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- The original Symes building was erected in 1880 by George Symes but burned to the ground in 1905
- View of the Symes Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado with Fontius Shoe Store and Syman Bros. (Jewelers) on ground floor. Business signs on windows include: "C. J. Blakeney, Lawyer", "Fred W. Parks, Lawyer", "Dr....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Symes building
- Exterior view of Symes building, 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa streets, Denver, Colorado; designed by Joseph R. and Richard H. Hunt of New York, site was original location of Judge George Gifford Symes' residence who rebuilt in 1906 after original...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street lights--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Photograph of the entrance to the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1925
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Photograph of the main doors to the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996
- Capitol Life Insurance Building interior columns
- Photograph of the interior columns located on the second floor of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. Column is decorated with a twisted white scroll pattern and a yellow background. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1994
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Photograph of the second floor gallery located on the second floor of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. Columns are decorated with a twisted white scroll pattern and a yellow background and ceiling has a coffered...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Photograph of the interior columns located on the second floor of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. Column is decorated with a twisted white scroll pattern and a yellow background. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of a architectural motif on the facade of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. ...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Exterior photograph of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance Building is an outstanding example of the work of Denver architect Harry James Manning. This Classical Revival building, of...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Security Life Building, Denver
- View of the Security Life Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The 30 plus story building has ground level and penthouse block elements, and a rooftop sign: "Security Life." Also shows the Empire...
- Security Life Building (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Pedestrian...
- 1984
- Life sciences research laboratory #1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado : James H. Johnson & Associates, Architects.
- Featureless box shapes comprise the Life Sciences Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Vertical vent or drain pipes and a propane valve and meter punctuate the brick walls; the Flatirons are in the background.
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1960-1970.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1965
- The Church Record: vol 1 no 1
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 February 26
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- 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.)
- 1944 May 25
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 3 and 4, 1927 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 7 and 8, 1928 July-August
- Equitable Life Insurance Co. Blk.
- View of the Equitable Life Insurance Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with balconets, tall arched windows, and balustrade on the central tower. Shows a police call box...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Capitol Life Insurance Company Building
- Rooftop view of the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Grant Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Security Life Insurance Company Building is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Capitol Life Insurance Company Building
- A man and women walk near the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Grant Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A banner over the entryway reads: "1905 1963 Welcome Join Us In Our Old...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Openings (Events)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [1963]
- Capitol Life Insurance Company Building and downtown Denver
- Rooftop view of the Capitol Life Insurance Company building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Grant Street and downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Bank Western Building, Security Life Insurance Building, and the Hilton Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1970?]
- Capitol Life Insurance Company Building
- View of the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Grant Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Workmen on scaffolding clean the building. Lettering reads: "Capitol Life Center."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1970?]
- Capitol Life Insurance Company Building and downtown Denver
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado and the Capitol Life Insurance Company building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Grant Street. Buildings include the Bank Western Building, Security Life Insurance Building, and the Hilton Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1970?]
- Life saving fence
- A man hangs from a life preserver suspended in the air by an apparatus hanging from a wire during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his arms up in the air and rests his feet on a wire hanging between two log poles. (One of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rescues--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Western History Subject Index
- How the west was Won (a series)
- Letter from Leo Simon to Otha Rice
- American Woodmen's Life
- View of the American Woodmen's Life Building (1950; Gordon White, architect) at 2100 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. White terracotta wraps much of the exterior of the two story, Streamline Moderne building....
- American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Insurance companies.; American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Insurance...
- 1994
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 23, 1909 July 24
- Motor vehicle dept., licensing office
- Two unidentified men pose with open file cabinets at the Department of Motor Vehicle Licensing Office in Denver, Colorado. On the walls are calendars from the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee and the Pacific Life Insurance...
- Filing cabinets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Municipal services--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [February 3, 1934]
- Pocahontas saves the live of Captain Smith
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed by James Reeve, shows Pocahontas, pleading with her father Powhatan, to spare the life of Captain John Smith. Other Native Americans (Powhatans) prepare to strike lethal blows with clubs, bow and arrows, and...
- Indians of North America--1600-1620.; Powhatan Indians--1600-1620.; Pocahontas, d. 1617.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618.; Smith, John, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- DTC Park Hill car no. 230 in 900 block of 17th street
- View of Denver Tramway Company trolley Park Hill number 230 on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Downtown business signs and awnings read: "Postal Telegraph Commercial Cables", "Mutual Life", "National Life U.S.A.", "Brunskill Sign...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Stained glass window
- Interior view of stained glass window in a Denver, Colorado Episcopal church. Writing reads: This Window is Placed in Here in Loving and Grateful Memory of Mrs. Ernest Frederick Smith of Oxford, England, Sometime of Denver, Colo. the Donor of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Stained glass--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Panoramic view of Denver
- Panoramic view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building, Farmers Union Building, Continental Oil Company Building, Central Presbyterian Church, Mile High Center, Security Life Building,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1969]
- White, John
- John C. White, a stage driver during the mining boom in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a studio bust portrait. Eldora experienced its boom near the end of the 19th century. White drove the stage route between Eldora and Boulder...
- Driving of horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; White, John C.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Memorial Church interior, Stanford University
- Church was destroyed in the "great earthquake" of April, 1906.; is, the better. No man can work well unless he can speak as the Great Master did of the joy set before Him. And this leads to the greatest of all safeguards, and the most encouraging...
- Stanford University--1900-1910.; Churches--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Stanford Memorial Church (Palo Alto, Calif.)
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Cooper Building, Denver
- View of the Cooper Building at the northeast corner of 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building was designed by Frank E. Edbrooke in 1892 and was named for former Gov. Job A. Cooper. The Denver National Bank...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- Cooper Building, Denver
- View of the Cooper Building at the northeast corner of 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building was designed by Frank E. Edbrooke in 1892 and was named for former Gov. Job A. Cooper. Striped awnings hang...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cable...
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- October 1949