Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Overland Park Clubhouse and prominent members
- Well-dressed men and women (including Isabel Hill Knott) pose in a horse drawn buggy at Overland Park, in Denver, Colorado; others on an inset balcony include T. and F. Holland.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colo.--Denver--1880-1900.; Holland, F.;...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Library, Denver Philharmonic Society
- Interior view of Denver Philharmonic Society library, Denver, Colorado; shows table, chairs, books, framed photographs, Oriental rug, furnace inset in fireplace, wooden cabinet with glass doors for magazines.
- Denver Philharmonic Orchestra--Facilities--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Residence at 1359 Race Street
- View of a house on Race Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado; features include rough stone, a bay, shingle siding, and an inset balcony. A car is by the garage.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Ogden Street residence
- View of a house at 1630 Ogden Street, North Capitol Hill in Denver, Colorado; shows shows a brick home with a covered porch, bay window, and inset balcony.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Ogden Street residence
- View of a house at 1620 Ogden Street, North Capitol Hill in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick home with stone trim, a covered porch, an inset balcony, and a turret. (Attributed to Baerresen Brothers, Architects.)
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Vine Street residence
- View of a house, built by Lang & Pugh Architects for O. P. Grove, at 1495 Vine Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick home with a covered porch, an inset balcony, and shingle imbrication.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Grove, O. P.--Homes & haunts.
- 1972
- Nevadaville, James Cannon house on Kenosha St
- The James Cannon house in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, tops a stone retaining wall on Kenosha Street. An inset porch has bargeboard; the windows and doors are all gone. Sheds and snow are in the foreground; a mining facility is in the...
- Cannon, James--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1937 and 1939?]
- 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?]
- Seville Apts 17th & Franklin
- View of the Seville Apartments at 17th (Seventeenth) and Franklin Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include inset balconies, arcade, corbeled brick, and incised stone.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 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
- James Rae Arvill house
- View of the James Rae Arvill home in Denver, Colorado; features brick corbeling, an inset porch, and a sign: "Mary-Jo Apartments," and "1055."
- Arvill, James Rae--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- 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?]
- Julius Myers residence
- View of the Julius Myers residence (Lang & Pugh, Architects) in Denver, Colorado; it has bays, and inset balconies. People pose on the covered porch.
- Myers, Julius--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Vine Street residence
- Rear view of a stucco house at 781 Vine Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has an inset balcony and a curved wall. An umbrella and barbecue are on the deck.
- Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985 December 7
- 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
- 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
- Leet family & home
- View of the Leet home at 160 Bellaire Street in the Hilltop neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a wide turret, rusticated stone, covered porch with arcades, gables, and an inset balcony. Men, women, and a boy pose.
- Leet, John E., 1847-1922--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hilltop (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Follett House
- Exterior view of the lower portion of the Follett house on West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado shows a two story, front gable house with clapboard siding with contrasting trim boards, corner inset door with stained glass and front bay window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Springs visitors
- A woman (identified as Elva Roy, Miss Colorado, 1929) does a back dive off of a platform into the swimming pool at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Onlookers surround the pool.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Diving--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.
- June 28, 1929
- Handsome structure
- The brick municipal building and museum in Canon City, Colorado, has a stone foundation, window frames, entablature and square columns. Panel over the inset entry reads: "Municipal Building erected in the year of our lord MCMXX-". Glass skylights...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Municipal services--Buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.
- 1927 Nov 21
- The world's most unique fireplace in new municipal building at Canon City
- The brick and stone fireplace at the municipal building in Canon City, Colorado, has inset fossils, vertebrae, a femur, petrified wood, and river rocks. A metate and mano top both hearth ledges; an iron pot hook and ash door are mounted in the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1928 Jan 28
- Healy House, Leadville, 1941
- In this interior view of a bedroom in the Healy House Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, a glare of sunlight comes through the window on the left side, illuminating a rocker with an...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--1880-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1941
- Shavano, Utah
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Shavano, a Native American (Tabeguache Ute) war chief. This prominent Ute warrior has long braids. He wears a military issue wool sweater with inset sleeves and a peace medallion on a ribbon around his neck.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Tabeguache Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- 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.]
- Nick-a-a-god, Utah
- Studio portrait (standing) of Native American (Yampah Ute) chief Nick-a-a-god (Green Leaf). His hair falls loose to his chest. He wears metal hoop earrings and a multi-strand hair pipe choker necklace with contrasting stations. His v-neck buckskin...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Yampa Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Nick-a-a-god.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- 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?]
- St. Joseph's Hospital (razed)
- View of a Baerresen Brothers architectural rendering for the Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado; details include towers, a porte cochere, and inset balconies.
- Saint Joseph Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Renderings.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- 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
- 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
- North Denver Police Station
- View of the North Denver Police Station located at 3018 West 26th (Twenty-sixth) Street in the Jefferson Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The police station is a one story brick structure. A carved inset stone above the door reads: "Police...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Buildings--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 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
- Fire Station No. 1, Denver
- Firemen pose with fire trucks in front of Fire Station Number One at 1375 Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; the fire station has stone entablature, volutes, a portico, and an inset balcony.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- State and city officials and members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association
- Panoramic view and photographic montage of members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association and city officials who pose near the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado. Firefighters wear double-breasted dress uniforms and pose on...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Government officials--American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Municipal...
- 1919 April 3
- Old prison carpenter shop striped shirt
- Interior walls of the carpenter shop at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, are hung with calendars, postcards, a metal square, hand and hacksaws, a drill brace, and wire mesh. A tarp covers part of the ceiling, over wooden tool...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Gall's tepee, photograph in frame with small insets of Gall's picture
- Chief Gall's tepee and camp with cut-out studio portraits of Dakota Native American Chief Gall inset in opposite corners of image; Chief Gall's tepee identified as first one on left; over 15 tepees camped in open plains or praire, wooden crate,...
- Fort Buford (Fort Buford, N.D.)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory.; Prairies--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- [188-?]
- Mahlon D. Thatcher residence, Pueblo, Colorado
- The four-story brick Mahlon D. Thatcher residence in Pueblo, Colorado, has open porches, an arched entry, bay windows, dormers, a hipped-gable roof with a widows' walk, ornate chimneys, inset balconies, and half-timbering on the upper floors....
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Thatcher, Mahlon D.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Illustrated supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, churches, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; identified illustrations include: Pueblo Hardware Co. on Thatcher Block, Charles Henkel's residence, Ferd [sic] Barndollar's residence, Hobson Block building,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Stoiber residence, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Gustav Stoiber residence in Silverton, Colorado. The dilapidated two-story home of the wealthy mine owner and real estate developer features an inset open porch, a bay window with a dentiled cornice, asphalt-shingle siding, and...
- Stoiber, Gustav--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1980.; Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1975?]
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northwest; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. The mansard roof,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. On the left side...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Sayer Mckee Drug Co
- Business signs from right to left read "Olde Tyme Portaits, Antiques and Finery," "Baby Doe Fashions," "Sayer McKee Gift Shop" and "Sayer McKee, Bed & Bath Boutique". Pictures, clothing, and t-shirts are displayed in windows. "Open" and "Ski...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Grace E. Baxter
- Studio portrait of Grace Elizabeth Baxter, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse with ruffled silk inset; her hair is upswept with curled bangs and a bun.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Baxter, Grace E. (Grace Elizabeth); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Winifred Jones
- Studio portrait of Winifred Jones, a senior (Valedictorian) at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark blouse with a wide lace collar and an inset bib.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Jones, Winifred.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- 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
- Sally F. Buck
- Studio portrait of Sally Fletcher Buck, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark blouse with a lace inset, choker with cameo, and pearls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buck, Sally F. (Sally Fletcher); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Zitella Ebert
- Studio portrait of Zitella Engletine Ebert, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a light colored blouse with pleats, puff shoulders, and a chiffon inset. Her choker has a pendant.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ebert, Zitella Engletine.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- N. Louada Newton
- Studio portrait of Nellie Louada Newton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse with a dark inset with lace and buttons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Newton, N. Louada (Nellie Louada); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889