Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Looking south along Union Avenue, Pueblo white building with tower is new City Hall on bank of river
- View of debris, mud, and silt from the Arkansas River flood on Union Avenue in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. People are gathered near piles of wreckage in the street and in front of commercial businesses. Shows the City Hall building with a...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Lunt and Company
- Men pose near rows of tables in the Lunt and Company house furnishings store at 1513 Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Stock that includes lamps and bed frames is on display.
- Lunt and Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Furnishings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Home furnishings stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Merchandise...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Benedict Warehouse-Transfer Company truck
- View of Benedict Warehouse Transfer Company delivery truck parked atop a viaduct, Denver, Colorado; shows a truck with household furnishings (mattress & bedsprings), and a man and boy in the cab. The logo on the truck reads: "Bene[di]ct Warehouse &...
- Benedict Warehouse & Transfer Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Furnishings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Moving & storage...
- [1916]
- Lunt and Company
- Interior view of the Lunt and Company house furnishings store at 1513 Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Stock that includes divans, wicker chairs, and dining room chairs is on display.
- Lunt and Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Home furnishings stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Seating...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gillaspie House
- View of the Gillaspie House at the corner of Highway 119 and Highway 72 in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. The wood frame building has a cross gable roof, dark wood siding, and white trim and shutters. The paint on the shutters on the windows...
- Gillaspie House (Nederland, Colo.)--1990-2000; Nederland (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Gillaspie House (Nederland, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historical museums--Colorado--Nederland--Pictorial works.; Nederland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Diamond Store
- View of the front elevation of the Diamond Store at 2463 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a house with a single-story commercial addition. The store, constructed in the early twentieth-century, is brick...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Furniture stores.; Vending machines.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Secondhand trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vending...
- 1978
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 34, 1911 August 19
- A street scene in Monte Vista during potato shipping time
- More than twenty horse-drawn wagons loaded with potatoes are parked on a dirt street in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "Spearhead Plug Tobacco," "Millinery," "Rooms,"...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Westcliffe, Colorado
- View of Main Street in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Shows parked cars, commercial storefronts, utility poles and pedestrians. Signs read: "The Westcliffe State Bank," "Geo. Phillips Dry Goods Ladies and Gents Furnishings," "Westcliffe Post...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Westcliffe--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Westcliffe--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Rifle car dealers
- Men pose with soft top sedans in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; brick stores have signs: "Geo. E. Clarkson," "Donell's Specialty Store Women's Furnishings," and "The Rex Hotel."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bedroom interior
- Interior view of a bedroom, probably in Colorado. A woman, in a dress, holds a book and stares out the window. Items in the room include a bed with pillows and a blanket, rocking chairs, an ornate rug, patterned carpet, wall furnishings and a table...
- Bedrooms--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a a seated man with a woman by his side. The man wears an unfastened suit jacket, a vest and a light colored shirt. The woman stands next to the man and rests her hand on his shoulder. She wears a dress with a bodice, light...
- Couples--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- 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]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building reads:...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Office interior
- Men pose in an office in Denver, Colorado. They sit near a roll top desk and a safe. Calendars on the wall read: "Felting Machinery and Shredders," "Smith & Furbush Machine CO. Philadelphia," and "H. C. Lawer Co. Gents' Furnishings Jewelry Harness...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [October, 1914]
- Windsor Hotel
- View of the Windsor Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Striped awnings hang over the Windsor Pharmacy on the first floor of the hotel where cigars, drugs, boots, shoes and gents furnishings are advertised. A flag...
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A Pioneer Merchant
- Men sit by a log clothing store in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado; a building is under construction to the side. Merchandise includes boots, socks, gloves, and pants. Signs read: "J. L. Niebergall, Headquarters for Gents...
- Fremont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Jamieson's Department Store, Trinidad, Colorado
- Exterior view of Jamieson's Department Store in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Sign on the window reads: Jamieson's Home Furnishings. Shows stoves and knickknacks in window.
- Jamieson's Department Store (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Department stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Stockton, southwest from courthouse
- View of the Stockton Savings and Loan Society building at San Joaquin and Main Streets in Stockton (San Joaquin County), California, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows an Italianate style three story building with tall...
- Stockton (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--Stockton--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Library
- Interior furnishings at the Paterson residence near Littleton, Colorado, include a leather rocker and fainting couch, sheer draperies, and a rug. An ornate scarf and books top a carved wood table, a framed painting is on the wall, and an oil...
- Paterson, C. B.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior of a parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in Leadville, Colorado; shows an ornate combination book case with a beveled mirror, a writing desk and a library case filled with glasses, a decanter, liquor bottles, a vase, and photographs. The writing desk has a open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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]
- 16th St. at Tremont Court House square at left
- Fashionably dressed ladies walk along 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in front of the Courthouse square, at Tremont, Denver, Colorado. The business district is busy with horse drawn wagons and pedestrians. Streator Brothers Furnishings and a drug store...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Tutt and Penrose Building, South Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado prior to 1896 fires; the two-story commercial flat-roof brick building is shared by three street-level businesses with separate entries and signs: "3rd...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1896]
- City Library - Fort Collins
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Shelves of books and upholstered chairs comprise furnishings.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- 1939
- City library - Ft. Collins
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Pale wood tables and chairs, cabinets, shelved books, arched windows, and hanging glass lamps comprise furnishings.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- 1939
- J. L. Niebergall store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of J. L. Niebergall store in a shed-roof round horizontal log cabin, Cripple Creek, Colorado; same store and site that was located in Fremont, 1892, prior to incorporation of Cripple Creek; man with dog stands in doorway while another...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; J.L. Niebergall Headquarters.
- [1892 or 1893]
- First class work guaranteed when the right subject is being taken this is not an excellent photo
- The president of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, poses at his desk. Wicker baskets, shelves of books, a safe and printing press comprise interior furnishings.
- Colorado State University--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; College presidents--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Home of Wm. Doyle, dynamited December 17, 1903 at New Castle, Colo. [graphic]
- William Doyle's home, in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, has severe damage from dynamite planted in a personal attack on five residences. Interior furnishings are among the debris. The homeowner was a prominent official in a mine that was on...
- Doyle, William--Homes & haunts.; New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bombings--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- 1903 December 17
- Main Street, Montrose, Colorado
- Main Street in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, is edged by one and two-story brick commercial buildings with cornices, finials, and storefronts. The First National Bank has a faceted corner tower; awning signs read: "Wonder Mercantile Co.,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rico, Colo.
- Oxen pull Conestoga wagons on Main Street, in Rico, Dolores County, Colorado. Business signs read: "Groceries," "Furnishings," "Drugs," and "Burley & Co."
- Rico (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Rico--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Rico--1880-1890.
- 1884 or 1885
- Salida sitting room
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, interior, furnishings include framed portraits or landscapes, a mirrored fireplace, ingrain carpet, a fur rug, a settee, dressing stool, lace, blown glass, china, sculpture, pillows, chintz wallpaper, and beaded...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floor coverings--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Mantels--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Tables--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co.
- View of a two-story brick block, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows display windows with shirts, scarves, and lace curtains. Signs read: "The Crews-Beggs Mercantile, Groceries, Grockery," "The Crews- Beggs Mercantile, Dry Goods, Notions," "The...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines - bar room
- Two bartenders stand behind the curved bar of the mountain resort, Troutdale-in-the-Pines, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. Art Deco style furnishings include: chrome and vinyl chairs, cocktail tables, lamps, rugs and a zebra wall mural.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Barrooms--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Bartenders--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Walden, Colo. in North Park
- View of Mosman store, Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows a frame business, people, dogs, and light bulb traffic signal lettered: "Keep to Right." Awnings and signs read: "Groceries, Grain & Feed, Hardware, Dry Goods, Boots & Shoes,...
- Moseman, Irene--Homes & haunts.; Walden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walden--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Alamosa
- Concrete sidewalks are being poured along the unpaved Main Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Wood plank forms and a shovel are in the foreground. Street lamps are in the middle of the street, where automobiles park diagonally. The brick Alamosa...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Westcliffe, Colo. 1920's
- Unpaved Main Street in Westcliffe (also known as Clifton), Colorado in Custer County; shows parked cars, commecial storefronts, pedestrians, and signs: "Geo. Phillips Dry Goods Ladies and Gents Furnishings," "Westcliffe Post Office, "C. Plowe...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Westcliffe--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Westcliffe--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 aned 1935?]
- View through window mountains, snowcat, sled (Colo. ski area?)
- View (from inside) of snow, a mountain, and a tracklayer vehicle, probably in Colorado. Interior furnishings include a ledge seat, pillows, and a flower patterned valance.
- Interiors.; Ski resorts--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Old Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
- View of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe streets in Denver, Colorado, a Colorado Yule marble building with arched windows and entablature. Cars are in the street.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Interior of Gerson Gusdorf store
- Interior of Gerson Gusdorf's two-story store, Taos, New Mexico. Shows glass display cabinets with souvenir pots, dolls and postcards; stair and second floor railings covered with Native American blankets; dry goods displayed behind grocery counter;...
- Taos (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.; Interiors--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.; Gusdorf, Gerson--Homes & haunts.
- 1925 September 30
- Teller House, Central City
- View of a drawing room that looks into another room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The hardwood floor is covered with a patterned carpet. A rococo revival, round, mirror hangs above a sofa covered with a tasseled spread. A rococo...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and later acquired by William A. Hamill in 1874; shows a room with alternating light-and-dark maple and walnut floorboards, walls wallpapered in a flowered pattern...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Denver
- View of Larimer Street and nearby buildings in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked along the street. Signs read: "Ne[ws] Block", "J. S. Dreyfuss Clothing And Gents Furnishings Goods", "Ducey's Sample Room", "Rail Road Tickets Cigars,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Watson's store
- In a clothing store in Breckenridge, Colorado, eight men in suits and hats sit and stand around a drum shaped parlor stove at the center of this well stocked business. Piles of folded trousers are in the left foreground, shelves are loaded with hat...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1888 and 1895?]
- Bailey, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. James Lamping's three children pose with them during their fiftieth anniversary party in Bailey, Colorado. The couple sit in chairs at a large table. Mrs. Lamping wears a dark dress with silver buttons up the front, and her husband...
- Lamping, Edward Posey.; Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Lamping, James A.--Family.; Lamping, Joseph Anthony.; Seeley, Mary E.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938 December 12
- Eastman & Bostwick, dealers in hats and caps. New goods. New Prices. 247 Fifteenth St. next door to postoffice, Denver, Col.
- View of brick storefronts on Fifteenth Street in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by display windows with lettering; "Eastman & Bostwick Men's Furnishings and Goods, Hats, Caps, and Furs."
- Eastman & Bostwick--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Hat industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Choir robes were made by church members
- An older woman dressed in a dark suit, a hat, and glasses dresses a small girl, who stands on a folding chair in a church in Bailey, Colorado. The child wears a choir robe, trousers, and shoes. The interior furnishings of the church include metal...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell, Mrs.; Tripp, Amy.
- 1958 December 15
- Lampings, Bailey
- Mrs. and Mrs. Lamping pose for a portrait on their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Bailey, Colorado. Mrs. Lamping, with her hair pulled back, wearing small, round, wire glasses, sits in a chair. Mr. Lamping wears a suit and stands with his hand on...
- Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- December 12, 1938
- Broadmoor Hotel interior
- Interior view of a room at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado (completed in 1918; New York architects Warren & Wetmore); furnishings include table with four chairs, two sideboards, sconces, and paintings.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1918 and 1925?]