Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #303 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- Phil Eisenkramer holds a plucked goose inside of his meat market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Other plucked birds hang on a rack behind him. Wreaths hang above the rack and the windows. Tins of buscuits from the National Biscuit Company...
- Eisenkramer, Phil--Homes & haunts.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- 1909?
- #305 Eisenkramer's Meat Market
- A bearded customer of Eisenkramer's Meat Market sits in front of the service counter holding a wrapped parcel of meat in his hands. A second parcel of wrapped meat is on the counter next to a ceramic bowl. Two employees stand behind the meat...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- #306 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- A man sits on a stool in front of the customer counter in Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. A man wearing an apron and a man in a suit stand behind the counter. Animal carcasses, including a pig, birds, and beef, hang...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Pork--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- #319 Paonia Meat Market Eisenkramer's
- Interior view of the Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Man holding wrapped package of meat sitting on stool in front of customer counter. Butcher behind counter wearing apron. Items on counter: scale and cash register...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- #321 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- View of shelves stacked with shoeboxes in the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Ladders lead to the top shelves of the store. Items for display in the store cases include: socks and handkerchiefs. Penants hang...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- 1137 Pearl Street
- Posing in sack suits, hats, ties and gold chains, in Boulder, Colorado, these men are identified from left to right as: Hi Washburn, John Bester, Mell Sundstrag, Mr Bottoms, Barkley Sanders (or T.F. Wagner). The storefront behind them has window...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 15th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric star shaped lights hang over the street, each garland has a lighted cross that hangs from its center...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.; Festive decorations.; Fraternal organizations.; Public utility...
- 1913 August 16
- 16th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1910-1920.; Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.;...
- 1913 August 16
- 16th Street decorated for Christmas
- A view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, decorated for Christmas. Garlands and a large bell hang over the streets from buildings. The Daniels and Fisher Tower (D&F Tower) is in the background. Shows automobiles, trolley cars and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 November 30
- 17th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.; Festive decorations.; Fraternal organizations.; Utility...
- 1913 August 15
- 1880 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 8th Annual Denver City directory
- 1881 Corbett & Ballenger's 9th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1883 Corbett & Ballenger's 11th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1886 Corbett & Ballenger's 14th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- 1R sharpener
- A worker uses a large machine to sharpen a drill bit probably in Colorado. Tools hang on the wall of the work building in the distance.
- Sharpening of tools--Colorado--1930-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 1st grade art work at Central, 1941
- Boys and girls sit around rectangular tables making art with clay in a first grade classroom at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. Some children stand at a blackboard painting on paper with a table of paint jars and brushes behind them. An...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- 1st switchboard, Grand Junction
- Interior view of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph switchboard office area, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows two female switchboard operators behind a wooden spindle balustrade with swinging door. A group of men, women and one boy pose...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Telephone switchboards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.
- 1903
- 2 men
- Interior of a restaurant with two railroad men seated, one is Chief Hooley. They both wear suits with buttoned vests and ties, one wears a pocket watch, probably in Colorado. Two metal pitchers hang from a rack on the wall, sign reads: "Union Lager...
- Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1901 November]
- 50th anniversary celebration
- A mounted cowboy unit herds Herefords down Main Street during the parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, Rio Blanco County, Meeker, Colorado. Spectators line sides of street, stand on balcony of the Meeker...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- 50th anniversary of White River National Forest
- John T. Barnett, President of Colorado State Planning Commission, deliver an address on the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, on the side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado. Townspeople listen to the...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Barnett, John T.
- October 11, 1941
- 50th anniversary of White River National Forest
- Regional Forester Allen S. Peck responds to address of welcome at the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, on the side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado. Governor Ralph L. Carr sits on left with two other...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Courthouses--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Carr, Ralph L. (Ralph Lawrence), 1887-1950.; Peck, Allen S.
- 1941 October 11
- "Good-bye" Joseph
- "Good-bye" Joseph (Joe Isadore Woodcock), a Native American young man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for an informal portrait. The young man wears his hair in braids, has several beaded necklaces hanging around his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Woodcock, Joe Isadore.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- "Soapy Smith's" saloon, Skagway, Alaska
- Jefferson Randolph (Soapy) Smith poses with a bartender and unidentified men at his saloon in Skagway (Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Borough), Alaska. A United States flag with a portrait on the front, a mirror, and a flag with a single star and six...
- Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898--Death & burial.; Gamblers--1890-1900.; Skagway (Alaska)--1890-1900.; Barrooms--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Bars (Furniture)--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Interiors--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Swindlers &...
- [1898]
- A block group of Japanese and Japanese-Americans, residents at the Granada Relocation Center listen to an explanation of the Army questionnaires
- Captain Willaim S. Fairchild stands behind a wooden lectern addressing Japanese internees at Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Fairchild wears a military uniform; a United States flag stands near him. The front two rows of metal...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1943 February 9
- A camp in the wilds - Pike National Forest
- View of a campsite in Pike National Forest, Colorado; cast iron cooking pots are by a log bench and a canvas shelter. Frying pans and a kerosene lamp hang from a tree. Shows a barrel and a wood table.
- Pike National Forest (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cooking utensils--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- A junior high school class in art, preparing their own Christmas cards
- Junior high students sit at tables making Christmas cards at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, southeastern Colorado. Hand made Christmas cards, decorated with Christmas and palm trees, bells, angels, snowmen, and candles, hang in rows on...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1942 December 10
- A Merchant at Cripple Creek, Fremont
- Two men and a dog are outside a log store for miners in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado. The sign above the store reads "J.L. Niebergall, Headquarters for Gents Furnishings Boots & Shoes." Shirts, pants, jackets, gloves, socks,...
- Fremont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- A Moki Interior
- Reproduction of a photograph by Adam Clark Vroman; interior of a Hopi pueblo room, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona, with two Native American (Hopi) women; both wear mantas and sit with several metates. A flask hangs on a beam; a display of dolls...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1930.; Metates--Arizona--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- A stock company at the Opera House in its heyday
- A theater troupe performs on the stage of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The orchestra and the audience's heads are in the foreground. Some cast members sit in chairs on the stage, and others stand behind them. The cast is...
- Central City Opera House--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Stage props--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A street in Venice, Cal.
- View of Windward Street in Venice, Los Angeles, California. Shows Romanesque style St. Mark's Hotel and other hotels with arched colonnades. Electric lights hang above the street.
- St. Mark's Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Colonnades--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A summer camp
- Camping in the mountains of Colorado; shows large canvas tent supported by posts with awnings over front entrance and providing protection for tables with pots, pans and buckets. Three women appear under the front awning; entrance to tent is...
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- A washed out railroad bridge after the flood, Cache la Poudre River Larimer Co, Colo
- View of Cache la Poudre River flood damage in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. A woman has a box camera; children sit nearby. Men stand by a house with a covered porch / balcony and an upended shed; railroad tracks hang from an embankment.
- Cache la Poudre River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Fort...
- 1904 May 20
- A. E. Leikauf Meat Company
- Interior view of the August E. Leikauf Meat Company located at 1013 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows display cases filled with meat, bacon and pork; cans of "Armour's Simon Pure [leaf] lard" sit on the counter with potted ferns....
- August E. Leikauf Meat Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butchers shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meat--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Adult male lobo wolf and young
- Two wolves killed by biological survey hunters hang by their hind legs from ropes tied around a wooden pole on the Diamond Bar Ranch northeast of Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico.
- Wolves--Control--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Grant County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Dead animals--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Wolf hunting--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Advertisement "Reliable" stove Maternal Wisdom
- View of a framed advertisement for a gas heater in a room probably in Denver, Colorado. The advertisement depicts a child near a stove and reads: "This portable gas heater is just the thing for baby these cold mornings and evenings" and "Maternal...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Radiators--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Aerial construction, attaching guy wire
- Two workers hang from a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company telephone pole in a rural area in Denver. A crew of workers on the ground tighten the guy wire. A man stands by a barbed wire fence near a sign that reads: "Otto Vogel." An...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Albany Hotel, Denver, 88
- View of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story brick building with oriel windows. Striped awnings hang over the corner entrance. A woman and girls stand on the street corner.
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Almont, Colorado
- View of Harry Buckwalter's tent pitched near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. Fish hang from support poles attached to the tent.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Fish--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Almont, Colorado
- View of Harry Buckwalter's tent pitched near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. Fish hang from support poles attached to the tent.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Fish--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Almont, Colorado
- Fish hang from support poles attached to Harry H. Buckwalter's tent on a road near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Fish--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]