Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #129 Fruit Sheds on 2nd Street
- View of fruit warehouses in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Scaffolding and boards are in front of the building in the foreground. Planks, boards, and debris litter the foreground in front of the outhouses. Other warehouses in the background.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Food storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- 1421 Champa St., construction progress, framing around cable shaft
- View of iron beams and brick walls around the cable shaft under construction at the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. A ladder is braced against the wall and brick rubble is piled on scaffolding.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 9
- 1421 Champa St., construction progress, framing around cable shaft
- View of construction in the interior of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa St, Denver, Colorado. Shows brick walls and iron beams. A vat for mixing mortar sits on wood scaffolding and a ladder rests against the wall.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 9
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View, facing northwest, of a portion the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site between the South Platte River and Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. Temporary rail tracks are on the wooden scaffolding bridge that crosses the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 23, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on the temporary wood scaffolding at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver Colorado. The wooden bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 26, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on the temporary wood scaffolding at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver Colorado. The wooden bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 26, 1898
- 17th & Market Streets, Denver
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street at Blake Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the four story Barth Hotel building on the corner. Construction fences and scaffolding are around the building. The Oxford Hotel building...
- Barth Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Railroad...
- 1984 May
- 17th & Market, Denver
- View of construction cranes above high rise buildings under construction near the intersection of 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue and Market Street in the Central Business District of downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows multi story apartment or office...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981 August
- 17th Street, Denver
- Bird's eye view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Champa Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Boston, American National Bank and Equitable buildings; two men on scaffolding with rope pulley paint Denver National Bank building; men, women, automobiles,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- A. C. Foster Denver
- View of the partially constructed Alexis C. Foster house at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two-story house has a hip roof, dormers, chimneys, and scaffolding.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Airport hangar construction
- View of a partially constructed hangar at Denver Municipal Airport (Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado. Workmen work on the top of the building. Scaffolding and construction supplies are nearby.
- Denver Municipal Airport--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1941?]
- 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
- Arts and Science building
- Random coursed, rusticated local sandstone was used by architect Charles Z. Klauder for the buildings at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Here, the Arts and Science Building and the Chemistry Building flank sidewalks and tree dotted lawn....
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- As building looked before work started
- View of the Morey Mercantile Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wazee Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Scaffolding and a covered walkway are near the building.
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Remodeling--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954
- Bancroft Block 16th at NW corner of Stout
- Men and workmen pose on and near scaffolding at the partially remodeled Bancroft Block at 16th and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the three-story brick building read: "Attend Monster Removal Sale," "Surgical Instruments,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Remodeling--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bear habitat construction Denver Zoo
- View of the partially constructed bear habitat at the zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Ladders and scaffolding are nearby.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Zoo--1910-1920.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1918]
- Beet sugar factory at Delta, Colorado
- View of a three-story brick factory with windows, a mansard roof and a smokestack in Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Cars parked beside a fence near the sugar factory include folding soft-topped cars. A man stands near the fence, and a man is on...
- Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Beets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Boulder County Court House
- Exterior view of Boulder, Colorado, County Courthouse located between 13th (Thirteenth) and 14th (Fourteenth) Streets on Pearl Street; designed by Frank E. Edbrooke and constructed in 1883; shows men resting on park bench with bicycle in left...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Edbrooke, Frank E.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Boulder Dam
- View from the top of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), looking over construction, in the Black Canyon, Mohave County, Arizona, shows concrete forms, scaffolding and the power plant with mouldings for generators units. The 726 foot high, Bureau of...
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1930-1940.; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--1930-1940.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1930-1940.; Dam construction--Arizona--Mohave County--1930-1940.; Dams--Arizona--Mohave County--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1936]
- Brown Company's Works at Georgetown, Colo.
- Smoke rises from a smokestack at what is identified as "Brown Company's" reduction works in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men stand beside wooden mine or processing buildings. Shows a tower on scaffolding and vented, gable roofs.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Ore industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Byers Junior High window maintenance
- Photograph of two men repairing windows while on a suspended scaffolding at Byers Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- Camp Hale construction
- View of a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows steel tanks, probably boilers, wooden scaffolding, and the metal framed roof of a building.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- View of a two-story building, probably barracks, during construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The building has a gable roof, a balcony and clapboard siding. Wooden scaffolding and construction debris are nearby.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Wooden scaffolding is beside a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows wooden boards constructed around possibly a tower. The building has tar paper siding.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Canon City businesses
- Businesses on the 500 block of Main Street, in Canon City are housed in two-story buildings; the central one is rusticated stone with an incised panel reading: "Felter." A man crouches on scaffolding, and channel letters read: "Kelley Jewelers" and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1974?]
- Capitol Life Insurance Company Building
- View of the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Grant Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Workmen on scaffolding clean the building. Lettering reads: "Capitol Life Center."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1970?]
- Cardinal John Farley performs a dedication of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 1912 in Denver, CO.
- A black and white photograph of Cardinal John Farley performing a dedication of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Denver, CO. He is on scaffolding above the church holding a staff.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Tivoli Brewery: a feasibility study Part 1
- Chain and scaffolding over shaft
- Wood frame scaffolding, with hanging chain and hook, attached to a wood plank structure. Shows turnstile with bar and yoke in background; Colorado mining camp, probably Teller County.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cheeseman [sic] Dam under const.
- View of Cheesman Dam, Douglas County, Colorado under construction. Shows scaffolding, cranes, pulleys, and lumber.
- Cheesman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Children's Hospital under construction
- Construction workers stand on a balcony of Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The building, designed by Hoyt Architects and completed in 1917, has a decorative, terra-cotta entrance. Wood scaffolding is braced...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Cinderella City
- A long hallway with a sign reading "Blue Mall" at Cinderella City shopping center in Englewood, Colorado, has small stores on either side. "Harry's Hutel [sic]" has a poster of W. C. Fields, balloons, and other merchandise on display; "Musicland"...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Shopping centers--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.
- [1968?]
- Cliff modeling pouring glue into the forms
- A workman pours concrete into a form for the bear habitat at the zoo in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Another man stands near scaffolding.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Zoo--1910-1920.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 June
- Climax, Colorado
- View of the construction of the molybdenum mine mill and trestle, Climax, (11,320 feet) Fremont Pass, Continental Divide, Lake County, Colorado; shows scaffolding on the mill, scattered lumber, and foundation forms set for the ore cart trestle;...
- Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- July 9, 1930
- Coal mine
- View of an unidentified coal processing mill in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a frame coal mill, timber scaffolding, a brick powerhouse with smokestacks, and piles of lumber on the ground near buildings. Smoke rises from coke ovens...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Coal mine
- View of a coal elevator at an unidentified coal processing plant in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows mine buildings, timber scaffolding under an elevator, horse drawn coal cars and smoke above stone coke ovens. Buildings in a town are in...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Colorado Building
- Rooftop view of the Colorado Building during remodeling at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Workmen work on scaffolding near parked automobiles. Signs read: "Fontius Bootery," "Hosiery Bar," and "Morris...
- Colorado Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Remodeling--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1935]
- Colorado General Hospital under construction
- View of Colorado General Hospital construction in Denver, Colorado, shows a brick building stone trim, scaffolding, a derrick, and parked cars.
- Colorado General Hospital--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923 or 1924]
- Colorado Iron Works Co.
- Men stand near cylindrical and rectangular metal moulds in the Colorado Iron Works foundry at 33rd (Thirty-third) and Wynkoop Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A mobile crane is on the scaffolding in the warehouse...
- Colorado Iron Works Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Concert Theatre and Stadium, Civic Center, Denver
- Southwest view of an early phase of construction of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado; shows theater benches, stage, scaffolding, cement mixer, and workmen near hoist.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Congress Hotel 8th & Santa Fe Pueblo Colo North wing is historic Grand Hotel
- Four-story brick hotel in Pueblo, Colorado, has mansard roofs and dormers. Chimneys rise from the flat roof, and stone lintels top the windows with awnings. A canopy is over the entry; a streetcar and early automobiles are in the street. Adjacent...
- Congress Hotel (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Construction
- A man stands on a retaining wall roof beside a supply car near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows frame scaffolding and forms, rebar, Great Northern Railway tracks and fire damaged hillsides.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Reinforced concrete construction--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.;...
- 1917 October 4
- Construction at Camp Hale
- Construction workers are on wooden scaffolding beside a multi-story building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. A crane is on the roof. A man holds a wooden rafter and men stand on the ground beside the brick and probably...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Construction at Gates
- View of factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado. Shows four-story framed building, piles of lumber and bricks, scaffolding, tower and crane.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Construction at Gates
- View of factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado. Shows four-story framed building, piles of bricks, scaffolding, and workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Construction of concrete embankments
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and men with scaffolding and forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Retaining...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of concrete embankments
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and men with scaffolding and forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Retaining...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of diverting dam for Community Canal on South Boulder Creek
- View of diversion dam construction for Community Canal on South Boulder Creek, Boulder County, Colorado; shows men working on scaffolding and the Eldorado Springs resort with rooftop letters: "Swimming Pool."
- Community Canal (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.
- February 15, 1909
- Construction of granary
- A construction crew works on a new granary in Montrose, Colorado. Wooden scaffolding surrounds the top portion of the unfinished structure and a wooden ladder leans against it. A horse-drawn cart is being unloaded onto a platform at the base of...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Granaries--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.
- 1917