Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Coloradan: Vol. II No. 3
- Article and front cover of The Coloradan, pertaining to First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1893 May 1
- View in Pueblo Laguna, N.M.
- View over the adobe Laguna Pueblo , New Mexico, shows old method ladder access and newer method ground level doors, a Native American, and a white man.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna --1880-1890.; Laguna Indians--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1885?]
- New Method Cleaners
- Interior view of New Method Cleaners, in Denver, Colorado; shows a man and women working with brushes and laundry. Bottles of dry cleaning fluid are on shelves; signs read: "Spotting Dept.," and "Delivery Dept."
- New Method Cleaners--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- New Method Cleaners
- Interior view of New Method Cleaners, in Denver, Colorado; shows men, women, employees, customers, furs, a tapestry, an electric fan, and satin curtains.
- New Method Cleaners--Facilities--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- New Method Cleaners
- Interior view of New Method Cleaners, in Denver, Colorado; shows men (one Hispanic) and women working with laundry.
- New Method Cleaners--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Billboard for New Method Cleaners
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; New Method Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Cleaning establishments.; Couples.; Dogs.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for New Method Cleaners
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; New Method Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Cleaning establishments.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 7, 1913 January 11
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Indian method of baking
- Native American (Taos) boy, north plaza, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, sits by a wagon and three beehive ovens (hornos). One oven has a wood door with a paddle leaning against it. A raised platform holding firewood is above him. An adobe cluster house...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Children--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Baking--New Mexico--Taos...
- 1902 September 29
- The Earnest Presbyterian: Vol. I No. 1
- Newspaper produced by the Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, known today as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1882 January
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 17, 1910 April 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 12, 1911 March 18
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 18, 1914 June 27
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 6 and 7, 1920 June-July
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 5 and 6, 1927 May-June
- Basket
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled basket used as a water bottle. The bottle features a pitched coiled design method. The foundation is made of rod pieces and the handle of horsehair.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Water bottles--1900-1930.; Baskets--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Main Street Sterling, Colo
- Automobiles are parked and driving on Main Street in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado. Awnings shade businesses lining sidewalks; signs read: "Jos. M. Strutzer clothier," "Shoes," "New Method Cleaners," and "B. Schnitzer for quality clothes." The...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- The travois, or, the Indian hunter bringing game into camp
- A Native American (Crow) man leads his horse, which pulls a travois, along a snow covered wash or river bed. The man wears hides and leggings. The load on the travois is covered with animal skins and the horse has a blanket on its back.
- Crow Indians--Transportation--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Horses--1900-1920.; Travois--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Bill [i.e. Ben] Pickett famous cowboy
- Studio portrait of Ben Pickett, brother or cousin of Bill Pickett. He holds a rope and wears cowboy boots, a vest, and wide-brimmed hat. He poses near a fur pelt on a pedestal.
- African Americans--1910-1930.; Cowboys--1910-1930.; Pickett, Ben.; Pickett, Bill, ca. 1860-1932.--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Placer mining
- People mine for gold by water; a man uses a the hydraulic pan method, and a woman looks on. Houses are by the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--1910-1930.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Mining--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Timbers in mine, Cochetopa National Forest
- View shows timbering method in an unidentified mine, Cochetopa National Forest, Colorado.
- Mine timbering--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Equinox stope, ore schute, Clear Creek Consolidated
- Miners pose near an ore chute in a mine tunnel, Clear Creek County, Colorado. They are at the Equinox stope owned by Clear Creek Consolidated. A stope refers to a method of excavation whereby a vein of ore is removed by cutting a series of steps.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Early placer mining
- Placer miners work near a sluice in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado. Their tools include wheelbarrows, shovels, picks, and pitchforks. Monitors spray water, mine buildings are on the surrounding hills. David Henderson is in the foreground,...
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Fire truck
- Firemen pose in a fire truck in Denver, Colorado. A sign behind the truck reads: "New Method Cleaners."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Montrose, Colorado newspaper
- View of the front page of, "The Messenger," a newspaper published in Montrose, Colorado from 1882-1890. It features a wood-cut image of a young boy selling papers on the street, and certain details about the paper's place of publication and method...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- The Colorado School of Mines geophysics labratory
- "The Colorado School of Mines geophysics laboratory, showing Professor C. A. Heiland using a pair of geophones. This accoustic method, an outgrowth of trench warfare in Europe, is employed in connection with seismic prospecting. Seismographs in the...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Safeway Distribution Center Historic District Eligibility Form
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The construction of the...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1900-1910.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910; Galleries &...
- 1906
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The construction of the...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1900-1910.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910; Galleries &...
- circa 1906
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1940-1950.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1940-1950.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920; Galleries &...
- 1947
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1900-1910.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910; Galleries &...
- 1911
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- 2001 May
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- 2001 May
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- 2001 May
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- 2001 May
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- 2001 May
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse original generator room
- Interior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse generator room located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The construction...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1900-1910.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910; Galleries &...
- 1911
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Interior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/REI flagship store located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- 2001 April
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Interior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/REI flagship store located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- April 2001
- Denver Tramway Company Boiler Room
- Interior photograph of the pistons and other mechanisms in the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1900-1910.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910; Galleries &...
- circa 1906
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse original generator room
- Interior photograph of the pistons and other mechanisms in the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1900-1910.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910; Galleries &...
- circa 1906
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Interior photograph of the steel floor supports on the upper lever of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- April 2001
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Photograph looking towards the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum with downtown Denver, Colorado in the background. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- April 2001
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Photograph looking towards the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum with downtown Denver, Colorado in the background. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- April 2001
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse
- Photograph looking towards the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse with downtown Denver, Colorado in the background. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1910-1920.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920; Galleries &...
- 1911
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/Forney Historic Transportation Museum
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse/REI flagship store located in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries...
- 2001 May
- Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse new generator room
- Interior photograph of the new generator room located in the Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse is associated with the expansion and operation of the city's electric streetcar system. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1920-1930.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Galleries...
- 1927
- The Denver Star