Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #1 in Royal Gorge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #5481 pulls train #1 through the Royal Gorge beside the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Hanging Bridge and the sheer walls of the canon spanned by the Royal Gorge suspension bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Arkansas River--1950-1960.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge Bridge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 Jul. 21
- 125 W 12th Street, Denver
- View of a shop building at 125 West 12th (Twelfth) Street (between Acoma and Bannock Streets) in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include overhead doors and corrugated metal siding. Signs on the building read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1993 March
- 1290 series lounge interior
- Interior view of a Denver and Rio Grande Western California Zephyr lounge car. Men and women sit on upholstered chairs and couches and at booths. The men wear suits and ties and the women wear dresses or skirts and sweaters. Bottles of coke are on...
- Interiors--1950-1960.; Railroad lounge cars--1950-1960.; Women--1950-1960.
- 1951 Apr
- 1303 - 1315 Delaware Street, Denver
- View of brick houses on Delaware Street in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include double gables, bays, porches and shingle imbrication. Signs read: "All Around Bail Bonds," Mary Ellen's City Bail Bonds," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden Triangle (Denver, Colo. )--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1998
- 1305-15 E 13th Avenue, Denver
- View of apartments at 1305-15 East 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue (at Marion Street) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; the brick building has a bracketed cornice, columns, a parapet and covered porches and balconies.
- Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985 October
- 1325 Delaware Street, Denver
- View of a brick house at 1325 Delaware Street in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a double gable with fish scale imbrication,and a porch and balcony. Signs read: "The Bail Bond House, Red's Anytime Bail Bonds." A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden Triangle (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Clocks & watches--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1998
- 1330 Downing Street, Denver
- View of a two-story stone house at 1330 Downing Street in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features ashlar stone, oversized ornaments, a bay, an arched window, and a porch / balcony with half timbering.
- Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 May
- 1421 Champa St., construction progress, framing around cable shaft
- View of iron beams and brick walls around the cable shaft under construction at the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. A ladder is braced against the wall and brick rubble is piled on scaffolding.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 9
- 1421 Champa St., construction progress, framing around cable shaft
- View of construction in the interior of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa St, Denver, Colorado. Shows brick walls and iron beams. A vat for mixing mortar sits on wood scaffolding and a ladder rests against the wall.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 9
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company building (1413-1425 Champa) under construction in Denver, Colorado. The building is a four story brick facade with dentals along the flat roof line. A carved stone over the door reads: "Telephone Building."...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the partial facade and internal framework of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Iron beams are stacked nearby.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the partial facade and internal framework of the Colorado Telephone Company building, 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. Carved stone over the main entryway reads: "Telephone Building." Men stand on the sidewalk and look up at the...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902, September
- 1421 Champa, construction progress excavation
- View of an excavated area filled with brick rubble and wood joists at the site of the Colorado Telephone Company building at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. A cut stone wall lines a portion of the hole. Bricks are stacked near a shed-roofed...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 June 4
- 1421 Champa, construction progress, excavation
- View of excavation at the construction site of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a cut stone foundation, stone rubble, iron pipes, iron fittings, and construction debris. Two winches are set up...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902, June 4
- 1421 Champa, exterior, front
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado; a four story brick structure with an ornate cornice and stained glass fanlight window. Stone entablature reads: "Telephone Building." Engaged columns flank...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1904
- 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 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
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A teacher demonstrates the operation of a switchboard at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building in Denver, Colorado. Women, students in the operator's training program, sit at desks.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Vocational...
- 1921 June 9
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman measures the height of a student at the operator's school at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The student wears a wool skirt and jacket. The other woman wears a cotton...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employment interviewing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- 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, operator's school
- Teachers stand behind a group of students who work at a switchboard at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company operator's school at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs facing the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman screens an applicant for the operator's school at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The job applicant sits in a chair and raises her arm to measure her reach. The other...
- 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
- 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
- 1429 Champa, commercial office, exterior, front
- View of the commercial office of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company at 1429 Champa St. in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story brick structure with cornice, dentils, and large store-front windows. Carved stone entablatures...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- 1475-1477 Pearl Street, Denver
- View of an apartment building at 1375 and 1377 Pearl Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The blond brick building has decorative courses of dark brick, a flat roof, and glass brick vertical strips above and on both sides of...
- Monique Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1986 October
- 14th & Lawrence
- A view of the snow covered intersection of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows trolley car tracks, utility poles, residences and snow covered trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 14th & Lawrence
- A view a multiple story building at the intersection of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence streets in Denver, Colorado. Piles of wood and other construction materials are on the streets in front of the building. Shows other local businesses, utility...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 14th Street Between Court Place and Tremont Place, Denver
- View of a building with show windows at 355 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three story brick building has awnings, arched windows, and a wrought iron balcony railing. Cars are on Tremont Place. Lettering on an awning...
- Trianon Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.;Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial art galleries--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- 1550 Downing Street, Denver
- View of apartments at 1550 Downing Street, in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building features bays, a cornice, columns, and porch / balconies.
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 April
- 1572 Race St., Denver
- View of a rusticated stone house at 1572 Race Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three story house, built for Wilbur S. Raymond by the architectural firm of Lang & Pugh, has Richardson Romanesque elements, balconies,...
- Raymond, Wilbur S.--Homes & haunts.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Stone houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1986 May
- 15th and Blake Street, Denver
- View of a commercial building, "The Stores Equipment Corporation," at 1425-31 15th (Fifteenth) Street (corner Blake Street) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include show windows, stone lintels, pilasters, a dentiled...
- Stores Equipment Co.--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 February
- 15th and Market Street, Denver
- View of 1331 15th (Fifteenth) Street (corner Market Street) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; storefronts, businesses, and apartment high rises flank a parking lot. Billboards read: "Marlboro," and "Benson & Hedges." A three...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1991 August
- 15th and Welton, Denver
- View of a building with storefronts at 600 15th (Fifteenth) Street and Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Toth's Specialty Footwear," "Dr. Scholl's," and "Continental Boutique." The building has a shake shingle awning.
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- 15th St. and Grinnell Ct., Denver
- View of a two story brick building at 2175 15th (Fifteenth) Street, at the corner of 15th Street and Grinnell Court, in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows automobiles in the lot in front of the building. A sign on the...
- ITT Grinnell--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 October
- 15th St. and Platte St., Denver
- View of the corner entrance to the A. H. Root building at the corner of 1553 Platte Street, at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Platte Streets in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three story brick building with arched windows,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985 August?
- 15th Street and Boulder Street, Denver
- View of commercial buildings with storefronts at 2501 West 15th (Fifteenth) Street in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The buildings have brick corbeling, arched windows, a corner entry, and a cornice. Downtown buildings are in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 July
- 15th Street and Chestnut Street, Denver
- View of the Grout Electric Company and a parking lot at 2000-30 15th (Fifteenth) Street (corner Chestnut Street) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a building with a an attached warehouse with a pitched metal roof. Cars...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984 October
- 15th Street and Platte Street, Denver
- View of a commercial building at 2373-75 15th (Fifteenth) Street (corner Platte Street) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; the brick building has show windows, an arched and stepped pediment, and signs that read: "Marshall Mfg....
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980
- 16th and Curtis, Denver
- View of Joslins Department Store at the corner of Curtis Street and the 16th (Sixteenth) Street Mall in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building has a stone and concrete facade with show windows at street level.
- Joslins (Firm)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Pedestrian malls--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- 16th and Downing Street, Denver
- View of a Queen Anne style house on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Downing Streets, in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include bargeboard, shingle imbrication, stone trim, a curved bay, and an arched window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.
- [between 1980 and 2000?]
- 16th St. and Sherman St., Denver
- View of the an office building at the corner of 16th Street and Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The glass paned ground floor is recessed beneath the upper stories, which are covered with a shade grille of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980?
- 16th Street, Denver, before the mall
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street (at Tremont Place) in downtown Denver, Colorado; shows the Kittredge Building, the Paramount Theater, World Savings, and the Daniels and Fisher clock tower. Pedestrians and traffic are in the street.
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979
- 1745 Race St., Denver
- View of a brick ranch style commercial building at 1745 Race Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a part flat and part low pitched, upward projecting roof. It has large paned windows; two windows meet at a...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984 July
- 17th & Champa
- View of horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians, and bicyclists on 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "E. H Rollins," "The Standard Fire Brick Co.," "Wall Paper," "Ornamental Iron Work," "Walter W. White &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 17th and Glenarm Place, Denver
- View of the Cherry Creek National Bank building at 444 17th (Seventeenth) Street (corner of Glenarm Place) in downtown Denver, Colorado; the brick building includes stone trim, columns, and arches.
- Cherry Creek National Bank--Buildings--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1992 Februrary
- 17th St between Gilpin St and Williams St, Denver
- View of storefronts at 1719 East 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a sign reads: "Green Carpet Shoe Shine Parlor Shoe Repair" and "Shoe Shine $1.00 Cigarettes 65 cents Cold Pop 40 cents Coffee 30...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Shoe shining--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 March
- 17th Street
- View along Seventeenth (17th) Street, Denver, Colorado, includes the Brown Palace Hotel with the Savoy Hotel in distance. Pedestrians walk on sidewalk near a Victorian cast iron streetlamp and decorative arch; automobiles, bicycles and a man on...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1917]