Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- John Varone Grocery
- View of the John Varone Grocery located on Quivas Street probably in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a commercial style brick building with a cornice and shaped parapet. Plaques on the parapet read: "1912" and "Grocery." Signs on...
- John Varone Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Grocery stores.; John Varone Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1977
- Golden Gate Grocery
- View of the Golden Gate Grocery located at 3701 Williams Street in the Cole neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick commercial style building has a decorative brick parapet. A sign on the parapet reads: "Golden Gate Grocery." Signs...
- Golden Gate Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Grocery stores.; Graffiti.; Golden Gate Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Swansea Grocery, Denver
- View of Swansea Grocery at 4621 Columbine Street in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a one story concrete block building that was constructed in 1963. Signs on the building read: "Swansea Grocery," "Beer 3.2 Only Open...
- Swansea Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Elyria Swansea neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Grocery stores.; Swansea Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- John Marr grocery store
- Employees pose outdoors near the John Marr Grocery Company in Denver, Colorado. The men wear aprons and caps. Lettering on the building's awnings read: "Mets," "The John Marr Grocery Co. Inc."
- John Marr Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Grocery trade--Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- H. A. Marr Grocery Co. & wholesale grocers, Denver
- View of Harry A. Marr Grocery Company and Wholesale Grocers Building, (probably) 17th (seventeenth) and Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado, a brick building with storefront windows; shows tables of merchandise on sidewalk, Union Pacific or Burlington...
- Harry A. Marr Grocery Company (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fair Ground Grocery Store
- View of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado; a man poses by the corner entry, and signs read: "Rainbow Bread," "Wonder Bread," "Home Cooked," and "Fair Ground Grocery."
- Fair Ground Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Tom Oatis Grocery store
- View of the Tom Oatis Grocery store in Denver, Colorado. The one-story building has display windows and a sign that reads: "Home Owned Stores Tom Oatis Grocery Solitaire Groceries."
- Tom Oatis Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tom Oatis Grocery store
- View of Tom Oatis Grocery store in Denver, Colorado. The one-story building has display windows and a sign that reads: "The Ace of Bread Gold Top Fresh Rich Cakes Solitaire Coffee Home Owned Stores Tom Oatis Grocery."
- Tom Oatis Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City, Colorado
- and the grocery and provision store of Mason M. Seavey. In the right center foreground is the wood-frame building with a false front that housed the Chinese laundry shop where a fire started May 21, 1874 and destroyed most of the business section...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1870?]
- Bats Grocery Store/Whalen's Supermarket
- Photograph of the Bats Grocery Store, or the Whalen's Supermarket located in Denver, Colorado. Bats Grocery Store, a one-story, rectangular building of soft brick and wood frame construction, is an early 20th century Commercial Style structure...
- Bats Grocery (Denver, Colo.); Grocery stores.; Historic Buildings.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1984 October
- Bats Grocery Store/Whalen's Supermarket
- Photograph of the Bats Grocery Store, or the Whalen's Supermarket located in Denver, Colorado. Bats Grocery Store, a one-story, rectangular building of soft brick and wood frame construction, is an early 20th century Commercial Style structure...
- Bats Grocery (Denver, Colo.); Grocery stores.; Historic Buildings.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1984 October
- Bats Grocery Store/Whalen's Supermarket
- Photograph of the door to Bats Grocery Store, or the Whalen's Supermarket located in Denver, Colorado. Bats Grocery Store, a one-story, rectangular building of soft brick and wood frame construction, is an early 20th century Commercial Style...
- Bats Grocery (Denver, Colo.); Grocery stores.; Historic Buildings.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1984 October
- Bats Grocery Store/Whalen's Supermarket
- Photograph of the back of Bats Grocery Store, or the Whalen's Supermarket and its garden located in Denver, Colorado. Bats Grocery Store, a one-story, rectangular building of soft brick and wood frame construction, is an early 20th century...
- Bats Grocery (Denver, Colo.); Grocery stores.; Historic Buildings.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1986 May
- A group of men posed outside of a grocery store a little girl sits nearby
- A group of men stand and sit on the sidewalk near a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a briefcase. A sign on the awning reads: "Confectionery & Grocery".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Men wearing suits standing & seated on porch of grocery store
- A group of men pose on a wooden sidewalk near a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a briefcase and a girl stands nearby. A sign on the awning reads: "Confectionery & Grocery".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Montclair School grocery store project
- Photograph of a class grocery store project at Montclair Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two students sit in front of the chalk board. On the table in front of them is a toy cash register, fake lollipops and signs saying what the hours of...
- Grocery trade.; Montclair School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Montclair School Grocery
- Photograph of three students at Montclair Elementary School in Denver, Colorado using a play Grocery Store. An unidentified girl walks past the fake store front. The store is make of paper and has brick drawn other walls. There is an open ledge...
- Grocery trade.; Montclair School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1946 October
- Colfax School Fair Play Grocery Store
- Two unidentified students at Colfax Elementary School play in the Fair Play Grocery Store in Denver, Colorado. The grocery store is created from wood shipping boxes, butcher paper and household items. One boy stands holding an apple while a girl...
- Grocers.; Grocery stores.; Colfax School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1925
- Ninth Street Historic Park Groussman Grocery now known as the Mercantile Café, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Mercantile Café (formerly Groussman Grocery), located at 906 Curtis Street, in the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. The two...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 2000
- Interior of Fowler or Sun's [sic] Store, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of Fowler & Son's grocery store, Fourth (4th) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; four men are identified as: Mr. Simson (behind counter), Mr. Watts (leaning on counter), a clerk and a customer; store area is stacked...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Simson, Mr.; Watts, Mr.
- 1895 December 25
- C. P. Stone's cash grocery, Fifteenth Street, corner Arapahoe, Denver, Col.
- View of C. P. Stone's grocery, a brick and stone storefront in Denver, Colorado; people pose on the sidewalk.
- C. P. Stone's Cash Grocery--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Geo. L. Aggers, cash grocery house, the largest stock of fancy groceries in the upper part of the city. 515 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado.
- View of a business on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick store with display windows and a cornice. Men and teenagers pose with merchandise including brooms, barrels, a coffee grinder, and baskets. Sign reads: "G. L. Aggers, Grocery,...
- G. L. Aggers Cash Grocery House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Blackhawk, Colo. 1864
- is on Gregory Street in the center midground.; Several businesses stand on the lower end of Gregory Street in Blackhawk, a mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado, during the 1860s, including a wholesale and retail grocery store and commission...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Covered...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Nevadaville?
- A horse and buggy is stopped in front of the Pioneer Saloon on a dirt road, possibly in Apex, both mining districts in Gilpin County, Colorado. A wagon is parked across the street. Additional storefronts face the street, including a grocery and...
- Mining districts--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Carts &...
- [1899?]
- King Soopers - Advertising Unlimited
- A woman in a skirt and jacket poses by a produce display at a King Soopers grocery store in Denver, Colorado; a girl sits in her grocery cart and holds a stalk of celery. Brands include "California Sunkist," and "Northern Tissue."
- King Soopers, Inc.--Products--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Grocery carts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Shopping--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Grocery Store Project at Wyman School
- Grocery Store project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Five children work and shop at a handcrafted grocery store. One girl stands outside the store, looking at the vegetables and fruit on display in the window. Another girl is seen...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- SPRATLEN-ANDERSON WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY (Edbrooke Lofts)
- SPRATLEN-ANDERSON WHOLESALE GROCERY COMPANY (Edbrooke Lofts) 1450 Wynkoop Street National Register 12/3/1985, 5DV.47.71 Designed by Frank E. Edbrooke, the five-story 1905 warehouse received an additional floor in 1911. The building is constructed...
- 2011 Dec 6
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Newsletter
- David and Virgina Mallard with man in front of Mallard's Grocery & Confectionery.
- Pickets outside Denver City Auditorium
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver Symphony outside of the Denver City Auditorium theater on Fifteenth (15th) Street in Denver, Colorado. The pickets were part of a boycott of the Safeway grocery store chain. People...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1971]
- Bachelor
- Men, women, and boys pose in the street near frame commercial buildings in Bachelor (Mineral County), Colorado. A building has a partly constructed roof; some buildings have false fronts. An African American (Black) woman wears a long skirt and...
- Afro-Americans--Women--Colorado--Bachelor--1890-1910.; Bachelor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bachelor--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1908?]
- Buildings commercial grocery store with snow piled on streets
- A man poses on large piles of snow near the Diamond Grocery and Market in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "E. L. Augspurger Prop", "793", and "Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m Sundays 7 a.m. to 11 a.m."
- Diamond Grocery and Market (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Photograph of Denver Gas Works
- View of a brick Denver Gas Company building with smokestack, tanks, and railroad tracks in Denver, Colorado. Store signs read: "Grocery & Baker, Grocery & Confectionery, Fine Cigars & All Kinds Of Tobacco Etc."
- Denver Gas Company (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Gas industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1881 November 12
- 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
- Viaduct approach 14th & Blake where body was found
- A crowd is gathered at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct at Blake Street in Denver, Colorado, where a body was found in flooded Cherry Creek. Sign painted on building reads: "The National Grocery Company, Largest Exclusive Wholesale Grocery...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- July 1912
- Thompson Grocery Co.
- Interior of the John Thompson Grocery Company store on 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Butchers in white coats and aprons pose around a display of deer carcasses that are decorated with Christmas wreaths and garland. Signs read: "Mocha...
- John Thompson Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Deer--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Winfield & Hodges, 366 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- Composite photograph shows a man in a horse drawn wagon with letters: "F. Winfield," and oversized potatoes.
- Winfield & Hodges--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Potatoes--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- A. J. Beckwith Grocery Company, Denver
- View of Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company, 408-410 16th (sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows ceiling fan over entryway, displays of fruit, vegetables, canned goods, and window lettering: "Fresh meats," "Poultry & Fish," "Eggs," "Butter,"...
- Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900- 1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920]
- Berkeley Grocery Company
- View of the Berkeley Grocery Company on the corner of 44th (Forty-fourth) Avenue and Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick building has large display windows and signs that read: "Home Owned Stores...
- Berkeley Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- John Thompson Grocery
- View of the John Thompson Grocery store at 1121 15th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons and a streetcar are nearby. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk.
- John Thompson Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- M. E. parsonage, Altman, Colo.
- Five views of the Methodist parsonages in Altman, Colorado, include; upper left corner image: the first parsonage located between Altman and Independence. A small lean-to shack with an open entry door and a four pane window. Upper right image: a...
- Pingree, H. M.--Homes and haunts--1880-1890.; Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- City of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming Terr.
- View of a canvas tent and log buildings in Pine Bluffs (Laramie County), Wyoming. A painted sign that reads "Bakery, Saloon" is beside wooden barrels in front of the tent. A log "Grocery Store" building has a grass roof, a stone chimney, and a...
- Pine Bluffs (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Pine Bluffs--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Wyoming--Pine Bluffs--1860-1870.; Tents--Wyoming--Pine Bluffs--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Perigo, Colo.
- A woman walks down a dirt road in Perigo, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado. A wood building with a metal, slanted roof serves as the grocery store. Additional log cabins are in the right midground above the road. A small child...
- Perigo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Perigo--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Telluride
- L.G. Denison's grocery store stands next to S.R. Fitzgarrald's law office on Main Street in Telluride, Colorado. Farther down the block are J. Tryan's hardware store, Charles Oderfeld's general merchandise shop and a meat market. Across the street...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Blackhawk, Colorado 1860-1869
- and built in 1863. The Blackhawk schoolhouse was built in the lot next to the church in 1870. Mine shafthouses line the hill in the background and above the church.; The Commission House, a wholesale and retail grocery store, stands adjacent to a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Stamping paper sacks used in packaging bulk commodities for distribution to Colorado relief families.
- A woman in a white uniform and a white cap that reads: "First Aid," sits at a table and stamps paper sacks for surplus commodities at the State Grocery Warehouse at 1535 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Piles of paper bags, an ink pad...
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1950.; Public service employment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Surplus commodities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc.
- Excerpts from sales book for Mallards Grocery and Confectionary in Five Points (Denver, Colo.)
- Grocery store interior
- A man leans on a counter in a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. Another man stands near a display of bananas. Displays of food in boxes, cans, and bottles are on and near glass display cases. A scale hangs from the ceiling nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Grocery store
- Interior view of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, meat, sausages, scales, brooms, canned goods, Chinese lettering, and signs in English and Spanish advertising: "Lowenheim's Loan Office 1945 Larimer St. Joseph Goalstone Mngr."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]