Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Montgomery Court, exterior view of main level windows
- Montgomery Court, exterior detail of the main level window decoration
- Characteristics of Negro residences in Park Hill area of Denver, Colorado, 1966
- Tremont House, unidentified individual on ground level
- S.A. Grimm Block/Leland Hotel/Reed Apartments
- Champa Bar
- View of the Champa Bar at 1531 Champa Street (1891; architect-J.A. Hamman) in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "Champa Bar, " "Hotel," and "Pepsi Cola the Light Refreshment." The ground...
- Champa Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Champa Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1974
- General Electric Building
- View of the General Electric Building at 1441 18th Street in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building was constructed by the Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company circa 1906. General Electric later used the...
- General Electric Building (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Office buildings.; Historic buildings.; General Electric Building (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Office...
- 2007
- Argo Mill & Mine
- View of the Argo Mill building at 2517 Riverside Drive in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The five-story building is red, and includes a headframe and ore processing facility. The building has large white letters on the top level that...
- Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; MIning.; Mills.; Ore industry.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial works.; Factories--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial...
- 2002
- Clear Creek in Silver Plume
- View of Clear Creek in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The water level is high. The stream banks are reinforced with stones and retaining walls. There are structures on either bank of the creek, these include a bandstand, St....
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (Silver Plume, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Streams.; Houses.; Catholic churches.; Bandstands.; Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (Silver...
- 2010
- 945 Main Street, Silver Plume
- View of 945 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The abandoned two story false front building is in disrepair and has peeling paint. A railing on the second story balcony is missing several rungs. The balcony is supported by...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 1975
- 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
- Aroya lighthouse
- View of the Aroya Light House in Aroya, Colorado. Shows a wooden building, probably an old gas station, with a large overhanging roof. The building is one level, and the paint is faded and pealing off the wood siding. The overhanging roof is...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Lighthouses.; Abandoned buildings.; Folk art--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1981
- Ben Franklin 5-10
- View of the facade of the Ben Franklin 5-10 store on Main Street in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The brick storefront has a sign that reads: "5-10 Ben Franklin 5-10." The door has a closed sign in the window. In the windows at each end...
- Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Variety stores.; Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Variety stores--Colorado--Buena Vista--Pictorial works.; Buena Vista...
- 1995
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the entrance and marquee, and panels with Egyptian designs and hieroglyphs on either side of the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Cedaredge Middle School
- View of the front entrance of the Cedaredge Middle School (1920) at 360 North Grand Mesa Drive in Cedaredge (Delta County), Colorado. Constructed of pale brick, the school is one level with a shaped parapet, coursing, decorative brick and arched...
- Cedaredge Middle School (Cedaredge, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cedaredge (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Cedaredge Middle School (Cedaredge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Middle schools--Colorado--Cedaredge--Pictorial works.; Cedaredge (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Roxborough State Park visitor's center
- View of the Roxborough State Park Visitors Center (1975) in front of red sandstone rock ridges in Douglas County, Colorado. The Center is a single level, undecorated structure of concrete with a shingled roof and three deep windows at the left end...
- Roxborough State Park (Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Parks--Colorado--Roxborough State Park--Pictorial works.; Visitors' centers--Colorado--Roxborough State Park--Pictorial works.; Roxborough State Park (Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Main Street, Delta
- View of Main Street in Delta Colorado. The buildings are generally two stories and constructed of brick, with long narrow windows on the second level. Various paint and moldings on the facades of the buildings highlight each building's unique...
- Main Street (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial streets.; Business districts.; Streets--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Central business districts--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Main Street (Delta,...
- 1992
- Roxborough State Park visitor's center
- View of the Roxborough State Park Visitors Center (1975) in front of red sandstone rock ridges in Douglas County, Colorado. The Center is a single level, undecorated structure of concrete with a shingled roof. The center of the building has an...
- Roxborough State Park (Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Sculpture.; Parks--Colorado--Roxborough State Park--Pictorial works.; Visitors' centers--Colorado--Roxborough State Park--Pictorial works.; Bronze sculpture, American--Colorado--Roxborough State...
- 1989
- Doc Holiday Saloon, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- View of Doc Holiday Saloon located at 724 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The long, narrow, brick ca.1900 structure shares a common cornice and decorative frieze with the neighboring building to the north. A 10-foot neon sign with the...
- Doc Holiday Saloon (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--2000-2010.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Doc Holiday Saloon (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 2008
- Gilpin Hotel, Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the Gilpin Hotel located at 111 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. Built in 1870, the three-story brick structure has a second-story porch, and decorative pediments above each window and doorway. Three large floor to ceiling doors with...
- Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk...
- ca. 1990
- Gilpin Hotel, Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the Gilpin Hotel located at 111 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. This slide was taken after renovations to change the building into a casino in 1991-1992. Built in 1870, the three-story brick structure has a second-story porch, and...
- Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk...
- 1996
- Strathmore Hotel, Canon City, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Strathmore Hotel located at 323-331 Main Street, Canon City, Colorado. Built in 1874 by William H. McClure, the three-story, L-shaped, red brick structure is crowned with a garland frieze and has a detailed cornice with...
- Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--2010-2020.; Canon City (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--Pictorial works.; Canon City...
- 2011
- Pete's Satire Lounge
- Two men stand in front of Pete's Satire Lounge, 1920 East Colfax Avenue, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story brick commercial structure with a partially tiled roof and parapeted side elevations. The exterior of...
- Pete's Satire Restaurant & Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Restaurants.; Pete's Satire Restaurant & Lounge (Denver,...
- 2006
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1900; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) of the two-and-one-half-story Dutch Colonial...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1899; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) and south elevation of a two-and-one-half-story Dutch...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- Ginn Mill Bar
- View of the Ginn Mill Bar at 17th and Market Streets, Lower Downtown Historic District (LoDo) in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick commercial style building has a cornice and is painted green and red. The lower...
- Denver Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ginn Mill Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments);...
- ca. 1978
- 1436 Market Street
- View of a vacant three story commercial building (ca. 1890) located at 1436 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood (Lower Downtown Historic District / LoDo), Denver, Colorado. The building has a shaped parapet, an elaborate Italianate...
- Straser Candy Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Straser Candy Co. (Denver,...
- 1977
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west and south elevations of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1990
- George Humburger Block
- View of the George Humburger Block (1891; Architect-Richard Phillips; builder-Hallack and Howard) located at 2199 Arapahoe Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The late nineteenth-century, three-story, commercial, brick...
- Saverino (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Commercial facilities.; Historic buildings.; Restaurants.; Saverino (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- 2006
- Construction of the King Academic Performing Arts Center 855 Lawrence Way.
- Looking southwest at the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado. Construction begins on the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center, (AR7 Hoover...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction.; Construction workers.; Educational...
- 1999
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 1 and 2, 1923 January-February
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 10, 1913 February 22
- Leadville parade
- View of a marching band on Harrison and West 8th (Eighth) Avenues in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men and women watch the parade from sidewalks. Shows the two-story brick Post Office building with a hipped roof, flared eaves and dormers, a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Construction scene laying pipe preparing a vehicle causeway bed
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground in a large trench probably in Denver, Colorado. A bridge over the canal is in the distance.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, patterned neck tie, and plaid shirt. His moustache is long and extends to the level of his chin on the sides.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890
- H.C. Brown Hotel, Denver
- A view of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado shows the nine-story stone structure designed by architect, Frank E. Edbrooke. The building, under construction, has arched windows and foliated enrichments. Construction materials near...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [1892?]
- Hotel Green, Pasadena, Cal.
- Partial view of the Hotel Green on Green Street in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The building is a four-story Moorish Colonial and Spanish style structure with a ground level arched arcade topped with a loggia with arches and pillars....
- Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components); Hotels.; Loggias.; Pedestrian bridges.; Resorts.
- c1905
- Pasadena, Cal., Hotel Green from annex
- View of the Hotel Green in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The building is a four-story Moorish Colonial and Spanish style structure with a ground level arched arcade. The building has a mansard roof with tile roofs, arched windows and...
- Castle Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Fountains.; Hotels.; Pedestrian bridges.
- [1899]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway looking west
- Workmen pose at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men use horse-drawn graders to level the ground nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Women's dress
- A women's afternoon dress ensemble with cape. The bodice is semi-tailored with Empire? style waist, sleeveless, patterned white silk faille, a high rounded neckline, a spread collar, shoulder pads, blue piping at the armhole and waistline; down the...
- Dresses--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1945]
- Colo. Midland Ry. station - Glenwood Springs
- The Colorado Midland Railroad Company Station in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The building is constructed of wood with a shingled roof and a dormer type second level. Signs on the building read: "Colorado Midland Ry." and "Wells Fargo & Co's...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Garfield school
- Architectural drawing of Longfellow School at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--1880-1890.; Longfellow School (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Colo. Midland R.R. station at Ivanhoe
- Two men and a tabby cat pose in front of the Colorado Midland train station in Ivanhoe (Pitkin County), Colorado. The town's name is on two signs on the building, along with "Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office," "Colo. Springs 56.8 Miles,"...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Industries construction scene at bottom of Alameda subway
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen use horse drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons and carts are nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving...
- [1909]
- Industries construction men and teams at work
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction men and teams
- Men use horse-drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site near the Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A concrete mixing plant is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene during construction on Alameda subway
- View, facing east, of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site near Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground. A man, possibly Clayton Ryan, poses near a wooden tower. Nearby signs read: "Rocky...
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- American Nettie Mine
- View of a long wooden building built along a sheer cliff in Ouray County, Colorado. A privy extends past the edge of the cliff. A smaller wooden structure is on a lower level.
- American Nettie Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Making hay in Kern County
- A man and a dog sit on an empty hay wagon in front of a large haystack in probably Kern County, California. Hay is lifted from another wagon onto the haystack with a pulley and tackle; men pitch the lifted hay level to make another layer on the...
- Kern County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--California--Kern County--1900-1910.; Haystacks--California--Kern County--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--California--Kern County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]