Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hardware store interior
- Interior view of a hardware store probably in Denver, Colorado. Displays of keys, locks, and light bulbs are in the store. Signs read: "Yale Safety," "Need Bulbs? Mazda Lamps," "McMurtry Paints-Varnishes," and "We Cut Keys."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Casino Tower at Lakeside Amusement Park
- View of the Casino Tower at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The contours of this elaborate Italianate domed structure are covered with light bulbs that are strung in geometric patterns. A sign above the door reads:...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1930.; Towers--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Blue Bird Theater
- View of the Bluebird Theater (1914; Harry Edbrooke) at 3315-3317 East Colfax Avenue in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick theater has a flat roof and a facade with three entry bays. The facade is light tan brick...
- Blue Bird Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Marquees.; Motion picture theaters.; Blue Bird Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Marquees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Keg Buffet
- View of the facade of the Keg Buffet, a bar located at 619 18th (Eighteenth) Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. The building has prominent electric neon sign with a barrel, the sign reads "Keg Buffet." A strip of light...
- Keg Buffet (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Keg Buffet (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1973
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9
- London Mine & mill, 1941
- Workers sort rocks on a conveyor belt at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. The workers wear heavy gloves and work clothes. One woman wears a scarf decorated with a flag motif. Bare light bulbs hang from the...
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; London Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- London Mine, women workers
- Workers sort rocks on a conveyor belt at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. They wear work clothes and heavy gloves. One woman wears a head scarf decorated with a flag motif. Bare light bulbs hang from the...
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; London Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Terminal room
- Wires are strung over metal frames in the terminal room of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Bare electric light bulbs hang from the ceiling.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Unidentified office interior
- Interior view of an office. The rooms has a roll top desk, a padded swivel chair, a glass cabinet with mineral specimens, and a light fixture with bare light bulbs. A calender on the wall reads: "Burlington Route." A carved wood and leather chair...
- Desks.; Interiors.; Offices.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Man peeling potatoes
- A man sits in a kitchen, in a wood chair, as he peels potatoes. A bucket of potatoes is in the middle of the room; a large wood stove (of the John Van Range Company) is along the back wall, a water faucet and large tub is on the side wall, pots...
- Home food processing--1890-1910.; Kitchens--1890-1910.; Potatoes--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Electronic instrument
- Shows an electronic instrument in a small latch box. The lid is open to expose dials and light bulbs.
- Electronic apparatus & appliances--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Electronic instrument
- Shows an electronic instrument in a small latch box. The lid is open to expose the dials and light bulbs.
- Electronic apparatus & appliances--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Electronic instrument
- Shows an electronic instrument with dials, wires, coils, light bulbs and metal cylinders.
- Electronic apparatus & appliances--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Rodeo bronc riding
- Spectators watch a competitor as he rides a bucking bronco horse possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Another man in the arena watches nearby. Electrical wires and light bulbs are strung above the arena.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers, was dedicated in 1907. The ballroom interior has ornate stenciled borders; columns support the beamed ceiling. Swinging doors lead to a room with pointed...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Myers Avenue in winter, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- View of Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one and two-story wooden frame flat-roof commercial buildings line both sides of snow covered street; horse-drawn wagon is in street and others are parked alongside boardwalk; "Topic" theater (313-315...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]
- Early day scene, Fourth of July, 1901 parade, Ouray, Colo.
- A six horse team draws a stagecoach through the intersection of Main Street and Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; strings of light bulbs and flags hang across the intersection for the 4th of July celebration. Spectators watch the...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- July 1901
- Chandelier, Charles N. Miller residence, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Interior close-up of ceiling lamp, Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado; chandelier has four glass globes and electric light bulbs.
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Snow scene
- Men with shovels clear the sidewalk in front of wood frame businesses, after a heavy spring snow in Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. A line of electric bulbs hang across street. Signs read: "Liquor," "Fire Station," "Steamboat Harness &...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.
- Spring 1936
- Auditorium, El Jebel Temple, Denver
- Interior view of El Jebel Temple, Denver, Colorado; local Masonic order of El Jebel Shriners (building dedicated November, 1907); shows stage area of auditorium with chairs and bench on stage, backdrop, curtain draped open, wall mural painted by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Eriksen, Jens.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- The Gas-Electric building, Denver
- Exterior view of Gas & Electric Company building, 15th (Fifteenth) & northwest corner of Champa, Denver, Colorado; opened November 10, 1910 with dazzling display of 10,000 light bulbs illuminating building; Public Service Company moved to another...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gas & Electric Company (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1912]
- Alamosa
- New concrete sidewalks are being installed over the unpaved Main Street of Alamosa, Colorado. Street lamps are in the middle of street, where automobiles park. Two girls on horseback and two dogs are in the street. Brick commercial buildings...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central globe is of opalescent glass swirled into a downward pointing turnip shape. Its mount is probably bronze, with a border of palmettes, and above it is...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- United hydroelectric station, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Georgetown, Colorado, hydroelectric station at the east end of Sixth (6th) Street on the former site of the What Cheer Mill, originally constructed by the United Light and Power Generation Company in 1900. A sign in light bulbs over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Hydroelectric generators--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1924.]
- Interior, Pease Store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of Pease Store, in Georgetown, Colorado. A long counter runs the length of the room on the left, with large jars and a paper rack on top. Crates, boxes, and signs read: "Denver, Colo.," "Butter Nut Bread," "Auto Service," "Soda...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895
- Johnnie Dewer's Place
- Two men with long white beards sit on the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a cane and one holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked to the mirror border. A cash register and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1899?]
- DTC armature room
- Interior of the Denver Tramway Company machine shop in Denver, Colorado; shows workers, armatures or rotors, tools, trolley parts, hoists, tools, light bulbs, and a wall clock. Sign reads: "Smoking In The Company's Premises Absolutely Forbidden,...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Dining Room Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Interior view of dining room in Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico; long retangular room with oak beam ceiling and paneled walls, large fireplace, leaded glass windows with cresent shaped transoms, teardrop...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [1904]
- Public Service Co.
- Nighttime view of the Gas & Electric Building used by Public Service Company at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs. Neon signs read: "TV Videoland," "Colo. Seed Co.," "Bowling,"...
- Public Service Company of Colorado--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Public utility...
- 1953
- City Auditorium at night
- View of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado, at night; shows entablature, domes, and light bulbs.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- Residence of John Owen, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Interior view of an intricately forged light, made of copper or brass (?), hanging from the ceiling in the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features five leaves connecting the ceiling to the pedicle of a flower (stem); four carved leaves...
- Owen, John--Homes & haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Light fixtures--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- A block group of Japanese and Japanese-Americans, residents at the Granada Relocation Center listen to an explanation of the Army questionnaires
- Captain Willaim S. Fairchild stands behind a wooden lectern addressing Japanese internees at Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Fairchild wears a military uniform; a United States flag stands near him. The front two rows of metal...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1943 February 9
- The Denver Dry Goods Co.
- Exterior view of Denver Dry Goods building, 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets, Denver, Colorado; original 1894 building designed by Frank E. Edbrooke; Dennis Sheedy and Charles Kountze renamed business Denver Dry Goods in 1894 after purchase,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Dry Goods Co.
- [between 1905 and 1908]
- Denver Gas and Electric Building
- Nighttime rooftop view of the Gas and Electric Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs.
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gas and Electric Building
- Nighttime rooftop view the Gas and Electric Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs and electric signs that read: "Use a Gas Water Heater Use [?] Coke" and "The...
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gas and Electric Building
- Rooftop view of the Gas and Electric Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs and has electric signs that read "Use a Gas Water Heater Us[e Gen]uine [...]," "Good News...
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gas and Electric Building
- Nighttime view of the Gas and Electric Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs for Christmas.
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Public utility...
- 1930 December 19
- View from the D & F Tower showing the Denver Gas & Electric Bldg & the Auditorium
- Nighttime rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Gas and Electric Building and the Denver Municipal Auditorium. Both buildings are decorated with light bulbs. Electric signs read: "Hotel Auditorium," "Pierce," "Hall Hotel...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Public...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gas Building
- Rooftop view of the Gas and Electric Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gas and Electric Building
- Nighttime rooftop view of the Gas and Electric building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs and electric signs that read: "Get a Gas Water Heater When You Shut Down the...
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mt. Carmel
- Interior view of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 3549 Navajo Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The arched windows are framed by light bulbs.
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1978 October
- City of Castle Rock turned on its 45-foot, 93-bulb, Christmas star for the 38th time
- Chamber of Commerce President Jerry Potter, Mayor Pete Burgess, and Fire Chief Marvin Schlageter pose in front of the Christmas star on top of the Castle Rock ryholite lava rock formation above the town of Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado. The...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Rock formations--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.
- 1968 December 1
- Keables Drug Co. - C. A. Keables, Prop.
- The interior of this drug store in Canon City, Colorado, has bracketed wooden counters, display cases, and glass fronted wall shelving filled with cigars, boxes, and stationery. The soda fountain is fronted with twisted iron stools, and a line of...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- Inside old deputy warden's residence
- A crack in the interior plaster wall of this residence in Canon City, Colorado, runs by a gilt framed depiction of Jesus and an angel. The ceiling is of embossed tiles, and the floor is concrete with grooves. Oriental rugs, spindle side chairs, a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Music rooms--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Organs--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Citizen's Mission
- Two women eat Christmas dinner at the Citizen's Mission at 1617 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Christmas table decoration of pine bough and colored bulbs. The women wear scarves and winter coats.
- Citizen's Mission (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Aged persons--Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Christmas...
- 1951 Dec. 25
- Large crowd of baseball fans
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado to view a play-by-play of a 1905 World Series game on the Denver Post's electric scoreboard. Sign reads: "Bulbs Seeds Plants."
- Denver Post--Facilities--1900-1905.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; World series (Baseball)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Adams Hotel
- View of the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story brick building with contrasting trim and arched windows. A cupola sits atop a roof dome. A sign outlined in electric bulbs that reads "The Adams" hangs...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Adams Hotel
- View of the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story brick building with contrasting trim and arched windows. A cupola sits atop a roof dome. A sign outlined in electric bulbs that reads "The Adams" hangs...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- The Adams Hotel
- View of the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story brick building with contrasting trim and arched windows. A cupola sits atop a roof dome. A sign outlined in electric bulbs that reads "The Adams" hangs...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]