Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City, 1953
- Several houses along Spring Street in Central City, Colorado, are built above a retaining wall. The house on the far left is a two story wood frame structure with a gabled roof, chimney, covered porch, rectangular windows, and a white-picket...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Pine St., Central City, 1953
- Two residences are along a hillside on Pine Street in Central City, Colorado. The house in the foreground is a two story, clapboard box with a gabled roof, a dormer window, and rectangular windows with lintels over each window and the door. A car...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Boulder
- View of a gravestone in Boulder, Colorado; features a tall, rectangular stone with the representation of an urn sitting on top of it; both urn and top of rectangular stone draped with stone curtains; rectangular stone on a pedestal stone which has...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Toy cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard. It is constructed of a rectangular board, buckskin, red velveteen and canvas and decorated with copper, button, fringe, white, blue, red and yellow glass beads. The cradle has a hood and the front was...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.
- 1880
- House in Leadville, Colorado
- View of a two story house in Leadville, Colorado shows the original clapboard siding covered with composite siding. There is decorative front gable trim with turned finials, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, an arched attic...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1962
- Central City buildings
- Exteriors of the sides of two buildings in Central City, Colorado. The first building is a masonry structure with a flat roof and two rectangular windows in the front on either side of the doorway. A pipe frame is attached to the rear of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- McFarlane Foundry, Ja 13, 1966
- A tree branch hanging in the foreground partially obscures the old McFarlane foundry building in Central City, Colorado. The one-story structure with a flat roof and a false front is constructed of stone and wood and sided with corrugated tin and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Central City, 1953, High Street (East)
- The two story, Belford house, one of the oldest brick residences in Central City, Colorado, has a flat roof, two chimneys, and a brick cornice and is built above a retaining wall. It has rectangular windows with sills and lintels, a projecting bay...
- Belford House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Central City
- Shows three historic Central City, Colorado, landmarks: Washington Hall, possibly the oldest building in Central City, Henry M. Teller's Law Offices, and William's Stables. The Hall is a two-story clapborad construction with a peaked roof,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- Residences along a dirt road in Central City, Colorado, are built above a masonry retaining wall. The first house is a two story brick building with flat roof, chimneys, and a double-bracketed cornice. It has rectangular windows and a covered...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- A two story, brick, house with a flat roof, chimneys, a double- bracketed cornice, rectangular windows and a covered porch is built above a masonry retaining wall along a dirt road in Central City, Colorado. A gabled, two story house with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Residences, Central City, Colorado
- A two story, wood frame house with a gabled roof and covered porch is built above a masonry retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The clapboard house has a pedimnent-like facade on the upper level with decorative columns under the eaves. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- The one and one-half story, L-shaped, painted, clapboard Kruse Center house is below a hillside covered with trees in Central City, Colorado. It has a gabled roof and a chimney. The trim on the house is painted a darker color than the siding. It...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Eclipse Livery
- Winter view taken from behind a pipe fence of the Eclipse Livery building in Central City, Colorado. The stone building has a rectangular - box shape with arched windows and doors in the front and rectangular windows on the side. Several of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Central City residence interiors
- Artwork hangs in a niche in a room with ornate wallpaper in the Prosser home in Central City, Colorado. A classical tapestry of a woman and cupid with a bow and arrow hangs from the left wall. Two pictures hang above one another on the center wall....
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Art--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Central City, view in Teller House, 1932
- Looking from the third floor of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, onto the hardwood and flagstone floors of the dining tables below, there are three round tables, a square table, and a rectangular table. Two people dine at the round...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Mr. Boardman Robinson house
- A two story, clapboard house with rectangular windows and shutters is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house has a gabled roof, a chimney, a screen door, and steps leading up to the front porch. A picket fence encloses...
- Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952--Homes & haunts.; Scott, Walter, Mrs.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Residence in Central City
- A one and one half story house with an addition is below a weed- covered hill in Central City, Colorado. The clapboard house has a front gable, shingles, a chimney, and rectangular windows. A white, wood bench sits on a concrete and masonry front...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Breckenridge - Episcopal church
- St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Breckenridge, Colorado; shows a one story structure with a high gable, gabled bell tower with a cross on top, horizontal clapboard siding, rectangular window with parapet surround (second floor), rectangular...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1966]
- Brighton
- View of a grave stone in Brighton, Colorado, showing a rectangular stone topped by a scrolled arch; inside the arch among raised leaves and flowers: "Our Baby" and below: "Leonard Cay, Son of L. G. & E. B. Clarke born Aug. 20, 1879, died Jan. 18,...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Brighton--1940-1970.
- [between 1949 and 1966]
- Bakerville No. 252
- A mill, which appears to be under construction, in Bakerville, Colorado, in Clear Creek County is at the base of a hill. The Mill is a rectangular building with a gable and a corrugated tin roof. The front part of the structure is only framed. A...
- Bakerville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Bakerville--1870-1880.
- [about 1870?]
- Tin Cup, Colorado
- Interior view of a defunct business in Tin Cup, Colorado; shows two large rectangular window bays on either side of a rectangular doorway, single leaf door with four panels leaning against large doorway, and an elaborate metal head-board with a...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Beds--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Aspen Junction, C.M.R.R., no. 1004
- A track of the Colorado and Midland Railway winds around the Fryingpan River in Aspen Junction, Colorado (later known as Basalt), in Eagle County. Buildings include a one-story with an irregular roofline, a gable and dormer windows; one and...
- Aspen Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- A lone two-story brick building stands next to a hillside on Nevada Street in Central City, Colorado. It is a box-shaped structure with a flat roof and two visible chimneys. A large rectangular window is above the door, and the door and the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Harris Block, Central City buildings
- View of the Harris block, Central City, Colorado, a two-story, brick building with a bracketed cornice, rectangular windows with sills and decorative mantles, and large rectangular glass windows that are separated by columns topped with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Railroad Station, Silver Plume
- The old train depot in Silver Plume, Colorado, was shipped from Denver in April of 1884 and was Silver Plume's only depot. It is rectangular in shape with a medium gabled roof, a single chimney, vertical board and batten siding, and two rectangular...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1958]
- Denver and Rio Grande depot in Aspen, Colorado
- View of the snow-covered Denver and Rio Grande train depot in Aspen, Colorado; features a one story, rectangular, wood structure with a hipped roof, a chimney, rectangular windows and a transom over the front door; sign over the door "Aspen;"...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Aspen--1970-1980.
- April 1973
- Jerome Chalet, Aspen, Colo.
- The furnishings inside the Jerome Chalet, Aspen, Colorado, include a rectangular table with drawers, a pen holder, and a telephone, two beds set perpendicular with the walls, rectangular pillows, trash can, a corner table between the beds with a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chalets--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Interiors.
- 1953
- The Svendt home, Upper Creede
- The Svendt family stands outside their home on a steep mountainside in the town of North Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The building is a one-story, narrow, rectangular building with a flat roof, several doors and rectangular windows. Three...
- Svendt family--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; North Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.
- September, 1892
- Unidentified residence
- View of an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two story, modern style brick house has a wood paneled course along the flat roof. The house is comprised of...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Lawns--Colorado--1930-1940.; Patios--Colorado--1930-1940.; Terraces--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Gabled house in Leadville
- This angled side view of a two story front gable house in Leadville, Colorado shows the original clapboard siding covered with composite siding, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs and decorative brackets, an arched attic window,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- Smith House
- Spangler House
- Voorhees House
- Playing Volleyball at Mission Viejo
- People standing on either side of a net playing a game of volleyball on the grass. A fence, a parking lot with cars, and houses visible in the background. Blue sky with a clouds overhead.
- Volleyball.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Playing Volleyball at Mission Viejo
- People standing on either side of a net playing a game of volleyball on the grass. A fence and a house located in the background. Blue sky with a few clouds overhead.
- Volleyball.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Eating Banana Splits at Mission Viejo
- Adults and children standing in front of a foil covered board with bananas and ice cream on top. Four children are each wearing orange t-shirts. Two adults are each wearing dark blue t-shirts and black aprons. A metal fence and trees visible in the...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation Centers.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Eating Banana Splits at Mission Viejo
- Children and adults standing around foil covered saw horses. The foil has bananas placed on it, and ice cream is being served. The saw horses are on pavement, and there is a wooden fence and trees in the background.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation Centers.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Group in Halloween Costumes at Mission Viejo
- Large group of people in Halloween costumes, both standing and kneeling in a room. Clear curtain and door visible in the background.
- Halloween.; Costumes.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Winnie-the-Pooh Costume at Mission Viejo
- Person in a Winnie-the-Pooh costume standing by young children. A crowd of both children and adults visible in the background.
- Halloween.; Costumes.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Adult Halloween Costumes at Mission Viejo
- Adults in Halloween costumes.
- Halloween.; Costumes.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Adults in Halloween Costumes at Mission Viejo
- Adults in Halloween costumes in front of a black shiny background.
- Halloween.; Costumes.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Santa Claus at Mission Viejo
- Man dressed as Santa Claus in a red suit and hat, black belt, and white beard waving his right hand. Standing on what appears to be a red truck. Another individual in a red suit standing in the background. Individual with a red, white, and blue...
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Visiting Santa Claus at Mission Viejo
- Woman dressed in a red Santa Claus suit and hat surrounded by both children and adults. Man dressed in a similar red Santa Claus suit with a white beard visible in the background.
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Visiting Santa Claus at Mission Viejo
- Man dressed as Santa Claus in a red suit and hat with a white beard. He is surrounded by children and adults and is shaking the hands of a few children.
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Concession Stand at Mission Viejo
- Children and adults standing by a long brown table at what appears to be a concession stand. Sno-cones and cotton candy being given out with the machines visible on the table. A row of houses visible in the background.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Child with Balloons at Mission Viejo
- Young child with blonde hair holding four colored balloons (green, orange, yellow, blue) while standing in green grass. Child is wearing a yellow outfit with Donald Duck pictured on the front. A building with people and trees in front of it in the...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980