Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rifle, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows agricultural fields and ditches. The Colorado River meanders past the town and the Grand Hogback is in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1940-1970.; Grand Hogback (Colo.) 1890-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Canon City, Colorado from Skyline Drive
- Aerial view of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows churches, houses, and commercial buildings. Identifiable buildings include the Canon City high school.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver aerial
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Voorhies Monument, Colonnade of Benefactors, Denver Public Library, Carnegie Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Fur catch winter 1925
- Wolf pelts hang from a rope attached to a timber of a cabin. A saw and snowshoe lean against the cabin wall. A dog sniffs the ground.
- Wolves--Control--1920-1930.; Dogs--1920-1930.; Hides & skins--1920-1930.; Wolf hunting--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Hunter Bill Smith with baby wolf
- U.S. Biological Survey hunter Bill Smith holds a wolf cub by the scruff of the neck at the entrance to a wolf den dug into tree roots. He smokes a corncob pipe and wears a badge on his shirt pocket.
- Wolf hunting--1930-1940.; Wolves--Control--1930-1940.; Smith, Bill, hunter.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Buffalo borders at carcass of freshly killed cow elk
- Two cowboys in woolies chaps and felt hats kneel beside a headless elk carcass killed by wolves. One cowboy holds up a bison head. Two saddled horses frame the men and carcass on the ground. Dogs sniff the ground behind the men.
- Wolves--Control--1920-1940.; Bison--1920-1940.; Cowboys--1920-1940.; Elk--1920-1940.; Horses--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1934?]
- Black wolf taken at Fool's Inlet, Wrangell Island, Alaska
- A man in a cap and coat stands in snow and holds the frozen snowy carcass of a wolf near Fool's Inlet on Wrangell Island, Alaska. The wolf's front paw is caught in a trap.
- Wolves--Control--Wrangell Island--1930-1950.; Wrangell Island (Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska)--1930-1950.; Animal traps--1930-1950.; Dead animals--Alaska--Wrangell Island--1930-1950.; Wolf hunting--Alaska--Wrangell Island--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1944?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 18, 1911 April 29
- Vanadium plant, Placerville
- A man stands on the railroad tracks near a vanadium plant in Placerville (San Miguel County), Colorado. He wears a felt hat, suit, and a cigarette dangles from his mouth. A team of horses pulls a wagon up a dirt road toward the plant. Dark smoke...
- Vanadium industry--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Placerville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.; Ore industry--Colorado--Placerville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Town of Grand Valley, Colo.
- View of the town of Grand Valley (Parachute, Garfield County), Colorado. Shows wood frame barns, cultivated fields, and houses. Hills are in the distance.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Grand Valley--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--Grand Valley--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1921?]
- Commercial St., Trinidad, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk on the sidewalks along Commercial Street in the town of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Cars are parked on the brick road and street car tracks extend down the center of the street. Signs on businesses read: "Hotel...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- A portion of Silverton, Colo.
- View down 12th (Twelfth) Street of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. Wood frame houses line the streets. Shows City Hall, the Grand Hotel (Imperial Grand), and the two story public school building with bell tower. Kendall Mountain is in the...
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1930?]
- Denver Streets Hop Alley
- A Chinese man, a white man, and a police officer stand near a building at 2032 Hop Alley (between Wazee and Blake Streets) near 20th (Twentieth) Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Chinese Masonic Lodge No. 185
- Chinese men, women, and children stand outdoors near the Chinese Masonic Lodge Number 185 possibly at 1926 Market Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story building is decorated with bunting, paper lanterns, and banners with Chinese characters.
- Chinese Masonic Association.; Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 June 3
- Hop Alley Denver between 20th and 21st
- Men and boys stand in Hop Alley (between Market & Blake Streets) in Denver, Colorado. An automobile and a sign that reads: "Poultry" are in the distance.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Idaho vegetable peddler
- A Chinese man carries vegetables in wicker baskets with a yoke on a street in Idaho City, Idaho. Wood frame houses are nearby.
- Chinese-Americans--Idaho--Idaho City--1890-1910.; Idaho City (Idaho)--1890-1910.; Peddlers--Idaho--Idaho City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Chinese
- A Chinese man poses on a wooden sidewalk near a business district possibly in Colorado. A nearby sign on a building reads: "[?]ng Lee [La]undry".
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sing Lee Chinese servant of Dr. and Mrs. T. L. McCarty with their Water Spaniel Don Pedro
- Studio portrait of Sing Lee, a Chinese man in Dodge City, Kansas. He poses near a table with a fan and scroll anda Spaniel dog sits on the floor. The man's hair is styled in a queue.
- Chinese-Americans--Kansas--Dodge City--1880-1900.; Dodge City (Kan.)--1880-1900.; Dogs--Kansas--Dodge City--1880-1900.
- 1889 September
- Scene in Idaho Springs
- A Black man and white man sit on a horse-drawn wagon loaded with hay bales on a street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1890.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1890.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Chinese miners Idaho Springs
- Dr. James Underhill poses with Chinese-American miners (probably) in the Colorado School of Mines' Edgar Experimental Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. One man holds a saw.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.; Underhill, James, PhD.; Colorado School of Mines (Golden,...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Decorating for Chinese New Year while brother Celestial smokes waterpipe
- A Chinese-American man hangs a scroll with Chinese characters on a wall in a building on Hop Alley in Denver, Colorado. Celestial lays nearby and smokes possibly opium from a water pipe. Images of a dragon and flowers are on the wall.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Opium dens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Celestial.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Meeker Colorado home of Newton Major, manager of the J. W. Hugus & Co.
- Women and men pose on and near a horse-drawn stagecoach parked by Newton Major's home in Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado.
- Major, Newton--Homes & haunts.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Stagecoaches at Boulder Canyon halfway house
- Men and women pose on and near two stagecoaches on the Eldora Line at the halfway house in Boulder Canyon (Boulder County), Colorado. Carl Talmage and John Lilly, owners of the coaches, stand near the wheels of the covered coach.
- Talmage & Lilly Company--1890-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stations--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.; Transportation--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.; Wooden...
- [between 1898 and 1904]
- A Tallmadge [i.e. Talmage] and Lilley [i.e. Lilly] stage-coach photographed in their Boulder corral
- Men pose on and in a horse-drawn stagecoach in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "Livery Feed Sa[le] Talmage & Lil[ly]."
- Talmage Lilly Company--1890-1910.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Transportation--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.
- between 1898 and 1904
- Deadwood coach
- Men sit on a horse-drawn stagecoach as it makes its way down a dirt road near Deadwood, South Dakota.
- Canyons--South Dakota--1870-1890.; Stagecoaches--South Dakota--1870-1890.; Transportation--South Dakota--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- The stage corral of Tallmadge [sic] and Lilley [sic]
- View of the corral at the end of the Talmage and Lilly Stagecoach Line at 15th (Fifteenth) and Spruce Streets in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Men stand near and sit in horse-drawn wagons and coaches.
- Talmage & Lilly Company--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Corrals--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.;...
- between 1898 and 1904
- Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Brick and wood frame houses line the residential streets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Edgar H. Coykendall's residence
- View of Edgar H. Coykendall's house at 1898 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick masonry house has a covered porch, dormer, and two chimneys.
- Coykendall, Edgar H.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Jesse and Frank James
- Studio portrait of Jesse and Frank James. They pose with revolvers and wear suits. Identity of these men as the James brothers has been disputed.
- Outlaws--1860-1880.; Criminals--1860-1880.; James, Frank, 1844-1915.; James, Jesse, 1847-1882.
- [between 1866 and 1876?]
- Jesus Silva and "Uncle Dick" Wooton
- Studio portrait of Jesus Silva and "Uncle Dick" Wooton in East Las Vegas, New Mexico. Mr. Wooton holds a wide-brimmed hat and cane.
- Silva, Jesus fl. 1885.; Wooton, Uncle Dick.; East Las Vegas (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Men--New Mexico--East Las Vegas--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Location of the new main Denver Public Library
- View of buildings at Broadway and Acoma Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs on and near the buildings read: "Ford O'Meara Mo[tors]," "Rock Island," and "Art Museum."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1954]
- Merchant's Park Denver, Colorado
- View of Broadway at Center Street in Denver, Colorado. Merchant's Park and the Montgomery Ward building are near the street. Signs read: "Denver Western League Baseball Club," "The News," "Claude Neon Si[gns]," and "Crystal Laundry."
- Baseball fields--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Merchant's Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930]
- Curtis Street in Theatre Row Denver, Colorado.
- Nighttime view of theaters on Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked near the edge of the street. Signs read: "Colorado," "Empress," "Strand," "Princess," and "Rialto Trailing Wild Animals and 'Toll of the Sea.'"
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1922]
- Bowe building
- View of businesses on the corner of 18th (Eighteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon and bicycles are near the building. Signs read: "Eclipse Laundry," "Colorado Holiness Association," "Cigars & Tobacco,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking south
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible. View is from Griffith Mountain early in the morning, looking down on the grid-patterned town. ...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1903?]
- Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, outside the fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The firemen appear to be preparing to take part in a parade; a cart is decorated with American flags. A uniformed man...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1881?]
- Colorado General hospital buildings
- View of the Florence R. Sabin cancer wing of the University of Colorado General Hospital and University of Colorado Medical Center (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center) at 9th (Ninth) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado....
- University of Colorado General Hospital--1950-1960.; University of Colorado Medical Center--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Medical education--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951, November 30
- Colo. General Hospital
- Aerial view of the University of Colorado General Hospital and University of Colorado Medical Center (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center), V. A. Hospital, and Rose Hospital near 8th (Eighth) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver,...
- General Rose Memorial Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; University of Colorado General Hospital--1950-1960.; University of Colorado Medical Center--1950-1960.; Veterans Administration Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver...
- 1950 November 3
- Colorado General Hospital
- Aerial view of the University of Colorado General Hospital and University of Colorado Medical Center (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center), V. A. Hospital, and Rose Hospital near 8th (Eighth) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, Denver,...
- General Rose Memorial Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; University of Colorado General Hospital--1950-1960.; University of Colorado Medical Center--1950-1960.; Veterans Administration Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver...
- 1950 November 3
- Colorado National Bank
- View of the partially demolished May Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby covered walkway reads: "Colorado National Bank Makes Another Move Forward Metro Denver."
- May-D & F--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1966 June 27
- Colorado National Bank
- View of the Colorado National Bank building on the corner of 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. U. S. and Colorado state flags fly from poles on the building. Pedestrians and automobiles are nearby.
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 October 20
- McPhee & McGinnity Lumber Co. paint factory on Walnut St. adjacent to the Broadway Viaduct ramp
- View of the former McPhee-McGinnity paint factory building at Broadway and Walnut Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story brick building has a clock tower topped with a dome. Signs read: "Styro," "Styro-foam...
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1984?]
- Franklin
- View of Franklin, a furniture store at 18th (Eighteenth) and Wazee Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The four story brick building has striped awnings and decorative brickwork, signs read: "Franklin.". Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Franklin (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1984]
- Stearns-Roger Mfg. Co.
- Men work at machines in the Stearns-Roger Manufacturing Company in Denver, Colorado. One man sweeps with a broom. A mobile crane is in the rafters of the warehouse building.
- Stearns-Roger Incorporated--Facilities--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1952 November 27
- Main bay of Stearns-Roger Foundry
- Men work near large in-ground ovens at the Stearns-Roger Manufacturing Company Foundry in Denver, Colorado. Forms, a mobile crane in the rafters, and finished metal discs are in the warehouse building.
- Stearns-Roger Incorporated--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Foundries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Elitch's Theatre matinee
- A mother walks with her son and daughter near the theater at Elitch Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign on the theater reads: "Elitch Gardens' Players Theatre Change of Play Weekly."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [1963 July 24]
- Elitch's Theatre matinee
- A man, woman, and children walk near the theater at Elitch Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign on the theater reads: "Elitch Gardens' Players Theatre Change of Play Weekly."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [1963 July 21]
- Oriental Theater
- View of the partially constructed Berkeley Oriental Theater at 44th (Forty-fourth) Avenue and Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has decorative trim. Signs read: "For Information About...
- Berkeley Oriental Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 September 29
- Orpheum theater
- Nighttime view of a crowd at the entrance to the Orpheum theater at 1537 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the marquee reads: "RKO Orpheum 15 Hit Tunes 2 Love Stories Fred Astaire Red Sketlton Vera Ellen Arlene Dahl A...
- Orpheum Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Motion picture audiences--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1950 September 22
- Fire brigade on roof garden
- Gates Rubber Company employees pose outdoors in a rooftop garden at the Gates factory in Denver, Colorado. They pose near a row of fire extinguishers.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fire extinguishers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]