Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hook & Ladder house on Alpine or 6 St.
- View of the Star Hook and Ladder fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado, including a bell tower, the company's crest on the facade, and a balcony. Adults and children cluster at one end of the balcony; a little boy leans...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The front door is hidden by shrubbery. The screen door has an intricate metal pattern. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Balcony House- Mesa Verde National Park Southwestern Colorado
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings in Soda Canyon, at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry two story Balcony House stands inside a cliffside cave and consists of four rooms, each with its...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soda Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1911
- Balcony House- Mesa Verde
- View of Balcony House, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling, Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The mud and stone masonry Balcony House stands underneath a cliffside overhang and has door openings and a wooden...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1911
- Wilbur Williams House balcony
- Exterior photograph of the upper balcony on the Wilbur Williams house. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House Balcony
- Exterior photograph of the balcony at the Wilbur Williams house, located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section flanked by two...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wild Horse, Colorado
- In Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, people celebrating Norwegian Independence crowd a frame business. A band poses; identified people include: Otto Goldberg (in profile behind bass drum), Don Collins (center boy on balcony), Judith J. Holt...
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Independence Day (Norway)--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 17
- Hotel de Paris
- Exterior view of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, on the east end of Sixth (Alpine) Street. The hotel was constructed by Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. The front and side of the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1951
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- West side of the Hotel de Paris, located on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. The west side of the building...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Concert Hall, Central City
- View of two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. The building is between a two-story, flat-roofed masonry structure with the words "Stage Line" written at the top and a two-story building with a balcony that has a flat...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of the upper balcony on the Wilbur Williams house. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 26, 1909 August 14
- Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
- Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909 August 14
- Getting up to Balcony House
- View, facing north, of a man and woman climbing a wooden ladder to reach ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry ruins of Balcony House stand...
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.
- 1915
- [Unity Church interior with balcony]
- Interior view of the Unity Church once located at 19th and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado (opened 1887). View taken from the balcony, shows bowed pews, altar, stained glass windows, and coffered ceiling. Organ console and organ pipes are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 945 Main Street, Silver Plume
- View of 945 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The abandoned two story false front building is in disrepair and has peeling paint. A railing on the second story balcony is missing several rungs. The balcony is supported by...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 1975
- Ninth Street Historic Park Davis House (1068 Ninth Street)
- View of the Davis House (ca. 1872) after restoration, 1068 Ninth (9th) Street, located in the Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story square brick...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Conservation &...
- 1977
- Altamaha Apartments
- View of the Altamaha Apartment Building (1902; George Boettcher) at 1490 Lafayette Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This three-story brick Italian Renaissance Revival style building has a flat roof and three bay facade....
- Altamaha Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Apartment houses.; Historic buildings.; Altamaha Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 1976
- Alta Court
- View of the Alta Court (formerly the Altamaha Apartment Building - 1902; George Boettcher) at 1490 Lafayette Street (1300-1326 East Colfax Avenue) in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This three-story brick Italian Renaissance...
- Alta Court (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities.; Historic buildings.; Alta Court (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- ca. 1984
- The Cordova house
- Hispanic American José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova pose with their families at their two story, Territorial style, adobe house in Las Córdovas, near El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. The house has a balcony and...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings.; Families.; Houses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Adobe...
- ca. 1895
- Western Hotel
- Men and a dog stand under the balcony of the Western Hotel, 220 7th (Seventh) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Three story hotel built by John Johnstone and Fred Mayol in 1892, features light colored clapboard siding with contrasting trim...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Western Hotel, Ouray
- Men pose under the balcony of the Western Hotel, 220 7th (Seventh) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Three story hotel built by John Johnstone and Fred Mayol in 1892, features light colored clapboard siding with contrasting trim boards,...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- The gallery
- Interior view of the gallery of the Colorado Springs Opera House, El Paso County, Colorado, called the "Garden of the Gods." The balcony curves forward towards the stage and the lower ornate cast iron seats are divided in sections with a curved...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Balconies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel facade, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with a second floor balcony and balustrade, an open front porch, square support columns, and a painted sign above the balcony with the name...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel facade, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with a second floor balcony and balustrade, an open front porch, square support columns, and a painted sign above the balcony with the name...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel facade, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with a second floor balcony and balustrade, an open front porch, square support columns, and a painted sign above the balcony with the name...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Pike's Peak from Antlers Hotel
- Westward view of Pikes Peak from a balcony of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado; in foreground, a man sits on rocking chair in the shadow under the balcony's arch; buildings are visible beyond the grove of trees at center; mountains...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- American Hotel Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of the American Hotel in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story brick building has a balcony, balustrade, and flagpole. A sign on the balcony reads: "American Hotel".
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Dry farm products, Routt Co. Hayden Colo.
- Interior view of exhibit building at the Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado; produce on shelves includes potatoes, assorted vegetables, and potted plants; bunting, flags, banners, taxidermied animal heads and sheaves decorate the...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1916]
- Central City, Colorado residences
- A vernacular wood frame, L-shaped house with a gabled roof is in front of a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The porch is supported by four pillars. The balcony has a spindle railing and side-entry stairs leading to the entrance of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Central City Art Gallery
- A tall sculpture and a low, round table with a ceramics display on it are in the Gilpin County Art Gallery in Central City, Colorado. Paintings are displayed on the wall in the background, where a ladder rests next to an arched window. A chair is...
- Gilpin County Art Gallery--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- Two hipped box houses stand above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house on the left is a clapboard structure with a chimney, a covered porch supported by simple columns, and a balcony with a spindle railing around the perimeter. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1959]
- Crow-Pohle Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a house near Georgetown, Colorado, on the wagon road between Georgetown and Silver Plume on the north side of Clear Creek. The brick Gothic Revival two-story home, built by Henry Crow, features a central entrance covered by a porch...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1900.
- [between 1865 and 1900?]
- Taos Pueblo Back of south Pueblo- homes, wall, wagon sheds
- View of a street near Native American south Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. A dirt road winds its way under a wooden balcony bridge that stands near a group of adobe cluster homes with wooden vigas, canales, and adobe chimneys. Near the end of the bridge...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Zuni
- View of Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe in Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows an adobe mission with a belfry and two bells, a balcony with railing over the entrance, a center support post under the balcony, vigas, and walled courtyard. Multi-story...
- Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Mission : Zuni, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Zuni--1910-1920.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New...
- 1911?
- Cliff House in fog
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three story frame structure with hipped gable roof and wrap around porch and balcony was the premier hotel in the west, featuring 110 rooms, hot and cold...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- September 1887
- Cliff House
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame structure with wrap around porch, balcony, hipped gable roof, chimneys, and widows' walk. People appear on the stoop, the drive, the porch,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Cliff House, early view
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three story frame structure with wrap around porch and balcony has a hipped gable roof, chimneys, a widow's walk, and a sign on the rooftop that reads:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- Manitou House near Mineral Springs
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. A diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou Mansion
- Exterior view of the Mansions Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. Built in 1875, this three-story frame structure features gable roof, chimneys, dormers, and wrap-around porches. At the main entrance is a porch with wooden piers...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Harps--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Mansions Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- The Mansions at Manitou Springs
- Exterior view of the Mansions Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. Built in 1875, this three-story frame structure features gable roof, chimneys, dormers, and wrap-around porches. Well-dressed visitors are on the open porch under...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Mansions Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- A scene in Manitou
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north at the Soda Spring Pavilion and the Cliff House. The Pavilion is a frame structure with a cross-gable roof and a cupola with flagpole; the foundation is knee- high rusticated stone. The east half is...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880- 1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff...
- [between 1885 and 1887?]
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Well dressed...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Blue River Hose Co
- The Blue River Hose Company poses on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, holding the leads to the hose cart which is in the background adorned with American flags. Their uniforms include conductor's caps and bib shirts with shield-shaped...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Breckenridge 1899
- The Denver Hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two story frame building with a half round window in the gable with "Hotel" lettered under it. A line of sash windows are under the letters, opening to the balcony, which has a snowman on it. Snow...
- Denver Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Breckenridge
- In deep snow on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, a snowbank fills the scene and buildings peek over it. To the right, the boardwalk and sawtooth arched balcony of the Denver Hotel have been dug out. A sign on the balcony reads "Denver Hotel."...
- Denver Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Football game 1900's
- During a sporting event on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, American flags hang from buildings in the left. People are on the balcony of the Denver Hotel and a sign over them reads "Evans Pharmacy." Taken from the balcony of the Arlington...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Running races--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lower Main Street, Breckenridge
- Buildings line either side of the dirt Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Arlington House on the left has a curvelinear false front with a wide cornice and an open porch with a balcony. Other half false fronted buildings flank it; one with...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1891?]
- Bedrock - 1950
- View of a commercial building in Bedrock, Colorado, showing a two story structure that includes rough cut rock siding (first floor), horizontal clapboard siding (second floor), rectangular bays, open front porch with ceiling and support posts...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Balcony House, Mesa Verde
- Balcony House, a prehistoric Native American Anasazi stone masonry cliff dwelling, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. View from inside, shows woman and man climbing ladder on cliff below; another man in vest and tie watches from...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930]