Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Axtell, Crested Butte, Colo.
- The Axtell's sit with heads bowed in prayer at their dining room table, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. The table is set with a china tea pot and dishes, silver, and a bowl of apples. The tiny room has ornate wallpaper, a heavy tapestry...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1890.; Interiors.
- 1887
- Twenty-Forth Street School children doing art project
- Young children work on an art project at Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, re-named Crofton School in 1959. Two young girls work to create dishes with clay.
- Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Washing dishes near Wink's Panorama (Wink's Lodge)
- Muriel Hamlet washes dishes while a boy chops wood near Winks Panorama also known as Winks Lodge. The hotel near Pinecliffe, Colorado served African-American tourists during the early and middle 20th century. The lodge was built in the Lincoln...
- circa 1950's
- Mr. Ferris Cassius
- Interior view of City Park Sundries at 2101 York Street in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Ferris Cassius, an African American, the proprietor of City Park Sundries, draws a beverage from the soda fountain behind the...
- City Park Sundries (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; African Americans--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ice cream parlors.; Interiors.; Cassius, Ferris--Pictorial works.; City Park Sundries (Denver,...
- 1976
- Mrs. Huntington in kitchen
- A woman identified as "Mrs. Huntington" works at counter with a mixing bowl. Cooking supplies include dishes, rolled oats, "Chicken of The Sea," and "Maxwell House Coffee."
- Cookery--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.; Kitchens--1940-1950.; Women--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Dining tent area
- Interior view of a miner's dining tent at probably the Gold King Mine near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows an eating area with men, women and dogs seated at wooden tables and benches. The tables are set with white table cloths, dishes,...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1910?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- Interior view of the dining room in the boarding house at the Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows men, women, a milk jug and wooden tables full of dishes and food. A calendar hangs on the wall and reads: "August" and...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.
- between 1906 and 1908?]
- Man standing at cafeteria counter
- A man poses behind the counter of a cafeteria in Colorado. A display case with pies and dishes is on the wall nearby.
- Cafeterias--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Showcases--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Interior drug store
- Men sit at a bar and at a table in a drugstore probably in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. Displays of dishes, cigars, and postcards are in and on a glass counter. Signs read: "Coca Cola," and "Columbia [...]"
- Drugstores--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Soda fountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Display of plates
- View of a plate collection hung on a wall in Colorado. Serving dishes and bowls are also in the display.
- Plates (Tableware)--Colorado--1910-1930.; Tableware--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Interior of restaurant
- View of the interior of a restaurant in Colorado. Men and women sit at tables with dishes of food.
- Eating & drinking--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Restaurants--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Family at dinner
- Interior view of a Chinese-American home in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, woman, boys, a girl, dishes, a stove, a clock, and a calendar.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914, November
- Variety store
- Interior view of a dry goods store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, a woman, tea hoppers, a coffee grinder, glass display cases, and merchandise including dishes, steins, lamps, brooms, and washboards.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Still life
- Still life shows fruit: oranges, banana, apples, and grapes, in dishes; painting is in a gold and white frame.
- Fruit--1880-1890.
- 1894
- Interior room
- A man and a woman are seated in an unidentified interior room. The room is decorated with rugs, lace curtains on the windows, wood chairs and table, an upholstered chair, desk, a light fixture that hangs from the ceiling, paintings and photos on...
- Houses--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Hotel Imperial dining room, Longmont, Colo.
- Interior view of the Hotel Imperial dining room, Longmont, Colorado, shows linen cloth covered round and oblong tables set with silverware, napkins, salt and pepper, cruits, sugar, candlesticks, and dishes of crackers or beard. The floor has a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Hotel Imperial (Longmont, Colo.)
- 1926 November 23
- Lyons
- View inside a Lyons cafe, Colorado, shows customers chatting at tables with coffee mugs and dishes. A "Grast and Thomas, Pioneer Seeds, Grand Rapids, Iowa," calender hangs above their heads with a taxidermied antelope and pictures of cowboys.
- Lyons (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cafes--Colorado--Lyons--1980-1990.; Interiors.
- 1980
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a banquet table, food items, candles, a tea pot, plates, and serving dishes. Signs read: "Blood Orange" (cookies) and "Wild Cherry" gelatin.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Buffets (Cookery)--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Campers?
- Men gather in a campsite with mud dwelling and wood shed, possibly in Colorado; scene includes furniture, tables, stools, standing shelves with dishes, cookware, kettles, coffee pots, and cooking pots.
- Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Wild West Show dishwasher
- In the foreground, a dishwasher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pours a large bucket of water into a washing basin in preparation of washing many stacks of dishes, pots and pans. He wears a hat and a long apron. A man sits in the shade under a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dishwashing--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Swimmers picnicking
- Women dressed in swimsuits gather around a blanket for a picnic in a park. Some of the women wear swim caps. On the blanket are food, dishes, and cups. A young girl and young boy stand next to one of the women.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Boys--1920-1940.; Girls--1920-1940.; Parks--1920-1940.; Picnics--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Barefoot female balancing items on her head
- A Black woman balances a box of dishes on her head near stone monuments in a church courtyard, probably Barbados.
- Blacks--Barbados--1920-1930.; Barbados--1920-1930.; Churches--Barbados--1920-1930.; Women--Barbados--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Kitchen & woman's body on floor
- Interior view of a kitchen; shows a wood stove, a clutter of dishes, cookware, pots, pans, dinnerware, and a dead woman, Denver, Colorado.
- Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bailey, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. James Lamping's three children pose with them during their fiftieth anniversary party in Bailey, Colorado. The couple sit in chairs at a large table. Mrs. Lamping wears a dark dress with silver buttons up the front, and her husband...
- Lamping, Edward Posey.; Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Lamping, James A.--Family.; Lamping, Joseph Anthony.; Seeley, Mary E.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938 December 12
- Lampings, Bailey
- Mrs. and Mrs. Lamping pose for a portrait on their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Bailey, Colorado. Mrs. Lamping, with her hair pulled back, wearing small, round, wire glasses, sits in a chair. Mr. Lamping wears a suit and stands with his hand on...
- Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- December 12, 1938
- Pemmican (sun-dried meat)
- Pemmican, sun-dried meat used by Native Americans (Dakota), hangs in strips on a crossbar supported by two timber stands. Tepees, a carriage assembly, and dishes are in the background.
- Dakota Indians--Domestic life--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Domestic life--1880-1910.; Pemmican--1880-1910.; Food drying--1880-1910.; Meat--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Denver Tramway ?
- Four men, one in a Navy uniform, dry dishes in a kitchen, possibly at the Denver Tramway Company, Denver Colorado. Shows: stoves, kettles, pots, baking racks, salt shakers, plates, "Campbell Soups" box, tables and chairs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dishwashing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Emil Anderson in Kneisel - Anderson Store, built 1893
- Interior view of the Kneisel and Anderson grocery store, on the south side of 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Emil Anderson, co- owner, wears a white apron and stands along a counter. Wooden display cases with glass tops are filled with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Daniels & Fisher
- Interior view of the Daniels and Fisher store in Denver, Colorado; shows women in brocade kimonos holding chrysanthemums and pouring tea. Lamps, a plant, and dishes are on a table.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902?]
- Craig Colony
- Men sit and stand near a dining room table at the Craig Colony a tuberculosis sanitarium in Edgewater (Jefferson County), Colorado. The table is littered with dishes.
- Craig Colony--1910-1930.; Edgewater (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1930.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1930.; Sick persons--Colorado--Edgewater--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Christian Science, Fourth
- Interior view of cafeteria at Fourth Church of Christ Scientist in Denver, Colorado; shows tables, counters, cabinets of dishes, and sign: "Hot Chocolate!"
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cafeterias--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Christian Science Churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1930?]
- Showing wedding gifts
- Interior view of a home in Denver, Colorado; decor includes an Oriental rug, console grand piano, potted plants, cases of silver dinnerware, a toilet set, and dishes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Aspen Leaf
- The interior of a dry good store in Aspen, Colorado, is crowded with merchandise, including books, magazines, Indian rugs, skins, photographs, light fixtures, and leather goods. Animal trophies are mounted on the wall; a cash register is in the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mary Holland house 2341 So. Josephine
- Interior view of the Mary Holland residence in the University neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; kitchen decor includes a linoleum floor, stainless steel cabinets, refrigerator, tea pots, a clock, stove, and dishes.
- Holland, Mary, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; University (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- In front of the "Red Onion" restaurant
- Skiers sit on chairs in the sun outside the Red Onion Restaurant on Cooper Avenue in Aspen, Colorado, dressed in ski clothes, including sweaters, ski boots, and sun glasses; one woman smokes a cigarette. Beer glasses and dishes are on the two...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1946-1947.; Restaurants--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- Housing
- A Hispanic woman washes dishes in the kitchen of a house in Colorado. A small boy stands nearby and holds a baby bottle. A stove, shelves, and folding chair are in the room.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Dishwashing--Colorado--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--1970-1980.; Kitchens--Colorado--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence
- Interior view of a dining room in the Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence at 1225 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A table, vase, chair, sideboard, and dishes on display are in the...
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Delicatessen and steam table at Overland Park
- A woman lifts the lid of a container at the steam table in the clubhouse at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A cook who wears an apron and hat carves food for a man on the other side of the counter. A cooked duck is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Delicatessens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- After the feast is over, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen cleaning up after meal in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; one man washing dishes over cookstove with second man watching; open a-frame canvas shelter covering eating & cooking area,...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Dishwashing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Dining room, Nast Hotel
- Interior view of dining room, Nast Hotel, Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; numerous tables with tablecloths, wooden chairs; clock, framed pictures & artwork on log wall; taxidermied grouse or pheasant wings displayed around...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Camp on bank of Rocky Mountain Lake
- A group of people stand under the awning of a large tent at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A young girl sits behind a table cluttered with dishes and a jar of milk. A woman pours...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Buckeye Cabin, La Sal Mt's. Utah
- A boy sits in front of Buckeye Cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A sign reads, "Assay Office Buckeye Cabin." On a table are reagent bottles, a box of assay weights, a beaker, test tubes, glass-stoppered acid bottles, evaporating dishes, and a...
- Assaying apparatus--Utah--1890-1900.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--1890-1900.; Equipment--Utah--1890-1900.; Log Cabins--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 Aug. 24
- Assay outfit, Buckeye Cabin
- A boy and a dog sit beside Buckeye Cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A sign reads, "Assay Office Buckeye Cabin." On a table are reagent bottles which read, "Acid Nitric HNO₃," "Ammonium Hydroxide NH₄OH," and "Acid Hydrochloric HCL." Also on...
- Assaying apparatus--Utah--1890-1900.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--1890-1900.; Equipment--Utah--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 Aug. 24
- Pell's Oyster House
- Interior view of Pell's Oyster House in Denver, Colorado; shows men, women, dishes, light fixtures, and a sign: "Pay Here."
- Pell's Oyster House (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Montrose Mercantile Co. Reeves and Mather
- A Reeves and Mather display inside the Montrose Mercantile Company, in Montrose, Colorado, features a dining room set and a bedroom set. The dining room set includes a table for ten, place settings, dishes, a side board, and a piano. The bedroom...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Doughnut girl at work
- Red Cross doughnut girl, Deborah Bankart, poses standing by an automatic doughnut making machine with one full and one partially-filled tray of doughnuts before her, which she handles with two sticks. She wears a sweater vest over a shirt and a...
- Doughnuts--Italy--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Bankart, Deborah.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- R.R. graders dining hall
- Union Pacific Railroad construction workers sit and eat at rustic wooden tables in a wood and canvas lean-to in Rawlins (Carbon County), Wyoming. The men wear hats and work clothes. The table is set with metal eating implements and dishes.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1880-1890.; Rawlins (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Eating & drinking--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.; Employee eating facilities--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.; Lean-tos--Wyoming--Rawlins--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1883 and 1887?]
- Along Yellowstone Trail
- A woman and man eat at a campsite along the Yellowstone Trail in Wyoming. Metal cookware and dishes are on a blanket by bottles of milk and catsup and slices of bread.
- Yellowstone Trail (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Couples--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Picnics--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Trails & paths--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- 1923 August 23
- Camping party, Twin Lakes
- People pose at campsite near Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado. A man shows trout to women; horses and a wagon and buggy are by canvas tents. Chairs and a table, with a tablecloth and dishes, are under a canvas awning.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1881?]