Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Interior of Grant Junior High School
- Interior of Grant Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The view from one flight of stairs into the interior stairwell of Grant Junior High School. At the bottom of the stairs, the back of two individuals can be viewed standing at the top of...
- Grant Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Eldorado springs, Colorado crazy stairs
- Visitors to the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, ascend the "Crazy Stairs," which have been built on a sheer rock face. A lookout tower flying an American flag is visible at the top of the stairs.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1910-1930.; Stairways--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- Seating at Red Rocks Park
- Shows the seats and stairs under construction at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Sheila Barret
- An actor from the Central City Play Festival stands at the base of a flight of stairs in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. She wears a long gown witha chiffon coat that has puffed sleeves. The stairs have carved spindles and a runner up...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)
- 1937
- Residence of John Owen, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Interior view through a doorway in the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows a hexagonal, turned newell post, and round newell cap; ring turned banisters and rounded hand rail at the bottom of the stairs; ornamentally carved side chair...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chairs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Newels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.; Stairways--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.; Owen, John--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- Police force
- The Leadville, Colorado, Police Force poses on wooden stairs. J.A. Kelly was Marshal and J.W. Frazer, Captain. Policemen include W.W. Butler, C. Dwyer, J. Dwyer, O. Heller, R. Monteith, Thomas McCulloch, George O'Connor, Cliff Perkins, Thomas...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Police--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1879]
- Camp Bird Ouray
- Two men climb the stairs to one of the buildings in Camp Bird, Colorado. It has a steep, hipped roof and a covered front porch. An automobile is parked along the dirt road next to the stairs.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Camp Bird--1940-1950.; Camp Bird (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Fairplay, Colorado
- A nurse ascends the stairs in a hospital in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. She wears a nurse's uniform (white dress, cap) and holds a medical chart in her left hand. A gurney with medical equipment is beneath the stairs. An open door leads...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Nurses--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Unidentified residence, curved staircase
- Interior view of a curved staircase in an unidentified residence designed by Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado. A curved steel railing lines the probably concrete stairs. A curved, exterior wall comprised of glass bricks is part way up the stairs. Potted...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Circular rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hand railings--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Stairhalls--Colorado--1930-1940.; Stairways--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Sherman School students in costumes
- Photograph of students from Sherman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado in animal costumes from a play festival. Most of the children are in bird costumes. They stand on the stairs outside of the main entrance to the building. They all look...
- Costumes.; Sherman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1922 March 31
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- 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.)
- 1925 April 15
- Denver Orphan's Home Historic Building Application Forms
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 26, 1909 August 14
- Detail of main stairs building for the Foster Building Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows plans, sections and elevations for stairs in the A.C. Foster Building (Foster Commercial Building,...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings.; Stairs and stairways.; Foster Building Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1910 April 15
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 46, 1910 November 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 25, 1909 August 7
- Female sitting on stairs
- A woman wearing Bavarian costume or lederhosen sits on stairs with a dog, holding a cigarette.
- Dogs--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Five women on stairs - staged shot
- Young women smile and pose on interior stairs and banister, Denver, Colorado; costumes include a wide belt, high heels, and hair with marcel waves.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Flower bed, overhead stairs & lake, daylight
- Lakeside Amusement Park landscaping in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado, consists of a flowerbed, bird bath, stairs, and a sailboat light display. Lake Rhoda is in the background.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rhoda, Lake (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- 1929 June 16
- Corner (by stairs) of upper hall
- View of a sitting area furnished with wicker chairs and a table at the top of a set of stairs at Denver Homeopathic Hospital and Medical College in Denver, Colorado. Books sit on the table over a lace tablecloth.
- Denver Homeopathic Hospital and Medical College--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 3/4" scale plan of new stairs 3/4 inch scale detail of fence for Mr. J. F. Campion, Denver, Colorado
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows detail of plans and sections of stair construction at 800 Logan Street, Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado and...
- Campion, John F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stairways.
- 1910 March 30
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Report of Henry A. Buchtel Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colorado
- This is a report submitted to the Quarterly Conference at the close of Henry A. Buchtel's term as pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. During his tenor the church raised money to build a new building at 1820 Broadway in Denver, Colo. The...
- Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 30
- Two women stand on the stairs of Winks Panorama (Wink's Lodge)
- Alberta Hamlet and friend stand on the stairs of Winks Panorama. The hotel near Pinecliffe, Colorado served African-American tourists during the early and middle 20th century. The lodge was built in the Lincoln Hills County Club area which was the...
- circa 1950's
- Molly Brown House, front porch and stairs
- Venice on the Creek
- View of punting boats from the company Venice on the Creek near 14th and Larimer in the Larimer Square Historic District in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A man in a green shirt and black shorts stands in the boat and punts with...
- Venice on the Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Larimer Square Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2002
- 1939 Blake Street
- View of 1939 Blake Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single-story red brick building with a decorative cornice. The building has a flat roof and no visible windows. There is an arched entrance with double wooden...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Doors & doorways.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- First Baptist Church, Moffat, Colo.
- View of the First Baptist Church on the corner of 4th Street and Lincoln Street in Moffat (Saguache County), Colorado. The church has a two story bell tower above the entrance. The tower has flared eves and a cupola. The roof and tower are covered...
- First Baptist Church (Moffat, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Moffat (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Baptist churches.; First Baptist Church (Moffat, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Baptist church buildings--Colorado--Moffat--Pictorial works.; Moffat (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Confluence Park and South Platte River, Denver
- View of Confluence Park in the Union Station neighborhood and the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, walkways, stairs along and in the river, and concrete and stone weirs. The park has trees, grass and...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parks.; Rivers.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 1999
- Rear elevation,Tammen Hall, Children's Hospital, Denver
- View of the rear elevation of Tammen Hall (1930) at the former location of Children's Hospital, 1056 East Nineteenth (19th) Avenue, in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the designated Denver Landmark during the demolition...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demolition.; Hospitals.; Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 2008
- Salida Performing Arts Center
- View of the east elevation of the Salida Performing Arts Center at Sackett and G Street in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building has multiple additions to a small brick building constructed in 1877. The complex now has two story...
- Steam Plant Events Center (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Salida (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Exhibition buildings.; Theaters.; Steam Plant Events Center (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Exhibition buildings--Colorado--Salida--Pictorial works.;...
- 1994
- United Methodist Church, Delta, Colo.
- View of the United Methodist Church (1910 : Samuel A. Bullard) at 477 Meeker Street in Delta, Colorado The building is a mix of styles, though predominately Neo-Gothic. The towers have stepped battlements, with a peaked roof over the main entrance....
- United Methodist Church (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Methodist churches.; United Methodist Church (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Methodist church buildings--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1992
- Confluence Park
- View of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, and Confluence Park in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, stairs, a pedestrian bridge, a road bridge, an inflatable canoe and people...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.;...
- 1995
- Confluence Park and South Platte River
- A pedestrian walks along the South Platte River in Confluence Park in the Union Station Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls, stairs, and a weir.
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parks.; Rivers.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Neighborhood House, Denver
- View of Neighborhood House (1926) at 1265 Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the side elevation and facade of a two-story Tudor Revival-style brick and stucco building with a prominent chimney. Other...
- Neighborhood House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Day care.; Neighborhood House (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Day care centers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- Jurassic leaves
- View of the public art installation, "Jurassic Leaves" at the Louisiana / Pearl Light rail station (2007) in the Platte Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The metal sculpture, constructed of patina painted copper and stainless steel, was...
- Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sculpture.; Street railroad stations.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Jurassic leaves
- View of the steel and glass, gabled elevator and public art installation, "Jurassic Leaves" at the Louisiana / Pearl Light rail station (2007) in the Platte Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The metal sculpture, constructed of patina painted...
- Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elevators.; Sculpture.; Street railroad stations.; Regional Transportation District (Denver,...
- 2007
- Denver City Dump guard vehicle
- View of a guard vehicle at the City and County of Denver's Lowry Landfill, located at the intersection of Quincy Avenue and Gun Club Road in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The vehicle is a homemade trailer with a door, platform and wooden stairs at the...
- Arapahoe County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mobile homes.; Refuse disposal.; Sanitary landfills--Colorado--Arapahoe County--Pictorial works.; Trailers--Colorado--Arapahoe County--Pictorial works.;...
- 1975
- Byers School Lofts
- View of "The Lofts at Byers School," 106 West Byers Place in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the rear elevation of the former Byers/Alameda School (architects Aaron Gove and Thomas Walsh, 1902), which was rehabilitated in the...
- The Lofts at Byers School (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; The Lofts at Byers School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Tabasco washery
- View of the coal washer and bins at the Tabasco Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. A man, probably mine manager James Cameron, stands at the stairs.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tabasco Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1913?]
- Calvary Episcopal Church
- A man and a boy, probably a priest and an acolyte, wear vestments and stand on stairs in front of the frame Calvary Episcopal Church in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The church has a gabled shingled roof, stained glass windows, a...
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.; Priests--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A portion of Delta, Colo.
- View of Delta (Delta County), Colorado; shows houses, a wood sidewalk, stairs, churches, and commercial buildings. Bluffs and plains of the Gunnison River Valley are in the background.
- Delta (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Grand Junction
- View of the three-story Post Office at the corner of Rood Avenue and Fourth Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The building has arched windows on the first story, pediments above third story windows, and a balustrade on the roof. Men...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., Pueblo
- Men and women pose on stairs outside a Colorado Fuel and Iron Company building probably at Minnequa Steel Works in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Cars are parked near the staircase of a Station No. 51 building connected to the furnace stack and...
- Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company--1930-1940.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Steel...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Mining - unid
- Men and a dog pose with horses and a mule by a house with wood stairs. A sawbuck saddle is on the burro, a tipple is in the distance; snow dots a hillside.
- Horses--1910-1930.; Mining--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Montrose County Courthouse
- The four-story Montrose County courthouse, in Montrose, Colorado. The building features rough cut, coursed stone walls, ionic columns in front of the entrance, set of stone stairs leading to the entry, and an American flag on the roof.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1940?]
- Carlton Tunnel - Xmas party - miners at portal
- Men laugh and smile by the mouth of the Carlton Tunnel in Teller County, Colorado. Mine drainage pipes, rail tracks, and stairs flank the crowd; outfits include suits, ties, sweaters, and fedora hats. Letters read: "1939-1941 Safety First - Carlton...
- Carlton Tunnel (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Night--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]