Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Paonia, Colo. street scenes, Grand Avenue and the surrounding country
- View down Grand Avenue in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Signs read: "North Fork Liquor Store," "Food," "Drink Budweiser," "The County Chairman," "Chevrolet Sales and Service," "Star Mercantile Co.," "The McClure Drug Company," "Apteekki Apoteka...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Paonia--1920-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Paonia--1920-1950.
- [between 1929 and 1941?]
- Dr. Pepper employees
- Men in company uniform khakis and ties hang a Dr. Pepper calendar on an office wall, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The calender features a woman in gardening togs and wide brimmed hat, sitting in a wheelbarrow; artwork reads: "The...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Beverage industry--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- April 11, 1944
- Downieville, Colo. Port of Entry
- View of truckstop in Downieville, Colorado, in Clear Creek Canyon. Semitrucks are parked on the highway and in the lot near the stop. Interstate 70 is at the top of the grade next to the truck stop. Signs include: "Gas," "Conoco," "Gasoline...
- Truck stops--Colorado--Downieville--1970-1980.; Downieville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Downieville--1970-1980.; Trucks--Colorado--Downieville--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 10
- Evergreen, Colorado
- Businesses are on both sides of the main road in Evergreen, Colorado. Signs on businesses read, "Parks Pharmacy, Drink Coca-Cola," "Dentist," "Parks Pharmacy, Sundries, Soda, Film," "[S?] Supply Co.," "Blue Parrot [?] Cafe, Ice Cream, Soda," "M &...
- Evergreen (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Evergreen--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The Annual: 1911. The Graduating class of the West Side High School
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1911.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- Christianity : a sermon preached in First Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- An undated, published sermon given by Reverend Robert Hopkin of the First Congregational Church, in Denver, Colorado.
- Hopkin, Robert.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- Undated
- 2721 Welton Street, Five Points
- View of 2721 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick commercial style buildings have decorative corbeling. A hand painted sign for "Young's Soul Food Cafe" is hung on the facade of the building, next...
- Young's Soul Food Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 20th Century Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Kapre Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.;...
- 1978
- Pagosa Bar
- Interior view of the Pagosa Bar at 460 North Pagosa Boulevard in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Men in cowboy hats and jeans drink around the bar. A woman bartender stands behind the bar. The backbar is dark wood. The bar has round...
- Pagosa Bar (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bartenders.; Interiors.; Bars (Furniture).; Pagosa Bar (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1982
- Mill Site Inn
- View of the front and sign of the Mill Site Inn at 44365 Colorado 72 in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The building has dark shake shingle siding a gabled roof and a window dormer. A sign on the front of the building reads: "Mill Site Inn Fine...
- Mill Site Inn (Ward, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ward (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Mill Site Inn (Ward, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Ward (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Stage Stop, Rollinsville, Colo.
- View of the Rollinsville Stage Stop located at 30 Main Street and the Moffat Tunnel railroad line. This two story board-and-batten restaurant has sheet metal pressed and painted to look like brick on the second story under a metal roof. On the...
- Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010; Stagecoach stations--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010.; Rollinsville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2008
- Ginn Mill Bar
- View of the Ginn Mill Bar at 17th and Market Streets, Lower Downtown Historic District (LoDo) in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick commercial style building has a cornice and is painted green and red. The lower...
- Denver Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ginn Mill Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments);...
- ca. 1978
- Diamond Store
- View of the front elevation of the Diamond Store at 2463 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a house with a single-story commercial addition. The store, constructed in the early twentieth-century, is brick...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Furniture stores.; Vending machines.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Secondhand trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vending...
- 1978
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 45, 1910 November 5
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 23, 1914 September 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 20, 1909 July 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 29, 1909 September 4
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 1 and 2, 1927 January-February
- Leadville - Streets
- View of a street (probably Harrison Avenue) in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows electric street lights, cars (possibly Fords), horse-drawn carriages, brick buildings with some dilapidated buildings. Signs on buildings read: "Suits pressed...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Rounding up a herd on a Texas ranch
- A view of a round up on a ranch in Texas shows a herd of cattle near a creek. Cowboys on horseback watch as the cattle drink from the stream.
- Cattle herding--Texas--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Texas--1900-1910.; Ranches--Texas--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Rounding up a herd on a Texas ranch
- A cowboy on horseback drives a herd of cattle down a hill on a ranch in Texas. Some of the cattle drink from a stream.
- Cattle herding--Texas--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Texas--1900-1910.; Ranches--Texas--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Denver from the capital
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado from the Capitol Building. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, a Greek Revival building with a dome topped by a tin statue of "Justicia." Shows the Kittredge Building on 16th Street, the Hotel Broadway at the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Commercial facilities.; Fire stations.; Office buildings.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industry construction surveyors
- A survey crew takes measurements by the edge of the Archer Canal near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons that read: "Ice" and "Drink Zang's".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveying--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1908 or 1909]
- Bar w/ 4 men
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men, spittoons, a cash register, mirrors, leaded glass, and signs: "Put The Money On The Bar We Make Change While You Drink," and "No Minors or Habitual Drunkards."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spittoons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Variety store
- Interior view of a store in Denver, Colorado. Gift baskets, food, canned goods, and a lamp are on display. Men stand near a display of boxed candy. Signs read: "Coca-Cola," "Drink Old Orchard Pure Sweet Apple Cider It's Good," and "Austin's Old...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Industries construction
- Men sit and stand near a temporary cement mixing plant, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction, in Denver, Colorado. One man takes a drink from a small container.
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Street construction near the Mint Pharmacy
- Workmen pose near a cement mixer, vertical tubular boiler, and bags of sand at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) and Tremont Streets in Denver, Colorado. Nearby signs read: "The Mint Pharmacy J. M. Reid Druggist Stationery Cigars Candies Soda...
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Prowitt's Masonic Temple Pharmacy interior
- Interior of Prowitt's Masonic Temple Pharmacy, 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Customers drink beverages at a soda fountain; an African American man stands behind the counter. Bottles line the cabinet shelves behind glass doors. Boxes...
- Prowitt's Masonic Temple Pharmacy (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Busters Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bucking bronco in an arena rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Signs on the arena fence read: "Superior Service to St. Louis Kansas City, Memphis and All Points East," "Drink Zang's Beer," "Manitou Table Water and...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bronc riding
- Two horseback riders chase a unsaddled horse around an arena at a rodeo at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne. Signs along the fence read: "Superior Service to St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis and all points east", "Drink Zang's Beer", "Original...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Paving at 13th and Tremont Streets
- Men pose on Tremont Street with a cement mixer, bags of concrete, and horses, Denver, Colorado. Building letters read: "The Mint Pharm[acy] J. M Reid Drugs - Drink Coca-Cola."
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Agriculture livestock work horses several teams being watered in Platte River
- Teams of horses drink from the Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Workmen from the Alameda Avenue underpass construction project stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Trail herd watering
- A herd of cattle wade in and drink from a pond on a flat plain probably in Texas. Cowboys sit on horses in the distance.
- Cattle herding--Texas--1900-1910.; Cattle--Texas--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Texas--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Sheep in King's County, Sigher's Ranch
- Two girls on horseback sit in front of a drove of sheep as they drink from probably Kings River in Kings County, California. Willows and a wooden fence follow the river's bend; a man stands by a horse-drawn buggy behind the drove.
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Children riding horses--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Girls--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Rivers--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Sheep...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Long Beach, looking down the Pike
- Pedestrians walk on the Pike boardwalk at Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California. Flags fly on the turrets and colonnades of Colonel Drake's Bath House, also known as "the Plunge." Shows the wood frame roller coaster at the end of the pier....
- Colonel Drake's Bath House (Long Beach, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Long Beach (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.; Boardwalks--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- San Francisco, Cliff House
- View of people on Ocean Beach at Point Lobos near Cliff House in San Francisco, California. Signs read: "Jackson Square, 5 cent cigars," "Drink National Brewing Co.'s First Premium Standard Lager," "Centemeri Gloves Fit," "Best Smoke on Earth,...
- Cliff House (San Francisco, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Ocean Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Point Lobos (Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Astronomical observatories--California--San Francisco--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1896 and 1907]
- Florence, Colo.
- View of the town of Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. Train tracks extend past the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company Depot. Planks are stacked near a fence at the Gibson Lumber Company yard. Signs on commercial buildings read: "The...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1920.; Florence (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Oil well drilling rigs--Colorado--Florence--1890-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Florence--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Morrison flood
- Flood damage in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of standing water on the Mount Vernon Creek bridge, and the collapsed roof a building with a sign: "Dancing." People, trucks, cars and bulldozers crowd the scene; the school is on the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mount Vernon Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Morrison flood
- Pedestrians walk on Bear Creek Avenue in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, after a flood. Trucks are parked in front of businesses with signs: "Budweiser," "Conoco," "Mt. Morrison Garage Germ Processing," "Cafe," "Coca Cola," "Sinclair HC...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Ouray Elks Lodge, bingo games for Thanksgiving turkeys, 8:30 PM.
- The Elks Club is full of people at tables playing bingo and at the bar in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Bottles of beer, bingo cards, prize turkeys, and drink glasses are on tables.
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 492 (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bingo--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- November, 1978
- New Castle drug store
- This drug store in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, is a frame business with a false-front, mitred entry, storefront windows, and signs: "Drug Store.," "Drink Coca Cola Delicious and Refreshing," and "Cafe." Posterboards in the windows...
- New Castle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--New Castle--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Redcliff, Colo.
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows parked cars, a barber pole, and signs: "The Holy Cross Trail," "Shrine Lodge," "Bell Telephone," "Drink Budweiser," and "Cities Service Motor Oil Sold Here."
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1937 January 27
- Bennett Avenue, 1939, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- One and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; buildings are decorated with boxed cornices, brackets, pediments, and parapets; signs attached to buildings: "Porter's Cafe," "Official Tourist...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 30
- Bennett Avenue, 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- One and two-story flat-roof brick commerical buildings on Bennett Avenue in 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado; storefront windows have transoms, decorated cornices, brackets, pediments, and swags of garlands; automobiles are parked alongside...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Salida, Colorado
- View over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad boxcars, tracks across trestle bridge lead northwest past several small depots, businesses and houses built in the Arkansas River valley and the High School at the...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Salida, Colorado
- View northwest over Salida and South Park, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coaches and freight cars, Arkansas River, residences, businesses, Salida High School and the Sawatch Mountains in the background....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Gold Mining Stock Exchange, Cripple Creek
- View of the brick and stone Gold Mining Stock Exchange building in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Signs on the building read: "B. P. O. Elks, No. 316," "B. P. O. E. 316," "Light & Power," "Confectionery, Drink Coca-Cola delicious and...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 316 (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Welcome side of mizpah arch at Denver union station
- View of the Welcome arch at the beginning of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in front of Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Shows Oxford Hotel, pedestrians, and brick buildings with signs: "Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg. & Supply",and "The Struby-Estabro[ok]...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Welcome Arch (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Christmas in a Denver bar
- A man dressed in a long tailed tuxedo and top hat takes a drink at the bar of a local Denver tavern. Three bartenders stand behind the bar, other customers are in the background. Christmas decorations cover the wall behind the bar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- The raiders
- Three Native Americans (Crow) on horseback pause to let their mounts drink from a stream. The men wear heavy clothing including blankets, coats, and fur.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Streams--1900-1910.
- 1907