Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Main Street, Central City
- View of the intersection of Main and Eureka Streets in Central City, Colorado (taken from Eureka Street). The First National Bank building is on the right with a sign on it that reads "Post Office." A man with a cane sits on a step outside of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Chinese man with cat and pipe
- A Chinese man smokes probably opium in California. He holds a cat and lays near a metal tray with various smoking paraphernalia.
- Chinese-Americans--California--1870-1890.; Cats--California--1880-1900.; Opium pipes--California--1880-1900.; Smoking--California--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver Chinatown Hop Alley Market and Blake [sic] East of 20th St.
- Men walk on Hop Alley (between Wazee and Blake Streets) in Denver, Colorado. Another group of men sit near an automobile.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Head of a Chinese funeral procession
- View of a marching band in a funeral procession probably on Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado. They play instruments that include: baritones, trombones, clarinets, and trumpets. Buildings line the street.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Denver Streets Hop Alley
- A Chinese man, a white man, and a police officer stand near a building at 2032 Hop Alley (between Wazee and Blake Streets) near 20th (Twentieth) Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver Chinatown
- View of Ching Chung and Company Chinese store at 2019 either Wazee or Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. Chinese characters are on a nearby sign.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Hop Alley
- A man poses near a two-story wood frame building on either Wazee or Blake Street near Hop Alley in Denver, Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings and windows read: "2032", "Conway Bogue Realty Inv. Co. Real Estate In All Branches Fire Insurance 524...
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Hop Alley
- Men and police officers stand in Hop Alley (between Blake and Wazee Streets) in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a brick building reads: "Colored Boxing Show Friday June 27 [...]".
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1930?]
- Hop Alley
- A group of men, a Chinese man, and a woman stand near a brick building on Market Street in Denver, Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "Yee Lee & Co 2029 Market St." Chinese characters are also on the sign.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Hop Alley
- Men who include a police officer stand in Hop Alley (between Wazee and Blake Streets) in Denver, Colorado. A sign with Chinese characters is on a wood frame building.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Young lions
- View shows four chubby lion cubs in a cage at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1910-1930.; Lions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Chinese Masonic Lodge No. 185
- Chinese men, women, and children stand outdoors near the Chinese Masonic Lodge Number 185 possibly at 1926 Market Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story building is decorated with bunting, paper lanterns, and banners with Chinese characters.
- Chinese Masonic Association.; Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 June 3
- Hop Alley Denver between 20th and 21st
- Men and boys stand in Hop Alley (between Market & Blake Streets) in Denver, Colorado. An automobile and a sign that reads: "Poultry" are in the distance.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Boise, Idaho Chinese parading on Capitol Blvd.
- Chinese men march in a parade on Capitol Boulevard in Boise, Idaho. They carry staffs decorated with metal ornaments, and a cloth dragon. The partially constructed state capitol building is in the distance.
- Chinese-Americans--Idaho--Boise--1900-1910.; Boise (Idaho)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Idaho--Boise--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Idaho--Boise--1900-1910.; Streets--Idaho--Boise--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Utah
- A man carries buckets of water with a yoke over his shoulders on railroad tracks in Utah. He wears a wide-brimmed hat.
- Railroad tracks--Utah--1890-1910.; Water carriers--Utah--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The Chinese dragon at Rock Springs
- Chinese men march in a parade and carry a cloth dragon in Rock Springs, Wyoming. One man carries a staff decorated with metal.
- Chinese-Americans--Wyoming--Rock Springs--1890-1900.; Rock Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Wyoming--Rock Springs--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Family in Idaho City, Idaho
- Studio portrait of a Chinese family in Idaho City, Idaho. One man wears a Manchu robe and hat. The women wear robes with wide sleeves and slippers.
- Chinese-Americans--Idaho--Idaho City--1900-1910.; Idaho City (Idaho)--1900-1910.; Families--Idaho--Idaho City--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Idaho vegetable peddler
- A Chinese man carries vegetables in wicker baskets with a yoke on a street in Idaho City, Idaho. Wood frame houses are nearby.
- Chinese-Americans--Idaho--Idaho City--1890-1910.; Idaho City (Idaho)--1890-1910.; Peddlers--Idaho--Idaho City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Bear in tree
- View of a bear in the crux of a tree, Colorado.
- Bears--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Sluicing
- Chinese miners work at a sluice possibly in Colorado. They wear long shirts and wide-brimmed hats.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--1880-1900.; Sluices--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Chinese
- A Chinese man poses on a wooden sidewalk near a business district possibly in Colorado. A nearby sign on a building reads: "[?]ng Lee [La]undry".
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sing Lee Chinese servant of Dr. and Mrs. T. L. McCarty with their Water Spaniel Don Pedro
- Studio portrait of Sing Lee, a Chinese man in Dodge City, Kansas. He poses near a table with a fan and scroll anda Spaniel dog sits on the floor. The man's hair is styled in a queue.
- Chinese-Americans--Kansas--Dodge City--1880-1900.; Dodge City (Kan.)--1880-1900.; Dogs--Kansas--Dodge City--1880-1900.
- 1889 September
- Unidentified men, one is Boettcher
- View of men in Denver, Colorado; one man might be Claude Boettcher.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sarah Louise McCarty and others
- Women who include Sarah Louise McCarty, men, and a Black boy pose outdoors near a team of oxen and a wooden rail fence possibly in Colorado.
- McCarty, Sarah Louise.; African Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ox teams--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver Public Library Western History Collection exhibit at the Rocky Mt. National Bank Teller House
- The Denver Public Library, Western History Department exhibit in the Teller House's Rocky Mt. National Bank in Central City, Colorado, is visible through a neoclassical facade with the word "Gold" carved at the top. A plant is in the open arch and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Jazz group appearing at Denver's Empress Theater
- Black musicians pose on a balcony on an unidentified building in Denver, Colorado. They hold instruments that include: piccolos, clarinets, trumpets, coronets, baritones, french horns, trombones, and drums. Nearby signs read: "In Old Kentucky With...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Elsa A. Thomas
- Studio portrait of Elsa A. Thomas, a Black woman, in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress and poses near a chair.
- Thomas, Elsa A.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- A Denver family
- A Black man and women pose with mandolins and a guitar on the porch of a house in Denver, Colorado. A chicken and outhouse are near the two story wood frame house.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mandolins--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- John W. Howard
- Studio portrait of a Black man in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. He wears a suit and poses near a pedestal.
- Howard, John W.; African Americans--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1866 and 1868]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a black man in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears a suit and tie.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1875]
- Camping out in Cottonwood Canyon
- White men and a Black man sit and cook in a railroad construction camp in Cottonwood Canyon, probably in Utah. Wood, railroad ties, horse-drawn wagons, and a temporary wooden building are in the camp.
- African Americans--Utah--1860-1870.; Camping--Utah--1860-1870.; Railroad construction workers--Utah--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1869]
- Scene in Idaho Springs
- A Black man and white man sit on a horse-drawn wagon loaded with hay bales on a street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1890.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1890.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Aunt Liza
- Studio portrait of a Black woman in Pueblo, Colorado. She wears a dress and shawl and holds a cane.
- African Americans--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1895]
- African-American woman
- Studio portrait of a Black woman possibly in Colorado. She holds a pair of boots and a washboard. She wears, a dress, straw hat, no shoes, and smokes a corncob pipe.
- African Americans--1870-1890.; Smoking--1870-1890.; Tobacco pipes--1870-1890.; Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Ku Klux Klan montage
- Photomontage of Ku Klux Klan women members, who include Mrs. Gano Senter, as they prepare to distribute baskets of food for Thanksgiving in Denver, Colorado. One portion of the montage shows a baby, Master Richard, dressed in a robe and hood.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- November 26, 1925
- Meeting at unknown location
- Portrait of a members of the Ku Klux Klan probably in Colorado. They wear water-proof robes and hoods.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--1920-1930.; Raincoats--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1930?]
- Cat with a pet rat
- View of a cat on a wooden table and with a rat on it's back in Denver, Colorado. A safe or strong box is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cats--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rats--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Dog jumping off ladder into net
- View of a dog leaping from a high ladder into a net held by men in Denver, Colorado. Houses are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Animal training--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Trained animals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bearkeeper with bears
- View of a man in a cage with bears at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1910-1930.; Bears--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Monkeys in cage
- View of monkeys in a cage at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1940-1950.; Monkeys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bear at zoo
- View of probably a black bear at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado. He sits in his enclosure, he has a white blaze on his chest.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Zoo--1940-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Bears--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ducks and swans on lake
- View of a woman and child in winter clothes, feeding ducks and swans at Duck Lake in City Park. Cages are over part of the water.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Geese--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Dog diving off ladder into blanket
- View of a dog leaping from a high ladder into a net held by men in Denver, Colorado. Houses are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Animal training--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Trained animals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Turkeys
- View of a flock of turkeys, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Turkeys--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Work crew
- View of men working with shovels in rocks, Colorado.
- Construction workers--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Basenji
- View of (possibly) a Basenji, a short haired dog with curled tail, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Road construction
- View of construction in Colorado; shows excavation, men, dump trucks, and a steam shovel.
- Construction--Colorado--1920-1940.; Dump trucks--Colorado--1920-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1920-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Businesses in Central City, Colorado
- The Hawley block on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, houses the Hawley Merchandise Co. and the Morrell Hardware Co. The masonry building with arched windows and a flat roof has a bracketed cornice and buildings on either side of it. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.
- 1898
- Central City, 1942
- A partial view of the Smith house, a Gothic Revival, board-and- batten house in Central City, Colorado, shows the gables and the front porch of the two story, L-shaped structure with a steeply pitched roof with shingles, bargeboard gingerbread...
- Smith, Eben, 1832-1906--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Central City, 1953
- A vernacular, two story, wood frame house is on the side of a hill in Central City, Colorado. The house has a clapboard front, gabled roof with a side dormer and rectangular windows, A decorative lintel is above each window and the door. A large...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953