Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buena Vista
- Frame dwellings and commercial buildings line Lake Street in Buena Vista, Colorado, and extend into the surrounding area. Peaks of the Collegiate Range are in the background.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1883
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- 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.)
- 1942 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Concrete lined Vallejos Ditch, San Luis Valley, Colorado
- View of the recently completed, concrete lined, Vallejos Ditch after a USDA special improvement project to improve the Vallejos Ditch system for San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. An automobile is parked near the irrigation ditch. The snow...
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Irrigation canals and flumes--San Pablo--Pictorial works.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo....
- [1965]
- Ouray Brewery, Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Ouray Brewery located at 607 Main Street, Ouray, Colorado. The recently constructed red brick structure is simple in design with very little decoration. After some remodeling in 2010, a prominent feature of the building is a roof-top...
- Ouray Brewery (Ouray, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Breweries--Colorado--Ouray--2010-2020.; Ouray (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Ouray Brewery (Ouray, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Breweries--Colorado--Ouray--Pictorial works.; Ouray (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2011
- Miramont Castle Museum, Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Miramont Castle located at 9 Capitol Hill Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The four story, 14,000 square-foot Romanesque Revival castle also contains castellated battlements, Flemish stepped gables, Queen Anne shingled...
- Miramont Castle (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--2000-2010; Miramont Castle (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--Manitou Springs--Pictorial...
- 2000
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 37, 1911 September 9
- Rifle House & Wiseman Restaurant
- View of brick storefronts at Railroad and Second Streets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs read: "Rifle House, "Rifle Bar," and "Wiseman's Restaurant."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Veterans' Hospital, Grand Junction
- View of the multi-story Veterans' Hospital on North Avenue in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The moderne style building has squared towers, uniform windows and a broken cornice line. Shows cars in a parking lot and a flagpole in front of...
- Veterans Administration Hospital (Grand Junction, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Grand Junction--1940-1950.
- 1949 August 21
- Platoro, Colo.
- Scattered log and tent structures, many under construction, make up the gold mining town of Platoro in the Platoro - Gilmore Mining District, Conejos County, Colorado; shows people in front of residences and stores along the wide center street.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.
- May 31, 1913
- Kiva - Chimney Rock
- A man stands near the rim of recently excavated kiva at probably the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in the San Juan National Forest, Archuleta County, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Chimney Rock Archaeological Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Kiva - Mesa Verde?
- A man stands near the rim of a recently excavated kiva, possibly Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Kiva - Chimney Rock
- A man stands near the rim of recently excavated kiva at probably the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in the San Juan National Forest, Archuleta County, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Chimney Rock Archaeological Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Swimmer at Washington Park
- A man and woman stand talking on a beach at Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. The man leans against a tree as the woman, having recently emerged from the lake, squeezes water from her swimming suit. Sign: "Notice All Persons Are Warned Against...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Conversation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1914?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of three seated men in uniforms talking to each other at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. One man holds a newspaper and gestures while the other two look at him. The jacket of one man has elaborate stitching on the arm. Women in bonnets...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Dean, Samuel Andrew.; Rogers, Irvin B.; Sadler, James Robert.
- August, 1939
- The returning war party
- A recently returned war party of Native Americans (Crow) pose side by side on horseback. All horses are light in color except for one, which may be the leader's horse. He holds what may be scalps in one hand.
- Crow Indians--War--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Scalps--1900-1920.; War--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church on Taos Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The congregation was organized in 1867 by Reverend Winslow, church was built in 1869, and rebuilt after a windstorm the same year. The small building has a steep gabled...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- 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
- White Eagle, Sioux
- Head and shoulders cut out image of poet White Eagle, Native American Dakota Sioux man. He wears a buckskin shirt, neck scarf and cowboy hat.
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Poets--1910-1920.; White Eagle, fl. 1910-1930.
- [[between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bonnie Apts
- View of the Bonnie Apartments in Denver, Colorado, at 1825 Logan Street; features include brick corbeling and a covered entry.
- Bonnie Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- One of Denver's best known hotels, the St. James
- View of the Saint James Hotel on Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. An adjacent building has balconies; a horse drawn wagon is in the street.
- St. James Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Arapahoe Street
- View of Arapahoe Street at 21st (Twenty-first) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked on the recently widened street. Signs on buildings read: "Corner For Sale $8,500 [...]" and "Tire & Battery Service."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- Water going over Eldorado Spgs. spilway [sic]
- Group of sightseers stand on recently completed concrete spillway, South Boulder Creek, Eldorado Springs Canyon, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldorado Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Spillways--Colorado--Boulder...
- May 20 1909
- Grave of Sacajawea
- View of Sacajawea's and Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau's gravestones at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The graves have been recently covered. Sacajawea's gravestone is a pillar of stone with a plaque placed on one face. Baptiste Charbonneau's gravestone has an...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Skelton Ranch, Woodland Park, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of partially cut agricultural field on Skelton Ranch, Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men on horseback, horse-drawn carriage with female passengers, and a dog in recently cut field of barley, oats or wheat;...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Grains--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Central City
- View of Central City with brick buildings in the business district and frame or brick houses, Central City, Colorado. Two brick buildings have signs that read "Teller House" and "Temple of Fashion."
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Main Street Happy Valley No 2
- The view looking west, shows five men, surrounded by wooden buildings, standing on Main Street in Eldora (Happy Valley), Colorado. The snow capped Continental Divide is in the distance.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- Destruction of Arlington Park clubhouse
- The Downing Home for Old People in Denver, Colorado stands in ruins. This building also served as the Arlington Park Clubhouse. The building is dilapidated and workmen can be seen removing portions of the roof. Scraps of wood and roofing material...
- Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rest homes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931 November 19
- Lamb Memorial Hospital
- A group of men and women pose in front of a backhoe for the ground breaking ceremony of an addition to Lamb Memorial Hospital at 1560 Humboldt Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Some men wear suits and ties, others...
- Lamb Memorial Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Backhoes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1953 November
- Crater Lake and Lindbergh Peak
- Lone Eagle Peak (a.k.a. Lindbergh Peak) rises sharply above Crater Lake. The surrounding area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Crater Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Lindbergh Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Boys from Mount St. Vincent's Home
- Boys line up on and around a slide in the playground of Mount St. Vincent's Home at 4159 Lowell Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1922 Jul. 9
- Raton Tunnel,
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe locomotive as it exits Raton Tunnel, near Wootton siding in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a mountain landscape and cattle.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Raton Pass (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920.; Passes--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1908 and 1915?]
- Black Hawk - 1958
- View west up Gregory Street in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows two white horizontal clapboard buildings that have been in Black Hawk since the early 1870's (used recently for antique shops, previously for other businesses, such as ice cream parlors,...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Monolithic National Monument Park
- Views of Colorado National Monument in Mesa County, Colorado. Portraits of John Otto and Miss Farnham, his fiancé, on horseback. Landmarks include Independence Monument, the Coke Ovens, and Jefferson Monolith. Shows men rappelling on the face of...
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; Rock climbing--Colorado--Colorado National...
- 1911 July 1
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 3
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 December
- Manualian: 1910
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1910.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- Woodworth's Shorthand College, ca. 1915. In this photo: Olive Edith Kullgren
- My grandmother, Olive Edith Kullgren (1897-1986), attended Woodworth's Shorthand College & Night School in Denver. By 1915 she was advertising her stenography services: the 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory lists Miss...
- circa 1915
- Eugene Field House
- Exterior photograph of Eugene Field House located in Denver, Colorado. Built around 1875, this house was the home of well-known journalist and writer Eugene Field, who was the managing editor of the Denver Tribune and lived in the house from 1881...
- Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Homes & haunts.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1984 May
- St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church
- This Gothic Revival church was built in 1923 and designed by Frank W. Frewen Jr. and Frederick J. Mountjoy. Visible in this photo is the front of the church. The church was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2004
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 14, 1910 April 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 21, 1910 May 21
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 40, 1910 October 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 46, 1910 November 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 41, 1911 October 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 53, 1911 December 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 17, 1912 April 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 26, 1912 June 29
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 3, 1913 November 8
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 7, 1918 September
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 14, 1909 May 22