Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- 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.)
- 1942 March 26
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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.)
- 1943 March 4
- Lincoln Avenue winter of 1899
- On Lincoln Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, looking west, are two-story, frame buildings behind piles of snow. One has a line of sash windows on the second floor, the other has lettering on the second floor reading "Kaiser's Market." A man on skis...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Town view of Eagle, Colo.
- Buildings along Washington Street in Eagle, Colorado, include a tall board-and-batten building with the peak of the gable roof incorporated into the horizontal false front, and signs reading, "The Copper Eagle Restaurant" and "Coors." A two-story...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- Women's Christian Temperance Union mission
- A large group of women and young children stands in front of the Women's Christian Temperance Union Mission at 1100 10th Street in Denver, Colorado. (The mission was reloatced to 11th Street in 1902.) A sign reading "W.C.T.U. Mission" hangs from...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Librarian signs up another reader
- A librarian at the Lakewood Branch of the Jefferson County Library, Mrs. Herman Van Blois, explains the summer reading program to ten year-old Ricci de Neve. She holds a card that reads, "Reading is Something to Crow About!" A sign (with a goat...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Librarians--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; de Neve, Ricci.; Van Blois, Herman, Mrs.
- June 20, 1962
- Knight School students in library
- Photograph of a class of students using the library at Knight Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Several of the children in the photograph sit at tables reading. Other children look at books on the shelves along the walls.
- Libraries.; Knight School (Denver, Colo.); Belcaro (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhoods); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- McKinley School students in Library Corner
- The photograph is of five students, three girls and two boys using the library at McKinley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Along the back wall, there is one girl sitting by the window reading a book, a girl with a bow in her hair is looking...
- McKinley School (Denver, Colo.); Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 October
- Steele School students in library
- Photograph of three unidentified students reading in Steele Elementary School's library in Denver, Colorado. One girls stands with an open book in the back of the room next to the fiction section. Another girl and boy sit at a table in front of...
- Libraries.; Steele School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 Q-R
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Kathleen Phillips addressing workshop
- Kathleen Phillips speaks in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, at a Society of Children's Book Writers workshop, during the International Reading Association convention.
- Phillips, Kathleen C.--Public appearances--1970-1980.; International Reading Association. Convention--1970-1980.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Authors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1970-1980.; Meetings--Colorado--Colorado...
- March 1977
- Denver Tramway Company, reading room
- Interior view of Denver Tramway Company staff reading room in Denver, Colorado; shows men in uniform reading magazines "A.E.R.A." and "Electric Railway Journal," newspapers, or playing cards. One employee writes at a desk; also shows glass enclosed...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Palmer School reading lesson
- Photograph of a reading lesson at Palmer Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. A teacher stands at a large note pad. On it is a reading chart. She points to it and several of the students have their hands raised.
- Palmer School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1951 April
- Park Hill School reading lesson
- Photograph of a class during a reading lesson at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Several students in the class sit in chairs and on the floor around a blackboard. One unidentified girl stands at the front of the class. She...
- Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); South Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1937 January 14
- Teller School reading project
- Photograph of young children at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a class reading project. Two boys and three girls are sitting around a table reading a book. Standing behind them is a boy scanning the stacks and an unidentified...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1953
- Woodbury Branch summer reading program
- Photograph of Ruth Newman, assistant librarian at the Woodbury Branch library, located in Denver, Colorado, surrounded by children during the summer vacation reading program. She sits at a round table surrounded by numerous children. Behind her...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1951 June
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 8
- Estes Park, Colorado, exchange building
- View of the Mountain States telephone exchange building in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The structure is a log building with a dormer and stone chimney. A stone wall serves as a fence and embankment. A sign reading "Telephone" hangs on...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log buildings--Colorado--Estes Park--1930-1940.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Estes Park--1930-1940.
- 1931 July 29
- Reading room
- Interior view of a library in Denver, Colorado; shows shelves of books, men reading newspapers, a spittoon, and a stove.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- The Famous Department Store, Trinidad, Colorado
- A man and woman stand on the sidewalk near The Famous Department Store on Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The two story brick building has projecting bay windows, arched windows, and awnings. A sign on the building reads:...
- Famous Department Store (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Barbara Steiner, International Reading Association meeting, Colo. Springs, Colo. Society of Children's Book Writers
- Barbara Steiner (Society of Children's Book Writers member) reads to girls in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, during the International Reading Association meeting.
- Steiner, Barbara A.--Public appearances--1970-1980.; International Reading Association. Convention--1970-1980.; Society of Children's Book Writers--People--1970-1980.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Authors--Colorado--Colorado...
- March 1977
- Main St., winter 1898-9, U.S. mail on snowshoes
- On south Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, a two-story, false fronted building on the left has a sign reading "Miner's Home Saloon." The next building, with its low false front flanking the gabled roof has a banner below its three sash windows...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1898 or 1899
- Decker Branch
- Children's reading room from desk, Decker Branch, Denver Public Library, South Logan and East Florida in Platt Park, Denver, Colorado; English cottage room features beamed ceiling, leaded glass, fireplace nook with wooden seats below Dudley...
- Decker, Sarah Platt--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Lakeside Park entrance, Union Pacific decoration
- A woman sits in a ticket booth near the Casino Tower entrance to Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. A man stands under the entryway arch below signs reading: "Lakeside Park," "Now Playing In the El Patio, Kay Kyser...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.; Gates--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.; Towers--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.
- 1935 August 19
- Interior of C. H. Whitmore & Co. store
- The interior of the C. H. Whitmore & Co. store in Canon City, Colorado, is filled with hardwood dressers, desks, mirrors, china, glass, dinnerware, kerosene lamps, coathooks, rolls of paper, framed pictures, and a manual carpet sweeper display...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Home furnishings stores--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- View of our store - Canon City Colo.
- On Main Street in Canon City, Colorado, Texas wagons with teams of horses in harness and uncovered bows are loaded with full gunny sacks and hay. Men pose among them and under the covered stoop of a brick store with a sign reading: "McGee & Mack."...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Canon City diners
- Men sit in a restaurant in Canon City, Colorado. One is in a striped shirt with a pencil over his ear, the other wears a toy derby with a nametag on it reading "Pete." Plastic cups, squeeze mustard bottle, napkin holder, salt and pepper shakers,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Jukeboxes--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Canon city railroad stations
- The brick Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot in Canon City, Colorado, has a hipped gable terra cotta tile roof, bracketed, wide eaves, stone trim, and an open waiting area. A steam whistle is over the entry, fronting an incised panel reading:...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Astro Jets Club
- View of an Astro Jets Social Club function. A group of African American (Black) men and women pose in front of a sign reading: "Astro Jets Social Club." The men wear narrow legged pants and suit jackets with a patch on the pocket reading: "Astro...
- Astro Jets Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; People--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Eagle, Colo. town views 5/12/78
- Buildings along Washington Street in Eagle, Colorado, include a plain two-story building with a sign reading "H & R Block Income Tax"; a brick building with two awnings which read "Serv-U-Shop," and a sign which reads "Allstate"; a false front...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- 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?]
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- A sign reading: "60 miles to Denver Bureau of Public Roads" tops a post with another sign reading: "Top of Berthoud Pass Elevation 11,306 Feet." The post is next to a dirt road in the foreground. A small shelter covering a gas pump is in the...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Privies--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- 1939. A sign reading: "60 miles to Denver Bureau of Public Roads" tops a post with another sign reading: "Top of Berthoud Pass Elevation 11,306 Feet." The post is next to a dirt road in the foreground. A small shelter covering a gas pump is in the...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand County--1910-1930.; Privies--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- An unidentified woman wearing a hat and coat stands next to a sign post in front of the Berthoud Pass Inn at the summit of the pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties in Colorado. The square, log building was built by Charles Fitchett,...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Rowhouse on Welton Street, Denver
- A rowhouse on Welton Street is centered with the Formosa Tea Company in the right foreground at 1630 Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. The awning over the storefront is tied back and a sign hangs above it reading: "Teas and Coffees." Another sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rowhouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Bath house in Idaho Springs
- reading "Big Hot Spring" hangs on the overhang of the porch. A wood rail fence is on the hill in the right midground.; Stereographic view of two men wearing suits sitting on the front porch of a bath house with private rooms for ladies and...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Colo. Gato. Pagosa Junction
- A rustic gable-roofed train depot in Gato, also known as Pagosa Junction, Colorado, has signs reading "Gato," "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office," and "D & R G W R R [Denver and Rio Grande Western Rail Road], Royal Gorge [?], Scenic Line."...
- Gato (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gato--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Englewood Fire Station
- A sign in front of the brick fire house in Englewood, Colorado, reads, "Englewood Fire Station No. 4." A fire engine is parked in the driveway in front of one of the garage doors; it includes a mechanized ladder labeled "T. E. L. E. Squirt," hoses,...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1979?]
- Steele School students in library
- Photograph of two unidentified students reading in the library at Steele Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Both the boy and the girl sit at a table. They both have books open in front of them are are reading.
- Libraries.; Steele School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1937 February 5
- Library at Grant Junior High School
- Library at Grant Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Four students sit at a table in the school's library reading the school's newspaper 'The Grant Junior Live Wire,' behind them two students look at the books on the library shelves.
- Libraries.; Grant Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Radio Program at Grant Junior High School
- Radio Program at Grant Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Seven students surround a microphone with the letters 'NBC' on it, each student is holding a pile of papers in their hand.
- Grant Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- 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
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- Ashland Elementary School students
- Photograph of three children sitting on a bench reading books in the library of Ashland Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.); Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Edison School students in library
- Photograph of four students using the library at Edison Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two girls sit at a table with open books. At the far end of the table a unidentified boy stands looking at a globe. Behind him stands another...
- Edison School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 34, 1912 August 24
- Woman reading in park, man lying on ground beside her
- Outdoor portrait of a couple in a Denver, Colorado park; she is reading; he is sleeping.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Sleeping--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Children's Room Denver Public Library, East [sic] Denver High School
- Interior view of the Denver Public Library children's reading room, at the High School, in Denver, Colorado; shows men, women, teenaged boys, shelves of books, sculpture, a balcony / arch, and lettering: "The World is so Full of a Number of Things,...
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- One of the spacious well-lighted reading rooms in the main city library at Civic Center
- Women and men work and read at tables in a reading room at the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Wooden frames and books are on the tables. Stacks are nearby.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1935 November 24
- Byers Home for Boys
- Boys and a male teacher sit in the reading room of the Byers Home for Boys in Denver, Colorado. Shows a carpeted room with bookcases. A frame on a bookcase holds portraits of William Byers and Elizabeth Byers. Boys sit in rocking chairs and on a...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Reading...
- [between 1903 and 1915?]