Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Store at Greeley
- Two men stand in the doorway of a machinery store in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Features of the two-story, masonry building include a crenelated cornice, arched second-story windows, rectangular storefront windows, and a transom over the...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Machine shops--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Number 7 and 8, 1930 July-August
- Dawson Colo. townsite
- View of a cattle herd grazing in a fenced field at Dawson, Colorado (Routt County); utility poles follow a dirt road in foreground; baled hay and stacking implements scattered throughout field; farm buildings at distant right; hills in background.
- Dawson (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Dawson--1910- 1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Dawson--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- N. S. H. S. Exponent
- This is a newsletter for Northside High School. It provides information on club activities, up coming events, and other happenings around school. It contains a military section and advertisements for local businesses. It is published on the 15th...
- North Side High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.
- April 15, 1893
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. BUSINESS MACHINERY
- Aroya lighthouse
- View of the Aroya Light House in Aroya, Colorado. The light house is constructed of junk metal and old farm implements welded together by sculptor Owen Moreland. The lighthouse does not have a light, instead it has a silver cupola open to the...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Lighthouses.; Folk art--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Aroya lighthouse
- View of the Aroya Light House in Aroya, Colorado. Shows a wooden building, probably an old gas station, with a large overhanging roof. The building is one level, and the paint is faded and pealing off the wood siding. The overhanging roof is...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Lighthouses.; Abandoned buildings.; Folk art--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1981
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 12, 1912 March 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 28, 1912 July 13
- Dobson's Hotel, Squaw Gulch
- Men and women stand and pose in front of a one-story log building with a low pitched roof in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests, suits, hats and overcoats and stand beside a woman who wears a fitted dress. Men are identified as...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Dobson, Doyle.; Guyot,...
- 1892 February
- Moffat
- A man, woman, and children stand on the porch of the J. W. Hockaday Hardware store in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. Wagons, wheels, gears, and cans are displayed in the shop window. A large sign on the false front of the building...
- J.W. Hockaday Hardware (Moffat, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Moffat (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- J. W. Hugus
- Women, men, boys, girls, a baby and horses pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a store with bunting and letters: "J.W. Hugus & Co. General Merchandise and Farm Implements," and "Post Office." Posters read: "Smoke Hunting," "Star Tobacco,"...
- J.W. Hugus & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Clipping a bull's horns
- Cowboys hold a bull on the ground in order to clip his horns with a hacksaw in a corral at the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. Farm implements are in the distance.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dehorning--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Quiltitch Implement and Vehicle Company, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Quiltitch Implement and Vehicle Company on North Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This brick building has rusticated stone accents, glass brick, and dentils along the roof line. Buggies, a carriage, and a...
- Quiltitch Implement & Vehicle Co. (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.; Transportation industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1920?]
- Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. A streetcar is on tracks in the paved street and cars are parked in front of commercial buildings. Shows the brick Avalon Theater and American flags near street lights on sidewalks....
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View of agricultural warehouses in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County shows storage tanks, farming implements, and cylindrical vats in front of a warehouse. A pitched tent is in the background.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Longmont's Main Street, 500 block after the heavy rains.
- View north from Fifth (5th) Avenue and Main Street, with flood water over the street and sidewalks, Longmont, Colorado. Pedestrians and early automobiles make their way through the water. Businesses include: "Ford Garage," "Longmont Rubber Works,"...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1921
- 3rd cutting, alfalfa, Markley Ranch, Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- Freshly-cut alfalfa field near Vernal, Utah; shows farm implements, baled grain, and hoists.
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Alfalfa--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Croplands--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Harvesting machinery--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Business in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, is a stone building with arched windows and entrances; men pose with a wagon tongue and wheels. Signs read: "Coal," "Hay. Grain. Flour and Feed," "Farm and Spring Wagons A. H. Patterson," and...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Salida, Colorado
- View over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad boxcars, tracks across trestle bridge lead northwest past several small depots, businesses and houses built in the Arkansas River valley and the High School at the...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Salida, Colorado
- View over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot, a trestle bridge across the Arkansas River, the Monte Cristo Hotel, Salida High School, residences and businesses. Signs read: "St. Clair Hotel," Windsor...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Alamosa, Colo., S.E.Cor. 6th & Hunt
- The first general store and outfit station along the new Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at South 6th (Sixth) Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Two false fronts have large painted block letter signs: "Field & Hill, Schuttler Wagons" and "Field &...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.
- [between 1907 and 1941]
- Center, Colo.
- View of an unpaved street in the commercial district in Center, Colorado, in both Saguache County and Rio Grande County. Cars parked along street; two men stand in front of building. Signs: "Tallman Hardware and Implements," "Center, Colo. Post...
- Center (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Center--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Eagle dance Taos N M
- View of Native American (Taos Pueblo) dance at Taos, New Mexico; costume includes embroidered breechcloths, feather headdresses, and bells. Spectators are by signs: "Taos Printing and Publishing Co.," and "John Deere Implements McCormick Machinery."
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--1900-1910.; Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1902
- Central City barber shop ca. 1866
- Interior view of a barber shop in Central City, Colorado; shows men being shaved, shaving implements, mirrors, stuffed animals, and a hanging lamp.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Barbershops--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Interiors--1860-1870.
- [1866?]
- Ute indians
- A Native American (Ute) sits and holds a baby wrapped in decorative blankets, one covered with sea shells. Cooking implements and a tepee are behind them.
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--1880-1900.; Infants--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Seventeenth Street at Glenarm
- African American men march in probably a protest parade with horse drawn wagons, farm implements and wheeled carts on Seventeenth Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows the Johnson Building, the Denver Club, the Savoy Hotel, pedestrians, automobiles,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917?]
- Carbondale, Colorado
- Exterior view of a brick business in Carbondale (Garfield County) Colorado; shows storefronts, a parked car, and signs: "Furnishings, Groceries, the W. M. Dinkel Merc. Co., Hardware, Farm Implements, Furniture, Queensware, Tinware" and "Hotel,...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Dakota dance
- Native American (Sioux) men dance, the Sioux men wear feather headdresses and bustles, spectators stand nearby. Prominent signs read: "Big Cut In Pri[ces]", "Tom Sweeney Hardware Company", "Clothing, Boots, & Shoes Harness & Saddle New & Second...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indian dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Sioux dancers
- Native American (Sioux) men dance, they wear feather headdresses and bustles while spectators look on. Prominent signs read: "Big Cut In Pri[ces]", "Tom Sweeney Hardware Company", "Clothing, Boots, & Shoes Harness & Saddle New & Second Hand", and...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indian dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Girls in aprons and caps and their teacher stand before tables with cooking implements at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows metal tables...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children cooking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- 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?]
- 7th Street & 7th Avenue
- View of a box-shaped, masonry, commercial building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Features include a bracketed cornice, arched windows, chimneys, storefront windows, and a wooden porch where two men stand. Two men are in a horse-drawn...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Shop of J. Max Clark, south side 7th St. between 8th & 9th Avenues
- Two workmen and five customers stand in front of a Greeley, Colorado blacksmith's shop in Weld County. One of the workmen wears an apron, and the second one holds a blacksmith's implement in his hand. Two of the workers hold cigars in their hands....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- R.R. graders dining hall
- Union Pacific Railroad construction workers sit and eat at rustic wooden tables in a wood and canvas lean-to in Rawlins (Carbon County), Wyoming. The men wear hats and work clothes. The table is set with metal eating implements and dishes.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1880-1890.; Rawlins (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Eating & drinking--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.; Employee eating facilities--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.; Lean-tos--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1883 and 1887?]
- W.C. Chapman's [hardware store]
- Men, a horse drawn wagon, and an omnibus bus are stopped in front of a hardware store owned by W.C. Chapman, possibly on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a brick building with show windows, arched second story windows, a...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Keota, looking north
- Panoramic view of the town of Keota, Colorado in Weld County shows unhitched wagons outside the livery. Hitched wagons are in front of the lumber store and lumberyard. Signs "Livery & Feed Davis & Trumbo," "Keota Lumber Co. Coal Lumber Feed...
- Keota (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Keota--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1916]
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. business Implements
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver Business Implements
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business Implements
- Western History Subject Index
- Implements, utensils, etc. New Mexico
- Western History Subject Index
- Lee and Coulehan
- The 1887 Denver Directory
- Weaving tools
- View of a spindle and bowl made by Alberto Lobato and two hand carders used by weaver María Salomé Córdova, his mother. The spindle and bowl were used to spin the wool.
- Córdova, María Salomé, 1867-1960--Associated objects.; Lobato, Alberto, 1895-1976--Associated objects.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Tools.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867-1960--Pictorial works.; Lobato,...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 36, 1910 September 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 19, 1912 May 11
- Jensen, Bliss & Co., hardware, cutlery, agricultural implements, and mechanics' tools, Tappan Block, Fifteenth Street, bet. Larimer and Holladay, Denver, Colorado
- View of a business in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick storefront with stone arches, men in stovepipe hats, a scale, handtruck, shovels, and signs: "Jensen, Bliss & Co. Hardware, Mechanics Tools &c.," and "Rocky Mountain Herald."
- Jensen, Bliss & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 September 30
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business implements