Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- # 43 Allen, Colo - Glenwood Canyon
- View of Allen, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows the Colorado River, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, and a shed with letters: "Allen."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Allen (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October 4-8, 1930
- # 49 W. S. W. Allen, Colo.
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows a maintainence shed with sign: "Allen."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October, 1930
- #1 in Royal Gorge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #5481 pulls train #1 through the Royal Gorge beside the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Hanging Bridge and the sheer walls of the canon spanned by the Royal Gorge suspension bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Arkansas River--1950-1960.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge Bridge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 Jul. 21
- #238 Paonia, Colorado
- View of a commercial area in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County, shows wood-frame buildings with false fronts and warehouse with stepped cornice and doors open. Signs: "The Busy Corner. The Gibson-Castell Lumber Co.," "Office," "Paint Oil and...
- Gibson - Castell Lumber Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- #324 Soda Fountain by American Soda Fountain Company possibly in Richard's Drug Store
- View of a soda fountain in the interior of a drug store in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County, shows: spigots in a line, glass bowls and glasses, flowers in vases, stained glass ornament, carved wood, turned supports, cash register, leafy plant....
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- #763 Ex. G, R.J.M.
- Panoramic landscape of the C & S railroad tracks from Ludlow to Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado during the coal miners UMW labor strike against CF&I. Shows trestle, cultivated field, and farm buildings.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913 or 1914
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a house with a porch at the top of a hill in the distance looking over a rushing stream below; mountain covered with pines and a road with low bushes passes in front of the house.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (Olivett Apts. & Silvan Apts) back view, (back view of Bethel Apts.), 1746 Franklin St.
- View shows the rear portions of the Olivett, Silvan, and Bethel Apartment buildings on Franklin Street, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- July, 1966
- 1 1/2 miles below Royal Gorge
- A man in uniform stands on railroad tracks near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. He carries a rifle and wears a cartridge belt. Shows mountains and brush.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.; Uniforms--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- 1 A. M. New Years, clear moonlight, ad a man lights from Pikes Pk.
- View east from Pikes Peak on a moonlight night, shows the lights of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado and snowcovered foothills. Image taken by AdAmAn Club member Harry Standley, during the annual mountaineering trek to the top of the...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1941]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- 1/2 in. scale details of interior finish residence for Harry K. Brown
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows details for a residence at 920 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver,...
- Brown, Harry K., esq.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bookcases.; Buffets (Furniture); Fireplaces.; Houses.; Interiors.
- [1900-1905?]
- 1/2 in. scale details of living room
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a living room details for a mountain residence in Evergreen, Colorado and was commissioned by J.A....
- Eaves, Alfred, esq.--Homes & haunts.; Evergreen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Living rooms.
- 1905 February 6
- 1/2" scale detail of interior building for the Bishop-Cass Inv. Co., the American Theatre Bldg.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows interior details for the American Theater Company at 1007 16th Street in the Central Business...
- Theaters.; American Theater Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1916 July 12
- 1/2" scale details of building lobby alterations & additions to building vestibule & lobby
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows elevations, details and plans for a lobby at the California Building in the Central Business District...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Office buildings.; California Building (Denver, Colo.)
- 1928 December 28
- 1/4 in. scale detail of flagstone floor in patio, sunroom, hall & porch building for Mr. Jarvis Johnson
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows floor details for a patio of the residence at 4150 Montview Boulevard in the South Park Hill...
- Johnson, Jarvis--Homes & haunts.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floor coverings.; Halls (Passageways); Patios.; Porches.; Sunspaces.
- 1923 February 24
- 1/4 in. scale showing terra cotta for residence of Harry K. Brown
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows scale details for a residence at 920 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver,...
- Brown, Harry K., esq.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses.
- [1900-1905?]
- 1/4 inch scale details of interior
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows interior details for a residence at 6701 East Colfax Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver,...
- Elder, Charles S., Dr.--Homes & haunts.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chimneypieces.; Cupboards.; Fireplaces.; Houses.; Interiors.; Stairways.
- 1904 November 11
- 10 from n. e.
- Northeast view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows two-story wooden frame tower and crane, workers, stacks of bricks and lumber.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- 100 South Broadway, Denver
- View of storefronts and apartments at 100 South Broadway Street (corner Bayaud Street) in the Speer Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a corbeled brick cornice, awnings, and signs: "Sooper B Liquors." Chairs and tables are on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Speer (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Apartments--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- 1989 June
- 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon, U.P. Ry.
- View of the 1000 (one thousand) Mile Tree and Union Pacific Railway tracks with rock formations in Weber Canyon, Utah. Shows telegraph poles.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1880-1900.; Trees--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 10:00 A.M. Santa Fe tr. 123 and train of explosives at La Junta
- View of two Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe trains stopped at the station in La Junta (Otero County), Colorado. Shows diesel locomotive 331, men and railroad signals.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; La Junta (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--La Junta--1950-1960.; Railroad signals--Colorado--La Junta--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--La Junta--1950-1960.
- 1959 May17
- 10th Mountain Division Name Lookup Index
- Database of 32,213 records of men who served with the “Mountain Troops” from 1941-1945. You may use the Name Lookup Index to determine if a person was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, and the company or Regiment with which he served.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.; Military records.; Colorado--Genealogy
- 2002
- 10th Mountain Division ski trooper
- Photomechanical reproduction of a painting shows a ski trooper with the 10th Light Division (Alpine) [later renamed the 10th Mountain Division] kneeling in snow and holding a rifle. He has on skis and wears dark snow goggles and a winter jump suit...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski Troopers--American--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Saturday evening post.
- 1943
- 1117 Pennsylvania St., Denver
- View of a three story brick apartment building, the "Lamont" at 1117 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has decorative brickwork around windows, the arched entrance and a third floor balconet....
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 July
- 1121 California Street
- View of 1121 California Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. Shows the front facade of a three story Italianate-style brick building. It has a bracketed cornice with dentils, a pediment, hooded segmental arched windows, and...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial buildings.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1976
- 1127 Pennsylvania St., Denver
- View of a stuccoed carriage house at 1127 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a steep pitched roof, and corner windows on the front side of the house. Shows a mailbox, and bushes planted near...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Carriage houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1995 March?
- 1172 Gaylord St.
- Interior of a house at 1172 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows: fireplace, piano, rocking chair, furniture.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- 1172 Gaylord St.
- Interior of a house at 1172 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows piano, rocking chairs, curtains, and framed pictures.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pianos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- 11:00 A.M. cut in former D. & N.O., D.T. & G., U.P.D &.G, C & S right of way at Hilltop, Colorado
- View of a railroad cut on an abandoned Colorado and Southern right of way near Hilltop (Douglas County), Colorado. Shows the abandoned rail bed.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Hilltop (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad cuts--Colorado--Hilltop--1950-1960.
- 1955 August 1
- 11:30-12, C.B. & Q. engine 4947 in Arapahoe Plant of Public Service Company, Denver
- View of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy steam locomotive 4947 (2-8-2), tender and gondola cars in Denver, Colorado. Shows high tension electric towers. The locomotive blows smoke. Letters on a gondola car read: "Union Pacific."
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Electric lines--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959 January 17
- 11th Ave. and Speer Blvd., Denver
- View of a bridge over Cherry Creek at 11th Avenue and Speer Blvd. in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete stairs to Cherry Creek and a paved path. Signs or billboards read "Schlosser," "Narconon," "Charter 10 The Final...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- 1982 January
- 12,000 feet
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine In Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows: mine building, headframe, tailings, with Sawatch Range in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1950-1960.;...
- 1953
- 1214 Logan
- View of 1214 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade of a two-story single family residence constructed in 1896, which appears to have had many modifications. The house has a composition roof and a...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1976
- 1277 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of a cinder brick commercial building at 1277 Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story building has a flat roof. A recessed corner entrance has glass doors and windows. A sign in the window reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Municipal services--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 November
- 12:05 p.m., Union Pacific extra 1427, north bound just south of Platteville, Colo.
- View of a Union Pacific freight train led by diesel locomotive 1427 near Platteville (Weld County), Colorado. Shows trees, a barn and utility poles.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Weld County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Weld County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Weld County--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 18
- 1300 Pennsylvania Street, Denver
- View of the two story brick Penn Garage at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Pennsylvania Streets in Denver, Colorado. The car repair shop has a bay for cars, and a parking lot. A sign in a window reads "Emission Testing." The building has...
- Penn Garage, Inc. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhoods)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1991 May
- 1310 Race St.
- View of a two-story, brick house at 1310 Race Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows ivy covered porch, steps, bench, hipped roof with center dormer, chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1900
- 1321 Bannock Street, Denver
- View of an office building at 1321 Bannock Street in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include a cornice with cast plastic ornaments. Letters read: "Civic Center Professional Building;" shows the clock tower of the...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Golden Triangle (Denver, Colo. )--1980-1990.; Government facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 January
- 1325 Race St., Denver
- View of a Queen Anne style house at 1325 Race Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows: brick chimneys, turret, and balconies. The house next door has a gambrel roof.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1900
- 1355 Pennsylvania St., Denver
- View of a brick, three story house with a wide front porch at probably 1355 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign in the yard reads "TIORCO." The house converted into an office building has a low pitched...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1983 and 1988]
- 13th & Race
- Corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Race Street in Denver, Colorado shows houses and tree lined sidewalk.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1900
- 1400 block, Pearl Street
- View of a part of the 1400 block of Pearl Street in the Platt park neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Commercial style buildings line the street, businesses include the Pearl Street Grill and the Vogue Theatre. Shows parapets, cornices, awnings and a...
- Pearl Street Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Vogue Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial streets.; Restaurants.; Theaters.; Pearl Street Grill (Denver,...
- ca. 1990
- 1410 Gilpin Street
- View of 1410 Gilpin Street (1893) in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a Queen Anne-style residence with neoclassical details such as dentils and Ionic capitals. The two-and-one-half-story front-gabled brick house has an...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- 1420 Gilpin Street
- View of 1420 Gilpin Street (1900) in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story red brick Queen Anne-style house with Neoclassical elements such as a garland frieze above the oriel window and multiple fluted porch...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2008
- 1421 Champa St., construction progress, framing around cable shaft
- View of construction in the interior of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa St, Denver, Colorado. Shows brick walls and iron beams. A vat for mixing mortar sits on wood scaffolding and a ladder rests against the wall.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 9
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company building (1413-1425 Champa) under construction in Denver, Colorado. The building is a four story brick facade with dentals along the flat roof line. A carved stone over the door reads: "Telephone Building."...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- 1421 Champa, construction progress, excavation
- View of excavation at the construction site of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a cut stone foundation, stone rubble, iron pipes, iron fittings, and construction debris. Two winches are set up...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902, June 4
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman, possibly Blanche M. McFann, sits at a desk in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The woman is associated with the operator's training school program run by the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 June 9
- 1434 to 44 Wazee St. Denver, Colo.
- View of a livery and brick business at 1434 Wazee Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows horses, well dressed people in carriages, buggies and a wagon, storefronts, and signs: "Racine Wagon and Carriage Co. Peter Schuttler Wagons.," "John Thams...
- John Thams Carriages Buggies Wagons (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Old Elephant Corral (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1892 and 1910?]