Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Locomotive #1704 w/ shop bands
- The shop bands of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad pose on and around locomotive number 1704, type 4-6-2, possibly in Colorado. Band members wear uniforms; some hold instruments which include trombones, trumpets, drums, and sousaphones....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--1920-1940.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1920-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Shoe shop
- Four men in aprons stand outside on boardwalk in front of Pollman Shoe Shop, 130 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado, a false-front wood frame structure with tall central pane window on upper story, large pane shop windows, and double door...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Businessmen--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Curzon bldg
- Petal Shop florist, 2458 25th Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building is two stories and has an awning over the front door. A neon sign with the name of the shop hangs from corner of the building. The Sharp...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Florists--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Nevada, Colorado
- People stand and pose in front of and atop a one-story brick and stone building with transoms above doors in Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado. The triplex houses businesses, probably a store, a shoe shop and a butcher shop. Men wear suits and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.
- 1883 July
- #280 Grables' Harness Shop note: "Drummer" on right
- Two women and three men stand in front of a tack shop in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Two saddles are mounted on luggage trunks on opposite sides of the entrance to the store. A plate of peaches is on top of a trunk. An elderly man stands...
- Paonia Harness Boot & Shoe Shop (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saddlery--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Saddles--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- September 13, 1908
- Two men in front of blacksmithing shop
- Men pose near a blacksmith's shop in Colorado. One man holds a hand drill while the other man holds a hammer and mallet. An anvil is in the shop.
- Blacksmiths--Colorado--1900-1920.; Forge shops--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Snetzer's Tailor Shop, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the tailor shop of Jacob Snetzer, Georgetown, Colorado, at Taos and Fifth Street, looking east. The building is of wood construction, with a false front with an elaborate cornice; there are three windows with decorative arches over...
- Snetzer, Jacob--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tailor shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- 1942
- Stevens School kindergarten flower shop
- Photograph of a kindergarten flower shop at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Hand made flowers are displayed on shelves in front of a house backdrop. A bulletin board has pictures of children with flowers, and different flowers are...
- Kindergartens.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Maria's Record Center and Gift Shop and D&D's Lounge
- View of Maria's Record Center and Gift Shop and D&D's Lounge at 2716 Welton Street in the Five Points Neighborhood, Denver Colorado. The building was built in 1898. The building is a two story brick building with decorative brick work. Curved...
- Maria's Record Center Gift Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; D & D's Lounge and Disco (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sound recording stores.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Maria's...
- 1999
- Brown's Sandwich Shop & More
- View of Brown's Sandwich Shop in South Fork (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The white one-story commercial building has a large central pedimented parapet with "smiley faces" on either end. Signs on the building read: "Brown's Sandwich Shop &...
- Brown's Sandwich Shop (South Fork, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Video Flicks (South Fork, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Fork (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Stores & shops,; Brown's Sandwich Shop (South Fork, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Video Flicks (South...
- [1995?]
- Central City business exterior
- The entry door to the McKinley-Newhard Crafts shop in Central City, Colorado, is open and the interior of the shop is visible from the sidewalk. A sign, the front of which is not visible, is on the sidewalk in front of the store. The pane of glass...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Handicraft--1950-1960.
- [between 1951 and 1958]
- Equity bldg
- Two story commercial building in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Awnings are over the shop windows. A sign in the window of store at 2563 Welton Street reads: "Future Home of Equity Savings & Loan Company Will open for business...
- Equity Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954?]
- Curzon bldg
- Petal Shop florist, 2458 25th Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building is two stories and has an awning over the front door. A neon sign with the name of the shop hangs from corner of the building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Florists--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- St. James Hotel, Denver
- The St. James Hotel stands in the right foreground at 1528 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A bicycle is propped against a railing near a barber pole next to stairs that lead down to the St. James Barber Shop and Bath Rooms. The hotel...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Porches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1897?]
- Loveland, Colo.
- View of 4th (Fourth) Street, Loveland, Colorado; identifiable businesses include A.H. Davis Novelty shop; J. Dennis and Son; pharmacy; Bond and Marshall; barber shop with pole; B.R. Bonnell, general merchandise shop; shows dirt street with cement...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Loveland--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Looking north from Black hawk, Chase Gulch on left
- View to the northwest at the bottom of Gregory and Chase Gulches, near Black Hawk, Colorado. Chase Gulch is visible on the left. North Clear Creek is visible between the stamp mills, processing mills, and sampling mills that occupy the gulley. The...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872]
- D&RGW
- View of a railroad car repair shop in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad freight car #3373 is in the shop. The wooden building has a gable roof, and two doors. Gondola car #842 filled with coal is near the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1948 September 19
- Equity bldg.
- Two story commercial building in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A neon sign hangs from store address 2563 Welton Street reads: "Equity Savings." The sign on the shop window reads: "Equity Savings and Loan Association." Other...
- Equity Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [1955?]
- 2721 Welton Street, Five Points
- View of 2721 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick commercial style buildings have decorative corbeling. A hand painted sign for "Young's Soul Food Cafe" is hung on the facade of the building, next...
- Young's Soul Food Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 20th Century Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Kapre Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.;...
- 1978
- Palace Hotel, Antonito, Colo.
- View of the Palace Hotel and Nabor's Barber Shops at 433 and 429 Main Street in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The Palace Hotel is a two-story brick building with a rhyolite front with metal kick plates and transom windows on the first...
- Palace Hotel (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Antonito Variety (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Nabor's Barber Shop (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Variety stores.; Barbershops.; Palace Hotel (Antonito,...
- 1978
- Bimson Blacksmith Shop, Berthoud, Colo.
- View of the Bimson Blacksmith Shop located at 224 Mountain Avenue, Berthoud, Colo. The rough-hewn stone structure has sandstone accents and a flat-roof. The shop was constructed in 1893 by Alfred G. Bimson and operated by him until 1943. It is...
- Blacksmiths--Colorado--Berthoud--1990-2000.; Berthoud (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bimson Blacksmith Shop (Berthoud, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum (Berthoud, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1994
- Sam Jr, barber shop in Globeville, Sam Maestas Jr.
- Samuel Maestas Jr. gives a customer a hair cut in his barber shop, "Sam's Barber Shop" in Globeville, Colorado. He wears a white barbers smock, barber equipment and supplies are in a case and on a counter behind him.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Barbers.; Barbershops.; Interiors.; Maestas, Samuel--Pictorial works.; Barbers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1958
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 16, 1914 May 23
- Interior Tabor Grand barber shop, Denver, Colorado Jas. F. McAvoy, proprietor
- An interior view of the Tabor Grand Barber Shop located in the Tabor Grand Opera House on 16th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows barber shop chairs, sinks, cabinets and counters. The walls are trimmed with floral patterned wallpaper and...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barber shops--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Parks and Endner Carpenter Shop
- Men pose with saws and hammers in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado, by a building with sign: "Parks & Endners Carpenter Shop." Identified men include: "1." John R. Parks, "2." James Phillips, "3." Wm. H. Endner, "4." Louis Rice.
- Parks & Edners Carpenter Shop (Gunnison, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Gunnison--1870-1890.; Carpenters--Colorado--Gunnison--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Melvina's Beauty Shop Sign
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1909 April 24
- Machine shop
- Interior view of a metal working shop in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, a grinder, work benches, and window letters: "The Denver Grinding & Filing Shop."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Santa Fe Gold's Curio Store
- Native American (tribe unknown) men and a white man stand near the entrance to Gold's Old Curiosity Shop on Burro Alley in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A wooden cart is on the roof of the building. Burros are nearby. Signs read: "Old Curiosity Shop...
- Gold's Old Curiosity Shop (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Stores...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Patterson's Harness Shop, Longmont, Colo.
- Interior view of the James Patterson Harness Shop, Longmont, Colorado, shows "Jimmy" on the left and another man, both wearing overhalls at the rear to the shop filled with leather harnesses and assorted tack, bridles, horse collars, hames, whips...
- Patterson, James E.--Homes & haunts.; Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Leather industry--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1910.; Saddlery--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Leadville apothecary shop
- Interior view of an apothecary shop in Leadville, Colorado; shows men by glass topped display counters. One man wears a suit, tie, watchchain, and derby hat and has a mustache. The other wears a coat, vest and cravat. The shop includes shelves...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1882 and 1892]
- Blacksmith shop at Turret, Colo.
- View of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado shows (town founder) Peter J. Schlosser's blacksmith shop, a log building.
- Schlosser, Peter J.--Homes & haunts.; Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Forge shops--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- May 1975
- Denver, Albany Coffee Shop
- View of the entrance to the Albany Coffee Shop of the Albany Hotel (built in 1885) at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Stout Street in Denver, Colorado; shows revolving entry door with transom, reflection of 17th Street off windows, beveled glass...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Cafes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- D&RGW Burnham Shop Band, Denver, Colorado
- Denver Employees Shop Band of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad pose in four rows on building steps, Denver, Colorado. Each wears a uniform and holds an instrument. Two hold flagpoles, one with the American flag; another holds the group's...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Shop Band tubas, Salt Lake City
- The sousaphone players of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Salt Lake City Employees Shop Band of the pose wearing uniforms with their instruments in front of the Salt Lake City Union Depot Company station building, Salt Lake City, Utah....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [1918?]
- Blacksmith shop
- View of a blacksmith shop in Genesee Park located 20 miles west of Denver near Evergreen, Jefferson County, Colorado. The shop is constructed of slats of wood.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Genesee Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Forge shops--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Repair shop city shops
- Shows the wood repair shop building of the Denver Highway Department, located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut in Denver, Colorado.The building has a slope roof and board siding. A sign near the door reads: "This Shop for Yard Men Only Waiting Room is...
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Transportation facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Carpenter & paint shop
- Shows the two story brick carpenter and paint shop of the Denver Highway Department located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut Street in Denver, Colorado. Machinery is stored next to the building and a sign on the front door reads: "Paint Shop" and "No...
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Paint shops--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Blacksmith shop
- View of a blacksmith shop at 33rd (Thirty Third) and Walnut Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows men, boys, and signs: "Silver State Shoeing Shop Conlon & Hamilton." Mr. Hamilton (left) holds a doctor's bag, Daniel Conlon wears a leather apron, and...
- Veterinarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Conlon, Daniel.; Conlon, John J.
- 1887
- Blacksmith and carriage repair shop
- View of a blacksmith shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, horse drawn wagons, buckboards, and signs: "Wagon & Carriage Shop," "N.C. Thomson's Farm Machinery," "Buckeye Mowers," and "Studebaker."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- R. R. Boyd carpenter
- View of a carpentry shop, at 3100 Forest Street, in the Northeast Park Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado; shows a corner storefront with window letters: "R. R. Boyd Carpenter Shop." A girl is by a bicycle.
- R. R. Boyd Carpenter Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Northeast Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Machine shop interior
- Interior view of a machine shop in Denver, Colorado. Men work at machines that include saws and drill presses. Belts connect central driveshafts in the rafters to individual machines on the shop floor.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Binson's blacksmith shop
- Binson's blacksmith shop in Berthoud, Colorado, (Larimer County) is a one-story masonry building with flat roof, rectangular windows with lintels, quions, and a voussior arch over the entry door. A small sign in front of it reads "1893," its date...
- Berthoud (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Forge shops--Colorado--Berthoud--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1987]
- Feed mill & carpenter shop of George E. Wyman, 7th Street
- Two men stand at the front doorway of a carpenter's shop in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. A man stands to the side of the store, and another stands in an open doorway on the side. Architectural features of the masonry, two-story, building...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Eugene William's wagon shop corner 8th Ave. & 9th St.
- Two men stand outside a wagon shop in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. One man wears an apron and a broad-brimmed hat. The other leans against a piece of wood. Wagon wheels and wood boards surround the exterior of the shop.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Snetzer's Tailor Shop, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the tailor shop of Jacob Snetzer, Georgetown, Colorado, at Taos and Fifth (5th) Street, looking east. The wood construction building has a false front with an elaborate cornice, three windows with decorative rounded pediments on the second...
- Snetzer, Jacob--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Tailor shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Man in front of Wild West Show shop
- A man stands with his hands on his hips in front of the entrance to a shop where "The Wild West Knife" is sold in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Numerous signs hang outside of the shop advertising the knife...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Knives--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Rocky Mountain Paint Shop
- Children pose with a dog and a burro in blinders on a dirt street in Boulder, Colorado. A woman in a plaid blouse stands in the door of the storefront behind them. The sign above depicts a country scene with a waterfall and a troubadour on...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Artists materials--1880-1890.; Facades--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Stedman School Santa Shop decoration
- Photograph of a group of students decorating a Christmas Tree for a Santa Shop at Stedman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
- Christmas decorations.; Christmas trees.; Stedman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1951 December
- Stedman School Santa Shop decoration
- Photograph of a group of students decorating a Christmas Tree for a Santa Shop at Stedman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
- Christmas decorations.; Christmas trees.; Stedman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1951 December