Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 8
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 10
- Auraria Remembered
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts
- View of the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a modified Territorial design with vigas and stepped pediments. The building has a two story central core with two wings and entrances covered with...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts (Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts...
- [1953]
- Las Animas welcome sign
- View of the welcome sign along U.S. 50 in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The sign, shaped like a covered wagon reads: "Welcome to Las Animas." Metal signs near the welcome sign read: "Tree City USA, National Arbor Day Foundation" and "Growth...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Signs (Notices).; Water towers.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Water towers--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Las Animas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Father Joseph Romero
- The Reverend Joseph Romero poses behind the wheel of his automobile, he is the pastor of Holy Family catholic Church in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He wears a cap, eyeglasses and a mustache.
- Mexican Americans--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--1990-2000.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Priests.; Romero, Joseph--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1990?]
- Hope's Castle, Monte Vista, Colo.
- View of Hope's Castle, the abandoned Monte Vista Armory on the corner of Washington & Acequia in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The two stone building is constructed to look like a castle. It has battlements, an arched entry and a...
- Monte Vista Armory (Monte Vista, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Hope's Castle (Monte Vista, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Monte Vista (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Monte Vista.; Armories.; Monte Vista Armory (Monte Vista, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Hope's...
- 2009
- Creede Repertory Theatre, Creede
- View of the Creede Repertory Theatre on 124 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The theater is made up of several two and three story buildings, one building is constructed to look like a mine. A sign on the theater reads:...
- Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede Hotel Bed & Breakfast (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Theaters.; Hotels.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Creede Hotel Bed &...
- 1989
- Silver Threads, Creede
- View of Silver Threads, a clothing store (now Quiller Gallery, formerly the Creede Boarding House) at 110 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The two story commercial building has transomed storefront windows. The storefront...
- Silver Threads (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Clothing stores.; Silver Threads (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Clothing trade--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Dutch Mill Cottage Court
- View of the Dutch Mill Cottage Court, a mobile home park at 11973 East Colfax in Aurora (Adams County), Colorado. Shows two buildings and a mobile home. One building is a windmill with a white stucco exterior with blue trim. The roof is hexagonal...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Windmills.; Dutch Mill Cottage Court (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dutch Mill Cottage Court (Aurora, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Windmills--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Mobile home parks--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Ronald C. grave, Fairmount cemetery
- View of the dark round table shaped memorial for Ronald C. in Fairmount Cemetery, 430 South Quebec Street in the Windsor Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The marker is shaped like a table, with a stone pillar that has a carved stone cloth draped...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; C., Ronald, 1961-1994.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sepulchral...
- 2010
- Stage Stop, Rollinsville, Colo.
- View of the Rollinsville Stage Stop located at 30 Main Street and the Moffat Tunnel railroad line. This two story board-and-batten restaurant has sheet metal pressed and painted to look like brick on the second story under a metal roof. On the...
- Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010; Stagecoach stations--Colorado--Rollinsville--2000-2010.; Rollinsville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Stage Stop (Rollinsville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2008
- Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of Glen Eyrie located at 3820 North 30th Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The four-story Tudor Revival castle like structure is wrapped in carefully chosen 24-inch-thick stone quarried from Bear Creek Canyon. A crenelated octagonal tower...
- Glen Eyrie (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Estates--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1990-2000; Glen Eyrie (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1996
- Spider House, Grand Lake, Colo.
- View of the Spider House located at 62 Main Street, Grand Lake, Colo. The two-story log cabin received its name because of the saplings arranged in fan-shaped patterns like spider webs that adorn the front porch.
- Spider House (Grand Lake, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dwellings--Colorado--Grand Lake--2000-2010.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Spider House (Grand Lake, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Grand Lake--Pictorial works.; Grand Lake...
- 2001
- Lampposts at the Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of concrete lampposts designed to look like trees located in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The globe lights on the lamp posts simulate fruit. The Boettcher Foundation,...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Lampposts.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Pictorial works.; Botanical...
- 1998
- Lincoln Hall
- View of Lincoln Hall building (1880) at 1415 Larimer Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick commercial structure in the Second Empire style. The third floor of the building is made to look like a...
- Lincoln Hall Building (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Larimer Street (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities.; Historic buildings.; Storefronts.; Lincoln...
- 1995
- Railroad bridge near Delgany Street Denver
- View, facing south, of the railroad truss bridge over Cherry Creek (north of Delgany Street) in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. There are commercial storage containers designed to look like railroad freight cars on the bridge....
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad bridges.; Truss bridges.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- Temple Emanuel
- View of the facade and south elevation of the Temple Events Center (1899: John Humphries, architect : addition 1924 Thielman R. Wieger) the former Temple Emanuel synagogue at 1595 Pearl Street, in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver,...
- Temple Events Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.; Theaters.; Temple Events Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- ca. 1990
- 2801 Champa St. Five Points (Curtis Park)
- View of Purity Food Store, 2801 Champa Street, in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an abandoned two-story red brick building with a truncated hipped roof, a cornice and brackets. The second story windows have keystone...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Awnings.; Historic buildings.; Stores & shops.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Pancake race, Alamosa, Colo.
- Women participants in the annual Alamosa Colorado pancake race pose with frying pans and numbers pinned to their aprons in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. A woman dressed as Aunt Jemima, in black face, a checkered dress, headscarf and an apron,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blackface entertainers.; Women.; Jemima, Aunt--Pictorial works.; Zamora, Elizabeth--Pictorial works.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1958
- "At the Library" sculpture, Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "At the Library" (1981; Barry Rosen, artist) near the Broadway entrance to the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library at 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1998
- Tipsy Tiger strip club
- View of the facade and west elevation of the Tipsy Tiger, a strip club, on East Colfax Avenue probably in the Congress Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial building has streamlined corners and is painted yellow with black...
- Tipsy Tiger (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Nightclubs.; Tipsy Tiger (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1976
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 23, 1910 June 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 52, 1911 December 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 31, 1909 September 18
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1919 December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 11 and 12, 1920 November-December
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 11 and 12, 1922 November-December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Number 7 and 8, 1930 July-August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 1 and 2, 1930 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 5 and 6, 1930 May-June
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 23, 1913 September 13
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 5, 1914 December 12
- Book Cliffs
- View of layered shale cliffs and hills in Mesa County, Colorado. A wire fence with timber posts and a haystack are in Grand Valley. Sparse trees and shrubs are on the Book Cliffs.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1900-1920.; Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Cosmic Ray Machine, D.U.
- A man squats near equipment that measures cosmic radiation in a tent probably at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The portable machine has cathode ray and metal tubes attached to a wheel like structure. Fans and tools lay near or on...
- University of Denver--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Measuring--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Distinguished pose
- Studio portrait of a young man posed like a statesman by a statuette of a French courtier.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket and vest. His neck tie is held in place by a pin shaped like an insect. His short hair is parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Tabor Theater
- Interior view of the Tabor Theater (Tabor Grand Opera House) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men install the decorated stage curtain, it reads: "So fleet the works of men, back to the earth again, ancient and...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tabor Theater curtain
- Interior view of the Tabor Theater, located at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the painted curtain, proscenium, parquet seating, orchestra pit and ornate molding. An inscription on the curtain reads: "So...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of an African American (Black) man who wears a double-breasted jacket. A patterned scarf is wrapped around his neck and held in place with a pin shaped like a crescent moon.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a striped dress with a light colored bodice with puff sleeves and a high collar; she has on earrings, and a necklace shaped like a star.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family shows a woman with her hair pulled back in a twist, she wears a dress or blouse with a jacket clasped in the front, a loose, ruffled bodice and a banded collar with a bar pin shaped like a pair of scissors. The woman...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family shows a woman with hair pulled back in a twist, in a dress or blouse with a jacket clasped in the front, a loose, ruffled bodice and a banded collar with a bar pin shaped like a pair of scissors. The woman supports a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- President Taft in Montrose, Colo.
- President William Howard Taft addresses a crowd before the opening ceremony for the Gunnison Tunnel at the Montrose County Fairgrounds in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The president stands behind a fence draped with flag bunting and fans. A...
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Public appearances.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos.; Presidents--United States.; Public speaking.; Racetracks (Horse racing); Rites & ceremonies.; Spectators.
- [1909 September 23]
- Los Angeles, Cal. La Grande Station
- View of La Grande Station, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's main railroad station in Los Angeles, California. The rusticated brick building is in the Moorish style and features a gazebo like covered entrance that leads under two towers...
- Sisters' Orphans Home (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bell towers.; Orphanages.
- [1899?]
- Headdress
- Native American (Sioux) headdress found at the Custer battlefield at Little Bighorn; made of red wool, buckskin, fur, twill fabric, and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Headdress--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Dance rattle
- Shows a Native American (Ute) dance rattle. The outer portion is made of tortoise shell; other materials used include deer hoof and animal hide (buffalo?).
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Rattles--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Trunk or box
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) trunk or box made of rawhide, buckskin and green felt. The outside is painted with blue, green, red and yellow coloring.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Boxes--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Dress
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) doeskin dress decorated with fringe, rhinestone and light blue, white, red, green, blue and orange beadwork. The sleeve is cape like and the beadwork design is in bands, hourglass design and geometric shapes.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1960.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1960.; Dresses--1910-1960.
- [between 1915 and 1955]