Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Interior, Knight & Atmore's Clothing and Furnishing Store
- Interior view of Night and Atmore's Clothing and Furnishing Store on 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe streets. Shows an open room with stacks of fabrics on tables and glass cabinets and shelving on the side wall.
- Knight & Atmore's Clothing & Furnishing Store (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Showrooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 16, 1909 June 5
- Man in store w/ stoves & furniture
- Interior view of a household furnishing store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, stoves, brass beds, and a dresser.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Home furnishing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Teller School house furnishing project
- Photograph of seven young children at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a house furnishing project. All of the children are settled around different furniture. Three of the students sit in milk crate chairs and benches. One...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1942 December 10
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Letter written by S. R. Carpenter to P.T. Barnum regarding the furnishing and establishment of the Villa Park House
- Gerardi's Market corner Main and Maple
- Jim Gerardi stands behind his Ford pickup truck in front of his grocery store in Trinidad, Colorado. A boy stands on a sidewalk as a customer comes out of the Piggly Wiggly store next door. Lettering on the pickup reads: "Gerardi's," "Meats,"...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business people--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Grocery Stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Gerardi, Jim.
- ca. 1922
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co.
- People pose in front of the Rifle Creek Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a flat roof and a first floor awning that reads: "Gents [Furni]shing's [sic], Ladies Furnishing's [sic]." Upstairs...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Downtown Rifle, Colorado
- Men, women, and boys pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; letters read: "E. McLearn & Co. Groceries & General Merchandise - Gents Furnishing Boots and Shoes." Bunting drapes the cornice; a wicker baby stroller is in a horse...
- E. McLearn & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- East [sic] side Main St. south from Tomichi Ave.
- Men stand and pose outside store fronts on the west side of Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows two-story frame buildings in the red light district and signs that read: "Sharwen [?], Sahlein & Co. Clothing, Furnishing Goods,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Main St., north from Tomichi Ave.
- People and horse-drawn wagons are near wooden sidewalks on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows frame commercial buildings, the brick two-story Hartman Block building, and signs on businesses that read: "F.D. Steele & Co....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Men's clothing store interior
- Men pose in a men's clothing store in Denver, Colorado. Hats and pants are displayed on top of glass cases. A sign reads: "Removing [Sal]e Clothing Furnishing[s] [...] & Trunks [M]ust Be Sold Belo[w] [Invent]ory Pr[ices]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Furniture warehouse
- Interior view of mattress or furnishing supply room in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a mattress, a steamer trunk, chairs, and a stove.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Furnishings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Storage facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- The town of Eagle Colorado
- View of the town of Eagle (Eagle County), Colorado from across the Eagle River. A Denver and Rio Grande train sits on the tracks. Shows a train depot, houses, and commercial buildings. Signs on business in the area read: "Eagle Valley Feed Mill, E....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Eagle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eagle--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- In Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, men stand by brick storefronts. Signs read: "Dry Goods Furnishing Goods and Clothing Carpets Hats Boots Shoes Hardware Queensware Groceries & c.," "A. B. Tomlin & Co.," "H. E. Tedmon," "Hardware, Stoves...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Fort Collins--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Jeffers Bldg., 1959 Village Diner
- Possibly Albert Jeffers, in a tall bowler hat, poses with his son in entry of his store, 633 Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The ornate building features: two upper bay windows, bracketed overhanging cornice, triangular rooftop sign,...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Jeffers, Albert.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Jeffers Building
- Facade view of the Albert Jeffers store, (building later housed the Kiesel's Millinery, and the Village Diner) 633 Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, features two upper bay windows, bracketed overhanging cornice, triangular rooftop sign...
- Jeffers, Albert--Homes & haunts.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek, S.W. corner of Bennett and 2nd, before the fire, 1893
- One and two-story row of wooden frame and brick commercial buildings on the southwest corner of Bennett Avenue and Second (2nd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; horse-drawn wagons are parked along boardwalk; corner building has a recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- The C. E. Mosman store, Walden
- View of a Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, business; shows Mrs. and Mr. Mosman and men posing; signs read: "C. E. Mosman General Merchandise," "Groceries, Hardware, Boots & Shoes, Hat & Caps, Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods."
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.; Merchants--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.; Mosman, Clarence E.; Mosman, Irene.
- 1905
- Mrs. C. B. Wilson
- Seated portrait of Mrs. C. B. Wilson, in the Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, taken at the parsonage. She is the wife of Pastor Wilson, a Methodist minister.
- Spouses of clergy--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.; Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.; Wilson, C. B. Mrs.
- 1900 or 1901
- Walden, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows people, cars, a buggy, boardwalks, frame businesses, a barber pole, an oversized pocketwatch advertisment, and signs: "C. E. Mosman, General Merchandise, Groceries, Post Office,...
- Walden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Walden--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Denver
- View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the busy business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Teams of oxen with yokes pull supply and delivery wagons. Signs on the Fillmore Block include: "Heywood...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1878]
- Denver
- View of Larimer Street and nearby buildings in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked along the street. Signs read: "Ne[ws] Block", "J. S. Dreyfuss Clothing And Gents Furnishings Goods", "Ducey's Sample Room", "Rail Road Tickets Cigars,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Tooley Shoe Shop, Stephenson Drug Store Main St. 1898-99
- False fronted stores in Breckenridge, Colorado, are seen through a trench dug in deep snow. A frame business with a "W.B. Stephenson Druggist Paints Oils Glass Wall Paper" sign and "drugs" lettered in the transom over the door is above a snowbank....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Pioneer Block 15th & Larimer
- View of the Pioneer Block building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. A photographer and a group of men stand near a camera on the corner. Signs on the building read: "Doctors Rothwell," "Clothier H. Schradsky Furnisher,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Jerome Crocker, merchant tailor, 272 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Colorado
- View of Jerome Crocker's tailor shop on Fifteenth Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a man posing by bolts of fabric and storefront window lettering: "J. Crocker Gents Furnishing Goods, Crocker, Merchant Tailor."
- Jerome Crocker, Merchant Tailor--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Tailor shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Sixteenth Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street at Court Place in Downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street. Signs on buildings read: "Apperson Fine Millinery," "Rocky Mountain Photo Co. A Competent Operator Always On Hand," A. Grosman Clothing &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked on Larimer Street by businesses in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Bucklin & Clark Staple & Fancy Groceries," "[D]ry goods & Clothing," "Hats, Caps & Furnishing Goods," and "Highland Nurseries."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Main Street, Central City
- View looking north on Main Street toward Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The block consists of mostly wooden, clapboard, one and two-story storefronts. The unpaved street is littered with garbage and debris. In the foreground, two men,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of probably 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn streetcar makes its way past a building. Signs read: "The Office Eugene Croft," "A. Jacobs & Co. Boys Clothing," and "Clothing and Furnishing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing stores streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Horse railroads streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Philipsborn and Company
- View of window displays at the Philipsborn and Company women's furnishing store, at 720 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado (at night); shows mannequins in dresses with pleats and flounces.
- Philipsborn and Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hyman Avenue
- Lamb's Drug Store occupies the center building along a block on Hyman Street in Aspen, Colorado. The buildings are two story, clapboard, structures with cornices (some have brackets). Men in dark suits stand on the sidewalk in front of the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [1888?]
- Machinery for the Terrial mine Eldora Colo.
- Several teams of horses, pulling machinery laden wagons, are in a line along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado. The equipment is bound for the Terror mine on Spencer Mountain. Men and boys are in the street watching the event. Signs along the street...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Baker & Biggs, Canon City
- This commercial building in Canon City, Colorado, is built of brick and rusticated stone, with corbeling and a pediment with incised letters: "1902" and "Baker & Biggs." Second floor windows are lettered: "Doctor Little," and "Dr. Twitchell...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Madison Ave., Greeley
- A man stands in the middle of unpaved Madison Ave. in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. He wears trousers, a jacket, a buttoned vest, and a cap. Two and three-story commercial buildings are behind him. Two horse drawn carriages, as well as two...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1893]
- Golden City
- An early view east over Golden, (Colorado Territorial Capital 1862-1867) Jefferson County, includes scattered wood frame residences and sheds, false front businesses, corrals, and a two-story brick block. Original description printed on back of...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Golden--1860-1870.
- [between 1862 and 1867]
- Central City, 1864
- City Bakery stands farther down the block next door to the Young American Clothing Hall. Another store has the word "Stoves" painted on its front facade. On the near side of Main Street in the center midground is the two-story, wood frame building...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [1864?]
- I & M building and Raahe Building
- A man stands in the intersection across the street from the I & M building and the Raahe building in the town of Sterling, Colorado, in Logan County. Architectural features of the building include masonry construction, bracketed cornices,...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Sterling--1920-1930.
- 1924
- East side of Main St., south from Tomichi Ave.
- A group of men pose on the boardwalk on west side of Main Street from Tomichi South, Gunnison, Colorado. Businesses signs include: "Sharwen A. Sahlein & Co. Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hat, Boot And Shoes," "Great Western Clothing," "Wholesale &...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1882]
- Williams' Block
- View of the William's Block probably on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a brick, two story building with a stepped parapet and decorative pediments. The front of the building has decorative brickwork, stone lintels and...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Main Street, north from Tomichi Ave.
- West side of Main Street, north from Tomichi Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick businesses with pedestrians on boardwalks and horses and wagons along dirt street. Signs read: "Notary Public," "Lawyers," "F. D. Steele & Co....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1888]
- Home pictures
- A man and woman sit in a Denver, Colorado living room; furnishing includes couches, chairs, a fireplace, a birdcage, ottomans, lamps, tables and bold print curtains.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Furnishings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Central City, C. T.
- View of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County before the fire that destroyed most of the town. Piles of boards behind commercial buildings near patches of snow on the ground. Signs: "Clothing & Furnishing Goods O. K. Store Wholesale & Retail,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Exterior photograph of the Brown Palace Hotel, located in Denver, Colorado looking north. Trinity Methodist Church can be seen on the right hand side of the picture. The Brown Palace Hotel, America's second fireproof building, was begun in 1889...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Hotels--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Exterior photograph of the Brown Palace Hotel, located in Denver, Colorado. The Great West Tower and Comfort Inn can be seen on the left side of the picture. The Brown Palace Hotel, America's second fireproof building, was begun in 1889 and...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Hotels--Colorado--Denver..; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Brown Palace Hotel Valet
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Brown Palace Hotel, located in Denver, Colorado. Outside the door stands a valet and doorman. The Brown Palace Hotel, America's second fireproof building, was begun in 1889 and completed in 1892. ...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Hotels--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Brown Palace Hotel located in Denver, Colorado. The Brown Palace Hotel, America's second fireproof building, was begun in 1889 and completed in 1892. Denver architect Frank E. Edbrooke designed the...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Brown Palace Hotel sculpted stag
- Photograph of a sculpted stag in a circle on the side of the Brown Palace Hotel located in Denver, Colorado. The Brown Palace Hotel, America's second fireproof building, was begun in 1889 and completed in 1892. Denver architect Frank E. Edbrooke...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1980 October
- Brown Palace Hotel
- Exterior photograph of the Brown Palace Hotel located in Denver, Colorado. The Brown Palace Hotel, America's second fireproof building, was begun in 1889 and completed in 1892. Denver architect Frank E. Edbrooke designed the building for Henry C....
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Hotels--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.