Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- York interior, operator's rest room
- View of the lounge room for operators at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building on York Street in Denver, Colorado. The room is filled with mission style furniture including chairs, tables, and book shelves. Ferns sit...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lounges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Los Angeles, Cal. Shop in Chinatown
- Interior view of a gift and apothecary shop in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. Shows a counter with low Chinese style wooden stools, a wall of drawers topped with shelves of porcelain jars, a glass case and shelves of large tins marked with...
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores.; Gift shops.
- [1899]
- General store, interior
- Shows the interior of a general store in Colorado. Shows shelves filled with goods on side walls, a cast iron firewood stove in the center of the room, a man standing behind a counter and another standing in front of a counter in the background,...
- General stores--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- #321 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- View of shelves stacked with shoeboxes in the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Ladders lead to the top shelves of the store. Items for display in the store cases include: socks and handkerchiefs. Penants hang...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Dr. Rowan's Drug Store, Post Office in rear
- Customers and employees pose inside Dr. William W. Rowan's Ouray Drug Company, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Counters, glass cases and shelves display: "Rat Cheese," rum, cigars, medicine, book, hair brushes and combs; framed pictures and...
- Rowan, William W.--Homes & haunts.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Central City residence interiors
- A phonograph with "Edison Home Phonograph" on the side is on a round, wood, table in a corner of the Prosser house in Central City. A table cover with a decorative pattern covers the table. An antique "Torrid Day" stove and its stove pipe are to...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Phonographs--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interior
- A partially visible room in the Prosser house in Central City, Colorado has several paintings on the wall with shelves containing bric-a- brac hanging under them. A parlor chair is in front of the shelves. The room is separated by a curtain, which...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City drug store
- Four men in dark suits stand around a display cabinet in the back of Best's drug store in Central City, Colorado. Two display cabinets, one horizontal and one vertical, are in the foreground. The cabinet in the center of the image contains wallets...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1891]
- Drug store interior, Central City
- Glass display cabinets are in the foreground in Best's Drug store in Central City, Colorado. One contains wallets and has white, glass bottles on top of it. A sign on the side of the cabinet reads "Shaving Cream 25 cents and 50 cents." Glass...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1891]
- Georgetown - stores, interiors
- Interior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado, down the center aisle, with glass showcases on bases with carved woodwork, cast iron stools, and shelves with carved woodwork on both sides. Towards the back of the store a man in a dark suit leans...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Georgetown stores interior
- Interior view of men's clothing store in Georgetown, Colorado. A main aisle divides the store. On one side, hats and caps are on a table and glass showcases display ties and handkerchiefs. Shirts are stacked and displayed behind the glass counters...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Store Interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a store, possibly Mrs. Woods' Bookstore, in Georgetown, Colorado, with showcases and shelves. Scene includes photographs framed and in easels, baby carriages, a sewing machine, hanging pictures, book shelves, a cabinet with silver...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bookstores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1890
- West book shelf - right
- View of Native American Hopi Pueblo kachina dolls displayed on book shelves.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- East bookshelf
- View of Native American Hopi Pueblo kachina dolls displayed on bookshelves with open patterned curtains above shelves of magazines, including "Fortune."
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Hardware store 1910
- In this hardware store in Breckenridge, Colorado, high shelves to the left are laden with dinnerware and cooking utensils. A glass case on the floor to the left displays gloves; a man in stocking feet leans on it. The wall of shelves and cases...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1910
- Grocery store interior
- Interior view of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a woman, cash register, display cases, labels and signs: "Solitaire Grape Juice," "Rice's Seeds," and "Supreme Soda Crackers."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- The Ninomiya family in their barracks room at the Amache Center
- Interior view of the Ninomiya family's barracks at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, southeastern Colorado; shows Tosh Ninomiya at a folding card table reading a newspaper with a pipe in his mouth, Mrs. Ninomiya across the table from him,...
- Ninomiya family--Homes & haunts--1940-1950.; Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention...
- 1942 December 9
- Mercantile store at Ashcroft, Summer, 1943 [graphic]
- Interior of a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes sunlight streaming in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. The remains of a wood counter is in front of tall empty shelves...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1943
- Ceylon tea store - 521 Main St., 1903. Robert S. Coolbaugh, Prop.
- The interior of the Ceylon tea store in Canon City, Colorado, is furnished with bamboo shelves and marblized enamel tables displaying porcelain or china tea service; cylindrical pots with embossed metal dragons or glazed finishes are among them. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Tea--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Denver Police Department
- Interior view of a large room in the Police Station at City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Men sit at desks along the wall and a woman leans on a table near a window. A cabinet with drawers and shelves divides the room. Books, papers, and ink bottles...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Facilitiess--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Hedgcock & Jones
- Interior view of the Hedgcock & Jones Store on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows display cases filled with gloves, lace lappets, and women's hosiery. Boxes are stacked on shelves behind the cases. Rolls of wrapping paper are on the...
- Hedgcock & Jones Specialty Store Co. (Denver, Colo.) 1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Interior view of the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Signs read: "Home of the Galloping Goose," "Hooper," "D. & [R. G. R.]R. [Royal] Gorge Route," and "Carr[a]cas." Railroad paraphernalia is displayed on the walls and on...
- Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Lake Junior High School
- A photograph of a boy seated at a table in the library of Lake Junior High. Book shelves are visible behind the student. A poster is hanging across some of the library's book shelves. Lake Junior High is located at 1820 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO...
- Lake Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated.
- Hoffman Heights Development, Living/Dining Room Interior
- Black and white print of living/dining room interior in unidentified house in Hoffman Heights in Aurora. Upholstered arm chair with leaf shaped fabric. Light colored end table with books and magazines and lamp. Light colored cabinets and shelves...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Hoffman Heights Development, Breakfast Nook
- Black and white print of breakfast nook in unidentified home in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Wooden table and chairs at bottom of print. Wooden shelving unit covers wall in background. Cabinets with doors and open shelves in unit. Plates,...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing book shelves in the sections "Fiction" and "Biography". Book cases have seven shelves each and the ends are a royal blue color. The ends have small white signs with letters to indicate what books are held in each row....
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 7, 1910 February 12
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 16, 1913 May 31
- Shelves and display cases in the Stark Bros Merc. Co at St Elmo Colorado
- Stark Brothers Mercantile Company, Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, interior shelves are laden with merchandise including clocks, hats, oil lamps, flour sifters, mess kits, medicines, and canned foods. Shoes are behind glass; metal spice...
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; General stores--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Showcases--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- 1965
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- Picketing Karl's Liquors
- Jesús Valderrama pickets Karl's Liquors for the sale of Gallo Wine at West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. He holds a sign that reads: "AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Union Picket. Please Don't Scab. Huelga." A young girl, the daughter of the owner of...
- Karl's Liquors (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Girls.; Liquor stores.; Boycotts.; Pickets.; Valderrama,...
- [between 1973 and 1975?]
- Bill Claycomb
- Jefferson County Colorado sheriff's officers restrain Bill Claycomb, one of seventeen picketers arrested at Applejack Wine and Spirits, 3320 Youngfield Street in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Claycomb yells at the officers.
- Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office--People--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.; Law enforcement.; Confrontations.; Shouting.; Anger.; Sheriffs--Colorado.; Claycomb,...
- [1975]
- "At the Library" sculpture, Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "At the Library" (1981; Barry Rosen, artist) near the Broadway entrance to the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library at 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1998
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 7, 1911 February 11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 17, 1911 April 22
- Interior of Wapiti Mining Company's Office
- View of the interior of the Wapiti Mining Company office in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. A rocking chair with a cushion sits next to a wood stove and chimney in the center of the room. A lamp hangs over a desk in the corner, next to a...
- Wapiti Mining Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1894 Nov
- Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining & Ref'g Co.
- Men, employees of the Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining and Refining Company, pose in a rock cave near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; a brass bed, shelves, and calendars are on the wall. One man smokes a pipe.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; De Beque (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum workers--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle Drug
- Interior view of a pharmacy in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; wire stools and chairs are on a tile floor by a soda fountain, mirrors, apothecary bottles, a coffee machine, and display cases. Lamps have leaded glass shades; a clock tops shelves...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Drug store interior, Rifle, Colorado
- Interior view of a pharmacy in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a man draws a soda from a fountain. Shelves hold apothecary bottles and bananas; glass cases display handbags, stationary, and a clock. Decor includes chintz wallpaper, a lamp, a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Drug stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, library
- A telephone sits on a desk in the library in the home of Lawrence Cowle Phipps in the Belcaro Neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Built-in book shelves cover the walls and heavy drapes cover the windows. Other furniture in the room includes...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Phipps' sitting room, 2nd floor
- A telephone sits on a desk in Mrs. Phipps' sitting room in the Lawrence Cowle Phipps home in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room is decorated with heavy drapes, a couch, upholstered chairs, built-in book shelves, and crystal...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- WPCD Priming stick of powder in powder house
- Interior view of an explosives shed at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. A man inserts a fuse into dynamite; crate reads: "Dupont." A calendar,...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1940-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dynamite--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941, March
- Fort Lewis, laboratory
- Young men in suits or military uniforms work in a laboratory at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Students stand near probably a scale (balance); one holds possibly a mortar and pestle. A...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, laboratory
- Young men in suits or military uniforms work in a laboratory at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows tables with glass beakers, shelves with bottles and jars, scales (balances), and a...
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- General store, Rifle, Colorado
- Interior view of a general store in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men pose behind counters in the store. Shows glass display cases, shelves and probably vases and pitchers, fabric and hat boxes. Fishing poles hang from the ceiling. Posters on...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- General store
- Interior view of a general store. Shows glass display cases, flags, newspapers, a clock, women and a man, possibly Willis Z. Kinney. On the shelves are bottles, books and cartons.
- General stores--Colorado--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Station equipment, booth, #2 type
- View of three telephone booths inside a building in Denver, Colorado. Both are lined with tin with molded designs. Candle stick telephones sit on small wooden shelves. Numbers are mounted above the entrance of each booth.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- 1915
- Mary Azuba Smith Kennicott, wife of Frank Kennicott. Mother of Eugenia and Anna
- Mary Azuba Smith Kennicott reads a letter at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; a cat is in her lap. Interior decor includes book shelves and lace curtains.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cats--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Reading--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Mary Louise Thorp Kennicott Comstock in the living Room of the Kennicott Ranch house
- Mary Louise Thorp Kennicott Comstock sits in a wicker rocking chair at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; she wears a striped blouse with puff sleeves. The interior includes book shelves, flowered carpet, lace curtains,...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Comstock, Mary Louise.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Interior general store
- Men stand in a general store probably in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. Displays of food are in a glass-top counter and on nearby shelves. Advertisements and signs read: "White Borax Naptha Soap," "Pearl White," and "Dr. Price's Cream Baking...
- General stores--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]