Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fourth St. bridge across the Fountain, the suspension bridge in center was held up by the street car tracks and was the only means of communication with east Pueblo until the engineers constructed the temporary bridge on the right.
- A man stands beside a wooden beam near a pipeline, a pedestrian suspension bridge and a wooden temporary bridge across Fountain Creek after a flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Men walk on the temporary bridge on 4th (Fourth) Street. Businesses,...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [1921]
- Placing marker at site of Gregory Lode
- A crowd of men, women, and children gather around a temporary historical marker posted on a dirt road in Blackhawk (Black Hawk) (Gilpin County), Colorado. The sign reads: "The State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado. On this...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Historical markers--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gregory, John H.--Homes &...
- 1924 August 8
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen and construction company employees stand on the temporary wood frame bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A temporary rail track is on the bridge that crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 29, 1898
- Procedure for forming a branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 13, 1910 March 26
- Temp. bunk houses Johnstown, Colo.
- View of the temporary bunkhouses of migrant workers in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County show warehouse-shaped buildings with several entry doors.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- Septemer 30, 1920
- Colorado National Monument
- Temporary buildings and tents line the top of a vertical cliff at Colorado National Monument, Colorado.
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Temporary buildings--Colorado--Mesa...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colorado National Monument
- Temporary buildings and tents at the Colorado National Monument (Mesa County), Colorado. Cars wait in a line on the road near the buildings.
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--Mesa County--1930-1940.; Temporary buildings--Colorado--Mesa...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Ruby Canyon temporary trestle
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a temporary trestle bridge in Ruby Canyon of the Colorado River, in Utah or Colorado, shows cottonwood trees and sandstone cliffs. A combustion engine rail-adapted vehicle is in the foreground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Road-rail vehicles--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--1920-1930.; Trestles--1920-1930.
- August, 1927
- Arkansas Valley flood view looking east at mp. 128 between Goodnight and Livesey, Colorado showing temporary timber bridge, washed- out girder bridge spans, bridge and building (B&B) work outfit cars
- View of a temporary frame bridge of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad after an Arkansas River flood, milepost 128, between Goodnight and Livesey (Pueblo County), Colorado. Railroad cars are on the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Disasters--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1921
- Temporary monument on the site of Custer's last fight
- Native Americans (Sioux) ride horseback during a snow storm. They surround a temporary stone monument to General Custer at the site of his last battle, Little Big Horn, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- In temporary quarters at 1504 Cleveland
- Interior view of the temporary Denver Public Library at 1504 Cleveland Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Tables, chairs, and shelves with boxes are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1902]
- D. & R.G. pile driver, driving temporary bridge across river, A.T. & S.F. bridge on right, wrecked D. & R.G. bridge on left
- Men pose with a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad pile driver on a temporary wooden bridge beside an intact Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Men use a hoist to lift a wrecked D....
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 November
- Denver Orphan's Home Historic Building Application Forms
- Stage Stop, Rollinsville, Colo.
- View of the Rollinsville Stage Stop located at 30 Main Street and the Moffat Tunnel railroad line. This two story board-and-batten restaurant has sheet metal pressed and painted to look like brick on the second story under a metal roof. On the...
- Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010; Stagecoach stations--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010.; Rollinsville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2008
- Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum, Ignacio, Colo.
- View of the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum located at 77 County Road 517, Ignacio, Colo. Design of the 53,000 square foot facility was based on the sacred symbol of the eagle. The unique architecture features a central entry characterized...
- Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum (Ignacio, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Community centers--Colorado--Ignacio--2010-2020.; Ignacio (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum (Ignacio, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Community...
- 2011
- Monster Burger
- View of Monster Burger, a temporary fast food stand at the 2010 National Western Stock Show complex located at 4655 Humboldt St., in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Signs include a giant hamburger that reads: "Monster...
- Monster Burger--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Food vendors.; Monster Burger--Pictorial works.; Fast food restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1909 April 24
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 8, 1921 August
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 4, 1912 November 23
- Fourteenth Street, Denver
- View of newly constructed Administrative Offices of the Denver Public Schools at the corner of 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Tremont Place in Denver, Colorado. The building has brick pilaster strips topped with stone rondelles and rosettes, a...
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Administrative agencies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Men with shovels standing by RR tracks
- Workmen pose outdoors with shovels near a temporary railroad track possibly near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Uintah excursion train
- View of a Uintah Railway narrow gauge excursion train probably in Garfield County, Colorado. The consist is led by a steam locomotive and includes a passenger car and a flat car with a temporary frame that supports wooden poles, a railing, and a...
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festive decorations.; Passengers.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad observation cars.; Railroad passenger cars.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Industries construction scene during building Alameda subway
- Workmen stand behind horse-drawn graders at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A temporary concrete mixing structure is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete products industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen mix concrete at a construction site probably near the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Shows a crane on temporary railroad tracks and railroad engines, one of which reads: "113".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen work on and near wooden scaffolding. Shows temporary railroad tracks and the trolley car underpass.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn temporary railroad with side-dump cars is nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch [Co]".
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen wait in line with wheelbarrows for mixed cement at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Wooden scaffolding on the street is by a side-dump car on a temporary railroad track.
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of the partially constructed Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Temporary railroad tracks and a manhole cover are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction pipe laying scene on S. Lipan St.
- Workmen dig a ditch and hammer wooden supports into the ground to lay pipe at a construction site near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. A crane with a digging attachment is nearby on temporary railroad tracks. Industrial buildings are in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction
- Men sit and stand near a temporary cement mixing plant, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction, in Denver, Colorado. One man takes a drink from a small container.
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Central High School, Pueblo, Colorado
- Architectural drawing shows sections of general construction for Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado.
- Central High School (Pueblo, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver Public Schools--1900-1910.; Schools--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction bridge
- Construction workers stand on a temporary bridge at a bridge construction site near the Holly Sugar Company's mill at Swink (Otero County), Colorado. The Arkansas River is nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Industries construction house moving house for work on Alameda
- View of a house as it is prepared to be moved on a temporary bridge across Archer Canal near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Workmen and horses stand in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction equipment steam shovel at work near Alameda
- Workmen work near a steam shovel and horse-drawn side-dump temporary rail cars at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda subway
- Workmen load side-dump railcars on temporary railroad tracks at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene on Alameda subway project
- Workmen pose with shovels near side-dump rail cars on a temporary railroad at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction Alameda subway
- Workmen dig with shovels and load a side-dump car, on a temporary railroad track at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site, in Denver, Colorado. Wooden scaffolding is nearby.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene while building Alameda subway
- Workmen pose at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A Nagle side-crank engine with vertical tubular boiler, temporary railroad tracks, and a railroad bridge are nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1909]
- Industries construction overview of Alameda subway looking west
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen, horses, and a temporary railroad with side-dump cars are at the site.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene building Alameda subway
- Workmen pull wheelbarrows down a wooden plank walkway at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A vertical tubular boiler and temporary railroad tracks are nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction concrete mixing equipment near Alameda
- Workmen stand near a temporary cement manufacturing operation at the Alameda underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A man in a horse-drawn buggy is nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete products industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene on Lipan Street near So. Denver
- Workmen work at a construction site while a crane on temporary railroad tracks hoists a load of dirt out of a ditch on South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. Nearby signs read: "J. R. Hargrave[s] Groceries" and "Watch Out [for] The Cars".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction scene on Lipan St. near So. Denver
- Workmen in a trench work on wooden forms for a concrete pipe at a construction site near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. A crane on temporary railroad tracks hoists a load of dirt nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Penstocks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction equipment scene with steam clam shell
- A group of workmen pose near a crane on temporary railroad tracks at a construction site near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Nebraska State Building, Omaha
- View of the Nebraska Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The temporary structure has a wooden frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. The building, designed by J.H. Craddock...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Industries construction working on Alameda bridge
- Workmen pose on metal supports underneath a railroad bridge at the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. In the distance horses pull side-dump cars on a horse-drawn temporary railroad.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- After the barbecue, Swink, Colo.
- Paper plates and stacks of tin cups litter the tables set up for the free barbecue during the town lot auction, Swink, Otero County, Colorado. Two boys climb on the tables, others gather and eat around center food table. Temporary walled tent...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auctions--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Barbecues--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- February 21, 1906
- Free barbecue, town lot auction sale, Swink, Colo.
- A large crowd of men, women and children gather around makeshift counters set up for the free barbecue during the town lot auction, Swink, Otero County, Colorado. Food is being served off the center table. Temporary walled tent housing shows in...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auctions--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Barbecues--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- February 21, 1906