Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Indian rock inscription near Del Norte
- Inscriptions on a rock wall near Del Norte, in Rio Grande County in south central Colorado, depict several people riding horses and holding long spears, possibly for hunting. Several additional inscriptions depict people standing in a row.
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Rock art--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Victor fire
- View of Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad engine & train in ridge cut above Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire of August 21, 1889. Shows flat bed railroad cars filled with men holding personal belongings, household goods & furniture moved by...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Victor fire
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire on August 21, 1899, taken from vantage point on hillside where many people fled with household goods & personal belongings for safety. Shows horse- drawn wagons & carriages filled with...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Capilla de Todos los Santos
- View of the Catholic Capilla de Todos Los Santos, a part of the Shrine of the Stations of the Cross (La Mesa de la Piedad y de la Misericordia, Hill of Piety and Mercy), in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The Spanish Colonial style adobe...
- Capilla de Todos los Santos (San Luis, Colo.)--1990-2000.; San Luis (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic church buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Sculpture.; Capilla de Todos los Santos (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church...
- 1997
- Coke ovens, Redstone, Colo.
- View of four beehive shaped coke ovens located in Redstone, Pitkin County, Colorado. Construction on the complex began in 1899 to provide coke for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Pueblo, Colorado. By the early 1900s more than 144 of the coke...
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Redstone--2010-2020.; Redstone (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Redstone--Pictorial works.; Redstone (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2011
- Mexican Café
- View of the Mexican Café at 3233 Osage Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick two story building with gabled roofs, formerly St. Patrick's Church, is painted white and features a prominent awning over the entry way....
- Mexican Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Mexican Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1975
- 1429 Champa, commercial office, exterior, front
- View of the commercial office of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company at 1429 Champa St. in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story brick structure with cornice, dentils, and large store-front windows. Carved stone entablatures...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Line drawings cartoons
- View of four cartoons that depict women at a table, a joust, a man and woman on a couch, and a man and woman having their pictures painted.
- Caricatures and cartoons--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Line drawings cartoons
- View of cartoons that depict monkeys using a bat as a kite, men near a house, a man on a rock with another man who holds a shovel, a monkey with a snake, and a man with a cane and top hat.
- Caricatures and cartoons--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Line drawings cartoons story series of 6 scenes
- View of a series of cartoons that depict a scenario in which men use a stuffed tiger to scare a shop owner and steal his furs.
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Line drawings cartoons
- View of four cartoons that depict men in a general store, a cowboy with a man and older woman, a man on the street with a shovel who talks to a man in a top hat, and women who quarrel.
- Caricatures and cartoons--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Line drawings cartoons story in 8 scenes
- View of cartoon frames which depict a Native American man being tricked by a bear.
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Collage of paintings
- View of paintings that depict fair performers on stage, men and women in a park, and possibly police who walk with a man. Image titles include: "La parade des lutteurs," "Un tour de valse," "Le dimanche du poirot," "Le flirt au Parc Monceau," and...
- Fairs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Railroad ticket office
- Interior view of a railroad ticket office probably in Denver, Colorado. Roll-top desks, a telephone, telegraph machine, and images that depict railroad scenes are in the room.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Three] 3 scenes
- Close-up view of paintings that depict men and women on a bridge, a street scene, and an open-air market scene. One image is labeled: "Sur Le Boulevard-- (Angle du boulevard des Italiens et de la rue de Richelieu."
- Markets--1890-1910.; Streets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Forest Service unit in pageant 50th anniversary celebration
- A ranger in historic costume (coon skin hat with a pack outfit) followed by a modern ranger (with a pickup truck and horse trailor) depict fifty years of progress, in a parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest,...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Costumes--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Rangers--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- View of fire, Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of April, 1896, fire sweeping through commercial business district of Cripple Creek, Colorado; one and two-story gabled and lean-to residences in foreground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Hotel Vendome
- Reproduction shows the Hotel Vendome in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Vignettes depict the exterior of the three-story, mansard roofed structure, interior views of dining and billiard rooms, saloon, and lobby. Labels read: "Bar Room, Dining...
- Hotel Vendome (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Leadville Schools
- Reproduction shows schools in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. The brick buildings have stone trim, belfries, and arched entries. Sketches depict a boy and a girl; signature reads: "W H Eng, Co"
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Auditorium, El Jebel Temple, Denver
- Interior view of El Jebel Temple, Denver, Colorado; local Masonic order of El Jebel Shriners (building dedicated November, 1907); shows stage area of auditorium with chairs and bench on stage, backdrop, curtain draped open, wall mural painted by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Eriksen, Jens.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- Gilpin County, Colo.
- Paired gravestones in a Gilpin County, Colorado, cemetery depict lambs and read: "Maggie, Died Nov. 27(?), 1821(?), Aged 2 Days(?)."
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Breckenridge
- Gravestones at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery depict lambs and read: "Baby, infant son of W. A. & M. E. Morrison, Died Oct. 20, 1888(?), Aged 2 Ms. 25 Ds.," and, "Duv(?), infant son of W. A. & M. E. Morrison, Died Aug. 21,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Teller House bar, Hera, Apollo, Venus, Libera in murals
- Patrons of the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado, visit in formal evening attire. Men and women socialize; an older woman holds a cape over her shoulders. Men, some in white hats, hold newspapers. Classical frescoes depict the gods Hera,...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Sculpture--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Canon de Chelly, Ariz. Casa Blanca- pictographs
- View of Native American (Anasazi) pictographs near the White House ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. The pictographs depict circular and rectangular designs as well as possibly an animal figure.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--1910-1920.; Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Whitehouse Ruins...
- 1915
- Hyroglyphics [i. e. hieroglyphics] Tsankawi Petroglyphs
- Close-up view of Native American (Anasazi) petroglyphs at Tsankawi, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The petroglyphs depict human and other figures.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Tsankawi Ruins (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Pictographs
- Close-up view of Native American (Anasazi) petroglyphs at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Holes for vigas are near the petroglyphs that depict spiral and linear shapes.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New...
- 1915
- Annie Oakley poster
- Copy of poster with drawing of Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses holding her rifle propped on its end on the ground. Oakley wears a hat and a skirt. She has numerous medals pinned to her shirt. Drawings in the background depict scenes of Oakley...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Arapahoe camp Near Casper, Wyo. On the site of the old Oregon Trail
- Native American (Arapaho) men in leggings, beaded gauntlets, and beaded feather headdresses, pose near a group of tepees and a covered wagon near Casper, Wyoming. The tepees are painted and depict humans on horses and shields; a sign on the covered...
- Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.; Casper (Wyo.)--1880-1910.; Oregon Trail--1880-1910.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sitting Bull Crystal Cave and Sioux Indian Pageant
- View of signs and a wooden pole tepee near Sitting Bull Crystal Cave, Rapid City, South Dakota. Signs (one arrow shaped), depict a Sioux shield and the profile of a Native American man, and read: "Sitting Bull Crystal Cave and Sioux Indian Pageant...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Billboards--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Tipis--South Dakota--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Green Brothers Fruit & Produce
- View of delivery trucks and drivers at 1541-55 Market Street in Denver, Colorado; advertising art, cutouts, and painted panels depict vegetables, a rooster, waiters, and game birds. Signs read: "The Green Brothers Co.," "W. K. Harding Produce...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Montana Territory-General Miles's campaign against the Sioux
- Illustrations depict: "Landing of supplies for the expedition at the camp, on the north bank of the Missouri," with U.S. Army soldiers, tents, and smoking riverboats; and "The camp within the fortifications, near old Fort Peck," includes tents and...
- Dakota Indians--War--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Log cabins--1870-1880.; Soldiers--1870-1880.; Steamboats--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Paramount Theater
- Interior view of the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. The wall decorations depict men and women as they sit under trees. Decorative light fixtures are on the walls.
- Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Paramount Theater Denver Colorado
- Interior view of the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. The walls are decorated with ornate murals that depict men and women under trees. Decorative light fixtures and trim...
- Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Paramount Theatre Denver, Colorado
- Interior view of the seats, balcony, and walls of the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. Murals on the walls depict men and women who sit and stand underneath trees....
- Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motion picture...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Picture Rock Yellow Jacket Canon, Colo.
- Close-up view of petroglyphs on Picture Rock in Yellow Jacket Canyon, Montezuma County, Colorado. The carvings depict human figures.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1930-1950.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rock art--Colorado--Montezuma County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- 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]
- Thatcher Memorial Fountain, City Park
- View of the Thatcher Memorial Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The fountain depicts a women who holds a sword and shield and wears classical garments. Busts near the base of the fountain depict "Loyalty," "Learning," and "Love."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- Men stand near the Thatcher Memorial Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The fountain depicts a women who holds a sword and shield and wears classic garments. Busts near the base of the fountain depict "Loyalty," "Learning," and "Love."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of the brick fireplace alcove in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; features an oak mantle and built in wood seats next to the fireplace; snuffer with long handle hanging off the mantle;...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Leadville, 1933 scenery project
- Photoprint of two watercolors of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The paintings depict Rococo room interiors; one has a doorway, the other has a fireplace with a grate inside and a mirror above. In December, 1933, a group of...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Silhouette fireplace and parade frieze featured in the Kindergarten of the Fairmont School
- Interior view at the Fairmont School in Denver, Colorado; shows an ornate fireplace with silhouettes of nursery rhyme characters including Little Bo Peep, Jack and Jill, Mother Goose, a lion, a horse, a pig, a cat, and birds. Ceramic tiles and a...
- Fairmont School (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Friezes (Ornamental bands)--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [ca. 1926]
- Entrance to Children's Hospital, Denver
- Exterior view of the entrance to Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The doorway is framed by terra-cotta decoration. In the keystone position above the door is the sculpted figure of a child framed by the petals...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- Dolphin Fountain and Sullivan Gate
- View of the Sullivan Memorial Gate (F. E. Edbrooke, architect), at City Park, in Denver, Colorado; the Dolphin Fountain is in the foreground. Leo Lentelli sculptures depict "Agriculture" and "Mining." Landscaping includes lawn and trees.
- Sullivan, Dennis, 1837-1915--Monuments.; City Park Esplanade (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Greeley, Colorado people
- Photoprint of five photos depict the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Johnnie Baker poster
- Copy of poster with drawing of Johnnie Baker holding his rifle in his left hand. Baker wears a hat and a thigh boots. Drawings in the background depict scenes of Baker shooting at glass balls in the air. "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Congress, Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Indian rock inscription near Del Norte
- Inscriptions on a rock wall near Del Norte (in Rio Grande County in south central Colorado) depict images of people and animals. Several lines are also painted on the surface.
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Rock art--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Car #110 from right side at Cedar Rapids depot
- People crowd onto Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway electric interurban trolley car #110 at the depot in Cedar Rapids (Linn County), Iowa. Painted advertisements depict a workman in overalls and a house with cartoon bears. The signs read in part:...
- Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway--1940-1950.; Cedar Rapids (Iowa)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1940-1950.
- 1945 October 24
- Senate chamber entrance, Colorado State Capitol
- Interior view of the entrance to the Senate Chamber in the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. Classical entablature, columns, pilasters and niches flank a door with arches and frosted glass with letters: "Senate." Brass and marble...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Atriums--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- [1987?]
- Rutter and Hankins store 15th and Pearl Jas Hankins, Chas Turner, Jim Kelly, J.J. McCabe, Chas Nutter, Arthur Allen.
- Shelved canned goods line interior walls of this store in Boulder, Colorado. Posters depict a man and a woman and read: "Bartlett's Blue." Crates of fruit are displayed (some with netting), and baskets hang on the wall. Hardwood cases with curved...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Salvage and War Saving Posters
- Three children look at three salvage and war saving posters. On the wall above the posters there is partially cut-off lettering that says "... too can serve." Posters state when children can donate canned goods, buy war stamps, and bring in...
- Gilpin Place School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; World War, 1939-1945.; Posters.
- 1944 January