Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- Miners & Merchants Bank, Lake City, Colo.
- View of the Miners and Merchants Bank located at 231 Silver Street in Lake City, Colorado. The two-story, stone bank building has a wooden cornice supported by scalloped and scrolled brackets. Local stone was used to decorate and define various...
- Miners & Merchants Bank (Lake City, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lake City (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks.; Miners & Merchants Bank (Lake City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Banks and banking--Colorado--Lake City--Pictorial works.; Lake City (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1993
- Ninth Street Historic Park Gardner House (1033 Ninth Street)
- View of the abandoned Gardner House (1873) before restoration, 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, located in Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows an abandoned three story...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.;...
- 1975
- Ninth Street Historic Park Gardner House (1033 Ninth Street)
- Partial view of the abandoned Gardner House (1873) before restoration, 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, located in Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows an abandoned...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.;...
- 1975
- Toda grave marker
- View of Toda grave marker in Riverside Ceremony at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a rectangular grave marker with scalloped edges. Japanese characters and decorations are on the front of the...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Toda family--History--Pictorial works.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2003
- Pioneer Train, Denver Zoo, Denver
- View of the Pioneer Train located in the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele Street, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A woman zoo employee sits in the locomotive and zoo visitors are in open passenger cars that have scalloped canvas tops. Lettering on the...
- Denver Zoo--1970-1980.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Miniature railroads.; Parks.; Zoos.; Denver Zoo--Pictorial works.; Railroads, Miniature--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 1977
- Dish of strawberries
- Close up view of a dish of strawberries. The berries are piled in a china dish with a scalloped edge. A handwritten tag reads: "Grown by O.V. Coulter, Rifle, Colo., Picked Oct. 26, 1907."
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Strawberries--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Yuma, Colorado
- Aerial view of Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows buildings, roads and houses.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Yuma--1920-1930.
- 1930
- Main Street, Wray, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Wray (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows people, parked automobiles, commercial buildings and lamp posts. Signs read: "G. Rinckel," "Cafe," "Record Abstract Co.," "Bank," and "[Ga]rage."
- Wray (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Wray--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- M.E. Church, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a dirt road in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows the two-story brick church with pointed arch windows, bell tower and cement stairs. An automobile is parked along the road. A wood board sidewalk is...
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Catholic Church, San Luis, Colo.
- View of the adobe Sangre de Cristo Catholic Church in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a gable roof, bell tower with cross, a wheel window and pointed arch windows. Men sit on a bench next to the church.
- Sangre de Cristo Church (San Luis, Colo.)--1900-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--San Luis--1900-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--San Luis--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit, vest, and neck tie. A handkerchief with scalloped edges is in his jacket pocket.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby who poses in an upholstered chair. The child wears a light colored dress with eyelet lace, and a scalloped hemline. The child smiles and rests a hand on the chair.
- Infants--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of family who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man sits on a stool and wears striped pants and a long jacket. His hair is parted on the side and he has prominent sideburns and a moustache. He rests one arm on a table where a baby...
- Families--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a young girl in a lace dress with a scalloped hem and bows on shoulder straps, a necklace and a bracelet. She poses on a bale of hay and sits by prop rocks and a painted backdrop. She holds an apple.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a bride and groom
- Studio portrait of a bride and groom. The woman wears a full length lace and probably linen, white dress with a gathered waist, a scalloped lace apron, flared cuffs and collar and a veil attached to her hair with ornamental flowers. The man...
- Brides--1890-1910.; Grooms (Weddings)--1890-1910.; Spouses--1890-1910.; Wedding costume--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio bust portrait of a boy in a patterned or embroidered suit with gathered pleats, a ribbon tie, a bow and scalloped cuffs and collar. Shows a lace fabric backdrop.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy with bangs and long straight hair. The boy rests his hand on his cheek and poses on a velvet chair and wears a plaid, pleated kilt and a sailor shirt with scalloped hems under a dark jacket.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl with bangs and two braids, in a bretelle style dress with a scalloped lace collar, puffed sleeves, stockings and leather boots. The girl holds probably a flower. She stands in front of a prop wall and a painted backdrop.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with short bangs and hair twisted into a bun. The woman smiles and wears a blouse with a scalloped lapel, and a star shaped broach.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of an infant
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a baby in a long dress with lace ruffles on the hem, collar and cuffs, and a linen or cotton jacket with a scalloped edge. The baby wears a bonnet decorated with bows and tied under the chin.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of an infant
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a baby in a long dress with lace ruffles on the hem, collar and cuffs, and a linen or cotton jacket with a scalloped edge. The baby holds a silver rattle and wears a bonnet decorated with bows and tied under the...
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a young girl, a young boy and an infant. The girl smiles and wears a dress with a lace collar and cuffs, bows tied on the shoulders and a full skirt. The boy wears a sailor shirt with a ribbon tied around the neck. The infant,...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby in a white dress with a bertha collar and scalloped edged cuffs and hem. The young child stands on an upholstered chair.
- Children--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a child
- Studio bust portrait of a child with bangs and ringlets. The child poses in a lace dress with pleats in front of a scalloped fabric backdrop.
- Children--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl with bangs and long hair in a dress with a ruffled collar and puffed sleeves. The girl poses and holds the scalloped edges of two lace curtains in front of her.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Grand Piano; Square
- A grand piano made by the Mathushek Piano Manufacturing Company in New Haven, Connecticut. The wood piano is rectangular with a carved lid, cabriole legs, scalloped skirt, pierced music stand with a carved lyre pattern and ivory keys.
- Pianos--1840-1850.; Mathushek Piano Manufacturing Co. (New Haven, Conn.)--Products.
- [between 1848 and 1850]
- Moccasins
- A pair of women's buckskin moccasins (Native American Ute) with rawhide soles, ankle flaps and thongs. The moccasins are decorated with a floral image in multi-color beads. The beads are sewn on with lazy stitch.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Moccasins--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Man woman girl seated portrait
- Studio portrait of a family in Colorado. The mother and daughter wears dresses, one with a scalloped collar.
- Families--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Young man & woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a man and woman in Colorado. He wears a suit, tie, and lapel pin. She wears a dress decorated with scalloped accents.
- Couples--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman seated portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress with scalloped cuffs.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Plains) buckskin bag with scalloped fringe and multicolor beadwork in circle, arrow and stripe designs.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Woman seated portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress with scalloped cuffs.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. Jenny Davis. She wears a tightly fitted black silk bodice with straight sleeves and closely set small buttons up the front. Her skirt is constructed with layers of black cloth with scalloped edges. Her...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Laura Hastings. She leans against a carved stone fence with a tennis racket in her hands. She wears a loose-fitting striped cotton or linen dress with scalloped seams and a hat; she may be pregnant.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior of Broadway Theater, Denver
- View of the interior of the Broadway Theater in the Hotel Metropole at 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Shows the orchestra pit, orchestra seats, balconies and box seats topped by onion domes, an ornate ceiling and a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Arduth @ Hightower Place
- A woman poses in front of a gnarled bush outside Keota, Colorado, in Weld County. She wears a flapper-style dress with a dropped waist and short skirt; her hair is bobbed.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1929 May 26
- Auriel Florence Dodder
- Two girls stand side by side in front of a car in Keota, Colorado in Weld County. Both wear babydoll dresses, knee socks, and shoes; the taller girl wears a hat.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- July, 1927
- Butler children
- Two children stand side by side in front of a house in Keota, Colorado. The boy, who is taller, wears a sailor suit, straw hat, striped socks, and leather sandals. The girl wears a knee-length dress with a ruffle around the bottom, and a hat.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Jewel Virginia
- Two girls stand side by side in front of a fenced field in Keota, Colorado. Both wear knee-length dresses with short sleeves. The shorter girl's dress has a floral print and a lace bodice, and the other's has a drop-waist.
- Keota (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.
- 1930 August 4
- Junior & Mary Naeda
- Two children, a boy and a girl, smell roses in a garden outside of a clapboard home in Keota, Colorado. The boy wears short pants, and a sailor shirt; the girl wears a babydoll dress.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Keota group
- Three young girls stand side by side in front of a flower garden that is in front of a clapboard house in Keota, Colorado. All three wear babydoll dresses.
- Keota (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.
- August 4, 1930
- D. S. & P. Morrison, Colo Garfield Quarry track at right, note train leaving station.
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, lies below. Dwellings, churches, commercial buildings, and the Denver Southern and Pacific depot are ranged around railroad tracks and Bear Creek. Freight cars are on the tracks, and foothills are in the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, has a Moorish interior, featuring plaster carved with Arabic inscriptions. Muqarnas follow the ceiling coves; the walls are stenciled with arabesques, and columns flank scalloped arches. Veined...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Benjamin Duke
- Ben Duke poses in his Tenth Mountain Division Army uniform. His garrison cap has a metal insignia. Duke was later a businessman (President of Gates Corporation), 10th Mountain Division veteran, and community service volunteer in Denver, Colorado.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--1940-1950.; Duke, H. Benjamin.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1944
- Depot at Mesita - Worthless
- This frame depot in Mesita, Costilla County, Colorado, has lost its doors and windows, and much of its plaster. The shingle roof is intact. Rails of the San Luis Southern Railroad are in the foreground.
- Mesita (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Mesita--1920-1930.; Southern San Luis Valley Railroad.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Episcopal Church in Marble, in 1911 before the belfry was put on it was formerly St John's Episcopal Church in Aspen, & was moved on a flat car to Marble.
- Posing in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, this woman wears a fur collar and muff. The frame, one-story gable roofed building in the background (with projecting entry) is the Episcopal Church. Originally St. John's Episcopal, in Aspen, Colorado,...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Gathering at Midway School
- In Midway, Weld County [?], Colorado, men, women, and children pose on the porch of a frame school building. A boy holds a dog; a woman holds a box camera; automobiles are in the background.
- Midway (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Families--Colorado--Midway--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Midway--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Gathering at Midway School
- In Midway, Weld County [?], Colorado, men, women, and children pose on the porch of a frame school building. A boy holds a dog; others hold straw hats; automobiles are in the background.
- Midway (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Families--Colorado--Midway--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Midway--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Gathering at Midway School
- In Midway, Weld County [?], Colorado, children pose on a swingset, and women oversee. A dog is to the side.
- Midway (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Midway--1930-1940.; Children swinging--Colorado--Midway--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Midway--1930-1940.
- 1931 May, 5