Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Silverton - Grand Imperial Hotel 9/21/78
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking north; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. The mansard roof,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- 1978 September 21
- Central City Opera House
- A billboard on the left side of the Opera House entrance reads "Central City Opera House Association, Inc., Sixth Annual Play Festval July 17 to August 7, 1937 Mr. Richard Aldrich Presents Miss Ruth Gordon, Mr. Dennis King, Mr. Walter Slezak, Mr....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- View of Colorado Central Narrow Gauge Railway yards
- A winter view of the Colorado Central Narrow Gauge railyards shows the one-story Central City building and the one story Black Hawk building. The Central City building has a gabled roof, a window, and a sign that reads "Central City 8475 Ft above...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1950-1970.; Railroads--Colorado--Central City--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Shop Band Contest, Civic Center - Denver Salt Lake Band in foreground
- An audience and band competitors gather around the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors for a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Shop Band performance in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. The banner above the stage reads: "Denver &...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A black 1930's sedan draped with bunting and with numerous 'Stars and Bars' flags mounted in the front bumper and coming out of the windows makes its way along the brick street. A banner on its side reads:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Fine new Country Club Motor Inn is attracting conventions to Trinidad
- Exterior view of the Country Club Motor Inn in Trinidad, Colorado. The Motel's sign is a sheet metal box type, consisting of two panels; neon lettering on the upper panel reads: "Country Club Motor Inn and the Fabulous," and the lower panel...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- May 1966
- Town's first fire bell
- View of a monument in Trinidad, Colorado. A brass bell hangs in a stepped arch atop a circular brick base. A metal panel reads: "City's First Fire Bell - Purchased January 29, 1890 - First Located Corner of Main & Commercial - Retired 1928."...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bells--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Monuments & markers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- 1969 May 21
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Uniformed Marines march on the brick street, carrying French horns and a tuba. Commercial buildings in the background have lettering that reads: "P & C Grocery" and a neon sign: "American Cafe."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly gentleman in a Confederate uniform holds the arm of a young woman wearing a gown with waist to floor flounces and possibly a hoop or bustle and a dogcollar necklace and cameo. A man in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.; Frazier, Sarah Ruth.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Central City business exterior
- The entry door to the McKinley-Newhard Crafts shop in Central City, Colorado, is open and the interior of the shop is visible from the sidewalk. A sign, the front of which is not visible, is on the sidewalk in front of the store. The pane of glass...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Handicraft--1950-1960.
- [between 1951 and 1958]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Floats pulled by horses at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. A decorated arch on two pedestals reads: "Education"; two women sit beneath the arch in white dresses; they hold scrolls and signs that read: "B. Y. College". An arch in...
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- Women sit and stand on a flatbed wagon with a canopy cover, which displays a sign that reads: "Relief Society," as part of the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. One woman holds a wooden staff topped with a heart. She wears a sash...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--New...
- [1910]
- Cliff House
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. Central in the image is the Cliff House Hotel; its north wing is a three story frame structure with a hipped gable roof, a widow's walk, canvas awnings on the windows...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Manitou Avenue, 700 Block
- Exterior view of the 700 block of Manitou Avenue, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. In the left, a two-story brick building with stone quoins, pedimented windows, and a bracketed cornice has a striped, scalloped awning and a sign:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Iron Springs, Manitou 1822
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Springs Pavilion, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The lower level of the west end of this building has a stone arcaded patio, topped by an enclosed, frame second floor with hipped gable roof and a sign...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1899?]
- Soda Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north at the Navajo Soda Spring and Cliff House Hotel. Men and women are gathered around the Navajo Spring stone ring. The Fountain Creek bridge is to the right, and directly behind the group is the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Watson's store
- In a clothing store in Breckenridge, Colorado, eight men in suits and hats sit and stand around a drum shaped parlor stove at the center of this well stocked business. Piles of folded trousers are in the left foreground, shelves are loaded with hat...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1888 and 1895?]
- Jack party
- View of Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Taos St. west, in Georgetown, Colorado. A group of 21 men, women, and children on burros and horses are lined up across the street and pose for the camera. The women wear various large,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Tourists--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Packing burros and automobile
- View of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, looking west. The Kneisel- Curtis-Seifried Building is on the left side of the street, with signs that read "Bakery," and Kneisel and Anderson;" a sign over the sidewalk with an American flag nearby reads "10...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Home Owned Stores delivery truck
- View of a delivery truck in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Home Owned Stores," "Frank C. Thomas Quality Groceries and Market 2746 W. 26th Ave."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Excavation for the Denver City and County Building
- View looking west shows excavation and preliminary construction of the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. The Denver Mint building is across Cherokee Street. Sign on nearby building reads: "'Safest in the World,' World Moving and...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town...
- 1929 April 20
- Denver City and County Building
- View of workers installing an inscribed marble slab at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado, it reads: "A D M C M X X X I," or 1931. Scaffolding still surrounds the uncompleted building.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1931]
- Soda Spring pavilion
- View of the Soda Spring pavilion in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a wooden pavilion with sunburst trim, gabled roof and cupola; sign in roof gable reads: "1885." A wooden bridge spans Fountain Creek; sign in front of a stone...
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Post Office
- View of the United States Post Office (later the Customs House) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; businesses include: W.F. Robinson Printing Company (at 1508-1514 Arapahoe), and the P. Casey Building with a sign which...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Mercury Printing Shop next to the corner of 5th and Main Streets on the north side
- Men and a woman pose on the boardwalk in Canon City, Colorado. Storefronts behind them have a gabled false front, corbeled cornice, and arching windows. The woman wears a checked dress with a fur hat. A man wearing striped prison pants and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Facades--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Denver General Hospital
- View of Denver General Hospital at West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Cherokee Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is a two and one-half story brick structure with dormers and projecting bays. Shows the west wing...
- Denver General Hospital--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Labor housing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Black Canon, Colorado River, looking below near Camp 7.
- View of the Colorado River and steep rock walls and cliffs in Black Canyon, probably in Mohave County, Arizona.
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Mojave County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Mohave...
- 1871
- Parowan Canon
- View of trees on eroded Black Mountains rock formations and towers in Parowan Canyon, Iron County, Utah.
- Iron County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Parowan Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th...
- 1872
- Cooley's Park, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona
- View of log buildings and fences at Corydon Eliphalet Cooley's Ranch, Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation) Arizona. Livestock, crops and log farm buildings are in a meadow near trees and hillsides of the White Mountain Range.
- Cooley, Corydon Eliphalet--Homes & haunts.; Cooley Ranch (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Ranches--Arizona--Navajo...
- [1873]
- Cańon of Kanab Wash [sic], Colorado River, looking south
- View of steep rock walls, a narrow valley and Kanab Creek in Kanab Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona. A timber structure is beside a creek bed near boulders.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking east
- Aerial view of eroded sandstone towers and talus in probably Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Limestone walls, Kanab Wash [sic]
- View of limestone, layered rock walls and talus in a narrow section of Kanab Canyon above Kanab Creek (Coconino County), Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Rain sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah
- View of geologic rock formations, possibly a basalt flow, in Salt Creek Canyon (Iron County), Utah.
- Iron County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Salt Creek Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the...
- 1872
- Distant view of Camp Apache, Arizona
- Panoramic view of log or frame buildings with gabled roofs at Fort Apache, Arizona. Shows a flagpole, dirt roads, livestock and a building, possibly a barn, under construction. Trees are on mesas.
- Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Massive sandstone, Taylor's Creek, Utah
- View of a sandstone rock formation near Taylors Creek in Zion National Park, Utah. Shows steep cliffs, eroded rock towers and canyons.
- Zion National Park (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Iceberg Canon, Colorado River, looking above
- A man sits on a rocky shore beside the Colorado River in Iceberg Canyon, on the border of Mojave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada. Shows steep rock cliffs.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Iceberg Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rivers--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1871
- Title page of the Wheeler album
- Title page from the Wheeler album reads: "Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States. Obtained in connection with Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys...
- Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1876
- Grand Canon of the Colorado River, mouth of Kanab Wash [sic], looking west
- Panoramic view of layered, eroded sandstone rock in Kanab Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A man wears a hat, coat and boots, holds probably a pad of paper, and sits on a rock above Kanab Creek in a valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- [1872]
- Bluff opposite big horn camp, Black Canon, Colorado River
- View of a steep rock cliff and the Colorado River in Black Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A wooden boat with a mast is on a sandbar and men stand beside gear and supplies at what is identified as "big horn camp".
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1871
- Looking across the Colorado River to mouth of Paria Creek
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone columns and canyon walls, talus slopes and the confluence of the Colorado River and Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows possibly Vermilion Cliffs in Paria Canyon.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Paria River (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Paria River Valley (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1873
- Historic Spanish record of the conquest south side of Inscription Rock, N.M.
- Close-up view of a Spanish inscription carved in the sandstone at Inscription Rock (El Morro National Monument), New Mexico. The English translation reads: "By this place passed Ensign Don Joseph de Payba Basconzelos, in the year in which he held...
- El Morro National Monument (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Inscription Rock (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--El Morro National Monument--1870-1880.; Graffiti--New Mexico--El Morro National Monument--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West...
- 1873
- Post crowds
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado. A banner on an office building reads: "Welcome 42nd Street Stars." Storefront letters read: "Woolworth's," and a neon sign reads: "Pool, Hotel." A...
- Denver Post--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 February 23
- 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
- I want a wantad
- An elephant stands at the Denver Post newspaper classified advertising counter in Denver, Colorado. Men and women look on. Sign reads: "Want Ads." Banner reads: "...& Marcos Circus Days."
- Denver Post--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Counters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Elephants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper...
- 1931 August 18
- Edgewater, Colorado, city hall, 1927
- A hose cart with a fire engine with "Edgewater Fire Dept." on the hood is parked in front of the Edgewater Fire Department in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. The fire engine includes round headlights, a horn, a bell, a valve, and an...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Leadville drum corps of 1888
- Studio portrait of the Leadville Drum Corps band, who attended the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Boston, Massachusetts, with their drums and drumsticks. Boys and young men pose in Zouave style uniforms with short shell...
- Drum and bugle corps--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Drums--1880-1890.; Musicians--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1888
- North Denver Police Station
- View of the North Denver Police Station located at 3018 West 26th (Twenty-sixth) Street in the Jefferson Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The police station is a one story brick structure. A carved inset stone above the door reads: "Police...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Buildings--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Barclay Apartments
- View of the side of the Barclay Apartments in the Barclay Block at 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a five-story Italianate style building with pediments and arched windows. Sign painted on the side of the...
- Barclay Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1950 Jun. 20
- No place like Deadwood, S.D.
- Close up view of timber and brick commercial buildings on Main Street in Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows a portion of the Keystone Hotel with a painted sign near the sidewalk that reads: "Keystone, Lodging, Rooms, 25, 35 & 50"; a...
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1909]