Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Firehouse for Leadville's Hose #1
- Exterior view of La Junque Shoppe, formerly the Hose #1 Fire House and horse street railway car barns, at 704 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a two story brick building which has a decorative cornice, three second-story windows, a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.
- 1978
- State Garage building
- Cars are parked in front of a three-story brick commercial building at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado. A man leans against a car in a garage entrance near signs that read: "State Garage, Quaker State...
- State Garage (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- E.J. Brown Garage and Transfer Co.
- Men and women pose in front of the "E.J. Brown Garage and Transfer Co." building, possibly near 25th (Twenty Fifth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows parked trucks and street railway tracks. The warehouse has arched windows, parapet,...
- E.J. Brown Garage and Transfer Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1926?]
- Kahare kar service & garage (6th & Ogden)
- Automobiles and a panel truck are parked in front of Kahre Kar Service & Garage near 408 E. 7th (Seventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Shell Gasoline", "Complete Automobile Service", "Garage, Drive In", and "Day And Night Service." The...
- Kahre Kar Service & Garage (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Antlers' Garage facade Penrose Public Library parking lot
- View of the facade of the former Antlers Hotel Garage at the entrance to the Penrose Public Library parking lot located on West Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. This vernacular Mission style structure has a shaped...
- Penrose Public Library (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Penrose Public Library (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Parking lots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Colorado...
- 1999
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, garage interior
- Interior view of the garage of the Lawrence Cowle Phipps home in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A telephone sits on a shelf near fuse boxes, a thermostat, and light switches. Shows hoses, pipes, and a weight system for the garage...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Garage
- A view of a garage on the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) in Henderson, Colorado. The building has beveled siding, metal roof and double doors. A vehicle is parked in the garage and two pumps are on side of the garage, possibly air or fuel pumps....
- Denver Farm--1930-1940.; Henderson (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Almshouses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Small house which floated down against garage building four lives were lost in this house.
- View of a small house that was carried by the flood waters of the Arkansas River and came to rest against the side of a brick garage in Pueblo, Colorado. The garage has damaged walls. Two men pose beside the garage. Ruts in the deep mud are near...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building failures--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- Louise Note was brought in upon a mule train similar - will send a better one sometime
- Winter scene in Silverton, Colorado, of the east side of Greene Street, looking south. A mule train heads north on the the muddy street; the lead animal bears a waving man; the mules that follow are loaded with bundles and boxes. Behind piled snow,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Bell Brothers remodeled building with adjacent Teller County District Number Two (2) firehouse and garage, East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; first floor of Bell Brothers building has wooden paneled garage door and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [1988]
- Architectural field survey #23 roll 3
- African American (Black) men stand near a garage at 2709 Stout Street in the Five Points (Curtis Park) neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Apartments are above the garage. Signs on the building read: "Louvers[?] Garage."
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Automobile service...
- [1976]
- Green's grocery (from rear)
- A brick garage is behind Green's Grocery & Market in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign in front of the garage reads: "This Building Will Be Down within [...] days McCrea Wrecking Co. AL54142." Large signs on both the garage...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Herbert Garage
- Mechanics sit and stand near the frame and under carriage of an automobile in Herbert Garage at 3660 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. Tools, car parts, and a workbench are nearby. A sign that reads: "Herbert Garage" is on the wall.
- Herbert Garage (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mechanics--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Antlers Hotel garage
- View of the brick Antlers Garage on West Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building has ornamental brick work; an arched, rooftop facade with an elk or deer head and antlers; tile roof accents; and a sign that...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Trinidad Garage
- View of a one story brick garage belonging to the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Trinidad, Colorado. One section of the building has a flat roof, double garage doors and decorative brick work along the roof line. The other...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Gold seal dairies
- A worker loads cases of milk bottles into a delivery truck at Gold Seal Dairies Inc., 1230 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Next door business signs read: "Kahre Kar Service Garage, Complete Automobile Service", "Storage, Repairing,...
- Gold Seal Dairies Inc.--1930-1940.; Kahre Kar Service & Garage (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dairy products...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Garage Rosedale Park 300 E. Iliff
- View of a garage in Rosedale Park at 300 East Iliff Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The wood panel building has two garage doors.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rosedale Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Garage & tool house
- View of a garage at the Wellshire Golf Course (Wellshire Country Club) in Denver, Colorado. The building has two garage doors.
- Golf courses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Wellshire Municipal Golf Course (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1936 and 1940]
- Garage men's & women's toilet
- View of the garage, men's and women's restroom at the Rude Park Community Center at 1285 Decatur Street in Denver, Colorado. The brick building has hinged garage doors and a brick privacy screen near an entrance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rude Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Public comfort stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1940]
- Garage city & county detention home
- Shows the garage at the City and County Detention School Home at 2844 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building features three garage doors and slate tiled roof.
- Detention School Home (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Police department car impounding garage
- A view of the two story police impounding garage located in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads "city shops". An address above the open garage door reads: "1322".
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Garage #1
- Automobiles are parked in front of garage number one of the Denver Highway Department located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a large brick building with possibly a half story or attic. The half-story or attic has a...
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Norman Garage
- View of an automobile repair garage in Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick building has arched gables and a tile roof. A sign on the building reads: "Norman Garage Gasoline Oils."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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]
- Public Service Co. Garage
- A fleet of automobiles are parked in a lot at the Public Service Company Garage in a warehouse district of Denver, Colorado. A group of men sit on top of a car. Train cars are parked nearby. Labels on the cars read: "Union Pacific," "Burlington...
- Public Service Company of Colorado--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Motor vehicle fleets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Springs looking north on Grand Avenue
- View of a parade, probably for "Strawberry Day," on Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a float with large strawberries on its corners, crowds of people, cars, flags (one on a flagpole) and banners. Signs on...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1915-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Parades &...
- [between 1915 and 1929]
- Glenwood Spgs, Colo.
- View of Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, pedestrians, a flagpole and parked cars (a license plate reads: "166-545 Colo."). Signs on store buildings read: "Ford Authorized Service Center," "Chevrolet...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.
- 1925 June
- Longmont's Main Street, 500 block after the heavy rains.
- View north from Fifth (5th) Avenue and Main Street, with flood water over the street and sidewalks, Longmont, Colorado. Pedestrians and early automobiles make their way through the water. Businesses include: "Ford Garage," "Longmont Rubber Works,"...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1921
- The main street, Leadville, Colorado
- A variety of signs hang perpendicular to buildings and are large as part of the automobile age in advertising. On the right side, there are "G.Z. Garage Storage," "Texaco, gasoline, motor oil," "Cities Service," "Hotel Vendome," "Bus Depot,"...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Wide-angle view of the corner of Nevada Avenue and Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows business district with signs: "Elk Hotel," "Bowling," "Strang Garage," "Storage and Repairing Paul Auto Co. Tires and Supplies,"...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Buena Vista, Colo. "close up."
- View overlooking a wooden bridge in Buena Vista, Colorado in Chaffee County. Bridge spans a creek. Brush covers banks of creek. Signs: "Campground, Lincoln Garage, The Garage Accommodation, Road Information, East Main Street."
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Buena Vista--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Back of same with another backyard foreground
- Back of a brick house and garage in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The windows and porch of the house have awnings. A white fence surrounds the yard. Numbers on the garage read: "3551."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Humble filling station
- Cars are at the M & M Enco Service Station, a Humble gas station and garage, in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A mechanic stands inside the garage. Two gas pumps are in front of the building. Signs read: "Happy Motoring" and...
- Humble Oil and Refining Company (Incorporated in Del.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Denver Tramway Company building
- View of Denver Tramway Company building and garage, 14th (Fourteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows electric street railway cars parked in garage stalls, Denver Tramway Company employees, and a water tower.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Edgewater, Colorado, city hall
- A two-story stuccoed building in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes the fire department, the town hall, and the library. The building was completed with WPA funds. Letters on the facade read, "Fire Dept. No. 12," over a garage door;...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Edgewater--1930-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Edgewater--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Edgewater--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Detention School Home
- Panoramic view of the two-story brick Detention School Home (later the Gilliam Youth Center for Juvenile Justice) at 2844 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The building has a hipped roof, a widows walk, and a...
- Detention School Home (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Granby, Colorado
- View along Agate Avenue (Highway 40), in Granby, Grand County, Colorado, shows wood false front businesses along the wide muddy street. Signs read: "Granby Head Lettuce Growers Association," "Head Lettuce Colony," "Granby Cafe Co.," "Cafe, Ice Cold...
- Granby (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Granby--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Penn building in Leadville, Colorado in 1968
- This exterior view of the Penn Building at 210 W. Chestnut in Leadville, Colorado shows a dilapidated two story wood frame commercial building featuring enriched cornices, tall storefront windows, pedimented second story window heads, a diagonal...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Penn Building (Leadville, Colo.)
- 1968
- Toll Gate Saloon, near Blackhawk
- Front view of the Toll Gate Saloon, Black Hawk, Colorado. The single-detached building includes: three stories, square building plan, medium gable, offset right, left and right rear chimneys (single stacks), a shed dormer to the rear. First...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- June, 1941
- Street cave-in in Englewood Flood - S. Broadway & Hampden
- A view from above shows the cave-in of the Little Dry Creek Bridge at South Broadway and Hampden in Englewood, Colorado, in 1927. Large sections of the wood plank bridge slant into the river below, and the street is shiny with rain and mud on...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Little Dry Creek (Colo.); Floods--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.
- [1927]
- Hoffman Heights Development, Original Brick House
- Black and white print of an unidentified brick house in the Hoffman Heights Development In Aurora. Street and sidewalk visible. Single car garage attached to house, with driveway in front. Drain coming off roof to right of garage. Large window and...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Hoffman Heights Development, Original Brick House
- Black and white print of unidentified single story brick house in Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora. Left section of house has a window with brick planter underneath. A large, five section window with door and window to the right. Another door...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August
- Garage exterior
- View of a garage used by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The building is a one-story brick structure with a flat roof, decorative brick work at the roof line, and two sets of casement hung...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.
- 1922 January
- Garage, exterior
- View of a garage used by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The building is a one-story brick building with a flat roof, decorative brick work at the roof line, and two sets of double casement...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Automobile garage
- Interior view of automobiles in a garage probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "Michelin."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Garage Johnstown, Colo.
- A man loads an item onto a flat-bed pickup truck that is parked in front of a garage in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County. A gas pump is on the corner, and tires are displayed in the window.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Wreckage of Conrad & French Garage
- People survey damage caused by a tornado in Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado. The Conrad and French Garage is in ruins; bricks and boards are on top of automobiles.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garages--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- May 22, 1916
- Seventh Ave. Garage with two model-A Fords owned by the Gold Seal Delivery
- View of Gold Seal Delivery Inc. panel trucks parked in front of the 7th (Seventh) Avenue Garage in Denver, Colorado. Business signs on building read: "Repairing, Tires And Tubes, Drive In, Gas & Oil."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1925?]