Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #115 Nelson Bros. Fruit Company view showing packing shed and offices with workers
- Employees of the Nelson Brothers Fruit Company pose on two sets of frame steps at the company packing house and offices in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the building: brick-frame structure with a stepped cornice and...
- Nelson Brothers Fruit Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Fruit storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- #305 Eisenkramer's Meat Market
- A bearded customer of Eisenkramer's Meat Market sits in front of the service counter holding a wrapped parcel of meat in his hands. A second parcel of wrapped meat is on the counter next to a ceramic bowl. Two employees stand behind the meat...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- #307 Miller Mercantile Company Dry Goods & Dept. Store
- Three employees, two men and a woman, of the Miller Mercantile Company Dry Goods & Department Store stand behind a display counter in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Items on display include window coverings and bolts of fabric.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Sales personnel--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Showcases--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- 11:50 A.M., Great Western no. 60 at Windsor
- View of Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 60 (2-8-0) and a consist of gondola cars at Windsor (Weld County), Colorado. The cab crew stands on or in the locomotive. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "Great Western 60." The train is parked...
- Great Western Railway Company (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Windsor (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Windsor--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Windsor--1950-1960.
- 1956 October 12
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 1421 Champa, interior offices, general plant engineering
- A group of engineers work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Plans and and documents are stacked on the desks. One man leans over and confers with...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916
- 1421 Champa, interior offices, general plant, "engineering."
- Men and women sit at desks in a crowded office in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building in 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The women work on typewriters and adding machines at library tables in the center of the room....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916 February
- 1421 Champa, interior, offices, general plant, "engineering."
- Men work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Most of the desks are arranged in the center of the room. The men work on papers that are organized on the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916 February
- 1421 Champa, interior, offices, general plant, "engineering"
- Four men work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and work on papers that are scattered across the desk top. Books and papers are...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman, possibly Blanche M. McFann, sits at a desk in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The woman is associated with the operator's training school program run by the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 June 9
- 1421 Champa, roof garden
- Women sit on benches and swings at the roof garden on the top floor of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building in Denver, Colorado. The women wear skirts and shirt waists. The swings are covered with awnings and potted trees...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Roof gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen and construction company employees stand on the temporary wood frame bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A temporary rail track is on the bridge that crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 29, 1898
- 15th Annual Hispanic Salute Pamphlet
- 1711 Pennsylvania St., Denver
- View of an apartment building at 1711 Pennsylvania Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a flat roof, and a sleek facade sided with mottled tile and vertical strips of light colored tile. An exterior...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1992 April
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- 1930 Camp staff and visitors. White shorts! Why, Woody!!
- African American women, staff members and visitors pose together (includes "Mother" Gross the camp cook, and Mary Wood aka "Woody") at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County) Colorado. They wear dresses, pants, shorts, blouses; one wears a...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1930
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- 1931 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.7
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1980 Broadway Street, Denver
- View of a three story brick storefront building (built 1930?) at 1980 Broadway Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. The building has glass and metal storefronts, oblique corners, and a corbeled cornice. Window letters read:...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- 1980 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1983 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1st switchboard, Grand Junction
- Interior view of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph switchboard office area, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows two female switchboard operators behind a wooden spindle balustrade with swinging door. A group of men, women and one boy pose...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Telephone switchboards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.
- 1903
- 2 men
- Interior of a restaurant with two railroad men seated, one is Chief Hooley. They both wear suits with buttoned vests and ties, one wears a pocket watch, probably in Colorado. Two metal pitchers hang from a rack on the wall, sign reads: "Union Lager...
- Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1901 November]
- 30 ft. snowcut, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Denver and Salt Lake Arrow Turn (passenger car) parked east of Corona snowshed by thirty foot snowbank cut, Rollins Pass, Colorado; shows men, women and railroad employees posed behind train, on roof and on snowbank and standard gauge track.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.); Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Snowsheds--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- 463 test run, stopped at Henry
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive and a pilot snow plow in Henry (Alamosa County) Colorado. Men work; numbers read: "463."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Henry (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Henry--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Henry--1940-1950.
- 1949 January
- 8:00 A.M. eastbound Santa Fe Super Chief at Winslow, Arizona, train 18, diesel 34
- View of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Super Chief, train no. 18 led by diesel locomotive 34 stopped at the platform at Winslow (Navajo County), Arizona. Railroad employees stand near the locomotive.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Super Chief (Express train)--1950-1960.; Winslow (Ariz.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Arizona--Winslow--1950-1960.; Railroads--Arizona--Winslow--1950-1960.
- 1957 June 1
- "Fighting Bob" Evans at Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Large crowd outside Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; passenger train arrives with "Fighting Bob" Evans on board; men, women and children stand on standard gauge tracks; railroad employees and dignitaries stand on rear...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- 1909 May 11
- "Seeing Denver", tour bus
- View of an open electric tour coach with well-dressed men, women and children passengers on a dirt road in probably City Park in Denver, Colorado. An inscription on the side and front of the bus reads "Seeing Denver." Two employees of the bus...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- A. T. Lewis drivers
- Group portrait of A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Store drivers and trucks, in Denver, Colorado. A boy is with the men; brick apartments are in the background.
- A. T. Lewis & Son Dry Goods Company--People.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- A.T. & S.F R'y crew
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad workers at the end of a shift at the freight depot in Flagstaff, Arizona. Diesel locomotive number 3385 and freight cars are near the depot.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1980-1990.; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--1980-1990.; Railroad employees--Arizona--Flagstaff--1980-1990.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Flagstaff--1980-1990.; Railroads--Arizona--Flagstaff--1980-1990.
- 1982 Oct. 25
- A.T. & S.F. employee
- A railroad maintenance employee steps off of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe freight car. He wears overalls and a cap with, goggles attached, and carries a wooden tool box.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1970.; Railroad employees--1950-1970.; Railroad freight cars--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1967?]
- Adams Express Company
- Eight unidentified men pose in front of the Adams Express Company building, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Adams Express Company--People--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Adams Express Company
- A man poses near a horse-drawn wagon in Denver, Colorado. The side of the covered wagon reads: "Adams Express Company."
- Adams Express Company--Equipment & supplies--1870-1890.; Express service--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Adams Express Company, portrait
- Studio portrait of employees of the Adams Express Company, Denver, Colorado. Identification: "First row, read left to right - 1. C. V. Riley, 2. F. J. Gould, 3. C. M. Day, 4. R. S. Towne, 5. F. O. Reed, 6. J. C. North, 7. C. I. Fitzgerald, 8. J. W....
- Adams Express Company--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown, interior of caboose 55 (sidebay) W.H. Rinehart, brakeman, Geo. Silcott, Brittain
- Interior view of Akron, Canton and Youngstown caboose #55 in Brittain (Summit County), Ohio. George Silcott sits with is feet up, and brakeman W.H. Rinehart sits at a desk. Bedding is piled on a bench and a coat hangs from the ceiling. Shows a cast...
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Brittain (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroad employees.; Rinehart, W. H.; Silcott, George.
- 1941 March 9
- Alamosa Shop Band Denver, @ state capital [i.e. capitol] Denver
- The Alamosa Shop Employees Band of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad poses in three rows, in front of State Capitol, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Each wears a uniform and holds an instrument. Standard-bearers hold the American flag and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Alamosa yard
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western train with a locomotive 482 (with a pilot plow) vents smoke in the yard at Alamosa, (Alamosa County), Colorado. Conductor Young talks to the engineer; a narrow gauge engine switches standard gauge cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Alamosa.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1951 February 15
- Alamosa, Salt Lake & Denver Shop Bands, in front of capital [i.e. capitol] - Denver, Colo.
- Members of the shop bands of The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad of Denver, Colorado, Alamosa, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah pose in four rows on the Colorado State Capitol steps, Denver, Colorado. They wear uniforms and hold instruments...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]