Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Vase
- Ceramic vase with long, tappered neck, swirl pattern, and red and blue glaze from the Van Briggle Pottery Company in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Vases--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Despondency
- Vase made by Artus Van Briggle. The vase is an inverted baluster shape with a curved shoulder, tapered circular base, a lip and a figure draped over the top lip. The glaze is matte green and the base has an etched carved signature.
- Vases--1900-1910.; Van Briggle Pottery Company.--Products.
- 1901
- Salida sitting room
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, this marble corner fireplace is topped with a taxidermied eagle, busts on pedestals, a Greek vase, a plaster camel and lion, and a beer stein. Rope, tassels and fringe are mixed with photographs of Native...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Mantels--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait, Bowman-White House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a figure seated in the Bowman-White House in Georgetown, Colorado, at 901 Rose Street. The house was built in 1892 by John Henry Bowman, who arrived in Georgetown with his family in the 1880s. The house was passed on to his...
- Bowman, John Henry--Homes & haunts.; White, John James--Homes & haunts.; White, Mellie Bowman--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Interiors.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Club room, Cleveholm, Redstone
- View of the club room at Cleveholm (Osgood Castle), the home of John Cleveland Osgood in Redstone (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows a wood paneled room with a fireplace, French doors, and a coffered ceiling. The furniture includes leather arm...
- Osgood, John Cleveland, 1851-1926--Homes & haunts.; Cleveholm (Redstone, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dens--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.; Estates--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Probably an early day Leadville Palace
- Interior view of a dining room in a residence or at the Palace Hotel in Leadville, Colorado. A man in a suit and cufflinks and a woman sit at a large wooden dining table with a flower vase on a doilie. Two women face each other at the fireplace...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Interiors.
- [between 1879 and 1885]
- Vase of Columbines
- View of a small vase full of Columbine flowers, Colorado.
- Bouquets--Colorado--1890-1900.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Recreation flower arranging vase containing cattails and leaves
- Close-up view of cattails arranged in a vase probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Cattails--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Floral decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Vases--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Vase
- Ornate ceramic vase with painted flowers and applied birds and leaves.
- Vases--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Vase
- Ornate ceramic vase with painted flowers and applied birds and leaves.
- Vases--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- 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
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 42, 1910 October 15
- Rifle cemetery Boies graves
- Flowers, a vase and tombstones in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado cemetery surround a grave marker inscribed with drapery, a crown, cross, and: "Love, Truth, Life," and "Samuel Boies 1837-1904." Hills are in the background.
- Boies, Samuel, 1837-1904--Tomb.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle cemetery Boies graves
- Flowers, a vase and tombstones in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado cemetery surround a grave marker inscribed with drapery, a crown, cross, and: "Love, Truth, Life," and "Samuel Boies 1837-1904." Hills are in the background.
- Boies, Samuel, 1837-1904--Tomb.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, Lt. Col. Carl. H. Jabelowsky, construction quartermaster
- A man in uniform, Lt. Col. Carl. H. Jabelowsky, sits at a desk in an office at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A vase with flowers and a telephone sit...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Mary Louise Thorp Kennicott Comstock in the living Room of the Kennicott Ranch house
- Mary Louise Thorp Kennicott Comstock sits in a wicker rocking chair at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; she wears a striped blouse with puff sleeves. The interior includes book shelves, flowered carpet, lace curtains,...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Comstock, Mary Louise.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Nellie Kettle's wedding to Ray Adams
- Men and women sit at a wedding feast for Nellie Kettle and Ray Adams at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Nellie wears a veil; cakes and pastries are by a crystal punch bowl and a flower vase.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Banquets--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Brides--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Crazy quilt
- Shows a quilt made from pieced silk patches and embroidered designs. The quilt has embroidered motifs of children, shoes, vase and scissors. The back is three green pieces machine sewn.
- Quilts--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Still life photograph
- Close-up view of roses in a vase in Colorado.
- Roses--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bartenders
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a cash register, beer steins, an art nouveau glass vase, mirrors, and window letters: "2311."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Morrises at dinner
- Interior view with the Morris family seated at dinner, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items on the wall include: framed pictures, a whisk broom, a tambourine, and a clock. Items on the table include: a tablecloth, a vase with flowers, glassware,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Banker
- Interior of a bank shows a man seated at a desk behind a counter, probably in Denver, Colorado. On the desk is a vase of flowers, a stack of papers sits on the counter.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bankers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hunting party Loeb
- Loeb sits in an office probably in Colorado. He is possibly a member of Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party. A desk, vase, and clock are in the room.
- Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Carnations & roses
- View of carnations and roses in a vase and a pot.
- Carnations--1890-1910.; Flowers--1890-1910.; Roses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man, woman, and child - interior
- Interior portrait of a man, woman, and boys in a Denver, Colorado house; shows a bureau, bird cage, ingrain carpet, typewriter, stove, flower vase, pillows, and case with letters: "Underwood."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- A Chinese interior
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese men dressed in silk jackets, dark trousers and skullcaps sit in a room on a Chinese style divan. Shows embroidered wall hangings behind the divan, ornate wood carving on the...
- Chinese Americans--Men--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Houses--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Mission San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
- View of a fireplace in the refectory (dining hall) at San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano (Orange County), California. An earthenware vase filled with dead flowers sits on the mantle. Stones are piled near the fireplace opening and a can...
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Fireplaces--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; Interiors--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; Missions--California--San Juan...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Interior of a parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in Leadville, Colorado; shows an ornate combination book case with a beveled mirror, a writing desk and a library case filled with glasses, a decanter, liquor bottles, a vase, and photographs. The writing desk has a open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Longmont Pres. Church
- Interior of the First Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; shows the minister preaching to the congregation seated in wooden pews curved around the lectern with the open scripture book, a vase of daisies and a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; First Presbyterian Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek
- Studio portrait of two women, Cripple Creek, Colorado; full- length view, one female seated and other standing holding a straw hat wearing a brooch on high collar; includes small side table adorned with ceramic vase and pot.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]
- Owned by Dr. W. Finlay [sic] Thompson
- Interior view of the William Finley Thompson home, Estamere (or Estemere), Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, features a corner fireplace with wood mantel, pilasters, scrolls, bas reliefs, a mirror, and a tile hearth; vase of flowers, evergreen...
- Thompson, William Finley, d. 1892--Homes & haunts.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1948
- Salida dining room
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, crystal glasses, vase, carafe and punchbowl are arranged on lace topping a heavy wood table and mirrored sideboard. A china cabinet displays dinnerware; plates line upper interior walls. A taxidermied deer head...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buffets (Furniture)--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Cabinets (Case furniture)--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Dining tables--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salida dining room
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, the table is set with a cut crystal punchbowl, glasses, vase, carafe, and a china tureen and cream pitcher. Garlands hang from interior ceilings; a carved pineapple bowl is on a wooden, mirrored sideboard, plates...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bowls (Tableware)--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Buffets (Furniture)--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Cabinets (Case furniture)--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Insurance company, Salida, Colorado
- Interior of an office in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows men at a roll top desk, a table, and a typewriter, a vase of flowers, glass paperweights, a telegraph key, a display case with mineral samples, two Colorado State Business Directories...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Desks--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Insurance companies--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Office workers--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1901?
- Mrs. Sherman Bell, Wetmore, Colo.
- Mrs. Sherman Bell poses for a studio portrait in Wetmore, Colorado in Custer County. She sits in a straight-back chair with her right arm propped on a table and wears a fitted dress with a ruffle around the bottom, an Elizabethan-style collar, a...
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Bell, Sherman 1866-1942, Mrs.
- 1888?
- Francis Gilpin's antique furniture studio at Colorado Springs
- Interior view of Francis Gilpin's furniture studio, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a table with carved legs, Native American photographs, blankets and pottery vase with flowers, wooden armchairs, wall lamps, rugs on wood floor,...
- Gilpin, Francis--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Antique stores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Furniture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The kiln - 1st Van Briggle Pottery, Mr. Artus Van Briggle at door of kiln, cap and striped suit
- Artus Van Briggle wears a striped suit and duster hat, and examines a ceramic vase, at his pottery factory, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man stands in the arched door of the brick kiln, and others, in bib-overalls, handle more pots.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Kilns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- 1902
- Van Briggle Art Pottery, original pieces took 1st prize at Paris Exposition also St. Louis & other fairs
- View of a ceramic vase and pitchers display at Van Briggle Pottery Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They feature bas-relief floral patterns and a human form; some have carved wooden bases.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potteries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Van Briggle Pottery
- Men wear suspenders and aprons and work with ceramic pots at Van Briggle Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One man carves a greenware vase; coats and hats hang on the interior wall in the background.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Potters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- 1902?
- The Homestead dining room, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of refurbished dining room of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor" or "sporting" house of red-light district in operation for nearly twenty years; it later became a residence and...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- El Pomar Retreat Center, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Interior view of the El Pomar Retreat Center at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a checked tile floor, plasterwork in the ceiling coves, sconce lamps, a chandelier, French doors, a table with a vase of roses and...
- El Pomar Retreat Center (Colorado Springs, Colo)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Religious retreats--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a wood table and chairs, cabinets and shelves with cups, saucers, and plates, a flower vase, thermometer, and stairs.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Hodgetts
- Interior view in the Albert G. Hodgetts residence, 132 West Del Norte, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a tile fileplace with screen and tools, wicker furniture, Oriental rugs, cabinet, table and vase, framed paintings hung on...
- Hodgetts, Albert G.--Homes and haunts--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Lamps--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- July 1929
- Central City residence interiors
- Daylight streams through the lace curtains of a dining room in Central City, Colorado. A lazy susan is covered with a lace cloth and has a vase of flowers, fruit, salt and pepper shakers, and a sugar bowl on it. It sits on a rectangular table with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Harry Rhoads with his mother, Addie Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads poses with his mother, Addie M. Rhoads, by a flower vase.
- Mothers & children--1920-1940.; Photojournalists--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1937?]
- Mrs. Hazel (Rhoads) Gates
- Mrs. Hazel Gates, sister of Harry M. Rhoads, listens to a radio inside a home in Denver, Colorado. Interior shows: candles, vase, table, windows.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Radios--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Delos Chappell house
- An interior view of a room in the Delos Chappell House located at 1300 Logan Street. The home was donated to the Denver Art Museum by the Chappell family in 1922; it was razed in 1971. Shows antique 19th century chairs and couch, a piano, a...
- Chappell House (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver Art Museum--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Chappell, Delos Allen--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 to 1925?]
- President William Howard Taft making speech at city auditorium
- President William Howard Taft reads a speech before an audience at City Auditorium in Denver, Colorado. Ferns line the front of the stage and a vase of roses sit on a table. A band is in the back row; large American flags hang on the wall.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Public speaking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- [October 3, 1911]
- Captain Herbert Frederick "Rugg" Williams shown as Chief of Police
- Captain Herbert Frederick "Rugg" Williams, in police uniform, poses in his Denver, Colorado office. Interior decor includes a roll top desk, photographs, and flower in a vase.
- Police chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Williams, Herbert Frederick.
- [between 1921 and 1926]