Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Baker Junior High students on fire escape
- Photograph of students going down a spiral fire escape at Baker Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Students fill the fire escape as they try to go down the stairs. Other students look out of the windows.
- Baker Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- The battle of Custer's last charge, 2 miles from Crow Agency, Montana
- View of the grave stones and the enclosed monument at the Little Big Horn Battlefield in Montana. Script on front of mat board reads: "The battle was fought June 25th, 1876. The cross marks the place General Custer fell. This battle was fought on...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Monuments.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Earl L. Budd, uniformed guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has his hand on the stone below a hole. An embroidered patch on his arm reads: "Colorado State Prison."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Ailie "Dick" Smith shot in shootout with prison escapees
- Rancher Ailie "Dick" Smith, lies in a hospital bed after being wounded in the elbow during a shootout with prisoners at his ranch. The inmates, who included John Klinger, made an escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Crime victims--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smith, Ailie, 1902-1997.
- 1948
- Ailie "Dick" Smith, shot in shootout at ranch
- Rancher Ailie "Dick" Smith, grimaces as he lies in a hospital bed after being wounded in the elbow during a shootout with prisoners at his ranch. The inmates, who included John Klinger, made an escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Victims of crimes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smith, Ailie, 1902-1997.
- 1948
- Wendall "Winks" Hamlet First Residence in Lincoln Hills
- Lincoln Hills Country Club was a place for African Americans to escape the city for rest and relaxation in the Colorado mountains in the early 20th century. Winks Lodge in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County). Built in 1925 by architect Wendall Hamlet,...
- Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- 2004 July
- Harry handing camera down from fire escape
- View of Harry Rhoads, on fire escape landing, with three unidentified men (probably reporters or photographers) at a brick apartment building in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire escapes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- The escape of the Cheyenne from the prison at Fort Robinson - incidents of their pursuit and massacre
- A series of drawings shows: 1) Native Americans (Cheyenne) preparing for battle, 2) their escape from Fort Robinson, and 3) the engagement of Captain Wessels. Headings for each of the three drawings read: "The imprisoned Cheyenne fortifying their...
- Cheyenne Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Escapes--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- A narrow escape from the buffaloes
- A man on a fallen horse is on the ground beside an American buffalo herd as they stampede on the prairie. Coyotes or wolves and antelope run to escape the animals.
- Bison--1850-1870.; Horseback riding--1850-1870.; Stampedes--1850-1870.
- [between 1850 and 1870?]
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 2
- The Coloradan: Vol. II No. 3
- Article and front cover of The Coloradan, pertaining to First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1893 May 1
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado. Penitentiary. Canon City. Escapes
- Emerson School, exterior view of the fire escape and parking lot
- Montgomery Court, exterior street view of the building back and fire escape
- Dunning-Benedict House, exterior view of the fire escape
- Cheyenne Building Phantom Canyon Brewing Company
- View of the Cheyenne Building located at 2 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The three-story red brick classical revival structure includes arched windows, a cornice and modillions, pilasters with decorative...
- Cheyenne Building (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Phantom Canyon Brewing Company (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Cheyenne Building (Colorado Springs,...
- 2007
- 1436 Market Street
- View of a vacant three story commercial building (ca. 1890) located at 1436 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood (Lower Downtown Historic District / LoDo), Denver, Colorado. The building has a shaped parapet, an elaborate Italianate...
- Straser Candy Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Straser Candy Co. (Denver,...
- 1977
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 21, 1910 May 21
- West's theatre, Trinidad, Co.
- View of the brick, three-tiered West Theater at 423 West Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The theater has an arched entrance with ionic capitals, and a balustrade along the cornice. The second and third tiers of the building...
- West's Theater (Trinidad, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- People's Bank Building, Denver
- View of the People's Bank Building on 16th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows, balconet, arched doorway with rusticated stone trim and fire escape. Signs read: "Coal $3.00 per ton,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View of a masonry boarding house in the town of Johnstown, Colorado in Weld County. Architectural features of two and one-half story building shows a front gable, bracketed eaves, a front porch with a slanted roof, side entrances, a chimney, and a...
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Bryant School
- Exterior of the Bryant School, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two- story brick building with hip roof and projecting front gable entry. Other features include a round tower, stone beltcourses, bracketed overhanging eaves, and a side metal tube fire...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Columbine School
- Exterior of the Columbine School, Baker Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two-story and basement brick building with hip roof, bracketed overhang eaves, projecting entry with gable pediment and arched entry. A metal tube fire escape is on side...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Exterior of old Junior High School
- Exterior view of the old junior high school in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features: two-story, masonry building, pediment-style gable, cupola, and chimneys. Fire escape attached to back of building.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- View of the backs of two-story storefronts in Central City, Colorado. Built above a retaining wall, the buildings have rectangular windows, stairs and walkways leading to the back doors, and walkways along the top level. The building second from...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Lincoln School, Alamosa, Colorado
- The Lincoln School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building built in 1936-1937 and featuring a hip roof, brick chimney, projecting two-story entry with pediment and half round window, double door entry covered with a...
- Lincoln School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- George Simpson monument
- The George Simpson Monument in Trinidad, (Las Animas County) Colorado (Simpson's Rest) has lettering: "Trinidad, Colorado - Rest in Peace." The monument is a stone finial with a diamond shaped tip. Men and women stand by; town buildings are in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Barteldes Seed Co.
- View of Barteldes Seed Warehouse on 16th (Sixteenth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado, a brick building with a fire escape. Billboard reads: "Kuner's Pork And Beans, Made In The Cleanest Kitchen In The Cleanest Town."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Seed trade--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two men on a rooftop
- Two men stand halfway out of an opening on a rooftop, Denver, Colorado. Both men wear suits, ties, and vests; one man wears a hat. Other buildings, apartments, and a fire escape are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Roofs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Y.M.C.A. Glenarm branch at 2800 Glenarm
- View of the Y. M. C. A., a brick building with a fire escape, at 28th (Twenty-eighth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows: mailbox on corner, sign reads: "Dedication Formal Opening Of This Buil[ding], Sunday, Dec. [?] At 3 P. M.,...
- Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Odd Fellows Hall
- View of "Odd Fellows Hall, Union Lodge No. 1," at 1543 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The buildings has a square tower, classical entablature, arches, a dentiled cornice, a fire escape and storefront windows. A sign on the building reads: "Le...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Bancroft School
- The Bancroft School in Denver is a two story, masonry building with gables, a hipped roof, chimneys, and rectangular windows. A black, iron fire escape leads to the second floor. A car is parked at one of the corners of the school. The back of a...
- Bancroft School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Manual Training High School fire
- Men climb on the fire escape of Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) Avenue and Franklin Street in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)
- [1953]
- Fairplay - 1938 - school
- View of the schoolhouse in Fairplay, Colorado; shows a tall two story building made of rough cut stone, hipped roof, quoins, double hung windows, lintils, gabled bell tower, and a fire escape from the second floor to the ground; building surrounded...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.
- 1938
- McCrea - demolition
- La Veta apartment building on 2018-2029 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is five stories tall and has an exterior fire escape. Two men, one is African American, wear construction hats and stand...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire escapes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Laveta [sic] apts.
- La Veta apartment building on 2018-2029 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is five stories tall and has an exterior fire escape. An African American man wearing a construction hat stands in an...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire escapes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- McCrea demolition
- Large abandoned brick house with broken windows probably in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house has a fire escape, wrap-around covered front porch, and a chimney. An African American man wears a hard hat and stands in...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Twenty-fourth Street School, Denver
- View of a public school at 24th and Walnut Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a fire escape, ornate chimneys, and letters: "Twenty-Fourth St. School." Sign reads: "These 10 Lots For Sale, $60,000, the Newcomb Realty Co."
- Denver Public Schools--1910-1920.; Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Merchants Biscuit Company
- View of the Merchants Biscuit Company bakery at 9th and Walnut Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man sits on the fire escape near a window on the top floor of the building. Lettering reads: "The Merchants Biscuit Company...
- Merchant's Biscuit Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 August
- Sapinero
- The Sapinero Hotel, in Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado, features a second story balcony, an open front porch, vertical board siding, intersecting rooflines, and fire escape ladder on the near wall. An attached sign reads: "Modern Cabins, Tub...
- Sapinero Hotel (Sapinero, Colo.)--1930-1970.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Sapinero--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- The Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahama Islands
- A Black boy poses at the foot of the Queen's Staircase, three tiers of stone steps with stone railings cut from limestone and built as an escape route from Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas. People stand at the head of the stairs. Queens Staircase.
- Blacks--Bahamas--Nassau--1890-1900.; Fort Fincastle (Nassau, Bahamas)--1890-1900.; Nassau (Bahamas)--1890-1900.; Stairways--Bahamas--Nassau--1890-1900.
- 1901
- Public school building in Denver
- View of the back of a two and one-half story brick school building in Denver, Colorado. A fire escape is attached to a side wall. Bicycles lean against a bicycle rack.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Lincoln School
- View of the back of Lincoln School at 715 South Pearl Street in the Washington Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a third floor fire escape and swingsets.
- Lincoln School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Washington Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1929?]
- George Washington Carver Nursery
- View of the George Washington Carver Day Nursery at 2260 Humboldt Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a square, brick two story residence with decorative brackets and front porch with ornate wood trim. The sign on...
- George Washington Carver Day Nursery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Day care centers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Day care--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire...
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Colorado penitentiary break 1947 escapees John Klinger escaped convict died
- A man performs an autopsy on John Klinger after his escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He uses a hemostat and pliers to peel back the scalp and ear, revealing bloody brain matter. In the background a tank and hoses...
- Autopsy--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dead persons--Colorado--Canon City-- 1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Gold Hill Inn
- Side view of the Gold Hill Inn in the town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County. Architectural features of the hewn log structure include dormer windows, side gable, covered porch, and fire escape.
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Uniformed guards at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, look and point at a hole in the ground with dirt around it. In the background, men stand in the doorway of a stone building topped by power poles.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1962
- Died toward Ransk guard in uniform
- Orville J. Turley, escapee from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, lays dead in the snow. Convicted for the 1915 murder of Emma G. Wise in Denver, this was how his second escape attempt ended. Men in Fedoras and trenchcoats and guards...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Pressing the search for James Sherbondy
- Responding to an escape from the State Penitentiary, in Canon City, Colorado, these soldiers carry rifles (one with a telescopic sight.) They wear helmets, double breasted trenchcoats, or fur lined jackets. One crouches over a pile of sticks; snow...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.
- 1947