Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Garage
- A view of a garage on the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) in Henderson, Colorado. The building has beveled siding, metal roof and double doors. A vehicle is parked in the garage and two pumps are on side of the garage, possibly air or fuel pumps....
- Denver Farm--1930-1940.; Henderson (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Almshouses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Morse Brothers Machinery & Supply Company at 18th & Lawrence
- View of a building (originally Denver City Cable Railway Company power house) at 18th (Eighteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: " Supply Co.", "The Morse Bros. Machinery & Su[pply]", "Mining, Milling & Smelting Machinery....
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; S. H. Supply Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Lexington, Nebraska
- Men stand near fuel pumps and a garage door at a filling station in Lexington, Nebraska. Automobiles are parked near the gas pumps. A sign near the road reads: "Frontier Rarin' to Go!"
- Lexington (Neb.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Nebraska--Lexington--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Nelson's Corner, 26th and Gray, SE Corner, Edgewater, Colorado
- Nelson's Corner, a white clapboard false front building, is a gas station in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man, presumably Nelson, leans jauntily against a "Serve Your Self" sign at the edge of the street, under a hanging sign reading...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Edgewater--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 1, 1920 January
- Turbine pumps for Orchard Mesa Ditch
- Interior view of Orchard Mesa ditch power plant, Mesa County, Colorado; shows four large turbine pumps, brick building, and pressure gauge.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Irrigation--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Power plants--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 22, 1909 July 17
- Man getting water from pump near chicken coop
- A man pumps water into a bucket near a chicken coop as chickens stand nearby on a farm in Colorado. A house, ax, and chopping block are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Chickens--Colorado--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--1900-1920.; Poultry houses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Water pumps--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- 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]
- Parshall, Colorado
- View of a gas station on First Avenue in Parshall, Colorado in Grand County. Two gas pumps in front of two, wood-frame buildings. Telephone box in front of sign post. Signs: "Pepsi," "Groceries PKO Liquors," "Bar & Cafe," "Coors Beer, "Budweiser,"...
- Parshall (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Parshall, Colorado
- View of a gas station on First Avenue in Parshall, Colorado in Grand County. Two gas pumps in front of two, wood-frame buildings. Telephone box in front of sign post. Signs: "Pepsi," "Groceries PKO Liquors," "Bar & Cafe," "Coors Beer,...
- Parshall (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Parshall--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Bedrock - 1959
- View of a two story commercial building in Bedrock, Colorado; features rough cut rock siding (first floor), horizontal clapboard siding (second floor), rectangular bays, open front porch with ceiling and corner posts (first floor), second floor...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Shoshone Power House and switch board and govenor [sic] pumps
- Interior view of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant power house in Garfield County, Colorado; shows turbines, generators, switchboard and governor pumps.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Entry gate to Overland Park auto camp
- View of the entry gate to the Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The gateway consists of two towers with a narrow roof between them. A sign above the gate reads "Overland Park." Near one tower is a camper...
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- U. S. Post Office, Chimney, Colo.
- View of the Chimney Rock Post Office, Archuleta County, Colorado; includes the Chimney Rock formation in background (10,242 feet), one- story wood frame building with intersecting gables, and gas pumps with a Texaco sign in front.
- Chimney Rock (Archuleta county, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Chimney Rock--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Chimney Rock--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Bedrock
- The "Bedrock Store General Mdse." in Bedrock, Montrose County, Colorado, has a stone first story and a wood second story with a cornice, a flat roof, and rectangular windows. An ice machine and flowerboxes are on the covered porch. Steps, with two...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Bedrock--1970-1980.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1970-1980.
- 1973
- Some of pumps at Holly Sugar Co. Delta, Colo.
- The pumps at the Delta, Colorado, canning plant in Delta, Colorado are surrounded by pipe fences.
- Delta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Food industry--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Sugar--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- History of Denver
- Jamestown, Colo.
- View of buildings on a street in Jamestown (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings with false fronts and corrugated metal-covered, gabled roofs. A frame church with a bell tower is beside the stone town hall. The Jamestown Mercantile...
- Jamestown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Jamestown--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Jamestown--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Jamestown--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Main St. Durango, Colo
- View of a parade on Main Street in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado; men march in formation, one carries a United States flag, they are followed by nurses with a Red Cross banner, a band and men an women. Shows spectators, gas pumps, stone...
- Durango (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Nurses--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.
- 1920 or 1921, January
- Portrait of a woman
- A woman holds the back of a chair and poses for a studio portrait. The woman wears a puffed blouse with a sailor scarf, probably a silk skirt with a narrow waist and light colored pumps.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, men coming off shift
- Construction workers prepare to exit the site of the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Some buildings are partially completed and construction vehicles are...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Buildings commercial filling stations
- View of the Crystal gas station possibly at 683 South Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The pumps are near the station building. Signs read: "We Served In France We Want To Serve You", "Gas 15", and "Courtesy And Consideration".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Buildings commercial Texaco station at Alameda & Santa Fe
- View of a Texaco filling station at Alameda Avenue and Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the roof extension over the pumps reads: "The Texas Company".
- Texas Company--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and manufacturing area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks, and horses pull wagons and carriages in the street. Smoke pours from chimneys over the densely packed brick...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View of a commercial garage in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County shows a horizontal building along a dirt road with gas pumps (one with a "Texaco" star) at the edge of the building.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Morrison flood
- People in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, clean up after a flood. Men shovel mud and rocks into a dump truck with lettering: "Jefferson County;" glass cylinder gas pumps are beside them. Power poles front businesses, and signs read: "Conoco,"...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Maybell, Colorado
- Store in Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a false front and a corner entry. A man approaches the door; pay telephones and hollyhocks are to the side, gasoline pumps are opposite. Signs read: "Chevron," "Self-Serve,"...
- Maybell (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Maybell--1980-1990.
- 1985
- Maybell, Colorado
- Store in Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a false front and a corner entry. Men approach the door; pay telephones and hollyhocks are to the side; gasoline pumps are opposite. Signs read: "Chevron," "Self-Serve,"...
- Maybell (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Maybell--1980-1990.
- 1985?
- Nucla, Colo. - street scenes Mainstreet [sic]
- View of Main Street in Nucla, Montrose County, Colorado, shows a bell tower with a railed platform to accomodate musical groups in the middle of the road. Frame dwellings, businesses, and trees flank the dirt thoroughfare; signs read: "Owl Garage,"...
- Nucla (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bandstands--Colorado--Nucla--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Nucla--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?] /; Walker Art Studios, Montrose, Colo
- Jackson House
- View of the Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County Colorado, shows the two-story cross gabled building with a balcony. Gasoline pumps flank a neon and plastic sign: "Cafe," "Phillips 66." Other signs read: "Camp Eats," "Poncha Springs Hotel...
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Snow scene
- Snowy view of Wild Wood Haven, near Leadville, Lake County, or Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. The log gas station has a path plowed under its overhang to reach the gas pumps.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Metropolitan Steamer, purchased Nov. 1898
- Side view of an antique steam fire wagon, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a fireman with a helmet in driver's seat, pinstriped wheels, coupling hoses on racks, brass tank, pumps and nozzles.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950- 1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- August 1952
- Gregory Diggings, Central City monuments
- A woman wearing a print dress, pumps and a hat stands to the left of the Gregory Diggings monument in Central City. The masonry monument is of granite and has a granite foundation. The brass marker in the center reads "On this ground later known as...
- Gregory, John H.--Monuments--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1940?]
- Confederate reunion
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado, features a Boy Scout band with horns and two drum majorettes. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short jumpsuit and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Another...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman is dressed in a plaid cowboy shirt and bandana, and leather chaps. A gentleman with his back to the camera is in a Confederate uniform with embroidered sleeve; just next to his head...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Finn, Eileen.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of drum majorette in a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short tank dress and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Men, women, and children watch from the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Central City residence interiors
- Two bookcases filled with books are on opposite sides of a fireplace in Central City, Colorado. Miners candle holders hang along the top of the bookcase. A standing lamp is in front of the bookcase on the right. The fireplace has a large gilded...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Filling station
- View of a fuel station at Echo Lake Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The pumps are near an octagonal wood building. A sign reads: "23".
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Echo Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Log buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Valve inlet
- Pumps and valves are on top of a brick platform with a staircase on one side. A large metal pipe leads out of another side of the brick platform.
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Valves--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Dickie King filling station
- Cars at King's gas station. A mechanic looks under the hood of one car behind the fuel pumps. Signs read: "Happy Motoring," "King's," "General Auto Repair."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Humble filling station
- Cars are at the M & M Enco Service Station, a Humble gas station and garage, in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A mechanic stands inside the garage. Two gas pumps are in front of the building. Signs read: "Happy Motoring" and...
- Humble Oil and Refining Company (Incorporated in Del.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Standard station 29th & Colo
- Two African American (Black) men stand at the gas pumps of a Standard gas station at 29th and Colorado Boulevard in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Cars are in the garage and a tow-truck is in front of the building.
- American Oil Company--Facilities.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Firestone gas station
- View of a filling station at 2425 Walnut Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. The one-story building has a covered circle driveway and fuel pumps. Signs read: "Firestone," "Open for Business,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western Machinery Company
- View of the Western Machinery Company building in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative brickwork. Signs read: "1649," "Western Machinery Co." and "We Rent Compressors Air Drills Hoists Pumps."
- Western Machinery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Colfax Mkt.
- View of Colfax Market at 1130 Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Fuel pumps and automobiles are nearby. Signs read: "U. S. Tires," "Conoco Bronze Gasoline," "Benham Beauty Shop," "Shu Chateau," and "Liquor Paul's Wines." An electric sign reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Rocky Mountain Federal Sales, Denver
- View of Rocky Mountain Federal Sales building and garage in Denver, Colorado; shows flat-bed trucks, gas pumps, and signs: "Mobilgas," "Rocky Mountain Federal Sales," "Service," and "Federal Trucks." Brick building has sign: "Colorado Casket Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Colorado and Utah Coal Co. plant
- View of a coal dealership at 27th (Twenty-Seventh) and Walnut Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows a stucco gasoline station with a tile roof, pumps, and signs: "The Colorado & Utah Coal Co.," "Harris Coal," "Drain Crankcase Here, Real Penn Motor...
- Colorado & Utah Coal Co.--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fuel--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933, April 12
- Apex Refining Company
- View of the Apex Refining Company gas station in Denver, Colorado. Fuel pumps, a four-story brick building, and a sign that reads "Go to Church on Sunday" are nearby.
- Apex Refining Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Barco gas station
- View of the Barco filling station in Denver, Colorado. The fuel pumps are covered by a tile roof. A two-car garage and houses are nearby. A sign reads, "Open Saturday."
- Barco (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]