Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Emmanuel Messenger
- Newsletter produced by the Emmanuel Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the newsletter is a farewell message from Reverend Palmer, and news and events from the church.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Emmanuel Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1952 August
- Segundo, Colorado
- View of a barn, coal mining buildings, and Colorado and Wyoming Railway tracks in Segundo (Las Animas County), Colorado. Horses are in a fenced yard beside a barn. Shows smoke above a coal processing plant, identical one-story frame houses in a...
- Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company--1900-1910.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barns--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- School house, Tabernash, Colo.
- View of the frame Tabernash school building and playground in Tabernash (Grand County), Colorado. The school has two identical buildings with dormers and gabled roofs joined by a covered entrance. Log cabins and laundry are on a line nearby.
- Tabernash (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Tabernash--1910-1930.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Tabernash--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Tabernash--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- American Shale Refining Co.
- View of the American Shale Refining Company plant site near De Beque on Conn Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows one-story houses with gabled roofs and tar paper siding. Identical buildings, possibly boarding houses or dormitories, an...
- American Shale Refining Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [1920 August]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of two girls and a boy on a faux carved stone prop in front of a lace fabric backdrop. The girls wear identical hairstyles with bangs and long hair pulled back, necklaces, lace dresses with v-necks, high yokes and capped sleeves....
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Two men - seated - portrait
- Studio portrait of two men who sit on a wood fence in Colorado. They wear hats, identical suits, striped ties and dark dress shirts. One man rests his hand on the other mans' lap.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Residences unknown
- Row of identical brick houses with peaked roofs, covered entryways, and fences, probably in Denver, Colorado. One has a "For Rent" sign in the window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Street scene, Rouse Colo.
- A group of boys in overalls stand at the end of a wide dirt road in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Rouse (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows two rows of identical miner's 4-room square clapboard houses with hipped roofs and central...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Rouse--1900-1920.; Rouse (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Rouse--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rouse--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mt. Harris, Colo, Colo.-Utah Coal Co. camp
- View of Mt. Harris, Colorado, town owned by the Colorado-Utah Coal Company; shows tracks of the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat Road), rows of identical residences (some under construction), coal tipple, smokestacks in distance, and...
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Harris, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [1915?]
- Big snow of December 1913
- View from corner in front of the Brown Palace north along Broadway, Denver, Colorado, includes piles of snow on streets, the Hotel Metropole and the Trinity Church. Sign painted on side of hotel reads: "Hotel Metropole American and European Plan,...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotel Metropole (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- December 1913
- 7th Ave.
- View along Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows the schoolhouse with 1893 addition and two identical frame houses with front gables and side porch entrances. A banded cliff is in the background.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Marble
- Two nearly identical buildings stand side-by-side along a dirt road in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado. Both dilapidated structures feature gambrel roofs, vertical board siding, and open front porches.
- Marble (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Marble--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Sparlin Colo., Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of Sparlin, Colorado, a coal-mining town reached via the Moffat Road; shows train track through valley and a row of small identical cottages with outhouses in back.
- Sparlin (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass cabinet door in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. A lyre shape crowned with a stylized hydrangea and flanked by spreading leaves is the central motif in this window. Horizontal and vertical panels of...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Dancers promote the Rocky Mountain News
- A dance team of women wear identical outfits printed with Rocky Mountain News pages; headline reads: "You Can Believe What You See In The News!"
- Rocky Mountain News--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dancers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Dancers promote the Rocky Mountain News
- A dance team of women wear identical outfits printed with Rocky Mountain News pages; headline reads: "You Can Believe What You See In The News!"
- Rocky Mountain News--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dancers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and later acquired by William A. Hamill in 1874; shows an interior view of Hamill's office, a granite chateauesque building behind the house. On the left is a...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Transoms--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- W. F. M. T. Co. - 45264 Ellison, A. H. Abbot Cashier, Dover, N. H., lots 9 & 10, Block 17, Cottage Hill and Denver 2231 Fran (?) and "the house"
- View of two nearly identical houses, possibly on Franklin Street in Denver, Colorado. Both have shingled second stories, turrets, and covered porches. They differ in roof design and details.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894 [?]
- Robbins residence, $800
- View shows nearly identical brick houses, side by side, Colorado. Both have fishscale gableboard and decorative flourishes along the eaves, covered porches, and are enclosed by a single fence.
- Houses--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1894, September 12
- Gilpin County
- View of two gravemarkers side by side in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; shows square blocks of stone, ornately carved with identical designs; inscriptions read: "In affectionate remembrance of Hannah Lindley mother of Sarah M. Fisher. Died...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Theater at Elitch Gardens
- View of a flower display near the theater at Elitch Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads: "Elitch Gardens' Players Theatre."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [1963]
- J. J. Brown residence
- View of a terra-cotta lion at the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne-style house has a tile roof, covered porch, and rusticated stone wall.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Yard ornaments--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Unsinkable Brown 13th & Penn.
- View of the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne-style house has a tile roof, circular balcony, covered porch and rusticated stone wall with...
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1957 November
- Climax, Colorado
- View along a built up gravel road of the company housing for the employees of the molydenum mine operation, Climax, (11,320 feet) Fremont Pass, Continental Divide, Lake County, Colorado; shows identical one-story hip roof stucco and brick...
- Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [1936]
- Kings and Queens Social Club
- A group of African American (Black) men and women stand in a V-formation on the dance floor of a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The women wear identical strapless, light colored, full length gowns and stand on one side of the room. Them men wear...
- Kings and Queens Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ball gowns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- West end
- View of a row of identical frame buildings, possibly miner's residences, in a mountain valley. Shows talus beside a creek bed, piles of wooden boards, trees, bushes, and dirt roads.
- Houses--1860-1870.; Mining--1860-1870.; Streams--1860-1870.; Valleys--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Gen. Tom. Thumb and Wife
- Portrait of midget performers Charles Stratton (General Tom Thumb) and Lavinia Warren. He wears a tuxedo; she wears a dress with lace, a train, and a corset.
- Midgets--1870-1890.; Dwarfs--1870-1890.; Human curiosities--1870-1890.; Spouses--1870-1890.; Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919.; Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Goose, Dakota Chief, seated, holding peace pipe
- Two identical studio portraits of Goose, Dakota Chief, wearing fur piece, necklace and blanket and holding peace pipe, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians.--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Goose.
- [188-?]
- Bogged tank, Italy 1945
- curved road. Trees and shrubs near the tank and on the higher hills are leafless.; Shows a frontal view of six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers in a tank on a steep and rocky road on Mt. Belvedere, Italy. All wear helmets, except one who seems to...
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February] 1945
- Village of Gaggio-Montano, Italy
- View of Gaggio-Montano, Italy, on the south east slopes of Monte Belvedere, which was a target during the Tenth Mountain Division's battle for Belvedere. Shows the town's major landmark, a rock formation with a chapel on top, and a church with a...
- Gaggio Montano (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February 1945]
- Activity labelling
- Using a rubber stamp, this convict at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, applies numbers to pinstriped prison overalls identical to the ones he is wearing. A clipboard is on the table by his hand.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- 1663 Vine St.
- View of a two-story brick house at 1663 Vine Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house has a side entrance and two identical front porches. It has square, brick pillars on the porches and entryway, a low pitched roof...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 June
- United Bank building
- View of the United Bank building at 2550 S. Parker Road in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The multi-story building has alternating, horizontal courses of dark glass windows and concrete. A vertical tower of glass and concrete is near the...
- United Bank of Denver--Buildings--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks--Colorado--Aurora--1990-2000.; Office buildings--Colorado--Aurora--1990-2000.
- 1990 October
- 600 and 604 Ogden St., Denver
- View of a brick, two story duplex apartment house at 600 and 604 Ogden Street in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has two identical covered porches with stone sills, wide overhanging eaves, chimneys, a hipped roof and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1990 October
- Cinderella City
- Three tall street lamps with oval glass globes are silhouetted against the sky over Cinderella City shopping center in Englewood, Colorado. A colonnade of simplified vertical forms is attached to a building behind the lamps; three identical lamps...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Shopping centers--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.
- [1968?]
- Louviers Colo
- Du Pont employee houses in Louviers, Douglas County, Colorado, are identical one-story frame structures with gable roofs, built in neat lines. A larger house is at the center. Automobiles drive in the area; prairie is in the background.
- Louviers (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Louviers--1920-1930.; E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
- 1922
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 8, 1914 January 24
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 8, 1918 October
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- McPhee and McGinnity Paint Factory/Clock tower Building/Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Building/Styro Building
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 13, 1910 March 26
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 14, 1911 April 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 10, 1912 March 9