Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Yates House, Georgetown
- View of the two story Yates House hotel in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The clapboard sided building has a covered porch and a second story balcony, a false front and a widow's walk with a flagpole on the roof. Signs painted on the...
- Yates House (Georgetown, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1873?
- Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Administration Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The edifice, designed by Richard M. Hunt, is an octagon with four pavilions at the four corners. The pavilions are Greek Revival...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Transportation Building, World's Fair, Chicago
- View of the Golden Doorway of the Transportation Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Designed by the Architectural firm of Alder and Sullivan, the building is a Romanesque style structure with Moorish...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Doors & doorways--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Transportation Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Golden Doorway of the Transportation Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The structure, designed by the architectural firm of Alder and Sullivan is Romanesque in style with Moorish...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Doors & doorways--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Wolhurst
- People at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: Neville Hughes (bachelor on horse), Clara Wilder (striped dress-house guest from the east), Ben W. Lawrence (Mrs. Lawrence in little cape), Kitty Hughes, Anna H Fowler (on end of...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1892
- English lancers on horseback
- A group of English lancers poses on horseback in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear shiny helmets and hold flag poles in their right hands. One man sits on his horse slightly in front of the group. A long...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Lancers--English--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Men in front of cabin
- A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits on the far left side of a bench in front of an office with several men. One man stands in the doorway to the office. The word "Bureau" is painted above the door. The men all...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Western States Oil Exchange
- View of ornate doorway to Keely Building, 1641 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Keely Building," "Western States Oil Exchange." Posters read: "First To Fight, U. S. Marine corps," and "Want to Fight? - U. S. Marines." Chalkboard...
- Western States Oil Exchange (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- The Heraldo Annual: 1902
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1902.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1902
- Westward-ho: 1919
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1919.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1919
- Plunge bath Wellsville, Colo.
- Four bathers swim in the plunge pool at Wellsville, Fremont County, Colorado. A fifth bather, a woman, stands in the doorway of the bathhouse. The frame bathhouse is equipped with dressing rooms and is attached to a square-shaped, clapboard...
- Wellsville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wellsville Warm Spring (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Wellsville--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Wellsville--1900-1910.; Swimmers--Colorado--Wellsville--1900-1910.; Swimming...
- [1905?]
- Denver, business, books & stationery
- Nighttime view of the entrance and display windows of the W. H. Kistler Stationery Co. in Denver, Colorado; store name is spelled out in tile mosaic in front of doorway; cut-out figure of a man appears in doorway; posters in windows advertise...
- W.H. Kistler Stationery Company (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Stationery trade--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Victor, CO
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows the two-story Victor City Hall building with a central cupola on Victor Avenue, a Texaco station and the four-story Bank Building nearby. The Masonic...
- Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Western Federation Miners Union, no. 32
- Exterior view of Miners Union Hall, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado; top floor of commercial brick building used by Western Federation of Miners Union, number 32; two-story commercial brick building with three double entry doorways,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- W.F.M.A. Union Hall, Victor, Col.
- Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall & street scene, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado. Shows several two-story & one-story commercial brick buildings with storeroom windows & displays, window awnings, men, women & dog (out-of-focus) on...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
- [1903?]
- Building of Victor Miners' Union, no. 32
- Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall, number 32, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado; two-story commerical brick building, center double entryway with ornamental wrought iron over doorway stating Victor Miners Union No.32 W.F.M.A., second...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Corner drugstore and pharmacy, Victor
- Exterior view of Scholtz & McClellan Prescription Drugstore, Victor, Colorado, a corner two-story commerical wooden frame building with storeroom display windows and corner front entrance, double entry with transom, plain trim, and second-story...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- Large hogan for medicine sing
- View of a large Native American (Navajo) hogan, possibly a medicine lodge at Shiprock, New Mexico; the hogan door frame is draped with a blanket on either side; wooden handled hoes are propped up on either side of the doorway; large piles of wood...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [1908?]
- Large hogan, for medicine sing
- View of a large Navajo hogan, possibly a medicine lodge, at Shiprock, New Mexico. The hogan door frame is draped with a blanket on either side. Two wooden handled hoes are propped up on either side of the doorway. Piles of wood are on either side...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [1908?]
- Dakota Indians, Red Cloud Agency
- View of a man standing in front of a building marked "hotel," a woman standing with a child in a doorway of the hotel, and a man driving a loaded wagon, on the Red Cloud Native American Agency.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud Agency--1860-1880.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--Nebraska--Red Cloud--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Government relations--Nebraska--Red Cloud--1860-1880.; Red Cloud...
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- William McAdoo in doorway of Denver's Brown Palace Hotel
- Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of the Treasury, and son-in-law, William Gibbs McAdoo in Denver, Colorado.
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabinet officers--United States--1910-1920.; McAdoo, William Gibbs, 1863-1941.; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Staff.
- [1919]
- Union Depot, Grand Junction
- View of Union Station in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a hipped, tile roof; arched windows and doorway; columns; monumental pilasters; and a one-story addition. Cars are parked on the sides of a street and...
- Union Station (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1945?]
- Denver Union Station
- View of Denver's first Union Station at 18th (Eighteenth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a railroad Gothic style building with a clock tower, railroad passenger cars, train tracks, crates, and baggage carts. Passengers are near a...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1894]
- Union Congregational Church
- View of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a front gable, decorative bargeboard, arched-pointed windows (above rectangular windows, front facade), horizontal clapboard siding, finials, square bell tower, and a...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.
- 1964
- Interior Hotel Campion, Twin Lakes, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of John Francis Campion's "Country Villa" at Twin Lakes, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; fringe trim hanging across doorway; several rocking, wicker and overstuffed chairs arranged around fireplace; taxidermied deer...
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Trinity Methodist Church
- View of a Trinity Methodist Church doorway in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick and stone building with quoins, fan lights, and lettering: "Trinity Building 1820."
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Country Club, Trinidad, Colo.
- The adobe or stucco Mission-style Trinidad County Club in southwest Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado has vigas, a central chimney, a faux bell tower over the doorway, and gutters above a covered porch. A sprinkler waters a lawn surrounded by...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Looking north on Commercial Street in the early 80's, Trinidad
- View of Commercial Street in Trinidad, Colorado, looking north. Men sit on the stoop of the Commercial Hotel and stand in a doorway; one man wears a flat topped hat with a pencil roll brim and a Black man stands behind him. Dirt street is lined on...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1882?]
- Tiny Town
- View of the hotel at Tiny Town, a miniature village in Jefferson County, Colorado. The hotel has a gabled roof, dormers and a balcony. Shows a large doorway at the back of the Tiny Town community church. A log retaining wall is next to Turkey Creek.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Turkey Creek (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Retaining...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tin Cup, Colorado
- Interior view of a defunct business in Tin Cup, Colorado; shows two large rectangular window bays on either side of a rectangular doorway, single leaf door with four panels leaning against large doorway, and an elaborate metal head-board with a...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Beds--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Central City
- Interior view of Senator Henry M. Teller's original office in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Artwork of Muriel Sibell Wolle hangs on the walls; a woman stands in the doorway.
- Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914--Homes & haunts.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Exhibitions.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Art exhibitions--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Teller House, Central City
- View of a drawing room that looks into another room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The hardwood floor is covered with a patterned carpet. A rococo revival, round, mirror hangs above a sofa covered with a tasseled spread. A rococo...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Teller House, Central City
- The black, paneled front door and part of the second story of the brick Teller House are visible in the image. The arched doorway has a sign that reads "Teller House" arched over the door. Two wrought iron gas lights are on either side of the door...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Central City
- Men and a woman stand in front of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado; costume includes a satin dress, a shawl and flowers, suits, string ties, and top hats. The man in the center wears a false moustache. In the background, a man leans...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Teller House, Central City hotels
- The four story, brick, Victorian Teller House is on Eureka Street in Central City. The rectangular windows have lintels and sills, and the large lower windows are arched. The paneled front door with glass windows has an arched doorway and sign over...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Teller County Court House
- Exterior view of Teller County Court House erected in 1904, 101- 105 W. Bennett, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this two-story flemish-bond brick building has a natural stone foundation and/or basement, quoins, double- wide recessed entryway in center...
- Teller County Court House (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Courthouses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- 1988?
- Bull Mnt, Washington mine, (Cripple Creek), C. M. Ry
- View of a vertical board cabin with two double-hung windows and a doorway at the Washington mine on Bull Hill, Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Silouhettes of two men can be seen inside the cabin.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Washington Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- The courtyard of a typical adobe residence
- A family: two men, one woman and child stand in a doorway of a courtyard in an adobe residence in Taos, New Mexico. Large trees are fenced in the courtyard.
- Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Courtyards--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Houses--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Kit Carson's former home
- Front of Kit Carson's home, Taos, New Mexico. Long, single story adobe structure with plastered walls, roofed porch and wood beams, built in 1858. Man and boy stand in a doorway next to a wheelbarrow and a pile of fur pelts.
- Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Houses--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Homes & haunts.
- [1902?]
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Interior view of the Tabor Opera House stage in Leadville, Colorado. The lighted stage has a painted flat of a Rococo room interior with an ornate doorway, a fireplace with a mirror, marble columns framed by a painted tasselled curtain. The set was...
- 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
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- This view of a Tabor Opera House stage flat in Leadville, Colorado includes a painted Rococo room interior with an ornate doorway and a fireplace with mirror. The flat is part of Muriel Wolle's University of Colorado scenery project in which a...
- 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]
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- This watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery was painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project and includes details of a Rococo doorway arch and decorative panels. In December 1933 a...
- 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
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of the Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House's original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has four elements, with the two pairs stacked and each pair...
- 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]
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a Rococo interior with an ornate doorway and cupids atop the decoration. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery shows a decorative room interior with a doorway leading to a stairway with balustrade. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and...
- 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
- Tabor Opera House, Denver
- View of the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets, Denver, Colorado. The Victorian Gothic style building has a tower, pointed arches, and contrasting trim. A sign reads: "Special Cloak Sale To-day!" A stone pediment above...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1892]
- Swift & Co.
- A view of a Swift and Company wood building in the Platte Valley rail yard in Denver, Colorado. An ad poster for Swift and Company is on the front of the building; railroad cars are behind the building and the 16th Street viaduct is in the...
- Swift & Company--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1935?]