Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 9
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 2 and 3, 1920 February-March
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1, 1910 January 1
- Dixon & Co.
- View of the Dixon and Company warehouse and office buildings in Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby. Lettering over the entrance reads: "Paper and Paper Products."
- Dixon & Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Paper industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Stamping paper sacks used in packaging bulk commodities for distribution to Colorado relief families.
- A woman in a white uniform and a white cap that reads: "First Aid," sits at a table and stamps paper sacks for surplus commodities at the State Grocery Warehouse at 1535 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Piles of paper bags, an ink pad...
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1950.; Public service employment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Surplus commodities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Barnum Elementary School paper salvage drive
- Photograph of several elementary children outside of Barnum Elementary School gathering paper for a paper salvage drive and putting it into a pile for the war effort in Denver, Colorado.
- World War, 1939-1945.; School children.; Barnum School (Denver, Colo.); Barnum (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1944 February
- Western History Subject Index
- Paper
- Western History Subject Index
- Paper mills
- West Side Recorder Volume 5 No 9
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 22, 1910 May 28
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 31, 1910 July 30
- Bridge at Silt
- View of a cantilever bridge over the Colorado River, in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; twisted metal frames are in the water and the Roan Cliffs are in the background.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Cantilever construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Presbyterian Church, Rifle, Colo
- View of a stained glass window in the Presbyterian church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; depicts lilies, a Bible, United States flags, a cross and crown, an anchor, and lettering: "Our Country Theodore Roosevelt President," "All Men Up Not...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Stained glass--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Operator's cafeteria - 1421 Champa
- Interior view at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange cafeteria in Denver, Colorado; shows a lunch room with decor including a palm, harp, paper flowers, and Jack-O-Lanterns (pumpkins).
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employee eating facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines - Curtis & Champa St. alley between 13th & 14th Sts.
- View of an alley in Denver, Colorado; shows Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company poles, garages and fences.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & Supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines - Louisiana between York & Elizabeth Sts
- View of the Cory - Merrill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company poles, houses, wagons, rutted dirt road, and distant Saint Thomas Seminary buildings.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & Supplies--1910-1920.; Cory-Merrill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Pole lines - Lafayette, Colo - transcontinental line
- View of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company poles in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado; a woman hangs laundry by houses and a grain silo. Sign reads: "Speed Limit for Autos Motors is 8 Miles."
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & Supplies--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Sneffels post office and pack train
- Men pose with a pack train of burros in front of the post office and general store in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The burros are loaded with wooden crates and supplies. The hand-hewn post office has a tar paper roof. Paper flyers are posted...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- House decorated for a wedding
- Interior view of a dining room in Colorado. Tea service, portraits, and plates are on a nearby table. The room is decorated with crepe paper and paper bells.
- Dining rooms--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Table settings & decorations--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Paper mill
- View of a paper mill in Denver, Colorado. A Union Pacific Railroad Company train is near the two-story brick building with arched windows and a smokestack.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Paper mills--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Paper industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Study of a burros head
- Close-up of a white burro or donkey's head.
- Donkeys--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hydraulic Mining
- View of placer mining operations in probably Alder Gulch (Madison County), Montana. Men spray water at an embankment with monitor nozzles.
- Alder Gulch (Madison County, Mont.)--1880-1900.; Madison County (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.; Miners--Montana--Madison County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chinese [girl]
- A young Chinese American girl dressed in an embroidered silk Chinese jacket and pants stands and holds a fan.
- Chinese Americans--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Fans--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Olive Grove, Cooper's
- View of a grove of olive trees in an area identified as Cooper's (Cooper?) Canyon, possibly in Santa Barbara County, California.
- Olive trees--California--1870-1900.; Orchards--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Rugby, Colo.
- A group of men pose with raised beer glasses near the Miner's Exchange in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. One man wears a white shirt, apron and probably is the storekeeper. A man standing near the door leans a pair of crutches against his...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pavilion, Washington Park, Denver
- View of the boating pavilion at the North Lake in Washington Park in Denver, Colorado (constructed in 1913, designed by architect Jules Jacques Benois Benedict); rowboats on lake in front of pavilion; trees in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- Westward view of Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt road in foreground; wire park bench in front of shrubs; trees at right and in distance; Rocky Mountains in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Montgomery, Colorado
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; many are under construction. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this silver boom town was abandoned by 1868.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Date Mason Saloon, Pitkin, Colo.
- One Black man poses with a group of men who raise a toast, in front on D. C. Mason's saloon, Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. The men are identified as: 1. Joe McWilliams, bartender wearing apron, 2. Bill Miller, 3. Jim Stewart, 4. Bert Kanoble,...
- Mason, D. C.--Homes & haunts.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Pitkin--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Gate to the Garden of the Gods
- Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado, consists of sheer sandstone formations flanking meadows. Pike's Peak is in the background.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Saint John's [sic]
- Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, consists of frame milling sheds with windows and smokestacks. A square, masonry tower is up the hill, and trestled tracks lead to a mine up the hillside.
- Saints John (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Salida Town Theater [graphic]
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, the Town Theater interior has balustraded balconies and a stage backdrop with a classic cityscape and tasseled banners. Crepe paper canopies and umbrellas adorn tables; women and children pose in bodices, lace...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Maud & Ruby Price, Ruby the first girl born in Ruby, Colo.
- Studio portrait of the Price sisters, Maud and Ruby, in matching plaid dresses with lace collars and trim in Ruby (or Irwin), Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Ruby (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Ruby--1880-1890.; Pioneers--Colorado--Ruby--1880-1890.; Price, Maud.; Price, Ruby.
- 1885
- The south side of Spar City
- View across lake of abandoned log structures in Spar City (Fisher City, Lime Creek), Mineral County, Colorado.
- Spar City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Spar City--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- C. C. H. S. foot-ball team
- Cripple Creek High School football team of 1910 at Union Park, Cripple Creek, Colorado; two rows of young male football players with sweaters, knickers, cloth-padded helmet, lace-up boots, shin pads or thick wool socks, and turtleneck sweaters or...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Trail City, Colorado
- A man views the remains of building's stone foundation and wooden door jams, possibly in Trail City, Colorado in Prowers County.
- Trail City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Trail City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Walsenburg
- View of a parade float, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows women in cloche hats, an automobile adorned with crepe paper and letter "K," a man in leather gaiters, United States flags, and window lettering: "Kirkpatrick's Coca-Cola Bottling...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Miss Elizabeth Kuhn taught school in this building in Turret in 1929
- View of an abandoned, dilapidated, hewn log schoolhouse in the ghost town of Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County, shows a front gable, chinking, front window and door and peeling tar paper on roof.
- Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.; Schools--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.; Kuhn, Elizabeth--Homes & haunts.
- Summer 1974
- Pike's Peak Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Pike's Peak Avenue towards Antlers Hotel with Pike's Peak in background, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway tracks and trolleys, horse-drawn wagons and carriages; Elk Hotel, an unidentified restaurant.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a paper fish and hanging paper letters reading: "Bon Voyage."
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- McFarlane Foundry, Central City, Colorado
- The old Central City Foundry is located on upper Eureka Street in Central City. The building is constructed of tin and covered with tar paper. Several of the panes in the rectangular windows are broken. The warehouse has two large doors, one on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Interior of Rocky Mountain News
- A Rocky Mountain News employee looks at a copy of the paper in the printing room. The headline on the paper reads: "Justice Hughes Kin Slain", referring to Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
- Rocky Mountain News--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1941]
- Cardenas Hotel - Trinidad
- Exterior view of the Fred Harvey Cardenas Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. This two story, mission style structure features an arcaded porch that borders the entire front side of both wings of the ell shaped building. The gabled terra-cotta roof of...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Cardenas Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1930-1940.
- Nov 1933
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A1 (Pioneer Fireproof Construction Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Union Pacific Railroad freight...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A1 (Pioneer Fireproof Construction Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Milwaukee and Northern Railroad...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows arch B6 (Wight Fire Proofing Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and an arch with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men examining a damaged arch with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890