Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Recreation Center Entrance at Mission Viejo
- Close-up view of the Mission Viejo Recreation Center entrance. MISSION VIEJO/ RECREATION CENTER spelled out with letters on building, as well as ENTRANCE at doorway. Building is supported by red brick pillars. Roof is dark color and rest of...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Recreation Center at Mission Viejo
- Close-up view of the Mission Viejo Recreation Center lettering on the building. The lettering appears to be light orange or red on a tan exterior. The roof is dark colored. An individual is walking towards the door that says ENTRANCE. Blue sky...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Side of a Building at Mission Viejo
- View of the side of a building. The building is tan colored with dark brown trim. Three windows visible. Lanscaping around edge of building. Brown and green grass, blue sky.
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Recreation Center Van at Mission Viejo
- Blue and white van with words MISSION VIEJO/ RECREATION CENTER on side. Blue is on the top and bottom, and a white strip runs through the middle. Blue pickup truck with topper and blue car also visible in what appears to be a parking lot. Large...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Interior of Building at Mission Viejo
- Looking down from overhead in interior of building. Brunette woman is sitting in chair and typing. Man is standing behind a counter and wearing and red and blue shirt with blue pants. Woman on the other side of the counter wearing a yellow shirt...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Woman in Office at Mission Viejo
- Blond woman on the phone while sitting at a desk. She is wearing a dark shirt and a flowered skirt and is talking into a light colored phone. There is office equipment, books, flowers, and papers on the desk. Baskets and a poster are hung on white...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Man in Office at Mission Viejo
- Brunette man seated at desk in a room with a number of other desks. He has a mustache and is wearing a light blue t-shirt. Desks covered with papers, books, and envelopes. There are trash cans in front of two of the desks. Calendars, papers, and a...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Man and Young Child Eating at Mission Viejo
- Man with curly hair and sunglasses holding young blond child in front of long board. Man is wearing white tank top with red and blue ribbing with blue shorts. Child is holding a spoon to its mouth and wearing a napkin on front if its shirt while...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Swimming Pool at Mission Viejo
- View of indoor swimming pool. The pool has alternating red and white triangle flags over it which have numbers on them. There are black stripes painted on the bottom of the pool. Silver ladders to get out of the pool on either side. Windows on two...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Shopping Center at Mission Viejo
- View from parking lot onto entrances of multiple stores of a strip mall shopping center. Large pile of snow in the front and snow covering other portions of lot. Signs on exterior of building indicate stores for Karmelkorn, Gigantic...
- Shopping centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Shopping Center at Mission Viejo
- View from a parking lot onto the entrances of multiple stores of a strip mall shopping center. A pile of snow visible in the corner of the photo. Numerous vehicles parked throughout lot. Signs on exterior of building indicate businesses there,...
- Shopping centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Key Savings and Jefferson Bank East at Mission Viejo
- View from a parking lot onto two separate buildings. The first has a sign that reads KEY SAVINGS, the other JEFFERSON BANK EAST. There is a blue Jeep parked next to the bank, and a green car in the corner of the frame. The sky overhead is blue.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Intersection by Albertsons at Mission Viejo
- View of a major intersection with an Albertsons store in the background. A median with small trees and large streetlights divide the two sides of the road. Large trees and a low brick wall partially obscure the view of Albertsons. Cars visible in...
- Grocery stores--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Mission Viejo Sign by Albertsons
- View of Mission Viejo sign in front of Albertson's store from a street intersection. Wooden sign with dark orange lettering in front of trees and a brick wall. Numerous lamp posts in the Albertsons parking lot; some cars also visible in the lot....
- Grocery stores--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Intersection by Albertsons at Mission Viejo
- View of the intersection in front of Albertsons store. Medians divide the two sides of the road. Large trees and a brick wall on the corner, with a sign in front of them. Numerous lamp posts in the parking lot of the store; cars also parked in the...
- Grocery stores--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Safeway at Mission Viejo
- View of Safeway store from parking lot across the street. The store is white on bottom and brown on top, with a red SAFEWAY running across the middle. Numerous vehicles in parking lot, which also has a number of large lamp posts. Road in front of...
- Grocery stores--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Safeway at Mission Viejo
- View of Safeway store from across the street. Bottom of the store is white with a green top; red SAFEWAY lettering across the green front. Snow on the ground, indicating wintertime. Median lamp posts. Houses visible behind the store. The sky...
- Grocery stores--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Jefferson Bank East and Key Savings at Mission Viejo
- View of Jefferson Bank East and Key Savings from across a parking lot. One car in the parking lot in front of the bank, and another vehicle in the drive through of the bank. Large lamp posts throughout the parking lot. Houses visible in the...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Eating Ice Cream at Mission Viejo
- Adults and children standing in front of a long foil topped board. Various flavors of ice cream sit on the foil. A wooden fence and a metal fence visible in the background, along with trees and sky.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Jefferson Bank East at Mission Viejo
- View of Jefferson Bank East building from parking lot. Multiple vehicles in drive through, and one parked in lot. Yellow stripes for parking spots on paved lot. Numerous lamp posts visible. Building appears to be made of brick and has white...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Mission Viejo Sign
- Wooden Mission Viejo sign. Sign has two slats across front with red lettering spelling MISSION/ VIEJO. A small wooden portion across top says CHAMBERS-HAMPDEN ENTRANCE in light colored lettering. Small portion on bottom says POPULATION 1440. Grass...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Parking Lot and Buildings, Mission Viejo
- View of the road, a parking lot and numerous buildings. A median with bushes divides the road. Trees and bushes in a grass patch surround the parking lot. Lamp post in the parking lot, along with a white station, an orange pickup truck, and a...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Sales and Information Building, Mission Viejo
- View of building with wooden fence in front. Building is two story and has words Welcome to/ MISSION VIEJO in red and yellow lettering between windows. Two wooden slats on side of building say SALES AND/ INFORMATION in yellow lettering. Sign that...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Large Building, Mission Viejo
- View of a large building made of brick and brown wooden siding. Landscaping with bushes and trees around the building. Numerous windows and doors around the building. The grass is green and the sky is blue.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Man at Mailbox, Mission Viejo
- Man standing in front of mailbox of house. He is wearing a light colored t-shirt and blue pants. He is on the sidewalk, the street is behind him, and green grass and the house is in front of him. Other houses visible next door and down the street....
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Sam Hoffman Supervising Bricklayers
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman supervising a bricklayer in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Bricklayer at left side of print holding level and trowel to spread the mortar. Hoffman watching him work with leg up on ledge. Another worker...
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Builiding--Design and construction--Colorado--Aurora.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Eating Ice Cream around Saw Horses at Mission Viejo
- Adults and children standing in front of a half circle of long foil topped saw horses. There appears to be ice cream on some of the foil. The saw horses are set up on pavement in what appears to be a parking lot. A large building and multiple trees...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Hoffman Heights Development, 1052 Salem
- Black and white print of two unidentified young children playing outside in Aurora's Hoffman Heights. Child on right wearing winter coat and boots and holding on to rope attached to winter sled on which other child is seated. Snow covers ground....
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Hoffman Heights Development, Bergren, 1052 Salem
- Black and white print of man with two young girls in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Man wearing suit and tie on left side of print under house overhang. Two young girls in similar button up jackets standing next to man. Part of brick house...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Hoffman Heights Development, Looking South to Bicentennial Park
- Black and white print of Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora, looking south from 1140 Troy to Bicentennial Park. Dirt, bushes, and sidewalk along bottom of print. Part of building overhang visible on right side of print, with drain running from...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1952
- Hoffman Heights Development, Looking West from 1140 Troy
- Black and white print looking west from backyard of 1140 Troy Street in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Chain link fence in bottom left corner of print. Side of brick house on right side of print. Grass lawn on ground. Numerous other brick...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1952
- Denver Fire Department at Smith Lake
- The Denver Fire Department conducts lifesaving exercises off the south shore of Smith Lake. Three men stand on dock while one man in diving suit jumps in lake. Boxes behind them are labeled No. 1 Denver Fire Dept.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.; Diving suits.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- circa 1940
- Washington Park Community Church
- Washington Park Community Church with unpaved streets. The architectural style is Classical Revival and the architects were Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton. The church was built from 1917 to 1919.
- Washington Park Community Church (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- circa 1920
- Frank Hall Residence
- This Victorian style house was built in 1896 for Gen. Frank Hall. Frank Hall's wife, Susan Matthews, was the niece of Schuyler Colfax. Frank Hall held a number of significant posts over the years including acting as the secretary of the Butterfield...
- Hall, Frank, 1836-1917--Homes and haunts.
- circa 1900
- East Colfax looking west
- View of Cathedral and State Capitol down Colfax. Cars moving in either direction and street is lined with businesses. View west from Downing Street.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- circa 1935
- Lowry Field
- Buildings and hangars for original Lowry Field. Sign over hangar read, ""This field is short, USE IT ALL.""
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.); Lowry (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- circa 1924
- Park Railway Company
- Sketch of 0-4-0 T Steam Locomotive for the Park Railway Company.
- Railroad cars.; Railroad companies.
- circa 1888
- Lily Pond
- View of Lily Pond and Rock and Water Garden viewed from southwest. The Olmsted Brothers elaborated Richard Schuetse's pond design and DeBoer designed the rock and water garden. The pond was completed in 1912.
- Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- circa 1930
- Grasmere Lake
- Aerial view of Washington Park. Visible is Grasmere Lake, in the foreground, a large meadow, and Smith Lake. The neighborhood beyond the park is also visible.
- Grasmere Lake (Denver, Colo.); Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- circa 1930
- Smith Lake
- A woman and girl gaze across Smith Lake. A couple are in a row boat in the lake. The opposite shore is very crowded and there is a diving tower.
- Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- circa 1920
- Oakes Home
- View of Oakes Home and St. Elizabeth's Retreat Chapel. Oakes home was built in 1894 as the first tuberculosis sanatorium in the city.
- St. Elizabeth's Retreat (Denver, Colo.); Religious facilities.; Highland (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- circa 1910
- Lane's Tavern interior
- Interior photograph of the counter in Lane's Tavern located in Lakewood, Colorado. Two unidentified women stand behind the counter.
- Lane's Tavern (Lakewood, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lakewood (Colo.)
- circa 1950
- Belmar Chapel
- Interior view of the chapel in the Belmar Mansion in Lakewood, Colorado. Alter is in the center.
- Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.); Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.; Belmar Chapel (Lakewood, Colo.)
- circa 1960
- Bronze Horse-Head Statue
- Horse-head statue in the Belmar Mansion in Lakewood, Colorado gardens.
- Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.); Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.
- circa 1960
- Charles Stanton with calf
- Charles Stanton holding a while calf. Likely taken on the farm at the Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado.
- Stanton, Charles Edwin.; Belmar Farm (Lakewood, Colo.); Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.); Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.
- circa 1960
- Belmar Chapel
- Interior view of the chapel in the Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado. Alter is in the center.
- Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.); Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.; Belmar Chapel (Lakewood, Colo.)
- circa 1960
- Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado, exterior
- Up-close view of the fencing around the Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado.
- Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.); Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.
- circa 1960
- Sitting room in the Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado
- Sitting room in the Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado.
- Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.); Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.
- circa 1960
- Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado
- Up-close of the detail on the Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado.
- Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.; Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.)
- circa 1960
- Belmar Kitchen
- The kitchen at the Belmar Mansion Lakewood, Colorado. Fine china is displayed in the cabinets.
- Stanton, May Bonfils Berryman--Homes and haunts.; Belmar Mansion (Lakewood, Colo.)
- circa 1960