Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gebhard Mansion
- View of the Gebhard Mansion (1883) at 2253 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the east and west elevations of the asymmetrical, two-story, residence in a combination of the Italianate and Second Empire Style....
- Smith family--Homes & haunts--1970-1980.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Mansions.; Gebhard, Henry--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Smith family--Homes and...
- [between 1975 and 1980?]
- Western Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Western Hotel located at 210 7th Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. The three-story large frame hotel has ship lap siding, as well as a full-length front porch with decorative columns and barge board. Above the porch, is a second floor balcony...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--2010-2020.; Ouray (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--Pictorial works.; Ouray (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2011
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp SP-13-C, Morrison, Colo.
- View of a building and equipment at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp SP-13-C located on Colorado State Highway 74 near Morrison, Colo. Between 1936-1941, the camp housed nearly 125 young men who participated in the construction of nearby...
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C (Morrison, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Labor camps--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Morrison (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C (Morrison, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Labor...
- 2009
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp SP-13-C, Morrison, Colo.
- Overview of the buildings at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp SP-13-C located on Colorado State Highway 74 near Morrison, Colo. One of the nation's best preserved CCC camps, the site contains simply constructed cottages and barracks that...
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C (Morrison, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Labor camps--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Morrison (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C...
- c. 2005
- Bunce School
- View of the historic Bunce School (1888 : Bunce & Rowley Builders) on Colorado Highway 7 in Allenspark (Boulder County) , Colorado. The one story, chinked plank building has a gabled tin roof, a covered porch and shuttered windows. A sign on the...
- Bunce school (Allenspark, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Allenspark (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Historic buildings.; Bunce school (Allenspark, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Schools--Colorado--Allenspark--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1998
- Miniature bag
- A miniature bag obtained from Native American Sioux Lucy Knife of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It was used to receive the first teeth of a child which were preserved for good luck. The pouch is made of red, green, yellow, and purple quillwork. It has...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bags (Containers)--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- People in rear of observation car Denver
- Passengers pose for a photo on the back of a Colorado Midland observation car No. 111 at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. All of the passengers are dressed in their finest travel clothes. The men wear suits and hats and the women wear dresses and...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Emerson & Buckingham Bank, at Longmont, Colo.
- A man ties his horse-drawn carriage on front post of the Emerson and Buckingham Bank, Longmont, Colorado. "Opened in April 1871, this frame building, with living quarters upstairs, was in the 300 block of Main, on the west side of street. It was...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1885]
- James Pinkham's block house
- View of log house of James Pinkham, a French-Canadian trapper, shows a two-story extension built in 1875 as a stockade for defense against raids, Pinkhampton, (Pinkham) Grand County, Colorado
- Pinkham, James O.--Homes & haunts.; Pinkhampton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pinkhampton--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Colo. Midland wildflower excursion
- View of large group of men, women & children holding bouquets of wildflowers posed behind Colorado Midland Railway passenger train, somewhere in Colorado; observation car number 111 preserved at Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado;...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Children standing near a creek in Central City, Colorado
- Children in Central City, Colorado, stand next to a rocky stream. The three boys and two girls are dressed in summer clothes and are wearing hats. The terrain around them is rocky and the soil seems to have been eroded away by water. Above them...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Mesa Verde - cliff dwellings
- View looking down on Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, one of the best preserved ruins in the park, features 114 living rooms and 12 kivas.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Trinidad biography, unidentified
- Portrait of an unidentified man in Trinidad, Colorado. The gentleman has long, gray chin whiskers, and the area around his mouth is clean shaven. He wears a vest and jacket with wide, trimmed lapels, and a bow tie.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado. He holds a peaked cap and wears a coat, suit, tie, and watch chain.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Georgetown from Heights on road up to Green Lake
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, from the road on Levenworth Mountain leading to Green Lake; shows steep and rough mountainside in deep shadow, a small portion of the town visible below, Republican and Democrat Mountains in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church on Taos Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The congregation was organized in 1867 by Reverend Winslow, church was built in 1869, and rebuilt after a windstorm the same year. The small building has a steep gabled...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Manitou Hotel and Bridge, Manitou. No. 61. [graphic]
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond-shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Argo smelting works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Interior view of an Argo Smelting Works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a chimney surrounded by gutters emanating from a furnace. One of the furnace doors is open as a man uses a long steel rod...
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Argo smelter refinery
- Interior view of an Argo smelting works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a stack of crucibles on top of a furnace, a hoist, and a cart.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Crucibles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Wm. Beynon, died 1926, Argo Smelter, refinery
- William Beynon stands next to a cart in the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery, Denver, Colorado shows: furnace, crucibles, and chain hoists.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Beynon,...
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace with attached troughs, and a hopper.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo smelter, tub room silver refinery
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: row of round, wood tanks and rectangular containers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Argo Smelting Works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Construction of a brick chimney at the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: wood scaffolding, barrels, building materials.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chimneys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Ino George, Jack O'Conner
- Ino George, with shovel, and Jack O'Conner inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, with hoppers, troughs.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Argo smelting
- Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, shovel, mallet, hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Chas Johnson, Ino George
- Ino George, with shovel, and Charles Johnson inside the Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney with hoppers.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; George,...
- 1892
- Thomas E. Watters residence
- View of the Thomas E. Watters house at 790 Niagara Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house a corbelled chimney, fish scale bargeboard, and a belt course.
- Watters, Thomas E.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976
- Beaver Creek station and pavilion on Colorado Central R.R., No. 168
- The pavilion at Beaver Brook, Colorado (Jefferson County) in Clear Creek Canyon is a polygon-shaped, open building with a roof and cross-braces in front of each window opening. Wooden stairs lead up the hillside to the gazebo. Seven people stand on...
- Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- View from the pavilion at Beaver Creek Station, Colorado Central R.R., no. 176
- The Beaver Brook depot, in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, is built above a stream with a stone retaining wall. People pose in front of the frame building; a granite wall is in the background.
- Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Denver police officer
- Studio portrait of a Denver Police officer who wears a uniform coat with a single row of brass buttons and rounded police hat. He wears a badge in the shape of a star that reads: "Denver Police, 49."
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Police--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1891?]
- Mountain man
- Studio portrait of a man with a beard, rifle, and wide brimmed hat.
- Men--1850-1890.
- [between 1850 and 1890?]
- Mining Exchange, Denver
- Exterior view Mining Exchange building, 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1891, financial center of Rocky Mountain West for many years; miner statue on top of building was preserved when building was razed in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Norman Apartments
- Exterior view of the Norman Apartments located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1924 by prominent Denver architect William Norman Bowman, the Norman is one of Denver's best preserved examples of a luxury apartment building dating from the 1920s and...
- Norman Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1983 August
- Norman Apartments
- Photograph of the lawn at the Norman Apartments located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1924 by prominent Denver architect William Norman Bowman, the Norman is one of Denver's best preserved examples of a luxury apartment building dating from the...
- Norman Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1983 August
- Norman Apartments
- Interior photograph of the main wood doors of the Norman Apartments located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1924 by prominent Denver architect William Norman Bowman, the Norman is one of Denver's best preserved examples of a luxury apartment...
- Norman Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1983 August
- Norman Apartments
- Interior photograph of the main lobby, elevators and hallway of the Norman Apartments located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1924 by prominent Denver architect William Norman Bowman, the Norman is one of Denver's best preserved examples of a luxury...
- Norman Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1983 August
- Norman Apartments
- Interior photograph of an apartment in the Norman Apartments located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1924 by prominent Denver architect William Norman Bowman, the Norman is one of Denver's best preserved examples of a luxury apartment building...
- Norman Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1983 August
- Norman Apartments
- Photograph of the main entrace, with "The Norman" inscribed above the door to the Norman Apartments located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1924 by prominent Denver architect William Norman Bowman, the Norman is one of Denver's best preserved...
- Norman Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1983 August
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 42, 1910 October 15
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 8, 1911 February 18
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 13, 1913 April 12
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- Report of Henry A. Buchtel Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colorado
- This is a report submitted to the Quarterly Conference at the close of Henry A. Buchtel's term as pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. During his tenor the church raised money to build a new building at 1820 Broadway in Denver, Colo. The...
- Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 30
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Residences