Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Shrapnel Alley, Italy
- Shows a trench-like gully littered with debris including a metal gas can and fallen branches; taken near the staging area of the 3rd Battalion of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Tenth Mountain Division, at Malandrone, Italy. The so called...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Trench warfare--Italy--Malandrone.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- March 1945
- Fraser, Colo. View Mercantile Co.
- Signs on two story building in in Fraser, Colorado, reads "Fraser Mercantile Company" and "Fraser Valley Cloth Co." The shingled gable roof of the building has a brick chimney with a ladder leading to it and a metal chimney; a shed and another...
- Fraser (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Fraser--1970-1980.
- May 11, 1978
- Kremmling, Colo St. Peter's church
- St. Peter's Catholic church in Kremmling, Grand County, Colorado, is a two-story frame building with a gabled metal roof. A cross tops the square bell tower; a niche over the covered entry contains a sculpture of the Saint. Sign in yard reads: "St....
- Kremmling (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Kremmling--1970-1980.
- May 11, 1978
- Entrance to Golden cemetery
- View of entrance to Golden cemetery gateway with cattleguard and brick columns with a metal arch labeled Jefferson County, Colorado. A wire fence and sign: Local Project No. 18, C.W.A. Cemetary [sic] Improvement Shelter House; gravestones show in...
- Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.
- May 19, 1935
- Fine new Country Club Motor Inn is attracting conventions to Trinidad
- Exterior view of the Country Club Motor Inn in Trinidad, Colorado. The Motel's sign is a sheet metal box type, consisting of two panels; neon lettering on the upper panel reads: "Country Club Motor Inn and the Fabulous," and the lower panel...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- May 1966
- Ku Klux Klan members
- Ku Klux Klan memeber light candles in metal cans buried in a dirt mound probably in Denver, Colorado. They wear hoods and robes.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Masks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- May 7, 1940
- Opening day, beet-sugar factory Monta Vista Colo.
- The sugar factory in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, is a six-story brick building with monitor roofs, a smokestack, and arched windows. Stepped pediments finish the ends of the cross gabled metal roof, and smaller outbuildings are to the...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- November 15, 1911
- Longmont, Colo.
- View of the two-story brick public school, Longmont, Colorado, shows small children beside a small wood lean-to basement entry. The school features an F-shape plan with gabled projecting wings flanking the simple columned entry and two long metal...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- November 30, 1926
- Mill building at Pandora Basin above Telluride, Colorado view from southeast
- View of a gold mine ore processing facility near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows metal buildings, tanks, cribbing, a jeep, a evaporative (swamp) cooler, and chain link fencing.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.
- November 5, 1982
- Mill at Pandora Basin above Telluride, Colorado view from west
- View of a gold mining ore processing facility near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows metal buildings, elevators, a jeep, an automobile, and a bus.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.
- November 5, 1982
- During $500,000 fire
- Water floods the street after a fire in Brighton, Colorado, and firemen spray a firehose. A brick commercial building with broken plate glass windows and a metal framed entry has letters over it that read: "[Lad]ies Toggery." One of many signs...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- Oct 23, 1966
- James W. Vecklenburg
- Head and shoulders portrait of Professor James W. Vecklenburg, faculty of the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County. He wears a suit jacket, tie, metal rim eyeglasses and a full beard.
- Golden (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1970-1980.; Vecklenburg, James W.; Colorado School of Mines.
- October 1979
- Taos Pueblo
- A Native American (Taos) woman poses outdoors at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman wears leggings, a dress, a wide belt, and a necklace with a metal pendant. Pueblo buildings stand in the distance.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.;...
- September, 1895
- Three-span metal bridge over the Colorado River a short distance upstream from Moab, Utah Moab Garage Co. White Motor bus was stage between Moab and Thompson, Utah. View north from south bank
- View of a bridge over the Colorado River near Moab, Utah; also shows a tour bus with letters: "Moab Garage Company," a car, and sandstone cliffs.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Moab (Utah)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Utah--Moab--1920-1930.; Buses--Utah--Moab--1920-1930.; Rivers--Utah--Moab--1920-1930.
- September, 1923
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Interior view of Denver and Rio Grande Western dining lounge railroad car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, which may be parked in Denver railroad yards. Interior decorated with Art Deco arm chairs, sofas, tables, lamps, smoking...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with Art...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car, refurbished from a Western Pacific dining car, parked possibly in the Denver, Colorado railroad yards. Some of the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Stevens School students cleaning
- Photograph of three girls from Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, hand moping a wooden floor at the school. All three of the girls clean the floor in front of a play house. Two girls on kneeling on the floor near a metal buck and...
- Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Denver Public School kitchen equipment
- Photograph of two metal pressure cookers and a serving table with built in cutting board that was used during the early days of the Denver Public School System.
- Pressure cooking.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- The Extension of Ninth Street Park: An International Opportunity
- 1045-47 9th Street Historic Wallpaper and Paint Samples
- 1033 9th Street Historic Wallpaper and Paint Samples
- General Electric Building exterior
- Exterior photograph of the General Electric Building, located on the corner of 18th and Blake streets in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company constructed the three-story brick building in circa 1906. General Electric later...
- General Electric Building (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the interior courtyard at St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the interior courtyard at St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church doors
- Photograph of the doors at the St. Patrick Mission Church complex located in Denver, Colorado. Doors are two shown as two different colors. St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway,...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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- St. Patrick Mission Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Patrick Mission Church, located in Denver, Colorado. The St. Patrick Mission Church complex, comprised of the church, rectory, and an arcaded connecting walkway, is constructed of smooth-dressed buff stone. ...
- St. Patric Mission Church (Denver, Colo.); St. Patrick Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings.;...
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