Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- E. A. Stephens and Company
- Men and women pose outdoors near the E. A. Stephens and Company shop at 1833 Wazee Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby. Signs on the three-story building read: "Dunlop Tire & Rubber" and "Furst E. A. Stephens & Co....
- E. A. Stephens & Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fur trade--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1931 December 4]
- E. A. Stephen's & Co.
- Men and women pose outside near the E. A. Stephens & Company shop at 1525 18th (Eighteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the windows reads: "E. A. Stephens & Co. Hides Furs Pelts Wool Etc."
- E. A. Stephens & Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fur trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company
- View of the Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company and the E. A. Stephens & Company Incorporated at 1833 Wazee Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "E. A. Stephens & Co. Inc. Raw Furs & Wool 1833 Wazee St. This Building" and "A...
- Dunlop Tire and Rubber Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; E.A. Stephens & Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fur trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colorado Midland Railway city passenger office, Denver, Colorado
- People pose in front of the Colorado Midland Railway city passenger office at 1705 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read "Colorado Midland Railway", "Leadville, "Broad Gauge," "Manitou," "Aspen," "Fast Line," "Glenwood" and...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ticket Offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1889?]
- Portrait of a woman and girl
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly E.A. Vickers, and her daughter. Both wear white summer dresses and pose near a stone fence. The young girl has short bangs and wears her hair straight and down. Her dress has lace flounces at the shoulder, and...
- Families--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Scale detail of furniture for judges chambers (typical) Municipal Building, City and County of Denver
- Front and side views of neoclassical office furniture designed for the Municipal Building (currently City and County Building), 1437 Bannock Street, Civic Center neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, 1932. The blueprint show the front and side elevations...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Office furniture.--1930-1940.
- 1932, April 12
- Residence of E. A. Keeler
- Presentation view of the E. A. Keeler residence in Denver, Colorado; architectural features include bargeboard, finials, shingle imbrication, and a spindleworked porch.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Keeler, E. A.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence of E. A. Keeler, Esq. Denver, Col.
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album, for the E. A. Keeler residence in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Keeler, E. A.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Colorado College of Dental Surgery
- Composite photographs of individual photographs of dental surgeons from the Colorado College of Dental Surgery. Identifications, top row, left to right: L.A. Walker, G. Seeley. Second row: R.N. Culver, D.A. Richardson, Howard Chinn, H.W....
- Colorado College of Dental Surgery--People--1900-1910.; Dentists--Colorado--1900-1910.; Dentistry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1900 April
- Office of the Daily News-Democrat
- Side view of the Daily News-Democrat newspaper office, Gunnison, Colorado, shows the two-story stone building with decorative cornice and five chimneys. Men on street and boardwalk include left to right: T. W. Gray, M.G. Mullouney, Chas....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- June 1881
- Mr. E. A. Bucker
- Mr. E. A. Bucker sits in a buggy with pneumatic tires and spoke wheels, drawn by a white horse. He holds the reins to a horse and sits near a whip. He wears gloves and a hat.
- Carriages & coaches--1890-1910.; Bucker, E. A.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Camp wagon of E. A. Merritt
- View of E. A. Merritt's horse drawn camping wagon in Denver, Colorado; children hold the reins. Business sign reads: "Murphy's Stock Yards Exchange."
- Animal teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916, May
- First Regiment Band outside Leadville Ice Palace
- Denver's First Regiment Band poses outside the archway of Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival on a site known as Capitol Hill. During the formal opening ceremonies, January 8, 1896, the band...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Jarvis Hall
- Group portrait of students in military uniforms with flat top caps forming a V on the steps of Jarvis Hall, early Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Members include: C.B. Kellogg, B.W. Carter, W.B. McAlister, David...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.)
- 1885?
- Becker and Nolon block, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Becker and Nolon block building, 301 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; original site of Johnny Nolon Saloon and Gambling Emporium; rebuilt by Johnny Nolon and Jacob Becker after 1896 fire; this two-story flat-roof brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Medical offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- The homeless, Victor's big fire
- View of large groups of people left homeless after Victor, Colorado's devastating fire on August 21, 1899. Shows numerous men, women & children huddled around household belongings; goods, furnishings & furniture in numerous piles along hillside;...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Smouldering ruins, Victor's big fire
- View of Victor, Colorado's smouldering remains of once thriving business & residential district after devastating fire of August 21, 1899. Shows men, women & children sifting through & inspecting remains; brick chimney stacks and smoke rising from...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Victor on fire, train-load of household goods saved by F. & C.C. Ry.
- View across Victor, Colorado, from ridge cut by Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad on outskirts of town. Shows gondola cars filled with people & their household goods moved by rail to this point saved from the devastating fire of August 21, 1899;...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- D&RGW 1712, 4-8-4, at Wolhurst, Colo., with westbound train #1, the Scenic Limited
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive number 1712 pulling passenger coaches, Wolhurst, Arapahoe County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Wolhurst (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Wolhurst--1930-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Wolhurst--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. A. Sartor - 1864, Alex Curtis, Peter Mulock, E.A. Dowd, Geo. W. Roe, J.W. Milsom, Fred Kober, Adam...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Studies on the Left Fork of the Teton River
- View of the Teton River (identified as the Left Fork of the Teton River) in Idaho. Shows a stream with rapids surrounded by trees.
- Teton River (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--1870-1880.; Rapids--Idaho--1870-1880.; Streams--Idaho--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- 1872
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the spire of the late gothic style St. Mary's Episcopal Church, unidentified churches, houses, apartment buildings, row houses, commercial facilities and factories. Signs and a banner read: "Low...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.; Furniture stores.; Restaurants.
- [1906]
- The town of Eagle Colorado
- View of the town of Eagle (Eagle County), Colorado from across the Eagle River. A Denver and Rio Grande train sits on the tracks. Shows a train depot, houses, and commercial buildings. Signs on business in the area read: "Eagle Valley Feed Mill, E....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Eagle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eagle--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Eagle, Colo.
- View across Eagle River, south over the town of Eagle, County, Colorado, at the time of a mining boom. A Denver and Rio Grande construction train parks near the depot, section buildings and water tank. Businesses include: "Eagle Valley Feed Mill,...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [1913]
- Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, first fire
- View of Bennett Avenue from Second (2nd) Street during April 29th, 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; large crowd of men, women and children are gathered on boths sides of street's boardwalk; numerous horse- drawn wagons and carriages loaded with...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Cripple Creek fire, early 1890's
- View of destruction caused by 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes remains of twisted sheet metal, ashes and burnt timbers, and former business and commercial district; canvas tents are scattered amidst fire debris; remaining...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Walden, early day group of North Parkers in Walden
- Men in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, are identified as (l to r): Billy Baldwin, Fred McEvoy, Chas. Flineau, Alec Dunbar (in woolies), Bob Pardue, Elmer Smyzer, Link Riddle, Casper Fox, Henry Boston, Ned Norris, Billie Hill, Bert Butler, E. A....
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
- Reproduction of drawing; shows Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, a Native American adobe dwelling. Hand-writing reads: "Wm Levy Wilson Jr. Esqr," "Major E. A. Ogden, quartermaster USA 6th Military Department R [?] 7," and "Kansas Luspoens [?] Morro N. M."
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1860-1870.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1860-1870.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1860-1870.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Chief Joseph, the great Nez Perce Chieftain, and one of the greatest Indian generals and oraters of any tribe
- Portrait of standing Chief Joseph, In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat (Thunder coming up over the land from the water) Native America Nez Perce, wearing a wool blanket jacket, braids and necklaces.
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Nez Percé Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.
- [1884?]
- Harrison Ave.
- This view northeast on Harrison Avenue from Third Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows a two story brick Mountain Claims Office on the corner with the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Office next to it. Next, numbered on the print, are (1) the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Returning to Ft Yates after the Ghost dance campaign
- View of a long line of the United States cavalry on horseback heads back to Fort Yates, North Dakota, after the Ghost Dance campaign on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Cavalry--North Dakota--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--North Dakota--1890-1900.; United States. Army....
- [1891]
- Manitou - Red Crags Lodge and view of Pikes Peak from east and north of Manitou Springs present address 302 El Paso Blvd
- View of Red Crags, in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a stone and frame residence hotel with arched windows and a fenced lawn. Outbuildings are under construction; sign reads: "Red Crags." Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Red Crags (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.
- 1912?
- Pikes Peak and the town of Manitou Springs, Colorado, from the site of Craftwood Inn Wm. A. Bell's 'Briarhurst' at lower left, present address 404 El Paso Blvd.
- View of Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a Japanese stone lantern on the balcony of the Craftwood Inn, houses, the Colorado Midland Railroad trestle, and Pikes Peak. Sign reads: "Red Mt Incline."
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Craftwood Inn (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Balconies--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou...
- 1912?
- Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway car 51 on Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows buggies, pedestrians, Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway streetcar number 51, Pikes Peak, and businesses with signs: "Elk Hotel." A plaster statue of Zebulon Pike is...
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1901 and 1903?]
- Chief "Washakie"
- Native American (Shoshone) Washakie and a girl pose near a tepee. Washakie holds a piece of cloth and points in the distance. He wears moccasins, a kilt, and a cloth belt. The girl wears moccasins, a leather belt decorated with metal, a dress...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [1885]
- Nederland, Colorado
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Nederland, Colorado, features a round stone atop a curvilinear stone, a raised image of a rose, an inscription above the rose that reads: "Requiescat in Pace," and an inscription on the lower stone that reads:...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nederland--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Midland Savings and Loan Co.
- Rooftop view of the partially constructed Midland Savings and Loan Company Building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Cranes and buildings supplies that include steel beams are on the building. Automobiles...
- Midland Savings and Loan Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 January 14
- Midland Savings and Loan Co.
- Rooftop view of the partially constructed Midland Savings and Loan Company Building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked near a covered wooden walkway. Signs read: "Midland Savings...
- Midland Savings and Loan Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 March 15
- Colorado the late Ute outbreak and massacre at the White River Agency
- Native Americans (Ute), Ouray, Jack, Piah, and Sarah; Douglass, a white man, a saddle, and a beaded necklace.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1879 November 15
- Palace of living art and illusions
- Exterior view of Palace of Living Art and Illusions, a mini- palace theater on West Seventh Street, Leadville, Colorado. Built by H.C. Dimick for the Winter Crystal Carnival, the theater opened on January 11, 1896 across from the Ice Palace. The...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- "Christ is Risen," probably Easter program
- Members of the choir of the Presbyterian Church in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, pose on a circular stage for the Easter service. Numerous potted plants are around the perimeter of the stage and on tables among the members of the choir....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Choirs (Music)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- April, 1898
- Leadville from Capitol Hill
- In this view of Leadville, Colorado, from Capitol Hill a small child sits on the edge of the (8) Stevens and Leiter Ditch (Oro Mining Ditch and Fluming Co.), built in 1874, in the left foreground, commencing fourteen miles above the city. The scene...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- At lumber yard in Ouray
- Men, one on horseback, accompany a pack train of mules loaded with lumber, in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Stacked boards are in the lumberyard; houses are in the distance.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Lumber--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Arrow, Colo. on the Moffat Road
- Arrow, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road along Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later Denver and Salt Lake Railroad); railroad station with passenger train, center left, and view of town; business include Elk Saloon, Cottage Bar (Ed...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- William F. Cody with war correspondents
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Press--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- First Winter Sports Carnival held west of Mississippi River, at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- Large group poses in front of the grocery store during the First Winter Sports Carnival, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado. Some hold skis upright, others sit on toboggans or sleds. Carl Howelson holds a large shiny trophy cup. Other...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.; Skiing--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.
- 1911
- [Miscellaneous details] potato storage bldg.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a cross section, a longitudinal section, a floor plan, a conveyor trench details, details of motor...
- Eckles, R.T.; Ritter, J.C.; Center (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Foundations.; Storage facilities.
- 1945 June 18
- East elevation
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for a residence at 939 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of...
- Peters, Ernst A., esq.,--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses.
- 1905 May 22
- Elderly woman
- Studio portrait of an elderly woman in a brocade cape, chain jewelry, cameo, and a rose.
- Aged persons--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
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