Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1416 Blake Street, Denver
- View of a commercial building at 1416 Blake Street in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a moss rock panel, double-wide door, and wood frame windows. Signs and letters read: "This Property for Lease," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 August
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1955 (schoolhouse) Alice
- A wood frame schoolhouse on a hill in Alice, Colorado, was built in 1915 and operated until 1939. A small boy stands in front of the school and an automobile is parked on the side of the building. The schoolhouse has a hipped roof with a triangular...
- Alice (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Alice--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- [Barney Ford Elementary School murals]
- Barney Ford Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Children--Pictorial works.; Schools--Pictorial works.
- [2010]
- A Covenant Community
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- A Vision for California
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- A. Gertrude Miller
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Gertrude Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She has curly bangs and hair pulled back. Her dress, possibly brocade, has a front button enclosure with an asymmetrical ruffled lace panel. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miller, A. Gertrude (Annie Gertrude); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Adams County Court House, Brighton, Colo.
- The Adams County Court House, in Brighton, Colorado, is a four- story brick edifice with stone sills, lintels, string coursing and entablature. Dormers are centered on each of the four sides of the hipped- gable roof, which is topped by a cupola...
- Adams County Court House (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Additional Home Styles
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- Administration building
- This two-story stone building at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has arched, barred windows, bracketed eaves, and an ornate lookout tower on its roof. An incised panel over the door reads: "Colorado State Penitentiary," and a pole...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Administration building grounds
- Suited men lean on an urn topping the bannister at the entry of this stone building at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Vines cover part of the corner and downspout, and jigsawn balustrades edge the footbridge over the City Ditch. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Alamosa
- The Manders Building, on the corner of San Juan and Main streets, in Alamosa, Colorado is a two-story building, constructed in 1891, with rusticated stone block, bracketed enriched cornice, corner entry with double wooden panel with large glass...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Alice Roeschlaub
- Studio portrait of Alice Roeschlaub, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark blouse with buttons, puff shoulders, and a satin velvet plaid lapel panel. She has a pearl collar pin and earrings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Roeschlaub, Alice.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Alonzo Hartman residence
- Interior detail view of an oak door in the 1892 Dos Rios mansion, built by Alonzo and Annie Hartman, Gunnison, Colorado; shows the five panel door, frame with carved top and bottom corner blocks, and an Admiral television console aside of it with a...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Hartman, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Hartman, Annie--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Anaconda
- Florissant house in Ananconda, Teller County, Colorado, features the two-story weathered wood frame false front with apex gable roofline and same gable mimicked on second-story drip molds. Raised foundation with wood steps lead to the double door...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Anna Grace White
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Grace White, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. White's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a dress with a velvet, rounded collar affixed with a circle pin, and a ruffled...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; White, Anna Grace.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Anna May Hoag
- Studio bust portrait of Anna May Hoag, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hoag has curled bangs, and her hair is pinned in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice has velvet lapels over a v-shaped gathered and puffed fabric panel, and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hoag, Anna May.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Annie N. Haskell
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Nelson Haskell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Haskell's hair is worn back in a braid or twist, and her bangs are tightly curled. Her dress has a v-shaped velvet panel, and she wears a lace band...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Haskell, Annie N. (Annie Nelson); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Annual History Book University Park P.T.A. 1961-1962
- 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?]
- Ashcroft, Summer 1943, Mr. Sawyer unofficial caretaker Ashcroft [graphic]
- Mr. Sawyer stands in the doorway of remains of the Ashcroft post office, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man wearing suspenderss and a wide brimhat looks up at the weathered signs above the door: "Ashcroft" and...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- 1943
- 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]
- Aspen residence
- Interior view of the fireplace in the Fred Glidden (Luke Short) house in Aspen, Colorado; features two urns on the mantle, carved panel trim on the fireplace, and bric-a-brac on the ledges; head and shoulders portrait of a woman hangs over the...
- Glidden, Fred--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- At Elmer Bergs, Jack DuBois, Caleb Gates Jr., Frank Danvener
- Jean "Jack" DuBois, Caleb F. Gates, Jr., and Frank Danvener sit in wood and canvas folding chairs at Elmer Berg's Ranch, Elk Falls Ranch, in Jefferson County or Park County, Colorado. DuBois holds a drink and Gates holds a cigarette and a copy of...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Danvener, Frank.; DuBois, Jean, cameraman.; Gates, Caleb Frank, 1903-1955.
- 1949 July
- Aurora's Mission Viejo Exhibit
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- Back yards, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View from the back of several wood panel, one-story residences with porches and fences in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Bag
- A doeskin bag (Native American Mescalero Apache) used by a woman. The bag is decorated with a panel of floral designs with multicolor beads. A drawstring is at the top of the bag and fringe decorates the edges.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Barth Hotel
- Exterior photograph of the panel inset on next to the entrance to the Barth Hotel located in Denver, Colorado. The 1882 building was designed by noted architect F.C. Eberley. First used as a warehouse, the four story brick and sandstone building...
- Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.); Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Belle Phipps
- Studio bust portrait of Isabel Phipps, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Phipps' bangs are layered and curled and she wears her hair in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice has plaid lapels over a v-shaped gathered and puffed fabric...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Phipps, Isabel.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Black walnut sideboard, Healy House
- A black walnut sideboard with mirror, an ornately carved top and handles and decorative wooden fish on the doors stands in the dining room of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buffets (Furniture); Dining rooms--1880-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1940 and 1941]
- Boulder County courthouse
- Vertical block shapes comprise the stone courthouse (1933) in Boulder, Colorado. Windows are in all six floors; some are arched. An incised panel is over the entry, depicting workers and reading: "Court House." A truck with wooden-rack sides and a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1934?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado, hotels and motels 1965
- A shed on the grounds of the Brown Hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, has a lathe and plaster finish broken off in places above the wooden doors. An inset panel between the tops of the doors has raised letters in it that read: 'T.A. Brown, 1919."
- Brown Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sheds--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- [1965?]
- Broadwell Hotel, Alamosa
- The Broadwell House on the corner of Hunt and 6th (Sixth) streets in Alamosa, Colorado, is one of the buildings moved into Alamosa from old Garland City. Men pose on the boardwalk on the corner in front of the two-story clapboard building. One man...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.; Water pumps--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- 1933
- Broomfield School
- The Broomfield School is a one-story brick building with a hipped gable roof and large, paned windows. Stone panels are set at intervals above the foundation, and another panel over the entry reads "Broomfield School." Children play on the slide,...
- Broomfield (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Broomfield--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Canon City businesses
- Businesses on the 500 block of Main Street, in Canon City are housed in two-story buildings; the central one is rusticated stone with an incised panel reading: "Felter." A man crouches on scaffolding, and channel letters read: "Kelley Jewelers" and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1974?]
- Canon city railroad stations
- The brick Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot in Canon City, Colorado, has a hipped gable terra cotta tile roof, bracketed, wide eaves, stone trim, and an open waiting area. A steam whistle is over the entry, fronting an incised panel reading:...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Canon City, Colorado
- A brick and stone commercial building in Canon City, Colorado, has a corner entry, radiating voussoirs on second floor windows, and a bracketed cornice. Sheetmetal, neon, and channel letter signs read "Helm (s) Drugs;" and "(Goo)dwill Store." An...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Drugstores--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
- Capitol Hill Review
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Newsletter
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Inc. Historic Houses Narratives
- Carbondale, Colorado, Charles Harris residence
- Interior view of the kitchen in Charles H. Harris (ranch homesteader) in Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado; includes an enameled cook stove with kettles on top, a crock with a decorative leaf pattern, meatgrinder...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Carbondale--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Kitchens--Colorado--Carbondale--1960-1980.; Harris, Charles H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Caretaker's residence 2215 Stuart
- View of the Sloans Lake Park caretaker's house at 2215 Stuart Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story brick and wood panel house has a covered entryway.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sloans Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1939]
- Carrie E. Oatman
- Studio bust portrait of Carrie Ella Oatman, salutatorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Oatman's long hair is braided in the back, and she wears a bow on her head above wavy bangs. Her dress has a standing lace collar and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Oatman, Carrie E. (Carrie Ella); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Carrie Rice
- Studio bust portrait of Caroline Almedia Rice, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rice wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pinned up in a twist. Her dress bodice has a double breasted button closure with a striped silk...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rice, Caroline Almedia.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887