Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Main Street between third and fourth north side
- Commercial buildings on Main Street in Canon City, Colorado, have striped, canvas awnings, bracketed cornices, open porches, arched windows, balconies, and are fronted by boardwalk, crates, a barber pole, bare trees, and horse drawn wagons,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- El Heraldo
- View of the adobe newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle, a Spanish Language, Republican newspaper in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story adobe house next to El Heraldo belongs to José Ramos Valdéz, (8th from left), a school...
- Heraldo del Valle (San Luis, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Musicians.; Newspapers.; Heraldo del Valle...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Brighton pioneers
- These South Platte Valley pioneers, probably at the Hagus homestead in Brighton, Colorado, include men women, and children in sack suits, bowlers, puff shouldered blouses and jabot collars. They are identified as: back row, left to right, Nick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Brighton--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1891]
- 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?]
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Central City residence interior
- A stove sits next to a marble-topped cabinet in a kitchen in Central City, Colorado. The stove has an oven and a warmer with enamel doors. Two irons are on the range, and an assortment of bric-a-brac, such as a coffee grinder and plates, is on top...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1960.; Interiors--1930-1960.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1930-1960.
- [between 1930-1960?]
- Old Kendall residence
- Two people stand in front of a small house, built next to a steep rock band in Silver Plume, Colorado. The house is one story, with vertical board and batten siding. There are five windows and two doors, a slanted roof which has been built up next...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Sacred Thirty Six - Denver Country Club
- Group portrait of guests and African American (Black) waiters at a dinner party at the Denver Country Club in Denver, Colorado; decor includes nouveau borders, light fixtures, and a taxidermied fish. Legible identification reads: "Right hand wing,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Country Club (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Central City, Colorado
- above the empty elementary school lot and next to St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The tops of the Granite House and Knights of Pythias building are visible across the street from the livery in the left midground. A man stands next to a set of wagon...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.;...
- [1898?]
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- An unidentified woman wearing a hat and coat stands next to a sign post in front of the Berthoud Pass Inn at the summit of the pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties in Colorado. The square, log building was built by Charles Fitchett,...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Wild West Show original company
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, looking north toward Gunnell Hill. In the foreground is depression in the ground surrounded by a fence. Behind it is a rundown house and a telephone post. Several cars are parked next to the telephone post. A man...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Reynolds School domestic project
- Photograph of four unidentified children at Reynolds Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, during a domestic project at the school. In the front of the picture on boy kneels next to a butter churner, making butter. Behind him a girls is dressing...
- Reynolds School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938 January
- Stevens School first school in Denver re-enactment
- Photograph of a re-enactment of the first school in Denver by students at Stevens Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado. One boy wears side burns, spectacles and a period suit as he sits at a podium. next to him is a split log bench, a...
- Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1935
- 2721 Welton Street, Five Points
- View of 2721 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick commercial style buildings have decorative corbeling. A hand painted sign for "Young's Soul Food Cafe" is hung on the facade of the building, next...
- Young's Soul Food Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 20th Century Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Kapre Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.;...
- 1978
- Soddy, Plains Conservation Center
- View of a replica of a sod house at the Plains Conservation Center in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The soddy, made from sod bricks covered with a layer of scored mud, has a slightly sloped roof, a tall chimney pipe, a single window with...
- Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Aurora (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Sod buildings.; Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sod houses--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Aurora...
- 2010
- Good Americans Organization banquet
- View of a Good Americans Organization (G.A.O.) banquet probably in Denver, Colorado. Well dressed men and women sit at banquet tables. There is a head table with men and women and a priest at the front of the room. An American flag is beside the...
- Good Amiercans Organization--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Banquets.; Good Americans Organization--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Dinners and...
- [1954?]
- Otis Taylor and the Shoe String Ball
- View of African American Otis Taylor sitting next to his shoe string ball at a shoe shine shop probably in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A sign over the door reads: "1655." The ball was started in 1926 by shoe shine, Jack Hughes....
- African Americans--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Shoe shiners.; Taylor, Otis--Pictorial works.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Shoe shiners--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2006
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 30, 1910 July 23
- Interior of Wapiti Mining Company's Office
- View of the interior of the Wapiti Mining Company office in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. A rocking chair with a cushion sits next to a wood stove and chimney in the center of the room. A lamp hangs over a desk in the corner, next to a...
- Wapiti Mining Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1894 Nov
- Gold Prince Mill
- Men wear overalls, suits, hats and pose near a gable-roofed building, probably a boarding house at the Gold Prince Mill, in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. The building has dormer windows and tar paper siding. A horse-drawn wagon is parked...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, lt. col. D.G. McGregor comm. officer
- Lt. Col. D.G. McGregor, in uniform sits at a desk in an office at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He holds a cigarett in one hand. The desk holds...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Military officers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Prof. Weisbeck, Dew Drop Mine, Frances, Colo.
- A man in a suit stands next to a young girl mounted on a horse, in a dress and large hat, at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. Two men in suits, one with a walking cane and identified as...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Horseback riding.; Mine buildings.; Mining.; Tipples.; Weisbeck family.
- 1895 May 5th
- Admission of Colorado to the Union
- An oil painting that depicts Miss Colorado being accepted into the Union by Madame Columbia. A group of men stand next to Miss Colorado and Madame Columbia who holds a Union flag. They all stand next to a stone archway that has the words "State of...
- Statehood (American politics)--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1884
- Denver, Leadville & Gunnison passenger train excursion
- A group of tourists pose next to railroad car on the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison excursion route near Alpine (Altman) Pass in Gunnison County, Colorado. Men, women and children sit and stand on the railroad tracks and the rocks next to the tracks....
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Rodeo
- A rodeo contestant rides a bucking bronco at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. In the arena with the rider are a man on horseback, a man seated in a chair next to a horse, and one man standing next to a horse....
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Claredon Hotel, Leadville
- The three-story Clarendon Hotel and the two-story brick building next door at 300 Harrison Avenue are featured in this view of Leadville, Colorado. The Clarendon has clapboard siding, bracketed cornice, striped awnings, first-floor storefronts with...
- Clarendon Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Tabor Opera House--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1881
- Manhattan Bar
- This exterior view of the Manhattan Bar at the corner of East Seventh Street and Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows the two story false front with bracketed cornice and remodeled first floor storefronts that contains the bar. The corner...
- Manhattan Bar (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Bandwagon, U.S. Artillery
- A group of men dressed in band uniforms sits on top of a bandwagon being pulled down a dirt road by teams of horses during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the band members holds a large, round drum over the side of the wagon. Two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Halfway House, Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canon of the Colo.
- Northward view of the Halfway House on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; shows resting pack-mules, men and women standing next to the mules and sitting in the shade next to a roofless stone-block building, and the...
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Mules--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900- 1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- #196 Note: stage from Paonia Hotel
- Men are gathered along the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in Paonia, Colorado. Crates of fruit are stacked next to the depot building. A horse-drawn bus, with "Paonia Hotel," painted on the side, is backed up next to the depot.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Central City High School
- Central City High School, an Italianate, granite building with narrow, arched windows and a cupola is on the hill next to the granite St. Paul's Episcopal Church. A one and one-half story clapboard house, partially obscured by trees, is in the...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Central City water supply
- The Central City, Colorado, water supply delivered water to the town of Central City and the surrounding areas from the early eighteen seventies to the mid-eighteen eighties, when the city's water pipes were laid. The wagon, which is drawn by a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Water supply--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1888?]
- Central City residence interiors
- Daylight streams through the lace curtains of a dining room in Central City, Colorado. A lazy susan is covered with a lace cloth and has a vase of flowers, fruit, salt and pepper shakers, and a sugar bowl on it. It sits on a rectangular table with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interior
- A partially visible room in the Prosser house in Central City, Colorado has several paintings on the wall with shelves containing bric-a- brac hanging under them. A parlor chair is in front of the shelves. The room is separated by a curtain, which...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Hendrie-Bolthoff's foundry, Central City, June, 1941
- The ruins of the Hendrie-Bolthoff foundry, located on upper Eureka Street, are dusted by snow. A wood building and a masonry building are next to one another. The walls of the wood structure are collapsing, and the walls of the concrete structure...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1941
- Central City, Colorado
- A two story, vernacular wood frame house with a chimney and windows with shutters is above the Rocky Mountain Brewery on a hillside in Central City, Colorado. A small outhouse with a sloped roof is behind the house. A clothesline, which has items...
- Rocky Mountain Brewery (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- House of Spring St., Central City, 1953
- A two story, brick house with a hipped roof, chimney, covered porch, and three dormer windows is built above a masonry retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The dormer windows are arched, while the lower level windows are rectangular and have...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Old McFarlane home, upper Eureka St., Central City, Colo., 1932
- A two story, vernacular wood-frame, clapboard house with a side gable, two chimneys, and rectangular windows is built at the bottom of a hill in Central City, Colorado. A small addition with a sloping roof is at the far end of the house. A small...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Moki Indians Walpi family about their doorway
- Native American (Hopi) women, one (possibly Nampeyo), and children, sit and stand outside a Pueblo home at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; the adobe home is next to a stone and adobe building; the home has two paned windows, an open door, thin...
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis in Denver
- Charles A. Lindbergh stands next to his airplane, Spirit of St. Louis, at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man stands next to him. A group of men are in the background,.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Unidentified man
- An unidentified man sits in a theater chair, a small dog is seated next to him, and a hat is in the seat next to the dog. The man wears a pin stripped suit and tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Georgetown, Colorado, view of Sixth Street, looking east
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, east down Sixth Street, from the south side of the street. On the left are the Masonic Lodge and the Fish Block, and four cars are parked in front. The two buildings are connected, but Rose Street runs along the far...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Family of 5
- A portrait of a family. The husband and wife stand behind their three children outside of a stone building. All family members wear coats and hats. The woman's coat has a fur collar. A small suitcase and bag is on the ground next to the husband....
- Buildings--1920-1940.; Families--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Wild West Show light plant
- A group of men stand in front of two light plants (generators) for B uffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear suits and hats. The light plant on the right has "No. 2" painted on it; the number on the plant on the left is covered by a man's leg. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Electric generators--1900-1910.; Electric lighting--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Gay 90's miners delight
- An automatic Wurlitzer orchestra machine with a wood cabinet is against the wall next to a door at the Gold Coin Saloon in Central City, Colorado. Clear glass windows on the front of the cabinet show the inside of the machine, which includes...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Musical instruments--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Register Call printing press
- A desk covered with papers and printing plates is in the Register newspaper office in Central City, Colorado. A stove is next to the desk. A table next to the stove is covered with piles of papers. A large printing press is in the background.
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors--1910-1930.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Mack Brewery, Central City
- The Mack Brewery, owned by Jacob Mack, is on a rocky hillside in Central City, Colorado. The brewery, which operated between 1877 and 1855, is a two story structure with a false front and a balcony supported by timbers. Large rectangular windows...
- Mack Brewery--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Ute Indians, Chipeta
- Native American Ute men, women, and a girl, including Chipeta, wife of Ouray, stand on a stone staircase with white men. Chipeta is next to the man in the light colored jacket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--1900-1920.; Chipeta.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]