Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union Building, Mile High Center, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver Public Library, Carnegie...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1956, September 14
- Seventeenth and Stout Streets, Denver
- View of the intersection of 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles and pedestrian traffic, office buildings, stores, and neon signs: "Brown Schleissman Owen & Company," "Komac," "Dupler's Furs," and "Republic."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1945?]
- Gilman Colo and Empire Zinc
- View of Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado, the Eagle River Canyon, tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, and Empire Zinc mine buildings. Town structures include houses, businesses, tanks, boardwalks, and electrical transformers.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gilman Colo and Empire Zinc
- View near Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado, the Eagle River Canyon, tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, and Empire Zinc mine buildings.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Francisco Plaza
- View of Francisco Plaza (later the Francisco Fort Museum), formerly a fort, at La Veta (Francisco Plaza) in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows a one-story adobe brick, L-shaped building with a shingled and corrugated metal roof, a covered porch and a...
- La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Francisco Plaza
- View of Francisco Plaza (later the Francisco Fort Museum), formerly a fort; shows two adobe brick buildings with gabled roofs in La Veta (Huerfano County), Colorado. A house has a screened porch with a hipped roof and chimneys.
- La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Women at Francisco Plaza
- Women in dresses look at Francisco Plaza (later the Francisco Fort Museum), formerly a fort in La Veta (Huerfano County), Colorado. An adobe brick building, a house, has a shingled roof, a screened porch and brick chimneys. Timber braces are above...
- La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- The main street, Leadville, Colorado
- A variety of signs hang perpendicular to buildings and are large as part of the automobile age in advertising. On the right side, there are "G.Z. Garage Storage," "Texaco, gasoline, motor oil," "Cities Service," "Hotel Vendome," "Bus Depot,"...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- Denver, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado, from about 22nd (Twenty Second) and Downing, to the southwest. Landmarks include the Denver City and County Building, Carnegie Library, El Jebel Temple, Central Presbyterian and Trinity Methodist Churches, the May D & F Tower, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- November, 1958
- Episcopal Church, Marble
- The Episcopal Church in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, is a frame building with a high gabled roof, and a projecting entry with a tower. A cross tops the belfry; another is over the door. Also shows other modest dwellings with covered stoops...
- Marble (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Marble--1930-1940.
- [betwen 1930 and 1940?]
- Westminster Presbyterian Church
- Reproduction of model for Westminster Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, shows a tapered, faceted steeple topped by a cross, a flat roof, and arcades.
- Westminster Presbyterian Church (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1940- 1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Westminster United Presbyterian Church Fort Collins, Colorado
- Reproduction of model for Westminster Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado; shows exterior walls and the interior, including pews, chancel, and lectern.
- Westminster Presbyterian Church (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1940- 1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Westminster Presbyterian Church
- Reproduction of model for Westminster Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado; shows a tapered, faceted steeple topped by a cross, and a flat roof.
- Westminster Presbyterian Church (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1940- 1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Denver
- View west over downtown Denver, Colorado, skyline to foothills and Mount Evans, includes: Denver City and County Building, Trinity United Methodist Church, Brown Palace, skyscrapers, and the Daniels and Fisher Tower.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- November, 1958
- Eureka Street, Central City streets
- Winter view of Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, shows the Teller House, a "Mountain States Telephone" sign, a man on the sidewalk, the Chase & Sears building, the E. Goldman saloon, the Post Office, the First National Bank block, the Pharmacy...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- Night view of business section Denver, Colorado
- Nighttime view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles make their way down the street. The Colorado State Capitol building is in the distance. Signs on buildings read: "Tab[or]," "Neiser's," "Texaco Texas Company," "The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 April
- The main business street of Denver (16th St.) looking north
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, pedestrian traffic, office buildings, and signs: "Dundee Clothes," "Diamonds Goalstone Jewelers," "Denver Meroff Band Stage Show Cowboy From Brooklyn,"and "Paramount."
- Denver Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1938]
- City Auditorium, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows a stone building with domes and entablature, and cars on 14th (Fourteenth) Street.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--19201940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- General view of west section of main shop Orville R. Hagans Associated Enterprises
- Jewelers who include E. M. Hewitt, E. B. Colclasure, B. E. Kidd, E. Barborka, Roland Muhrer, W. Tammela, A. R. Kienel, Garold W. Dunbar, and W. E. Moon work at workstations at Orville R. Hagans Enterprises in Denver, Colorado. Clocks and large...
- Orville R. Hagans Associated Enterprises (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clock & watches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Jewelry...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Front and east section of main shop Orville R. Hagans Associated Enterprises
- Jewelers work at workstations at the Orville R. Hagans Associated Enterprises jewelry repair shop in Denver, Colorado. Clocks and watches are on a nearby wall.
- Orville R. Hagans Associated Enterprises (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clock & watches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Jewelry...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver Club
- View of the entrance to the Denver Club at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The rusticated stone building is decorated with bunting and U. S. flags.
- Denver Club (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Union Station, Denver, Colo.
- View of Union Station, in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, pedestrians, and the clock.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939?
- Pride of the West Mill - Cunningham Gulch
- View of Pride of the West gold mining processing mill in San Juan County, Colorado; shows collapsing metal buildings on a slope. A cable spool is by a shed.
- Pride of the West Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1910.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Smelter, Leadville, Colorado
- View of the Arkansas Valley Smelting Company refinery buildings and smokestacks in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows: houses, railroad tracks, fence, Sawatch Range in background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- U. S. Vanadium (near Rifle, Colo.)
- View of a mining operation, sign reads: "United States Vanadium Company, A Division of Union Carbine and Carbon Corporation." Shows: mill and mine buildings, tailing pond, tailings.
- United States Vanadium Company--1940-1950.; Tailings dams--Colorado--Garfield County--1940-1950.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1940-1950.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Garfield County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Skiers wearing ski clothes, skis, and poles stand and ski on Aspen Mountain, Colorado. A ski run cuts through the bare trees; ski gates are scattered across the mountain. The rooftops of the town of Aspen are below. Landmarks include the Wheeler...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Washington Park, Denver, Colo.
- Children crowd the beach, and swim in the waters of Smith Lake at Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the bathhouse, piers, and diving platforms.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Children swimming--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Beach at Smith Lake in Washington Park
- Children, women and men sit on the beach and swim in the waters of Smith Lake in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. Boys and girls climb the diving platforms and stand on the piers. Shows the bathhouse, umbrellas, and bikes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Beaches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Durango, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Durango, Colorado.
- Durango (Colo.)--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960]
- Durango, Colo.
- Aerial view of the town of Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County; shows tracks of Denver & Rio Grande Western and depot at edge of town.
- Durango (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Denver Public Library science and engineering department
- Men in military uniforms read books at a table and browse a bookcase of photography books in the science and engineering department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver,...
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bookcases--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Warren Branch
- Interior view of the Warren Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; a boy and girls read books by a poster board display. "Commerce of the Prairie," a painting by Allen True, is in the background.
- Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of the central business district and Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado State Capitol Building, Mile High Center, Farmers Union Building, Capitol Life Insurance Company Building, Brown Palace Hotel,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1959?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Mountain States Telephone Building, Denver Gas and Electric Building, Denver City Auditorium, May D & F, Metropolitan Building, Majestic Building, Republic Building,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959 June 10
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the First National Bank building, Continental Oil Company Building, Trinity Methodist Church, Brown Palace Hotel, Continental Hotel, Mile High Center, Petroleum Building,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Aerial view of downtown Denver
- Aerial view of the central business district and Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver City and County Building, Colorado State Capitol Building, Civic Center, Denver Public Library, Carnegie Building, United States Mint,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Denver skyline
- Aerial view of the skyline of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows First National Bank Building, Continental Oil Company Building, Brown Palace Hotel, Mile High Center, Denver Club Building, Rocky Mountain Telephone Building,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1958 November 7
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado
- Aerial of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center Park, the Denver City and County Building, Colorado State Capitol Building, Voorhies Monument, Colonnade of Civic Benefactors and Greek Theater, United States Mint building, Denver Public Library,...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities &...
- 1957
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Capitol Hill and the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado State Capitol Building, Civic Center, Denver City and County Building, Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Farmers Union Building, Capitol Life...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959 June 10
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Farmers Union Building, Petroleum Building, Mile High Center, Brown Palace Hotel, First National Bank Building, Republic...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1960 May 2
- Denver aerial
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Voorhies Monument, Colonnade of Benefactors, Denver Public Library, Carnegie Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1960
- City Park Museum of Natural History
- View of the Denver Museum of Natural History at City Park in Denver, Colorado. The entry is built of brick with stone panels and glass doors. The building is reflected in a lily pond in the foreground.
- Denver Museum of Natural History--1960-1970.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Reflecting pools--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Lily...
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Apartments at 32nd and Williams
- View of the intersection of 32nd (Thirty-second) and Williams Streets in the Cole Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows modest brick apartments with quoins, covered porches, and a pediment.
- Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Wildcat Point - Lookout Mountain Colorado
- Women look at the view on Wildcat Point on Lookout Mountain, in Jefferson County, Colorado. Their four door sedan is parked by a rock outcrop and stone walls.
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Wildcat Point (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Roads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Rock formations--Jefferson County--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- D&RGW 550 on 4 units, eastbound
- View of the "Exposition Flyer," a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger train pulled by locomotive #550, near the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. Snow-covered mountains are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Exposition Flyer (Express train)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- [between 1944 and 1949?]
- D&RGW 553 or Audits, with train #17
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #553 pulls the Exposition Flyer, with observation cars, through Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. The train is beside the Colorado River near vertical canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Exposition Flyer (Express train)--1940-1950.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1940-1950.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 June 14
- Exposition Flyer in Glenwood Canyon
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #553 pulls the Exposition Flyer, with observation cars, through Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. The train is beside the Colorado River near vertical canyon walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Exposition Flyer (Express train)--1940-1950.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1940-1950.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 June 14
- California Zephyr Dome Coach Silver Scout in eastbound #6
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western California Zephyr Dome Coach, "Silver Scout," hooked to the Exposition Flyer in Crescent (Boulder County), Colorado. The snow-capped Indian Peaks are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; California Zephyr (Express train)--1940-1950.; Exposition Flyer (Express train)--1940-1950.; Crescent (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Crescent--1940-1950.
- 1948 Mar. 22
- First CZ meet, Grizzly
- Two California Zephyr express trains meet at a railroad siding (Grizzly) in Garfield County, Colorado, beside the Colorado River. The Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotives and passenger cars travel in opposite directions on parallel tracks....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; California Zephyr (Express train)--1940-1950.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grizzly (Colo. : Railroad siding)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Garfield...
- 1949 Mar. 21
- CZ eastbound in Salt Lake Valley - KF Steel Plant
- View of the eastbound California Zephyr, pulled by Denver & Rio Grande Western locomotive #601, in the Salt Lake Valley, Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows the train, with domed observation cars, near the Wasatch Mountains. The KF Steel plant is in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; California Zephyr (Express train)--1940-1950.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Utah--Salt Lake County--1940-1950.; Railroads--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1949 Mar. 15