Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Midland Terminal Station, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Cripple Creek District Museum (formerly Midland Terminal Railway Station), Cripple Creek, Colorado; building was constructed in 1896, closed in 1949 after railroad halted operations, and reopened in 1953 as a private nonprofit...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 December 17
- Houses in Leadville, Colorado
- Three weathered clapboard two-story houses in Leadville, Colorado, are featured in this photograph. The house on the left has decorative front gable trim, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, an arched attic window, a first floor...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Miners Union store, Victor
- Exterior view of Miners Union Hall, also called Donnelley Mercantile building, 412 West Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado, a two-story commerical building with brick masonry and decorative frieze. Second-story on right side has tall, narrow windows...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- The largest cottonwood tree in Colorado
- View of large cottonwood tree called "The Old Monarch" in the middle of the block between "C" and "D" Streets on South Union Avenue, in Pueblo, Colorado, shows a horsedrawn stagecoach parked next to the tree and the "Topeka House," a two-story...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Trees--Colorado--Pueblo--1870-1880.
- 1879 June 29
- Clapboard house in Leadville
- This weathered clapboard two-story house in Leadville, Colorado, has decorative front gable trim with turned finial, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, arched attic window, first floor large window flanked by two small...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Gilpin Hotel, Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the Gilpin Hotel located at 111 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. Built in 1870, the three-story brick structure has a second-story porch, and decorative pediments above each window and doorway. Three large floor to ceiling doors with...
- Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk...
- ca. 1990
- Gilpin Hotel, Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the Gilpin Hotel located at 111 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. This slide was taken after renovations to change the building into a casino in 1991-1992. Built in 1870, the three-story brick structure has a second-story porch, and...
- Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk...
- 1996
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1900; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) of the two-and-one-half-story Dutch Colonial...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- Colfax Elementary School
- View of Colfax Elementary School (1951; Richard Perry) at 1536 Tennyson Street in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Modern features of this building include a flat roof, stepped parapet, glass block, oversized column pilasters and...
- Colfax Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Colfax Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Elementary schools--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1994
- Charles J. Hughes House
- View of the Charles J. Hughes House at 2036 Emerson Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade of a brick, three-story Queen Anne-style building with a hipped roof. The front of the house has a semi-circular front...
- Hughes, Charles J. (Charles James), 1853-1911--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Hughes, Charles J. (Charles James), 1853-1911--Homes and haunts.;...
- 1988
- The John L. Gibson House and the Haskell House
- View of the John L. Gibson House (1892; Baerresen Brothers, architects) at 1647 Emerson Street and the Haskell House (1892; Robert G. Balcomb and Eugene Rice, architects) in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Gibson, John L., resident, Denver, Colo.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Haskell family--Homes & haunts.; Haskell family--Homes and haunts.; Gibson, John L.,...
- 1976
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1899; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) and south elevation of a two-and-one-half-story Dutch...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- Nallen's Irish Pub
- View of Nallen's Irish Pub, 1429 Market Street, in Lower Downtown Historic District (LoDo), Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a blond-brick, two-story commercial style building with a cornice, brackets, with large display...
- Nallen's Irish Pub (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Nallen's Irish Pub (Denver,...
- 2006
- 1436 Market Street
- View of a vacant three story commercial building (ca. 1890) located at 1436 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood (Lower Downtown Historic District / LoDo), Denver, Colorado. The building has a shaped parapet, an elaborate Italianate...
- Straser Candy Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Straser Candy Co. (Denver,...
- 1977
- Roslyn Grill
- View of the facade of the Roslyn Grill at 724 14th Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. This two-story brick building has dentiled cornices and a tile band with mosaic insets along the bottom. It has a recessed entrance and...
- Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Interiors.; Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985?
- 17 Washington Street
- View of facade of 17 Washington Street in the Speer Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The eclectic Style house has terracotta window surrounds. Window dormers are on the modified mansard roof. A two-story round bay is on the facade and a...
- Speer (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2008
- Boston Bar
- View of the Boston Bar and Restaurant at 1517 Stout Street in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick commercial building has large segmental arches over the second-story windows. The entrance is recessed and the...
- Boston Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Boston Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- Mancos, Colorado
- People stand and pose outside the Hotel Lemmon in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. A log, one story house has a sign that reads "Hotel Lemmon" on a low-pitched roof. A two story frame building is adjacent to the log structure and has a...
- Hotel Lemmon (Mancos, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mancos (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1895?]
- Gilpin Hotel in Black Hawk
- View of the three story brick Gilpin Hotel on Main Street in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. The hotel has a front porch, a second-story balcony, a flat roof, and a painted sign that read "Hotel, Meals, Room." A frame building next door has a...
- Gilpin Hotel (Blackhawk, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Rugby
- Men and women pose on a porch of a two-story frame house with a second-story balcony in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man and a woman with a formal hat sit in a horse-drawn carriage under a fringed parasol. A man stands and holds the...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Inter-Laken Hotel, Twin Lakes
- View of the frame Interlaken Hotel at Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado. The two-story building has a gabled roof, a second-story balcony, and brick chimneys. Resort buildings nearby include a log barn with horse stalls and a tack room and a frame...
- Interlaken Hotel (Twin Lakes, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Santa Fe freight station, Colorado Springs
- Men wear suits and derby hats and stand near an arched entrance or pose in second-story windows of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad freight station in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The rusticated stone three-story building...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1892?]
- Leadville
- View of the American National Bank on the southeast corner of Fifth and Harrison Avenue in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows the Romanesque Revival-style building, constructed of rusticated red sandstone with brick upper stories. Features...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Idaho Springs school
- A man stands and poses on a sidewalk in front of the Idaho Springs Public School building in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a square tower, decorative brick and stone work, a hipped roof with a...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Ore and metals mill, Leadville
- View of a frame building at a mine processing facility in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The building, under construction, has barn doors on the first floor, and scaffolding attached to a large second-story opening. A man walks on a ramp and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.; Ore industry--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- H. Garfien Clothing storefront
- View of the Majestic Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows the storefront window and awning of the H. Garfien Clothing store, a horse-drawn buggy with two passengers, second-story windows and a rooftop sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Yellowstone, Old Faithful Inn
- View of the Old Faithful Inn designed by Robert C. Reamer at Yellowstone National Park. The log and wood frame structure is seven stories high. The porte-cochere is recessed under the large gable roof of the central section of the building along...
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- [1905]
- Wabash R. R. ticket office Denver
- View of the Wabash Railroad Company ticket and freight office at 1035 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a second-story window reads: "The Northern Coal & Coke Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Station at Holbrook, Az.
- Men, women, and children gather on the platform of the train depot in Holbrook (Navajo County), Arizona. The building is a two-story brick structure with a second-story porch. A sign on the building reads: "Dining Hall." A train of probably the...
- Chicago & Pacific Railroad--1890-1910.; Holbrook (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Arizona--Holbrook--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Holbrook--1890-1910.; Railroads--Arizona--Holbrook--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Gold Mining Stock Exchange building, 373-379 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; constructed after 1896 fire and purchased in 1911 by Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks - Number 316. Later, the building was called...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.; Gold Mining Stock Exchange Building (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- 1988?
- Cripple Creek, Pullin Block, Bennett Ave.
- Partial view of N. E. Pullin building, northeast corner of Bennett and Second Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this rectangular two- story commercial building has double-entry recessed windows, corbel above flat windows, and decorated molding on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1900 or 1901
- Teller County Hospital, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of restored Teller County Hospital (also called Hospitality House), 600 North "B" Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; hospital erected in 1901 and closed in 1960's; building was later purchased by Mackin family and used for handling...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hospitals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Lauman and Bonewell store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Lauman and Bonewell Grocers, hardware and miner's supplies store, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prior to incorporation in 1892, Cripple Creek was called Fremont; the grocer is housed in a two- story flat-roof wood frame rectangular...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1892 or 1893?]
- Bedrooms in the noted "Palace of Pleasure", the Homestead
- Interior view of second-story bedroom of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operated for nearly 20 years until closed in 1916; later became a residence...
- Old Homestead ( Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums-- Colorado--Cripple Creek.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Crowd gathers near Midland Terminal Railway Station constructed in 1896, Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes miners with lunch buckets, horse-drawn carriage and riders, and group of men near the depot; street consists of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Old Homestead, elegant parlor house of goldrush [sic] days, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior view of Old Homestead, 353 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district in operation for nearly twenty years and later became a residence for many years until reopened in 1950's as a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [1969 September 16]
- The New Clarendon Hotel
- Illustration depicts exterior of Clarendon Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the hotel is a two-story wooden frame flat-roof structure with a falsefront, side entry and doorway underneath porch with balustrades, and pairs of double-hung flat windows;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Homestead House, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of the Old Homestead, 353 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district in operation for nearly twenty years and later became a residence until reopened in 1950's as a museum; the...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Alamosa
- The Manders Building, on the corner of San Juan and Main streets, in Alamosa, Colorado is a two-story building, constructed in 1891, with rusticated stone block, bracketed enriched cornice, corner entry with double wooden panel with large glass...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Public School, Agate, Colo. 1/19/21
- In this group portrait of the first students and teachers to move into the new Agate Public School in Elbert County, Colorado, the high school and primary students wear jackets and caps. The girls wear dresses and there are a few men in suits on...
- Agate (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Agate--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Elbert County--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Bedroom, Hotel de Paris
- Interior view of a second-story guest room at the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado. The hotel was built between 1875 and 1900 by Louis Dupuy, the proprietor. The room is furnished with dark wood double bed with a tall carved Victorian...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Dupuy, Louis, 1844-1900.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1977.]
- Haywood home
- Exterior view of the Haywood residence, Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Taos or Rose Streets, a two-story brick house in Italianate style with a hipped roof, a decorative railing with circular components at the top, overhanging eaves supported...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1910.
- [between 1875 and 1910?]
- House in Leadville
- This view of the front facade of a Victorian house in Leadville, Colorado shows a two story clapboard structure with patterned shingles. The roof is not shown. An encircling porch has spindles along top frieze, turned posts with decorative...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960.]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking east on Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Argentine Streets. The Empire Hook and Ladder team is in the distance, pulling their hose cart. A man on horseback...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- J. F. & A. C. Tucker Store
- View of a wood construction two-story storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The false front has a heavy cornice, and four second-story windows; on the first story, which has pilasters between the sections,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Clear Creek County Court House
- View of the Clear Creek County Court House in Georgetown, Colorado, a two-story false front wood construction building at Fifth (5th) and Argentine Streets. A man leans on the second-story window sill; a large crowd of men stand in front and face...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mingle, J. G.
- [1890?]
- 1357 Williams
- View of the covered porch and carriage parking area of Frank L. Woodward's house at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The second-story extension has a bay window and a wooden trellis.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Capitol City, Colorado
- Detail view of a remaining braced window opening of the George T. Lee's (mining investor and owner) mansion in Capitol City, (Galena City) Hindsdale County, Colorado; shows an opening with a brick voussoir, keystone, and a stress fracture from the...
- Lee, George T.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Capitol City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- House built by Charles H. Harris
- Exterior of the two-story brick house built by Charles H. Harris (ranch homesteader) Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado, shows disrepair with missing shingles and bricks, stress fractures and overgrown grasses in the...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Carbondale--1960-1980.; Harris, Charles H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]