Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Temple D.O.K.K. #76, K. of P.
- View of the Knights of Pythias, Flower Carnival parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows horse drawn carriages with lanterns and identified riders: "J. M. Jackson (State Treasurer), Dr. William A. Campbell, John K. Miller,...
- Knights of Pythias.--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- D. O. K. K.
- Knights of Pythias pose, wearing sateen Arabic costumes and turbans, in front of their horse-drawn carriages, during the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as: "(?) W. P. Epperson,...
- Knights of Pythias.--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- J. F. & A. C. Tucker Store
- View of a wood construction two-story storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The false front has a heavy cornice, and four second-story windows; on the first story, which has pilasters between the sections,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Carnival Parade
- Men in costume pose during a Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Oliver H. Shoup, later Governor of Colorado, wears a moustache, cape and fez and poses on horseback with a banner that reads "Temple No....
- Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan--1890-1910.; Knights of Pythias--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Wm. K. Walker, the Grand Lake photographer
- View of a man (possibly William K. Walker), atop a saddled horse, posed in front of "Wm. K. Walker, The Grand Lake Photographer" store, in Grand Lake, Colorado, includes a one-story, gabled roof, log, cabin with stone foundation and storefront...
- Grand Lake (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1930-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Grand Lake--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1939]
- Knights of Pythias & D. O. K. K. at Flower Carnival
- View of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the Knights of Pythias float, a wheeled, fake castle, with arches, battlements, and lettering: "Tis Sweet To Die For Those We Love," and "Calanthe's Appeal."...
- Knights of Pythias. Colorado Springs Lodge No. 34 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged
- A man with a beard and a cane stands on the steps of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a...
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Little Sisters of the Poor--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rest...
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- Residence, A. K. Smiley, Redlands, Cal.
- View of the residence of A. K. Smiley in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California. The house is a Queen Ann style structure with turret-like recessed porch, decorative upper sashes, fish scale shingles, and chimneys. A driveway leads up to the...
- Smiley, Albert K. (Albert Keith), 1828-1912--Homes & haunts.; Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Houses--California--Redlands--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Residence of A. K. Smiley, Redlands, Cal.
- View of the residence of A. K. Smiley in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California. The house is a Queen Ann style structure with turret-like recessed porch, fish scale shingles, decorative window sashes, porches, and chimneys. A driveway leads...
- Smiley, Albert K. (Albert Keith), 1828-1912--Homes & haunts.; Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Houses--California--Redlands--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 10th Mountain Division 86th Regiment Company A
- Group portrait (sitting, standing) of the 10th (Tenth) Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company A in uniform at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Men are numbered in rows front to back, and from left to right: FIRST/BOTTOM ROW...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company A.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- [1944]
- Central City, 1864
- City Bakery stands farther down the block next door to the Young American Clothing Hall. Another store has the word "Stoves" painted on its front facade. On the near side of Main Street in the center midground is the two-story, wood frame building...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [1864?]
- Filling station and garage
- View of a Sinclair gas station and the O.K. Auto Radiator Service garage at 1450 Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "O. K. Auto Radiator Service," "Radiators Repaired," "U. S. Welding Works," "Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil," and...
- O. K. Auto Radiator Service (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Buell Mine Central City, Colorado
- Miners and men who include R. L. Martin and M. K. Keleher pose in the shaft house of the Buell Mine near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Buell Shaft Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Broncho Buster in Civic Center
- View of a statue of a cowboy on a bucking bronco in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The statue was sculpted by Denver artist Alexander Phimister Proctor. A plaque on the statue reads: "'Broncho Buster' presented to Denver by J.K. Mullen A.D....
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Broncos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Eldodt and Rueth Trading Post San Juan Pueblo.
- Wide angle view of Eldodt and Rueth's Trading Post and San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women and white men that include R. P. Rueth, Samuel, Eldodt, C. K. Brashar, Henry Kramer and Monaco Velarde pose near...
- Eldodt & Rueth Trading Post (San Juan Pueblo, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Commerce--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Commerce--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1910-1920.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1919
- 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: Mrs. Julia Mack 1875, Henry Mack 1875, Mrs. A. D. Cooper 1872, A. D. Cooper 1872, Mrs. E. B. Alling 1875, E....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Home for the Aged
- View of the front entrance to the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home (formerly the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style entrance...
- Little Sisters of the Poor--Buildings--1980-1990.; Mullen Home (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Rest homes--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1988
- 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?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View toward the north overlooking barren landscape and Central City, Colorado. Snow is visible on the hillside. St. Aloysius is to the far-right of the image, and St. Mary's Catholic Church is visible at the right-to-center part of the image. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Carnival Parade
- Men in costume pose during a Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Oliver H. Shoup, later Governor of Colorado, wears a moustache, cape and fez and poses on horseback. Men dressed as knights stand on a...
- Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan--1890-1910.; Knights of Pythias--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- East elevation residence for Mr. James B. Grant
- 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 3900 South University Boulevard (7 Sunset Drive) in the...
- Grant, James B.--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Cherry Hills Village (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1928 December 15
- Exterior details the Bosworth Chanute Bldg. Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows exterior wall details at the Bosworth Chanute Building Company building at 650 17th Street in the...
- Office buildings.; Bosworth Chanute Building Co. (Denver, Colo.); Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 January 1
- B. K. Sweeney Incorporated
- Rooftop view of the B. K. Sweeney Incorporated manufacturing plant in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked near the one-story brick building.
- B. K. Sweeney Incorporated (Denver, COlo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Residence of D. K. Lee 1763 Williams Street, Denver
- View of the D. K. Lee home at 1763 Williams Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features rusticated stone, bay windows, a covered porch, and bargeboard.
- Lee, D. K.--Homes & haunts.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged
- View of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style four story building with a cupola...
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Little Sisters of the Poor--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rest...
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged
- View of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a four story neoclassical building with cupola and...
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Little Sisters of the Poor--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Rest homes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged
- A car sits in front of the dirt driveway of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a four story...
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Little Sisters of the Poor--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Driveways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rest...
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged
- View of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style four story building with a cupola...
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Little Sisters of the Poor--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Rest homes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged recreation building
- View of the recreation building of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story brick building...
- J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Little Sisters of the Poor--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rest homes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sports &...
- [between 1932 and 1940?]
- James K. Doolittle, dry goods and notions 341 and 343 Larimer Street, Denver, Col.
- View of brick storefronts on Larimer Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a man with a buggy, and signs: "J. K. Doolittle Dry Goods."
- James K. Doolittle Dry Goods and Notions--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Hanging Bridge - President Theodore Roosevelt and party at Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River
- President Theodore Roosevelt poses with men including (left) Major Shadrick K. Hooper G. P. A., and (4th from left) Amos C. Ridgway, General Manager, at Hanging Bridge on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad line, Royal Gorge, Fremont County,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--Colorado--Fremont County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1905 May 8
- Clarkson Street elevation, alley elevation, rear elevation [and] front elevation terrace for Mrs. K. Oppenheim, 18th Ave & Clarkson St., Denver, Colo.
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows outer wall details of row homes at 18th Avenue and Clarkson Street, North Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado and...
- Oppenheim, K.--Homes & haunts.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Row houses--Colorado--Denver.
- [19--?]
- Front elevation, East building for Mrs. K.W. Toll
- 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 front wall elevation for the residence at 919 Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of...
- Toll, K.W.--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses.
- 1912 June 22
- West elevation building for Mrs. K.W. Toll
- 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 the residence at 919 Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of...
- Toll, K.W.--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses.
- 1912 June 22
- Longitudinal section building for Mrs. K.W. Toll
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a section for the residence at 919 Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado...
- Toll, K.W.--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses.
- 1912 June 22
- Charter members, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Park View Circle, at Walden, Colo.
- Neighbors of Woodcraft (formerly Women of Woodcraft) members, Walden, North Park, Colorado, are (back row - l to r): Mrs. Evaline Langholf, Floyd Norris, Pearl Holdredge, Parmelia (Meda) Williams, Harry Holdredge, Miss Jennie Green (organizer);...
- Neighbors of Woodcraft--1900-1910.; Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.
- April 12, 1906
- Eldora, Colo. 1900
- A large group of residents is gathered on Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, a small mining district in Boulder County, Colorado, for the town's Labor Day celebration. A band plays in the right midground of the crowd. Several businesses face the street,...
- Labor Day--1890-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--1890-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- 1st bldg.
- View of the Territorial Prison (later the Colorado State Penitentiary) building in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows a two story stone building with a mansard roof, chimneys, and dormers.
- Colorado State Penitentiary--Buildings--1860-1870.; Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Bakery had capacity of 1200 loaves of bread a day
- Prisoners in aprons and bakers caps pose near bread stacked against a stone wall of the bakery at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A man in a striped shirt, a bow tie, suspenders, light pants and a hat poses...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bakeries--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Bread--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Cooks--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.;...
- ca. 1900
- C.S.P. rimmer press, embosser press
- Interior view of the workshop where Colorado license plates are manufactured at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Men sit and stand near two large machines identified as a rimmer press and an embosser press....
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; License plates--Colorado--1930-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisoner laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.
- 1934 June 29
- Warden Boone Best
- Studio bust portrait of Boone Best, Democratic representative to the Colorado Legislature and later Warden of the Colorado State Penitentiary. Best wears a matching striped coat and vest, and a bow tie.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.; Best, Boone.
- 1927 February
- Colorado State Penitentiary prison guards
- Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone wall. The men wear dark uniforms with caps. Two of the men are African American (Black), they are identified (right to left) as Haley and Pate. A...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Prison workers
- Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone building with windows covered by iron bars. The men wear dark uniforms with double breasted coats, vests, ties, boots and caps. Some of the caps...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Prison officers
- Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone wall and barred window of a prison building. The men wear dark uniforms with caps. Some of the caps have lettering: "C.S.P.," "Turnkey,"...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Three men
- Studio portrait of a group of men. They pose on and near a decorative plaster banister. They wear suits, ties, and wide-brimmed hats.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He poses near a chair and wears a suit and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She wears a dress with lace collar and a scarf around her neck.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- John M Dumont built this house for the Boston Mine
- This shingle sided structure in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has one side of its gable roof built into the hillside; dormers are at ground level. John Dumont built the structure, used as a dormitory for employees of the Boston Mine...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Dumont, John M.
- June, 1960
- Noland, Colo band
- A band poses in bowler hats with cornets, French horns, snare and bass drums in Noland, Boulder County, Colorado. They are identified as: (front row l to r) C. K. Hirschfeld, Charles Cheney, John Cheney; (back row l to r): Fred Aldinger, Charles...
- Noland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Noland--1890-1900.; Aldinger, Fred.; Auftehar, Otto.; Cheney, Charles.; Cheney, John.; Hirschfeld, C. K.; Anderson, Charles.; Cox, Charles.; Samuelson, Gus.
- 1892