Twelfth), Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Denver--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver education, schools public
- View of the Globeville School at East 51st (Fifty-first) and Washington Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Denver--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Charles Spaulding [sic] Thomas sitting on piano bench. Others unknown
- Interior view of Charles Spalding Thomas, Governor of Colorado from 1899-1901, he sits at a piano bench while he shakes the hand of an unknown man, probably Denver, Colorado. A unidentified woman stands behind the two men.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Thomas, Charles Spalding, 1849-1934.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Xmas decorations @ house
- Camel Christmas decorations in snow adorn the front lawn of (probably) the Rhoads' residence, 2750 7th (Seventh) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- [South Broadway Christian Church interior]
- Interior view of the South Broadway Christian Church located at 23 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado. The view shows the pulpit, pews, cross, stained glass windows, and arched ceiling. The church organ located behind the pulpit was built and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1930?]
- Denver education, schools, public
- View of the Garden Place School at 44th (Forty-fourth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Denver--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1923]
- A corner, St. Vincent's Orphanage printery
- Boys work in the printery of Mount St. Vincent's Home at 4159 Lowell Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a printing machine that reads: "Chandler & Price Co., Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A." and a statue of St. Joseph on a...
- Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1909 and 1925?]
- Buildard (sic) table
- Interior view of a Denver, Colorado residence; decor includes a carved wood pool table, wallpaper, and a gilt framed painting.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Barteldes Seed Co.
- View of Barteldes Seed Warehouse on 16th (Sixteenth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado, a brick building with a fire escape. Billboard reads: "Kuner's Pork And Beans, Made In The Cleanest Kitchen In The Cleanest Town."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Seed trade--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- View of the old Sixteenth Street viaduct before reconstruction
- View of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado; shows streetcar tracks and brick buildings with signs: "Barteldes Seeds," "Loop Market," and "Great Western Stove Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1921?]
- Two men, one seated on a chair, the other standing
- Outdoor portrait of men in Denver, Colorado; one is smoking a cigarette.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Horse-drawn water wagon
- A horse-drawn wagon carries a water tank in Denver, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sits atop the wagon with the reins in his hands. Draped over the horses is a decorative covering. Labeled on the side of the tank reads: "Denver 87."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Horse-drawn water wagon
- A horse-drawn wagon carries a water tank in Denver, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sits atop the wagon with the reins in his hands. Draped over the horse is a decorative covering. A sign on the side of the tank reads: "Denver 87."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- El Jebel Temple interior
- Interior view of the El Jebel Masonic Temple's ballroom, located at 18th (Eighteenth) and Sherman Streets in Denver, Colorado. The ballroom interior is an ornate variety of carved plaster and stenciling in Arabesques, scallops, knotwork, gilt and...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--Buildings--1910-1930.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fraternal...
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Broadway Hotel
- View of the Hotel Broadway near Broadway and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The hotel has arched, bay and square windows, a decorated frieze, awnings, pyramidal roof atop a parapet, rounded buttresses and voussoirs lie...
- Hotel Broadway (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Group of uniformed men on horseback - one carrying a standard
- Outdoor portrait of (possibly) cavalry / military men in uniform, on horses by the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado; spectators and a streetcar are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cavalry--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Streetcar #126 and conductors
- View of Denver Tramway Company car number 126 and a 500-series trailer (South Pearl Street Line), and men in conductor uniforms, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Pavilion at City Park
- Interior view of City Park Pavilion, in Denver, Colorado; shows a man and woman, wire chairs, a soda fountain, ceiling fan, wall clock, and glass display cases.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Industries - construction
- Men do repair work on Alameda Avenue on the South Platte River bridge in Denver, Colorado; a truck is to the side.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Industries - construction
- Men pose by a truck on Alameda Avenue on the Archer Canal bridge in Denver, Colorado; one man holds a signal flag. The Lillybridge studio is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Smokestack installation
- View of a smokestack, hoists, and industrial buildings in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Meadow Gold Butter."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Alameda Avenue street repair
- Men work on Alameda Avenue by Denver Tramway Company tracks, bridge railings, and a dump truck in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Students of West High at the old building
- Students the West High School, located at 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street in Denver, Colorado pose outside of the old building for a class photo. The building features large arch doorways under a long second floor balcony. This building was...
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- West side high school
- View of West Side High School (Baker Junior High after 1925), at 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street in Denver, Colorado.
- West Side High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Colorado Candy Company
- View of the Colorado Candy Company, at 18th (Eighteenth) and Curtis Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, storefronts, streetcar tracks, a car, a truck, a clock, and electric signs: "Colorado Candy Co. Corbett's Ice Cream," "Coca Cola,"...
- Colorado Candy Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Yeager Mortuary
- View of Yeager Mortuary in Denver, Colorado; shows a funeral home with columns and classical entablature. Landscaping at the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Sherman Street includes sumac trees.
- Yeager Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Morgues & mortuaries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Yeager Mortuary
- View of Yeager Mortuary in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping, lawn, a loggia, a porte cochere, trees, and hedges.
- Yeager Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Morgues & mortuaries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- La Veta Place 2018 California
- View of the La Veta Place apartments at 2018 California Street in Denver, Colorado; features include stone trim and a cornice. Cars and a motorcycle are parked; a storefront is to the side.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Mountain index at Cheesman Park
- View of an interpretive sign in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. A metal plate on the front of the pedestal reads: "Mountain Index." The top of the pedestal identifies mountains and elevations. The stone fence around the Cheesman Memorial pavilion...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Keeley Institute
- Men, women, and children walk on the sidewalk outside the Keeley Institute clinic located at 1805 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is a two story structure with Italianate features including large, ornate brackets and a low...
- Keeley Institute (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clinics--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- The Denver Welsh Band, Director
- Men and boys stand and pose in a row for a panoramic group portrait in front of the Colorado State Capitol building staircase in Denver, Colorado. Members of the Denver Welsh Band wear uniforms with decorative frogging and piping, slacks, boots,...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Welsh Band--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Group of children an adult seated on a lawn
- Outdoor portrait of two families, they pose on a lawn in Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and the women wear dresses. One girl wears a shirt with a collar and tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Two couples and a child beside the Platte
- Outdoor portrait of a group of men, women, and a child near the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The men and women wear coats and hats. The Alameda Avenue bridge over the water is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Three children near the Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of brothers and sisters near the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One child sits in a hand-drawn cart.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Valverde streetcar [sic] #365 on West Alameda
- View of Denver City Tramway Company trolley car number 365 at is makes its way West, on Alameda Avenue, near the bridge over Archer Canal, Denver, Colorado. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio is in the distance. Signs on the trolley car...
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935--Homes & haunts.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Streetcar [sic] crossing the W. Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of a Denver Tramway Company trolley car near the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Street...
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Man outside
- Outdoor portrait of a man in Denver, Colorado. He wears a three-piece suit, tie, hat, and boutonniere.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Two women holding hands beside the Platte near the Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of two women who pose near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. One woman carries a handbag while the other wears a ribbon in her hair. The Alameda Avenue bridge over the water is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Man in military uniform with American flag
- Outdoor portrait of a man who poses with a U. S. flag near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. He wears a military uniform, field boots, and a peaked cap.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Flags--American--1910-1930.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Man posing in military uniform
- Outdoor portrait of a man in a military uniform in Denver, Colorado. He holds a rifle and wears a wide-brimmed hat and medals on his collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Man seated on tree by river's edge
- Outdoor portrait of a man on a tree near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit and tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Cities Denver streets So. Grove St. residence at corner of street
- View of a house at 505 South Grove Street in Denver, Colorado. The house has a covered porch shaded by wooden trellises.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Three women among flower beds in a park
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed women in a park in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and wide brimmed hats decorated with ribbons and flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Two women holding hands beside river
- Women hold hands and pose near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a flower on her blouse. A house is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1930.; Holding hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]