Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Morrison flood
- People in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, clean up after a flood. Men (one Black) work in mud and rocks with picks and shovels. A gabled roof with a dormer sags behind them with no supporting walls. A sign on the roofridge reads: "Round Up...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Morrison flood
- Pedestrians walk on Bear Creek Avenue in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, after a flood. Trucks are parked in front of businesses with signs: "Budweiser," "Conoco," "Mt. Morrison Garage Germ Processing," "Cafe," "Coca Cola," "Sinclair HC...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Morrison School
- Students and teachers pose in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. The two-story stone building behind them has a projecting gable, a belfry, bracketed eaves, and was built in 1875 by George Morrison.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings and commercial buildings. A line of beehives fronts a house in the foreground; a yard nearby has freightcars in it. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of commercial buildings and dwellings with fenced yards. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled roof and an open porch. This structure was built by George Morrison (the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of frame and stone commercial buildings and the Colorado and Southern Railroad depot. Lumber is piled on Bear Creek Avenue; one structure has a curved false front. Hogback is in the background.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of commercial buildings and dwellings with fenced yards. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled roof and an open porch. This structure was built by George Morrison (the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mount Vernon House
- This ashlar house in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Colorado, has stone trim, shingle imbrication, and "1860" etched in the lintel. Used as a tavern and livery for many years, it has a sign in the doorframe: "Coors Gold." Built by George Morrison,...
- Mount Vernon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Mount Vernon--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mount Vernon, Colorado
- Men, women, and children in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Colorado, crowd the covered porch of a gable-roofed frame building. Mount Vernon, a stage stop and post office, was founded in 1859.
- Mount Vernon (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Mt. Carbon, Colo
- Mount Carbon, in Gunnison County, Colorado, was a coal and timber town. The lumber mill is a complex of industrial buildings, with mill housings and smokestacks. Rail tracks and other structures are built on trestles.
- Mount Carbon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1939?]
- Mt. Carbon, Colo
- Men pose in Mount Carbon, Gunnison County, Colorado, on the boardwalk of a saloon. They wear suspenders, fedora hats, leather gaiters and high boots. A dog is with them; sawhorses are to the side. Curving signs flanking the bar door read: "Blatz...
- Mount Carbon (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mt. Carbon, Colo
- Mount Carbon, in Gunnison County, Colorado, was a coal and timber town. It consists here of company dwellings and trailers, shop buildings and a mill with smokestacks. Cut logs are piled by the hill in the background.
- Mount Carbon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1939?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Peinze's Market
- This business in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, has the storefront finished in high-gloss ceramic tile. Merchandise is displayed in the window, including boxes reading: "Kelloggs Corn Flakes." A sheet metal and neon sign (and lettering)...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Morrison--1920-1950.
- [between 1924 and 1946?]
- Saloon in Morrison, Colorado
- Men pose at a bar, holding glasses of beer, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. They are (l to r): Clyde Waugh, Selden Tuttle, Jim Parley, Mose Miller, and Tom Morrison. Ed Bishop is behind the bar, by a frosted mirror on the interior wall.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Morrison--1880-1890.; Bartenders--Colorado--Morrison--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Peinze's Market
- This business in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, has storefront windows and double doors. Lettering reads: "Solitaire Coffee Peinze Mercantile Co. Groceries Meats Supplies." A sheetmetal and neon sign projects from the building; the maker's...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Morrison--1920-1950.
- [between 1924 and 1946?]
- The Fort
- The Fort restaurant near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, is an adobe structure with vigas and a round corner tower. A United States flag tops the entry, sandstone formations are to the side, and foothills are in the background.
- Fort (Restaurant)--1960-1970.; Morrison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Restaurants--Colorado--Morrison--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Touring Morrison
- Men (some smoking pipes) ride a surrey in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man sitting on the kickboard wears a conductor's hat and has a dog in his lap; a small boy is beside him.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.; Tourists--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- St. Vrain Room, The Fort
- People dine at The Fort restaurant near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. Dinnerware and kerosene lamps are on the tables, and light fixtures are on the interior walls.
- Fort (Restaurant)--1970-1980.; Morrison (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.; Interiors.; Restaurants--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows men gambling, a roulette wheel, gaming tables, playing cards, poker chips, croupiers, tables with playing cards and poker dealers, and a tray of glasses. Decor includes floral...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Forking road in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, is the junction of Beaver Creek and Mount Vernon Avenues, paved and dirt streets. A mission style gas station with arcades is at the corner, signs read: "Midwest Motor Oil Mountain Made for...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Longmont Brick & Tile Co.
- View of the Longmont Brick and Tile Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows the multi-structure factory with brick and block buildings, chimneys, dome roof kilns and stacks of blocks; Front Range shows in distance.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Brick industry--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Tile industry--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [1926]
- Leadville
- The Sawatch Range of the continental divide is in the background of this view northwest over snowcovered Leadville, Colorado. Mining operations, a smelter and a railroad trestle are in the foreground.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- A Longmont hose company
- View of a fire department pulling a hose cart on Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the men posing in flexed postions wearing long underwear. They include McGann, Wilson, Horace Bunie, Metcalf, Henry Feittia, J. Grant. The Dickens Opera House...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Longmont Fire Department
- Two firemen in an open cab fire engine pause outside the vehicular door of the two-story brick fire department station, Longmont, Colorado. A domed belltower with a flagpole is on the flat top roof. Kodaks and The Quality Creamery are next door. A...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 1926
- Longmont Police [graphic]
- Members of the Longmont Police department pose in front of City Hall, Longmont, Colorado, next to a police car and a motocycle with a side car. Three of officers wear uniforms, one has on tall leather riding boots and gloves. The fourth man wears a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1924 May 9
- Longmont School Band
- An elementary school drum corp poses at night on the High School athletic field, Longmont, Colorado. The band members wear vests, waist sashes, bow ties and hats with balls around edge of brim. A baton twirler wears a short skirt and cowboy boots...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Youth bands--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Good ol' days
- View along Main Street, Lyons, Colorado shows business district with banner across street: "Welcome To Lyons Good Ol' Days." Signs include "Flys Pharmacy, Soda Fountain, Walgreen Agency," "Bank," "Conotane, 60.9, Official Inspection Station,"...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Celebrations--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Manhattan Bar
- This exterior view of the Manhattan Bar at the corner of East Seventh Street and Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows the two story false front with bracketed cornice and remodeled first floor storefronts that contains the bar. The corner...
- Manhattan Bar (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Looking west on West 2nd Street in Leadville
- View down West Second Street, also known as State Street, in Leadville, Colorado. "Mt. Massive Trailer Court" is on the left and a brick building with a flagpole on the roof and "Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe" and "Pastime Cafe, Bar, Club" signs is on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mobile homes--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Cemetery in Silverton
- View of the cemetary in Silverton, Colorado. Wooden picket fences surround stone and wood grave markers in the foreground; a square stone column with a domed top is on a pedestal in the right; other stone markers are further down the hill. The...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1980.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Silverton--1960- 1980.
- [between 1960 and 1977?]
- Cemetery in Silverton
- View of a grave marker in the Silverton cemetery, in Silverton (San Juan County) Colorado; shows a tombstone and wrought iron fence with bowls, arches, curls, and a dove.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1980.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Silverton--1960- 1980.
- [between 1960 and 1977?]
- Loveland Memorial Hospital
- View of the Loveland Memorial Hospital, Colorado, shows the two story brick rectangular building with circle drive.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hospitals--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Loveland Museum
- Exterior of the Loveland Museum, Chamber of Commerce, Hospitality Center, Colorado, shows the corner modern building with flat roofline intersecting a larger front gable. Cut stone decorates the facade.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Loveland Community Building
- View of the Loveland Community Building, Colorado, shows the Art Deco two story structure with large Roman Numeral clock with hands on 7:00 and three double door entry.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Community centers--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Loveland swimming pool
- Boys and girls swim, slide, dive from boards and play in a Loveland swimming pool, Colorado.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1970.; Children swimming--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1970.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1970.
- [between 1959 and 1970]
- Grand Imperial Hotel
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking west; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows, mansard roof, chimneys and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Lynn
- View along a Colorado and Southern passenger train at the Lynn depot, Las Animas County, Colorado, includes board and battten depot and railroad yards.
- Lynn (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Lynn--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Lynn--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Lyons
- View inside a Lyons cafe, Colorado, shows customers chatting at tables with coffee mugs and dishes. A "Grast and Thomas, Pioneer Seeds, Grand Rapids, Iowa," calender hangs above their heads with a taxidermied antelope and pictures of cowboys.
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cafes--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.; Interiors.
- 1980
- Lyons, Colorado
- Facade of "Don David Mexican Food" restaurant on Main Street, Lyons, Colorado; shows the crude sandstone building with a dentiled cornice. Signs advertise: "Coors Beer On Tap," "Enjoy Bubble Up," "Closed," and "Welcome to Lyons Good Ol' Days."
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Lyons Town Hall
- View through an open automobile window of the Lyons Town Hall, shows a small sandstone house with hip roof and asymetrical front gable. A sign in front flower bed read: Lyons Town Hall, Lyons, Colorado, Elevation 5,375.
- Lyons (Colo.)--1960-1970.; City & town halls--Colorado--Lyons--1960-1970.
- August 6, 1966
- Lyons, Colorado
- View of "Don David Mexican Food" restaurant on Main Street, Lyons, Colorado; shows the crude sandstone building with a dentiled cornice. Signs advertise: "Coors Beer On Tap," "Enjoy Bubble Up," and "Welcome to Lyons Good Ol' Days," highway signs:...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Greene Street, Silverton
- View of Silverton, Colorado, west side of Greene Street, south from Fourteenth (14th) Street. A large mule train heads north, loaded with bundles. Men stand and are mounted on horses and mules. Street scene includes a boardwalk, ditch, elevated...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Midland block's mining exchange in Leadville, Colorado
- This interior view of the busy Mining Exchange in the Midland Block in Leadville, Colorado includes men in suits with fedoras, derbys and various other types of hats crowded in the exchange room with two columns, hanging gas lights, and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1892]
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. On the left at...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Picnic near Silverton
- A large group picnics in the woods near Silverton, Colorado. The women are dressed in a variety of hats, puff-shouldered blouses and piped collars; men wear bowler hats; children wear dresses, sailor suits and straw, felt, and cloth hats. Rustic...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1898?]
- June, #8
- Eighth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the newly completed two story brick hotel. Features include: large pane windows and door...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- Cowboys on horseback in parade
- A group of American cowboys rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man in the left foreground leads the group and carries a large flag with a buffalo on it. He wears leather chaps and has a scarf tied...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Portrait of Louis Wyman
- Studio portrait of Louis Wyman, of Silverton, Colorado. This head and shoulder image shows Wyman at about 35 years of age, in a buttoned corduroy jacket. He has a moustache, close cropped hair, and a striped silk cravat. Wyman was a freighter in...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Wyman, Louis.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]