Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Spud Bowl
- Farm workers stand near a pickup truck in a field in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. A man stands in the back of the pickup truck filled with burlap bags of potatoes. A man with a pipe and a teenage boy look on.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--1950-1960.; Pickup trucks.; Potatoes.; Farmers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Pickup trucks--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--Pictorial works.; Potatoes--San Luis...
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- Man and Pickup at Mission Viejo
- Man and pickup truck between two large trees. The pickup is off-white and brown. The man is shaded by the trees. A large building is in the background. A sidewalk and street is in front of the man. Blue sky overhead.
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Immigrants stage their annual 16th of September parade.
- View of the annual 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Mexican Independence Day) parade in Sedgwick (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Shows a pickup decorated with bunting, flowers and American and Mexican flags. A woman in a white robe and...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Sedgwick (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades); Parades & processions.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Sedgwick--Pictorial works.; Independence Day (Mexico)--Anniversaries, etc.--Pictorial works.; Parade...
- ca.1926
- Gerardi's Market corner Main and Maple
- Jim Gerardi stands behind his Ford pickup truck in front of his grocery store in Trinidad, Colorado. A boy stands on a sidewalk as a customer comes out of the Piggly Wiggly store next door. Lettering on the pickup reads: "Gerardi's," "Meats,"...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business people--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Grocery Stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Gerardi, Jim.
- ca. 1922
- Businesses on Broadway
- A pickup truck and automobile are parked near a building at 869 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick building has contrasting trim and decorative accents. Signs read: "Colorado Reo Inc.," "The Latcham Tire Company," "U. S. Tires,"...
- Colorado Reo Inc. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Latcham Tire Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tire...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Air show. mountain flier - trick pickup
- A man hangs from the undercarriage of a biplane and attempts to grab a cone from another man who stands on the ground below, probably Denver, Colorado. This photo was taken seconds after the missed pickup trick.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Daredevils--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Stunt flying--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 to 1940?]
- State Archives record pickup
- curtains, and books on seat.; View of State Archives record pickup from the Hinsdale County Courthouse, Henson Street, Lake City, Colorado. Two state officials, one man in shirt and tie with pens in pocket protector, woman in dress and sandals with...
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lake City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake City--1960-1970.
- [1966]
- Vallejos Ditch headgate construction
- View of the construction of a headgate for the Vallejos Ditch (1854), part of the Ditch No.5, USDA Special Improvement Project for the Vallejos Ditch irrigation system, in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. Two men work near a wooden concrete...
- San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Construction.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--San Pablo--Design and construction--Pictorial...
- 1965
- Vallejos Ditch headgate construction
- View of the construction of a headgate for the Vallejos Ditch (1854), part of the Ditch No.5, USDA Special Improvement Project for the Vallejos Ditch irrigation system, in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. Two men work near a wooden concrete...
- San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Construction.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--San Pablo--Design and construction--Pictorial works.; San Pablo (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1965
- Paradise Theater, Paonia
- View of the front of the Paradise Theatre (1920) at 215 Grand Avenue, Paonia, Colorado. The marquee reads: "Theatre" and "The Babe PG" and "Ferngully G." The facade of the theater is stucco, with wood planks and wood shingles. There is an overhang...
- Paradise Theatre (Paonia, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Paonia (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Paradise Theatre (Paonia, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Paonia--Pictorial works.; Paonia (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Elitch Gardens carousel building
- View of early restoration on the abandoned carousel building (c. 1925) at the former location of Elitch Gardens near West Thirty-eighth (38th) Avenue and North Tennyson Street in the West Highlands neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Abandoned buildings.; Circular buildings.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Abandoned...
- 2001
- Tivoli Student Union, formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of a flatbed truck parked near the Tivoli Student Union (formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery), located at 900 Auraria Parkway on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The brewery was built in 1881, with subsequent...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Signs (Notices); Student unions.; Trucks.; Universities & colleges.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 2004
- Juanita and Tommy Solano
- Mexican Americans Tommy and Juanita Solano (now Ramos) play with a toy wheelbarrow in their backyard at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Juanita sits in the wheelbarrow and her brother stands behind her. Shows...
- Children.; Play (Recreation); Toys.; Wheelbarrows.; Ramos, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Solano, Tommy--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1945
- Jefferson, Colorado
- View of a Conoco service and gas station and the Jefferson Store in Jefferson (Park County), Colorado. Shows a United States flag on a flag pole and a sign on the store that reads: "Food, 3.2 Beer, Pop, Ice, Tackle." A Chevrolet Suburban and a...
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Jefferson--1970-1980.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Jefferson--1970-1980.
- 1978 August
- Camp Hale, construction
- Men load wooden or metal frames in the back of a pickup truck at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows a frame doorway and nearby buildings under construction.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.;...
- [1942?]
- Wolf Tongue Mine, Nederland
- View of a frame Wolf Tongue Mine building and probably a head frame in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. A pickup truck is on a dirt road near the building. Tailings piles for the tungsten mine are nearby.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Tungsten mines &...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Garage Johnstown, Colo.
- A man loads an item onto a flat-bed pickup truck that is parked in front of a garage in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County. A gas pump is on the corner, and tires are displayed in the window.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Leadville, Colo, main street (Harrison) south
- This view looking south on snowpacked Harrison Avenue, the main street in Leadville, Colorado's business district, includes several landmark buildings. The Hotel Vendome, the Delaware Hotel, the old Lake County Courthouse, and the American National...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Vendome Hotel--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Commercial...
- 1937
- Leadville, Harrison Avenue
- This view looking north on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes a portion of old Lake County Courthouse after the July fire. Construction men work to brace the remaining structure. Landmark buildings include the American National Bank,...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Vendome Hotel--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business...
- [1942]
- Cowboys and broncs Johnny St. John making pick-up
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears sheepskin chaps and a cowboy hat. Another man, possibly Johnny St. John, holds the horse's rope in the right midground. He jumps into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Looking west on West 2nd Street in Leadville
- View down West Second Street, also known as State Street, in Leadville, Colorado. "Mt. Massive Trailer Court" is on the left and a brick building with a flagpole on the roof and "Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe" and "Pastime Cafe, Bar, Club" signs is on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mobile homes--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Forest Service unit in pageant 50th anniversary celebration
- A ranger in historic costume (coon skin hat with a pack outfit) followed by a modern ranger (with a pickup truck and horse trailor) depict fifty years of progress, in a parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest,...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Costumes--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Rangers--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- Pueblo at Tiny Town, Colo.
- View of an adobe pueblo at Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County; shows truck parked in front of structure, and pickup truck in front of building.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Pueblos--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Mancos Theater
- This theater in Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, is a three- story brick building with a dentiled cornice and a diamond shaped marker reading: "1910." Letters over the ground floor entry read: "Theater Entrance;" a payphone is at the corner....
- Mancos (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Theaters--Colorado--Mancos--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Mancos Theater
- This theater in Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, is a three- story brick building with a dentiled cornice and a diamond shaped marker reading: "1910." Letters over the ground floor entry read: "Theater Entrance;" neon letters in the adjacent...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Theaters--Colorado--Mancos--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Parshall, Colo. Post Office
- View of the Post Office in Parshall, Colorado in Grand County. Wood-frame building has an extended roof on one side of its gable. American flag on the flagpole in front of the building near mailbox. Pickup next to Post Office building.
- Parshall (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Flags--American--1970-1980.; Post offices--Colorado--Parshall--1970-1980.
- May 11, 1978
- Villa Grove
- View of the Mountain Valley Pub, Villa Grove, Saguache County, Colorado; shows a frame building, signs: "Schlitz," "Mountain Valley Liquor," "Comfort Station," "Cold Beer To Go," "Villa Grove Cafe," a Ford van, motorcycles, Chevrolet and Dodge...
- Villa Grove (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Villa Grove--1970-1980.
- 1977
- Steamboat Springs
- View of a pickup truck and rail fence near Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fences--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Gold King Mine, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Men and women pose by the head frame of the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. A sign reads: "Gold King Mine Site Of First Discovery Of Gold In Cripple Creek". An automobile and pickup truck are parked nearby.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955]
- Central City
- View of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a pickup truck, boardwalk, commercial buildings and residences.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- between 1933 and 1950]
- Montgomery, Colo.
- View of Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Automobiles and a pickup are parked near the wood buildings of the town. Probably Platte Gulch is nearby.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Gilpin County Art Gallery and City Hall, Central City, Colorado
- Washington Hall in Central City, Colorado, is possibly one of the oldest buildings in the town. The two story, clapboard building, which is located along Eureka Street, has a peaked roof and rectangular doors and windows and served as the court...
- City Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Gilpin County Art Gallery--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Trinidad Colorado opera house
- Jaffa Opera House, built in 1882, Trinidad, Colorado, is on the corner of Commercial and Main Streets. This three story edifice of incised sandstone has geometric stylized florets, a cornice with corbeled segments, and flourished pediments. Over...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Drugstores--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- 1965?
- Toltec Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- The Toltec Hotel in Trinidad, Colorado is a three story structure built in 1910-11, and is a Victorian adaptation of the Tudor style. Finished with glazed tile, it has a slightly projecting cornice with square ornaments and dentils. The main floor...
- Toltec Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Spring Street, Central City
- View down Spring Street in Central City, Colorado. A dry - masonry wall, two propane tanks, and a wood-picket fence and steps leading up to the fence are on the right. Spring Street is to the left with a pickup parked on its left side. Central...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Denver, State Administration, State Office Building
- Exterior of the State Office Building, corner of Sherman Street and Colfax Avenue, 201 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, a five-story granite Neoclassical style structure; shows a Seerie and Varnum Contractors pickup truck and concrete...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; State government--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1925]
- Architectural field survey 34/2
- View of the power plant for Denver municipal buildings at 1348 Cherokee in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has arched windows and a chimney. Automobiles and pickup trucks are parked nearby.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Power plants--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1976]
- Auto body repair shop
- A pickup truck is parked near an auto body shop at 1432 Speer Boulevard in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Izett Auto Body and Repair Co. Painting Trimming Repairing Commercial Bodies."
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Kempter Motor Company
- View of Kempter Motor Company at 1917 Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three story brick building has contrasting trim and a sign that reads: "Ford Kempter Motors." Automobiles and pickup trucks that read: "Ford Service" are parked nearby.
- Kempter Motor Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Victor Auto Co.
- View of partially assembled pickup trucks and automobiles parked in a warehouse in the Victor Automobile Company possibly at 3759 Gilpin Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A vacuum station is near a vehicle.
- Victor Auto Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Truck...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Harrison Motors
- A pickup truck and automobile are parked near Harrison Motors at Broadway and Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the one-story brick building with an arched gable read: "Autocar Trucks," "Hudson," and "Service."
- Harrison Motors (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- North Continent Mine Slick Rock uranium & vanadium largest deposit of radium ore ever found (Madam Curie) In western end of Montrose Co.
- View of the power house and water tank of the North Continent Mine in Slick Rock Canyon, San Miguel County, Colorado. A Dodge pickup truck, automobiles, and a truck are parked nearby.
- North Continent Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--San Miguel County--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- General John Pierce residence
- View of the General John Pierce house in Denver, Colorado. The one-story wood frame house has chimneys, hip roof, dormer, and covered porch with ornate columns. An automobile and pickup are parked nearby.
- Pierce, John, General--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Men near hangar
- Men pose near a hangar at the Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado. Biplanes are in the hangar. A pickup truck is parked nearby.
- Denver Municipal Airport--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1935?]
- Lyle M. Myers cabin, east Willow Creede, Creede, Colo.
- A red pickup is parked between a log cabin and a barn at the base of a rocky, steep mountain in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The cabin has a masonry chimney, red roof, and an addition with a sloping roof at the back. The...
- Creede (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Barns--Colorado--Creede--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Crested Butte, 1980's
- The Crested Butte firehouse, Gunnison County, Colorado, is a three-story wood frame structure with a large scalloped sign above the cornice: "Fire Protection District 1974, Crested Butte." Features include tall panel garage doors, a bracketed...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fire stations--Colorado--Crested Butte--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Danforth Chapel, FLC, Durango
- Two paned glass walls of the chapel at Fort Lewis College in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, intersect; some of the panes are translucent, and are decorated with patterns of lines and shapes. A parking lot with a pickup truck and other 1940s...
- Durango (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Fort Lewis College.
- [between 1959 and 1970?]
- Del Norte mineral well has flowed for half a century, in heart of town
- A stone shelter is built over the Del Norte mineral well in Del Norte, Colorado, in Rio Grande County. The shelter is a sandstone structure with a hipped roof with shingles. The silhouette of the well is visible underneath the shelter. A pickup...
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wells--Colorado--Del Norte--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Pioneer Club
- This view to the northeast in Leadville, Colorado, looks toward the fron facade of the Pioneer Club on West Second Street in Leadville, Colorado. Located in what was once the center of red light district, the bar is a two-story brick building built...
- Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]