Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Unique barber pole in front of Longmont, Colo. shop on Main Street.
- Two barbers stand beside their barbershop pole in front of their shaving parlor, Main Street, Longmont, Colorado. The wooden pole is painted with a diamond pattern. The tall shop front window has lettering painted on the window: "Herb & L[ather?]...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barbershops--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.
- [betweem 1880 and 1890.]
- Imperial, 3rd. & Main
- View from intersection of the Hotel Imperial, (formerly the Zweck Hotel, built 1881) 301 Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the three story brick hotel with horse drawn carriages and several men. The building features: a corner entrance,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Silverton - Grand Imperial Hotel 9/21/78
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking north; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. The mansard roof,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- 1978 September 21
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Gold Mining Stock Exchange building, 373-379 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; constructed after 1896 fire and purchased in 1911 by Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks - Number 316. Later, the building was called...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.; Gold Mining Stock Exchange Building (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- 1988?
- Yellowstone
- Image of a painted map of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, includes all the features, lakes, mountains, basins, rivers, falls and geysers painted with dimension. The west entrance with the Oregon Short Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western...
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, prior to construction of terrace; scene includes boardwalks, utility poles on both sides of street, business district, and one and two-story gable and flat-roof buildings; "Silver State...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1893 or 1894]
- From balcony, interior Opera House, Colorado Springs
- View from the upper balcony of the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a Venetian scene painted on the stage curtain, draped box seats, orchestra pit with piano, ornate cast iron seats, a crystal chandelier hanging from...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Opera House
- Interior view of the Opera House stage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the painted Venetian backdrop with water and ruins bordering painted drapes and the State of Colorado seal with mining tools and "Nil Sine Numine." The...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stage props--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Parquet, Opera House, Colo. Springs
- View of the parquet in the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows ornate cast iron seats with letters on backs: "L, K, J," and a piano in front of stage. The proscenium and walls are painted with decorative borders and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Seating furniture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- 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]
- Alamosa
- One of the buildings moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878, has several store fronts with large pane windows, wood kickplates, pilasters, bracketed cornices and "Field & Hill" with painted faux marbeling. Three men in suits and hats...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- Central City, Colorado 1932
- The Miller block is on the intersection of Main Street and Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Construction on the building began in 1874, and the entire building cost $8,000.00 to complete. It is a two story, brick building with a bracketed...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Central City, Colorado residences
- A two story brick, box-shaped house is above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It has a hipped roof, shingles, two chimneys, and rectangular windows, some much narrower in width than others. The covered porch has simple columns, a balcony...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- The Kruse-Center house, a one and one-half story, L-shaped, painted, clapboard structure in Central City, Colorado, has a gabled roof and chimney, is below a hillside covered with a forest of trees. The trim on the house is painted a darker color...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- The Kruse-Center house, a one and one-half story, L-shaped, painted, clapboard house in Central City, Colorado, has a gabled roof and a chimney and sits below a hillside covered with a forest of trees. The trim is painted a darker color than the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Buckskin Charlie and wife sketched background
- Native American (Ute) man and woman pose outdoors for a portrait (standing and on horseback), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Buckskin Charley, mounted on horse with feather and metal decorated bridle and leather...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- 1894
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- The one and one-half story, L-shaped, painted, clapboard Kruse Center house is below a hillside covered with trees in Central City, Colorado. It has a gabled roof and a chimney. The trim on the house is painted a darker color than the siding. It...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Storefronts in Central City
- The two story storefront with rectangular windows, in Central City, Colorado, is painted a light color on the upper level and a dark color on the lower. The words painted on the front read "Richards & Co. Bookstore" and "Robinson's Art Gallery."...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1902]
- Pedro and little girl in his house
- Native American (Tewa) man and girl pose for an interior portrait (standing) on a woven blanket, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Pedro Cajete stands next to a drum, he wears moccasins, beaded pants, a long breechcloth, a long printed shirt, a hair...
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Shields--New...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Matchine [sic] Dance
- Native Americans of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, perform the Matachines Dance. The dancers wear fabric masks, painted painted mitre headdresses with two feathers and long layers of fabric draped over their buckskin, vests and shirts.
- Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Matachines (Dance)--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara...
- [1900?]
- Santa Clara
- Native Americans of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, kneel during the Matachines Dance in front of Euro-American style dressed men with drums. The dancers wear fabric masks, painted painted mitre headdresses with two feathers and long layers of...
- Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Matachines (Dance)--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara...
- [1900?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop; the mother holds a baby; the father's dress includes a vest with painted American flags, bone pipe choker, armbands and moccasins; the young boy wears a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- Central City business exterior
- The entry door to the McKinley-Newhard Crafts shop in Central City, Colorado, is open and the interior of the shop is visible from the sidewalk. A sign, the front of which is not visible, is on the sidewalk in front of the store. The pane of glass...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Handicraft--1950-1960.
- [between 1951 and 1958]
- Diana by St. George Stanley, Teller House bar, 1932
- A fresco of Diana leaning against a rock is painted in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. Her left leg rests on the rock. The nude, standing in a darkened arch, has a cloth draped over her left thigh. Her right arm is across her chest...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Diana (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Grant's bed in the Teller House
- The bed in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, where President Grant slept when he visited Central City is of mahogany. The arched headboard has finials and a carved, floral design with a similar design on the footboards. The bed has white...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Interiors--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Residence in Central City
- A one and one half story house with an addition is below a weed- covered hill in Central City, Colorado. The clapboard house has a front gable, shingles, a chimney, and rectangular windows. A white, wood bench sits on a concrete and masonry front...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A one and one-half story, clapboard house with a gabled roof, a stove pipe chimney, and gingerbread bargeboard around the eaves is built above a masonry retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house is painted white and has two doors and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Unidentified woman finishes defiant message
- An unidentified Mexican American woman finishes a spray painted message on the wall of an apartment building that was damaged in an explosion at 1547 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The message reads: "We are not beaten and we do not intend to...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graffiti--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Race relations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- March 1973
- Lotta Atsye, Laguna pueblo
- Standing studio portrait of Lotta Atsye, Native American woman (Laguna) wearing a white blouse, manta, cloth belt, necklaces, bracelets, and a painted pottery canteen across her shoulder. Her arm rests on a large, painted, clay pot that is placed...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Laguna Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Laguna pottery--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Laguna (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Pottery--1900-1920.; Atsye, Lotta.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Lotta Atsye, Laguna pueblo
- Standing studio portrait of Lotta Atyse, Native American woman (Laguna) wearing a white blouse, manta, cloth belt, necklaces, bracelets, and a painted pottery canteen across her shoulder. She rests her arm on a large, painted, clay pot that is...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Laguna Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Laguna pottery--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Laguna (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Pottery--1900-1920.; Atsye, Lotta.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Interior summer hogan side of mesa
- View of a Native American (Navajo) summer hogan. The brush shelter stands on the edge of a mesa on a rocky desert landscape. Hand painted cloud is in the sky.
- Hogans--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Wickiups--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Aurora, Colorado
- A Convair B36A bomber flies over Aurora, Colorado. The six engine pusher-type aircraft, which went into service in the early fifties, has broad, swept-back wings wings with three engines on each wing and a glass dome above the cockpit. "U.S. Air...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bombers--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- Aurora, Colorado
- A Convair B36A bomber flies over Aurora, Colorado. The six engine pusher-type aircraft, which went into service in the early fifties, has broad, swept-back wings with three engines on each wing and a glass dome above the cockpit. "U.S. Air Force"...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bombers--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- Georgetown, Colorado, Kneisel & Anderson Grocery
- A delivery wagon pulled by two horses pauses in front of the Kneisel and Anderson general store on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown Colorado. Three men including Henry Kneisel, the co-owner, wearing suit and cap stand in double door entry with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1980
- Dickinson Branch
- Exterior of Dickinson Branch, named for Charles E. Dickinson, a banker, (West Denver Branch) of Denver Public Library, southwest corner of Hooker and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado; 1914 Italian cottage design features a tile roof, decorative...
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dickinson, Charles E.--Monuments.
- [1914]
- Hotel de Paris
- Exterior view of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, on the east end of Sixth (Alpine) Street. The hotel was constructed by Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. The front and side of the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1951
- Mr. and Mrs. Spotted Weasel
- Native American (Sioux) Spotted Weasel and his wife, members of "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," stand in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls in the dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and American Industries...
- Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- West side of the Hotel de Paris, located on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The hotel was built by the Frenchman Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. The west side of the building...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Daniels & Fisher bldg.
- View of Daniels & Fisher building & tower, 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe, & view west on 16th Street, Denver, Colorado; "Campanile" tower conceived by Major William Cooke Daniels of Daniels & Fisher stores, designed by architects Sterner &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Chiricahua Apache
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Apache man wearing a banded jacket, leggings, moccasins, concho belt, necklaces, bracelets, rings and a woven blanket over one shoulder. He holds a painted buckskin quiver; other props include baskets,...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Chamber of Commerce bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of Chamber of Commerce building, southside of Champa between 17th & 18th Streets, Denver, Colorado; cornerstone laid March & ready for occupancy May, 1910; horse-drawn carriage or gig parked in front of cement sidewalk on dirt street,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chambers of commerce--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911 or 1912]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado southwest from Daniels & Fisher Tower; Curtis street in view; Gas & Electric building, 15th & Champa, later called Insurance Exchange building, foreground left; Charles building, 15th & southwest corner of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1918]
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Interior view of the Tabor Opera House stage in Leadville, Colorado. The lighted stage has a painted flat of a Rococo room interior with an ornate doorway, a fireplace with a mirror, marble columns framed by a painted tasselled curtain. The set was...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Interior view of Tabor Opera House stage, Leadville, Colorado. Stage has painted flat of a room interior with ornate doorways, marble columns, and balustrade framed by a painted tasselled curtain. A spotlight ray angles diagonally in front of...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Hotel closed and boarded up at Arrow, Colorado
- A man wearing a suit, bow tie and straw hat sits outside on the boardwalk of the closed and boarded up "Arrow-Hotel," Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. The two-story false front structure with an apex gable has painted vertical board...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Arrow--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Apex, Colo. recreation hall interior, piano on stage
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano and painted backdrop of trees; flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage; wood paneling in...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [May 1957]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows theater stage with painted backdrop of an idealized 1900s Apex main street that includes businesses, glass storefronts, and awnings; business...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]