Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #357 Studio wrestling
- Studio portrait of two men wrestling with one another in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Both men have bare torsos and wear wrestling tights. The man in the dark tights twists the arm of the second man behind his back as he grasps his legs. A...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Posing.; Wrestling--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- 10:55 A.M.Union Pacific 3958 extra south at Greeley
- Union Pacific steam locomotive 3958 (4-6-6-4) is stopped beside a water column and caboose in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Signs on the locomotive read: "X3958." Storage tanks are in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Brighton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.
- 1956 November 12
- 10th moves through Badia, Italy
- A loosely organized column of eleven Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry, 2nd Battalion, soldiers enter the town of Badia, during the Italian Campaign. The stone buildings are slightly damaged.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [April or May] 1945
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 2:30 P.M., C & S engine 909 at Ft. Collins (Rocky Mt. R.R. Club excursion
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive 909 (2-10-2) stopped by a water column and coaling conveyor in the yards at Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Railroad gondola cars are parked near the coaling apparatus. Letters on the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Fort...
- 1957 June 30
- 5325 East Colfax Avenue, Denver
- View of a liquor store at 5325 East Colfax Avenue in the South Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A brick and tile column holds a metal sign that reads: "Continental Cut Rate Liquors, Ice Cold Beer." Other businesses include: "Colortyme TV...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1992 September
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- 7th Cav coming into camp from Wounded Knee fight with Big Foots Band, Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- View of the Seventh Cavalry on horseback riding in a long column over the plains enroute to the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Miniconjou Indians--War--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded...
- [November 1890?]
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- A house possibly used in conjunction with the Colorado Motion Picture Company in Canon City
- This one-story frame residence in Canon City, Colorado, has a shingle roof and siding, bay window, shed roofed dormer, wide, bracketed eaves, and a deep, open porch. The porch has wide, pedimented railing with a half column and matching walls...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- Albany Hotel dining room
- Men and women in evening dress sit at long banquet tables in the dining room of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a carpeted room with large windows with lambrequins and sheer draperies, a...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Banquet halls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- American Red Cross, Denver
- View of the office building for the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross at 170 Steele Street in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Modernist Style building has metal frame column windows and letters: "American Red Cross."...
- American Red Cross. Mile High Chapter.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Organizations'...
- 1991 March
- Amos H. Root building entrance
- Photograph of the entrance to and several canopies in front of some store fronts located in the Amos H. Root building in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.); Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Amos H. Root Building sign
- Dedicatory sign in the wall of the upper floor of the Amos H. Root building located in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam construction, while the upper two stories...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1990 August
- Amos H. Root Building sketch
- Sketch of the exterior of the Amos H. Root Building, located in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam construction, while the upper two stories exhibit fine brickwork. It...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.); Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Amos H. Root Building store fronts
- Photograph of several canopies in front of some store fronts located in the Amos H. Root building in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam construction, while the upper...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1987 May
- Annual Heraldo: 1914
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1914.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1914
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- Aroya lighthouse
- View of the Aroya Light House in Aroya, Colorado. Shows a wooden building, probably an old gas station, with a large overhanging roof. The building is one level, and the paint is faded and pealing off the wood siding. The overhanging roof is...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Lighthouses.; Abandoned buildings.; Folk art--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1981
- Art design column
- Close-up view of an illustration that depicts a log, shovel, and pile of dirt.
- Logs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Auraria Higher Education Center: existing buildings study
- Barth Hotel
- Interior photograph of a wood column a modified capital in the lobby of the Barth Hotel located in Denver, Colorado. The 1882 building was designed by noted architect F.C. Eberley. First used as a warehouse, the four story brick and sandstone...
- Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.); Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Beautiful, beautiful, zion! : the majesty of God's power and grace, First Chronicles-Chapter 20, Verse 11.
- Booklet created detailing the clerical and building history of the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included are several photographs of different pastors and their families, changes to different church buildings to the year 2003.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver--History.; Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2003
- Best view under portal, band playing from west ???
- resting on benches.; Two young boys dressed in suits lean against a wood column on the portal at the Governor's Palace in Santa Fe, New Mexico after it was restored. Log beams line the overhang of the outdoor walkway where a band plays in the...
- Bands.; City & town life--1910-1920.; Streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)
- [1913?]
- Boettcher School, Denver
- Interior view of a faceted window bay at the Charles Boettcher School (formerly Boettcher School for Crippled Children; architect Burnham Hoyt, 1939), at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. International...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Windows--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1992
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in a cemetery in Boulder, Colorado; shows a truncated column atop a pedestal stone, upon which is inscribed: "In memory of Sara T., ?? Wood, died Nov 26, A. D. 1872, Aged 76(?) Yr., 7 Mo, 6 D." "Wood"; dark metal star at the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows a tall, cut stone with a round column on top of a square base, and a representation of an urn on top of the column; square base accented by arches, under which is the inscription: "T. B. Hamilton....
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Breast, Clear Creek and Gilpin tunnel, Clear Creek Consolidated
- Five miners pose near a column support in the Breast, Clear Creek and Gilpin tunnel, owned (?) by Clear Creek Consolidated, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Breckenridge
- View of a gravestone at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows a square column with crosses, gables, an urn, and epitaph: "Amedee LaCour Died July 27, 1884. Aged 40 Years."
- LaCour, Amedee, d. 1884--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of a gravemarker at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows a square column with a mitred dome and urn.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 2
- Capitol Hill Review
- Capitol Life Insurance Building
- Photograph of the interior columns located on the second floor of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. Column is decorated with a twisted white scroll pattern and a yellow background. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1996 December
- Capitol Life Insurance Building interior columns
- Photograph of the interior columns located on the second floor of the Capitol Life Insurance Building located in Denver, Colorado. Column is decorated with a twisted white scroll pattern and a yellow background. The 1924 Capitol Life Insurance...
- North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1994
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 5115, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; water column by tender. Photographed: Denver, Colo., January 14, 1922.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1922.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1922
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- Cell house #1
- Three-stories of interior pipe railed metal balconies and barred cells converge into the glare of a factory window in Cellhouse 1 at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Skylights in the ceiling flank a catwalk. A porcelain tub, a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cells--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 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?]
- Centennial Airport
- View of the Centennial Airport terminal building at 7800 South Peoria Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The wing shaped entrance of the airport has a drive way wrapping around the exterior. A runway is in the background. A tall...
- Centennial Airport (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Englewood (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Airports.; Centennial Airport (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Airports--Colorado--Englewood--Pictorial works.; Englewood...
- 1987
- Central City parade
- A parade marches past Armory Hall, which has "Central City Fire Department" painted above the door, and City Hall in Central City, Colorado. The House Guards carry rifles and an American flag. They follow another column that marches down Main...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897]
- Characteristics of Negro residences in Park Hill area of Denver, Colorado, 1966
- Chief Joseph monument
- View of two Nez Perce Native American chiefs with horses one with a travois, pose with a United States flag at Chief Joseph's monument which consists of a stone column with a sign. Shows a large crowd of people.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Nez Percé Indians--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--1920-1930.; Travois--1920-1930.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Monuments.
- 1926 September 26
- Church dedication
- The Right Reverend J. Henry Tihen, bishop of Denver, wears a miter and stole, holds a crozier, raises his hand, and speaks at the dedication of St. Catherine's Church. He stands in front of double doors under a brick arch, with American flags over...
- Iliff (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bishops--Colorado--Iliff--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Iliff--1920-1930.; Church dedications--Colorado--Iliff--1920-1930.; Tihen, J. Henry.
- August 3, 1927
- CMStP&P locomotive, engine number 317, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; water column beside engine . Photographed: Mobridge, S. Dak., August 13, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad locomotives--South Dakota--Mobridge.; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1938