Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Engle Brothers Exchange Bank
- The Engle Brothers Exchange Bank in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a frame building with a double door, cement steps, and sash windows. Men in suits and bowler hats pose on the stoop; sign reads: "Engle Bros. Exchange Bank." Brackets ornament the false...
- Engle Brothers Exchange Bank--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- During the winter of the big snow 1898-99
- The banker and city treasurer, George Engle, and his wife, Gertrude, approach through a snow tunnel on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. He wears a topcoat, sack suit and gold chain, and fedora hat. She is in a puff shouldered bodice and...
- Engle, George.; Engle, Gertrude.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Lulu Long consternation, the high stepper
- A man wears a ruffled dress and drives a horse and wagon, probably in a parade in Denver, Colorado. Sign on side bar reads "Lula Long Consternation, 'The High Stepper.'" Sign on pole reads: "U.S. War De[?] Asks Join The Amer[?] Animal."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- between 1910 and 1919
- Hazel & newborn
- Mrs. Charles (Hazel LaDora Rhoads) Gates and her newborn baby in Denver, Colorado; a nurse holds the baby next to the bed.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Nurses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [1910?]
- President Herbert Hoover on speaker's platform
- President Herbert Hoover stands on a wooden stage decorated with bunting in either Denver or Pueblo, Colorado.
- Podiums--Colorado--1920-1940.; Presidents--United States--1920-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- November [either 1928 or 1932]
- Ostrich farm in California
- A woman holds a young girl in her arms as they both look at ostrich's at a farm in California. Shows a wood and wire fence and troughs. The woman may possibly be Mrs. Harry M. Rhoads with their daughter.
- Ostrich farms--California--1900-1920.; California--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--California--1900-1920.; Ostriches--California--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The Broadway viaduct at Blake Street
- A view of the Broadway viaduct, Blake street, a brick building with clock tower, trucks, and cars, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Business enterprises--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- State prison at Canon City : damaged building at riot 1929
- Buildings at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, are smoke blackened after the riot of 1929. The corrugated metal roof of the stone, one-story bakery is torn apart, and firehose and debris are on the ground by the two-story stone cell...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- State prison cell block showing damage after 1929 riot
- Interior pipe railed metal balconies front cell blocks at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, after the riot of 1929. Doors are open, fire damage consists of debris and holes in the roof.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- Danny Daniel's cell
- Interior metal balcony tops the ground floor cells in the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Blood covers the floor and wadded bedding on the floor. This cell is where Danny Daniels killed his three co- conspirators and then himself,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- 1929 Prison riot at Canon City
- Guards carrying rifles and wearing ammunition belts stand outside the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, during the 1929 riot. A man in the foreground holds a camera. Others stand around a camera on a tripod, by the one-story stone shop....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- State Prison exercise yard
- Convicts play basketball at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. An armed guard watches from the metal roofed admissions building, with its anemometer. Hoops and backboards are mounted on the rock wall, and prisoners sit on top and lean...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Basketball--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- State prison inmates in prison yard
- Convicts are in the exercise yard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Prisoners loiter on stone steps leading into the sunken area. One wears a cowboy hat and one plays a banjo or ukelele. A four-story, stone cell block and wall are...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- State prison laundry
- Black and white convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, work in the prison laundry. The interior ceiling is open- beamed, and a riveted metal boiler tank below has pipes, valves and a gauge. Men stand on it, hanging clothes to...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--Colorado--Canon City--1920- 1930.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- State prison lunch line for prisoners
- Convicts hold metal plates in a lunch line at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Steel cooking pots are set into the table, which has spoons piled on it. One prisoner holds a metal cup, and some of the uniformed guards look at him....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bread & soup lines--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Captain at lock-up box State Prison
- Holding a ring of keys and a cigar, this uniformed Captain at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, operates a locking device next to hinged prison bars. A padded chair is in the background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Colorado State Prison convicts marching
- Convicts march with arms crossed at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The rock wall behind them has an open gate and a faceted tower with a balcony, on which is an armed guard. Cell blocks with barred windows, power poles, and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colorado State Prison machine shop
- At the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, men on a raised platform turn the crank of a hand-powered drill press; a uniformed guard poses nearby. Screens, an open-end wrench, a poker and ash shovel hang on the walls.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Guard at lock control, Canon City State Pen.
- Brass buttons, a star, and an oakleaf insignia adorn the uniform of this guard in the interior of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. His hand is in a riveted steel cabinet holding a metal crank that points to numbers on a circular dial...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Moving prisoners state prison
- Convicts in golf hats walk in loose formation at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. They cross over a pipe-railed bridge over the City Ditch. A guard tower and a two-story stone cell block are in the background; men loiter around its...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Prisoner in cell at state prison
- Interior furnishings of this cell at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, include framed portraits of women, a calender, a toilet kit in a pouch, a magazine rack, a bed with patterned cover, a porcelain sink, cannisters on a padlocked...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- State prison boiler room : prisoners doing laundry and playing cards
- Black and white convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, work in the prison laundry. The interior ceiling is open- beamed, and a riveted metal tank below has pipes, valves and a gauge; men stand on it, hanging clothes to dry....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--Colorado--Canon City--1920- 1930.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City Opera go-ers
- Four costumed party-goers stand side-by-side in front of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado; shows a Mountain States Telephone sign. The men are in western wear and women wear long gowns, capes, and hats. In the background, people stand on...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--People --1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Theater audiences--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1932 and 1950]
- Street cave-in in Englewood Flood - S. Broadway & Hampden
- A view from above shows the cave-in of the Little Dry Creek Bridge at South Broadway and Hampden in Englewood, Colorado, in 1927. Large sections of the wood plank bridge slant into the river below, and the street is shiny with rain and mud on...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Little Dry Creek (Colo.); Floods--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.
- [1927]
- Denver Public Library 1998 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1998.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 1999
- Ramona Hotel, opened 1889 and torn down in 1920, located on Ute Pass above the Colorado Midland Railway tracks at Cascade, five miles west of Manitou Springs
- View towards the domed tower of the Hotel Ramona, a popular Ute Pass resort, located in Cascade, (Cascade Canon) at the foot of Pikes Peak on the Midland Terminal Railroad and on the Pikes Peak Highway, El Paso County, Colorado, includes the...
- Cascade (El Paso, county, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Cascade--1900-1920.; Ramona Hotel (Cascade, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Roulette at Central City's Teller House
- Women in period costume and a man stand around a roulette wheel at the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. A spittoon is on the floor; the women wear long gowns with bustles, lace, and hats.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Denver Public Library 1930 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1930. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Engle, Fisher's Peak
- View of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Engle in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows company housing, industrial mining buildings, a powerhouse, and a water tower. Fishers Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1870-1930.; Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1930.; Engle Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1870-1930.; Fishers Peak (Colo.)--1870-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1930.; Coal...
- [between 1877 and 1924?]
- Engle
- Miners stand near a tipple at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Engle in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, industrial buildings, industrial equipment, and barrels. Houses are in the distance.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1880-1910.; Engle Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Mine...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Overview - Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands among the miniature buildings in a panoramic view of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town
- A young girl wearing a winter coat stands on a slope below the miniature industrial section of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colo. - residential house
- A young girl wearing a winter coat examines a miniature house in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The Spanish-style, stucco house has a tile roof and two chimneys.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature houses--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - church & library
- View of the miniature Tiny Town Community Church and library in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The library is a one-story, horizontal building with doric columns. The church has twin steeples.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town
- A young girl stands next to the miniature commercial district in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The girl is bundled in a winter coat and a hat. Signs: "Western Union," "Real Estate," and "Tiny Town Mercantile Co."
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - overview
- Panoramic view of the miniature town of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - overview
- Panoramic view of the the miniature community of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands near the miniature train depot and the tracks of the Tiny Town railroad in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The train is stopped over the iron bridge that spans a man-made lake. A sign "Lakeside Drive" is attached to a...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- A gambler and his girlfriend as impersonated by Denver Society folk
- A man and woman are in a Teller House doorway, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. He wears houndstooth pants, a vest, bowtie and cape; she wears a print blouse, a sateen dress with appliqued bands, and has a pocket watch on a long chain....
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Young ladies at the Teller House
- Women pose in a Teller House doorway, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. They wear long, sleeveless dresses with smocked blouses, flounces, ruffled shoulders and yokes. One wears white gloves and holds a fan; boys to the side wear sweaters,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Robert W. Speer Memorial Bell for City and County Building
- A woman poses on top of the Robert W. Speer Memorial Bell before its installation in the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bells--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Speer, Robert Walter,...
- [1932]
- Mayor Ben Stapleton & committee at Red Rocks site
- Six men and Mayor Ben Stapleton pose outdoors at Red Rocks Park near Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1950.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1947]
- KOA radio transmitter on East 14th Avenue
- View of the KOA transmitter building and radio tower on East 14th Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A U. S. flag flies on a pole above the building. A neon General Electric logo (GE) is on the transmitter.
- KOA (Radio station : Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Radio stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Signal towers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1940]
- Flood at Union Station
- Automobiles and a pedestrian make their way through water by Union Station at 17th (Seventeenth) and Wynkoop Streets during the Cherry Creek flood which resulted from the Castlewood Dam break of 1933, Denver, Colorado. A spare tire cover on the...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad Stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 August 4
- Musicians testing sound board at early Red Rocks site
- Men and women sing, play a portable piano and cello at the Garden of Angels (Red Rocks Amphitheater) near Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1900-1910.; Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Morrison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.; Pianos--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- Colorado State Capitol building
- A group of men pose near a flagpole by the Colorado State Capitol building on Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads: "Argonaut Hotel".
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Colorado National Bank entrance with guards
- A man carries bags of gold out of the Colorado National Bank, at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets, after the repeal of the gold standard in 1933, Denver, Colorado. Guards and spectators stand nearby.
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gold standard--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Private police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1933]
- Roy Howard
- Newspaperman Roy W. Howard poses outdoors and holds a newspaper in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Executives--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Group of prominent Democrats
- A group of men who include (from left to right): Denver attorney Frederick Dickerson, U. S. Senator Ed Johnson, U. S. Senator Edward P. Costigan (front center in light suit), future Colorado Governor Lee Knous (face partially hidden), Democratic...
- Democratic National Committee (U.S.)--People--1930-1940.; Postmasters general--United States--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Government officials--United States--1930-1940.; Lawyers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1935 and 1940]