Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Longmont Colo., Catholic Church at 4th and Collyer
- Exterior of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 305 4th (Fourth) Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, features the front gable stone church with contrasting banding, Gothic details including arched stained glass windows, side bell tower with pointed...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Longmont Colo., St. Johns Church
- Exterior of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 305 4th Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, features the front gable stone church with Gothic details including arched stained glass windows, side bell tower with pointed steeple topped with a cross. Built...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- December 4, 1926
- Longmont St. John the Baptist Catholic Church July 22, 1905 dedication with Bishop Matz officiating
- A crowd gathers in front of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 305 4th (Fourth) Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, for the July 22, 1905 dedication. The front gable stone church with contrasting banding has Gothic details including arched stained glass...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Dedications--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [1905]
- Interior view, St. James Episcopal Church, Meeker, Colorado
- Interior of St. James Episcopal Church, 368 Fourth (4th) Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the sanctuary decorated with sheaths of wheat and grape vines wrapped on decorative brass framework in front of the pulpit. The wooden altar...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Interiors.; St. James Episcopal Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers, was dedicated in 1907. The ballroom interior has ornate stenciled borders; columns support the beamed ceiling. Swinging doors lead to a room with pointed...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Missouri City, Spring Gulch, Quartz Hill, Navada Gulch, and part of Central City
- Engraving of Missouri City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows cabins, stages, trees, and pointed mountains. Also called Missouri Flats, this short lived gold town burst into existence in 1860.
- Missouri City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Missouri City--1860-1870.
- 1861
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Minturn, Colorado
- The Saint Patrick Catholic church in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, is a one-story frame building with a projecting square tower housing the entry. A cross tops the pointed roof; a sign by the door reads: "Saint Patrick's Parish." Two girls ride...
- Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Minturn, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Minturn (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Minturn--1980-1990.
- 1986
- First Baptist Church
- Exterior view of First Baptist Church, Carr Avenue between 3rd (Third) and 4th (Fourth) Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story brick church with painted shingle has a side spire extension, arched double-wide side doorway, and corbelling...
- First Baptist Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [1988]
- First Methodist Church
- Exterior view of First Methodist Church, Cripple Creek, Colorado; church is L-shaped wooden frame building with wooden diagonal siding, single spire to left of center, enclosed entryway with double-wide entry door, two-centre pointed leaded glass...
- First Methodist Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Wheat Ridge Methodist, 32nd & Wadsworth, built 1884
- Well-dressed people pose by Wheat Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church, Blaine (Thirty-second) and Wadsworth Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado,. A buggy is by pointed, arched windows.
- Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1880- 1890.; Streets--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890]
- Steamboat Springs, St. Paul's Episcopal Church
- Facade view of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, shows the small stone church with front gable, entry vestibule and pointed arch window.
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Steamboat Springs, Colo.); Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Old church, Wheatridge [sic]
- Methodist Episcopal Church, Thirty-second (32nd) and Wadsworth, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, is a frame building with pointed windows. A man is by the covered, side entry.
- Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1880- 1890.; Streets--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890]
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Westcliffe
- View of the facade of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Westcliffe (also known as Clifton and West Cilff), Custer County, Colorado. Architectural features: clapboard siding, gable, front steeple, hipped roof with cross, double doors with pointed...
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Hawkins Chimney Sweep, for many years a well known figure on C. S. streets, [Nev]ada Ave.
- A man poses in his horse drawn wagon, wearing a pointed, conical hat, Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Lettering on wagon reads: "Hawkins Chimney Sweep, leave orders at Mat Conways 19 Pikes Peak Avenue."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Chimney sweeps--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Russell Gulch
- A frame church in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado, has pointed windows, a projecting vestibule, a belfry, and a wheel window.
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Russell Gulch
- View of a frame church in Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado, with pointed windows and a belfry. A frame house is next door.
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Boss clown of the circus
- A clown at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival poses in a burro drawn cart, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. His costume includes face paint, a pointed hat, and a striped, ruffled collar.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Nevadaville Methodist Episcopal Church, King Street
- View of the abandoned Methodist Episcopal Church, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows a brick building with boarded up pointed arch and round windows, a weathered belfry, and wooden front deck above a stone retaining wall.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- A boy wears a tall, pointed hat and rides a buggy or trap with a single, large, crepe paper flower on the wheel in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Black Hawk
- The Frederick Kruse house (built in 1874), Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, features Carpenter gothic style: a sawtooth gable, open front porch, pointed windows, decorative gableboard with a picket fence around a small front yard. A dilapidated...
- Kruse, Frederich--Homes & haunts.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.;...
- [1968]
- Black Hawk
- The Frederick Kruse house (built in 1874), Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, features Carpenter gothic style: a sawtooth gable, open front porch, pointed windows, decorative gableboard with a picket fence around a small front yard. A dilapidated...
- Kruse, Frederich--Homes & haunts.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.;...
- [1968]
- Telluride Catholic church
- View of the 1896 Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Telluride, San Miguel, Colorado, shows a single story structure with a front gable, a gabled belfry, a wheel window, pointed bays, a projecting vestibule, and decorative gingerbread trim.
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (Telluride, Colo.)--1930-1970.; Telluride (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Telluride--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Brighton
- View of a gravestone at the Brighton, Adams County, Colorado cemetery: a pointed slab with Japanese inscriptions.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Brighton--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Brighton--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Creede
- Saint Augustine's Mission Episcopal Church, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, was built in 1907 and features: a front gable with a Celtic cross on top, a covered entryway, clapboard siding, and pointed windows. Cars are parked in the parking lot...
- Saint Augustine's Mission Episcopal Church (Creede, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Creede (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Creede--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Crested Butte
- Interior view (looking to the rear of the nave) of the Union Congregational Church, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows pews with lancet arch ends and decorative engraving, pointed windows, and the vestibule.
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.
- [1965]
- Cripple Creek Episcopal Church
- Blurry interior view of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, shows pews, pointed windows, an altar, decorative rafters, and a gabled nave.
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960- 1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Cripple Creek Episcopal Church
- A group of people exit Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. The church has stepped gables, fishscale imbrication on the gableboard, pointed windows, brick walls, and is surrounded by a lawn and a decorative iron...
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960- 1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Delta
- View of a renovated Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, Delta, Delta County, Colorado, shows gothic features: cross gables, pointed arches, brick walls, and a wheel window. A sign with the name of the church on it is on the lawn in front of the church.
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (Delta, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Delta (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Delta--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Durango, St. Mark's
- The interior of Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, features: pointed arches, an altar, organ pipes, a hymn board, decorative wooden rafters, a communion rail and pews. Six candles and a cross are on the altar flanked...
- Saint Mark's Episcopal Church (Durango, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Church, Central City
- View of the St. James' Methodist church on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The granite building has a half steeple and stained glass windows with pointed arches.
- St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- 505 off for the fire
- A horse-drawn steam pumper races from Engine Company No. 1 firehouse at Colfax and Broadway; three-story brick gabled Victorian structure with decorative vergeboard and pointed arched windows; two-story brick Denver Omnibus & Cab Co., Metropole and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire stations & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Central City Episcopal Church
- The altar of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is before stained glass windows with gothic, pointed arches. A cross is on the altar, and wooden chairs are in the rear corners. Enclosed areas, with decorative elements around the top, on either side of the...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1950-1970.
- Church at Fairplay, Colo.
- View of the Sheldon Jackson Memorial Church (Presbyterian) in Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. The building has a belfry topped with a finial, pointed arch windows, bracketed eaves, and board-and baten-siding. Other buildings are in the distance.
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Monuments--1940-1950.; Sheldon Jackson Memorial Chapel (Fairplay, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Monuments &...
- [1940]
- Church Ward, Colo.
- View of a church in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The wood frame building has a gable belfry, pointed arch windows, and a stove pipe. A small building is nearby.
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- St. James Methodist Church, Central City
- St. James Methodist Church is the oldest Protestant church in Colorado. Built into the side of a hill in 1872, it is constructed of granite and has Gothic, pointed, windows and a front tower.
- St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Buildings in Central City, Colorado
- An earthen staiway leads to a house on a hill in Central City, Colorado. Part of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is visible in the foreground. The church, which is built above a masonry retaining wall, has a gabled roof and a gothic pointed arch...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Confederate reunion
- Band members, dressed in white, march on brick Commercial Street in Trinidad, Colorado, carrying instruments and American flags. The Packer Building (1884) has rusticated sandstone trim and dentiled tin cornice. Trophy shaped finials top the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Central City, Colorado, built in 1873, overlooks the gable and shingles of a house. The granite, gothic revival structure, which is built into the side of a hill, has a tall steeple and side tower, a gabled roof, and...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- 1901
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church
- Looking up at St. Paul's Episcopal Church from behind a masonry retaining wall is a view of the church located on East High Street in Central City, Colorado. The gothic revival structure, which is built into the side of a hill, has pointed arch...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1948
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Central City
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church is on East High Street in Central City, Colorado, next to the old Central City School. The gothic revival structure was built into the side of the hill above a masonry retaining wall and has pointed arch windows and a...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1900?]
- Shorthaired dog
- This shorthaired, light colored dog has a tightly curled tail and pointed ears. A man's hand offers him a treat; a cardboard barrel has a label: "A Blue Label Product."
- Dogs--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- La ventana dedicada a la finada Josefita O. Barela, y el altar de la parroquia de Trinidad, Colo.
- Interior view of Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows the stained glass window, altar and pews. The twelve pointed rose window is a combination of circles and florets. High wainscoting...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches.--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1911
- Las Animas County Trinidad park, Christopher Carson monument
- View of the Christopher 'Kit' Carson monument in Trinidad, Colorado. A cast sculpture of a man holding a rifle on horseback sits atop a granite block with incised letters that read: "Christopher Carson, Madison County Kentucky, Dec 24, 1809, Fort...
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Statues.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Sculpture--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Las Animas County Trinidad park, Christopher Carson monument
- View of the Christopher 'Kit' Carson monument in Trinidad, Colorado. A cast sculpture of a man holding a rifle on horseback sits atop a granite block with incised letters that read: Christopher Carson - Madison County Kentucky Dec 24, 1809 - Fort...
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Statues.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Sculpture--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Central City
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church is loacted on East High Street in Central City, Colorado. The granite, gothic revival structure was built in 1873 to replace the original church, which burned in the fire of 1873. The masonry building, built into the...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestible, in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestible, in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1939
- Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Colorado; shows the sloping roof of the church and the square tower. The tower has a pointed-arch window on the ground level, and two pointed-arch windows on the second level. On the top of the tower...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.
- [between 1955 and 1977?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944