Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Integration of art and history mural depicting Indian ceremonial, Sterling Junior High School, Sterling, Colo.
- Two junior high school boys from Sterling Junior High School in Sterling, Colorado (Logan County) work on a piece of artwork depicting a Native American scene. One boy sits in a chair and draws on the canvas; the second boy paints on a cardboard...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Sterling--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Western History Subject Index
- MCCune, Alvin
- Western History Subject Index
- Steeplejacks
- Going to Station, Eagle, Colo
- View of Eagle (Eagle County), Colorado; shows well dressed people as they walk and stand on the dirt street and wooden sidewalk. Houses and low hills are in the background; sign reads: "Mining Supplies Lumber Hardware and Paints at Dickinson and...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Mancos streets
- A man on horseback, and another in a horse-drawn carriage (with a fringe on top) are on Main Street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians (including children), commercial buildings, the Bauer Bank, utility poles, and a flagpole....
- Mancos (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864
- View of frame and brick commercial buildings and houses near downtown Denver, Colorado and the flooded South Platte River and Cherry Creek. People stand beside Cherry Creek near a brick building with a sign that reads: "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints,...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Greeley, Colo.
- People are on sidewalks, and cars are parked diagonally on 7th (Seventh) Street in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Buildings along the street include two-story commercial storefronts. The Camfield Hotel has a mansard roof, dormers with pediments,...
- Camfield Hotel (Greeley, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Detroit, Mich.
- Aerial view of Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The Wayne County Building, located at 600 Randolph Street, is built in the English Baroque style, with a blend of Beaux-Arts and neo-classical elements. The five story building has a four tiered...
- Detroit (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; City & town life.; Government facilities.; Rivers.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Landscape painting
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell of a pathway on a mountain; trees and mountains are in the background. The painting is on rectangular paper with blue, green, violet and yellow oil paints.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A bit in Denver Bottoms
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell of buildings, smoke stacks; bushes are in the foreground and along the stream. Henrietta uses orange, blue, purple, green, grey and pink oil paints on a rectangular board. An inscription on the back of...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Truck Colorado Supply Company
- View of a Colorado Supply Company truck parked near a building probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A wicker basket, wooden crate, and burlap bags are in the truck. A sign reads: "Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes Cover Most Look...
- Colorado Supply Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Leadville from the west
- Panoramic view of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado and the Sawatch Mountains. Shows frame houses and The Tabor Opera House and St. George's Episcopal Church among downtown buildings. Signs read "Smoke Little Joker Tobacco", "Little Pittsbur[gh]",...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Charles Building, Denver, Col.
- View of the Charles Building at 15th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with rusticated stone trim, tall windows and rooftop finials. "Charles Building" is engraved on the pediment. Signs read: "Fa[?] Shoe...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Horse-drawn wagon
- A man poses by a horse-drawn wagon loaded with corn stalks on a street in Denver, Colorado. An umbrella attached to the wagon reads: "Use Patton's Sun-Proof Paints".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Horse-drawn wagon hauling barrels
- A man drives a horse-drawn wagon, loaded with wooden kegs, on Alameda Avenue near a bridge over the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. An umbrella attached to the wagon reads: "[Use] Patton's Sun-Proof Paints". The side of the wagon reads: "[?]llow...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- San Francisco
- People and horse-drawn carriages are in the street of a commercial area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Trolly tracks extend down a wide street flanked by commercial buildings. Signs on buildings read: "Walter Baker...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Buildings on Main Street between 4th & 5th
- View of Main Street businesses between Fourth and Fifth Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, shows a group of four men in front of the Harness and Saddlery Shop. Mr. Warner stands in the doorway and the owner J. C. Wells is outside to the right. A young boy...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, first fire
- View of Bennett Avenue from Second (2nd) Street during April 29th, 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; large crowd of men, women and children are gathered on boths sides of street's boardwalk; numerous horse- drawn wagons and carriages loaded with...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- The fire at Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Bennett Avenue from Second (2nd) Street during fire of April 25, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; large crowd of men, women and children are gathered on both sides of street's boardwalk; numerous horse- drawn wagons and carriages, many being...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Site of new J. H. Wolfe Hotel, Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek
- Wintertime on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado with rows of one and two-story flat-roof wooden frame commercial buildings with false fronts; the Palace Hotel in the foreground, a two-story flat-roof brick building with plain boxed cornice,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts-- Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Tejon St., looking south, Colo. Springs
- View from rooftop looking south on Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows tall multi-armed telephone poles and business district. Signs read: "F. E. Robinson, Druggist," "Wall Paper & Paints," "Ellis & Pease, Civil...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 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]
- Denver, Colo.
- View northwest from dome of State Capitol of Denver, Colorado, shows businesses on Colfax Avenue: Tours Hotel, Walker Buick Inc., Buick Cars, Used Cars, Capitol Drug Co.; on Cheyenne Place: Western Tire Co. Claude A. Stanton, Goodrich, Gump Auto...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1933]
- Denver, Colo.
- View northwest from dome of State Capitol Building of Denver, Colorado, shows businesses: Tours Hotel, Walker Buick Inc., Buick Cars, Used Cars, Capitol Drug Co.; on Cheyenne Place: Gump Auto Glass, Western Paints, Gates Tires, Gates Factory Store,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1933]
- Horse parade @ Monte Vista, Colo.
- Unpaved street in the commercial district of Monte Vista (also known as Lariat and Henry), Colorado in Rio Grande County. Men stand in street with harnessed livestock and horses. Signs read: "Ladies Rest Room," "Drugs Soda," "Paints," "Wallpaper."
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Murray Building, Akron, Colo.
- The front facade of the Murray Building in Washington County, Akron, Colorado, is a two-story brick commercial building built in 1887 from brick manufactured locally either in 1887 or 1903. The building features a decorative corbeling and an ornate...
- Akron (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Akron--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Little boy and girl
- Two children play by the front steps of a house in Denver, Colorado. The boy wears a cowboy outfit with boots and a hat. He holds a paint brush and a palette and paints on the back of a girl's coat. On the ground is a small saddle, a bottle, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Painting the hide
- View of a Native American (Crow) woman wearing a long dress and sitting on the ground as she paints an animal hide. The hide is secured to the ground by stakes and lies in shade created by a canvas covered frame. A tepee, tepee frames, and a drying...
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.; Painting--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- 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
- Denver
- Men and women stand near the edge of Cherry Creek as it floods the streets near 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "Drugs, Chemicals, Oils, Paints, Brushes, & Glass".
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Denver
- View of Larimer Street and nearby buildings in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked along the street. Signs read: "Ne[ws] Block", "J. S. Dreyfuss Clothing And Gents Furnishings Goods", "Ducey's Sample Room", "Rail Road Tickets Cigars,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- 15 St Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) (F) Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the wood and brick business district buildings read: "Broadway Store Dry Goods & Clothing Wholesale & Retail", "Tappan & Co.", "Chemicals Paints Oils Brushes & Glass", and "Drugs"....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863
- Cor 16th & Larimer Sts
- Roof-top view of a building on the corner of Larimer and 16th (Sixteenth, G) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Women lean on the sills of second story windows. Signs on the building read: "George W. Bacon," "Daguerreotypes Photographs," "Wm. Graham...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Tooley Shoe Shop, Stephenson Drug Store Main St. 1898-99
- False fronted stores in Breckenridge, Colorado, are seen through a trench dug in deep snow. A frame business with a "W.B. Stephenson Druggist Paints Oils Glass Wall Paper" sign and "drugs" lettered in the transom over the door is above a snowbank....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Denver City, C. T.
- Rooftop view of Larimer and McGaa (Market) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the business district buildings read: "Chamberlain's Ambrotype And Photographic Gallery", "Ladies Emporium", "Woolworth & Moffat", "Blank Books School Books Maps",...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864
- McPhee & McGinnity
- American and German bunting and banners decorate the McPhee & McGinnity Co. at 1624 Arapahoe Street for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Paints, Glass."
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [June 1913]
- Bennett Ave.
- View of Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Signs read: "Eclipse Decorating Co., Wallpaper, Paints, Picture Frames", "Lamberton Real Estate", "Rooms", and "The Keystone."
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Blake St.
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked on the side of Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Sales Day," "Corral," and "Drugs Paints Oils Glass [...]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [either 1865 or 1866]
- Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on a building read: "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Glass, Fancy Goods." The Lawrence Street Methodist Episcopal Church is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Kohler-McLister paint business, Denver
- View of a Denver, Colorado business; shows a stone building with arched windows, pilasters, and storefronts. Sign reads: "Paints, Glass, Kohler-McLister Wall Paper;" window displays paint cans and wallpaper.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paint industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1920?]
- McPhee and McGinnity Lumber Co.
- View of trucks with Christmas trees and men in Santa Claus costumes, by a warehouse at 23rd (Twenty-third) and Blake Streets, in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Paints, Glass, Varnishes and Brushes - McPhee & McGinnity Co. Lumber and Mill Work -...
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Santa Claus--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Mechling & Shallcross
- A man sits in a horse-drawn buggy near the Mechling and Shallcross fancy goods store at 14th (Fourteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A pillar topped with a large bucket is nearby. Signs read: "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils,...
- Mechling & Shallcross (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Modest home interior
- Interior view of a home in the Harvey Park Addition of Denver, Colorado; kitchen decor includes a stove, oven, refrigerator, dresser, wallpaper, and linoleum. Signs read: "Holiday Features Komac Paints, No. 1 Oak Flooring, Formica Counter Tops,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Harvey Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.
- [1954?]
- Minehart-Traylor Company
- Men stand near the Minehart-Traylor Company building at the intersection of 25th (Twenty-fifth) Street, Broadway, and Walnut Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has decorative brickwork and...
- Minehart-Traylor Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Paint industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- Minehart-Traylor Company
- Men stand near the Minehart-Traylor Company building at the intersection of 25th (Twenty-fifth) Street, Broadway, and Walnut Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has decorative brickwork and...
- Minehart-Traylor Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Paint industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923 October 6
- Bon-I-Look paint
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked near the Bon.I.Look building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Luxus The Beer You Like," "House Paints," and "Bon.I.Look Consumer's Wholesale...
- Bon.I.Look Consumers Wholesale & Catalogue House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Kohler-McLister delivery truck
- View of a delivery truck in Denver, Colorado; shows a man driving, tire chains, and lettering: "Kohler-McLister Paints - the Mark of Quality" and "1621 Arapahoe St."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paint industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1919]
- Austin Building
- A Black (African American) man and boys pose near the entrance to the Austin Building at 2400 East Colfax in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has arched windows and an electric sign that reads:...
- Strickland Drug Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial...
- 1924 April 10
- Sakura Square's park now graces this corner at 1900 Larimer
- View of the Griffin Hotel at 1900 Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The four-story brick building has arched windows and electric light sockets. Signs read: "The American Liquor Company," "Insist on Hill-Hill Whiskey at It's Best," "The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1968