Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Envelope pouch
- Shows a Native American Sioux rawhide envelope pouch (parfleche) made by Lucy Knife of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The pouch is decorated with geometric designs painted with red, yellow, green and blue poster paint; red flannel is bound on the side...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & craft--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Parfleches--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Variety store
- Interior view of a store in Denver, Colorado. Gift baskets, food, canned goods, and a lamp are on display. Men stand near a display of boxed candy. Signs read: "Coca-Cola," "Drink Old Orchard Pure Sweet Apple Cider It's Good," and "Austin's Old...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Campion summer home, Twin Lakes, Colorado
- View of John Francis Campion's "Country Villa" built in 1895, Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado; mountains are part of the Sawatch Range.
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1920.; Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1920]
- Woman warming hands
- An elderly African American woman warms her hands in front of the hearth, she wears a shawl over her dress and a scarf on her head; interior shows a wall clock and chair.
- Afro-Americans--1900-1950.; Women--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Rockmont College development campaign
- "Carl Nelson, campaign chairman of fund for Rockmont College, is given a gift of $40,000 by a donor who wished to remain anonymous," Longmont, Colorado. The two men wear suits and large grins and stand in front of a chart that reads: "Rockmont...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Longmont--1960-1970.; Rockmont College (Longmont, Colo.)
- August 1967
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. On the left at...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Benjamin Duke
- Ben Duke laughs and holds a gift with a bow. People dine in the background; curtains hang on interior walls. Duke was a businessman (President of Gates Corporation), 10th Mountain Division veteran, and community service volunteer in Denver,...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Duke, H. Benjamin.
- 1976
- Broadcasting Station, Tiny Town, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale broadcasting station with KFEL radio towers, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920. The large adobe pueblo in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Radio stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Tiny Town
- View over Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the miniature village, opened to the public in 1920. Sightseers park their automobiles along edge of road. The one sixth scale town includes residences, a twin spired...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Shove Memorial Chapel, Colo. College, Colo. Springs Campus scene with Pikes Peak in the middle background.
- View of Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, from the Lennox house roof; shows Shove Memorial Chapel (gift of Eugene P. Shove). John Gray's design includes a square belltower, turret, and rosette window. Cars line Nevada...
- Gray, John, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Shove, Eugene P.--Commemoration.; Colorado College--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-...
- [between 1931 and 1940]
- Hotel Victoria
- The Hotel Victoria on 6th (Sixth) and State streets in Alamosa, Colorado, is a large two-story rusticated stone building with corner entrance, built in 1901. A large neon sign "Hotel Victoria, Dining Room, Gift Shop" hangs perpendicular to the...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Wolfe Hall, Antoinette 3rd left
- Interior view of Wolfe Hall, an Episcopalian private school in Denver, Colorado. Children are seated at a table with blocks in front of them, their teacher stands to one side. One student is identified as Antoinette Perry, the others are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Church schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Jack Dempsey's wife, Estelle Taylor, at Denver's Union Station
- Estelle Taylor, wife of heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey, is presented with a gift from an unidentified man at Union Station, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gifts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895---Family.; Taylor, Estelle, 1894-1958.
- [between 1920 and 1926?]
- Will Rogers (center with lasso) in Denver
- Will Rogers holds a lariat, by a saddle, in Denver, Colorado, at a Y.M.C.A. membership drive. Men and a woman smile in cowboy costumes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Helen Bonfils and George Somnes
- Newlyweds Helen Bonfils and George Somnes pose outside of a home. Helen wears a corsage, hat and string of pearls. The pearls may have been a gift given to her by Mrs. Harry H. Tammen, the hostess of the newlyweds wedding breakfast. George Somnes...
- Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bonfils, Helen, 1889-1972.; Somnes, George.
- 1936?
- Gates' residence interior
- Interior view of the Gates residence, in Jefferson County, Colorado; shows a nursery, cribs, a fireplace, ornate flowered wallpaper, dolls, pillows, toys, and letters: "Babies - the Greatest Gift God Ever Gave."
- Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.--Homes & haunts--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Girl
- A girl smiles, holding a purse or hand bag, and a gift box and wrapping, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Gifts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Main Street, Central City, Colorado
- Main street in Central City, Colorado; visible landmarks include, the Mullen building, the Hawley block, the I.O.O.F building, and the Roworth building. Cars are parked on the sides of the streets, and the buildings on both sides of the streets...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1958
- James J. Brown
- Portrait of James Joseph "J. J." Brown, Margaret "Molly" Brown's husband. He wears a suit and tie.
- Men--1910-1920.; Brown, James Joseph.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Family.
- 1910
- Helen Brown later Mrs. George Benziger
- Studio portrait of Catherine Ellen "Helen" Brown (Benziger), Margaret "Molly" Brown's daughter. She wears a dress and elaborately decorated hat.
- Benziger, Catherine Ellen.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Family.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Ellen Tobin
- Studio portrait of Ellen Tobin (Baroness von Reitzenstein) in Wurzburg, Germany. She wears a dress with high collar and decorative lace on the shoulders.
- Von Reitzenstein, Ellen Tobin, Baroness.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Shaw home in Cody, Wyo
- View of Peg Shaw's house in Cody, Wyoming, a friend of Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown. The one-story wood house has a covered porch.
- Cody (Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Houses--Wyoming--Cody--1930-1950.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Shaw, Peggy--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Lover's Leap Hannibal
- View of Lover's Leap above Hannibal, Missouri where Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown was born. A riverboat is in the Mississippi River near the town.
- Hannibal (Mo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Missouri--Hannibal--1880-1900.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Mrs. J. J. Brown Palm Beach
- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown poses outdoors with an unidentified man, probably at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. She wears a dress, coat, bead necklace, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Palm Beach (Fla.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Florida--Palm Beach--1920-1930.; Women--Florida--Palm Beach--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin 1867-1932.
- [1925]
- First ball dress in Denver
- Studio portrait of Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown in Denver, Colorado. She wears a gown decorated with lace and embroidery.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ball dresses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown, Margaret Tobin 1867-1932.
- 1894
- The present of a necklace
- A young Native American Ute boy, wearing a leather fringed and beaded outfit, sitting on rocks in the middle of a small stream, hands a gift necklace across the water to a young Ute girl, western slope Wasatch Mountains, Utah. The girl holds a...
- Indians of North America--Children--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Boys--Utah--1870-1880.; Gifts--Utah--1870-1880.; Girls--Utah--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- Manitou Springs Bath House
- View of the Manitou Bath House in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; features include a hipped terra cotta roof, wrought iron, corner entry and tower. People are by arched windows, a Chevrolet sedan, and signs: "Manitou Center," "Boardwalk...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989?]
- Sullivan fountain
- A view of the Dolphin Fountain and pool at the Sullivan Gateway at the East Colfax entrance to City Park in Denver, Colorado. The fountain was part of a gift to the park in 1917. Leo Lentelli was the sculptor and John C. Mitchell donated the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Reflecting pools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Sopris statue
- A view of the Sopris statue at City Park in Denver, Colorado. The statue is of a young boy that stands on a sundial. A cement bench surrounds the statue and a man made pool is below it. The City Park Pavilion is behind the statue.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Sopris, Elizabeth Allen--Monuments.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Pahaska Tepee side view
- A side view of the Pahaska Tepee at Lookout Mountain Park, a Denver Mountain Park located 17 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The spruce log lodge was built in 1921 and housed the Buffalo Bill museum until 1977. It now serves as a gift shop and...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Monuments.; Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum--1930-1950.; Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Pahaska Tepee (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lookout Mountain Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Galleries &...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Vorhees [sic] Memorial
- A view of the Voorhies Memorial, built in memory of John H. P. Voorhies, in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows the curved Voorhies memorial and the pool with two sea lion statues in it.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Voorhies, John H. P.--Memorials.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Cherry Lee Home, Amity, Colorado
- Portrait of men, women, and a girl at the Cherry Tree Home (Amity Colony Children's Home) in Amity (Prowers County), Colorado; Commander Frederick Booth-Tucker wears a uniform and holds a light colored officer's cap with letters: "The Salvation...
- Cherry Tree Home (Amity, Colo.)--People.--1900-1910.; Salvation Army--People--1900-1910.; Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.;...
- 1902
- Opening day celebration dancing at Williams Stables
- Dancers in western costume perform in front of the Williams Stables building on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The men wear trousers, shirts, and scarves. The women wear long print dresses, skirts flaring as they turn. Spectators gather...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Cowgirls--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Dancers--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- June 25, 1965
- Denver Auditorium, drop curtain
- A drop curtain on the stage at the Denver Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, features an American theme with George Washington, and probably Thomas Jefferson on horseback, a man standing in uniform, angels, Native Americans, and wilderness views.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- September 18, 1909
- Alfert Herter drop curtain
- Interior view at the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the stage and a painted backdrop depicting (probably) George Washington and a soldier on horses, an eagle, buffalo skulls, angels, rocks, and trees.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Studio props--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909 September 18
- Denver business, Curio
- View of display windows at entrance to the G. M. Harris Curio Co. Gift Shop, "successors to Kohlberg's," at 517 16th Street, Denver, Colorado; kimonos, lamps, candlestick holders, handbags, mannequin head, and other curios are displayed; sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Little Jonny Mine Leadville?
- View, from the tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S), of the buildings and head frame of the Little Jonny Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rbt. E. Lee?
- View of the abandoned buildings of possibly the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. A smokestack stands near the buildings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- July, 1928
- C. Bancroft, E Weckbaugh, Gordon Weeks, (Master of Ceremonies) Matchless Mine dedication
- At the dedication of the Matchless Mine and Baby Doe Tabor's cabin in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, Caroline Bancroft speaks through a megaphone and Eleanor Weckbaugh holds an umbrella; both women are in period costumes. Gordon Weeks is the...
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Dedications--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.;...
- July 16, 1953
- Matchless mine restoration
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado shows headframe, ore cart.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1953
- Matchless Mine restoration
- View of Baby Doe Tabor's cabin at the Matchless Mine near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. A sign leans against a mine ore car near the shack and reads: "Matchless Mine [...]".
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Homes & haunts.
- 1953
- Ceiling detail at Campion residence
- Interior view at the Campion home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a ceiling with plaster molding.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 December 11
- Cascade, ca. 1980's
- Exterior of the community building in Cascade, (Cascade Canon) at the foot of Pikes Peak and on the Pikes Peak Highway, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the one-story stucco structure with red tile roof and two towers. It was built by the estate of...
- Cascade (El Paso county, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Dinner theater--Colorado--Cascade--1980-1990.; Theaters--Colorado--Cascade--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Antonito, Colorado
- View of the one-story modern log structure with low side gable, asphalt shingles, aluminum entry door and decorative shutters in Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado; sign on roof reads: "Narrow Gauge Curio and Gift Shop, Cafe,...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Antonito--1970-1980.
- 1974
- Kochevar gravestones
- Two large granite grave markers of the Kochevars, (Yugoslavian immigrants) Crested Butte cemetery, Gunnison County, Colorado, read: "Mother, Marija Kochevaar, May 25, 1854 - June 13, 1931, Pious, kind, merciful in life, her mission fulfilled, God's...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Empire
- The main street of Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has commercial buildings on both sides. A clapboard store with a stepped false front has signs that read, "Empire Merc." and "Empire Mercantile;" the signs on the smaller building next door...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Tabor house [graphic]
- Exterior view of the side and front facade of Horace A.W. Tabor's house at 160 East Fourth Street, which was built in 1877 at 321 Harrison Avenue. This was the first Leadville, Colorado, home of Horace and his wife, Augusta and was moved from...
- Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1964?]
- Washington Park
- Roadway and road barrier in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows cars and dumpster.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Barriers--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Sopris sundial
- View of the Sopris Memorial Sundial in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue of a small boy with a stick in his hand and sundial at his feet stands on a marble platform. On the front of the stone base a metal plaque reads: "A gift to Denver by...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sundials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sopris,...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Thatcher Fountain, City Park
- A group of men stand near the Thatcher Memorial Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Inscription on the base of the statue reads: "The Gift of Joseph Addison Thatcher to the City of Denver, 1918." In the center of the fountain is a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph A.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1923 May