Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Maud Fulton and Co. in the Hummingbird, Director Oliver Morosco Broadway Theatre Denver
- Photomontage of the cast of "The Hummingbird" and of a woman and two men. The actors pose in front of the stage door entrance of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Maud [Maude] Fulton stands at the center in a bicorne hat....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Photo Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photography industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1920, Sept 29
- Englewood post office
- An exterior view of the post office in Englewood, Colorado, shows the back of the one-story flat-roofed building. An extension with a tall chimney which intersects the main part of the building is on the back; the side and back of the main section...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- 1938 October 8
- Byers Junior High School girl's physical education class
- Photograph of a girl's physical education class in the girl's gymnasium at Byers Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The girls are playing volleyball and doing stretches for the class. They all wear school athletic uniforms.
- Gymnasiums.; Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1935
- Morey Junior High School gymnasium
- A photograph of girls dressed in gym clothes palying in the gymnasium. A student in the middle of the room is rolling a ball toward a pin on the floor.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Children playing.; Gymnasiums.
- undated
- Morey Junior High School wood shop
- A photograph of students in the wood shop at Morey Junior High School. The students are working on various projects while the teacher watches.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Woodcutting.
- undated
- South High School under construction, 1925.
- A black and white photograph of the exterior of South High School taken during construction of the building in 1925. The picture is taken from across the street. Power lines are visible along the top of the photograph. The tracts for a street...
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1925
- Cumberland Mines Company
- A topographic map with markers that indicate the holdings of the Cumberland Mines Company in Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1910-1920--Maps.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920--Aerial photographs.;
- 1919
- RMP Co. darkroom
- Interior view of the Rocky Mountain Photo Company darkroom in Denver, Colorado. Photographic supplies, packages of paper, and photographs are on the tables.
- Rocky Mountain Photo Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Darkrooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920-1930?]
- RMP Co offices
- Interior view of the Rocky Mountain Photo Company offices in Denver, Colorado. A typewriter, cash register, books, and papers are on the nearby counter and desks.
- Rocky Mountain Photo Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Building in Cheyenne, Colorado
- View of a weathered two-story wood frame structure, Cheyenne County, Colorado; features intersecting gables, enclosed outer stairway, and three circles painted on contrasting light paint between upper double- hung windows.
- Cheyenne Wells (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Cheyenne--1920-1930.
- 1924 August 20
- News-Times Longmont Band [graphic]
- The Longmont Boys' Band poses in front of the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times building on Glenarm Street, Denver, Colorado. The band members wear white shirts with "L" on sleeve, straight ties and soft peaked hats. The conductor and baton...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Youth bands--Longmont--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 May 9
- Boulder Light Office
- Exterior view of the Public Service Company of Colorado office in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Architectural features of the building include: a bracketed cornice, glass storefront windows, and double-entry doors. Items on display in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Windsor Fire Dept.
- Windsor Fire Department engine No.1, built by Julius Pearse, is displayed in front of the pavilion in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The open cab truck has a bell, rolled hose, lanterns, and fire extingushers.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Windsor--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Windsor Fire Dept.
- Windsor Fire Department engine No.1, built by Julius Pearse, is displayed in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The open cab truck has a bell, rolled hose, lanterns and fire extingushers.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Photographer
- A Rocky Mountain Fuel Company photographer poses outdoors with his camera in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit, a hat, and has a cigar in his mouth.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Leadville street scene, for Public Service Co., July 29, 1924
- View south down dirt Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes two young girls in dresses and cloche hats who sit on a sidewalk on a hill above the street and look down on the busy main street. Landmark buildings include the First...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Vendome Hotel--1920-1930.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; City & town...
- 1924
- Sheridan Blvd. Road
- Sheridan Blvd. Road, a bumpy dirt road, has a lake with rushes on one side and fields with wildflowers and cows nearby; trees around large buildings are on the horizon. Telegraph or telephone poles are along the road.
- Englewood (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Englewood--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941?]
- Shale photographs - taken at Debeque [sic]
- View of a street in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; shows storefronts, automobiles, and a stucco building with a mission style pediment and tile roof. Signs read: "The Independent Lumber Co.," "Vacuum Cup;" a United States flag is on a building,...
- De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- 1920 October
- Leadville - Streets
- View of a street (probably Harrison Avenue) in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows electric street lights, cars (possibly Fords), horse-drawn carriages, brick buildings with some dilapidated buildings. Signs on buildings read: "Suits pressed...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Main Street, Montrose, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk on sidewalks and across Main Street and a bicyclist rides his bicycle past automobiles in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, parked cars and a flag on a flagpole. A license plate reads: "156-505." A...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Baileys, Colorado
- View of the frame Colorado and Southern railroad depot in Bailey (Bailey's Ranch), Park County, Colorado. The dilapidated building has broken windows; boards nailed over a doorway; exposed wooden boards on a gabled roof with a porch; and a worn,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Buildings--1930-1940.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1940]
- De Beque, Colorado
- View of a frame mine building used in oil shale processing in or near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a tailings pile, an oil-stained ravine, a smokestack, and flumes or chutes on a steep slope.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- 1920 October
- Greeley, Colo.
- People are on sidewalks, and cars are parked diagonally on 7th (Seventh) Street in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Buildings along the street include two-story commercial storefronts. The Camfield Hotel has a mansard roof, dormers with pediments,...
- Camfield Hotel (Greeley, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Leadville, Colorado
- View of the town of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, churches, mine tailings, mills, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings. Mountains are in the distance, topped by clouds.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Ore idustry--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Longmont, Colo. Cen. Presb. Church
- Exterior of the Central (First) Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; features rough cut stone construction, an intersecting gable roof, L-plan with a large corner entry tower capped with battlements, arched and...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 4, 1926
- Longmont, Colo. Millers home [graphic]
- View of the Miller's home in Longmont, Colorado, shows a two- story brick home featuring a corner lot, low front gable, bracketed overhanging eaves, porch with balcony, and a trellis fenced back yard.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 December 4
- Longmont, Colo.
- View of the two-story brick public school, Longmont, Colorado, shows small children beside a small wood lean-to basement entry. The school features an F-shape plan with gabled projecting wings flanking the simple columned entry and two long metal...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- November 30, 1926
- Longmont, Colo.
- Exterior of 1883 Methodist Church, Longmont, Colorado; features brick construction, an intersecting gable roof, L-plan with a large corner entry tower and open bell tower capped with faceted steeple and arched stained glass windows.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- November 30, 1926
- Longmont, Colo.
- View of a brick public school in Longmont, Colorado, shows the small multi-gabled building with a series of five windows on each of the front gabled wings. A hipped dormer and an American flag are above the center double door entry.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- November 30, 1926
- Longmont, Colo., street scene, residence section [graphic]
- View of a residential section in Longmont, Colorado, shows a corner two-story brick residence with decorative half timbering. Smaller brick and wood frame homes neighbor the more ornate one.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Lutes Drug Co.
- View of the corner E. E. Lutes Drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, show the one-story brick building with large store front windows with transoms. Merchandise is displayed in the windows and a upright scale stands outside the corner post of the entry....
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 1926
- Lutes Drug Store
- Interior view of Lutes drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, includes glass display cases and counters with candy, cigars, greeting cards and prescription drugs. Sunlight shines in the large store front windows with transoms. Glass dome lamps are...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- December 1926
- Robbins greenhouses
- View from street slushy with snow, of the Robbins Flower Shop, Longmont, Colorado, shows a glass greenhouse attached to a wood frame house with a gable roof and dormer. Two men show inside the greenhouse with pots of plants and flowers.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Florist shops--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 1926
- Bryant School
- Exterior of the Bryant School, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two- story brick building with hip roof and projecting front gable entry. Other features include a round tower, stone beltcourses, bracketed overhanging eaves, and a side metal tube fire...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Catholic school & church, Longmont, Colo.
- View of the two-story with basement brick Catholic school associated with St. John the Baptist Church, Longmont, Colorado, shows the rectangular building with arched entry and pedestrians on sidewalks.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Church schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- November 30, 1926
- Catholic school & church, Longmont, Colo.
- View of the two-story with basement brick Catholic school associated with St. John the Baptist Church, Longmont, Colorado, shows the rectangular building with arched entry and pedestrians on sidewalk.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Church schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- 1926 November 30
- Colo. Nat'l Bank & Trust Co.
- View of the facade of the Colorado Bank and Trust Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two-story brick building with corbelling, four second story windows with radiatoring voussoirs and keystones and large first floor windows. The bank name is on...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- Columbine School
- Exterior of the Columbine School, Baker Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two-story and basement brick building with hip roof, bracketed overhang eaves, projecting entry with gable pediment and arched entry. A metal tube fire escape is on side...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Catholic sisters & girls bldg., Longmont, Colo.
- View of the old college structure converted into the St. Joseph's Academy Catholic School by Franciscan Sisters, Fifth Avenue between Baker and Atwood Streets, Longmont, Colorado. A 1907 sleeping porch addition has been added on the south side of...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Church schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Drug Store
- Interior view of a drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, includes glass display cases and counters with cigars, perfumes, lotions, magazines, candy, sign reads: "Special 2 Pkgs. Envelopes, 1 Box Pound Paper, 87 cents", and Christmas garland, icicles...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- December 1926
- Farmer Nat'l Bank, Longmont Colo.
- View inside the two-story Farmers National Bank, Colorado, shows the white marble bankers cage with brass bars. Tellers lean on open marble service counters, while a customer leans on one of the center writing tables. The lobby has a mosaic tile...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 November 23
- Farmer Nat'l Bank, Longmont Colo.
- View from intersection of the exterior of the two-story 1917 Farmers National Bank, Colorado, shows the Greek Revival style stone building featuring: columns, Doric capitals, tall windows with transoms, pilasters, pediment lintel above entry door,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- High School, Longmont, Colo.
- View of a new public high school in Longmont, Colorado, shows the rectangular three story brick with flat roofline, next to the gable roof main building with curved parapet over entry.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- First Cong. Church
- Exterior of First Congregational Church, Longmont, Colorado; features brick construction, intersecting gables, L-shape plan with corner louvred belltower and large arched stained glass windows.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; First Congregational Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- November 1926
- Hotel Imperial dining room, Longmont, Colo.
- Interior view of the Hotel Imperial dining room, Longmont, Colorado, shows linen cloth covered round and oblong tables set with silverware, napkins, salt and pepper, cruits, sugar, candlesticks, and dishes of crackers or beard. The floor has a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Hotel Imperial (Longmont, Colo.)
- 1926 November 23
- Hotel Imperial, Longmont, Colo. [graphic]
- View from the paved intersection, of the Hotel Imperial, (formerly the Zweck Hotel, built in 1881) 301 Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the three story painted brick hotel with automobiles parked curbsides. The building features: a corner...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Peinze's Market
- This business in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, has the storefront finished in high-gloss ceramic tile. Merchandise is displayed in the window, including boxes reading: "Kelloggs Corn Flakes." A sheet metal and neon sign (and lettering)...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Morrison--1920-1950.
- [between 1924 and 1946?]
- Peinze's Market
- This business in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, has storefront windows and double doors. Lettering reads: "Solitaire Coffee Peinze Mercantile Co. Groceries Meats Supplies." A sheetmetal and neon sign projects from the building; the maker's...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Morrison--1920-1950.
- [between 1924 and 1946?]
- Longmont Colo.
- Exterior of a two-story brick building with basement and attic dormers, Longmont, Colorado, features a low hip roof, stepped double door entry and stained glass windows.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- Novemvber 30, 1926
- Longmont Colo.
- View from across street of the front of the Boise Payette Lumber Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows three brick one-story buildings with open gates between them. Signs read: "Shingles," "Boise Payette, Lumber Co.," and "Lime, Cement, Plaster,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 4, 1926