Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Silverton school
- Women and girls play baseball in the dirt street in front of a school in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The women and girls wear hats and dresses with aprons. Children watch near the two-story brick school building with a mansard roof and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- 1884
- D.R.G. Hospital, Salida, Colo.
- View of the three-story brick Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Hospital in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The hospital has a gabled and mansard roof, a widow's walk, a balcony and porch, ornate brick work under eaves, and a finial. Trees and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Hospital (Salida, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Salida--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1903]
- Twin Lakes summer home
- People pose on the porch of the Dexter Cabin at the Interlaken Resort in Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado. Identified people include: "J.V. Dexter's wife, twin daughters, and James Dexter." The log house has a mansard, shingled roof with dormer...
- Dexter, James V.--Homes & haunts.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.; Log houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Green Mountain Falls Hotel
- View of a gazebo on an island in a lake, a boat house near the shore, and a frame three-story, Victorian hotel on a hillside near trees and mountains in Green Mountain Falls (Teller or El Paso County), Colorado. Canoes are in the lake near a gazebo...
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gazebos--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1896?]
- At the Iron Springs, Manitou
- View of frame and stone buildings and dirt streets on a hillside in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the Ute Iron Springs pavilion and souvenir shop with stone pillars, a hipped roof and a widows walk. A person stands in the road...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1891?]
- Children of the Cherry Tree Home, working on irrigation project
- Boys in overalls and straw hats use hoes to enlarge an irrigation ditch near the Cherry Tree Home (Amity Colony Children's Home) in Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. The home sits behind the boys. Shows a two-story structure with mansard roof, a...
- Cherry Tree Home (Amity, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1905?]
- Quality Hill, Silverton, Colo.
- View of frame two story houses with gambrel or mansard roofs, porches with gingerbread details, and fenced yards, and possibly St. John's Episcopal church on Snowden Street, in what is identified as "Quality Hill," an area near the base of Anvil...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1905?]
- Beet sugar factory at Delta, Colorado
- View of a three-story brick factory with windows, a mansard roof and a smokestack in Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Cars parked beside a fence near the sugar factory include folding soft-topped cars. A man stands near the fence, and a man is on...
- Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Beets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Barker House and Pike's Peak, Manitou
- View of frame buildings and houses on a hillside in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the two story Barker House with a hipped roof, and a livery barn on Manitou Avenue. Nearby signs read: "Use Geyserite Soaps" and "Burlington Route...
- Barker House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- St. Elmo excursionists at the La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- A crowd of people and horse-drawn carriages are outside the four-story brick and stone Victorian La Veta Hotel at 219 South Boulevard in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel has stone lintels, a mansard roof with a widow's walk, a...
- La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1885 September 6
- View of Denver
- Panoramic, rooftop view of houses and commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the side of the four-story brick and stone Glenarm building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Glenarm Streets. Distant downtown buildings include City Hall with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Iron Springs Hotel and [?]
- View of the Iron Springs Hotel in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The multi-story frame hotel has a mansard roof, dormer windows, and a porch. Frame houses and the Ute Iron Spring Chateau with a faceted conical roof and finial are in...
- Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of Manitou Avenue, Canon Avenue, and the Wheeler clock in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the stone Manitou Mineral Water Bottling Company with a turret, the frame Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church with square towers, brick...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [1892?]
- Congress Hotel, Pueblo
- View of the Congress Hotel located between 7th and 8th Streets on Santa Fe Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado. The hotel includes two buildings. One structure is a four story brick structure with a mansard roof and dormers. A sign at the roof line reads...
- Congress Hotel (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Greeley, Colo.
- People are on sidewalks, and cars are parked diagonally on 7th (Seventh) Street in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Buildings along the street include two-story commercial storefronts. The Camfield Hotel has a mansard roof, dormers with pediments,...
- Camfield Hotel (Greeley, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Greeley, Colo. school
- Students and teachers stand and pose outside the brick Greeley Public School, also called the Meeker school building on Adams Street (10th, Tenth Avenue) between Maple (7th, Seventh Street) and Main (8th, Eight Street) in Greeley (Weld County),...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1900.; School children--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1900.
- [between 1873 and 1900]
- Hotel Raymond, Pasadena, Cal.
- A view of the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows the multi-story hotel with an encircling porch, Mansard roof, decorative cornice, brackets, interior and end-wall chimneys, dormer windows and a balcony. Palms,...
- Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--California--Pasadena--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1894?]
- Crossings, high potential, Berthoud, Colorado
- View of telephone poles that parallel railroad tracks in Berthoud (Larimer County), Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railroad Company cars sit on railroad cars. Warehouses, elevators, and a building with a mansard roof are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Berthoud (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Berthoud--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Berthoud--1910-1920.; Utility...
- 1914
- Camfield Hotel
- Exterior view of the Camfield Hotel, at 7th (Seventh) Street and 8th (Eighth) Avenue in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. A decorative sign atop the roof of the building reads: "Camfield". The multi-story building has a Mansard roof, encircling...
- Camfield Hotel (Greeley, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Tivoli Union Brewing Company
- View of the Tivoli-Union Brewery and offices at 10th (Tenth) and Larimer Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story brick building has arched windows, decorative brick work, canvas awnings and a tower with a mansard...
- Tivoli-Union Brewing Company--1930-1940.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1938 June 19
- Tivoli Union Brewing Company
- View of the Tivoli Union Brewing Company offices and processing plant at 10th (Tenth) and Larimer Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story office building has a decorated cornice, sash windows, end-wall chimneys and...
- Tivoli-Union Brewing Company--1930-1940.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1938 June 19
- East High School
- View of Denver High School (East Side High School) at 19th (Nineteenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Victorian Gothic structure features, dormers, mansard roof, pediments, bracketed cornices, arched windows and entry. Trees...
- Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; High Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hot Springs, South Dakota, Evans Hotel [sic]
- A view of an unidentified hotel in Hot Springs (Fall River County), South Dakota. Shows a rusticated sandstone building with wooden porches, a mansard roof and a turret with a conical roof. A train depot, commercial and public buildings can be seen...
- Fall River (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Hot Springs (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Hot Springs, South Dakota from Lookout Point
- A aerial view of Hot Springs (Fall River County), South Dakota shows homesteads, wood frame houses and buildings. A four-story rusticated sandstone building, probably a hotel, with a mansard gabled roof, and turrets with conical roofs is in the...
- Hot Springs (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Buena Vista Hotel from near Pen Mar Park
- A view of the Buena Vista Hotel in Washington County, Maryland from the Western Maryland Railroad near Pen Mar Park. The multi-story hotel has a mansard roof with dormers and turrets with domed roofs. Signs near the track read "W" and "Blue...
- Buena Vista Hotel (Washington County, Md.)--1900-1910.; Western Maryland Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Washington County (Md.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Maryland--Washington County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Maryland--Washington County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Pueblo railroad yards and Union Avenue viaduct
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad freight cars are parked in the Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado, freight yard under the Union Avenue Viaduct. Lettering on boxcars reads: "C.R.S. Trust," "4512," "3571," "2453," "4061." Lettering on flatcars reads:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Hotel Victoria (Pueblo, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad shops & yards.; Truss bridges.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Grand Canyon, Hotel El Tovar
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows a wing of the hotel with shingled mansard roofs pierced by dormers. The building has porches with jigsawn balusters, the end porch has a gazebo attached to the entrance and...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.; Rock formations.
- c1905
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon of Arizona
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The first floor is sheathed with log slab siding complete with finely-honed corner notching that gives the appearance of log construction. The upper stories have rough...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- 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
- Hotel Green, Pasadena, Cal.
- View of the Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) located on Green and Raymond Streets in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The annex was designed by Frederick Louis Roehrig, it is a seven story Islamic Revival style building with two towers...
- Hotel Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; Pedestrian walkways.; Resorts.
- c1905
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon
- View of a wing of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The building has mansard roofs, dormers, porches with jigsawn balusters, the end porch has a gazebo attached to the entrance and tapered posts topped with trefoils.The...
- Hotel El Tovar--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The building is on the edge of the Grand Canyon, a stone wall is near the rim of the canyon. The hotel has multiple roofs at different levels. The center section of the hotel has a...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building reads:...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the New York Life Insurance Building designed by McKim, Mead, and White. The Italianate Renaissance Revival style building has an H-shaped footprint with a central tower and two wings. In the...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Palm Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif..
- Rows of palm trees line Palm Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Houses are on either side of the dirt street. Architectural features on the wood frame houses include gabled roofs, bays, chimneys, cornices, brackets, arched windows, windows with...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.
- [1905?]
- Palm Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Rows of palm trees line Palm Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Houses are on either side of the dirt street. Architectural features on the wood frame houses include balconies, porches, bays, pilasters, cornices, and egg and dart molding. A large...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.
- [1905?]
- Los Angeles, Calif. Palm Ave.
- Rows of palm trees line Palm Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Houses, hidden behind bushes and trees are on either side of the dirt street. Shows a small wooden bungalow with a gabled roof and bay window. A large house with a mansard roof is at...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.
- [1905?]
- 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]
- Chappell House
- Women and a girl sit on the porch of a house owned by Delos Allen Chappell in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The stone house has fish scale shingles, covered porch, balcony, and decorative barge board. A house with a Mansard roof is nearby.
- Chappell, Delos Allen--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hotel Corinado
- Men and a boy stand at the entrance to the Hotel Corinado on North Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The three-story building has a Mansard roof, dormers, and contrasting trim. Signs read: "Corinado Bar," "Pool and Fine...
- Hotel Corinado (Trinidad, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Denver Colo.
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include a house with mansard roof, the Arapahoe County Courthouse, and the Kittredge Building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- U. S. Post Office Denver
- Rooftop view of the U.S. Post Office at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire style building has a tower with Mansard roof, pediments, columns, and arched windows. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Wyman School
- View of the Wyman School at 1630 Williams Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story building has a mansard roof with concave profile, cupola, arched windows, and a rusticated stone base.
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- City Hall Denver Colo.
- View of City Hall on 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The rusticated stone building has a tower with Mansard roof, dentils, ornate trim, and arched entryway.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Windsor Hotel Denver
- View of the Windsor Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire style building has a tower, mansard roof, dormers, and rusticated stone. Pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage are nearby.
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Tabor Grand, Leadville
- View of the Tabor Grand Hotel, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The four-story building has a mansard roof, dormers and widow's walks.
- Tabor Grand Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Lacey House
- Workmen stand on a road near a large Victorian Gothic home, identified as the Lacey House in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This three story house features projecting hipped dormers, gable trim, and porches. A second empire style house...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Road construction--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Silverton and Kendal [sic] Mountain
- View of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows houses, buildings, and the Grand Imperial Hotel with mansard roof and dormers. Kendall Mountain is in the distance.
- Kendall Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ogden City Hall Square
- View of City Hall Square in Ogden, Utah. Buildings that include City Hall have a parapet, balconies, Mansard roof, and contrasting trim. Horse-drawn buggies are on the street.
- Ogden (Utah)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Utah--Ogden--1880-1900.; City & town halls--Utah--Ogden--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1897?]