Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; includes a one- story gable-roofed wooden building with a hill behind it; stone fence and a log fence in front.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--(New) Cardinal--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; features a rutted road winding by gable roof buildings, two of board-and-batten construction, and the third with a corrugated metal roof; 1940s automobile parked further down the road.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a house with a porch at the top of a hill in the distance looking over a rushing stream below; mountain covered with pines and a road with low bushes passes in front of the house.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 1913-4
- View of a heavy snowfall on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The Spruance Building and Kneisel-Curtis-Seifeld building are on the south side of the street. Five men ride large horses; five men stand (wearing heavy coats and hats)...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- [1913 or 1914]
- Abandoned tractor
- View of probably an abandoned tractor in a field; it has a chain drive, track propulsion, and wheels. A harrow is to the side; low hills are in the background.
- Agricultural machinery & implements--1900-1920.; Tractors--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Abandoned tractor
- View of probably an abandoned tractor in a field; it has a chain drive, track propulsion, and wheels.
- Agricultural machinery & implements--1900-1920.; Tractors--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Adams Hotel
- View of the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story brick building with contrasting trim and arched windows. A cupola sits atop a roof dome. A sign outlined in electric bulbs that reads "The Adams" hangs...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- 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
- Albany Hotel lobby
- A man reads a newspaper on a sofa in the lobby of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A woman sits in the lobby and two men stand near columns. Flower baskets line the stairway and lobby floor.
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1938 Jan. 2
- American House, 16th & Blake
- View of the American House hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick building with metal fire escapes and a covered entry. Signs on side of building read: "Chas. A Nicholls Press. Printing" and "Look...
- American House--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Amid song and prayer
- Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance union members pose in Denver, Colorado; they are (L to R): Nina Bear (Treasurer), Mrs. C. Minker, (Recording Secretary), Adrianna Hungerford (President), Bertha E. Teller (Vice President), and Sadie R. Jones...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado--Meetings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bear, Nina.; Hungerford, Adrianna.; Jones, Sadie R.; Teller, Bertha E.
- 1939, October 10
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- Arapahoe East recreation / ski area (off of I-70 west from Denver)
- View of Interstate Highway 70 and the Arapahoe East ski area in Summit County, Colorado; also shows automobiles, houses, and dirt road.
- Arapahoe East (Summit County, Colo. : Ski area)--1970-1980.; Summit County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Express highways--Colorado--Summit County--1970-1980.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Summit County--1970-1980.
- [between 1972 and 1984?]
- Assembly House, Salt Lake City
- View of the Assembly Hall of the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Temple Square, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a Gothic style building with towers and spires, a central tower, and a round window.
- Assembly Hall (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--Buildings--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- At Idlewild looking toward tunnel locations.
- A view from Idlewild, Colorado, includes tall evergreen trees in a snowy valley and on the hillsides, with snow-covered mountains in the distance, the site of the Moffat Tunnel.
- Idlewild (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [Between 1900 and 1910?]
- Auditorium Hotel
- Side view of the Auditorium Hotel at 1406 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with decorative brackets, a barber pole, and a large roof sign. Signs read: "Firestone Tires. Auto Tire & Accessory Co.," "Hotel...
- Auditorium Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 Jul. 5
- Auditorium Hotel
- Construction materials sit on the sidewalk around the Auditorium Hotel at 1406 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a five-story Italianate style building under construction with two wings.
- Auditorium Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Bank of Clear Creek County
- View of the Bank of Clear Creek County in Georgetown, Colorado. The two-story wood construction building has overhanging eaves with brackets; a sign on the second floor reads, "G. Waverly, Dentist." The bank, on the first floor, has a sign with its...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in Italianate style, with a hipped roof and eaves with brackets. Three business are on the first floor; one has a striped awning that reads "Mrs....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Barclay Apartments
- View of the side of the Barclay Apartments in the Barclay Block at 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a five-story Italianate style building with pediments and arched windows. Sign painted on the side of the...
- Barclay Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1950 Jun. 20
- Barclay Apartments
- View of the Barclay Apartments in the Barclay Block at 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a five-story Italianate style building with pediments and arched windows. Signs read: "Hotel Clay. For Men Only,"...
- Barclay Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967 Aug. 17
- Barker's. Manitou.
- entry; men, women and children crowd the sidewalk. A stagecoach has a man on the roof; horse-drawn delivery wagons read:"Manitou Transfer" and "N.E. Miller". Buckboards are to the side; a power lines and a hanging electric arc light are overhead.;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1990.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Baseball players
- Portrait of a baseball team in Georgetown, Colorado, wearing hats, shirts with an appliqued bat and ball, and white knee breeches with ruffles. Several hold bats, and one man holds a catcher's mask. Two children, Will Shipley and Jack Hayden, stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Baseball players--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.
- [between 1870 and 1920?]
- Bell tower, Star Hook and Ladder Company fire house, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the bell tower of the Star Hook and Ladder Company fire house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was built in 1866 on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The structure covering the bell is square in plan and has four corner columns with Victorian...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bell towers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- Three unidentified men stand in front of a screened-in porch of a house. The man in the middle wears his pants tucked into his cowboy boots. All three wear suits.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Bowman-White House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Bowman-White House, in Georgetown, Colorado, at 901 Rose Street, built in 1892 by John Henry Bowman and passed on to his daughter, Mary Ellen (Mellie), and her husband John James White when they were married in 1901. The house...
- Bowman, John Henry--Homes & haunts.; White, John James--Homes & haunts.; White, Mellie Bowman--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Boys from Mount St. Vincent's Home
- Boys line up on and around a slide in the playground of Mount St. Vincent's Home at 4159 Lowell Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1922 Jul. 9
- Bridge at Silt
- View under a bridge under construction in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; a man poses with a section of rebar by concrete and mud.
- Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bridge at Silt
- View under a bridge under construction in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; a man works by concrete and mud.
- Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Mud--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bridge at Silt
- View of a cantilever bridge over the Colorado River, in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; twisted metal frames are in the water and the Roan Cliffs are in the background.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Cantilever construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bridge at Silt
- View of a cantilever bridge over the Colorado River, in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Cantilever construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bridge construction
- View under a bridge under construction in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; a man stands by water, collapsed concrete pylons, and shoring.
- Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bridge in Silt
- View of a concrete bridge pylon in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; water and erosion are at the base.
- Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Deterioration--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Pylons (Bridges)--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bridge in Silt
- View of a concrete bridge pylon in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; water and erosion are at the base.
- Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Deterioration--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Pylons (Bridges)--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Brush high school basketball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, girl's basketball team poses in uniforms consisting of bloomers, sailor shirts with bandanas, and scarves around their heads. One holds a basketball. They are identified as: Ann White, Bertha Jones, Ada Grill (or...
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Buffalo Bill Warpath
- Suede finish card stock album cover has an embossed art nouveau flourish and depiction of a mermaid holding a sunburst. Letters read: "Badger Gem." Ticket stub (probably) glued to cover reads: "Sells Floto Circus, Home of 1001 Wonders, Admission 25...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Public relations--1910-1920.; Album covers--1910-1920.; Tickets--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1916?]
- Bull Hill mines
- View shows mines and tailings piles on the denuded southeast slope of Bull Hill, near Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Residences of the fledgling town in the foreground.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Goldfield--1880-1910.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Goldfield--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- C B & Q Depot Brush, Colo.
- View inside the Colorado, Burlington and Quincy railroad Depot in Brush (Morgan County), Colorado. E.S. Dutton, the agent, and George Stewart, the telegraph operator, sit at telegraph equipment. Dutton, in a bowler hat, taps out a message. The men...
- Brush (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph--1900-1910.
- 1901
- California Store
- View of the California Store in Georgetown, Colorado. Its name is written the width of the store above the first floor, and a hanging sign at right angles to the entrance reads, "Tobacco and Cigars, Fruits, & Confectionery." Displayed in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Canon Diablo
- View of a Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company freight train on a high railroad trestle over Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows concrete pylons, iron beams and rock formations.
- Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Canon Diablo
- View of a railroad trestle across Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. The railroad bridge was built by the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company. Shows a stream and cliffs.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company narrow gauge train is on sheer granite cliffs that flank the Animas River (Rio Las Animas), in either San Juan or La Plata County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Catholic Church at old town of San Francisco, Colo of San Luis
- Catholic Church, San Francisco, Costilla County, Colorado, has a square tower with battlements. View of log and adobe buildings in decay and a hill.
- San Francisco (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--San Francisco--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--San Francisco--1960-1970.
- February 4, 1962?
- Central school building, Brush, Colorado
- The Central Grade School in Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, is of brick with a terra cotta roof, stone entablature, and arched windows and doors with volute keystones. Stone frieze work is under the cornices, and also tops some of the windows. A...
- Brush (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Brush--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Charlford
- View of Charlford, residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alfred Johnson, (real estate magnate) near Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado. Manor designed (1926) by Burnham and Merrill Hoyt built of native volcanic rock.
- Johnson, Charles Alfred, 1868-1954--Family.--Homes & haunts.; Johnson, Charles Alfred, 1868-1954--Homes & haunts.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Sedalia--1920-1940.; Estates--Colorado--Sedalia--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1940]
- Charlford
- View of Charlford, residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alfred Johnson, (real estate magnate) near Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado. Manor designed (1926) by Burnham and Merrill Hoyt, built of native volcanic rock; named for sons Charles and Gifford....
- Johnson, Charles Alfred, 1868-1954--Family.--Homes & haunts.; Johnson, Charles Alfred, 1868-1954--Homes & haunts.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Sedalia--1920-1940.; Estates--Colorado--Sedalia--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1940]
- Citizen's Mission
- Men eat dinner at the Citizen's Mission at 1617 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Citizen's Mission (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 Dec. 26
- Citizen's Mission
- Two women eat Christmas dinner at the Citizen's Mission at 1617 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Christmas table decoration of pine bough and colored bulbs. The women wear scarves and winter coats.
- Citizen's Mission (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Aged persons--Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Christmas...
- 1951 Dec. 25
- Civic Center, Denver
- View of Civic Center Park and Denver, Colorado; shows the City and County Building, the Denver Public Library (Carnegie), the Voorhies Memorial and Greek Amphitheater, Arapahoe County Courthouse, Kittredge and Republic Buildings, Saco De Boer...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver Public Library--1920-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1925 and 1933?]