Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Main Street, Montrose, Colorado
- Main Street, in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, is busy with buggies, buckboards, and pedestrians. Brick and frame businesses flank the dirt thoroughfare, including the First National Bank with its faceted corner tower. Trees flank the street...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- GIs dug in near Sassomolare, Italy
- Men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company K, dig in on a ridge north of Sassomolare. According to the caption, they are protecting the left flank of the main column moving up the Porretta-Moderna Highway, a few...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 4, 1945
- Black Hawk, buildings
- Exterior view of the Fick's carriage shop in Blackhawk, Colorado. It is a single, two story, rectangular structure with three bays on the ground floor and three on the second floor. On the first floor, two windows flank the main loading door,...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Cemetery, Colorado Heights University
- View of the private cemetery that contains the graves of the founding Sisters of Loretto at what used to be Loretto Heights College on the Colorado Heights University campus at 3001 South Federal Boulevard in Denver Colorado. Rows of gravestones...
- Bonfils, Pancratia, Mother, 1851-1916--Tomb--2010-2020.; Sisters of Loretto--Tomb--2010-2020.; Colorado Heights University--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Bonfils,...
- 2010
- Costilla County Courthouse, San Luis, Colorado
- View of the adobe and stone Costilla County Courthouse (1883) in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The building is plastered in concrete and painted gray, it has a cross gabled roof and a wooden cupola with columns and shingles. A silver...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cupolas.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Domes--Colorado--San...
- [between 2007 and 2008?]
- The Colonnade
- View of The Colonnade (1902, architect-Charles Quayle) at 1212 East Colfax Avenue in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three story Classical Revival-style brick building with terracotta ornamentation. Projecting hipped...
- Colonnade, The (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Apartment houses.; Historic buildings.; Colonnade, The (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 1976
- 641 Niagara Street
- View of 641 Niagara in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This two story Dutch Colonial Revival (1906) house features a gambrel roof, a shingled second story and a screened porch. Two bay windows flank the covered, front entry.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1976
- St. John's Episcopal Cathedral E. 14th Ave. & Clarkson
- View of the north elevation of Saint John's Cathedral (1911; architects - Gordon, Tracy, and Swartwout), also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness, 1313 Clarkson Street, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Late...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bell towers.; Cathedrals.; Episcopal churches.; Historic buildings.; Anglican church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Bell towers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1991
- 17 Washington Street
- View of facade of 17 Washington Street in the Speer Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The eclectic Style house has terracotta window surrounds. Window dormers are on the modified mansard roof. A two-story round bay is on the facade and a...
- Speer (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2008
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, morning room
- A telephone sits on a table in the morning room at the home of Lawrence Cowle Phipps in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Upholstered rattan chairs are arranged at the table and along the wall near a marble fireplace. The walls are...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, boy's room, 2nd floor
- A telephone sits on a desk in the boy's room at the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A couch, upholstered chairs, and tables are arranged in this sitting room. An oriental rug covers the floor and wood...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Carlton Tunnel - Xmas party - miners at portal
- Men laugh and smile by the mouth of the Carlton Tunnel in Teller County, Colorado. Mine drainage pipes, rail tracks, and stairs flank the crowd; outfits include suits, ties, sweaters, and fedora hats. Letters read: "1939-1941 Safety First - Carlton...
- Carlton Tunnel (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Night--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Carlton Tunnel - Xmas party - supts at portal
- Construction superintendents laugh and smile by the mouth of the Carlton Tunnel in Teller County, Colorado. Mine drainage pipes and rail tracks flank the men; one man is unusually tall, and another wears jodhpurs. Letters read: "1939-1941 Safety...
- Carlton Tunnel (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- 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
- Chautauqua Auditorium
- Square towers topped by flagpoles flank the gable roofed central building of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Blind arches span the front of the three-story frame building and round windows are in the pediment and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver - Fire Dept. horse drawn fire wagon parade?
- View of a Denver Fire Department horse-drawn wagon on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd the sidewalks. Office buildings flank the street; the Tabor Opera...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902]
- Denver Fire Dept. fire run or parade?
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd the sidewalks watching a horse drawn buggy full of firemen. Office buildings flank the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company narrow gauge train is on sheer granite cliffs that flank the Animas River (Rio Las Animas), in either San Juan or La Plata County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Canyon of the Animas River
- A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company narrow gauge train is on sheer granite cliffs that flank the Animas River (Rio Las Animas), in either San Juan or La Plata County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Georgetown
- View of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado from Leavenworth Mountain. Landmarks include the old school house, Fish Block, Cushman Block the Alpine Hose Company Number 2 tower and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Republican Mountain and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Griffith Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Republican Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Industries - construction - crane working on canal near Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue bridge abutments during construction; they flank Archer Canal, Denver, Colorado.
- Bridges--Abutments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Palm walk, Long Beach
- Tall palm trees flank a walkway in a park in Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California. Shows flowers, planting beds, and trees.
- Long Beach (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Flowers--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.; Palms--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.; Parks--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.; Walkways--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Palm walk, Long Beach
- Tall palm trees flank a walkway in a park in Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California. Shows flowers, planting beds, and trees.
- Long Beach (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Gardens--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.; Palms--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.; Parks--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.; Walkways--California--Long Beach--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lake George - The Narrows from Shelving Rock
- View from Shelving Rock of Lake George in Washington County and Warren County, New York. Small wooded islands dot the lake, and rolling hills flank the shore.
- George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--1880-1910.; Shelving Rock (N.Y.)--1880-1910.; Hills--New York (State)--1880-1910.; Islands--New York (State)--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--New York (State)--1880-1910.; Reservoirs--New York (State)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of Pythias, Leadville Lodge, No. 1, pose in Aspen, Colorado. The Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdiction of Colorado was organized in 1879. Members in full uniform including dark jackets, trousers, epaulets, striped belts, white gloves and...
- Knights of Pythias. Leadville Lodge No. 1 (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Creation Park, Morrison Colo.
- Southward view of sandstone rock formations in Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; formations flank footpath; front- range plains and Rocky Mountain foothills in distance.
- Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1928]
- Buildings on Main Street between 4th & 5th
- View of Main Street businesses between Fourth and Fifth Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, shows a group of four men in front of the Harness and Saddlery Shop. Mr. Warner stands in the doorway and the owner J. C. Wells is outside to the right. A young boy...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Entrance to The Fort
- The Fort restaurant near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, is an adobe building with vigas and a round corner tower. Lanterns flank the entry, which is topped by a gable roofed frame lookout. A Chevette and a Thunderbird are parked in front.
- Fort (Restaurant)--1970-1980.; Morrison (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.; Restaurants--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Morrison flood
- People in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, clean up after a flood. Men (one Black) work in mud and rocks with picks and shovels. A gabled roof with a dormer sags behind them with no supporting walls. A sign on the roofridge reads: "Round Up...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Drug store
- Exterior view of the J. W. Fleming drugstore in Silverton Colorado, on the west side of Greene St. between 13th and 14th. This single story frame building has a false front topped by a bracketed cornice with dentils. Above the door, a sign reads...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- 1881?
- Ed Arnold, Nancy Jane Arnold, Frank Arnold
- Standing portrait of Ed, Nancy Jane and Frank Arnold, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The boys wear sack suits and flank Nancy who is sits in a long dress with velvet collar and cuffs. A painted landscape drop serves as the background and dry...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1900.; Arnold, Ed.; Arnold, Frank.; Arnold, Nancy Jane.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, has a Moorish interior, featuring plaster carved with Arabic inscriptions. Muqarnas follow the ceiling coves; the walls are stenciled with arabesques, and columns flank scalloped arches. Veined...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Eroded rocks in Platte Canon
- View of water-eroded rocks in and along the South Platte River in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; boulders and pine trees flank the river.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Catholic Church, Sterling, Colo
- Saint Anthony's Catholic Church in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building with a round window, square tower, corbeled eaves, and battlements. Houses flank the building, which sits on a corner.
- St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Sterling, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior partial view of Peoples Furniture Company building with horse-drawn delivery wagon in front, First (1st) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; "People's Furniture Co." is lettered on sideboard of wagon; series of signs on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1902]
- El Paso Tex
- Businesses flank dirt street in El Paso, Texas. Men and buggies are along boardwalks and streetcar tracks; signs read: "Arctic Soda," "Boots & Shoes," "E. C. Pew," "Berrotts Wines & Liquor," "Milwaukee Beer Hall," and "Royal Ins. Co." A cigar...
- El Paso (Tex.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Texas--El Paso--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Main Street, Marble, Colo.
- Frame commercial buildings flank dirt street in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado. One in the foreground has an exterior stairway; mountains are in the background.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1908?]
- Manhattan, Colorado
- Manhattan, in Larimer County, Colorado, was a gold camp on the Poudre River, peaking in the 1880's. Men and women pose with horses and an uncovered Texas wagon. Log and frame buildings flank the dirt street; foothills are in the background.
- Manhattan (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- 1888
- Manhatton [sic]
- Manhattan, in Larimer County, Colorado, was a gold camp on the Poudre River, peaking in the 1880's. From the hillside, the town's streets form a "Y;" frame and log buildings flank the thoroughfares. The mountain in the background is possibly Longs...
- Manhattan (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Taxidermy display, Minturn, Colo
- This cabinet in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, displays taxidermied fowl, a badger, a beaver, an antelope, owls, and other game. Rifles form a tripod; lace curtains on the interior walls flank the case.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rifles.; Showcases.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colo., Central City, Gregory Gulch
- Gregory Gulch, site of first gold strike in Central City District, Gilpin County, Colorado, consists of frame millhousings and mining facilities built on steep hillsides. Dwellings flank a brick, one- story commercial building with arched windows....
- Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Main Street in New Castle
- Commercial buildings and trees flank Main Street in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado. They have false-fronts, awnings, balconies, boardwalk, and signs: "Saloon," and "Albany Hotel, Dining Room." Pedestrians are in the distance.
- New Castle (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--New Castle--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Nucla, Colo. - street scenes Mainstreet [sic]
- View of Main Street in Nucla, Montrose County, Colorado, shows a bell tower with a railed platform to accomodate musical groups in the middle of the road. Frame dwellings, businesses, and trees flank the dirt thoroughfare; signs read: "Owl Garage,"...
- Nucla (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bandstands--Colorado--Nucla--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Nucla--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?] /; Walker Art Studios, Montrose, Colo
- #745 Interior of Methodist Church Christmas Party
- Two rows of girls holding baby dolls perform in the Christmas pageant at the Methodist Church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Baby cradles and miniature brooms are in front of the girls in the front row. Christmas trees flank the stage. The...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Parshall, Colorado
- View of the facade of the Parshall, Colorado Post Office in Grand County. Wood-frame building with gable and horizontal windows. An ore cart and a mailbox flank the entry. Signs: "U. S. Postal Service Parshall, Colorado 80468," "Post Office," and...
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Parshall (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Facades--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Mailboxes--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Post offices--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Jackson House
- View of the Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County Colorado, shows the two-story cross gabled building with a balcony. Gasoline pumps flank a neon and plastic sign: "Cafe," "Phillips 66." Other signs read: "Camp Eats," "Poncha Springs Hotel...
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Pine, Colorado
- Engine #9 and passenger coaches are by the depot, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado. Houses and businesses flank tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad and a trestled ramp and tilt-table with coal cars. Lettering on a false front reads: "Ice...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1930.; Pine (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pine--1920-1930.
- January 1929?
- Platoro, Conejos County, Colo.
- View of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado, includes log cabins, Platoro Hotel in canvas tents, sheds, saddled horses, people in front of the general store with United States flag, and Red Mountain in the background.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Buddecke and Diehl's Opera House Montrose, Colo.
- The interior of the Buddecke & Diehl Opera House, in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, has paper light shades, kerosene lanterns and pine garlands hanging from the ceiling. Painted scenes and flourishes flank the stage and form a backdrop;...
- Buddecke & Diehl Outfitters Opera House (Montrose, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Stage props--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]