Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Montclair School auditorium
- Photograph of the auditorium at Montclair Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The curtains on the stage are drawn and two trifold panels can be seen. On each of the panels are silhouettes of children performing gardening work. Each of the...
- Auditoriums.; Montclair School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1943
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 1, 1918 March
- Newsletter produced monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
- Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918 March
- Headquarters tent replica
- Interior view of a replica of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's headquarters tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large stuffed buffalo head is mounted on a beam in the center foreground. A bear skin rug is on the ground near a chair...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1930.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Nick-a-a-god, Utah
- Studio portrait (standing) of Native American (Yampah Ute) chief Nick-a-a-god (Green Leaf). His hair falls loose to his chest. He wears metal hoop earrings and a multi-strand hair pipe choker necklace with contrasting stations. His v-neck buckskin...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Yampa Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Nick-a-a-god.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Public school, Black Hawk, Colo.
- Exterior front view of schoolhouse, Black Hawk, Colorado. Building is rectangular, two story, single detached structure. It has horizontal clapboard siding with pilaster corners, and has ten bays on the front facade. The roof is center gable with a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1960.; Education--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1960.; Stone walls--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1960.
- [between 1880 and 1960]
- Denver school building stained glass
- Photograph two stained glass windows taken from the interior of an unidentified school in Denver, Colorado. One of the glass panels has a ship in full said with the words "Class of 1906". the other panel is of a rose bush with a ribbon around the...
- Stained glass.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1908
- Close up of panels over the arch, City Auditorium
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows ceiling panels with molded plaster ornaments, the proscenium arch, and a scrim curtain with embroidery.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- Panels above proscenium arch
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows ceiling light fixtures and panels with faux and molded plaster ornaments depicting garlands and dragons.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- Gove Junior High students working on display panels
- Photograph of three unidentified boys working on paper salvage panels at Gove Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1945 March
- McPhee and McGinnity Paint Factory/Clock tower Building/Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Building/Styro Building
- The McPhee and McGinnity Paint Factory Building, later known as the Clock tower Building, Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Building and Styro Building, was built in 1923 by the architectural firm of William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher The enclosed...
- Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1991-2003
- Ninth Street Historic Park Groussman Grocery now known as the Mercantile Café, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Mercantile Café (formerly Groussman Grocery), located at 906 Curtis Street, in the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. The two...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 2000
- Silver Threads, Creede
- View of Silver Threads, a clothing store (now Quiller Gallery, formerly the Creede Boarding House) at 110 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The two story commercial building has transomed storefront windows. The storefront...
- Silver Threads (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Clothing stores.; Silver Threads (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Clothing trade--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Salida Performing Arts Center
- View of the east elevation of the Salida Performing Arts Center at Sackett and G Street in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building has multiple additions to a small brick building constructed in 1877. The complex now has two story...
- Steam Plant Events Center (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Salida (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Exhibition buildings.; Theaters.; Steam Plant Events Center (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Exhibition buildings--Colorado--Salida--Pictorial works.;...
- 1994
- Charles Boettcher School
- View of the Charles Boettcher School, originally named the Boettcher School for Crippled Children (1940, architect-Burnham Hoyt; 1955 addition, architect-Edwin Francis) at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. ...
- Charles Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Schools.; Charles Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Children with...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the entrance and marquee, and panels with Egyptian designs and hieroglyphs on either side of the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- William I. Mead house
- View of the Mead House (1910 : William E. Fisher), 4151 Montview Boulevard in the South Park Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The brick house features Colonial Revival elements, a side gabled roof, a ground floor porch supported by 4 columns,...
- Mead House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Mead House (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Park...
- 2002
- Demolition of the Rocky Mountain News Building
- View of the partially demolished Rocky Mountain News Building, 500 West Colfax Avenue in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a 20th century modern style building with granite panels and a curved wall with a sign that reads:...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demolition.; Newspapers.; Rocky Mountain news--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--2000-2010.; Newspaper buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Demolition of the Rocky Mountain News Building
- View of the partially demolished Rocky Mountain News Building, 500 West Colfax Avenue in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a 20th century modern style building with granite panels and a curved wall with a sign that reads:...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demolition.; Newspapers.; Rocky Mountain news--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--2000-2010.; Newspaper buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Robert Garrison terracotta frieze at the Denver Botanical Gardens
- View of a portion of a terracotta frieze sculpted by Robert Garrison (1895-1945) at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Chessman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. These panels were originally part of a frieze on the...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bison hunting.; Botanical gardens.; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Garrison, Robert, 1895-1945, sculptor.; Denver...
- 1998
- Robert Garrison terracotta frieze at the Denver Botanical Gardens
- View of a portion of a terracotta frieze sculpted by Robert Garrison (1895-1945) at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Chessman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. These panels were originally part of a frieze on the...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Pioneers.; Garrison, Robert, 1895-1945, sculptor.; Denver Botanic...
- 1998
- Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory in the Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of the interior of the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory (1964, Victor Hornbein and Edward D. White, Jr.) in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The roof of the...
- Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Boettcher...
- ca. 1998
- Denver Wastewater Management building
- View of the Denver Wastewater Management building (1993; architects-Paul Todd, Michael Todd Architecture) at 2000 West Third (3rd) Avenue in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a six-story precast concrete office building...
- Denver (Colo.) Wastewater Management Division--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Office buildings.; Denver (Colo.) Wastewater Management Division--Pictorial works.; Office...
- 1995
- Continental Trailways Building, Denver
- View of the Continental Trailways Building (c.1913, Jacques Benedict; remodeled in 1953) at 1669 Broadway in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado, before it was demolished. Shows a three-story building with the first floor covered with...
- Continental Trailways, inc. Buildings--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Bus terminals.; Continental Trailways, inc.--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- 1976
- Margaret Torres
- Margaret Torres posses on her bicycle in the alleyway at 943 1/2 10th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage woman wears a blouse with puff sleeves and a skirt with pleats and contrasting "kick panels." She wears low...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teenagers.; Women.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenage girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver,...
- 1943
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887
- Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Santistevan
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Yasabel Santistevan Córdova. Donaciano stands beside his wife, he wears a suit and tie, his hair is parted on the side, he has a full mustache and his hand rests on his wife's...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Margarita Yasabel Santistevan de, 1865-1943--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1890?]
- Tony Garcia
- Portrait of Tony Garcia, the Executive Artistic Director of El Centro Su Teatro since 1989 and a member of Su Teatro since 1972. He holds a microphone and wears a shirt with two dark, embroidered panels. He has a trimmed beard and mustache.
- El Centro Su Teatro (Denver, Colo.)--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theatrical producers & directors--2000-2010.; Garcia, Tony--Pictorial works.; El Centro Su Teatro (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- [2006?]
- Erinea Trujillo Vigil and grandchildren
- Group portrait of Erinea Trujillo Vigil and her grandchildren in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. They are identified as Front row L to R: Jususita Romero, Tonita Romero, Adelia Vigil; Back row L to R: Luis Romero, Magdalena Vigil, Erinea...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Erinea Vigil--Pictorial works.; Grandparent and child--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1918
- The Huddle Inn
- View of the Huddle Inn at 7036 East Colfax Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story brick building has a stucco finish on the sides. Large front display windows have been covered in wood panels. The building has...
- Huddle Inn (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Huddle Inn (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1976
- Alpine Inn
- View of the Alpine Inn at 3551 Tejon Street in the Highland Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story wood structure has a faux mansard roof with green shingles above the entrance. The windows are covered in white wood panels. A tree and...
- Alpine Inn (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Electric signs.; Alpine Inn (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Electric...
- 1977
- Boston Bar
- View of the Boston Bar and Restaurant at 1517 Stout Street in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick commercial building has large segmental arches over the second-story windows. The entrance is recessed and the...
- Boston Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Boston Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 1 and 2, 1929 January-February
- Newsletter produced every two months by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
- Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
- 1929 January-February
- The Cabins
- View of women, children, and a man beside two-story log cabins with gabled, shingled roofs and timber panels on the second story in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Women and girls wear dresses with ruffles or puffed sleeves. Boys wear jackets...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Booth, outdoor #2, Elitch Gardens
- View of a telephone booth at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. The booth has a wood frame and glass door and panels. Signs on the booth read: "Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co., American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Bell System," and "Telephone...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1934 July 17
- Station equipment booth, outdoor #2 at Lakewood exchange
- View of a telephone booth near the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The booth has a wood frame and glass panels. Signs on the doors read: "Public Telephone." The exchange building...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- 1941 April
- St. scene after cyclone, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the aftermath of a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows a street full of debris, wood panels, downed trees, an automobile and brick buildings.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 20
- W. Morgan, exchange equipment, terminal room
- View of the terminal room in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building in Morgan (Conejos County), Colorado. A candle stick telephone sits on a desk near other switchboard equipment. Wires, circuits, and control panels line the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Morgan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Morgan--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Morgan--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1914
- Operating room
- Operators work at a bank of switchboards that line three walls in the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph exchange building in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Wires and plugs crisscross the switchboard panels. A supervisor sits at a desk in...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- P.B.X. exchange - old switchboard - Denver Tramway Co.
- Interior view of a Colorado Telephone Company switchboard in the Denver Tramway Company building in Denver, Colorado. Men work at panels with gauges, microphones, speakers, vacuum tubes, and a clock.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who rests her hand on an upholstered chair and poses near an ornate backdrop. She wears a fitted bodice that buttons up the front. The dress has puffy sleeves and is fastened at the neck with a pin. Two rows of gathers...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl with short hair in a dress gathered into a high yoke, with plaid, horizontal shoulder panels. The girl wears a lace collar and poses on a high backed, swirl patterned wicker chair.
- Chairs--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Wicker furniture--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with short bangs in a silk dress with velvet panels, tucked pleats on the bodice and small shoulder puffs.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man sits in a wicker chair with spiral details and wears a suit with a white bow tie and a watch fob and chain. The woman stands beside the man and wears a corset and dress with lace panels on the bosom,...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man sits in a wicker chair with spiral details and wears a suit with a white bow tie and a watch fob and chain. The woman has a curled, upswept hairstyle and wears a corset and dress with lace panels on the...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The woman, with curled bangs, stands and wears a full skirt and fitted basque with tucked pleats, probably grosgrain panels, buttons and a bow at the neck. The man sits in a wicker chair with decorative spirals,...
- Couples--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891 June 28?
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and a woman. The woman has her hair pulled back and wears a corseted dress with velvet panels, a bow at the neck, and knife pleats on the skirt. The man poses in a striped sack suit, a tie and boots. The couple pose in...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of three women with curled bangs and pulled back hair. They wear corseted dresses with satin panels, pleats, buttons and puffed sleeves.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two women; one sits on a wooden bench. The woman who stands beside the bench wears a corseted dress with a bow, a basque with a hip flounce, a full skirt with knife pleats, and a small hat with a wavy brim and a long attached...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man in a suit and tie. The man poses for a studio bust portrait in front of a plain backdrop. Shows backdrops on stands and light panels in the photographic studio.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Chs .S. Stobie, scout and "Mountain Charlie" - guide Colorado
- Profile (head and shoulders) studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He has a full gray beard and curly hair. He wears a large brimmed cowboy hat and a fringed buckskin jacket decorated with cowry shells and panels...
- Artists--American--1900-1910.; Beards.; Leather garments.; Military scouts.; Quillwork.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1901 and 1902?]