Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Salvage and War Saving Posters
- Three children look at three salvage and war saving posters. On the wall above the posters there is partially cut-off lettering that says "... too can serve." Posters state when children can donate canned goods, buy war stamps, and bring in...
- Gilpin Place School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; World War, 1939-1945.; Posters.
- 1944 January
- Children at Mayor Currigan's office
- Boys and girls, who include an African American and a Mexican American, pose with Denver Mayor Thomas G. Currigan, in his office in the City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. They stand in front of a table covered with political posters....
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Interiors.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Political posters.; Currigan, Thomas G.; African Americans--Children.; Mexican Americans--Children.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 29, 1909 September 4
- Group at Colorado Midland Railroad Company
- Five men and one woman, employees of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company, pose in an interior office in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Posters line the wall behind them, one reads: "Lion Hunt De Beque Colo. Nov. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Colorado Midland...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Group at Colorado Midland Railroad Company
- A group of five men and one women, employees of the Colorado Midland Railway Company, pose in an office in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Posters line the wall behind them, one reads: "Lion Hunt De Beque Colo. Nov. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Street scene Vernal Utah
- View of a dirt street in Vernal, Utah; three children stand in street; posters (possibly movie posters) are propped in front of building; pedestrian and horse-and-buggy traffic are in distance; commercial buildings include a cafe, pool hall, and...
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Children--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Colorado - Georgetown
- View of the corner of Taos and Sixth (6th, Alpine) Streets, south up Taos, in Georgetown, Colorado. The lot on the left was the site of the McClellan Opera House, which burned in 1892; remnants of floors are visible. The side of the building beyond...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Globeville School food distribution project
- Photograph of a food distribution project at Globeville Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Included in the picture are two unidentified students standing at the end of a long table looking at a large display. The display consists of two...
- Food Processing.; Globeville School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Mitchell School students with war bond poster
- The photograph shows students from Mitchell Elementary School located on 32nd and Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. Four students are standing around a table looking at flag that has three war bond stickers on it. Behind the students are war...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.;War.; War bonds and funds.
- undated
- Official 1986 People Fair's Guide
- Capitol Hill People's Fair: Celebrate the City
- Denver theater, Orpheum
- Interior view of the Orpheum Theatre at 1515 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado. Posters advertise: Upham Whitney Revue with Jeannie Upham in "Color, Grace & Youth;" Frank Stafford & Co. with Alex J. Brady; Sally Rand In Person; and "Man-Made Women"...
- Orpheum Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- New Isis Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Isis Theater, 1722 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; includes ornate theater facade, two women at ticket alcove or booth, and movie posters "Vitagraph in two parts," "the Great Diamond Mystery," and "A Wild Ride"; adjacent...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture posters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- Byers Junior High students with war posters
- Photograph of two unidentified students and one staff member in front of some war posters at Byers Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1943
- Lake Junior High School
- A photograph of students making posters in a class. Lake Junior High is located at 1820 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80204.
- Lake Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Posters.;Students.;
- undated
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 23
- Holy Ghost Repair Service, Inc.
- View of Planet Jerusalem Coffee House and The Paraclete Book Store at 907-909 East Colfax Avenue in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial Mission Revival style building was constructed in 1926. The...
- Planet Jerusalem Coffee House (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Paraclete (Book store : Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Coffeehouses.; Bookstores.; Planet Jerusalem Coffee House...
- 1974
- Denver Weekly News
- View of the headquarters of the Denver Weekly News, an African American newspaper, at 2547 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick and plaster commercial style building has decorative half timbering on...
- Denver Weekly News--1980-1990.; Fasta Type Setting Company (Denver, Co.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Newspapers.; Printers.; Commercial facilities.; Denver Weekly News--Pictorial works.; Fasta...
- 1981
- 1997 Junior Livestock Auction Hall of Education
- A large audience watches the 1997 Junior Livestock Auction in the Hall of Education at the National Western Stock Show, 4655 Humboldt Street in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver Colorado. The prize winning steer is in the ring accompanied by...
- National Western Stock Show--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Livestock auctions.; Livestock shows.; National Western Stock Show--Pictorial works.; Auctions--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1997
- Mercury Cafe
- View of the interior of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A boy sits at a counter in a swivel chair, and customers sit at long tables. Shows a waitress, open dessert rack, and track...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Interiors.; Waitresses.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1990
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 49, 1910 December 3
- Manitou shop
- Men pose outside of a hardware shop in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Signs on the store front read: "Hardware Co." and "Plumbers." Posters in windows read "Norris & Rowe's Big Shows, Wed. Aug. 26." A wagon is in front of the store.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- 1903 August 14
- Main & Fourth St. Grand Junction, Colo.
- Panoramic view of buildings in downtown Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado, and the intersection of Main Street and 4th (Fourth) Street. People, a street car, automobiles, and horse-drawn wagons are in the street. Women with dresses and hats,...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1906?]
- [Audi]torium and City Hall, Pueblo
- View of classical-style City Hall and Memorial Hall Auditorium in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The three-story structure a has domed cupola, fluted columns with ionic capitals, a United States flag at half mast above a carved "1917," and a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- New building of 1st Nat'l Bank, Florence, Colo.
- View of the First National Bank building under construction in Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. The structure is a brick building with classical features including dentils, entablature, and Corinthian columns flanking the main entrance. The...
- First National Bank (Florence, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Florence (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Florence--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Meeker saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado; men pose behind the bar with mirrors, bunting, United States flags, a cash register, and a carved wood bar back. Also shows a dog, kerosene lamp, posters, and a spittoon.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Bartenders--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.
- 1899 July 5
- J. W. Hugus
- Women, men, boys, girls, a baby and horses pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a store with bunting and letters: "J.W. Hugus & Co. General Merchandise and Farm Implements," and "Post Office." Posters read: "Smoke Hunting," "Star Tobacco,"...
- J.W. Hugus & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Purina display
- View of a Purina feed display; a man poses by burlap bags and posters: "Purina Bulky Las, the Right Fuel for Most Milk Cows."
- Ralston Purina Company--Exhibitions & displays--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- General store, Rifle, Colorado
- Interior view of a general store in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men pose behind counters in the store. Shows glass display cases, shelves and probably vases and pitchers, fabric and hat boxes. Fishing poles hang from the ceiling. Posters on...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bullard and Rough Bill[i]ard Parlor, Greeley
- Men pose behind a glass counter that displays cigars at the Bullard and Rough Billiard Parlor on 9th (Ninth) Street in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Cigar boxes read: "Fatima, A Sensible Cigarette," "Harvester," "Meditation," "Galdos" and...
- Bullard and Rough Billiard Parlor (Greeley, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Cigars--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.;...
- 1920?
- Post Office and service station
- An elderly man, identified as A.G. Wallihan, poses on a snowy street outside the Lay Post Office in Lay (Moffat County), Colorado. The log post office has a car port, a gas tank, and signs that read: "Conoco, Wallihan Service Station," and "Lay...
- Lay (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Lay--1920-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Lay--1920-1940.; Wallihan, A. G. (Allen Grant), 1859-1935.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Lakewood Elementary School
- Interior view of a classroom at Lakewood Elementary School in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A woman, probably a teacher, wears a one piece button-down dress and sits beside a table piled with stacks of books. Boys and a woman with a head...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Classrooms--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Teachers--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.
- 1957 May 15
- Geo. Porter & Co.
- Interior view of George Porter's general store, which also served as the post office in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows display cases, boxes of merchandise, canned goods, stove, lanterns, wall posters, advertisements, calendar elk antlers,...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- 1896 Aug
- Restaurant
- A man and woman pose in a restaurant in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Stools are near a wooden bar. Posters and advertisements on the wall read: "Quality Sells Exports Cigar 5 [cents]," "The DeBeque New Era," "4th of July [...] Grand Ball In...
- De Beque (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.; Restaurants--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Seamstress shop
- Interior view of a tailor shop in Denver, Colorado; shows a woman, child, sewing machines, and posters.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Seamstresses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Tailor
- Interior view of a tailor's shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, bolts of fabric, and fashion posters.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tailor shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tailors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bakery / delicatessen
- Interior view of a bakery / food business in Denver, Colorado; shows a woman, man, boy, glass display cases, a calendar, a butcher paper roller, loaves of bread, merchandise: "Sincerity Soda Crackers," "Graham Crackers," and "Karo Syrup." Posters...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Delicatessens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914, December
- Colorado Midland ticket office
- Five men and one woman, employees of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company, pose in an interior office in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Posters line the wall behind them. The men wear suits, ties, vest and jackets and the woman wears a long skirt,...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Trinidad Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the Trinidad Hotel on North Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. This three story brick building has a cut stone front, ornate iron work on the porches, and glass brick. A sign on top of the building reads:...
- Trinidad Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Part of north end of store
- The interior of the Porter Store in Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, is full of cans and crates reading: "F. W. Crocker & Co. Crackers Denver Co." Spindle chairs are at the desk, which has pigeon hole files and sheaves of paper. A mantle...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mrs. Rena Dalla Antonelli, propr. Silverton American Legion (formerly Miners Union Hall)
- Interior view of the American Legion tavern in Silverton, Colorado. A gray haired woman in a print dress sits behind the wooden bar on a chrome stool. On the backbar are: a rack of bagged snacks topped by a Schlitz beer advertisment in the form of...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Bar, Western Hotel, Ouray
- Bartender poses behind an ornate wooden bar, Western Hotel, in front of a mirror with "Coors" and "Smoke Domino of the Western Hotel" signs, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Tobacco advertisement posters and labels on boxes and tins read: "Town...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.; Bartenders--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.
- May 1937
- Row of commercial buildings, Cripple Creek
- Two-story commercial brick buildings in a row, Cripple Creek, Colorado; several abandoned buildings have boarded-up windows; sign on movie theater states "Silent Movie" and posters on theater doorway include: "Harry Carey in Night Hawk," "Westward...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960- 1970.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 December 17
- Duckets Market, Ouray, Colo., 10:00 AM.
- Two butchers work behind the meat counter in Duckets Market as a customer waits for his order, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The meat in the refrigerated counter is labeled with name and price; other goods include packaged gravy and spaghetti...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Butchers--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Interiors.
- August 1978
- 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?]
- Burns building, Colorado Springs
- Facade view of the Burns Building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the three story Beaux Arts opera house with overhanging bronze roof entrance. Lettering on upper windows reads: "Dr. Lennox, Dr. Baker," "Dr. C. T. Cain, Dentist,"...
- Burns Building (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1928]
- 3rd grade at Boyd, 1941
- Boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks in a third grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Some boys wear overalls and one wears a bow tie. The girls wear print dresses with clips or bows in their hair. Built in bookshelves with...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- 4th grade at Boyd, 1941
- Boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks in a fourth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Built in bookshelves with jars of dried weeds on the top shelf are along the back wall. A blackboard is on the side wall near a bulletin...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]