Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1420 Gilpin Street
- View of 1420 Gilpin Street (1900) in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story red brick Queen Anne-style house with Neoclassical elements such as a garland frieze above the oriel window and multiple fluted porch...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2008
- 4th Street, Saguache
- View of 4th (Fourth) Street in Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. One story commercial style buildings line the street. Shows the Saguache County Bank building with a neoclassical facade with a pediment and fluted columns. Letters on the frieze...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks.; Commercial Streets.; Banks and banking--Colorado--Saguache--Pictorial works.; Streets--Colorado--Saguache--Pictorial works.; Saguache (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1993
- [Audi]torium and City Hall, Pueblo
- View of classical-style City Hall and Memorial Hall Auditorium in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The three-story structure a has domed cupola, fluted columns with ionic capitals, a United States flag at half mast above a carved "1917," and a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Aspen residence interior
- Interior view of fluted wainscoting on a wall with decorative spindles above it in Aspen, Colorado; wood paneling in the background; finishes streaked with sunlight.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Wainscoting--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- B.T. Napier House, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- View of the B.T. Napier House located at 930 Bennett Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The two story Colonial Revival house built in 1912 features four prominent Greek fluted doric columns on the front porch. Two triangular pediments, over the...
- Dwellings--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000; Dwellings--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1993
- Blue and black sect. clothing dept. Gano-Downs Co. Denver
- Men's suits hang from racks in the clothing department at the Gano-Downs Clothing store at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) & Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Interior view shows coffered ceilings and hanging glass lamps. The clothing...
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mannequins--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Boys and girls
- Studio portrait of children, boys and girls; outfits include fluted leggings and high button boots.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Bullet hole supposedly made by Henry Webber, in right side of handrail, halfway up stair
- Interior view of the banister of the central staircase in the Pioneer Park house in Aspen, Colorado; shows a bullet hole on the right side of the dark wood handrail, fluted wainscoting, tapered spindles, carpeted stairs, and a paneled door.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hand railings--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Stairways--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. L. E. Eldred 1873, L. E. Eldred 1873, Mrs. A. W. Lucas 1868, A. W. Lucas 1868, Mrs. Felix Topain 1865,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Geo. McRay 1875, Geo. McRay 1875, Mrs. F. H. Bengley 1860, F. H. Bengley 1860, Mrs. J. A. Adams 1864, J....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Henry Sartor 1873, Henry Sartor 1873, Mrs. G. B. Harvey 1859, G. B. Harvey 1859, Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. W. H. McClure 1864, W. H. Mclure 1864, Mrs. Ben Shaefer, Ben Shaefer, Mrs. George R. Shaeffer 1878,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. M. D. Swisher 1860, M. D. Swisher 1860, Mrs. Wm. Sheperd 1868, Wm. Sheperd 1868, Mrs. W. R. Fowler 1860,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- City Hall, Victor
- Exterior view of City Hall, Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado, constructed in 1900, a two-story brick building, central tower, central pavilion topped by low triangular pediment, round arched recesses on second floor with pair of arched windows in a...
- Victor (Colo.)--1950-1960.; City & town halls--Colorado--Victor--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- Civic Center, Greek Theater
- Sketch of the Civic Center's Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Denver, Colorado. People walk on the lawn and among the geometrically shaped flower beds designed by S.R. DeBoer. The theater is a neoclassical structure with an...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Charcoal drawings.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colo. National Bank, September 1920
- Exterior view of the Colorado National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Street, Denver; shows 1915 Neoclassical Greek temple style features, Colorado Yule marble and fluted columns with Ionic capitals. Sign on adjacent building reads: "Postal...
- Colorado National Bank--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- September 1920
- Colo. State Indust. School, Adminstration building
- Exterior view of the Administration building, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the two-story brick structure with Neo- classical elements: pedimented...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- 1928 September 16
- Colorado Lace Cleaning Co.
- View of the brick Colorado Lace Cleaning Company building at 4100 Federal Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story building has a hipped roof, awnings, a manicured, landscaped lawn and electric globe lights mounted...
- Colorado Lace Cleaning Company--Buildings--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1940?]
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- King-Coal, at the Mineral Palace in Pueblo, Colorado, holds a sceptre and wears a robe with pleated sleeves and fluted cuffs. His throne is supported by columns atop rocks displayed in a glass case; a sign at his feet reads: "King-Coal of...
- Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890- 1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Construction work
- The Denver Public Library under construction, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Crane arms help to raise the steel framework interior as the Turkey Creek sandstone exterior with fluted Corinthian columns is set.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Public Library.
- 1908 May 21
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 2, 1912 January 13
- Denver Public Library
- North facade of the Denver Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The Greek revival style Carnegie building features gray Turkey Creek Sandstone construction, fourteen fluted columns with Corinthian capitals, hipped roof and skylight....
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver Public Library.
- [between 1940-1950]
- Denver Public Library exterior of Main Library
- Automobiles line the curb in front of the Greek revival style Denver Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The Carnegie building features fluted columns with Corinthian capitols, inscription along frieze reads: "Erected in the year of our...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library.
- 1927
- Denver State Capitol interior
- Two men lean against a balcony railing inside the Colorado State Capitol building between Colfax and 14th avenues and Lincoln and Grant streets in Denver, Colorado. Round, fluted columns with carved capitals support the level above where the men...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Denver, Civic Center looking over seal pond to Greek Theater
- View across Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado; shows the seal fountain, fluted pillars with Ionic capitals, light fixtures with a finial on top, and lights along pathway to the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver, societies and clubs, Freemasons, Scottish Rite
- Interior of the Scottish Rite temple ballroom, Denver, Colorado, includes a large expanse of wooden floor, fluted Corinthian columns, pilasters, chandeliers, grand piano, and wood folding chairs. Society known as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish...
- Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)--Facilities--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1924]
- Elegant woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with a fluted lace collar, net scarf, and necklace.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Ernest LeNeve Foster House, Denver
- View of the Ernest LeNeve Foster House (1893; William Lang, architect) at 2105 Lafayette Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade of a three-story Queen Anne-style single family residence with a cross-gabled...
- Ernest LeNeve Foster House (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses.; Ernest LeNeve Foster House (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Ex-Gov. Grant's residence, Denver
- Exterior side view of former Colorado Governor James B. Grant's residence (later called Grant-Humphreys Mansion), 770 Pennsylvania, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1902 for Grant & purchased in 1917 by Albert E. Humphreys, donated in 1976 to...
- Grant, James B.--Homes and haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Columns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Porticoes (Porches)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1917]
- Georgetown - 1944
- View of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street looking west in Georgetown, Colorado; shows storefronts, most weathered and dilapidated. Part of the red brick Fish Block is on the left, across Rose Street; on the east side of Rose is the two-story Monti and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Glenarm USO Club Hose Co. No. 3 Fire Station
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west elevation of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical style building...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1975
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west and south elevations of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1990
- Green Mountain Townhouses
- Women in two piece bathing suits pose on or near an indoor swimming pool and a jacuzzi type mineral bath in the club house of the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Reproductions of classical style statues of a...
- Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--Facilities--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Sports & recreation facilities.; Swimming pools.; Therapeutic baths.; Women.
- [1965?]
- Groceries and provisions store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The wood false front building has "Groceries and Provisions" written the width of the building above the door. The front door is recessed and "Chas. W. Pollard,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Barrett, George.; Strouse, Sam.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Gunnison La Veta Hotel
- The La Veta Hotel at Boulevard and Gunnison Streets in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, was opened in 1884. The building's large entrance porch has fluted cast iron columns with decorative capitals and bases, and lattice-like connecting...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Hedgcock & Jones
- Interior view of the Hedgcock & Jones Store on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows an escalator to an upper story, shoe display cases, a counter with stools, an oriental rug and a chair. A mannequin wears a blouse, and leaf...
- Hedgcock & Jones Specialty Store Co. (Denver, Colo.) 1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Escalators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Footwear--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Inside D& R G W "Granite Canyon" on C & S tr. 31, Rocky Mountain R.R. Club excursion
- Interior view of the Denver and Rio Grande Western club car "Granite Canyon" during a Colorado & Southern excursion for the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. The art-deco style car has round fluted ceiling lights and a glass screen with iron work. Men...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain Railroad Club--People--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 February 25
- Interior sugar factory, carbonation station
- Factory workers stand near the carbonation station at the Great Western (GW) sugar plant in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Fluted beams support the roof of the building.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Jim Baker
- An oil painting (portrait) of Jim Baker. He has blond hair, moustache and goatee and he holds a rifle in one hand. Baker wears buckskin clothing, a beaded rectangular pouch and holds a hat. In the background are mountains, trees and sky. The frame...
- Baker, Jim.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Rifles.
- 1938
- Kepner Hall
- View of the Kepner Hall building at the Colorado State College of Education (later University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The stone and brick classical-style building has fluted columns, dentils and a pedimented...
- Colorado State College of Education--Buildings--1930-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Educational facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Teachers' colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.
- Library and State Capitol
- View along Colfax Avenue of the Denver Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, includes pedestrians, street cars and a few automobiles with the State Capitol building in background. Greek revival Carnegie library features fluted columns...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Live Stock Exchange Building
- Facade of the Live Stock Exchange Building (1916) located at 4701 Marion Street in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The redbrick neoclassical building features four three-story fluted ionic entry columns supporting a curvilinear...
- Live Stock Exchange Building (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Commercial facilities.; Live Stock Exchange Building (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- 2002
- Logan County Fair
- View of an exhibit at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado; shows contemporary lamp with a round shade on table, a kerosene lamp with fluted globe, an open book next to each lamp, and a cutout of Reddy Kilowatt in center of exhibit. Signs:...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Messengers of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
- Panoramic view of a group of young men on the steps of the United States Post Office at 1961 Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. Western Union Telegraph Company messengers pose in uniforms that include jackets with metal buttons, notepads in breast...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Western Union Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Messengers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Miss Burney's store
- Four women, probably store employees, pose in the doorway of a store identified as Miss Burney's store in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Women's hats are displayed in the millinery store windows. The one-story building has decorative...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Millinery--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Municipal Library in Denver Civic Center
- A view of the Municipal Library (Denver Public Library) located in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The Greek revival style Carnegie building features gray Turkey Creek Sandstone construction, fourteen fluted columns with Corinthian capitols,...
- Denver Public Library--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Ninth Street Historic Park Davis House (1068 Ninth Street)
- View of the Davis House (ca. 1872) after restoration, 1068 Ninth (9th) Street, located in the Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story square brick...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Conservation &...
- 1977
- Old State Museum
- View of the Old State Museum (1913), officially known as the Colorado State Museum, 200 West Fourteenth (14th) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Frank E. Edbrooke designed this former museum to harmonize with the state...
- State Historical Society of Colorado. State Museum--Buildings--1970-1980.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Galleries & museums.; Historic buildings.; State Historical Society of Colorado. State...
- ca. 1970