Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hot Springs, Ark., from tower of the Eastman Hotel
- Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages are on Central Avenue in Hot Springs (Garland County), Arkansas. Commercial buildings and residences line the street. Signs on awnings read: "C. M. Weaver, Book Store" and "Potash, Sulphur Water." Signs on...
- Hot Springs (Ark.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Claredon Hotel, Leadville
- The three-story Clarendon Hotel and the two-story brick building next door at 300 Harrison Avenue are featured in this view of Leadville, Colorado. The Clarendon has clapboard siding, bracketed cornice, striped awnings, first-floor storefronts with...
- Clarendon Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Tabor Opera House--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1881
- Claredon Hotel, Leadville
- Exterior view of the three-story Clarendon Hotel and the two- story brick building next door at 300 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. The Clarendon features clapboard siding, bracketed cornice, striped awnings, first-floor storefronts with...
- Clarendon Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [1881]
- Good ol' days
- View along Main Street, Lyons, Colorado shows business district with banner across street: "Welcome To Lyons Good Ol' Days." Signs include "Flys Pharmacy, Soda Fountain, Walgreen Agency," "Bank," "Conotane, 60.9, Official Inspection Station,"...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Celebrations--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Good ol' days
- View along Main Street, Lyons, Colorado shows business district with banner across street: "Welcome To Lyons Good Ol' Days." Signs include "Flys Pharmacy, Soda Fountain, Walgreen Agency," "Bank," "Market," "Flea Market," "Post Office," "Antiques,"...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Celebrations--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Lyons, Colorado
- View of "Don David Mexican Food" on Main Street, Lyons, Colorado; shows the restaurant in a crude sandstone building with a dentiled cornice. Signs advertise: "Coors Beer On Tap," "Enjoy Bubble Up," and "Welcome to Lyons Good Ol' Days," highway...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Lyons, Colorado
- View of "Don David Mexican Food" restaurant on Main Street, Lyons, Colorado; shows the crude sandstone building with a dentiled cornice. Signs advertise: "Coors Beer On Tap," "Enjoy Bubble Up," and "Welcome to Lyons Good Ol' Days," highway signs:...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Tutt and Penrose Building, South Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado prior to 1896 fires; the two-story commercial flat-roof brick building is shared by three street-level businesses with separate entries and signs: "3rd...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1896]
- Cripple Creek, saloons
- Colorado Liquor House (saloon and bar), southeast corner of Myers Avenue and Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story, wood frame, flat roof rectangular commercial building has recessed entryways with an arch, storeroom windows...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Only 1 restaurant open for breakfast! note line! Sunday 9:00 AM.
- View of a crowded sidewalk along Main Street shows a group of people standing in line in front of the Alpine Cafe waiting to eat breakfast in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Business signs read: "Westside Gallery," "P. David Smith, Attorney At...
- Alpine Cafe (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cafes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Queues--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 2
- During its removal
- A man with a hard hat sits atop the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad depot as a flatbed truck transports it in Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Signs on the side of the truck: "Ryberg Construction Co.," "Ryberg Constr. Co. House Movers,...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1960-1970.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Palmer Lake.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer...
- January 2, 1969
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Men in suits, bowlers, and straw hats approach on "F" Street during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Brick commercial buildings have metal cornices, canvas awnings, and signs: "Baths," "Dr. R. R. Baird," "Cigars." A...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903?
- Old time view of Bennett Ave. in 1903 showing trolley car, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Bennett Avenue towards Midland Terminal Railway station with Low Line electric car and tracks, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this thriving business commercial district includes sidewalk sandwich billboards, many signs painted on brick buildings,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1908]
- The Gold Mining Stock Exchange, Cripple Creek
- View of the brick and stone Gold Mining Stock Exchange building in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Signs on the building read: "B. P. O. Elks, No. 316," "B. P. O. E. 316," "Light & Power," "Confectionery, Drink Coca-Cola delicious and...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 316 (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Littleton, Colo. x-ing
- Littleton, Colorado train, depot and the tracks of the (possibly) Denver Central Railroad in Arapahoe County; shows railroad crossing signs in foreground with crossed "Railroad Crossing" signs attached and two-story Littleton Public Library with...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- View of two adjacent brick structures in Central City, Colorado. The brick building on the left, whose door and windows have been boarded up, has a peaked roof and two signs attached to it that read, "Black Hawk" and "8032 Ft above sea level." The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Denver and Rio Grande Depot at Alamosa, Colorado, May 1893
- The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot in Alamosa, Colorado, is a two-story wood fram Victorian structure with intersecting gables with decorative aprons, cresting roof, octagonal shingles, bracketed overhanging lower eave, and clapboard siding...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- 1893
- Fire at Gates Tire store
- Bystanders look at the fire-damaged Gates Tires' Store located at 1517 Cheyenne in Denver, Colorado. Workers, possibly firemen, are on the second story and ground floor surveying the damage. Signs on the building read: "Gates Tires" and "Gates...
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A black 1930's sedan draped with bunting and with numerous 'Stars and Bars' flags mounted in the front bumper and coming out of the windows makes its way along the brick street. A banner on its side reads:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- Band members, dressed in white, march on brick Commercial Street in Trinidad, Colorado, carrying instruments and American flags. The Packer Building (1884) has rusticated sandstone trim and dentiled tin cornice. Trophy shaped finials top the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Groussman brothers meat counter
- Interior view of Groussman Brothers grocery store at 1301 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado. Shows butchers behind the display counter, meats with prices, scales, and hanging cuts of meat. Signs read: "Rath Packing Co, Hams And Bacon, Groussman...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado, with a Boy Scout holding a Confederate flag and uniformed men on horses riding on the brick street. Onlookers stand on the sidewalk in the background. A lightpole with four crossed cast iron brackets holding...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, E. L.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Mercantile building on the corner of 15th and Arapahoe streets
- View of the Mercantile Building, 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado with business signs: "Dean Drug Co., Toilet Articles", "Watches Sam May[a]r Jewelry" "Cigars" and "$2.00 Hats." Adjacent business signs read: "W. F. Robinson...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Commonwealth building
- View of the Commonwealth building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado with business signs: "Clarke Millinery", "John Carson and Bro., China And Cut Glass", "Headquarters For Holiday, Fancy Lamps, Delayed Shipment Of Cut Glass,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass window in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Vertical panels of "ice" frosted glass contain leaf shapes interlocked with stirrup shapes at the top; a border with arches at regular intervals crosses the...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- South Second St. at the corner of Beunett Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado. Men sit on a stagecoach, on horses and stand on sidewalk. Shows an open wagon and brick buildings with awnings and business signs: "Ardell [Harne]ss and Saddles", "National...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1898?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Several women in replicas of 1860's dresses carrying Confederate flags and wearing bonnets, parade on the brick street. A boy with a bicycle is in the background and behind him are parked 1930's automobiles....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Lawrence Street, Central City
- View up Lawrence Street toward the intersection of Main and Eureka streets in Central City, Colorado. In the foreground on the right side of the street are several historic buildings, including the Hardware Store and the Edmundson blocks to which...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Main Street, Central City
- The intersection of Eureka Street and Main Street is crowded with people on a summer day, possibly July 4th, in Central City, Colorado. Historic buildings include: the Harris block (with signs that read "Earl's Toll Gate Bar," and "Rare Books"),...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Main Street, Central City
- A view of the crowded intersection of Main and Eureka streets in Central City, Colorado, during the Central City play festival. People crowd the sidewalk on both sides of the Main Street. Garbage litters the street. Historic buildings, which are...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Festivals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Denver, 1600 Wazee
- View shows a bicycle against a curb, a horse drawn buggy, and the Sheridan House at 1600 Wazee Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Sheridan House, rooms 50 (cents), 75 (cents), and $1.00 per day," signs: "Paint Shop," "Jackson...
- Sheridan House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]
- Denver, 16th and Wazee
- View shows a horse drawn buggy in front of the Sheridan House building, 1600 Wazee Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Sheridan House," "Paint Shop, signs," "Jackson Co.," and "Machine Shop."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View of stores in the 1500 block of Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The Odd Fellows Hall, located at 1543 Champa, has a side square tower, classical entablature, finials, arches, and a dentiled cornice. Signs on the building read: : "Odd Fellows...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Appliance stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Mercantile...
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View the Odd Fellows Hall located at 1543 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The building has a square corner tower, classical entablature, finials, arches, a dentiled cornice and storefront windows. Signs on the building read: "Odd Fellows Hall,...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Facilities--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fraternal lodges.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Boulder - St. Aidan
- View in Boulder, Colorado showing a sign stand with three separate signs in front of a church: "The Chapel of St. Aidan The Bishop Ingley Episcopal Center," and on the lower two signs: "Services Sunday 7-9- 11 A. M. & 5 P. M., Daily 7 A. M. & 5 P....
- St. Aidan Episcopal Church (Boulder, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1966]
- Iowa St. underpass
- A view of the underpass at Iowa Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows utility poles, lamp posts, traffic signs and local business. Signs on a building read: "E.W. Robinson Lumber Co.".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Depot at Barr
- The train depot at Barr, Colorado, in Weld County, is a one- story, building with a gable, windows, a chimney, and shingled roof. Signs around the door include "Barr," "Adams Express Company," and "Western Union." Railroad signs are on a post that...
- Barr (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Power lines--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.
- 1907 June 9
- Denver Chamber of Commerce building
- Horse drawn carriages pass in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade building located at 14th and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado; it features rock faced coarse ashlar, awnings, arched windows and a large arched doorway. Signs on...
- Denver Chamber of Commerce--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boards of trade--American--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Chambers of commerce--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial...
- [1889]
- Denver Larimer St.
- View of a group buildings on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "Freddie's Bar," "Metal & Wall Signs Truck Lettering," "Polar Refrigeration Co.," "Fred Mueller Saddles," and "Furniture."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- August 1960
- Arapahoe Street widening
- Workmen, who include Black men, finish a sidewalk and stand near machinery on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and barricades are nearby. Signs on buildings read: "M. L. Foss," "Plumbing Heating," "Signs," "Underhill...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- Widening Arapahoe St.
- Workmen, who include Black men, work near machinery on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and barricades that read: "New Mexico Const. Co." are nearby. Signs on buildings read: "M. L. Foss," "Plumbing Heating," "Signs,"...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- Broadway (Speer bridge) looking north
- View of Broadway at 7th (Seventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are on the street near the Speer Boulevard bridge. Signs on buildings read: "Made for Men Who Think for Themselves Camel Cigarettes," "Carlsons," "National Signs," "Sanatra...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- G. W. & W. M. Clayton building, Denver
- View of G. W. (George Washington) and W. M. (William) Clayton Building, 15th (fifteenth) and Larimer Streets, Denver, Colorado; business signs read: "Book Store," "Granite Hotel," and "H. Phillips Furniture Co.;" Hayutin Building signs read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Jack party
- View of Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Taos St. west, in Georgetown, Colorado. A group of 21 men, women, and children on burros and horses are lined up across the street and pose for the camera. The women wear various large,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Tourists--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sitting Bull Crystal Cave and Sioux Indian Pageant
- View of signs and a wooden pole tepee near Sitting Bull Crystal Cave, Rapid City, South Dakota. Signs (one arrow shaped), depict a Sioux shield and the profile of a Native American man, and read: "Sitting Bull Crystal Cave and Sioux Indian Pageant...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Billboards--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Tipis--South Dakota--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- During ceremonies marking battle centennial
- A man in military uniform stands near a saddled horse and a group of signs to commemorate the centennial of the Battle of Summit Springs in Washington County, Colorado. He holds the horse's reigns and his hat over his chest. A wire fence is between...
- Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Summit Springs--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Summit Springs--1960-1970.; Summit Springs (Colo.), Battle of, 1869--Battlefields--1960-1970.; Summit Springs...
- 1969 July 10
- McPhee & McGinnity Lumber Company
- View of McPhee and McGinnity Lumber Company delivery trucks in Denver, Colorado; shows trailers with wooden planks and signs: "To the U.S. Recuperation Camp," "McPhee & McGinnity Co. ZIP service." Frame and brick buildings have signs: "Lumber,"...
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910- 1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Labor protest
- People march in support of UMW coal miners on strike against CF&I on Main Street, in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, carrying United States flags and signs; a brass band is in the lead. Brick businesses have signs: "Abstracts," "The Trinidad...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Marching...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Isis Theater
- View of the Isis theater at 1722 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story building has an ornate theater facade with electric signs and signs that read: "John Gilbert Star of "Monte Cristo" and "Arabian Love." Automobiles are...
- Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1922]
- Midland Savings and Loan Co.
- View of the partially constructed Midland Savings and Loan Company Building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked near the covered wooden walkway. Signs read: "Midland Savings Building"...
- Midland Savings and Loan Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925 November 30