Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields young son of the President of the Carnival J. G. Shields accompanied by Miss Augusta Wight
- George Shields and Augusta Wight ride in the first prize Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, a pony cart, adorned with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw hats; hers is wide brimmed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields, young son of the president of the carnival. Accompanied by Miss Augusta Wright.
- George Shields and Augusta Wright ride in a pony cart, decorated with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, at the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The children wear straw hats ; hers is wide brimmed and flowered. A man...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 841 Oneida St., Denver
- View of a three story house at 841 Oneida Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick and shingle sided house has a large covered porch, a second floor inset balcony, a steep pitched gable roof with steep pitched...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 March
- 960 Pearl Street, Denver
- View of an apartment building at 960 Pearl Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a two stories and a raised basement. The facade has a parapet and inset carved stone details. A stairway leads to a...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984 May
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- A. T. Ormsby - 1547 Gaylord St.
- View of the A.T. Ormsby residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) at 1547 Gaylord Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a stone arch, porch / balcony, and inset balcony, and a round bay.
- Ormsby, A. T.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Alamo Hotel
- View across intersection of Cucharas and Tejon Streets of the Alamo Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the four-story brick building with stone trim, pediments, inset, arcaded balconies, cast metal bays, and arched windows,...
- Alamo Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Angeli Musicanti Christmas Card
- Inset text reads: "Christmas Greetings and best wishes for the New Year" Image credit - Angeli Musicanti - Fra' Beato Angelico. From the Genevieve Fiore Collection, Auraria Library Archives and Special Collections.
- Circa 1965
- Anne Evans Mountain House, Evergreen, Colo.
- View of the Anne Evans Mountain House located on Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, Colo. Built in 1910 by Jock Spence, the Rustic Style residence was further expanded by noted Denver architect, Burnham Hoyt in 1924. The front facade has a simple...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--2010-2020.; Evergreen (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Evans, Anne, 1871-1941--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--Pictorial works.; Evergreen (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2010
- 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
- Baker District, Denver
- View of homes in the Baker Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include shingle imbrication, covered porches, bargeboard, arched windows, corbeled brick, and an inset balcony.
- Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984
- Bank Block, Idaho Springs
- View of the Bank Block at 1535 Miner Street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story brick structure has brackets and cornices. An inset plaque reads: "Bank Block 1901." The lower level has two businesses, "The Big Scoop," an...
- Bank Block (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Big Scoop (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Home Centre (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Hardware stores.; Commercial facilities.; Bank Block (Idaho...
- 1994
- Barth Hotel
- Exterior photograph of the panel inset on next to the entrance to the Barth Hotel located in Denver, Colorado. The 1882 building was designed by noted architect F.C. Eberley. First used as a warehouse, the four story brick and sandstone building...
- Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.); Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Bird's eye view of Idaho Springs Colorado
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--Description and travel--Aerial--Maps.
- 1882
- Bird's eye view of Idaho Springs Colorado
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--Aerial views.;
- 1882
- Breckenridge boys
- Six men of the Breckenridge Volunteer Fire Department of Breckenridge, Colorado, pose with their safety bicycles in front of a false fronted store. Wearing soft hats and suspenders, they have bedrolls and boxes tied to their handlebars. The...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Breckenridge storefront
- This frame, false fronted, storefront in Breckenridge, Colorado, has dentiled cornices with end brackets at the top and topping the plate glass windows. Diagonal cut borders are under each cornice, and the store's entry is inset and flanked by...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado, hotels and motels 1965
- A shed on the grounds of the Brown Hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, has a lathe and plaster finish broken off in places above the wooden doors. An inset panel between the tops of the doors has raised letters in it that read: 'T.A. Brown, 1919."
- Brown Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sheds--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- [1965?]
- Brighton
- View of the grave of Augusta Beroman, mother, 1876-1934, Brighton, Colorado; shows a grave marker on the ground representing the length of the casket; features wood trim surrounding inlaid plain tiles with a thin, decorative tile inset that...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Brighton--1930-1970.
- [between 1949 and 1966]
- Buildings - residences - large two-story brick house
- View of a house with arched windows, an inset porch, and imbricated brick in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Byers Junior High School
- View of Byers Junior High School (1921: William N. Bowman, architect), 150 South Pearl Street in the Speer Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick Gothic Revival style school has a central tower with buttresses, a shaped parapet, recessed...
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Schools.; Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1980
- Byers residence
- View of the Frank Byers home in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch, inset balcony, and white picket fence.
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Campion, John - mansion
- View of the Campion home at 800 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features incised stone, a dentiled cornice, steps, and inset balconies.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1963 December 4
- Capitol Hydraulic Company incorporated by the Legislature of Kansas Territory, Feb. 11th, 1860 : this certifies that ...
- Water supply--Colorado--1860-1870.; Capitol Hydraulic Company (Denver, Colo.); Ditches--Colorado--To 1876.; Denver (Colo.)--Maps--1860.
- 1860?
- Castle Rock, Colorado
- View of the Castle Centerstone Building, at 399 Perry Street (at 4th - fourth) in Castle Rock (Douglas County), Colorado; the three story brick commercial building has storefronts at street level and offices or condominiums on the upper levels....
- Castle Centerstone Building (Castle Rock, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Castle Rock (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Business districts--Colorado--Castle Rock--2000-2010.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Castle Rock--2000-2010.
- 2002 July
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Charles Boettcher 12th & Grant
- View of the Charles Boettcher residence at 12th (Twelfth) and Grant Streets in Denver, Colorado; features stone trim, a covered porch, a terrace, an inset balcony, a gable, and leaded glass.
- Boettcher, Charles, 1852-1948--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Chippin, Utah
- A studio portrait (standing) of Chippin (Always Riding), a Native American (Ute) warrior. He wears a bead and naja ornament woven into his shoulder length hair. He has several large metal hoop earrings and a multi-strand hair pipe (bone) choker...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Warriors--1860-1880.; Chippin.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Coast to coast tour of the New York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch conductor, Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist, George Engles, manager
- Panoramic photograph of the New York Symphony Orchestra, enroute to Denver, Colorado for a performance at the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado, with inset views of Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist; Walter Damrosch, conductor; and, George Engles,...
- New York Symphony Orchestra--1910-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950.; Engles, George.; Zimbalist, Efrem.
- 1917, May 4
- Cochrane House
- View of the Cochrane House (1886) at 1304 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Italianate style brick house has paired arched windows, an inset, curved gable dormer and scrolled eve brackets. The yard is decorated for...
- Cochrane, Matthias--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Cochrane, Matthias--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1999
- Colfax Avenue and Washington Street, Denver
- View of an office building at East Colfax Avenue and Washington Street in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International Style structure has brick and stucco cladding, glass and metal curtain walls, and an inset corner patio....
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Clinics--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981 May
- Colorado Springs High School
- Interior view of the Colorado Springs High School auditorium, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The modern style room has theater seating, a stage, curtains, inset lighting, a piano, and choir seats.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Architecture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; High schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass window in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. This window is inset in a swinging door, and has two brass rails crossing the lower part. A clear rectangular inset with the word "Buffet" frosted into it is in...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Corinthian Masonic Lodge #35, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Corinthian Masonic Lodge #35 located at the corner of Harrison Avenue and East 7th Avenue, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1910, the two-story brick building has a pediment with a parapet above containing the Masonic symbol. An inset plaque...
- Freemasons. Corinthian Lodge No. 35 (Leadville, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Freemasonry--Colorado--Leadville--Lodges--1970-1980.; Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Freemasons. Corinthian Lodge No. 35 (Leadville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- c.1970
- Crestone
- View of 108 South Alder Street, Crestone (Saguache County), Colorado. The two story Queen Anne commercial style building has a covered porch that wraps around the south and east elevations of the building. Wagon wheels are inset into the railings...
- First Amendment Liquors (Crestone, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Crestone (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Liquor stores.; First Amendment Liquors (Crestone, Colo..)--Pictorial works.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Crestone--Pictorial works.; Crestone (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1990
- Cripple Creek, 1896
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--Aerial views.; Victor (Colo.)--Aerial views.
- c1896
- Cripple Creek, 1896.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--Aerial views.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--Maps.; Victor (Colo.)--Aerial views.; Victor (Colo.)--Maps.;
- c1896
- Deadwood, Black Hills, Dakota
- Deadwood (S.D.) 1884.; Deadwood (S.D.)--Historical geography--Maps.
- 1884
- Deadwood, Black Hills, Dakota
- Deadwood (S.D.)--Historical geography--Maps.; Deadwood (S.D.)--Historical geography--Aerial views.;
- 1884
- Denver Fire Clay Company
- Denver residence
- View of a brick house in Denver, Colorado, with an inset porch, a gambrel roof, and clipped gables.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Denver residence
- View of a shingle style residence at 1040 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has bay windows, a gable, and inset balcony.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver residence
- View of a house in Denver, Colorado; features columns with Corinthian capitals, a mission style pediment, an inset balcony, and a terra-cotta roof.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976
- Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the REI Building, located at 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the top portion of the southeast elevation of the red brick building with a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sporting goods stores.;...
- 1999
- Doll
- Front view of a doll made by Southern Plains Native Americans. The doll is constructed of muslin with white beadwork on the yellow cloth dress and leggings; it has horsehair for the hair, an embroidered green inset, sequin belt, and white, green...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Dolls--1860-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1900?]
- Douglas Hotel
- View of the former Douglas Hotel at 4050 Walnut Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an abandoned building with broken windows and deteriorated paper advertisements for Barnes Circus and Jap Rose Soap. Sign painted on the side...
- Douglas Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 Oct. 27
- Edith M. Banta
- Studio portrait of Edith May Banta, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark blouse with brocade lapels and a pleated inset. She wears a chain at her collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Banta, Edith M. (Edith May); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Elevator to Playboy Club, Radisson Hotel, Denver
- A well dressed man and woman pose in front of the elevator to the Playboy Club in the Radisson Hotel, 1790 Grant Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The man wears a jacket and tie, and eyeglasses and the woman wears a...
- Playboy Clubs International--Facilities--1960-1970.; Radisson Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Couples.; Elevators.; Women.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]