Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- J.M. Olguín Mercantile store
- View of the J.M. Olguín Mercantile owned by Jesús María Olguín in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a wooden facade with a cornice, show windows and a recessed entry. The windows have roll down shades and the...
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys.; General stores.; J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- The Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co.
- View of a two-story brick block, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows display windows with shirts, scarves, and lace curtains. Signs read: "The Crews-Beggs Mercantile, Groceries, Grockery," "The Crews- Beggs Mercantile, Dry Goods, Notions," "The...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Russell Gates mercantile store
- Photograph of the Russell Gates mercantile store located in Limon, Colorado. Russell Gates established a series of successful mercantile and related businesses in Elbert and El Paso counties. His retail enterprises catered to local ranchers and...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Limon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Architecture--Colorado--Limon--History.; Historic...
- circa 1900
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 1, 1918 March
- Gallegos Mercantile and Hotel
- View of the Gallegos Mercantile and Hotel on the plaza in San Luis, (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story stone building, owned by José Presentación "J.P." Gallegos, was also the telegraph and post office. The front of the building has a...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; General stores.; Hotels.; Gallegos, José Presentación--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Gallegos, José Presentación--Homes and...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Munro Mercantile Co.
- Men stand and pose outside the Munro Mercantile Company building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Signs painted on the false front building read: "The Munro Mercantile Co., Groceries, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Etc." and "Champion Harvesting...
- Munro Mercantile Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution, Salt Lake City
- View of the Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution on Main Street between South Temple and South First Streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows an Italianate style building with parapet, finials and pediment. Sign in the...
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cooperatives--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Department stores--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- This is the largest artificial lake in the world-30 miles long
- View of the Lodge Hotel and the Roosevelt Mercantile Company beside Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Gila County, Arizona. The hotel has a hip roof and first and second story wrap-around porches. Shows signs on the hotel and mercantile buildings, frame...
- Lodge Hotel (Gila County, Ariz.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Roosevelt Mercantile Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1916]
- Cozens - Lemmon Mercantile Co., Frazer [sic], Colorado
- The Cozens Lemmon Mercantile Company is a two-story building with a stepped false front and a one-story section on one side. The name of the business is on the front, and other signs read "Board and Rooms" and "Post Office." In 1906, William...
- Fraser (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Fraser--1900-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Fraser--1900-1910.
- [1906 or 1907.]
- Ninth Street Historic Park Groussman Grocery now known as the Mercantile Café, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Mercantile Café (formerly Groussman Grocery), located at 906 Curtis Street, in the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. The two...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 2000
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co.
- People pose in front of the Rifle Creek Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a flat roof and a first floor awning that reads: "Gents [Furni]shing's [sic], Ladies Furnishing's [sic]." Upstairs...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Completed building
- View of the Morey Mercantile Building, after renovation, at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wazee Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Solitaire Coffee" and "The Morey Mercantile Company."
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- Struby-Estabrook Mercantile building
- View of the Struby-Estabrook Mercantile Company building in Denver, Colorado. A loading dock is on the side of the building.
- Struby-Estabrook Mercantile Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1911
- 16th and Wazee Street, S W corner, Denver
- View of the Morey Mercantile Company building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Wazee Street, in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four story brick business has a curtainwall renovation (1954) with factory style windows. The...
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial...
- 1985 August
- Ady & Crowe Mercantile Company grain elevator
- View of the Ady & Crowe Mercantile Company grain elevator (later known as the Farmers' Grain and Bean Company elevator) at 1900 Fifteenth (15th) Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a multi-story wood grain elevator...
- Ady & Crowe Mercantile Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Grain elevators.; Ady & Crowe Mercantile Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Grain...
- 1987
- Kit Carson, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Kit Carson (Cheyenne County), Colorado. Shows brick buildings with false fronts. Signs read: "K-C Bar" and ""Wood Mercantile." Cars are parked in front of the bar. Wood Mercantile is abandoned.
- Kit Carson (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial streets.; Abandoned buildings.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Commercial buildings--Colorado--Kit Carson--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Kit Carson--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1981
- El Heraldo
- View of the adobe newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle, a Spanish Language, Republican newspaper in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story adobe house next to El Heraldo belongs to José Ramos Valdéz, (8th from left), a school...
- Heraldo del Valle (San Luis, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Musicians.; Newspapers.; Heraldo del Valle...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos
- Studio portrait Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos, a merchant, he owned a mercantile store in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a jacket and bow tie. His gray hair is parted on the side and he wears a full mustache.
- Hispanic Americans--1870-1880.; Mexican Americans--1870-1880.; Merchants.; Mustaches.; Gallegos, Desiderio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Merchants--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- María Eulogia Valdéz
- Studio portrait María Eulogia Valdéz, wife of Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos, a mercantile store owner in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears a dress with pleats and a velvet collar. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Women.; Gallegos, Desiderio--Family--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, María Eulogia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co.
- View of men and horse drawn wagons in front of the E. McLearn Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; snow covers the street. Stone businesses with cornices have signs: "J. W. Hugus & Co.," "E. McLearn. Merc. Co."
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co. (Rifle Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1906 January 1
- Denver from the north side
- Bird's eye view east towards downtown Denver, Colorado from the north side; brick row houses and Denver Tramway Company Power House, foreground; Daniels & Fisher Tower under last stages of construction, opened November 1911, "Campanile" idea...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Businesses in Central City
- The Sauer McShane Mercantile Company on Eureka Street is crowded with merchandise, including boxes of soap, baking powder, fruits, nuts, and chandeliers. The shopkeeper, in a vest, is behind the counter. Men lean against the sales counters looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Store interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Block Mercantile (later Hancock Brothers) in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves; merchandise includes cigars, canned goods, a wrapping paper rack, bin of avocados or squash (?), glassware, bunches of bananas, boxes of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- Street scene Ft. Lupton Colo
- View of muddy business street, Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons, buggies, automobile, pedestrians, and businesses: "St. John Mercantile," "Real Estate and Loan Office," "Confectionary and Cigars," "Meat Market," "Jackson...
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910
- Lawrence and 18th Streets, Denver
- View of Lawrence and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, parked cars, streetcar tracks, office buildings, and signs: "Messel Mercantile Co, Shoe Repairing," "Lyle Hotel," "Pansy Children's Vehicles," "American,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver streets, 16th, Morey Mercantile
- View of the Morey Mercantile Building at Sixteenth and Wazee Streets in Denver, Colorado; businesses include Morey's Solitaire Groceries, Coors Malted Milk, Dempster Water Supplies, and C. W. Keith Binder Twine, Mowers and Binders, Farm Machinery,...
- Morey Mercantile Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1911 and 1925]
- The Struby Estabrook Mercantile Co.
- View of the Struby-Estabrook Mercantile Company building in Denver, Colorado. Men sit and stand near a horse-drawn wagon parked by a loading dock. Signs on the building read: "Wholesale Grocers," "Scenic Trips," and "Gold and Silver Bought."
- Struby-Estabrook Mercantile Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Eastonville, Colo.
- A view of Eastonville (originally McConnellsville), El Paso County, Colorado, includes two long buildings, probably Gates Mercantile and the lumber yard also owned by Russell Gates. The two-story mercantile building was 400 feet long with a...
- Eastonville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Eastonville--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Eastonville, Colorado
- A view of Eastonville (originally McConnellsville), El Paso County, Colorado, includes two long buildings, probably Gates Mercantile and the lumberyard also owned by Russell Gates. The two-story mercantile building was 400 feet long with a...
- Eastonville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Eastonville--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- First ski carnival at Hot Sulphur Springs
- Winter scene in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado shows a group at the First Ski Carnival. Mostly teenage girls sit on sleds with partners. An inscription on one sled reads "La Pensee". The Morgan Mercantile building, with clapboard...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Winter carnivals--Colorado--Hot Sulphur...
- 1911
- Miners Union store, Victor
- Exterior view of Miners Union Hall, also called Donnelley Mercantile building, 412 West Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado, a two-story commerical building with brick masonry and decorative frieze. Second-story on right side has tall, narrow windows...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Gates Mansion
- Exterior photograph of the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the contemporaneous...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion east elevation
- Photograph of the est elevation of the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the contemporaneous...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion south porch
- Photograph of the south porch on the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the contemporaneous...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion south porch handicapped ramp
- Photograph of the handicapped ramp on the south porch of the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion north elevation
- Photograph of the north elevation of the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion north elevation
- Photograph of the north elevation of the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion second floor landing
- Photograph of the second floor landing, stair case, circular motif carpet and wood paneling in the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion parlor
- Photograph of the main floor parlor in the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion foyer
- Photograph of the foyer in the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the contemporaneous...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion dining room
- Photograph of the dining room in the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the contemporaneous...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion third floor parlor
- Photograph of the parlor on the third floor of the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- Gates Mansion kitchen
- Photograph of the kitchen in the Gates Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. The 1892 home of Russell and Elinor Gates is an excellent example of the Shingle style of residential design. The house also exhibits elements of the contemporaneous...
- Gates, Russell--Homes & haunts.; Gates, Elinor--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 2001 August
- J.W. Green Mercantile, Buffalo Creek, Colo.
- View of the J.W. Green Mercantile located at 17706 Jefferson County Road 96, Buffalo Creek, Colo. The simple, two-story, stone building with two-feet thick walls shows little change from when it was constructed in 1898. Built using chunks of...
- Commercial buildings--Colorado--Buffalo Creek--2000-2010.; Buffalo Creek (Colo.)--2000-2010.; J.W. Green Mercantile (Buffalo Creek, Colo. )--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Buffalo Creek--Pictorial works.; Buffalo Creek...
- 2002
- Hotchkiss
- Men and women stand on sidewalks in front of the Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company store in Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado. Women wear long dresses and elaborate hats; a man wears a suit, and a boy is on a tricycle. Window displays show neckties,...
- Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- E. McLearn Merc[antile]
- View of a stone business in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men stand by the corner entry and horse drawn wagons; plows are on the dock. Signs read: "E. McLearn Merc.," "Real Estate and Loans - Leyner & Richards," "The Pastime Pool and...
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1903, December 23
- Sixteenth St. viaduct
- A view of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct from the south end at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows trolley car track, street lamps, and the "Morey Mercantile Company".
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Denver business, groceries
- Interior view of the C. S. Morey Mercantile Company at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Mercantile Company--1890-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Interiors.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1940.
- [between 1896 and 1935]
- Morey Mercantile Company name plate
- Close-up view of a metal name plate on the Morey Mercantile Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wazee Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Plaques--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- Morey Mercantile Company Building renovation
- Workmen stand near a covered walkway by the Morey Mercantile Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wazee Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Scaffolding and truck that reads "Barnett" are near the building.
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Remodeling--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954]