Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Smiley Br.
- Exterior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado; L-shaped brick bungalow with tile roof and entry vestibule; named for Denver Public School teacher and superintendent, William H. Smiley.
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- Green Mountain Townhouses
- Potential home owners, men, women and children, enter, exit and admire the newly constructed Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. The attached townhouses have a mansard roof and roof dormers and the individual units have entry stairs....
- Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; People.; Row houses.; Swimming pools.
- [1965?]
- Plat of Larimer City
- Altman, Colo., Altitude 10,550 Feet
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences, mine buildings with smokestacks, sheds, false front businesses and piles of mine tailings. Snow covered Pike's Peak is in the distance.
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Birdeye [sic] view of unit #10 from tower
- Overlook view of Unit #10 boiler house construction of at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows wood foundation, lumber, shadow of a tower, buildings.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- W. O. Mosman's Overland freight outfit, Walden, North Park, Colo.
- View of W. O. Mosman's Overland freight outfit and store in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows girls, women, men, horse teams, wagons, and a stone building with bracketed cornice, roof cresting, and signs: "Mosman & Galbraith," "1881 F. Miller...
- Mosman, W. O.--Homes & haunts.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.
- 1889
- 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
- Public Library, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Exterior view Ft. Collins Carnegie Public Library, Colorado, with immature landscaping of bushes and trees; later became site of Ft. Collins Museum.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Carr Station house built 1869, or 1870, "Dionysius Mantey worked here for section crew 1870"
- View of one and half-story Carr Station house of the Denver Pacific Railroad, Weld County, Colorado, includes a foreground garden with large leafy squash plants and vines on trellises on the clapboard structure.
- Carr (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Carr--1860-1870.; Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company.
- [between 1869 and 1870]
- Diameter 12 ft. 2 in.
- Men and a boy pose near a redwood log on a flatcar in the Pacfic Northwest. The railroad car is pushed by a locomotive. The area is deforested. A small dog is near the railroad tracks.
- Boys--1890-1920.; Logs--1890-1920.; Lumber industry--1890-1920.; Railroad freight cars--1890-1920.; Redwoods--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Evans Block - photo taken on Sunday
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs: "Evans Block," "Hurlbut's," "W. S. Sanderson & Bro." "Ross'," "The Busy Corner," "The Prescription Drug Store," "Cigars." A tram car is on...
- Hurlbut Grocery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- May, 1913
- The old monarch, Pueblo, Colorado
- View of large cottonwood tree called "The Old Monarch" in the center of the block, next to the boardwalk, between "C" and "D" Streets on South Union Avenue, in downtown Pueblo, Colorado. A ladder leans against the tree and a man stands in front of...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Trees--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Plat, out building and built-in cupboards Philip J. Feldhauser residence
- Plat of a building lot at 1015 Logan Street, Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado for a house commissioned in ca. 1882 by Philip J. Feldhauser, Jr. The plat shows the situation of the house, out building and walkways on the lot. Additional...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses.
- 1883, February 3
- Elevations, exterior and interior Willows building
- Elevations (interior and exterior) for the Willows building, 4th and Grant Street, Speer Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, commissioned in 1961. The building is an example of post-World War II Modern architecture. The exterior structure is grounded...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Office buildings.; Interiors.
- 1961, December 1
- Evans block
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) St., Denver, Colorado. Signs: "The Hurlbut Grocery Co., Columbine butter 30 [cents], Columbine milk 3 gal. for 25 [cents], Coffee 25 [cents] a pound." The Daniels and Fisher...
- Hurlbut Grocery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- May, 1913
- Lawrence between 15th & 14th
- View of Lawrence Street, in downtown Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts with signs: "Hurlbut Grocery Co," a horse and buggy, Denver Tramway Company tracks, and the Daniels and Fisher clock tower.
- Hurlbut Grocery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 May
- Evans block = photo taken on Sunday
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs: "The Pythias Club," "The Hurlbut Grocery Co.," "Lunch, Bill keeps this place, this place keeps Bill," "Special breakfast, pork chops, hot...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- May, 1913
- Evans Block - photo taken on Sunday
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs: "Evans Block," "The Post Studio," "Morovit Coffee 30 [cents]," "Big fresh roasted peanuts, 1 for 15 [cents], 2 for 25 [cents]," "Hurlbut's,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- May, 1913
- Class in construction
- Miss Gass, a teacher at Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, holds a wooden stool in front of a classroom of girls and boys. A boy raises his hand; a girl turns around to face...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- 1904 Jan. 21
- Hotel Benton
- View of the Hotel Benton at probably 1446 Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story commercial block with a barber shop and grocery store with sign: "Foden & Son Grocers." Sign on the door of the hotel reads: "Permanent" and...
- Hotel Benton (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 March
- Shackelton Place thru S. Swansea Add: Smedley's Subdivision block 1
- Telluride, Colorado
- View of Bridal-Veil Falls with Ingram Falls in the distance near probably Ingram Peak in the San Juan Mountains near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ingram Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- 1886 Sept
- Yellowstone
- Image of a painted map of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, includes all the features, lakes, mountains, basins, rivers, falls and geysers painted with dimension. The west entrance with the Oregon Short Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western...
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Design of Mormon Temple
- Photograph of a drawing of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. The stone building has six spires, round and arched windows, and landscaped grounds.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--Buildings--1860-1880.; Salt Lake Temple--1860-1880.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1880.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1860-1880.; Drawings--Utah--Salt Lake City--1860-1880.; Mormon...
- [between 1863 and 1880?]
- Yellowstone
- Image of a painted map of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, includes all the features, lakes, mountains, basins, rivers, falls and geysers painted with dimension. The west entrance with the Oregon Short Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western...
- Yellowstone National Park (Wyo.)--1910-1930--Maps.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930--Maps.;
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Red Cloud band of Sioux Indians Fort Robinson Nebr.
- Native American Sioux men dance in the center of a crowd of soldiers at Ft. Robinson, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--Dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Indian dance--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1900-1910.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Nebraska--Fort...
- 1907?
- [Sanchez Reservoir, Costilla County, Colorado]
- Panoramic view of the Sanchez Reservoir and dam in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows shoreline, the dam and the overflow intake tower. Text on print includes reservoir capacity and tower, conduit, and dam dimensions. "Contained at date photo was...
- Reservoirs--Colorado--Costilla County.; Dams--Colorado--Costilla County.; Sanchez Reservoir (Colo.)
- 1911
- Mount Rainier from North Fort Lewis, Washington
- View of snow-capped Mount Rainer taken from North Fort Lewis, Washington. White army barracks and parked cars line a flat open field bordered by pine trees in the distance. One person is visible walking toward the nearest building. The 87th...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Dakota Indians
- Whites and Native Americans (Dakota) are gathered in a room in a building on the Devits Lake Agency, North Dakota (?). Identification reads: "Katie Veix, Asst. Clerk, J. W. McCabe, Chief Clerk, Little Fish, Chief, Simon Court, Interpreter, C. M....
- Dakota Indians--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian interpreters--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian agents--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Indian reservations--North Dakota--1900-1910.; Women--North...
- 1909?
- Pres[sic] and Reuben[sic] Montoya
- Press (on left) and his brother Ruben Montoya converse in an interior dining room. Ruben and Press Montoya were activists in Fort Lupton that lead the fight against alleged police harassment. Ruben Montoya was in his second term serving as Town...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1970-1980.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montoya, Press.; Montoya, Ruben.
- 1971 March 2
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Shoshone women at Fort Hall
- A group of Native American (Shoshone) women on horseback stand near a group of Shoshone men. The women wear moccasins, leggings, and dresses decorated with beads and elk teeth. The men wear feather headdresses.
- Indians of North America--Idaho--Fort Hall--1900-1920.; Shoshoni Indians--Idaho--Fort Hall--1900-1920.; Fort Hall (Idaho)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Idaho--Fort Hall--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Idaho--Fort Hall--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Belcher Mine near Silverton
- A group of miners stands in front of the Belcher Mine near Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado. Three more men stand at the top of the mine. A group of pack burros stands on the ridge in the right midground.
- Belcher Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- 1448 Pennsylvania Street, Denver
- View of a stuccoed house converted into an office building at 1448 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign in the yard reads: "For Sale, 2446 Sq. Ft. Office Bldg., Fulenwider." The house has a covered front...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985 August
- South elevation of first floor sunroom [and] 3/4" scale details of first floor sun room additions and alterations to residence of H.H. Tammen Esq., 1061 Humboldt St., Denver, Colo.
- This item (1 of 117) is from Frank E. Edbrooke's Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1537). This drawing shows floorplan and elevation details for addition of first floor sunroom at 1061 Humboldt Street, North Capitol Hill...
- Tammen, Harry Heye, 1856-1924--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; North Capitol Hill Neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sunspaces--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 July 7
- 878 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of commercial buildings on the 800 block of Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building at 878 Santa Fe Drive has a flat roof and brick parapet details, and a narrow tile overhang above the doorway....
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1987 June
- Englewood School
- View of the abandoned Englewood School in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two story brick building has a central tower with an arched entry and arched windows. The tower has a hip roof. A plaque on the building reads: "1905 Englewood...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings.; Schools.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Larimer Co. Court House, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Exterior view of Larimer County Courthouse, Ft. Collins, Colorado, surrounded by trees and landscaping (grass and flower beds); construction in 1887 cost $39,370; razed in 1957.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ft. Collins Water Works
- Fort Collins Waterworks building, dam, canal and stream, Ft. Collins, Colorado; sign over door states "erected 1882" with names listed underneath (Stoner, Watrous, Bouchyon?, Alexander, Ames, Love, Handy).
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Waterworks--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- A 6,500 ft. [i.e. 2,500 ft.] cliff where we abandoned trip
- View of cliffs and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery &...
- 1900 September
- Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Busy intersection at College Avenue and Mountain Avenues, downtown Ft. Collins, Colorado; shows wide dirt streets with livestock watering fountain center of intersection, stone and brick buildings with cement sidewalks, draft horse-drawn freight...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Fountains--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Agricultural College, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado; view of Jesse Harris' spring, a water fountain covered by a small open pavilion in center left; another building is hidden from view by bushes center right; shows bicycle racks with bicycles and...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fountains--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Colorado State University.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Overlan [sic] garage Ft. Morgan Colo.
- "Willy's Overland Cars," shares a square, two story, brick building with "Gillette's Garage," in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. Awnings have the property names printed on them. Two cars are parked in front.
- Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1930]
- On Pikes Peak, Alt. 14,147 ft.
- View of a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad passenger car and locomotive on the summit Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Passengers stand on and near the train. The passengers are well-dressed in suits and long dresses. Snow banks are near the...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1912 June 5
- Ft. Marcy overlooking Shitti Corral from Masonic Temple Santa Fe, N.M.
- Ft. Marcy stands on a hillside above Santa Fe, New Mexico, overlooking the Shitti Corral. The fort's buildings are flat-roofed and resemble pueblos.
- Forts & fortifications--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- M. B. Gill, Ft. Morgan, Colo.
- Six men and three young girls stand in front of a sod house in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. One of the men next to the girls appears to be wearing a skirt.
- Gill, Mark B.--Family--1870-1880.; Gill, Mark B.--Homes & haunts--1870-1880.; Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1870-1880.
- 1871
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Colorado. Ft. Lupton. Ft. Lupton
- Street scene Ft. Lupton Colo
- View of muddy business street, Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons, buggies, automobile, pedestrians, and businesses: "St. John Mercantile," "Real Estate and Loan Office," "Confectionary and Cigars," "Meat Market," "Jackson...
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910
- Ft. Collins - St. Paul's house
- Saint Paul's house in Ft. Collins, Colorado features intersecting rooflines, awnings, brick walls, and foliage around the house. It serves a small college chapel.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1967]
- Housing Ft. Lupton
- Interior view of a laundry room in a migrant worker camp near Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. Metal sinks are in the room.
- Labor camps--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.
- 1950 July