Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Salida Harness Co. Salida, Colo.
- Interior view of the Salida Harness Company, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, inlcudes saddles, horse collars, harnesses, tack, steamer trunks, suitcases, leather valises, trunks, glass display cases with belt buckles, gloves, and feed bags.
- Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Leather goods stores--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Saddlery--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Unidentified first (?) agent at Granby has Rocky Mountain canaries that enjoy music on the popular trunks of some returning Grand Lakes guest : the canaries also accompanied him to his operators room.
- Possibly the first agent of the Western Union Telegraph Cable in Granby, Grand County, Colorado, plays music for two "Rocky Mountain canaries" (burros) in front of his office. A phonograph (gramophone) sits on top of a passenger's trunks by the...
- Granby (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Granby--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Fossilized Sequoia tree trunks at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
- View of fossilized redwood tree trunks at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Teller County, Colorado. The fossilized trees are held together with wire.
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Teller County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument--1970-1990.; Redwoods--Colorado--Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument--1970-1990.
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- 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
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- Exhibition boxing match
- James A. Maestas (Jimmie) and three unidentified boys pose at a boxing exhibition for U.S. Military personnel at Lowry Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. The boys wear boxing trunks and gloves. A balding man and a man in a kilt, sporin, coat and...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boxing.; Boys.; Bagpipes.; Soldiers.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1943?]
- Maximiliano Anthony Gomez
- Portrait of boxer Max Maximiliano Anthony Gomez. The world featherweight champion poses with three of his title belts. He wears one around his waist and the other two are draped over his shoulders. He wears boxing trunks decorated with glitter and...
- Hispanic Americans--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--1990-2000.; Boxers.; Gomez, Maximiliano Anthony, 1966---Pictorial works.; Hispanic American boxers--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.
- [1998]
- R.R. Depot, Jimtown, Colo.
- Men sit on top of a train, on a timber sidewalk, or near a passenger train and Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at a railroad depot in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Supplies and belongings stacked on the sidewalk include a mattress, wooden...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.;...
- [1892?]
- Rifle street scene
- Men and a woman pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; canvas awnings and signs read: "Post Office," "Bank of Rifle," "J. W. Hugus & Co. Groceries," and "Dry Goods, Boots, and Shoes." Window displays include steamer trunks, hats,...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Shops & stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Houses, Rifle area
- A ladder, glass panes and trunks are beside a one-story frame building with a dirt roof in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a chicken wire fence and a stack of bricks. Houses are on a hillside nearby.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wood buildings--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Red Mountain Mine District
- View of possibly the San Mountain Range near the Red Mountain District in San Juan or Ouray County, Colorado. Shows fir trees and the stumps of tree trunks.
- Tree stumps--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1922?]
- Revenue Mill
- View of the Revenue Mill and mine complex in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the multi-level shaft house with dormers, wood frame buildings with gable roofs, Sneffels Creek, a mule team, freight wagon, felled tree trunks, piles of lumber...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- 1896 Aug. 26
- Store w/ suitcases & three people
- Interior view of a luggage and shoe store in Denver, Colorado; shows men and a woman posing, suitcases, steamer trunks, shoes, ties, clocks, and a taxidermied deer head.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Man in store with clothing and luggage
- A man poses in a shop with luggage, shoes, trunks, and coats on hangers in Denver, Colorado. He stands near a glass countertop display case and wears a double breasted jacket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Men's clothing store interior
- Men pose in a men's clothing store in Denver, Colorado. Hats and pants are displayed on top of glass cases. A sign reads: "Removing [Sal]e Clothing Furnishing[s] [...] & Trunks [M]ust Be Sold Belo[w] [Invent]ory Pr[ices]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Luggage / clothing store
- Interior view of a luggage and clothing business in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, suitcases, steamer trunks, racks of clothes, shoe boxes, and a stove.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Clothing store
- Interior view of a clothing store in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, glass display cases, racks of suits, hats, suitcases, and steamer trunks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Clothing store
- Interior view of a clothing store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man posing, pants, hats, suitcases, shoe boxes, a clock, and steamer trunks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Clothing store
- Interior view of clothing store in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, glass display cases, suspenders, shoes, steamer trunks, suitcases, and boots.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Two men in boot / luggage shop
- Interior view of a luggage and shoe store in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, boots, coats, suitcases, and steamer trunks. Hats fill glass display cases.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Luggage / shoe store
- Interior view of a luggage and shoe store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man and merchandise including steamer trunks, doctor's bags, and suitcases. Glass display cases hold shaving kits and pocket watches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Man in luggage / clothing store
- Interior view of a luggage / clothing business in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, a stove, steamer trunks, suitcases, racks of jackets, and glass display cases.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Store w/ suitcases & clothes (2 men)
- Interior view of a clothing and luggage store in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, bolts of fabric, jackets and coats, and steamer trunks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Santa Cruz, grove of big trees
- Men stand near the trunks of a grove of large trees in Santa Cruz, California. Wood benches and posts are arranged under the trees. Shows two wood frame buildings in the distance.
- Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Benches--California--Santa Cruz--1870-1900.; Trees--California--Santa Cruz--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Los Angeles, Palm Walk, Eastlake Park
- A water fountain sprays in a lily pond encircled by large rocks in Eastlake Park in East Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. A formed concrete cone sits in the pond. Shows palm trees and park benches. The park pavilion and boathouse on...
- East Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Fountains--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Lily ponds--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Palms--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Parks--California--East Los Angeles--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1901 and 1917?]
- Beaver work
- View of a wooded area, probably in Colorado, where beavers have gnawed through tree trunks and taken some trees away for a dam.
- Beavers--Habitat--Colorado--1800-1900.; Trees--Colorado--1800-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Antlers and Pikes Peak
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado from Pike's Peak Avenue. The hotel is of rusticated stone and wood construction with a turret and finial, half-timbered dormers, corbiestep parapet, and wrap around porch....
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- Yosemite, Wawona Hotel, near view
- View of the two-story frame Wawona Hotel and a circular pool with a fountain in Wawona, Yosemite National Park, California. Men and women pose near suitcase trunks on the wrap-around porch. Doors on the balcony have transoms. An ornate iron fence...
- Wawona Hotel--1880-1910.; Wawona (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Fountains--California--Wawona--1880-1910.; Hotels--California--Wawona--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1902?]
- Wawona Hotel, near view
- View of the two-story frame Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park, California. A fountain in a circular pool is surrounded by an ornate iron fence. Men and women pose near suitcase trunks on a wrap-around porch. Doors by a balcony have transoms. A...
- Wawona Hotel--1870-1900.; Wawona (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Fountains--California--Wawona--1870-1900.; Hotels--California--Wawona--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1900?]
- Colorado A. M. Swimming Team Rocky Mountain Champions of 1951
- In Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, the Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College men's swim team poses in their trunks by an interior swimming pool. They are identified as: (L to R) (back) - Dick Conner - Russ Lawrence - Bill Evans...
- Colorado State University--1950-1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Swimmers--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950- 1960.
- February 23, 1951
- #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
- #322 Cobbler at work - rear of Emry Shoe and Clothing Company
- A cobbler repairs the sole of a shoe in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. The shoe is mounted on an iron that the cobbler holds between his feet as he sits on a wooden bench. He taps the sole with a hammer. His box of tools in on the bench next...
- Shoes--Maintenance and repair--Colorado--Paonia--1900- 1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoemakers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Woods Saloon, Turret
- Men watch a boxing match at Woods Saloon in Turret, (Chaffee County), Colorado. The referee stands between the boxers; they wear trunks and gloves and are poised to begin fighting.
- Turret (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Boxing--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Spectators--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Elk Creek, Middle Park
- View of Elk Creek, Middle Park, Grand or Jackson County, Colorado; two men posed on fallen tree trunks across stream; third man on boulder near stream, background.
- Middle Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Middle Park--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Basketball, Sanford vs. Alamosa, March 1941
- Boys in short trunks, numbered tank tops, knee socks, high top tennis shoes, and knee pads spring to action during tip-off in a basketball game between Alamosa High School and Sanford. Two referees in striped shirts are ready for play while the...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Basketball players--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Basketball--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Trinidad flood
- View of the 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado, with the ruin of a riveted steel structure (possibly a suspension bridge). Tree trunks, wood and mud are jammed into its uprights in the background. Two women in dark shawls (possibly nuns) stand...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- September, 1904
- Wild West Show dishwasher
- In the foreground, a dishwasher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pours a large bucket of water into a washing basin in preparation of washing many stacks of dishes, pots and pans. He wears a hat and a long apron. A man sits in the shade under a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dishwashing--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Merry Widow cast, Central City
- Eight actors in the Play Festival look for gold in a creek on stage in Central City, Colorado. Three of the five men stand in the water wearing swimming trunks. Two other men stand on the banks of the creek. One man crouches by the creek, looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Lamartine - 1947
- View of Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado, looking down the steep hill on which the town was built; includes the gable roof of a cabin seen through a grove of trees with slender trunks.
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Denver business - luggage
- Interior view of the luggage department in a Denver, Colorado business; customers examine steamer trunks; signs on walls advertise shoes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Leather goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Star hook and ladder co in 70's
- View of a street in Georgetown, Colorado, where ten members of the Georgetown Star Hook and Ladder Company stand in pairs holding a rope attached to the hook and ladder wagon. The firemen wear long underwear with a star on the chest, trunks, caps...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Lake
- View of a lake, possibly Green Lake near Georgetown, Colorado. The surface of the water reflects the trees along the edge, the mountains covered with pines and leafless tree trunks beyond, and the bright sky. Tall pines are on the left, in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Georgetown - Fire dept.
- The Star Hook and Ladder Company firemen pose in the center of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The fourteen firemen wear long white underwear and trunks or knee breeches, and several wear star insignia; men in the back stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Shwayder Trunk Mfg. Company interior
- Men work at machines in the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company at 1553 Platte Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Completed trunks are stacked nearby.
- Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Shwayder Trunk Mfg. Company interior
- Men and women work with pieces of leather and machinery at the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company at 1553 Platte Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Completed trunks are stacked nearby.
- Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Shwayder Trunk Mfg. Company interior
- Men work on nearly completed trunks in the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company at 1553 Platte Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Pallets are stacked in the distance.
- Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A. E. Meek delivery truck
- A man sits in the driver's seat of a delivery truck in Denver, Colorado. The rear of the truck is designed to look like a trunk. Signs on the truck read: "A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co." and "Trunks & Bags."
- A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- North from Felix St. on Third St. St. Joseph Mo. published by Wm. Schroeder St. Joseph Mo.
- View of Third Street, St. Joseph (Buchanan County) Missouri; shows wagons, pedestrians, and masonry office blocks with signs: "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office," "F. Endebrock & Sons Trunks, Bags & Satchels," "McCord Rubber Co.," "Quentin...
- Saint Joseph (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.; Streets--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905]
- Twin Cascade Cascade Canon
- View of a waterfall on Cascade Creek in Cascade Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows boulders, dead brush and tree trunks.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cascade Creek (Teller County and El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890]