Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Paris Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Paris Theater, 1751 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; movie posters include "Utah & the Mormons," "The Little Enchantress," and movie produced by Broncho Feature films; billboard advertises "three & four reels first run pictures...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paris Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- Mint poolhall on Old Dillon Main Street
- Two horses are hitched in front of the Mint poolhall and saloon in the town of Dillon, Colorado in Summit County. The architectural features of the two-story building include clapboard siding, a false front, and a covered porch. A truck is parked...
- Dillon (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Dillon--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Dillon--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Cal Brown Durango Corral
- A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon in front of a Durango, Colorado, business in La Plata County. Eight men, one horse, and a dog stand on the boardwalk outside of the commercial storefront. One man is an amputee wearing a prosthetic device on his...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Interior view of the living room of the Robinson's cabin in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Furnishings include a rocking chair, a table covered with papers, a vase of flowers, a lamp, and bric-a- brac on the top of the mantel of the...
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [about 1895]
- Days of 92
- Men stand on the wood-plank sidewalks and in the unpaved street in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Architectural features of the wood-frame builidngs include cornices, clapboard siding, false fronts, and bay windows. Horse-drawn...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900.]
- County seat of Rio Grande Co., established April, 1874
- The Rio Grande County Court House in Del Norte, Colorado is a contemporary building along an unpaved street. Architectural features of the building include: three-stories, stone construction, ornamental brickwork, and narrow, elongated windows. An...
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Rio Grande County--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- County seat of Rio Grande County, est. April, 1874
- A concrete sidewalk leads to the open entrance of the old Rio Grande County court house in Del Norte, Colorado. Architectural elements of the three-story, masonry building include a cupola, a low-pitched, hipped roof, pediments, quions, decorative...
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Del Norte--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Creede, Colo.
- Men stand on a wood-plank sidewalk in front of the commercial storefronts in the town of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. Horse-drawn wagons proceed down the street. Architectural elements of the one and two- story wood-frame and log buildings...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Delta, Colo. from Garnet Mesa
- A panoramic view of the town of Delta, Colorado, in Delta County, includes the plain of the Gunnison River Valley in the background. Structures include residences and commercial buildings.
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Delta, Colo. from Garnet Mesa
- A panoramic view of the town of Delta, Colorado in Delta County, includes the plain of the Gunnison River Valley in the background. Structures include residences and commercial buildings.
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- North Creede
- A man with his hands in his pockets stands on the wood-plank sidewalk between two stacks of hogsheads in front of a store in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Garbage, debris, and logs litter the side of the streets. Architectural...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Cast of the Junior League Follies
- Panoramic view of men and women actors in the Junior League Follies presented by the Junior League of Denver; they pose outdoors in Denver, Colorado. Identification: (left to right) Muriel Williams, Kathryn Williams, Betty Bardwell, Helen...
- Junior League of Denver--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930
- Denver, 1920-1929
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Buildings include Trinity Methodist Church, the Cosmopolitan Hotel, and the Brown Palace Hotel. Signs include: "Dover."
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cosmopolitan Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Methodist...
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Panoramic view of Denver
- Panoramic view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado from the Daniels & Fisher Tower. Buildings include the Colorado State Capitol Building, Arapahoe County Courthouse, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Trinity Methodist...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- Warehouse district
- Aerial view of the warehouse district in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a complex of buildings owned by the Weicker Transfer and Storage Company. Painted signs on the side of the building include a swastika symbol. Other businesses in the area...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Police and fire chiefs, Denver
- A group of Denver Police and Fire Chiefs pose near an outside wall of City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Police and Fire Chiefs in the back row, left to right include: Police Chief, Daniel Mays; Fire Chief, George Duggan; Police Chief John L. Russell;...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1890-1900.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Police chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Denver...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser
- Denver police officers pose with Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser in Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The car is a Cadillac modified by the Izett Auto Body Company to include bullet-proof armor plate, a...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]
- Birdseye view looking north west, Deadwood, S.D.
- Panoramic view of buildings in downtown Deadwood (Lawrence County) South Dakota, located in the Black Hills. Timber, brick, and stone buildings include the Federal Courthouse and Post Office building with a flat roof and pediment, and the Adams...
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Firemen's Santa Claus shop
- Men and women pose by a doll and toy display in Denver, Colorado. Charity drive items include a sled, fire truck, stroller, bicycle, hobby horse, plush bunny, and signs: "York, Gallup, Matron's Qts, and Taborettes." Outfits include hats, ribbons,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Charity--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Toys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1938]
- Fire Dept clown band
- Firemen pose in costume with musical instruments in Denver, Colorado. Outfits include top hats and face paint. Characters are a flapper, a cook, blackface, Pierrot, a convict, and a Keystone Cop. Instruments include: trombones, saxophones,...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- A.Z. Salomon's emporium, corner 8th Ave. & 7th St. east side
- Citizens of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County stand outside commercial storefronts. Architectural features include a bracketed cornice and storefront windows. A wood plank sidewalk is in front of the buildings. Signs include "Salomons" and...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1884?]
- 7th Street & 7th Avenue
- View of a box-shaped, masonry, commercial building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Features include a bracketed cornice, arched windows, chimneys, storefront windows, and a wooden porch where two men stand. Two men are in a horse-drawn...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Maria Mitchell graduation class
- Students sit and pose on a staircase at Maria Mitchell School at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Lafayette Streets in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Girls wear dresses with rounded collars or wide lapels, camisoles, skirts with box pleats,...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School principals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1923
- The gang
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-7] Two happy weeks at camp, [ARL-8] Waiting for the train, [ARL-9] First year at camp! Boy, oh, boy!, [ARL-10] A trip to the old mine, [ARL-11] Are we happy?." The photographic prints on the album page...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1928
- Greeley, Colorado
- Two men stand outside a masonry, commercial office building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Architectural features of the three- story masonry building include a bracketed cornice, dentils, pediment style lintels, and storefront windows. A...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1883]
- Greeley, Colorado, business
- Six women and four men stand in a row in front of "The Golden Rule Store" in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. One woman holds a bicycle; another bike leans against the wall of the building. Building features include masonry construction, lintels,...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Millinery--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- My dad (Will Searing) worked here, Jacksons store, Greeley, Colorado
- Three men loiter in front of the Opera House building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Architectural features of the building include: masonry construction, lintels, an elevated cornice with dentils and bargeboard decoration, store front...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- Shop of J. Max Clark, south side 7th St. between 8th & 9th Avenues
- Two workmen and five customers stand in front of a Greeley, Colorado blacksmith's shop in Weld County. One of the workmen wears an apron, and the second one holds a blacksmith's implement in his hand. Two of the workers hold cigars in their hands....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Store at Greeley
- Two men stand in the doorway of a machinery store in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Features of the two-story, masonry building include a crenelated cornice, arched second-story windows, rectangular storefront windows, and a transom over the...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Machine shops--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Members of the Denver Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Denver Woman's Christian Temperance Union members pose in Denver, Colorado; outfits include fur collars, hats, and purses. Women include Adrianna Hungerford and Eleanor M. Skaggs.
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Denver--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hungerford, Adrianna.; Skaggs, Eleanor M.
- 1927, October 25
- Original location, Fezer Drug see story on Fezer says Fezer bought building when Monk Ingleshed sold out & went to Colo. Spgs.
- Men, women, and children stand in front of a drug store in the town of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. One woman holds a dead tree branch in her hand. A small evergreen tree is perched on top of a triangular wood stand. The store is built as a...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1890]
- Greeley Opera House
- View of the Victorian Hunter Opera House in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, at the intersection of Eighth Street and Seventh Avenue. Carriages and standing people are in front of the building. Features include: bracketed cornices, elevated...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--1910-1930.
- [1892?]
- Greeley
- Motorcars and trucks pass down busy, unpaved Seventh Street in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Cars are parked diagonally alongside the sidewalks. Buildings along the street include two-story commercial storefronts and the Camfield Hotel....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Greeley, Colo., Meeker Ave.
- View looking down Meeker Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County show patches of snow on the unpaved street. Horse-drawn wagons and carriages are hitched to posts at the side of the street. Buildings along street include one and two-story...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Montrose County highschool (sic) band : winners of first place in Western Colorado and Utah
- The Montrose High School band poses on the steps of their high school in Montrose, Colorado. Instruments include tubas, trombones, french horns, trumpets, clarinets, saxophones, flutes, tympani, snare drums, bells, and a bass drum with the band's...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Looking down 16th St. from California St.
- View down 16th (Sixteenth) Street from California Street, Denver, Colorado; businesses and buildings on left include Denver Dry Goods, A. T. Lewis and Son (dry goods - 800-818 16th); businesses and buildings on right include Colorado Building, G.H....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1913]
- California Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view California Building, corner California and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets, Denver, Colorado, designed by Frank E. Edbrooke; street level businesses include James Whitmore, investment banker and real estate, G.A. Gilpatrick and P.A....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902 or 1903]
- Glenarm Hotel, Denver
- Exterior view Glenarm Hotel, Denver, Colorado; 15th and Glenarm, three story brick building completed in 1878 with facade and wrought iron trim on third level. Street level businesses include: dry cleaning, O'Neill Optical (507 15th, Mrs. M.E....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Glenarm Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Main and Fourth St., Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of intersection at Main and 4th (Fourth) Streets, Grand Junction, Colorado, shows one and two-story flat-roof brick buildings on each street with a Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway electric street car and two women pushing a baby...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Main Street, Grand Junction
- View east on Main Street, Grand Junction, Colorado, a paved street with automobiles parked on either sides. A Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) street banner shows, and United States flags fly on lamp posts. One, two and...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Book, magazine, and souvenir stand
- View of an ornate wood souvenir stand, with shelves and a raised awning, outside of a railroad station in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Items for sale include candy, bananas, apples, and North American Indian blankets, pottery,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado Avenue
- View east down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, Colorado, with light snow on Ajax, Telluride and Ingram Peaks in background. New Sheridan Hotel is on corner with electric bulb theater sign and kiosk with poster advertising "7th Heaven."...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1928]
- New Sheridan, Telluride, Colo
- Townspeople line boardwalk in front of the New Sheridan and adjacent two-story Sheridan commercial block on Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado, possibly for a funeral procession. A casket is in a decorative horse-drawn coach in front of hotel....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Telluride, Colorado, view eastward along Main Street
- View east down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) from Oak Street, Telluride, Colorado, with snow-covered Ajax, Telluride, and Ingram Peaks in background. Commercial buildings include: First National Bank building and drugstore on corner of Fir and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.
- 1982 November 5
- Central City, Colorado
- View overlooking Central City from the southeast. The landmarks include the train depot and ball park in the foreground. Along Main Street is Armory Hall, Old City Hall, and Forester's Hall, with Bros. Virginia Pouch acco. painted on the side. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Denver Sewage Disposal Plant
- View of the Administration Building at the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District (now Metro Wastewater Reclamation District) plant, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 50th (Fiftieth) Avenue and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado....
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Waste disposal facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Metro Wastewater...
- [1937]
- A stage setting in the early days of Montrose, Colo.
- Actors perform a scene from a play on the stage in the Montrose Opera House in Montrose, Colorado in Montrose County. The cast members include men dressed in military uniforms, a woman asleep on a couch, two women sitting on chairs, and an actor...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- 1440-44 Market Street, Denver
- Abandoned Market Street storefronts in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado include the Kessler's Egg Market building (1444). Features include corbeled brick, arches, and stone trim. Sedan automobiles and station wagons are parked on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [1989 March]
- Larimer Street, Denver
- View of Larimer Street commercial building facades (which include the Crawford Building, 1875) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Features include ornate dentiled cornices, pedimented windows, corbeled brick, and a scalloped...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981 March