Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- West Colfax neighborhood plan: West Colfax on the Rise.
- 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]
- 1924 First Baptist Church Directory
- Membership directory for the First Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory are a list of church events, officers and their reports, lists of members, and advertisements.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1924
- First Baptist Church Directory and Yearbook
- Directory published by the First Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado. Included in the document are lists of: the different religious services and their corresponding meeting times, different organizations within the congregation, and members by...
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930
- First Baptist Church Worship Program 1937
- Worship program for First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado for Sunday February 28, 1915.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1937 March 28
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 7, 1918 September
- Mesa Lumber Company
- Men stand and pose outside a frame Mesa Lumber Co. building in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Men wear suits with ties or cardigan sweaters. Signs near an awning read: "Mesa Lumber Co.," "61 Floor Varnish," and "JapaLac, a Household...
- Mesa Lumber Co. (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- The homeless, Victor's big fire
- View of large groups of people left homeless after a fire in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men, women and children stand around household belongings and furniture in numerous piles along hillside. Shows handcarts, buggies and wagons used to...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Homeless persons--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 Aug. 21
- Man in store w/ stoves & furniture
- Interior view of a household furnishing store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, stoves, brass beds, and a dresser.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Home furnishing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- A packers camp, Po'Keepsie Gulch
- View of a mining camp with tent, clothesline, and man and woman, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado. A man stands with a pack train of burros, they carry chairs and household goods.
- Mining camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- A. C. Moulton residence after being struck by lightning, July 2, 1902.
- View of A. C. Moulton's residence, Meeker, Colorado, shows the burned out roof from the lightning strike. Many of the household belongings are on the side of the road covered with sheets.
- Moulton, A. C.--Homes & haunts.; Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Lightning strikes--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Cripple Creek, Colo. Hastings [sic] Market 1st & Bennet [sic]
- Exterior view of C. C. Irwin Groceries (formerly H. A. Hastain's Market), 135 Bennett Avenue, Bell Brothers Building, First (1st) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three horse-drawn wagons are parked in front of building packed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Bell Brothers Building (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1905 or 1906]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior partial view of Peoples Furniture Company building with horse-drawn delivery wagon in front, First (1st) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; "People's Furniture Co." is lettered on sideboard of wagon; series of signs on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1902]
- El Paso Livery stable after the explosion
- View of April 29th, 1896, fire and clouds of smoke from junction of Myers Avenue and "A" Street after explosion at El Paso Livery stable, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes horse-drawn wagons with household goods or personal belongings parked...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 29
- The Gas-Electric building, Denver
- Exterior view of Gas & Electric Company building, 15th (Fifteenth) & northwest corner of Champa, Denver, Colorado; opened November 10, 1910 with dazzling display of 10,000 light bulbs illuminating building; Public Service Company moved to another...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gas & Electric Company (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1912]
- Green River, Utah
- View of Green River, Grand County, Utah; shows people, cars, the roof of the Palmer Hotel, and storefronts with signs: "Second Hand Store All Kinds of Second Hand Furniture and Household Goods. Bought. Sold. Exchanged.," "Rooms 50 (cents) and Up,"...
- Green River (Utah)--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Provo [i.e., Park City], Utah
- View of Park City, Summit County, Utah; shows cars, horses, carriages, pedestrians, streetlamps, U. S. Post Office, businesses, and signs: "Auto Camp Grounds Free," "Hank Andrew [?] Dealer in New and Second Hand Furniture, Household Supplies We Buy...
- Park City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Utah--Park City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women stand and sit near a partially constructed tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. One woman spreads the tepee canvas over the erect poles. A pile of household items, including a blanket and possibly a...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 September 1
- Utes Building the Tepee
- Native American (Ute) women stretch canvas over erect tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Piles of household materials, including rolls of canvas, stand near the tepee. Other complete and incomplete tepees stand nearby....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 September 1
- Utes Building the tepee
- A Native American (Ute) woman points a wooden tepee pole at the smoke hole of a partially constructed tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Another woman bends toward a pile of household items near the tepee. A tepee frame stands...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Typical Hopi Indian home, Mishongnovi, Arizona
- View of Native American (Hopi) pueblo,, Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona. Shows a young boy in a yard with turkeys and burros and a woman on the access ladder to the second floor. The two-story adobe home features brick and stuccoed surfaces,...
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Mishongnovi...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- American Furniture Company warehouse
- View of horse-drawn wagons, one filled with furniture, next to the American Furniture Company warehouse at 1542 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs painted on the brick building read: "The American Furniture Co. Warehouse. Salesroom 1542...
- American Furniture Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- 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]
- Hedgcock and Jones
- View of the Hedgcock and Jones Store on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts with arched windows and a pedimented roof. Sign depicts a spinning wheel and reads: "Hedgcock - Jones Specialty Store Co. Women's Wear -...
- Hedgcock & Jones Specialty Store Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1924?]
- Forbes Tent Colony demolished by militia
- Men and boys (including Japanese) stand in the snow at the UMW camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Forbes, Las Animas County, Colorado; mattresses, clothes, and household items are in a pile.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Weicker T. & S. Co.
- View of Wynkoop Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses and horse drawn delivery wagons with signs: "W Weicker T. & S. Co. Fireproof Warehouse For The Storage of Household Goods and Merchandise." A trolley switch shack and tracks are at an...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1897 and 1915]
- William L. Ford studio
- View of the William L. Ford photography studio in downtown Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the display window reads: "Wm. L. Ford Novelty & Electric Shop," "Keys," "Mazda Lamps," "Light Hardware," "Electrical Appliance Repairing," "Household Needs,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Photography stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Slockett bldg.
- View of a brick structure with a rusticated stone facade, arched windows, storefronts, and a bracketed cornice with letters: "Slockett Block" in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Bolding Furniture Store," "We Buy, Sell, and Exchange Household Goods,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Indian manufacture, Navajo blanket loom
- Probably Ben Wittick poses near a Native American (Navajo) earthen hogan and loom. Various household items that include a coffee pot and an ax are on the ground.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Looms--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Navajo Indians at work on blankets
- A Native American (Navajo) woman and baby stand and sit in a camp. The woman stands between a tent and a loom. Various household items that include a coffee pot, buckets, and blankets (rugs) are on the ground.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Infants--1890-1920.; Looms--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Denver Arapahoe Northwest corner of 15th Mendota Place
- View of a building on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) Street and Court Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and contrasting trim. Horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians are nearby. Signs read: "Household...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Packers Camp. Po Keepsie Gulch
- View of a mining camp with tent, clothesline, and man and woman, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado. A man stands with a pack train of burros, they carry chairs and household goods.
- Mining camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Northeast corner of 3rd and Main Streets showing the Roane and Sanders clothing store
- This brick, one-story commercial building in Canon City, Colorado, has a false front with a cornice and lettering on the awning that reads: "Clothing Roane & Sanders, Hats, Caps." Letters in the storefront read: "Clothing, Roane & Sanders Variety...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Canon City dy 1880-1890.
- 1880
- Kitchen Cabinet Sympathy Orchestra of the Montview Church of Denver
- Women pose in the Montview Church in Denver Colorado and hold household implements including funnels, a floor sweeper, washtubs, a tea pot, and tongs. Costume includes uniforms, a Scottish kilt, and blackface. A stained glass window depicts Jesus...
- Kitchen Cabinet Sympathy Orchestra--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Music ensembles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Man near log cabin
- A man stands with his dog by the front door of a log building probably in Colorado. Household objects are scattered near the house. The man wears a hat. The landscape is barren, mountains are in the distance.
- Log buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Grant's Store: Manitou Springs Colorado Christmas, 1887
- Interior view of Grant's Art and Curiosity Store, Manitou Springs, Colorado, showing household items including dishes and art prints. A table is set with a fringed tablecloth; children's items include doll strollers, puzzles, and building blocks....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Grant, Charles A.
- 1887
- Fire at Victor, Colorado
- View of smoldering remains from Victor, Colorado's devastating fire of August 21, 1899; ashes & debris cover hillside with piles of household goods, furniture & personal belongings saved from the fire, center. A large wooden frame structure still...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- 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
- Victor Ave., Victor, Colo. during big fire
- View of Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado, during its devastating fire of August 21, 1899; people are loading or carrying household goods & belongings on horse-drawn wagons & carriages; trunks, furniture & other personal items are stacked in the...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Victor fire
- View of Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad engine & train in ridge cut above Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire of August 21, 1889. Shows flat bed railroad cars filled with men holding personal belongings, household goods & furniture moved by...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Victor fire
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire on August 21, 1899, taken from vantage point on hillside where many people fled with household goods & personal belongings for safety. Shows horse- drawn wagons & carriages filled with...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- 1535 South Broadway Street, Denver
- View of a storefront at 1535 South Broadway Street in the Overland Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a wide canopy and signs "Wazee Deco," "Antiques," and "Available Shames Makovsky Realty Co." Dishes and household items are...
- Wazee Deco (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Antique stores--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Show...
- 1986 August
- 846 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of businesses around 846 Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has low pitched, stepped parapet trim, tile accents and posted signs that read: "Mares Refrigeration, Household, Commercial, Phone...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Refrigerator industry--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981 December
- 15th St. from Champa, Denver
- View northeast on 15th (Fifteenth) Street from Champa towards Arapahoe, Denver, Colorado; shows Gas and Electric building, Charles building, Mining Exchange building, Central Savings Bank, electric street railway cars and tracks, trolley number 330...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Holly 1983
- One-story brick storefronts in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, have signs and letters: "Holly Department Store." The broken, patched window has clothing and household items on display, and is topped by a canvas awning. Wood siding finishes the...
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.
- 1983
- 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
- The Aeronaut of South Denver High School: 1920
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1920.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1920
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver council on household employment
- Descendants of Ramirez de Salazar
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Ramirez de Salazar.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April