Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Tony Maestas and cousin Lorraine (Terry)
- Tony Maestas poses with his niece, Lorraine (Terry) in Colorado. He wears a suit, tie and has mustache. Lorraine wears a dress and a lace trimmed hat. A house and the back of a 1922 Ford are in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Families.; Girls.; Maestas, Tony--Pictorial works.; Maestas family--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1927
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building, a former warehouse, has a stepped parapet, a row of five double-hung windows on the second floor and a row of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1990
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the interior of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A boy sits at a counter in a swivel chair, and customers sit at long tables. Shows a waitress, open dessert rack, and track...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Interiors.; Waitresses.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1990
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the interior of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an employee writing food specials on a chalk board. Marilyn Megenity opened the Mercury Caf́ in this building, the site...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Employees.; Interiors.; Signs (Notices); Employees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 1990
- R & R Market
- View of the R & R Market (Romero's Market) located in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The hard plastered building has vigas, a covered portal with a tile roof and a carved front door. Signs on the building read: "R&R-Market Colo's Oldest...
- R & R Market (San Luis, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Grocery stores.; R & R Market (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery...
- [2005 April]
- Julián Estevan Lobato
- Studio portrait of baby Julian Estevan Lobato from Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a long baptismal gown embroidered with lace. He poses against colcha stitched coverlet.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Colchas.; Clothing & dress.; Infants.; Lobato, Julián Estevan, 1890-1965--Pictorial works.; Christening gowns--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1890]
- Quirina de la Luz Espinoza and Teodoro Lobato
- Studio portrait of Quirina de la Luz Espinoza and her cousin, Teodoro Lobato. Quirina wears a modified pinafore with pleats, ruffles, and wide straps that go over the shoulder connected with a large, flat bow and a blouse with smocking on the puff...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1900.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Group portraits.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Espinoza, Quirina de la Luz, 1898---Pictorial works.; Lobato, Teodoro, 1892-1955--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1904]
- Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos
- Studio portrait Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos, a merchant, he owned a mercantile store in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a jacket and bow tie. His gray hair is parted on the side and he wears a full mustache.
- Hispanic Americans--1870-1880.; Mexican Americans--1870-1880.; Merchants.; Mustaches.; Gallegos, Desiderio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Merchants--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- María Eulogia Valdéz
- Studio portrait María Eulogia Valdéz, wife of Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos, a mercantile store owner in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears a dress with pleats and a velvet collar. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Women.; Gallegos, Desiderio--Family--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, María Eulogia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the interior of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. People sit at a counter with swiveling chairs. Shows tables, chairs, booths and stained glass hanging lights. A painted sign on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Counters.; Interiors.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1990
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 23, 1910 June 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1909 March 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 22, 1909 July 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 28, 1909 August 28
- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 3 and 4, 1926 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 1 and 2, 1928 January-February
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 5, 1914 December 12
- National Mining and Industrial Exposition
- View of The National Mining and Industrial Exposition complex, which opened on August 1, 1882, at the corner of South Broadway and Exposition Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The multi-story building complex is comprised of towers with belvederes,...
- National Mining and Industrial Exposition (1882 : Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Exhibition buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- The Emerson & Buckingham Bank, at Longmont, Colo.
- A man ties his horse-drawn carriage on front post of the Emerson and Buckingham Bank, Longmont, Colorado. "Opened in April 1871, this frame building, with living quarters upstairs, was in the 300 block of Main, on the west side of street. It was...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1885]
- Albany Hotel, Denver
- View of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado (opened 1885); shows early automobile, horse-drawn wagon, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic on streets.
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Log cabin home of Martha & Mary Crane, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Log cabin residence of Martha and Mary Crane, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one woman sits on upper part of split rail fence, another woman stands near fence gate and one man stands in front of cabin; former residence of Ralph Carr, ex-Governor of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Crane, Martha.; Crane, Mary.
- 1909
- Residence, Cripple Creek
- Exterior residence number 421, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one story log cabin has wood frame hipped gambrel roof, single entry off- center main fascade, opened screen door and carved front door with window, one double-sash window, small plain window...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896?]
- Broadcasting Station, Tiny Town, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale broadcasting station with KFEL radio towers, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920. The large adobe pueblo in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Radio stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Tiny Town
- View of Tiny Town, in Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes George Turner's estate ("Crow's Nest"), and the miniature village he opened to the public in 1920. Several automobiles with sightseers park in front of the one sixth...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- Moving company owner, George Turner, poses with friends on Main Street of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buildings include a gas station, a replica of his warehouse, complete with its trademark light globes, grocery,...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1921]
- Tiny Town
- A one sixth scale riverboat, the S.S. Columbine, floats in a dammed lake created with water diverted from South Turkey Creek in Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Tiny Town
- View of the one-sixth scale library and twin spired church with rock lined walkways in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920.
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- The Tiny Town Special, a scaled steam engine, pulls passengers in open bench seat cars around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Other visitors stand next to their automobiles in parking lot under a sign:...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- View over the deteriorated buildings of Tiny Town Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to the public in 1920.
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1980-1990.
- October, 1987
- Tiny Town
- Jerald Lee Fitzmier poses next to the corner store in the business district of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Radio towers and a Dutch windmill show in background. The miniature village is built at one-sixth size scale...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Fitzmier, Jerald Lee.
- July 8, 1947
- Tiny Town
- View over Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the miniature village, opened to the public in 1920. Sightseers park their automobiles along edge of road. The one sixth scale town includes residences, a twin spired...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- Several visitors look over a fence at the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Town include a business district, radio tower, gas station and residences. The Tiny Town Express comes along the...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Turner's Tiny Town, near Indian Hills, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The buildings, which represent famous buildings from Colorado history, include Turner Fireproof Warehouse with trademark globes, pool hall,...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.
- 1925
- Turners Tiny Town, near Mt. Morrison, Colo.
- View over Tiny Town's business district, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the one sixth scale town made up of a business district with: "Ford Garage," "Pine Crest Grocery," "Barber Shop," with pole, "Pool Hall," Turner...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- View of the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes a business district, gas station, and twin spired church. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- Pop Goddard and a boy, both in overhalls pose on engine No. 101 Tiny Town Special Railroad, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Passengers peer out of cars. The train is parked in front of business district with the Central...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature...
- 1942
- The early home of Fred Walsen in block 32 north end, Walsenburg, Colorado
- Fred Walsen, his wife Millie (Sporleder) and children pose in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, by a brick house house with a bay window and picket fence. Walsen opened the first coal mine in Huerfano County; the town was named after him and...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Families--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.; Mayors--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.; Walsen, Fred.; Walsen, Millie Sporleder.
- [between 1876 and 1878]
- Nevadaville (Bald Mountain)
- A broken gravestone Nevadaville, (Nevada City) cemetery Gilpin County, Colorado, features: a circular top with a relief of an opened bible enclosed in a clover with the words "In God We Trust" inscribed. The epitaph reads: "In memory of ??. Died...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Denver from the north side
- Bird's eye view east towards downtown Denver, Colorado from the north side; brick row houses and Denver Tramway Company Power House, foreground; Daniels & Fisher Tower under last stages of construction, opened November 1911, "Campanile" idea...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- First National Bank bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of First National Bank building, 17th (Seventeenth) & northwest corner of Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado; opened January 1, 1911; early automobiles, horse-drawn wagons and carriages parked at curb; Menter, Rosenbloom & Company (1629...
- First National Bank of Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- The Gas-Electric building, Denver
- Exterior view of Gas & Electric Company building, 15th (Fifteenth) & northwest corner of Champa, Denver, Colorado; opened November 10, 1910 with dazzling display of 10,000 light bulbs illuminating building; Public Service Company moved to another...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gas & Electric Company (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1912]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the opera house was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City Opera House
- Patrons stand outside the Central City Opera House before a performance of Othello. The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri"...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878 and described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Central City Opera House
- Opened in 1878, the Central City Opera House was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County granite, except for...
- Central City Opera House--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [between and 1880 and 1890?]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Opera House
- A billboard on the left side of the Opera House entrance reads "Central City Opera House Association, Inc., Sixth Annual Play Festval July 17 to August 7, 1937 Mr. Richard Aldrich Presents Miss Ruth Gordon, Mr. Dennis King, Mr. Walter Slezak, Mr....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931