Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pioneer trails and scenes of the central Rocky Mountains region
- Map of the trails and landmarks in the Rocky Mountain region used by the pioneers in the westward migration shows Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, and Mormon Trail routes. Lettering reads: "1. Buffaloes roamed the plains east of the Rocky Mountains....
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Overland Trails--1840-1870.; West (U.S.)--1840-1870.; Maps--1840-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1840-1870.
- 1933
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 32, 1912 August 10
- Akron, Colorado, the first Court House of Washington County
- Men gather under the covered boardwalk of a two-story wood frame building during a 1902 trial in Akron, Colorado. The building's roofline has a center arch flanked by peaks. It was originally built as a hotel about 1886, but was taken over as a...
- Akron (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1900-1910.
- 1902
- W. A. L. Cooper
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of W. A. L. Cooper, furniture dealer; arrived in Denver 1870; established furniture store (Pryor, Hagus & Cooper) in Leadville, 1879-1883; president of Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, 1884; established Cooper-Hagus...
- Businessmen--Colorado--1880-1900.; Cooper, W. A. L. b. 1849.; Cooper-Hagus Furniture Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 23, 1909 July 24
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 15, 1909 May 29
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN), INC. By-laws
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 16, 1913 May 31
- Close up of Pierce Seed Company showing large cottonwood log sign on barrel board nailed to this log reads - "Established 1882, we are here to stay."
- View of a cottonwood log washed through the display window of the Pierce Seed Company by the Arkansas River flood on 4th (Fourth) Street street in Pueblo, Colorado. A round sign reads: "Established 1882 We Are Here To Stay." Tools and debris are...
- Pierce Seed Company (Pueblo, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Logs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Seed trade--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Show...
- [1921 June]
- Beautiful, beautiful, zion! : the majesty of God's power and grace, First Chronicles-Chapter 20, Verse 11.
- Booklet created detailing the clerical and building history of the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included are several photographs of different pastors and their families, changes to different church buildings to the year 2003.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver--History.; Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2003
- Western History Subject Index
- Canon City, Colorado. Hospitals
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006 December 1
- Nevin Building
- View of the Nevin Building at 1641 Blake Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A ghost sign on the side of the building reads, "The W. C. Nevin Candy Co., established in this building in 1883."
- W. C. Nevin Candy Company--Buildings--History--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Signs (Notices); W. C. Nevin Candy...
- 1976
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Deterioration of buildings.; Historic buildings.; Windows.; St. Joseph Church (Denver,...
- ca. 2004
- Henry Lee House
- View of the Henry Lee House (1880) at 2633 West 37th (Thirty-Seventh) Avenue in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The three story brick Queen Anne Style house has a large wraparound porch, trimmed in red sandstone. The house has a...
- Henry Lee House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Potter-Highlands Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Lee, Henry, 1841-1914--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006?
- Chama
- View of the abandoned Chama Post Office near the corner of Road l.7 and Road 22.3 in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. The one-story adobe structure has a textured stucco exterior and shaped parapet. Letters painted on the building read: "U.S....
- Chama (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings.; Post offices.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Chama--Pictorial works.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Chama--Pictorial works.; Chama (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1967?
- Sunnyside Cemetery, Creede, Colo.
- View of the Sunnyside Cemetery located off of Bulldog Mine Road, 1/2 mile west of Creede, Colorado. Tombstones are scattered across a hill. Two plots filled with weeds are surrounded by fences. The Immaculate Conception Mission church is in the...
- Immaculate Conception Mission (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sunnyside Cemetery (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Cemeteries.; Immaculate Conception Mission (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sunnyside...
- 2009
- Rock Creek, Superior, Colo.
- View of the Rock Creek Community located in Superior (Boulder County), Colorado. The town of Superior was established in 1896. The master planned community of Rock Creek began development in 1987. The community is in the distance. Shows a street...
- Rock Creek (Superior, Colo.)--1990-2000; Superior (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Neighborhoods.; Planned communities--Colorado--Superior--Pictorial works.; Rock Creek (Superior, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Superior (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Rock Creek, Superior, Colo.
- View of the entrance to one of the Rock Creek planned community neighborhoods located in Superior (Boulder County), Colorado. The entrance has a low stone wall with a sign that reads: "Hillcrest." Shows a display home and large two story houses...
- Rock Creek (Superior, Colo.)--1990-2000; Superior (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Neighborhoods.; Houses.; Planned communities--Colorado--Superior--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Superior--Pictorial works.; Rock Creek (Superior, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1999
- Rock Creek, Superior, Colo.
- View of the Rock Creek Community located in Superior (Boulder County), Colorado. The town of Superior was established in 1896. The master planned community of Rock Creek began development in 1987. A road grader is on a street under construction...
- Rock Creek (Superior, Colo.)--1990-2000; Superior (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Neighborhoods.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery).; Planned communities--Colorado--Superior--Pictorial works.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Superior--Pictorial...
- 1999
- Heart of the Rockies Medical Center, Salida
- View of the Salida Hospital (later Heart of the Rockies Medical Center, previously the Railroad Hospital) at the corner of 1st and B streets in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building is a large, two-level light brick building with a wide...
- Salida Hospital (Salida, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Salida (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hospitals.; Salida Hospital (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hospitals--Colorado--Salida--Pictorial works.; Salida (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- North entrance to San Luis
- View of a sign on the north side of San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The sign reads: "San Luis. Oldest Town in Colorado, Established April 5th 1851." Show U.S. Highway 285 with a gasoline station and businesses in the distance.
- San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Signs (Notices).; Cities & towns.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Roads--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; United States Highway...
- [1970?]
- Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant
- View of the side of Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant, at 1440 West 33rd Avenue in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building has a beige stucco exterior and a red clay shingle roof. There are red geometric accents on the chimney at...
- Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Electric signs.; Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Neon...
- 2010
- Denver Inner City Parish
- View of the Denver Inner City Parish, a non-denominational, human service nonprofit organization in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood, 1212 Mariposa Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story blond brick structure with a standing seam,...
- Denver Inner City Parish--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Charitable organizations.; Murals.; Denver Inner City Parish--Pictorial works.; Charities--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mural painting and...
- 2010
- 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
- Gothic, Colo.
- View of a cabin located in the town of Gothic, Gunnison County, Colo. The single story log cabin has a stone chimney and tin metal roof and sits in a lush valley surrounded by wild flowers, Evergreen trees and a view of Gothic Mountain in the...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Gothic--2000-2010.; Gothic (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gothic--Pictorial works.; Gothic (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Gothic, Colo. sign
- View of the town sign at Gothic, Colo. The sign reads: "Gothic, site of The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, founded 1928." The town was established in the 1870s with the discovery of silver ore in the area, but was virtually abandoned by...
- Biological laboratories--Colorado--Gothic--2000-2010.; Gothic (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (Gothic, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Biological laboratories--Colorado--Gothic--Pictorial works.; Gothic (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Burrows Park, Colo.
- View of Burrows Park located in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The ghost town was established in the 1870s and served as a small commercial center for miners of three nearby mining camps. The two hand hewn log cabins pictured here are located on the...
- Burrows Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Burrows Park--2000-2010.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Burrows Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Burrows Park--Pictorial works.; Hinsdale County...
- 2002
- Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, Colo.
- View of the Benson Sculpture Park located at 2908 Aspen Drive in Loveland, Colo. Established in 1985, the beautiful and unique outdoor setting showcases 136 pieces of sculpture on permanent display.
- Sculpture gardens--Colorado--Loveland--2000-2010.; Loveland (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Benson Sculpture Garden (Loveland, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sculpture gardens--Colorado--Loveland--Pictorial works.; Loveland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Building deterioration.; Catholic churches.; Windows.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic...
- ca. 2000
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Crosses.; Deterioration of buildings.; Historic buildings.; Priests.; Fisher, Father, C. S. R....
- ca. 2000
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Crosses.; Historic buildings.; Priests.; Fisher, Father, C. S. R....
- ca. 2004
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Crosses.; Dormers.; Historic buildings.; Steeples.; St. Joseph...
- ca. 2004
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Crosses.; Dormers.; Historic buildings.; Steeples.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- ca. 2000
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church...
- ca. 2004
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- ca. 2004
- Main St. San Luis, Colo.
- A man stands in the middle of Main Street in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows one and two story adobe buildings around a large, open, dirt plaza.
- Hispanic Americans--Structures--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--Structures--1880-1890.; San Luis (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns.; Dirt roads.; Plazas.; Cities and towns--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Dirt roads--Colorado--San...
- [1880?]
- San Luis, Colo.
- View of fields on the outskirts of San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Adobe buildings, a house trailer, a church and houses are in the town. A large mesa is near the town and painted rocks form letters that read: "San Luis, Oldest Town in...
- Hispanic Americans--Structures--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Structures--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cities & towns.; Dirt roads.; Plazas.; Cities and towns--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Dirt roads--Colorado--San...
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Juan Bautista Córdova and family
- Studio portrait of Magdalena Córdova, daughter of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife, María Quirina Sánches. Magdalena wears a long dress with leg of mutton sleeves, and velvet trim. Her hair is curled and pulled back. She stands beside...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Pictorial works.; Women.; Córdova, Juan Bautista, 1830---Pictorial works.; Córdova, Magdalena, 1867---Pictorial works.; Sánches, María Quirina, 1836---Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church restoration of tower, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- Saint Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.;...
- ca. 2004
- San Luis
- View of San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Founded in 1851 as San Luis de Culebra, it is the oldest town in Colorado. Shows a wide dirt street, adobe houses and corrals.
- Hispanic Americans--Structures--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--Structures--1860-1870.; San Luis (Colo)--1860-1870.; Adobe houses.; Cities & towns.; Adobe houses--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial...
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 24, 1913 September 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1909 March 20
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1919 December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 1 and 2, 1924 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 11 and 12, 1929 November-December
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 10, 1910 March 5
- Laporte
- A man sits on the porch of a hewn log and clapboard-sided store and house, a former Overland Trail stage station, in Laporte (Larimer County), Colorado. The one-story building has a gabled roof and a bay window. Shows cottonwood trees, a utility...
- Laporte (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Laporte--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Spray Coffee and Spice Co.
- View of the Spray Coffee and Spice Company factory at 2110 Market Street in Denver, Colorado. The single story, brick warehouse facade has a decorated parapet and arched windows along the side of the building. The building is labeled: "The Spray...
- Spray Coffee & Spice Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]