Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family, possibly the J.H. Thomason family. The man wears dark pants, a jacket, white high collar shirt, and a striped tie, he sits on an upholstered chair with a child on his lap. His wife is standing at his side; she wears a...
- Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rear elevation, East
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for a residence at 8th and Franklin Streets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood...
- McKannon, J.H.--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1909 May 5
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: W. B. Felton 1869, D. J. Houston 1868, Sam Shepard 1875, Thos. Thornton, Jesse R. Wright, Dr. T. D. Palmer,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Adams Express Company, portrait
- Studio portrait of employees of the Adams Express Company, Denver, Colorado. Identification: "First row, read left to right - 1. C. V. Riley, 2. F. J. Gould, 3. C. M. Day, 4. R. S. Towne, 5. F. O. Reed, 6. J. C. North, 7. C. I. Fitzgerald, 8. J. W....
- Adams Express Company--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Emmerson & Case 284 Fifteenth St. Evans' Block, Denver, Col.
- View of a storefront in Denver, Colorado, on Larimer Street; shows men posing by display windows, merchandise, and lettering: "J. H. Ham Cash Grocer."
- Emmerson & Case--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Sawmill - lumber transportation 1899
- A group of people sits on a stack of logs on a tram car pulled by a horse at a sawmill in Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Among those in the group are Mrs. J. H. Kemp (seated on the logs with a younger son) and...
- Lumber--Transportation--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Sawmills--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Logs--1890-1900.; Kemp, Donald Campbell,...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Letter from J.H.P Westbrook to the Lincoln Hills Company
- J.H.P Westbrook, a physician and surgeon in Denver writes a letter to Robert E. Ewalt and E.C. Regnier of the Lincoln Hills Company to endorse the Lincoln Hills Community.
- African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills. ; Lincoln Hills Company (Colo.) -- Archives.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- 1925 July 4
- J. H. McKannon home
- View of the J. H. McKannon residence in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and a mission style gable.
- McKannon, J. H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- West elevation building for Dr. J.H. Miller
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for a residence, presumably in the Denver area, commissioned by Dr. J.H....
- Miller, J.H., Dr.--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1918 August 6
- W. J. H. Davey, Nevadaville, Colo.
- W. J. H. Davey poses with his hand on an ore crusher, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. The machine has a flywheel and vertical pistons held in a wooden frame.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.; Davey, W. J. H.
- August 8, 1897?
- J.H. Lightner 480 acre farm on sec. 1-26-32 Finney Co., Kan.
- Panoramic view shows a farmer, possibly J.H. Lightner, his wife, children, and the hired man posed by a mound of harvested field corn on a farm in Finney County, Kansas. Shows the wood frame farmhouse with covered front porch and a windmill, barn...
- Finney County (Kan.)--1920-1930.; Corn--Kansas--Finney County--1920-1930.; Farm houses--Kansas--Finney County--1920-1930.; Farms--Kansas--Finney County--1920-1930.; Lightner, J. H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1922 and 1928?]
- Colorado Springs police department
- Members of the Colorado Springs police department pose in three rows, top row: O. E. Rickerson, 2. James McCabe, 3. Horace Shelby, (Black man) 4. J. A. Rodney, 5. Sherman McNew, 6. Henry Cornell; second and front row: John Henry, Samuel Agard,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.). Police Department--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Nightsticks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Police--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1897
- Baby boy
- Studio portrait of a baby boy. He poses on a chair covered with a fur blanket and wears a baptismal gown.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a jacket, vest, and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- J.H. Kilday & W. Weld, prop.'s, White-House saloon, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of White House Saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; J. H. Kilday & W. Weld (proprietors), group of men stand in front of bar, two men wear aprons, one of whom holds a box of open cigars; additional men stand at bar with feet propped on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; White House Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1893 or 1894]
- Morning Advertiser, Trinidad
- The staff of the Morning Advertiser poses in front of the newspaper's office in Trinidad, Colorado. Two wooden, lathe turned spiral posts flank the glass doors, with lettering that reads: "Advertiser." The doorframe below the transom has the number...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Beshoar, Michael, 1833-1907.; Garcia, Jesus Moria.; Hines, J. H.; Robinson, Bob.; Shumway, Ed.; Shumway, Will.; Single, George.; Snyder, Willy.; Stevens, S. H.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Overland Park Clubhouse
- Well-dressed men and women pose on steps at Overland Park, in Denver, Colorado; costume includes puff shoulder blouses, print fabric, lace, and bowler, stovepipe, straw, or flowered hats. Theo Holland holds a cane, Florence Kirkland (?) wears...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Holland,...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Republic Building entrance
- View of the entryway to the Republic Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal doors, decorative trim, a flagpole, and light fixtures are part of the marble entrance. A sign reads: "The Republic Bldg."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935?]
- Republic Building
- Rooftop view of the Republic Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Building has decorative trim and an arched entryway. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935?]
- Durango from reservoir
- View of Durango (La Plata County), Colorado taken from the city reservoir. Shows the Ernest J. H. Amy residence, La Plata County Courthouse, the Presbyterian church, and the Strater Hotel. Smoke rises from the stacks of the San Juan Smelting and...
- Amy, Ernest J. H.--Homes & haunts.; Durango (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Durango--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- His Name on the Door
- Men and women pose on a stage for a production of "His Name on the Door" in (probably) Colorado; stage features desks, telephone, newspaper rack, portrait of Lincoln, a water cooler, and signs: "Mr. Brent," and "Library." The performers are (L to...
- Actors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--1900-1910.; Caldara, Orme.; Clayton, Ethel, 1884-1966.; Gaston, George.; Goodwin, J. H.; Green, Walter D.; Lee, Ralph, actor.; Sheridan, Frank.; Stone, Mason.;...
- 1909-1910
- Group portrait
- A group of men and women stand and sit in a forested area possibly on the grounds of the Wolhurst estate in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The men wear hats, straw and derby, with suits and vests. The women wear hats, some with flower decoration, and...
- Wolhurst (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Wolhurst--1890-1900.; Knott, Isabel.; Voorhies, J. H. P.; Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- E.J.H. Amy's [residence]
- View of the Ernest J.H. Amy house (later Hood Mortuary) at 1261 3rd (Third) Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. The three story shingle style house is constructed of rusticated stone and rustic shingles, and it has multi pane windows, a...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Young, F. H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Longitudinal sections building for the International Trust Co., executor for the estate of J.H.P. Voorhees [sic.]
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows sectional views of the J.H.P. Voorhees Memorial at Cleveland Place in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado...
- Voorhies, John H. P.; Monuments & memorials.; International Trust Company of Denver.; Civic Center District (Denver, Colo.)
- 1919 November 10
- Elevation of end pavilion, North elevation of end pavilion [and] South elevation building for the International Trust Co., executor for the estate of J.H.P. Voorhees
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows elevations for a memorial to be completed in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado for J.H.P. Voorhees in...
- Voorhies, John H. P.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials.; International Trust Company of Denver.
- 1919 November 10
- [Elevation details] building for the International Trust Co., executor for the estate of J.H.P. Voorhees
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows elevation details of a memorial to be completed in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado for J.H.P. Voorhees...
- Voorhies, John H. P.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials.; International Trust Company of Denver.
- 1919 November 10
- Greeley, Colorado people
- Photoprint of five photos depict the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- This photograph shows what each man does and also shows our camp
- Union Pacific railroad survey crew members pose in their camp along the Grand (Colorado) River with transits on tripods, rods, levels, chains, guitar, and axes, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Members include: J. I. Barlow, Lewis Blickensderfer,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- This photograph shows what each man does and also shows our camp
- Union Pacific railroad survey crew members pose in their camp along a river (possibly the Colorado, Grand) with transits on tripods, rods, levels, chains, guitar, and axes, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They include: J. I. Barlow, Lewis...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890]
- Occasions of note from the first and second decades of Greeley history, the 1880's and 1890's
- Photoprint of five photos depicts the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Eldora Colo 1896
- Wooden residential and commercial buildings line a dirt road during the early days in Eldora (Eldorado), Colorado.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in a cemetery in Boulder, Colorado; shows a cut stone with a gable, raised decoration, and an inscription: "Civilla N., daughter of J. H. & M. J. Fishback. Died Jan. 20. 1888. Aged 20 Y'rs. 10 M's. 25 D's."; lower stone:...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Officers of the central Police Station, Denver
- Officers of the central Police Station pose on the steps of City Hall on the corner of 14th Street (Fourteenth) and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Officers include: first row (L-R); Chief of Police Herbert R. Williams; Captain Robert Carter,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Denver--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Forest supervisors meeting, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Men stand on a staircase of probably a stucco building with arched windows, scalloped awnings, iron details above a door, and tall lanterns on either side of the door. The men hold hats and wear suits with rounded collars and neck ties or bow ties....
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Foresters--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.; Men--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- Colorado Medical Corps - Spanish American War
- Group portrait of the First Colorado Regiment medical corps; men pose in uniforms with gloves, gauntlets, and red cross arm bands. A United States flag is by a tent. Officers include E. H. Luce, D. Taylor Thompson, Macaulay, Shatter, Fannon, G. H....
- Spanish American War, 1898--Military personnel.; Infantry--American--1890-1900.; Medical personnel--1890-1900.; Military medicine--1890-1900.; Military officers--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898]
- Central City 1891. Baxter House Eureka St.
- A man and young child, possibly John H. Kemp and one of his sons (either Robert or photographer Donald as a young boy), stand on a dirt road in front of a one-story house with a long front porch in Central City, Colorado. Another child sits on a...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hammocks--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Survey crew
- Union Pacific railroad survey crew members pose in their camp along the Grand (Colorado) River with two dogs and their transit, rods, levels, and axes, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They include: J. I. Barlow, Lewis Blichensderfer, Mrs...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- Sweetwater River and valley from top of Independence Rock, Wyo.
- Men, women and a dog sit or stand on Independence Rock in Natrona County, Wyoming. A man uses a hammer and chisel to inscribe letters in the granite. Inscriptions read: "S.R. '49, W.H[?] 1860" and "J.H. 1850." Shows the Sweetwater River, a wagon...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater Pony Express Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River Valley...
- 1932
- Silver Ledge mine
- A landscape oil painting of the Silver Ledge Mine by Frank Russell Green. The painting is of a red and brown mine building, mill building, green mountains, sky, trees, sluice, roads, chimneys and smoke stacks. The frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Mine buildings--1890-1920.; Mining--1890-1920.
- [between 1897 and 1913]
- U S Grazing Service, Dept. of Interior Advisory Council, Denver, Colo.
- Members of the Grazing Service Advisory Council pose on the steps of the United States Post Office at 18th and Stout streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows men in suits and ties; some wear hats. Identifications: Front row (from left to right): Frank C....
- United States. Grazing Service. Advisory Council--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 July
- Dwight Nicholson House
- View of the Boulder Victoria Historic Inn situated in the Dwight Nicholson House at 1305 Pine Street in Boulder, Colorado. The two-story Colonial Revival influenced eclectic style house has a hipped roof, a cornice with dentils and swags, a...
- Dwight Nicholson House (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels.; Historic buildings.; Dwight Nicholson House (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Boulder Victoria Historic Inn (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Boulder...
- 1994
- Legal fraternity of Georgetown
- Men pose in front of a log building with a gabled roof and a sign that reads: "John H. McMurdy, Law Office" in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear tuxedos with silk hats or derby hats and sit on horseback or stand. Boys are nearby...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Law offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Lawyers--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Central City
- View of frame houses and buildings on Main and Eureka Streets in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings have gabled roofs or false fronts and signs read: "Concert Hall, Billiard Rooms," "J.H. Lutz, Star Store," and "Drug Store." The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1863 or 1864
- YMCA Grand Junction
- View of 5th (Fifth) Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association), a stone building with a portico and rooftop terrace, is under construction. Wood scaffolding surrounds the front entrance. A sign...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Main St. north from N.Y. Ave.
- View of businesses on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows a well in the middle of the dirt street, telegraph poles and signs on businesses that read: "Red Lion Inn, J.H. Adams," "Oyster Depot, New York and Baltimore Oysters...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- Stage hold-up
- Reenactment of a stage hold up shows bandits with pistols and passengers with their hands in the air, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Sign on the horse drawn coach reads "J. H. [?]nour."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Robberies--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Chief Flat-Iron Sioux
- Reproduction shows a painting (by J. H. Sharp, Pine Ridge, South Dakota) of a Native American Sioux man identified as Chief Flat Iron.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; Flat Iron.
- [1900?]
- "Robbery" of Leadville stage
- Men and women participate in a re-enactment or portrayal of a stagecoach robbery near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The side of the coach reads: "J. H. [R]id[en]hour."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Entertainment--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver Bears
- Members of the Denver Bears baseball team pose outdoors at a baseball field in Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: standing: Len "Dad" Shirk, Walter Price (P) Walter Bissell, unknown, "Old Hoss" Hausen (C), Happy "Klondike" Kane (P), J. H....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Bears (Baseball team)
- [between 1890 and 1910?]