Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking east on Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Argentine Streets. The Empire Hook and Ladder team is in the distance, pulling their hose cart. A man on horseback...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking east on Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Argentine Streets. The Empire Hook and Ladder team is in the distance, preparing to pull their hose cart west on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Ennis Hotel, Georgetown
- Exterior view of the Ennis Hotel on Taos Street, built in 1867 by Thomas Ennis. The roof of the building has a large central dormer with a rounded window and smaller dormers on the side; on the front of the building the second floor has a balcony...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1970-1990.
- [DATE]
- Paramount Theatre Denver, Colorado
- Interior view of the seats, balcony, and walls of the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. Murals on the walls depict men and women who sit and stand underneath trees....
- Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motion picture...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- New Windsor Hotel, Silver Plume
- The New Windsor Hotel is in Silver Plume, Colorado. Prior to being the New Windsor Hotel (1902), this property was the Windsor Hotel, both of which were owned and operated by the Lampshire family. The New Windsor hotel features two stories, a...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; New Windsor Hotel (Silver Plume, Colo.)
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- Aspen
- View of a two story log building in Aspen, Colorado; features a flat, slanted roof with decorated eaves, balcony with decorative panels, and a stairwell that leads up each side of the balcony; evergreen garland decorates the railing of the porch;...
- Jones, Whipple Van Ness--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- [between 1951 and 1954?]
- Lang & Pugh album this may be for Miller in Highlands
- View of a house (Lang & Pugh architects) in Denver, Colorado; it has a round balcony / turret, balcony, and covered porch.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hotel Jerome, Aspen
- View from East Main Street of the Hotel Jerome (built in 1889) in Aspen, Colorado. The three-story, sandstone hotel has arched and rectangular windows, a balcony over the portico, and a cornice. A wall adjacent to the hotel has faded and torn...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Hotel Jerome (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1911 July 4
- Elks Opera House
- Exterior view of Elks Opera House, 308 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado. In 1879, Horace Tabor contracted J. Thomas Roberts to build this massive three-story stone, brick and iron structure, trimmed in Portland cement. Tabor lost the building...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Manitou Bath House
- View of the Manitou Bathhouse in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a three story Queen Anne style structure with gable roofs, ridge cresting, square corner towers that extend one floor above the main building, a tower with a...
- Manitou Bath House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; People--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Leadville Opera House, 1933
- This view of the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado, from the upper balcony across the loge towards the right side of the stage includes the curved balcony rail, Andrews patent ornate cast iron opera chairs with upholstered seats and backs,...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Grand Central Hotel
- Nine people stand in front of the unfinished Grand Central Hotel in the town of Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. One man sits on a bench on the boardwalk in front of the hotel, three people stand on the finished balcony on the second level,...
- Durango (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.; Grand Central Hotel (Durango, Colo.)
- [between 1881 and 1889]
- The home of Mrs. M. M. Sheetz, southwest corner of 5th and Greenwood
- This two-story random ashlar stone residence in Canon City, Colorado has a hipped gable roof and chimneys, and a covered balcony and open porch lining the inside curve of its ell shape. The portico has ornate brackets and a balcony with a birdcage...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1882
- House of Mrs. W. B. Vickers
- A woman stands on the second-story balcony of her cabin, which is nestled in an evergreen forest in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County; branches form a type of lattice under the gable and under the balcony railings.
- Vickers, W. B. Mrs.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- September, 1895
- A. T. Ormsby - 1547 Gaylord St.
- View of the A.T. Ormsby residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) at 1547 Gaylord Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a stone arch, porch / balcony, and inset balcony, and a round bay.
- Ormsby, A. T.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes
- View of a Lincoln Park Homes public housing building located at West Colfax Avenue and Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows steps leading to second story balcony. A number painted on a screen door reads:...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.;...
- 1993 November
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes
- View of a Lincoln Park Homes public housing project building located at West Colfax Avenue and Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two and three-story brick and cinder block residential building with a...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Urban...
- 1993 November
- American House
- People, horses, and stagecoaches are outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado; other people stand on the balcony, and a man stands on the roof. The hotel is a three-story brick lodging house with...
- American House--Buildings--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1899?]
- Railroad Day
- The citizens of Hayden (Routt County), Colorado stand in a semi-circle in front of the Edison School as they await the arrival of the town's first train. The two-story, wood-frame school house has a hipped roof, a cupola, and a balcony. People...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- October, 1913
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma missions
- has a hand-carved, wooden railing. The remains of another wall are in the distance. Built on top of a large mesa, the mission is thought to have been built between 1629 and 1641 by Fray Juan Ramirez.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent in New...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union mission
- A large group of women and young children stands in front of the Women's Christian Temperance Union Mission at 1100 10th Street in Denver, Colorado. (The mission was reloatced to 11th Street in 1902.) A sign reading "W.C.T.U. Mission" hangs from...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Prest. Harrison at the Kitchen Hotel, Leadville, Colo
- People crowd the entry, windows, and balcony of the Kitchen Hotel during a visit by United States President Benjamin Harrison in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The president stands on the balcony and points at a large replica of a silver dollar...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Presidents--United States.; Silver question--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1891, May 11
- Manitou Sanitarium
- Sanitarium". This 32 room hotel burned on March 12, 1895. People are in the open-air gazebo over the Manitou Spring, topped with a United States flag. Houses, a cold frame, and a flume are in back. ; View looking north of Dr. A. G. Lewis'...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- The Gilpin Hotel, exterior
- Exterior view of The Gilpin Hotel, Black Hawk, Colorado. The building is a square, single detached structure with three stories and a flat roof. The walls are brick with a common bond type of brickwork on the facade. There are seven bays on the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1910.; Gilpin Hotel (Blackhawk, Colo.)
- [between 1896 and 1910]
- The Gilpin Hotel, exterior
- Exterior view of The Gilpin Hotel in Black Hawk, Colorado. The building is a square, single detached structure with three stories and a flat roof. The walls are brick with a common bond type of brickwork on the facade. There are seven bays on the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.; Gilpin Hotel (Blackhawk, Colo.)
- 1965
- The Gilpin Hotel, exterior
- Exterior view of The Gilpin Hotel, Blackhawk, Colorado. The building is a square, single detached structure with three stories and a flat roof. The walls are brick with a common bond type of brickwork on the facade. There are seven bays on the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.; Gilpin Hotel (Blackhawk, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Grand Central Hotel, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Grand Central Hotel, Georgetown, Colorado. the wood construction building has a hipped roof with a brick chimney and overhanging eaves, a balcony, and a small room added on the back. A large sign hanging from a post at the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1910.; Grand Central Hotel (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1870 and 1910?]
- Schlessinger House 1544 Race Street, Denver
- View of the Schlessinger House (1890, William Lang, architect) at 1544 Race Street in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The eclectic style pseudo-rusticated brick and stone building has dentils, bays, pediments, and a covered...
- Schlessinger House (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 October
- 1266 Emerson Street, Denver
- View of an apartment building at 1266 Emerson Street in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; the brick duplex has square towers with battlements and corner pilasters, blind arches with vents, a porch / balcony, shingled pent roofs,...
- Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984
- Central City Opera House interior
- View, from the stage, of the seating section of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Rows of wooden chairs with arched backs and spindles are in three sections, with two aisles running from stage to lobby. Exit doors are on...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Merry widow year
- Three men and a woman sit on the balcony of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The second story, including the granite walls, the arched windows, and bracketed balcony and spindles, and the words "Opera House" are visible, but...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Garbarino's
- Group of men pose on the boardwalk of Charley Garbarino's City Restaurant, 1211 Washington Avenue, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The two-story brick building features arched transoms over french doors and a balcony with decorative balustrade....
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.; Restaurants--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Oldest house in Golden, Colorado built in 1859, constructed of hewn logs, since weatherboarded.
- View of the oldest house in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, built in 1859. The two-story hewn log structure is sided with clapboard and has a wood shingle roof and balcony. A man poses outside the picket fence and others pose on the porch and...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Golden--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado
- The wide wood balcony of the bathhouse at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, has bathing suits drying on the railing; the building has light- colored woodwork and an American flag on top. A hill with a river, a road, brush, and tall evergreen trees is...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1940.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1940.
- [between 1912 and 1938?]
- Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado
- Boys and men pose and wave in the swimming pool at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado; shows wood walls, ceiling joists, balcony with a railing around the pool; boys and men in caps, a straw boater, felt hats, and high-laced canvas shoes are on the...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1940.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1940.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1940.
- [between 1912 and 1938.]
- Wilbur Williams House recreation room
- Interior photograph of the recreation room in the Wilbur Williams house located in Boulder, Colorado. Room has floor to ceiling wood paneling, a 1930's radio, a ping pong table, and wooden inlay floors. The 1937 International style brick house,...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House bay window
- Exterior photograph of a curved bay window on the ground floor of 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...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House garage
- Exterior photograph of the garage and back entrance to the Wilbur Williams House located in Boulder, Colorado. In the driveway is a black 1959-1963 Porsche. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of 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 one-story wings....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of 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 one-story wings....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House Door
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The screen door has an intricate metal pattern. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House door
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The screen door has an intricate metal pattern. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House curved window
- Exterior photograph of a curved ground floor window of 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...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House landscaping
- Photograph of the landscaping and flowers 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...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House renovation
- Exterior photograph of the side of the Wilbur Williams house while under going renovation. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House renovation
- Exterior photograph of the side of the Wilbur Williams house while under going renovation. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House dining room
- Interior photograph of the dining room in 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...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Balcony House
- View of Balcony House, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The mud and stone masonry ruin, situated underneath a cliff overhang, is partially hidden by a wall with...
- 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
- Balcony House
- View, facing southeast, of ruins of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings near Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The north end of the mud and stone masonry Balcony House ruins, Site 515, stand underneath a...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1920.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Archaeological...
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Entrance to Balcony House- outside
- A man kneels near the narrow entrance to Balcony House, an ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruin, near Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The entrance to the ruin is between a large boulder and cliff...
- 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...
- 1915