Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1421 Champa, exterior, front
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado; a four story brick structure with an ornate cornice and stained glass fanlight window. Stone entablature reads: "Telephone Building." Engaged columns flank...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1904
- 4th of July
- Firemen ride in horse-drawn carts down an unpaved street in La Junta, Colorado in Otero County. They wear their uniforms and hats. American flags decorate the carts. A wood-frame building with a belltower is in the background.
- Fourth of July--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.; La Junta (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.
- 1888
- 4th of July celebration
- Crowds gather around the bunting-draped flagpole and grandstand on Main Street and Fifth (5th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado; the Magnolia Band is in the center with parade floats on Main (Third, 3rd.) United States flags, streamers, and evergreens...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- 4th of July, Alma, 1887
- Men, boys, and one small girl (with a toy baby carriage) pose on Main Street in Alma, Park County, Colorado. Pine boughs and trees, bunting, an American flag, and a "Welcome" banner decorate the street. Signs read: "Alma Hotel, Restaurant" and...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1887
- A Fordson equipped flusher about to commence the daily task of washing Denver's streets
- View of a tractor-drawn water truck in Denver, Colorado; pinstripes decorate the frame.
- Fordson tractors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street cleaning--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A. E. Leikauf Meat Company
- Interior view of the August E. Leikauf Meat Company located at 1013 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows display cases filled with meat, bacon and pork; cans of "Armour's Simon Pure [leaf] lard" sit on the counter with potted ferns....
- August E. Leikauf Meat Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butchers shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meat--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Andrew House, Estes Park, Colo.
- View of the Andrews House located at 324 East Oak Street, Fort Collins, Colo. The single-story brick house built in 1889 and has a steep roof and shingled gables. Eastlake style design elements, such as the columns, spoolwork and apron decorate...
- Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Estes Park--2000-2010.; Estes Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Estes Park--Pictorial works.; Estes Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2000
- Auto equip.
- American and German flags and bunting decorate the Auto Equipment Company building, 1552-58 Broadway, for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Signs in window read: "Warner Auto-Meter, [?]my Service Station", "V-Ray Spark Plugs Are Better",...
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [June 1913]
- Auto on road in sandstone canyon
- View of a car on a road, flanked by sheer sandstone cliffs, in (probably) Utah. United States flags decorate the radiator.
- Automobiles--Utah--1920-1940.; Cliffs--Utah--Colorado--1920-1940.; Flags--American--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Bathing beauties
- Several women in bathing suits and caps pose inside a convertible Paige-Detroit automobile for a dealership promotion in Denver, Colorado. "Paige" banners decorate the car and a girl stands nearby; probably Sloans Lake in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- 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
- Buddecke and Diehl's Opera House, Montrose, Colo.
- Interior view of the Buddecke & Diehl Opera House in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The building has paper-covered light shades, kerosene lanterns, and pine garlands on the ceiling and on brick walls. Painted scenes decorate the front of the...
- Buddecke & Diehl Outfitters Opera House (Montrose, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chairs--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Light fixtures--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Opera...
- [between 1885 and 1888?]
- C S P cemetery
- Plank gravemarkers and weeds fill the cemetery at the State Penitentiary, Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado. One marker is a star in a circle and reads: "US Veteran;" flowers decorate surrounding graves.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Inc. Historic Houses Narratives
- Carved lion's head on the corner of the sitting room fireplace Mclnnes used lion's heads on furniture and on drain spouts as well.
- View of the mantle of the fireplace in the John McInnes home in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. A lion is carved into the mantle. A clock, candles, pictures, and other bric-a-brac decorate the mantel.
- McInnes, John--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Central City festival
- A fireman, wearing long underwear and shorts, scales a ladder suspended in mid air in the middle of Main Street in Central City, Colorado. People sit on the grandstand on Eureka street. Crowds line both sides of the street, look out the windows of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Central City residence interiors
- A stove and its stovepipe are in front of a wall with patterned wallpaper. The stove has six burners, and a kettle rests on one of them. The range has an oven with an enamel door and two irons sitting on it. Two warmers are aboe the range....
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interiors
- The sun streams through two windows of a Central City bedroom where a twin bed with a quilted cover is in the foreground. The windowsills next to the bed are decorated with bric-a-brac, including flowers, vases, bells, and miniature birds. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Church at oldest Antigua
- The Church at Oldest Antigua in Mexico stands several stories high topped by two crosses. A large arch frames the main entrance. Figures of saints decorate the walls on either side of the door and above it. Branches from a nearby tree protrude into...
- Churches--Mexico--1910-1920.; Saints.
- [1910?]
- Colo. Midland
- American and German flags and bunting decorate the Colorado Midland Railway building, 17th (Seventeenth) and California Streets, for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Signs in window read: "Midland Route, Best Route To Glenwood Springs",...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [June 1913]
- Colo. State Indust. School, Baud Company Recreation Room, Xmas decorations
- Interior view of the Baud Company Recreation Room at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) during the Christmas Eve party, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado; boys stand around a small Christmas...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- 1928 December 24
- Colorado bank
- An elaborate display of American and German flags and bunting decorate the Colorado National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets, for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- [June 1913]
- Colorado City parade
- A parade float is pulled by teams of horses on a dirt street in probably Colorado City (El Paso County), Colorado. Men are beside a replica log cabin on the float with a banner that reads: "Colorado's First Capitol, Colorado City, El Paso County...
- Colorado City (El Paso County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Parades &...
- [1876 July 4?]
- D&RGW caboose 0578, Santa Claus train, Salida, Colo.
- Boy, girls, and a man in a Santa Claus costume pose by Denver and Rio Grande Western caboose 0578 at Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado; wreaths, a Christmas tree, and a taxidermy mounted deer head and antlers decorate the caboose. Letters read:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Santa Claus--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Salida (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Children--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1951 December 22
- D&RGW, Salida, Colo. D&RGW standard gauge (2-8-0) 116 narrow gauge caboose 0578 decorated for Santa Claus train, Salida, Colo.
- View of the Santa Clause train, a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 1166 (2-8-0), and caboose 0578 (narrow gauge), at Salida (Chaffee County) Colorado. Evergreen boughs decorate the caboose. A truck, boxcars, and ore cars...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Salida (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.
- 1951 December 22
- Democratic State Hdq.
- American and German flags and bunting decorate the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Street for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Banner reads: "Democratic State Headquarters, Geo. T. Bradley, Chairman, Room 116."
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Democratic Party (Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- [June 1913]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1910 March 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 25, 1911 June 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 3, 1911 January 14
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 46, 1911 November 11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 52, 1911 December 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 39, 1912 September 28
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Denver-New York toll line, opening of booths in A. B. clubroom used in opening demonstration
- Interior view of an area identified as the A. B. clubroom possibly in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building in Denver, Colorado. Wooden telephone booths line one wall. Signs over the booths read: "Omaha Direct," "Chicago...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1920.; Telephone booths--Colorado--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1911, May 8
- Detroit, Mich.
- Aerial view of Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The Wayne County Building, located at 600 Randolph Street, is built in the English Baroque style, with a blend of Beaux-Arts and neo-classical elements. The five story building has a four tiered...
- Detroit (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; City & town life.; Government facilities.; Rivers.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Dining room at Manitou House
- Garlands decorate the dining room of the Manitou House in Manitou Springs, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The dining room tables are set with white linens and napkins folded in glasses. The hotel was located near the site of the Seven Minute...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Festoons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1900.; Table settings & decorations--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Doc Holliday's Gravestone
- View of John Henry "Doc" Holliday's gravestone located in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The grave and granite headstone are surrounded by a simple black metal railing. Inscribed on the stone are the name and death dates, "Doc...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Burial--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Dry farm products, Routt Co. Fair, Hayden Colo.
- Interior view, exhibit building at the Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado; produce and potted plants are displayed on shelves; banners, bunting, sheaves, taxidermied animal heads, and flags decorate the balcony, rafters, and poles; banner...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1916]
- Dry farm products, Routt Co. Hayden Colo.
- Interior view of exhibit building at the Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado; produce on shelves includes potatoes, assorted vegetables, and potted plants; bunting, flags, banners, taxidermied animal heads and sheaves decorate the...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1916]
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Elks' parade
- Aerial view of an Elks' Club parade with uniformed marchers on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Buntings and banners decorate the streetlamps and the Brown Palace Hotel. Signs read: "Drexel", "Colorado", "Haw's Drug Store On Corner...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Elks (Fraternal order)
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Engine House No. 1 Denver Fire Department, Colfax and Broadway
- Denver Fire Department's Engine House Number One is being dismantled, corner of Colfax and Broadway, Denver, Colorado. A stagecoach parks on street near the gabled Victorian firehouse. American flags decorate the streetlights. The Harris Drug...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flags--American--1900-1910.;...
- [October 1909]
- Entrance Highland Park
- A gate with two stone pillars, columns, and statues decorate the entrance to Highland Park in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
- Highland Park (Pittsburg, Pa.)--1900-1910.; Pittsburg (Pa.)--1900-1910.; Gates--Pennsylvania--Pittsburg--1900-1910.; Parks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburg--1900-1910.
- [1903?]
- Fairmount Cemetery
- Panorama view of graves and headstones in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Two men decorate a gravesite in the distance. A gravestone reads: "Harris Alonso May 18, 1864 Nov 18, 1915".
- Alonso, Harris, 1864-1915.--Tomb.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1916]
- First Baptist Church Directory and Yearbook
- Directory published by the First Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado. Included in the document are lists of: the different religious services and their corresponding meeting times, different organizations within the congregation, and members by...
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930
- Garlock packing
- American and German bunting, flags and shields decorate a brick building on Cleveland Place for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Business signs read: "The Federal Rubber Mfg. Co. Denver Branch" and "The Garlock Packing Co."
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [June 1913]
- Gen. William J. Palmer relaxing in his den at Glen Eyrie
- Image is a copy of a 1890s original of General William Jackson Palmer. Interior view shows General Palmer as he relaxes in his den at Glen Eyrie, Queens Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado Springs. He sits in front of a huge stone fireplace with...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1890
- General Rose Memorial Hospital
- Exterior view of the Goodstine Family Pavilion at General Rose Memorial Hospital (Rose Medical Center) at 4567 East 9th (Ninth) Avenue in the Hale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the area where the Goodstine Pavilion and main hospital are...
- General Rose Memorial Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hale (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]