Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lobby Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
- Interior view, lobby of the Brown Palace Hotel, located at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1892); shows hotel guests on tufted sofas and chairs, potted palm at center of lobby, and staircase.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Denver parks, Lakeside, games & rides
- View of riders on a roller-coaster at White City amusement park (later called Lakeside) west of Denver, Colorado; view taken from top of incline looking down at two car-loads of waving riders.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; White City (Denver, Colo. : Amusement park)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.
- 1918
- St. Leo's Church, Denver
- Exterior view of Saint Leo's Catholic Church with adjoining Parish Hall or Priest residence, 10th (Tenth) Street and West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1891 and torn down in 1965; wooden frame residence on left of church.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Saint Leo's Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Colorado corn cribs
- Three wire corn cribs on Weddlis farm (?) eastern plains, Colorado; shows chickens, wooden wagon, barn or shed roof, and wooden corral gate.
- Corn cribs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Bound grain in Eastern Colorado
- Six squat conical bound grain stacks, John Schmidtz farm (?) eastern Colorado plains; John (?) stands in front of a stack.
- Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.; Grains--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Seed alfalfa in eastern Colo.
- Three men stand in thigh high seed alfalfa field on eastern Colorado plains.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Colorado beans
- Colorado Front Range bean field, possibly in the South Platte Valley.
- Beans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Hogs in eastern Colorado
- Hogs run on grass pasture on eastern Colorado plains; two men in hats carry buckets of feed.
- Farmers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Swine--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows two men standing in alfalfa and large hay stacks.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Second cutting alfalfa
- Colorado Front Range alfalfa field, possibly in the South Platte Valley; shows three men in thigh-high alfalfa and two large hay stacks in background.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Colorado corn
- Colorado Front Range corn field, possibly in the South Platte River Valley; man (in chest high tasseled rows of corn) wears suit jacket, tie and hat, smokes a pipe.
- Corn--Colorado--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Highway to Kiowa Valley Land
- Highway to Kiowa Valley Lands, eastern plains, Colorado; view down dirt road to ranches and snow covered mountains.
- Highways--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- A mountain ranch
- A ranch style house sits at the base of unidentified foothills in California. Shows an orange grove.
- Houses--California--1900-1920.; Orange orchards--California--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Feeding steers in Colorado
- Steers in fenced feedlot on eastern Colorado plains; shows horse- drawn wagon with men unloading feed.
- Animal feeding--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Leadville, two miles high
- A truck with chains on its back tires and a water tank with "Leadville, two miles high" painted on it sprays water on a snow-dusted 3rd (Third) Street in Leadville, Colorado. A two-story brick building on the corner has large storefront windows,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.; Street cleaning--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Divine Science Church
- View of Divine Science Church, 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue & Williams Street, Denver, Colorado; shows a stone building with a rotunda corner entry and columns.
- Divine Science Church (U.S.)--1900-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Early model automobile
- View of men and a car in Denver, Colorado; automobile has lettering: "San Francisco to New York and Return, Non-Stop Motor Run," "Jewett Six," and "Veedol Motor Oils." Store and window display in background reads: "The Platt-Fawcett Motor Company,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Racing automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1924]
- McMurty Manufacturing Company
- View of McMurty Manufacturing Company warehouse, Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with signs: "The McMurty Mfg. Co. Paint & Varnish Makers," "2601 The McMurty Mfg. Co. 2607," a truck, cars, electrical transformers, and a fire hydrant.
- McMurtry Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Lewis Dry Goods Co.
- View of A. T. Lewis Dry Goods Company, 800-818 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows a masonry office building with storefronts, awnings, and men working on a scaffold. Parked cars and pedestrians are along the sidewalk;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Club interior, Tolland, Colorado
- Interior view of a club room in Tolland (Gilpin County) Colorado; shows a piano, table with condiments, chairs, murals of a pregnant nude with face mask and bucket, and depictions of a man in a turban and an Egyptian. Lettering reads: "Eau Claire,"...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver, corner 16th & Arapahoe
- View of Arapahoe Street in Denver, Colorado; shows columns of the Post Office, the Central Bank building, ornate commercial structures with awnings, parked cars, street railroad tracks, and signs: "Standard Furniture Company," "The Standard, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Echo Lake
- View of Echo Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Denver Mountain Park System; shows patchy snow on grassy with dirt road on right and moutains in distance across lake.
- Echo Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925]
- Echo Lake
- View of Echo Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Denver Mountain Park System.
- Echo Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925]
- Snowy rang [sic] from Mt. Evans Road
- View of snowy range from Mt. Evans Road, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925]
- City Park Dairy
- View of City Park Dairy barn in, Denver, Colorado; shows a corrugated metal barn with gambrel roof and ventilators. Guernsey cows are in the yard; lettering reads: "The City Park Barn."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cows--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dairying--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1920?]
- Fort Morgan High School
- View of Fort Morgan High School, Fort Morgan (Morgan County) Colorado; shows a brick building with stone trim, parapet, pilasters, lampposts, sidewalks, landscaping, and letters: "Fort Morgan High School."
- Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Fort Collins High School
- View of Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins (Larimer County) Colorado; shows a brick building with a columned portico, cupola, tile roof, and frieze letters: "Fort Collins High School."
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Collins--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Denver churches, Christian Science Reading Room
- View of the Christian Science Reading Room at 1415 Logan Street in Denver, Colorado; building cornerstone reads: Administration Building, First Church of Christ, Scientist, erected 1927.
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935]
- Denver buildings, J. P. Fink's Block
- View of the J. P. Fink's Block (built 1873) at 15th (Fifteenth) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado. Businesses include Davis Seed Co., Arizona Fruit Co., and Vail Meat Co.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1934]
- Eagle Flour Mill, Denver
- View of Eagle Flour Mill in Denver, Colorado; shows a cement building with signs: "Eagle Flour Mills," "Pride of the Rockies Flour," and "High Altitude Wheat Flour."
- Eagle Flour Mills (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Erhard Hotel, Denver
- View of Erhard Hotel in Denver, Colorado; shows a five-story brick building with lunettes, a rooftop loggia, and signs: "Erhard Hotel," "Stillwell's Cafe, Cocktails, Fine Food," "Pabst beer," "Fireproof," and "Menig." A car has lettering: "McLin's...
- Erhard Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1922]
- The Grand Canon in Arizona. Across from Rowe's Point
- View from Hopi Point (Rowe's Point) on West Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows the Alligator rock formation.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.
- 1900
- The Bear's Cave, Green Lake, Colo.
- Two men sit on top of a rock formation above a cave near Guanella Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Other men and women sit in the entrance to the cave.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Fort Point, Cal.
- Waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point located at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. The brick fortification features small slit windows and beveled corners decorated with contrasting white stone.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Wood-Morris-Bonfils residence
- The Helen Bonfils residence at 707 Washington Street, Denver, Colorado; features tile roof, lunette windows, formal terraced gardens, balustraded balconies and pergolas.
- Bonfils, Helen, 1889-1972--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Reflections, Pike's Peak
- View of mountains and trees reflected on a pond on Fountain Creek in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, a railroad trestle, cattle grazing near a pond.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Golf course, Lakewood Country Club
- View of Lakewood Golf Course and Country Club, Lakewood, Colorado; shows ranches, trees and foothills. Men sit under new trees; golfers are on the green.
- Lakewood Country Club (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Country clubs--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.; Golf--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.; Golfers--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Dolores, stages for the San Juan
- View of stagecoaches and passengers on the main street in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. A man on horseback packs a rifle, gold pan, and shovel. Men stand in front of a storefront with a sign that reads: "J.J. Harris & Co."
- Dolores (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Dolores--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Dolores--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Denver residence
- View of a Tudor style residence in Denver, Colorado, with bay windows, half-timbering, leaded glass, stone trim, and plants on the porch.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- North from Third Street on Harrison Avenue
- View of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows businesses and signs including: "Mountain Claims Office," "Claredon Hotel," "Thos. Ro[?], Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Hay and Grain," the Tabor Opera House, "Riley & Flood," "Club...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1889]
- Printing
- A printer sits at a table, working with printing blocks at the Smith-Brooks Printing Company in Denver, Colorado; shows ink bottles, company name, and July 1914 calendar posted on wall.
- Smith-Brooks Printing Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Printers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Masonic Temple, Denver
- Mason Temple (1889) Lodge #5, 4135, at 1614 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado; native red sandstone structure with carved arches and columns; business signs read "Fahey-Brockman Clothiers," "Denver Jewelry Co.," "National Shirt Shop," "Walgreens Drug...
- Freemasons. Lodge no. 5 (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1940-1949?]
- Two elk bucks
- Two male elk stand in an open grassy field in an unidentified location.
- Elk--1900-1910.; Meadows--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Deansbury. Platte Canon
- View of Deansbury, a summer resort on the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company near the South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, a two story brick building and lumber; a man, woman and...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Deansbury (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Deansbury--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Denver Post Office
- View of the Denver Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Greek revival style building with dome and cupola. Pedestrians cross Arapahoe Street; a wagon and trolley car pass on 16th Street.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- The walls of the canon Grand River
- View of Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado. The Colorado River, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks, telegraph poles, and wooden posts are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- San Diego Mission, Cal.
- Tourists visit the Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego (San Diego County), California. Shows an adobe mission in ruins and a horse and buggy.
- San Diego Mission--1890-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Missions--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Olympia Candy Co.
- View of a corner storefront at Eighth Avenue, Greeley (Weld County) Colorado; shows displays of candy and bottles, a cast metal globe streetlamp, and a sign: "Olympia Candy Company."
- Olympia Candy Company (Greeley, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1924]
- Gilluly residence
- View of D. Gilluly residence, 101 Humboldt Street, Denver, Colorado, a masonry home with a tile roof, a round bay, French doors, and balustrades.
- Gilluly, D.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Palace of living art and illusions
- Exterior view of Palace of Living Art and Illusions, a mini- palace theater on West Seventh Street, Leadville, Colorado. Built by H.C. Dimick for the Winter Crystal Carnival, the theater opened on January 11, 1896 across from the Ice Palace. The...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]