Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Police Memorial
- Workmen lower a marble panel onto a platform at the Denver Police Memorial located in the courtyard of the Police Administration Building at Cherokee Street and Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Commemoration.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.;...
- [1991]
- Seventh Ave. Garage with two model-A Fords owned by the Gold Seal Delivery
- View of Gold Seal Delivery Inc. panel trucks parked in front of the 7th (Seventh) Avenue Garage in Denver, Colorado. Business signs on building read: "Repairing, Tires And Tubes, Drive In, Gas & Oil."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Line drawings cartoons a story in six scenes and another cartoon
- View of a cartoon sequence that depicts a man as he sabotages a woman's bundle of lumber and a single panel cartoon the depicts a woman spanking a child while a crowd looks on titled "The Lick Observatory."
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fine new Country Club Motor Inn is attracting conventions to Trinidad
- Exterior view of the Country Club Motor Inn in Trinidad, Colorado. The Motel's sign is a sheet metal box type, consisting of two panels; neon lettering on the upper panel reads: "Country Club Motor Inn and the Fabulous," and the lower panel...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- May 1966
- Town's first fire bell
- View of a monument in Trinidad, Colorado. A brass bell hangs in a stepped arch atop a circular brick base. A metal panel reads: "City's First Fire Bell - Purchased January 29, 1890 - First Located Corner of Main & Commercial - Retired 1928."...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bells--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Monuments & markers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- 1969 May 21
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Aspen residence
- Interior view of a fireplace and mantel in the Fred Glidden (Luke Short) residence in Aspen, Colorado; mantel features an urn, a carved panel, and bric-a-brac on the ledges; andiron hangs from the panel next to the firebox, and a small pot with an...
- Glidden, Fred--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Andirons--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth M. Byers, wife of William N. Byers; she wears a brooch, her dress has a lace panel and moire textured fabric.
- Women--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified woman
- Studio portrait of an unidentified woman from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She sits in a chair. She wears a dark dress with a V shaped panel insert in the front. There are buttons on either side of the panel, and a pin at the neck of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.
- Central City scenery in High School
- The empty stage of the high school auditorium in Central City, Colorado, is painted with a road winding up through a scenic mountain area. A log cabin next to the road and trees are in the foreground behind a cross-rail fence. A panel of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Stages (Platforms)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Firehouse for Leadville's Hose #1
- Exterior view of La Junque Shoppe, formerly the Hose #1 Fire House and horse street railway car barns, at 704 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a two story brick building which has a decorative cornice, three second-story windows, a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Climax, Colo., switch panel no. 2 mill
- View of switch panel with "General Electric" labels inside the Climax Molybdenum Company mine, No.2 mill, in Climax, Lake County, Colorado.
- Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Industry--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Milling machines--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Climax, Colo., motor generator set and control panel (compressor room)
- The Climax Molybdenum Company mine compressor room shows: rock walls, motor, generator, fuse box, and electric control panel, in Climax, Lake County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Danger High Voltage."
- Electric generators--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Machinery--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Central City critique panel
- The nine men and women of the critique panel of the Central City Opera pose on and around the steps in the Opera House garden in Central City, Colorado. All members wear suits and a man in the front row holds a piece of paper and his glasses in his...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Critics--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1947
- McPhee and McGinnity Paint Factory/Clock tower Building/Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Building/Styro Building
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- REI, Denver
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a red brick building and the South Platte River. The building has a parapet with a corbeled cornice and three blind...
- REI (Firm)--Buildings--2010-2020.; Starbucks Coffee Company--Buildings--2010-2020.; Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2010-2020.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2010-2020.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver...
- 2010
- Forney Transportation Museum (constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse) and Harry H. Post building
- View of the Forney Transportation Museum, constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse (1901), at 1416 Platte Street, and the Harry H. Post Building near the South Platte River, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1970-1980.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte...
- 1975
- Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the REI Building, located at 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the top portion of the southeast elevation of the red brick building with a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sporting goods stores.;...
- 1999
- REI building
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the southeast elevation of the red brick building with a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sporting goods stores.;...
- 2002
- Forney Transportation Museum formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a red brick building and the South Platte River. A red caboose is next to the building. The southeast elevation,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo....
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a refuse container with construction debris, fencing, and a sign in front of a red brick building. There are ladders...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Construction.; Sporting...
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the red brick Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) building, located at 1416 Platte Street, and Confluence Park in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls on the South Platte River, a walkway, steps, low...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo....
- 1999
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 39, 1909 November 13
- Chamberlin Observatory, University of Denver
- A man poses on the steps of the Chamberlin Observatory at Fillmore Street and Warren Avenue on the Campus of the University of Denver, in Colorado. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure, designed by Robert S. Roeschlaub, is constructed from...
- Chamberlin Observatory (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; University of Denver (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Astronomical observatories--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Arc welding, Burkhardt Steel, Denver
- Two men monitor equipment at the Burkhardt Steel Mill, 869 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Large turbines sit in the center of the room. A man with a clip board records information from a control panel. A man in overalls leans over a desk nearby.
- Burkhardt Steel Mill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Steel industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- London Mine, women working
- A woman works in a mill building at a London Mine in Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She pulls a cord and pushes a button on a control panel. She wears overalls, a cap, and eyeglasses.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Colorado Lace Cleaning Co.
- View of the brick Colorado Lace Cleaning Company building at 4100 Federal Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story building has a hipped roof, awnings, a manicured, landscaped lawn and electric globe lights mounted...
- Colorado Lace Cleaning Company--Buildings--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1940?]
- Switchboards, old Kellogg, used at Centro, Colorado
- View of a Kellogg switchboard used in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange in Centro (Conejos County), Colorado. The switchboard is in a mahogany wood cabinet and with forty-five plugs and cords. A circuit panel leans on the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Centro (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Centro--1910-1920.; Telephone switchboards--Colorado--Centro--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Colorado Springs, exchange equipment, operating room
- Operators work at switchboards in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs that face their work stations. Cords are strung...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1915
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women who pose near a plain backdrop. The women stand close together and wear fitted bodices. The center panel of one woman's dress is made from floral decorated fabric. A large pin anchors one woman's bodice to her skirt....
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy who poses on a set of rustic wooden steps. He wears a wool shift and jacket with a rounded collar that is buttoned up the front. Raised decorative dots embellish the cuffs of the coat and border a panel in the center of the...
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl who poses on a set of rustic wooden steps. She is seated and wears a woolen dress with decorative stripes around the hemline, cuffs, and center panel of the bodice.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a young woman
- Studio portrait of a young woman who wears a dress with a fitted bodice and puffy sleeves. A pleated panel runs down the center of the bodice at a slight angle and is gathered at her waist with a broad buckle. A pin holds together the high...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of two girls
- Studio portrait of two young girls who sit on a carved stone bench. The girls wear light colored dresses. A panel of lace hangs over the back of the bench.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a skirt pleated in the center. Her fitted bodice buttons up the center and is pleated up the center panel. She wears a bow around her neck and a square pin holds her collar shut. She...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman in a dress with a pleated panel, probably over a corset. Shows standing puffed sleeves and pointed cuffs, a broach and probably a watch chain.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of an infant boy in a white dress with a high pleated waist, lace cuffs, collar and front panel. The baby has a curled hairstyle with a side part and sits on a velvet chair.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Bust portrait of a woman with curly hair in a fitted shirt or dress with gathered sleeves, a rounded collar, a panel of vertical pleats, a broach and a choker necklace.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with wavy hair who wears a fitted blouse or dress with upstanding puffed sleeves, a passementerie collar and front panel fastened with a bar pin and ornamental chain.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman in a dress or blouse with a pleated panel in the front, upstanding puffed sleeves and a lace collar fastened with a bar pin. The woman has wavy bangs and her hair is pinned back.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with hair pulled back in a bun who wears a fitted dress probably over a corset, puffed sleeves, a panel with buttons on the front of the bodice and a bar pin at the collar.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women and children
- Studio portrait of women seated beside young children. The mothers have short curled bangs, and hair pulled back and wear basques, neck scarves and full skirts. A woman with a pleated dress and overskirt is beside a girl in a pleated blouse and...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.
- between 1891 and 1901
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back, she wears a patterned dress with puffed sleeves and a gathered, ruffled panel on the bodice.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women and a man
- Studio portrait of women and a man. The man has a handlebar moustache and a double-breasted frock suit. The women, both with their hair pulled back in buns, stand and sit in corseted dresses with puffed sleeves and fitted forearms. The woman who...
- Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back. She wears a blouse with a high lace collar, a button panel with a daisy pattern, a chain necklace and a pendant.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back. she wears a blouse with a high lace collar, a button panel with a daisy pattern, a chain necklace and a pendant.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby in a dress with a lace collar and panel with embroidered flowers. The baby wears leather slippers and sits in a velvet upholstered chair.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back, she wears a dress with a ruffled vertical front panel, a rounded, folded collar trimmed with bead or fabric fringe, and lace cap sleeves.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby with curly hair parted on the side, the infant wears a dress with a front lace panel and a lace underskirt. The baby is posed on a high backed chair covered by a fur rug.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]