Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1909 March 20
- Swimming pool at Glenwood Springs
- A child slides into the water at the swimming pool at Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. A man stands nearby and looks on.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Water slides--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Soldiers in the Aleutians
- View of 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers marching toward a cove on an Aleutian Island. All are wearing helmets, carrying rifles and knapsacks. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Soldiers--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- 1943
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 11, 1911 March 11
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 5 and 6, 1929 May-June
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Snow slide victims
- Men pose with the covered body of probably a dead miner killed in an avalanche near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The body is tied down to a sled. Snow covers the ground.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Snow slide victims
- Men pose above a sled that holds probably a dead miner killed in an avalanche near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are vertically planted in the snow. Shows the snow covered San Juan Mountain Range.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sneffels
- Men pose near a wood frame building, skis and debris caused by an avalanche in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are planted in the snow vertically and lean against the roof of the building. A man sits on a crate near an overturned chair and...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Detroit, Mich.
- Aerial view of Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The Wayne County Building, located at 600 Randolph Street, is built in the English Baroque style, with a blend of Beaux-Arts and neo-classical elements. The five story building has a four tiered...
- Detroit (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; City & town life.; Government facilities.; Rivers.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Crow) cloth pouch, possibly made of buckskin, with multicolor beadwork and fringe. Design patterns on the pouch include stripes and abstracted hour glass shapes.
- Crow Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Ute Iron Spring
- View of the Ute Iron Spring (Iron Spring) pavilion in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies and a wagon are nearby. A sign reads: "Iron Spring Photo Gallery Portraits Views Large parties Flashlight Groups Bromide...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Redlands from Smiley Heights
- View of Redlands from Smiley Heights in San Bernardino County California. Shows orange tree groves and mountains in the distance. A cluster of oranges on a tree vignette the landscape.
- Redlands (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Smiley Heights (Redlands, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Orange orchards--California--Redlands--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Montezuma Hotel
- View of the Montezuma Hotel near Las Vegas in Montezuma, New Mexico in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows a Queen Anne style structure with bell domed turret. Pedestrians walk on the broad dirt driveway.
- Montezuma Hotel (Montezuma, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Montezuma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Montezuma--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Hopi Snake Dance
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to a corkboard, a photographer and other onlookers, both tourists and Native Americans (Hopi), line the walls and roofs and stand on the Dance Rock at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, to watch the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Walpi, Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak
- View of Pikes Peak from tree-lined Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows houses, Colorado Springs High School, telegraph poles, a street light and a railroad bridge over the road. Carriages and two people are in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1882?]
- Brownsville
- View of Brownsville, a small town that was considered a "suburb" of Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows residences along dirt roads near the bottom of Brown's Gulch. It was victimized by a number of snow and mud slides in the late...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1895]
- Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs
- View west of Pikes Peak Avenue, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the dirt street, brick businesses, streetcar tracks, pedestrians, buggies, The Antlers Hotel with six stories, an arcaded entry and twin square towers at end of...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1905?
- Gold King mill, near Telluride, Colo.
- View of the Gold King mill with cabins and cut trees, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Deforestation--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Iron Springs, 405
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Springs Chateau, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The lower level of the west end of this building has a stone arcaded patio, topped by an enclosed, frame second floor with hipped gable roof and a sign...
- Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ute Iron Spring
- View of the Ute Iron Spring (also known as Iron Spring) pavilion, a stone and frame building, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Sign reads in part: "Iron Spring Photo Gallery. Portraits. Views. Large parties. Flashlight Groups....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Playground, Overland Park
- Children sit on a merry-go-round at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado; two older boys push the merry-go-round. A woman and a child are on the swings near by. Slides, gymnastic rings, swinging bars and ladders are shown. A sign on the slide reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Merry-go-rounds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Empire, Colorado
- Two buildings face each other on a main street corner in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado; one has a gable roof and a stepped false front, a stairway against the side of the building, and a Coca-Cola sign that reads, "Groceries;" the one-story...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- [1960]
- Camping in Rocky Mt. Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of their camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill and cooking utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the truck. A dog sniffs at a platter of corn,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Camping in Rock[y] Mt. Lake Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of a camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill, coffee pot, pans, tins and other utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Playground in Denver
- Boys sit on swings on a playground at a park in Denver, Colorado. Shows slides, swings, merry-go-round, and teeter-totters. A tricycle is near a man and a child who sit on a park bench. A sign above one set of swings reads: "For Babies Only."...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sliding boards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colo. Glenwood Springs Bath House
- Swimmers frolic in the Natatorium at the hot springs pool and spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. A wooden ladder floats in the pool. A swimmer slides down the slide as another climbs up...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1915]
- Chipeta Falls
- Passengers and railroad employees stand and sit on a flatbed car and locomotive of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway excursion train stopped by Chipeta Falls, beside the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes
- View of the Denver Housing Authority Lincoln Park Homes located at West Colfax Street and Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows two residential buildings constructed of cinder block and brick with boarded up...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.;...
- 1993 November
- Pioneer Park, Sterling
- View of children's playground, Pioneer Park, Sterling, Colorado, a large playground filled with boys & girls using swings, slides & jungle gym climbing equipment; park was associated with campground area.
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- between 1963 and 1965
- Piney Ridge from Azure on the Moffat Road
- Piney Ridge from Azure, Colorado reached via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake) on the Moffat Road; view towards Colorado River; standard gauge track with box cars and caboose parked on loop siding, flat...
- Azure (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and...
- [between 1907 and 1913]
- Western History Subject Index
- Avalanches of the Homestake mine on February 22, 1885,
- Western History Subject Index
- Avalanches. Colorado
- Golda Meir House Relocation, equipment, workers, preparation
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006 December 1
- Ninth Street Historic Park after restoration, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. Houses (1873-1890) are identified (left to right): the Schulz Double House (1047/1045 Ninth...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 1992
- Champa Bar
- View of the Champa Bar at 1531 Champa Street (1891; architect-J.A. Hamman) in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "Champa Bar, " "Hotel," and "Pepsi Cola the Light Refreshment." The ground...
- Champa Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Champa Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1974
- Auraria skyline Auraria Higher Education Center.
- Northeast view of the Auraria Higher Education Center from Saint Cajetan's Center, 1190 9th Street, Denver, Colorado. Students sit on benches and walk near the Auraria Library, a post-modern building designed by architect Helmut Jahn. The library...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building construction.; Educational facilities.;...
- 2009
- Ethel's House of Soul cafe
- African American Ethel, the owner and cook for Ethel's House of Soul poses outside her restaurant located at 2622 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The one story brick buff brick building was built in 1949. The...
- Ethel's House of Soul (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; African Americans--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cooks.; Women.; Restaurants.; Ethel's House of Soul (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; African...
- 1999
- Cerrone's Italian Market
- Portrait of Audi Cerrone, butcher and proprietor of Cerrone's Italian Market at 3617 Osage Street in the Highland Neighborhood of Denver. He stands behind a butcher block and holds a cut of meat. Shows the door to a walk in freezer, and a statue of...
- Cerrone's Italian Market (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Grocery stores.; Butchers.; Interiors.; Cerrone, Audi--Pictorial works.; Cerrone's Italian Market (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1980
- 19th Street bridge, Denver
- View of the 19th Street Bridge (1888) built over the South Platte River in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This steel through truss bridge was designed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. and is on the National Register of...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Rivers.; Historic sites.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2003
- Holy Ghost Repair Service, Inc.
- View of Planet Jerusalem Coffee House and The Paraclete Book Store at 907-909 East Colfax Avenue in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial Mission Revival style building was constructed in 1926. The...
- Planet Jerusalem Coffee House (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Paraclete (Book store : Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Coffeehouses.; Bookstores.; Planet Jerusalem Coffee House...
- 1974
- Ice House Lofts
- View of the Ice House Lofts at 1801 Wynkoop Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The five story brick Renaissance Revival style building was built around 1903 as the Littleton Creamery and Beatrice Foods Cold Storage...
- Ice House Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; Historic buildings.; Ice House Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2004
- La Casa de Manuel
- View of the Mexican restaurant, La Casa de Manuel at 2010 Larimer Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one-story commercial style brick building, built in 1891, is painted white and red. A large sign spans the length of the...
- Casa de Manuel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Casa de Manuel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver,...
- 1975?
- Venice on the Creek
- View of punting boats from the company Venice on the Creek near 14th and Larimer in the Larimer Square Historic District in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A man in a green shirt and black shorts stands in the boat and punts with...
- Venice on the Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Larimer Square Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2002
- Venice on the Creek
- View of punting boats, from the company Venice on the Creek, near 14th and Larimer Streets in the Larimer Square Historic District in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A man in a purple shirt and black shorts stands in a boat and...
- Venice on the Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Larimer Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2002
- Dennis Gallagher
- Portrait of City Auditor Dennis Gallagher at the District 8 Ice Cream Social in City Park in the City Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Gallagher stands by Stretch the Nine Foot Cowboy played by Bill Colman. Colman is dressed as a cowboy and...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parks.; Government officials.; Joking.; Humorous pictures.; Colman, Bill--Pictorial works.; Gallagher, Dennis J. (Dennis Joseph), 1939---Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 2002
- 2839 Wyandot Street
- View of the Conine-Horan House at 2839 Wyandot street in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two-story building is constructed of brick and has a sandstone facade with an ornate tin parapet. The house was constructed in 1888 by the...
- Conine-Horan House (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Historic buildings.; Conine, Fred B.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Conine, John M.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial...
- 1974
- Excavation for Writer's Square
- View of the construction site for Writer's Square on the 1500 block of Larimer street in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows an excavation site with pilings, a truck trailer. automobiles and heavy equipment.
- Writer's Square (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Building construction.; Excavation.; Condominiums.; Writer's Square (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1979