Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- "The Trapper" by Allen Tupper True, Civic Center, Denver
- View of the Allen Tupper True mural "The Trapper," in the colonnade of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The mural depicts a man on a horse with a rifle and a dog running along side....
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Legislators.; Murals.; Gallagher, Dennis J. (Dennis Joseph), 1939-; Greek Theater and Colonnade of...
- ca. 1980
- "The Prospector" by Allen Tupper True, Civic Center, Denver
- View of the Allen Tupper True mural "The Prospector," in an alcove in the colonnade of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The mural depicts a man panning for gold, his pack mule is in...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Murals.; Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Mural...
- ca. 1980
- Scene at the completion of the U.P.R.R. mural painting, Union Station, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Close-up view of a painted mural in the Union Station interior in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. The mural depicts a Union Pacific locomotive, a man with a sledgehammer, Native Americans, dignitaries, a photographer, a United States flag,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Commemoration--1940-1950.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.; Murals--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Utah--Salt Lake City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cesar Chavez mural
- View of a mural of Cesar Chavez painted by artist Javier Flores on the side of a building located at Morrison Road and Lowell Blvd. in the Westwood neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the mural reads: "Remember ¡Si, Se Puede!" Lettering...
- Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Westwood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Murals.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Portraits.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial...
- [2010?]
- Copyright 1920 by Alan True
- Allen True, Colorado painter and muralist, wears a suit and a cowboy hat, and sits on a wire bench in front of his mural "Trapper," in a niche in the Voorhies Memorial pergola in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. The mural depicts a mountain man...
- Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Artists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Murals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- c1920
- Delta municipal power plant
- View of a section of the Delta Municipal Power Plant (1937) in Delta, Colorado. The complex consists of rectangular buildings. A mural by W. Richard Doherty, "Delta County Ark" (1987), is on one of the structures. The mural depicts the male and...
- Delta Municipal Light and Power System (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta Municipal Plant (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Power plants.; Murals.; Delta Municipal Light and Power System (Delta, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial...
- 1992
- Mural room - Albany Hotel [art original].
- Watercolor painting, American.; Mural painting and decoration.; Decoration and ornament.
- [n.d.]
- Morey Junior High School
- A photograph of five students painting a mural at Morey Junior High School. The mural depicts students enaged in various academic activites, for example looking through a microscope, looking at globe, and performing a scientific experiment.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Mural painting and decoration.
- 1938
- Skinner Junior High School mural
- A photograph of a student painting a mural in the hall of Skinner Junior High. She is standing on a ladder holding a paint brush and an artist pallet. The mural depicts a man panning in a river.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Murals.; Students.
- 1940 March
- Emanuel Martinez and statue of veteran
- Sculptor Eduardo Martinez poses in his studio beside the clay model for his oversized bronze sculpture of Joe P. Martinez, the first Hispanic to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II. The sculpture was a commission for the grounds...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Interiors.; Monuments & memorials.; Sculptors.; Sculpture.; Martinez, Eduardo, 1947---Pictorial works.; Martinez, Joe P., 1920-1943--Monuments--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2006?]
- Portrait of Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906
- Head and shoulders portrait of suffragette, Susan B. Anthony.
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906.
- 1977
- Portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo 1753-1811
- Head and shoulders portrait of Mexican priest and revolutionary, Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo.
- Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel, 1753-1811.
- 1977
- Study of two men in profile
- Two unidentified men in profile for the Colorado Judicial Building mural in Denver, Colorado.
- Men--Colorado--1970-1980.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- Library painted by Yens Erickson [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of a doorway and mural painting in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; features a mythological scene of a woman wearing a draped gown leaning on a fountain with a pitcher in front of it; Voltaire...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Stylized borders of leaves in green and orange and hand-carved wood designs "framed" the paintings [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of a wall mural and portion of a beamed ceiling in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, depicts a Roman chariot race between two contestants each driving four horses; area filled with spectators and...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Skinner Junior High School, Murals
- Students with paintbrushes paint a mural in Skinner Junior High School at 3435 West 40th (Fortieth) Avenue in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A boy in striped pants and suspenders sits on a ladder and draws a portion of the mural.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 March
- The Gateway and Pikes Peak
- Panoramic view of the Gateway sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; horse-drawn buggy and rider in foreground, snow-covered Pikes Peak in background.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hotel "The Colorado," Pool, Bath House, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- Panoramic, northeastward view of the Hotel Colorado, hot springs pool (aka natatorium) and Stone Bath House in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; part of surface of Grand Avenue Bridge visible at left; fountain spurts water in front of hotel; drawn...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Civic Center, "The Prospector," Colonade [sic] of Civic Benefactors
- View of an Allen True mural in a niche in the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado. The mural shows a prospector with a gold pan kneeling beside a creek in a stand of Aspen trees, and a pack mule...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Murals--Colorado--1920-1930.; Prospecting--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Teller School art project
- Photograph of several students at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during and art project activity. Several students are painting figures on a paper mural. Other students work with cleaning brushes, painting on a mural and cutting out...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1928
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- Romeo Fire Department and Abe's Place
- View of the Romeo Volunteer Fire Department and Abe's Place, a bar and restaurant in Romeo (Conejos County), Colorado. The Fire Department has a sign lettered over the doors: "Romeo Fire Dept.," lettering on one of the door reads: "Volunteer Fire...
- Abe's Place (Romeo, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Romeo (Colo.). Volunteer Fire Department--1990-2000.; Romeo (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Murals.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Fire stations.; Abe's Place (Romeo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Romeo...
- 1992
- UFW labor leaders
- Cesar Chavez, left and Marshall Ganz, wearing eyeglasses, pose with two unidentified labor leaders at probably a United Farm Workers of America meeting. They stand in front table behind a mural depicting the United Farm Workers.
- United Farm Workers of America--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Murals.; Ganz, Marshall, 1943---Pictorial works.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1970?]
- Escuela de Guadalupe
- View of the Catholic Escuela de Guadalupe, 3401 Pecos Street in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story, red brick building with a fence along the sidewalk with banners that read: "Escuela de Guadalupe." In front of the fence...
- Escuela de Guadalupe (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Church schools.; Murals.; Escuela de Guadalupe (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic schools--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2010
- Denver Inner City Parish
- View of the Denver Inner City Parish, a non-denominational, human service nonprofit organization in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood, 1212 Mariposa Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story blond brick structure with a standing seam,...
- Denver Inner City Parish--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Charitable organizations.; Murals.; Denver Inner City Parish--Pictorial works.; Charities--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mural painting and...
- 2010
- Mercury Café 2199 California
- View of the Mercury Café, a former warehouse located at 2199 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the rear (southwest) and side (southeast) elevations of a two story brick building. There is a colorful...
- Mercury Café (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cafes.; Murals.; Mural painting and decoration--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2003 August
- Mercury Café 2199 Calif. St.
- View of an exterior door of the Mercury Café at 2199 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A mural painted on a door and brick wall shows two gray cats below stars and a moon. In addition to serving food, the...
- Mercury Café (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cafes.; Doors & doorways.; Murals.; Doors--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mural painting and...
- 2003
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August
- Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
- Five, abstract, color drawings that conceptualize the radiance of justice.
- Colors--1970-1980.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
- Drawing shows four color illustrations with figures, trees, mountains, and landscapes that conceptualize justice and the history of law in Colorado.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- America Theatre mural Allen True
- View of the mural over the entrance of the America theater in Denver, Colorado; artist Allen True's work depicts Native Americans, explorers, and pack horses.
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Murals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Lake scene of "Mort d'Arthur," mural by Dudley S. Carpenter
- Interior view of the Decker Branch - named for Sarah S. Platt Decker - of the Denver Public Library in Platt Park in Denver, Colorado; shows wood molding and a Dudley S. Carpenter mural of King Arthur in a boat, Merlin, Guinevere, the Lady of the...
- Decker, Sarah Platt--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Murals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gove Junior High students painting mural
- Photograph of four unidentified students painting an interior mural at Gove Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- Mural Painting in West Denver High School
- Front of a postcard of a mural painted in West Denver High School painted by Dudley Carpenter.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- circa 1925
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. True, Allen Tupper 1881-1955
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Art. Murals
- Newhouse Hotel, lobby mural
- Five Points Media Center
- View of north and east elevations of the Five Points Media Center at 2900 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The three story brick commercial style building was constructed in 1975. A large mural of neighborhood...
- Five Points Media Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; KBDI-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; KUVO (Radio station : Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver Community Television--Buildings--1990-2000.; Five Points...
- 1999
- S.P.M.D.T.U. Concilio Superior meeting
- Middle aged and older men and women, members of the Concilio of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado, pose in their meeting hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Many wear ribbons or...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Older people.; Women.; Sociedad...
- [2000]
- Zanza Bar
- View of Zanza Bar at 10601 East Colfax in Aurora (Adams County), Colorado. Shows a one story commercial building with no windows. A sign on top of the building is shaped like mountains; painted on it is a man with a guitar, floating piano keys, a...
- Zanza Bar (Aurora, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Aurora (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Zanza Bar (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Aurora (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1987
- Twitchell Building, Salida
- View of the Twitchell Building at 101 North F Street in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building is decorated, with simple straight lines and white trim, segmental arched bays accented by radiating voussoirs and stone sills. Letters carved...
- Twitchell Building (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Salida (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities.; Jewelry stores.; Twitchell Building (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Salida--Pictorial works.; Jewelry...
- 1989
- Rifle Post Office, Rifle, Colo.
- View of the Rifle Post Office located at the southeastern corner of Railroad Avenue and East 4th Street, Rifle, Colorado. The one-story red brick Colonial Revival style post office has standing brass and copper lanterns standing next to the granite...
- Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1990-2000.; Rifle (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--Pictorial works.; Rifle...
- 1998
- Fargo's Pizza Co., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the front facade of Fargo's Pizza Co. located at 2910 East Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Housed in a simple, two-story Victorianesque style structure, globe finials and decorative iron work provide decoration to the roof...
- Fargo's Pizza Co. (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fargo's Pizza Co. (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs...
- 1999
- Central Hotel, Durango, Colo.
- View of the Central Hotel located at 975 Main Avenue, Durango, Colo. Built in 1892, the hotel is one of the most striking structures on Main Avenue. The red brick three-story Italianate structure has a Mansard roof on the fourth floor with...
- Central Hotel (Durango, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Durango--1970-1980.; Durango (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Hotel (Durango, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Durango--Pictorial works.; Durango (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1974
- Colorado Historical Society and Colorado History Museum
- View of the Colorado Historical Society and the Colorado History Museum, formerly known as the Colorado Heritage Center, 1300 Broadway, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the front (south) facade of the museum-office...
- Colorado History Museum--Buildings--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries & museums.; Colorado History Museum--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Civic...
- 2000
- Chicano leaders, Denver
- Activists, Ramon Del Castillo, Nick Vigil, Rodolpho "Corky" Gonzales and an unnamed man pose in from of a mural painted in honor of Cesar E. Chavez in Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Activists.; Del Castillo, Ramon, 1949---Pictorial works.; Gonzales, Rodolpho, 1928-2005--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Nick--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [2001]
- Littleton RTD light rail station
- View of the Littleton Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot (now the RTD Littleton downtown light rail station), Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one story rhyolite depot has a retaining wall in the foreground. The wall has a mural of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--History--2000-2010.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Littleton (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
- 2001
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 34, 1911 August 19
- Studies for geometric elements, Colorado Judicial building
- Illustration shows two horizontal bands with circular patterns.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King
- Head and shoulders portrait of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- [between 1976 and 1977]