Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 11 days work
- Workmen for W. Johnson, in Brighton, Colorado, pose in bib overalls, aprons, sack suits, ties and gold chains, with a line of new houses behind them. The dwellings are frame, one-story, and gable roofed; some have covered porches, all have brick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.
- April 9, 1917
- 1172 Gaylord St.
- Interior of a house at 1172 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows piano, rocking chairs, curtains, and framed pictures.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pianos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- 1st National Bank, Gunnison, Colo. left to right Sam P. Spencer, E. J. Schimer, Joe Miller.
- Sam P. Spencer, President, stands outside the tellers cage, E. J. Schimer, Book Keeper, Joe J. Miller, Cashier, stand behind the tellers cage window, First National Bank, northwest corner of Main and Virginia, Gunnison, Colorado, built 1882 and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- 6th grade at Boyd, 1941
- In this sixth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado, boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks. Two children stand and read at bookshelves built into the back of the room. A boy with a paintbrush works on a mural of the Nativity...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- "Roches Moutonnies" near the Mountain of the Holy Cross
- View of rock formations, boulders. and dead, fallen trees in an unidentified valley in Eagle County, Colorado. The Mount of the Holy Cross and the Sawatch Range are in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Holy Cross, Mount of (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Logs--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1873?]
- A Glimpse of the Peak
- View of snow-covered Pikes Peak framed by Gateway sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- A line of carts and mules on the street of town
- Oval framed view of a line of oxen and mule carts on an unpaved street with boardwalk and business buildings; Lagerbeer Saloon, third brick building from right.
- Boardwalks--1880-1900.; Ox teams--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A vista of Mt. Sopris, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Mount Sopris, elevation 12,823, northwest outpost of Elks Range of Rocky Mountains near Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dirt road, foreground; snow covered peak framed by trees; Roaring Fork River...
- Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Abe Pollock newspaper man
- Abraham Pollock, a newspaperman (far right) and unidentified men pose in an office in Denver, Colorado. A framed newspaper page and an illustration are on the wall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pollock, Abraham.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Above the Narrows
- View of a portion of Williams Canyon above "The Narrows," north of Manitou, Colorado; winding dirt road is flanked by canyon walls with scrub brush.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Adams Hotel
- View of the Dutch Room in the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows wooden tables and wooden captain's chairs with leather seats and backs in the dining room. Beer steins sit on a plate rail above wooden paneling. A...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 Jan. 9
- Advertisement "Reliable" stove Maternal Wisdom
- View of a framed advertisement for a gas heater in a room probably in Denver, Colorado. The advertisement depicts a child near a stove and reads: "This portable gas heater is just the thing for baby these cold mornings and evenings" and "Maternal...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Radiators--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Albany Hotel, coffee shop
- Interior view of the coffee shop at the Albany Hotel, after remodeling designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The modern style decor includes round pillars, a glass display case, and rows of...
- Coffee shops--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1936]
- Alfred Bromfield residence, dining room
- Interior view of the dining room in the Alfred J. Bromfield Jr. residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4975 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The dining room has rounded walls and...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Circular rooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dining tables--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.;...
- [1936]
- Alfred Bromfield residence, living room
- Interior view of the Alfred J. Bromfield Jr. residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4975 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows furniture, bookshelves, and a grand piano in the...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Lamps--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Pianos--1930-1940.;...
- [1936]
- Alhambra
- This house owned by Hal Sayre is a rare Colorado example of a Moorish Revival style, built in 1892. It is essentially a foursquare with Moorish detailing. The windows are framed with Ogee-inspired transom cutouts
- Alhambra House (Denver, Colo.)
- 1997
- Alonzo Hartman residence
- Interior detail view of a stained glass window in the 1892 Dos Rios mansion, built by Alonzo and Annie Hartman, Gunnison, Colorado; small round beads connected by lead form border of the window with rectangular shapes around an interior beveled...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Stained glass--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Windows--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Hartman, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Hartman, Annie--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Alonzo Hartman residence
- Interior view of the entrance hall in the 1892 Dos Rios mansion, built by Alonzo and Annie Hartman, west of Gunnison, Colorado, shows white oak staircase circling up the tower. The bannister has S-shaped balustrades and a domed newel cap. Italian...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Hartman, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Hartman, Annie--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Alonzo Hartman residence
- Interior view of the entrance hall in the 1892 Dos Rios mansion, built by Alonzo and Annie Hartman, just west of Gunnison, Colorado, shows white oak staircase circling up the tower. The bannister has S-shaped balustrades and a domed newel cap....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Hartman, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Hartman, Annie--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Alonzo Thompson interior
- Interior view of the Alonzo Thompson residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; decor includes sculpture, Oriental rugs, a couch, chair, framed art, and flowers.
- Thompson, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Alvino Chavaria, Pueblo
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Alvino Chavaria (aka Albino Chavarria), a Pueblo Native American man from Santa Clara, New Mexico; subject married Denver society woman Cora Arnold.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1890-1900.; Chavaria, Alvino, d. 1930.
- c1899
- American Horse bed room...P.R. Res. S.D.
- Interior of the frame dwelling built for Chief American Horse, Native American Oglala Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows cloth covered walls, a bed, a framed photograph of himself, cabinet cards, trunk, wood cooking stove,...
- American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908--Homes & haunts.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government...
- 1891
- Anna practicing the piano
- Anna Kennicott plays a console grand piano at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; interior decor includes framed pictures of people.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children playing musical instruments--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1900.; Pianos--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1900.; Kennicott, Anna...
- 1899 March 7
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of the brick fireplace alcove in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; features an oak mantle and built in wood seats next to the fireplace; snuffer with long handle hanging off the mantle;...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of the brick fireplace alcove in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows an oak mantle and built in wood seats next to the fireplace; snuffer with a long handle hanging off the mantle; decorative...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Argentine, Colorado
- View of Argentine (formerly Decatur, Rathborne), Summit County, Colorado; shows several wood frame false fronts and front gable log structures in a horseshoe valley; two men looking into back of a horse- drawn wagon; path leads to a water well...
- Argentine (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Argentine--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Art gallery, Colo. Museum of Natural History
- Interior view of art gallery (second floor), Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, Colorado; numerous large and small framed paintings displayed on three walls, four display cases with various artifacts or artwork (crafts), two round radiators,...
- Natural history museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Art--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Handicraft--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Museum of Natural History (Denver,...
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Arthur E. Johnson residence
- Interior view of a living room in the Arthur E. Johnson residence, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 515 Race Street in Denver, Colorado. The modern style room has a vaulted ceiling and exposed rustic wood beam rafters, brick walls, and large...
- Johnson, Arthur E., 1892-1977--Homes & haunts.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hides & skins--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1939?]
- Aspen streetcar
- Two Aspen streetcars, each drawn by one horse, are behind one another on rails. Each streetcar has one driver and no passengers. Lettering on the streetcars read: "Fashionable Sands Bros. Clothes, West Aspen Mill & Main Sts., Aspen City Railway,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1800-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900]
- Augusta Tabor
- Portrait of Augusta Tabor, first wife of Horace A. W. Tabor; she wears eyeglasses, earrings, a broach, g gold chain, and a lace collar over a black fitted bodice with gold buttons. The painting has a gilded framed.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Back room library Bancroft residence 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the F. J. Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes Oriental rugs, a hanging lamp, a taxidermied heron, ewers, a Buddha, framed art, and upholstered chairs.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890 and 1900
- Back to hall, middle palor (sic)
- Interior view of a Denver, Colorado residence; decor includes wallpaper, framed photographs, tables, chairs, a vase, and lamps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bakerville No. 252
- A mill, which appears to be under construction, in Bakerville, Colorado, in Clear Creek County is at the base of a hill. The Mill is a rectangular building with a gable and a corrugated tin roof. The front part of the structure is only framed. A...
- Bakerville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Bakerville--1870-1880.
- [about 1870?]
- Bandelier National Monument
- A timber ladder provides access into a kiva structure under volcanic tuff cliffs, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The reconstructed kiva is built up with rock and has a retangular entrance framed with timber. A natural...
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Cave dwellings--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Cliff dwellings--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Kivas--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of business in a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in a Italianate style, with a eaves with brackets, pilasters, and engaged columns. The business, on the corner, is the Bank of Clear...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Bar w/ 2 men
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men, spittoons, a cash register, mirrors, and framed pictures.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spittoons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Barber shop in Breckenridge
- In the interior of a barbershop in Breckenridge, Colorado, a man in a white shirt and bow tie leans on a barber chair. He wears rimless glasses and his hair is parted in the middle. To the right, a man gets his hair cut. Behind them is a potted...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbershops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Interiors.--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Barry's photographic studio, different view
- David F. Barry's photographic studio and gallery in Superior, Wisconsin, 1312 Tower Avenue; numerous Native American artifacts (many were gifts to Barry), props used in his photographic portrait work and framed images by Barry covering walls.
- Photographic studios--Wisconsin--1890-1930.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [between 1898 and 1934]
- Barry's photographic studio, different views
- David F. Barry's photographic studio and gallery in Superior, Wisconsin, 1312 Tower Avenue; numerous Native American artifacts (many were gifts to Barry by Native Americans), props used in his photographic portrait work, and framed images by Barry...
- Photographic studios--Wisconsin--1890-1930.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [between 1898 and 1934]
- Barry's photographic studio, different views
- David F. Barry's photographic studio and gallery in Superior, Wisconsin, 1312 Tower Avenue; numerous Native American artifacts (many were gifts to Barry from Native Americans), props used in his photographic portrait work and framed images by Barry...
- Photographic studios--Wisconsin--1890-1930.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [between 1898 and 1934]
- Bath House
- Northeastward view of the stone bath house and hot springs pool in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; landscaped lawn and trees in foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Bedroom
- Interior view of a house in Denver, Colorado. Shows bedroom with bed, crib, bureau, dresser, framed pictures, and a doll in a small chair.
- Cribs (Children's furniture)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Children's furniture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Bedroom (Alonzo Thompson)
- Interior view of the Alonzo Thompson residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a roll top desk, a vanity, framed portraits, a bed, a cuckoo clock, and an art nouveau pillow case.
- Thompson, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bedroom in Healy House
- The Healy House was built by August Meyer and became the First Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage, then the home of Patrick A. and Ellen Healy Kelly who transferred ownership to her brother Daniel Healy. Later his cousin Nellie occupied the house...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Bedroom interior
- Interior view of a bedroom, probably in Colorado. A woman, in a dress, holds a book and stares out the window. Items in the room include a bed with pillows and a blanket, rocking chairs, an ornate rug, patterned carpet, wall furnishings and a table...
- Bedrooms--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bedroom interior
- Interior view of a bedroom, possibly in Colorado. Shows a teddy bear, a doll, pillows, bed, tabletop mirror, framed pictures on the wall, patterned wall paper, table with drawers, curtains, a pitcher and basin, and a chamber pot.
- Bedrooms--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bedroom of Mr. & Mrs. G. J. Bancroft probably 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a wicker table, a rocking chair, a dresser, a potted palm, a leopard skin rug, and framed art.
- Bancroft, George Jarvis--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1900?