Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 November 26
- Platoro Mining District
- Scattered log and tent structures comprise the gold mining town of Platoro in the Platoro - Gilmore Mining District (Conejos County), Colorado; shows people in front of residences and stores along the wide center street.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Oil shale settlement
- Shacks, outhouses, and sheds comprise this colony in (probably) Colorado or Utah; men stand by a truck and tanks; desert ridges and valleys are in the distance.
- Oil-shale industry--1910-1930.; Petroleum industry--1910-1930.; Settlements--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Lick Observatory
- View of buildings that comprise the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, California. A large three-story brick building sits on the top of a hill surrounded by other structures.
- Lick Observatory--Buildings--1880-1900.; Hamilton, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Astronomical observatories--California--Santa Clara County--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Panoramic, hilltop view of Guanajuato, Mexico, capitol city of Guanajuato State. Cactus and brush are visible. Buildings, mostly brick, comprise a dense city settlement. Mountains are seen in the distance and buildings dot the hillside.
- Guanajuato (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Mexico--Guanajuato--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- El Paso Tex
- Businesses flank dirt street in El Paso, Texas. Men and buggies are along boardwalks and streetcar tracks; signs read: "Arctic Soda," "Boots & Shoes," "E. C. Pew," "Berrotts Wines & Liquor," "Milwaukee Beer Hall," and "Royal Ins. Co." A cigar...
- El Paso (Tex.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Texas--El Paso--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Byers Junior High School after planting
- Byers Junior High School, in Denver, Colorado, is a three-story brick building with stone trim, buttresses, and a projecting, square entry. Lawn, flowers, and trees in the foreground comprise Saco R. DeBoer landscaping.
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Byers Junior High School, Denver, Colo after planting
- Byers Junior High School, in Denver, Colorado, is a three-story brick building with stone trim, buttresses, and a projecting, square entry. Lawn, flowers, a pedestal, and trees comprise Saco R. DeBoer landscaping.
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- City Library - Fort Collins
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Shelves of books and upholstered chairs comprise furnishings.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- 1939
- City library - Ft. Collins
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Pale wood tables and chairs, cabinets, shelved books, arched windows, and hanging glass lamps comprise furnishings.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- 1939
- First class work guaranteed when the right subject is being taken this is not an excellent photo
- The president of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, poses at his desk. Wicker baskets, shelves of books, a safe and printing press comprise interior furnishings.
- Colorado State University--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; College presidents--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Cimarron, Colo looking down
- Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, flanks the Cimarron River. Frame residences, trees, sheds, tents, and stock pens comprise the town. Freight cars and ties are on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks; a water tower is further back. Jagged hills...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Cimarron, Colorado D. & R. G. R. R.
- Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, flanks the Cimarron River. Frame residences, trees, sheds, tents, and stock pens comprise the town; a low bridge spans the water upstream. Passenger coaches of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad approach the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Colorado D. & R. G. R. R.
- Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, flanks the Cimarron River. Frame residences, trees, sheds, tents, and stock pens comprise the town; a low bridge spans the water upstream. Passenger coaches of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad approach the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Hole in the Wall drawn by Merritt D. Houghton, Laramie Wyo.
- Reproduction shows Hole in the Wall, Johnson County, Wyoming, or Brown's Park, Moffat County, Colorado. Log cabins, stock pens, and grazing cattle comprise this valley settlement. A wagon and team are on the road.
- Hole in the Wall Valley (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Valleys--Wyoming--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 3
- Fourth of July mine
- A long line of tourists snakes across the mountain valley containing the remains of the Fourth of July mine, Boulder County, Colorado. Collapsed wooden buildings and tailings piles comprise the remnants.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fourth of July Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Tourists--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Tomboy
- A Tomboy Mine ore car sits on broken-down track at the bottom of the ore tram line in Savage Basin near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. The mine was located above timberline, and the precipitous mountains of the San Juan range comprise the...
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1970.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Mine railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1970.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1970.
- [between 1949 and 1970]
- Unidentified woman
- Portrait of a woman in high heels and a brocade dress; floral curtains, a floor lamp, and carpet comprise interior decor.
- Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass transom in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central motif is a lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves. Horizontal and vertical panels of various shades of milk...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass cabinet door in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. A lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves is the central motif in this window. Horizontal and vertical panels of...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- One female
- A woman poses in skirt and blouse, she models a beaded cape with fur trim. A settee and painted mural comprise interior decor.
- Interiors--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Three women - evening attire
- Well-dressed women pose in costume consisting of sleeveless, low hemmed dresses, brocade or beaded fabric, bead necklaces, and feather trim. Caned chairs, chintz drapes, and a sideboard comprise interior decor, Denver, Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City council
- The mayor and councilmen of Central City, Colorado, gather around an antique stove to discuss business. One of the councilmen holds a set of city maps. A balding councilman with glasses and a pinkie ring, sits to the right. The mayor of Central...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; City council members--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Old stage station on Powder River between Casper and Thermopolis where stageline crossed Wyoming River
- Stone and log buildings comprise ruins of the Powder River stage stop in Natrona County, Wyoming; power lines are in the background.
- Natrona County (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Wyoming--Natrona County--1930-1940.; Transportation facilities--Wyoming--Natrona County--1930-1940.; Transportation--Wyoming--Natrona County--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Bedrock - 1959
- View in Bedrock, Colorado showing the open front porch of a store in Bedrock; shows crates, barrels, chair with back padding torn out, and other miscellaneous items littering the porch; wood beams run horizontally, the length of the roof and also...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Porches--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bedrock - 1959
- View in Bedrock, Colorado showing the open front porch of a store in Bedrock; features crates, barrels and other miscellaneous items littering the porch; wood beams run horizontally the length of the roof and vertical supports are along the front...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Porches--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Three Sisters - Ruby Canyon
- Sandstone cliffs of Ruby Canyon, in Utah or Colorado, edge the Colorado River. Pinnacles comprise the "Three Sisters" formation.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Three Sisters - Ruby Canyon
- Sandstone cliffs of Ruby Canyon, in Utah or Colorado, edge the Colorado River. Pinnacles comprise the "Three Sisters" formation.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Three Sisters - Ruby Canyon
- Sandstone cliffs and cottonwood trees edge the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon, Colorado or Utah. Pinnacles comprise the "Three Sisters" formation.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Three Sisters - Ruby Canyon
- Sandstone cliffs and boulders edge the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon, Colorado or Utah. Pinnacles comprise the "Three Sisters" formation.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Three Sisters - Ruby Canyon
- Sandstone cliffs and boulders edge the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon, Colorado or Utah. Pinnacles comprise the "Three Sisters" formation.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Three Sisters - Ruby Canyon
- Sandstone cliffs and boulders edge the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon, Colorado or Utah. Pinnacles comprise the "Three Sisters" formation.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Ranch in mtn. valley
- Rooming houses, dormitories, roads, ponds, and houses comprise this resort, probably in Colorado.
- Ranches--Colorado--1920-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Two men look into desert canyon
- Men stand by a capstone formation and look into a forested canyon, probably in Colorado or Utah; barren hills comprise the far side of the valley.
- Canyons--1920-1940.; Rock formations--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Mack Block
- View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado; stores and offices on the north east side include the Patterson Building, Kenmark Hotel, Mack Building; signs read: "Citizen's Savings Bank," "Silver State Savings," "Carpenter Hibbard Optometrists,"...
- Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; City & town...
- 1953 January 21
- Toltec Bldg 17th & Stout now razed
- View of the Toltec Building in Denver, Colorado, at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets; shows offices, storefronts, and signs: "Rock Island Frisco Lines, and "Manhattan Hotel." Pedestrians, horses, and buggies comprise traffic.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Flower show - Denver Auditorium
- Men and women pose by tree specimens in the Denver Municipal Auditorium, during a flower show, in Denver, Colorado; plaster garlands comprise interior decor.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Flower shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Hancock - 1941 RR bridge
- A bridge, used by the Denver and South Park railroad, crosses Chalk Creek in Hancock, Colorado. The abutments, made of cut stone, are deteriorating, as have the timbers that comprise the bridge. A stone wall beneath the bridge helps to channel the...
- Hancock (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Hancock--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Treasure Vault mine near the mine of the same name on Treasure Vault Mountain
- View of the dilapidated mill building of the Treasure Vault mine on Treasure Vault Mountain in Eagle County, Colorado. Tailings, lakes, and peaks above timberline comprise the view from the mine.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Spanish patio - Denver residence (may be Evans house)
- View of a covered patio in Denver, Colorado. Coffered ceilings, wrought iron lamps, couches, chairs, potted plants, and a tile floor comprise the decor. An open plaza is to the side.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Patios--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Phipps' residence
- Interior view of a living room in probably the home of Senator Lawrence Phipps on Rockingham Avenue in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, California. Sofas, a chair, table, lamps, and print curtains comprise decor.
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Los Angeles (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--California--Los Angeles--1950-1960.; Interiors--California--Los Angeles--1950-1960.; Living rooms--California--Los Angeles--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps residence
- Interior view of the living room in the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house at 3400 Belcaro Drive in the Belcaro neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Chairs, tables, a sofa, fireplace, a chandelier, and portraits comprise decor.
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps residence
- Interior view at the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house at 3400 Belcaro Drive in the Belcaro neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A table, bamboo chairs, sideboard, fireplace, and chandelier comprise decor. Wall murals depict beach scenes.
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1949]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- View down the trolley tracks on the wooden trestle with Orchard Place (Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado in background; shows the horse riding on the rear platform of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway car on the return trip from...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Power Plant at Craig
- Two large smokestacks and several buildings comprise the power plant at Craig, Colorado (Moffat County). Parking lots fiilled with cars surround the building. Steam rises out of the smaller boilers of the plant.
- Craig (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Power plants--Colorado--Craig--1950-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Brighton sugar factory's opening day, Dec. 1917.
- The sugar factory, in Brighton, Colorado, is a four-story, flat monitor roofed structure with paned factory windows and pipe vent stacks. Shed roofed, one-story buildings with end windows and a gable roofed building with a brick and concrete stack...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.
- Dec. 1917
- Jail at Canon City
- Stone buildings of the State Prison in Canon City, Colorado are three stories with low gabled roofs and chimneys. Frame or brick structures and a smokestack comprise the rest of the complex, which is enclosed by a stone wall with square towers. In...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1883 and 1886?]
- View from top
- The San Juan mountains comprise the view from the top of Engineer Mountain in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Gold Hill
- View across a field of clover at the log cabins that comprise the town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County; shows evergreen forest at perimeter of town.
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1860-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gold Hill--1860-1970.
- [1860?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- reportedly named after a small, nearby "lagoon" that served as a source of water for its residents.; The ruins of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico stand in the foreground. Small, flat-roofed adobe buildings with wood beams protruding just below the...
- Missions--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]