Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- County Court, Leadville, Colorado, 1912
- In this interior view of the Lake County Courthouse in Leadville, Colorado, a man in suit, vest and tie sits in a high back chair behind a wooden desk. A wire letter holder, pen and ink set, desk calendar and a big book sit on his desk. Charts...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1912
- Desk, Teller House, Central City, Colo.
- The front desk of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, is backlit by rectangular windows against the far wall. A transom is over each window. A man stands behind the wood desk looking at the camera. The front of the desk has a paneled...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Desks--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Office, Hotel Nast
- Interior view of office area or front desk, Hotel Nast, Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; log pieces pieced together to form multitude of squares covering walls for "wallpaper", stairway, front desk, benches, wooden folding...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Gen. Hays at Desk, Campo Tizzoro, Italy
- General George P. Hays, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy, sits at his desk in Campo Tizzoro, Italy. On his desk are an empty out-basket, a map, a magnifying glass [?], a newspaper, a name plate, a lamp, a calendar, a bowl or ash...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, lt. col. D.G. McGregor & stenographer
- Lt. Col. D.G. McGregor, in uniform and a female stenographer sit at a desk in an office at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The desk is covered with...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Office workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.;...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, lt. col. D.G. McGregor comm. officer
- Lt. Col. D.G. McGregor, in uniform sits at a desk in an office at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He holds a cigarett in one hand. The desk holds...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Central City newspaper office, Register Call, Colo.
- A bespectacled, balding man sits in a swivel chair at a wood desk with shelves and wooden doors in the Register office in Central City, Colorado. Papers, books, and photographs cover the top of the desk. A second man, with a camera around his neck,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Time for a new card
- At the Englewood Library in Englewood, Colorado, Grove Stanley, signs his new library card for the librarian behind the desk, Mrs. Harry Weatherman. The city librarian, George Hertz, looks on. The desk holds a stack of open books, card files, a...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Librarians--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Hertz, George.; Stanley, Grove.; Weatherman, Harry, Mrs.
- January 24, 1962
- Hoffman Heights Development, Den Interior
- Black and white print of den interior from unidentified house In Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora. Wooden chair in front of large wooden desk. Desk has front open, revealing drawers and shelves. Three drawers along bottom of desk. Large wooden...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Professor Arthur L. Campa at desk
- Professor Arthur L. Campa, Sr. sits at his desk in his office in the Spanish Department at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He would later move to the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. He wears a light colored suit...
- University of New Mexico--People--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Teachers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Pictorial works.; University of New...
- [1935?]
- Gen. Duff at desk
- Tenth Mountain Division Brigadier General Robinson E. Duff, Assistant Division Commander poses at his desk. On it are glasses and glasses case, ruler, pencil, map, magnifying glass, lamp, ashtray, and an out-box.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Duff, Robinson E.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, Lt. Col. Carl. H. Jabelowsky, construction quartermaster
- A man in uniform, Lt. Col. Carl. H. Jabelowsky, sits at a desk in an office at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A vase with flowers and a telephone sit...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman sits at a desk and interviews an applicant for a position as an operator at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building, 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The woman behind the desk wears a dress with a broad collar and has a...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employment interviewing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- Unidentified office interior
- Interior view of an office. The rooms has a roll top desk, a padded swivel chair, a glass cabinet with mineral specimens, and a light fixture with bare light bulbs. A calender on the wall reads: "Burlington Route." A carved wood and leather chair...
- Desks.; Interiors.; Offices.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Harry Buckwalter's office
- A photo of Harry Buckwalter's desk in his office, Denver, Colorado. A typewriter, telephone, small safe (?), photographs, a clock, books and papers are on the desk. Personal photographers cover the wallpapered walls of the room. A doorbell buzzer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Interior Teller House
- A large wooden case with glass panels and "Gilpin Miner" painted on it is in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. Minerals sit on the cabinet shelves. An antique telephone and a desk with two lamps on it and several chairs in front of it...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Aurora Public Library
- A view of the Aurora, Colorado, public library is seen from behind the circulation desk. The silhouette of a globe and plants are in the foreground. A woman stands behind the circulation desk, and a woman borrower stands at the desk, checking out...
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- April 11, 1962
- Dalgleish Studio
- Interior view of George Dalgleish's photography studio in Georgetown, Colorado. Front room has ornate Victorian wall papers, floral linoleum floor, caste iron stove with a wood box, hanging bookshelf lined with books, a writing desk and a office...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Three men, one on telephone
- Shows three Hispanic men in an office. One man, seated at a desk, speaks on a telephone. One man is seated on the desk and the other is seated on a chair in front of the desk.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Offices--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Upstairs, Jno Tomoy, Jan 1916
- Interior view of an office on the second floor of a Georgetown, Colorado building. Man wearing a pin strip suit and eye glasses sits behind a wooden desk covered with desk plotter, pen and ink set, and typewriter on far end. Office also includes:...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Berkley [sic] Branch Public Library
- Interior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado, shows circulation desk with arched doorways flanking, cove ceiling, wood paneling, movable bulletin board with bookshelf and "Our Allies" poster...
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Nate Salsbury with Albert Scheibel
- Nate Salsbury and Albert Scheibel sit next to a rolltop desk in a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Salsbury was the owner and manager of the show, while Scheibel was the secretary of the show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Interior, Bowman-White House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Bowman-White House in Georgetown, Colorado, at 901 Rose Street. The house was built in 1892 by John Henry Bowman, who arrived in Georgetown with his family in the 1880s. The house was passed on to his daughter, Mary Ellen...
- Bowman, John Henry--Homes & haunts.; White, John James--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1980.; Dogs--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1974?]
- Teller House interior, Central City, Colorado
- Patrons are in the lobby of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. Two men in suits stand behind the reception desk, assisting a customer standing in a dark coat on the other side of the desk. A man holding a bag stands a few feet behind the...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1870-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.
- [between 1872 and 1900?]
- Exchange located on the 2nd floor of the Masonic Bldg.
- Interior view of the Mountain States Telephone Company office in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Items in the office include a roll- top desk with drawers. Papers litter the top of the desk, and a telephone is top of the desk. Two gates...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Little girl in Woodbury Branch
- Photograph of a little girl peaking over the top of the circulation desk at the Woodbury Branch library in Denver, Colorado. She has hr hands placed on the edge of the desk. In her right hand she holds a piece of paper with a library logo on it. ...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- undated
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines - couple at desk registering
- A man and woman register with the hotel clerk at the front desk of the Troutdale-in-the-Pines mountain resort, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. Interior includes: key boxes behind the desk, a clock that reads 1:07 p.m., a sign "Drop Mail...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotel front desk personnel--Colorado--Troutdale--1930- 1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 30
- Fort Lewis, man at desk
- A man wears a suit and poses at a desk at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a bookshelf and office mailbox, telephones, desk lamps, a typewriter, scattered papers and probably paper...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Desk
- Desk made by Theodore Bailey & Co, from Havana, Cuba. The desk has a carved walnut console, iron brackets, serpentine stretchers and two drawers with brass teardrop pulls.
- Desks--1850-1900.
- [between 1855 and 1900]
- Woman @ desk
- A woman reads a magazine with her feet on her desk. A typewriter and telephone are on the desk.
- Interiors--1920-1930.; Offices--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Older female at desk
- An older women sits at a desk. She wears a loose fitted blouse, glasses and a beaded necklace.
- Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Boy at desk
- Interior shows a boy, Doug Ellis, seated at a writing desk with pencil and paper, Denver, Colorado. Items on the desk include a calender and a small globe.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Desks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903 October 23]
- Colonel Thompson at desk, Zirocco
- Colonel Earl F. Thompson, Chief of Staff of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy poses at his desk; ashtray and pen set on desk, wooden portfolio behind chair, corner of map visible. Window behind gives view of the park-like settings at the...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Thompson, Earl F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 10, 1945
- Gen. Ruffner at desk, Zirocco
- General David L. Ruffner, Tenth Mountain Division Artillery Commander poses at his desk. On desk are ink blotter, leather notebook, in- basket containing newspapers, paper and pen. Behind him is a window with a view of the park-like grounds at the...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Ruffner, David L.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 10, 1945
- Gen. Ruffner at desk, Lizzano
- General David L. Ruffner poses for a portrait at a desk with an air speed mail kit and three pens on it. Behind him are maps on a bulletin board, made from Spumanti and vermouth boxes, and a large stone fireplace.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Ruffner, David L.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Political cartoon of Casimiro Barela
- Political cartoon of State Senator Casimiro Barela with a studio portrait inset. The cartoon shows Senator Barela shaking hands with an unidentified senator near his desk. His desk has vases of flowers and letters that read: "Casimiro Barela Fourth...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1907]
- W.P.C.D. office
- Clerks work in the office of the Colorado Big Thompson project at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) in Grand County, Colorado. One man sits at a desk and works at a typewriter. Ledger books sit open on an oak...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- 1942 March
- Denver Ordnance Plant, Maj. Seth Wiard executive officer
- Major Seth Wiard, in uniform sits at a desk in an office at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He holds a phone to his ear and writes notes. On the desk...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, Swensson, E.E. Gen. Man. Remington Arms
- E.E. Swensson, general manager of Remington Arms, sits at his desk at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He holds a pen in his hand. A telephone and...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Remington Arms Company--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.;...
- [1941?]
- Rocky Mountain News office
- A man is seated at a desk, possibly at the Rocky Mountain News office in the Tabor Building in Denver, Colorado. Numerous papers and a telephone are on the desk. Framed photos and photo montages cover the walls. The ceiling and upper wall trim is...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction mechanic's office
- A man sits at a desk in the mechanic's office at the Holly Sugar Company mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. A lamp, clock, pictures, and books are on the desk. The man wears a suit and cap.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--People--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Banker
- Interior of a bank shows a man seated at a desk behind a counter, probably in Denver, Colorado. On the desk is a vase of flowers, a stack of papers sits on the counter.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bankers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Animals & skins
- Shows animal skins on a desk and a stuffed animal on the floor below the desk, possibly in a taxidermist office.
- Hides & skins--1890-1910.; Taxidermy--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Interior of a parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in Leadville, Colorado; shows an ornate combination book case with a beveled mirror, a writing desk and a library case filled with glasses, a decanter, liquor bottles, a vase, and photographs. The writing desk has a open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- In D. & R. G. pass. dept. office, Equitable Bldg. Denver, Sect. to Gen. Pass. & ticket agent, Frank A. Wadleigh
- Photographer's self portrait in the Denver and Rio Grande Passenger Department Office, Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado, shows Beam, in his official position as Secretary to the General Passenger and Ticket Agent, at his desk with typewriter...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Typewriters--1910-1920.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- July 1910
- Cripple Creek Palace Hotel
- Interior view of Palace Hotel reception desk with two men behind desk, Cripple Creek, Colorado; shows man with top hat signing hotel register, message slots with keys and letters, poster announcing lecture at Masonic Hall, Burlington Route calendar...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotel employees--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Palace Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Warden Roy Best
- Roy Best, Warden of the State Penitentiary, sits at his desk, wearing a tie and sweater, Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado. Smoking, he holds weapons crudely fashioned by inmates. The mess on his desk includes a letter opener, a matchbook, packs...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Best, Roy.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Rocky Mountain News employees
- Interior view of women, in an informal pose at a desk, in the Rocky Mountain News building at 1720 Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. A typewriter and phone are on the desk and calendars hang on the wall.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1935]
- Charles C. Gates in his office
- Interior view of an office at the Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado with Mr. Charles C. Gates seated at a desk, he holds a pen and paper. Items on the desk include: carnations in a vase, a telephone, a framed family photograph, and baskets of...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Art museum interior
- Interior view of an art museum in Denver, Colorado, shows a desk and chair in front of a large wall hanging. Card on desk reads: "Furnished by The Denver Dry Goods Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]