Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ninth Street Historic Park Gardner House (1033 Ninth Street)
- Partial view of the abandoned Gardner House (1873) before restoration, 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, located in Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows an abandoned...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.;...
- 1975
- Monastery at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center
- View of the Friary, at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church), designed by architect Jacques Benedict in 1936 and located at 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Colonnades.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Sculpture.; Auraria Higher...
- Restored B-52 bomber Wings Over the Rockies Museum, Hangar No. 1, and Hangar No. 2, Lowry
- View of a B-52 bomber, Hangar Two (Building 402) and the Wings Over the Rockies Museum located in Hangar One (Building 401) at 7731 East Academy Boulevard in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two airplane hangars are located on...
- Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bombers.; Hangars.; Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum--Pictorial works.; B-52 bomber--Pictorial...
- 2002
- Evolution of the ball
- View of the Evolution of the Ball (1995; Artist-Lonnie Hanzon), a steel and ceramic gateway located in front of Coors Field, 2001 Blake Street, a part of the Ball Park Historic District, in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The...
- Coors Field (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ball Park Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Gates.; Public sculpture.; Coors Field (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2002
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Justina Ford House 3099 California St.
- View of the Justina Ford House (1890) located at 3091 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. The two-story red brick structure served as Dr. Justina Ford's home and office from 1912 until her death in...
- Ford, Justina, 1871-1952--Homes & haunts.; Black American West Museum and Heritage Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; African Americans--Structures.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver,...
- 2006
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose outside their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right, on the front stoop: Ramon and Carolina...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Restaurants.; Alcaro family--Pictorial works.; Gonzales...
- [1958]
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose on the porch of their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Top row: Celia, Arnold, Marta, Ray...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Restaurants.; Gonzales family--Pictorial works.; Casa Mayan (Denver,...
- [1958]
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church restoration of tower, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- Saint Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.;...
- ca. 2004
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, commercial office, exterior front
- View of the commercial office of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company possibly located at 120 East Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building is a one story brick structure with large rectangular windows. A...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.;...
- 1937 June 2
- Hotel Green, Pasadena, California
- View of one of the buildings in the Hotel Green resort complex located on Green Street in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The building is four-story Moorish Colonial and Spanish style structure with a two-tier arched arcade. A pedestrian...
- Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pasadena, Cal., Hotel Green
- View of the Hotel Green and Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows part of the Hotel green, a second story loggia with a balustrade located over an arcade. The Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) located...
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Hotels.; Palms.; Roses.
- [1899]
- Arapahoe county courthouse
- View of the Denver, formerly Arapahoe, County Courthouse located at 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets and Tremont and Court Places in downtown Denver, Colorado, and the "National Drug Co." store.
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gates Rubber Company building under construction
- A view of the Gates Rubber Company building, located at 995 South Broadway in Denver, Colorado, under construction. Two workers work on the top half of the smelter located behind the main building.
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- [Unity Church interior]
- Interior view of the Unity Church once located at 19th and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado (opened 1887). View shows bowed pews, altar, and stained glass windows. Organ console and organ pipes are located above and to the right of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- [South Broadway Christian Church interior]
- Interior view of the South Broadway Christian Church located at 23 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado. The view shows the pulpit, pews, cross, stained glass windows, and arched ceiling. The church organ located behind the pulpit was built and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1930?]
- [Unity Church interior with balcony]
- Interior view of the Unity Church once located at 19th and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado (opened 1887). View taken from the balcony, shows bowed pews, altar, stained glass windows, and coffered ceiling. Organ console and organ pipes are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Buena Vista, Mt. Princeton, and Sheep Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view west towards Buena Vista, Colorado, Mount Princeton (elevation 14,197 feet) and Sheep Mountain taken from Colorado Midland Railway's Buena Vista station (located above town on Midland Hill); South Park depot or Colorado & Southern...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Princeton, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sheep Mountain (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Buena...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Caddy house
- A view of a single story caddy house with rock ashlar base and shingled siding. The building is located at the Evergreen Golf Course located 2 miles west of Evergreen, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Golf courses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Dedisse Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Garage & coal shed
- A view of a garage and coal shed located in Genesee Park located 20 miles west of Denver near Evergreen, Jefferson County, Colorado. The shed is constructed of wood slats and a wood shingled roof. A wire fence crosses in front of the structure.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Genesee Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Garages--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pahaska Tepee front view
- A front view of the Pahaska Tepee, a spruce tree lodge located at Lookout Mountain Park, A Denver Mountain Park located 17 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The building was dedicated in May of 1921 and contained the artifacts of Buffalo Bill until...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Monuments.; Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum--1930-1950.; Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Pahaska Tepee (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lookout Mountain Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Galleries &...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Pump house
- Shows a pump house in Bergen Park which is located 26 miles west of Denver in Jefferson County, Colorado. The gazebo style structure features rock support columns and a pyramidal roof. The pump is located in the center of pump house.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Bergen Park (Colo. : Park)--1930-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Shelters--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Water pumps--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Notice of location of a quartz claim
- Reproduction shows a hand-written mining claim for the Bunker Hill Lode, on Milo Creek, in the Yreka Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, signed by Philip O'Rourke and Whitney [?] N. S. Kellogg.
- Mining claims--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.; Idaho Territory--1880-1890.; Shoshone County (Idaho Territory)--1880-1890.; Mining--Idaho Territory--Shoshone County--1880-1890.
- September, 1885
- Beaver Brook, Colorado
- Located in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Beaver Brook, Colorado is located on the Colorado & Southern Railroad line. The depot building and a gazebo with a large roof are on opposite sides of the tracks. The depot is a two-story building...
- Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Dumont's Boarding House - the German House - in Idaho Springs about 1900.
- View in Idaho Springs, Colorado, of the German House (owned by the Dumont family in 1901) and several men, women and children standing in front of it; building constructed of horizontal clapboard with two doors (one open with electric light over...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Denver Club
- An exterior view of the Denver Club, a Richardson Romanesque style building located on 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is rusticated stone masonry with arched windows and an arched entryway....
- Denver Club (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; First Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver General Hospital
- View of Denver General Hospital at West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Cherokee Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is a two and one-half story brick structure with dormers and projecting bays. Shows the west wing...
- Denver General Hospital--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Labor housing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- North Denver Police Station
- Denver police officers pose near the North Denver Police Station located at 3004-3006 Federal Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Policemen sit in a Ford police car parked by the curb. Other officers sit on police...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]
- 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?]
- Capitol Hill Police Station
- Denver police officers pose near the Capitol Hill Police Station located at 2233 Colfax Street in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Officers on motorcycles with side cars are parked on the sidewalk. Other policemen stand in lines...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]
- Briarhurst
- View of tree-lined stream with bridge crossing; possibly located at "Briarhurst," the 20-acre estate of Dr. William Abraham Bell, his wife, (nee Cora Georgina Whitemore Scovell) and five children located at 404 Manitou Avenue, Manitou, Colorado.
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Empire City, C.T.
- View of Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado; shows log and wood houses, businesses, felled timber, tailings, and mine railroad tracks.
- Empire (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Briarhurst and Pikes Peak
- View of small footbridge spanning a tree-lined creek; snow- covered Pike's Peak visible in distance; possibly located at "Briarhurst," the 20-acre estate of Dr. William Abraham Bell, his wife (nee Cora Georgina Whitemore Scovell) and five children...
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Mining Exchange
- advertises the Central Business College, Shorthand Institute and Night School.; View of the Mining Exchange building located at 15th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1891 and razed in 1963); pedestrian, horse-drawn carriage,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Mining Exchange, Denver
- Night School.; View of the Mining Exchange building located at 15th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1891 and razed in 1963); pedestrian, street car, and horse-drawn carriage traffic appears, with some blurred images; sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Central City, 1864
- City Bakery stands farther down the block next door to the Young American Clothing Hall. Another store has the word "Stoves" painted on its front facade. On the near side of Main Street in the center midground is the two-story, wood frame building...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [1864?]
- Post office building between Fourth and Fifth on north side of the street
- Horse-drawn wagons on dirt street face two-story brick commercial buildings with storefronts in Canon City, Colorado. Pedestrians and street lamps are on the boardwalk. Canvas awnings read: "News Depot Post Office," and "Meat Market."
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Portland and Indepence [sic] Mines, Victor, Colo.
- View of Portland and Independence Mines on Battle Mountain (Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County), Victor, Colorado; Portland Mine, upper right, largest and most productive in Colorado until surpassed by Homestake Mine's production in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Pahaska Tepee
- Men and women hike past the Pahaska Tepee, a spruce tree lodge located at Lookout Mountain Park, a Denver Mountain Park located on the top of Lookout Mountain in Jefferson County west of Denver, Colorado. The women wear jodhpurs, boots and sweaters...
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum--1920-1930.; Denver Mountain Parks--1920-1930.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lookout Mountain Park (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chalets--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1924 and 1930?]
- Christenson Ranch
- "Toad," the grandson of the family, stands in a field at the Christenson Ranch in Evergreen, Colorado. A house, a log building, a barn, an automobile, and other buildings are on the other side of the barbed wire fence from the boy, who wears...
- Evergreen (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Godsman School exterior
- Exterior photograph of Godsman Elementary School and its parking lot, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Godsman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1960
- Goldrick School entrance
- Photograph of the main entrance to Goldrick Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Goldrick School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1953 February
- Goldrick School exterior
- Photograph of Goldrick Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Goldrick School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1955 September 19
- Globeville School food distribution project
- Photograph of a food distribution project at Globeville Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Included in the picture are two unidentified students standing at the end of a long table looking at a large display. The display consists of two...
- Food Processing.; Globeville School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Hallett School main entrance
- Photograph of the main entrance to Hallett Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Hallett School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1951
- Holm School exterior
- Exterior photograph of Holm Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Holm School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1975
- Holm School exterior
- Exterior photograph of Holm Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Holm School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1975
- Holm School exterior
- Exterior photograph of Holm Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Holm School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1975
- Kaiser School exterior
- Exterior photograph of Kaiser Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Kaiser School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1974
- Kaiser School exterior
- Exterior photograph of Kaiser Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado.
- Kaiser School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1974