Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Big snow of December 1913
- A young boy poses in front of a tall snowman next to a snowcovered post, downtown Denver, Colorado. Snow piles have American flags stuck in them for decoration. The sidewalks are cleared, while the street shows deep snow heavily tracked. Signs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Billboard for Ambrose Wine
- View of a billboard located at East 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Grant Street, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Ambrose Wine (Calif.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Wine industry.; Wine.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billy Marchant's place
- Billy Marchant provided, "Hot and Cold Baths and Lodging," for 25 cents in Montrose, Colorado, in 1885. The building he used was a single story, wooden, false front structure without windows and only a single front door. Six men are in the image,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie
- View of Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie, a restaurant and lounge located near the corner of Tremont Place and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile overhang roof and arched windows and entrances. Signs on the building read: "Air...
- Adolph Coors Company--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; General Outdoor Advertising Co.--Products--1940-1950.; Denver...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Boiler for the first dredge that went into Warren, Idaho
- Men pose around a wagon carrying a boiler tank in Warren, Idaho County, Idaho. They wear suits, and slouch or planter hats. A team of eight horses in harness pull the conveyance.
- Warren (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Dredges--Idaho--Warren--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Boulder
- Panoramic view of Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado; shows houses, University of Colorado buildings, the St. Gertrude Academy, Boulder Creek, and the Boulder Sanitarium. Letters on (Yount) flour mill tank read: "10 cents a week, the Denver Times...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- c1908
- Brick Block
- View of the Brick Block probably on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. A horse drawn wagon is parked in the dirt street in front of brick buildings. The buildings have ornate cornices with brackets and dentils. One buildings has...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Public baths--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Shops & stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Broadway
- View of Broadway near Mississippi Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked on the side of the street. The Montgomery Wards building is in the distance. Signs on nearby buildings read: "The Gates Rubber Company," "Hamburgers 5 [cents] Eat...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- Broadway Extension after completion
- View of buildings and houses near the Broadway Extension in Denver, Colorado. Signs on a building read: "Unfurnished Rooms," "Today's the Day Uneeda Biscuit 5 [cents] a Package," "Grocery," and "Market."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1922]
- Broadway Park
- Men and women perform an exercise demonstration at the athletic field in Broadway Park, West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A man stands on a wooden elevated platform and oversees the athletes. The women, in bloomers, hold...
- Broadway Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Athletic fields--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Physical fitness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Brule & Bourk Com. Co.
- View of vegetable dealers at 1522 Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows men, delivery trucks, a horse and buggy, bicycle, crates of merchandise, and signs: "The Brule & Bourk Com. Co., Wholesale Fruits and Produce," "It's Always Better at The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Bryan election banner
- Men walk on the street near horse-drawn wagons in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the side of a horse reads: "Bryan." Signs on nearby buildings read: "Laundry Agency Shirts 3 [cents]," "The Montana Cigar and Pool Room," "Bicycle Repairing," "Tin Shop,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Buffalo Bill Warpath
- Suede finish card stock album cover has an embossed art nouveau flourish and depiction of a mermaid holding a sunburst. Letters read: "Badger Gem." Ticket stub (probably) glued to cover reads: "Sells Floto Circus, Home of 1001 Wonders, Admission 25...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Public relations--1910-1920.; Album covers--1910-1920.; Tickets--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1916?]
- Building on Arapahoe Street
- A horse-drawn buggy is parked near a building at 1537 Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the three-story brick building read: "Billiard Parlor," "Shine 5 [cents]," "Pierce & Zahn Book Co.," and "The Book Store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Building on California Street
- View of a building on at 1546 California Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building and awnings read: "Hi-Hi 5 [cents] Cigar" and "Hairdressing."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Buildings commercial
- View of a candy store and flower shop in Denver, Colorado. Signs in the windows read: "Alpha Floral Company", "Athens Confectionery Co. 1008", "Special Sale Cream Chewing Taffy 10 [cents] lb", "Ice Cream Soda Phosphates all flavors 5 [cents]", and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Florist shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Buildings commercial Scholtz Drug Store
- A man in a uniform poses near Scholtz Drug Store at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs in the windows read: "Leading Prescription Druggists Surgical Supplies Toilet Art[icles]", "Free Scholtz Drug Co's Special Imported...
- Scholtz Drug Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Canon City diners
- Men sit in a restaurant in Canon City, Colorado. One is in a striped shirt with a pencil over his ear, the other wears a toy derby with a nametag on it reading "Pete." Plastic cups, squeeze mustard bottle, napkin holder, salt and pepper shakers,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Jukeboxes--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Capitol Hill Review
- Cavallo's Orchestra
- Men pose with musical instruments in front of the Princess Theater at 1620 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The band leader Rafaello Cavallo, holds a conductor's baton. Musicians wear suits and hold instruments that include: cello, stand...
- Princess Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Conductors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1927?]
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Centennial Year: History of the University Park United Methodist Church, 1894-1994
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, looking north toward Gunnell Hill. In the foreground is depression in the ground surrounded by a fence. Behind it is a rundown house and a telephone post. Several cars are parked next to the telephone post. A man...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Central Presbyterian Church bulletin for March 13, 1898
- The order of worship and announcements for Central Presbyterian Church on March 13, 1898. Rev. James E. Sentz, Pastor.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1898 March 13
- Central Presbyterian Church School
- A pamphlet that describes the Sunday school for Central Presbyterian Church. It discusses the plan for attendance, and the supplies that will be needed for the students.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- undated
- Children's march on Governor, Mayor, protesting lay off
- Boys and girls crowd an office in Denver, Colorado, with picket signs: "Mr. Mayor and Mr. Governor, How Can We Get Milk?," and "Mr. Mayor and Mr. Governor, When We're Set Out, Will You Take Us In?," and "Mr. Mayor and Mr. Governor, We Are Existing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Pickets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cities buildings restaurants men on benches & standing in front of #1197 (no street) window advertises "Lunch Chili" and "Near Beer 5 [cents]"
- Men pose outdoors near a saloon owned by Abraham J. R. Cort at 1197 West Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the windows read: "Lunch Chile" and "Near Beer On Draught 5 [cents]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cort, Abraham J. R.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- City Park, Denver
- View of City Park, Denver, Colorado, probably taken from north tower of City Park pavilion. Shows men, women, and children strolling in City Park; rows of wrought iron benches near edge of lake; women being helped off an early automobile; pony or...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Clarko [sic] Hotel
- View of the Clarkson Hotel at 813 East Colfax Avenue in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the San Francisco Book Exchange and the Moorish roof line of the Fillmore Auditorium. Sign reads: "Adult Books. Films. Novelties....
- Clarkson Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [between 1972 and 1978?]
- Clothing store interior
- Women salesclerks pose in a clothing store in Colorado. They stand near wood and glass display cases filled with folded shirts. Coats and dresses hang from the ceiling. A sign reads: "Your Choice Ties 25 [cents]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sales personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Colfax Avenue
- View of Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles drive on the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Inn Budweiser," "A & B Hamburgers 5 [cents]," and "Gulf Motor Tune-up Service Station." The Colorado State Capitol building and the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Colfax-Larimer Viaduct Information Card
- Colo. Spring. St. Rwy.
- "The Dinky", Manitou Electric Railway & Casino line, approaches the intersection of Manitou and Ruxton Avenues, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A banner on the streetcar reads: "Take this car to the famous Ute Iron Spring and free museum...
- Manitou Electric Railway and Casino Company--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Columbia Hotel, Denver
- Exterior view of Columbia Hotel, 1330 17th (Seventeenth & Market), Denver, Colorado; built in 1890; hotel bar and restaurant (short orders, meals & lunches served all day), billboard on building's wall advertising "Columbia Hotel, European plan,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Beer--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Columbia Hotel...
- [between 1902 and 1909]
- Concession near west side tennis courts
- View of the concession stand near the tennis courts on the western side of Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. The side of the wood panel building is open and a sign reads: "Rocky Mountain Beverages Pepso Orange Root Beer Cherry Lime Grape 5...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Food vendors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Constitution and By-Laws of the Kismet Club
- The constitution is divided into 12 articles with four amendments. It explains the purpose of the club, membership rules and requirements, meeting times, fines for tardiness, order of business for meetings, officers, officer duties, committees, and...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kismet Club (Denver, Colo.)--Archives.; Greek letter...
- circa 1930's
- Contest between volunteer fire companies, Cripple Creek
- Volunteer firemen wearing shorts and undershirts race down the street pulling firehose apparatus, Cripple Creek, Colorado (probably Bennett Avenue); many spectators, men, women and children, line the streets; some spectators sit on bleachers and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Running races--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 4
- Corner drugstore and pharmacy, Victor
- Exterior view of Scholtz & McClellan Prescription Drugstore, Victor, Colorado, a corner two-story commerical wooden frame building with storeroom display windows and corner front entrance, double entry with transom, plain trim, and second-story...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- Court House Holyoke, Col
- The Phillips County Court House in Holyoke, Colorado, is a two- story frame building with hipped gable roofs, a wrap around open porch, widows' walk, brick chimney, and flagpole with United States flag. A man stands by entry steps, and a power pole...
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Cripple Creek
- View of a brick warehouse and a frame horseshoeing business on East Warren Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men and a woman pose on the wooden sidewalk, and a man is on a horse-drawn wagon with lettering that reads: "W.J[?]. Hill,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Workshops--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Shinkle, Frank S.
- 1904?
- Crystal Theater
- View of a theater in Denver, Colorado; shows an ornate building with garland friezes, round window, and an electric sign: "The Crystal Theatre." Other lettering reads: "George Ira Adams," "Continuous Vaudeville, 4 Shows Daily, Matinees, Nights,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Vaudeville shows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1909]
- Cullen-Thompson Motor Company, Denver
- Cars are parked outside the Cullen-Thompson Motor Company at 1000 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Shows streetcar tracks on Broadway. The flat-roofed building has gothic elements that include crockets, quatrefoils and arched windows. Signs read:...
- Cullen-Thompson Motors (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Curtis Street
- View of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the street and streetcar no. 123 is in the distance. Shows a hamburger stand with a crenelated parapet, signs read: "Jack's White Castle no.1" "Hamburgers 5 cents...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts.; Commercial streets.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Curtis Street, night views
- View of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado, at night; shows theater row (Great White Way), street lights, and electric or neon signs: "Watrous Cafe," "Isis Theater," "The Nan King," "Iris Theatre, 5 Cents Pictures," "Pool," "Billards," "Princess,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 3
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 December
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 4
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 January