Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 945 Main Street, Silver Plume
- View of 945 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The abandoned two story false front building is in disrepair and has peeling paint. A railing on the second story balcony is missing several rungs. The balcony is supported by...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 1975
- Sandusky Block, Salida
- View of the Sandusky Block in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The brick building has decorative terracotta molding and brick pilasters on the upper level, and the lower ground level has stenciled borders on the shop windows. The middle of the...
- Gift Connection (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sandusky Block (Salida, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Salida (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities.; Gift shops.; Gift Connection (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sandusky Block (Salida, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1994
- Old Delta Bank building
- View of City Hall, the former "Delta First National Bank" building, at 360 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The building is two levels and constructed of sandstone in the Art Deco style. Dentils run along the underside of the roofline, with ionic...
- City Hall (Delta Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City & town halls.; City Hall (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; City halls--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Celebration dinner
- Men and women pose with food including pears, bread, a roast pheasant or turkey, and an ornate cake. Decor includes carnations, a stove, bunting, stenciled wallpaper, and a paper bell.
- Celebrations--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1906, December 27
- Industrial Art Dept.
- Interior view of a classroom at the State Normal School of Colorado (later University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Students sit at wooden desks and hold pencils and paper. Ceramic pots, urns, vases or teapots are on...
- State Normal School of Colorado (Greeley, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Art education--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Teachers'...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Vanadium stockpile, Grand Junction
- View of an open topped Denver & Rio Grande Western freight car on tracks probably in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Stenciled lettering on the freight car includes: "D & RGW 40475."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1950.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1930-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--Grand Junction--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Toll switchboard and operators - 1421 Champa
- Interior view of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange in Denver, Colorado; shows women working at a switchboard. Stenciled letters read: "13."
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Fancy interior, 2 unid. people
- Interior view shows a man and woman in a room or parlor with stenciled walls, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items include: chairs, furniture, mirror, framed pictures, lamps, and drapery. The man smokes and the woman reads a book.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Longmont Pres. Church
- Interior of the First Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; shows the minister preaching to the congregation seated in wooden pews curved around the lectern with the open scripture book, a vase of daisies and a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; First Presbyterian Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, has a Moorish interior, featuring plaster carved with Arabic inscriptions. Muqarnas follow the ceiling coves; the walls are stenciled with arabesques, and columns flank scalloped arches. Veined...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, of "The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine," is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. The ballroom has ornate stenciled borders; columns support the beamed ceiling....
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers, was dedicated in 1907. The ballroom interior has ornate stenciled borders; columns support the beamed ceiling. Swinging doors lead to a room with pointed...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. This room has wood trim and Japanese murals in the freizes. Interior leaded glass windows with floral patterns top a small service door; electric lamps...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. This spacious room has high wood wainscoting, stenciled freizes and brackets. The ceiling beams alternate with plaster coffering in geometric rosettes,...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Unidentified woman - possibly in Baby Doe's suite at the Windsor - note: window shade
- View of a woman in a brocade dress sitting at a desk, in (possibly) Bay Doe's suite at the Hotel Windsor, in Denver, Colorado; interior decor includes a painted lamp shade, sculpture, and a stenciled window shade.
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- July 6, 1935
- Denver Public Library 1906-1956 (Civic Center)
- Interior of the (Carnegie) Main Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; features columns, ornate stenciled beams with moldings and dentils separating ceiling bays and a geometric pattern tile floor. The circulation desk is by catalog cabinets,...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [1938?]
- Denver Public Library 1906-1956 (Civic Center)
- Interior of the (Carnegie) Main Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; features columns, ornate stenciled beams with moldings and dentils separating ceiling bays and a geometric pattern tile floor. The circulation desk is by catalog...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1938]
- Tabor theater lamp detail
- Interior view of the Tabor theater in Denver, Colorado; shows ornate painted flourishes, a light fixture, and stenciled acoustic tiles.
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Light fixtures--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has four elements, each of a room interior with decorative stenciled...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Dining room looking into music room [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the dining room in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, includes Renaissance revival furniture, carved round table with wood and leather chairs, glass display cabinet, plate rail, hanging...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Library facing northwest [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the library in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, shows scenes depicting pastoral and mythological works framed by stylized laurel leaves and portraits of statesmen, writers, and scientists....
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Library facing south [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the library in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado shows pastoral and mythological scenes framed by stylized laurel leaves and portraits of statesmen, writers, and scientists. Beamed ceiling has...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Dining room, kitchen door right rear [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the dining room in the 1913 Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes Renaissance revival furniture, round table with wood and leather chairs, ornately carved buffet, glass display cabinet, plate...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Paintings, done directly on the plaster walls, were executed by Yens Erickson, a graduate of the Paris and Copenhagen schools of art [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of mural painting and woodwork in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows an allegorical scene depicting Dante in Florence with Beatrice, portrait of Benjamin Franklin panel, and oak wood crown...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Reception hall looking north toward dining room, built 1912, still standing 1923 [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the long reception hall in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes Arts and Crafts furniture, chairs, tables, benches with leather pillows, lamps, hanging lanterns, oriental rugs, bronze...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Reception rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Int 67 Wharton's cell block #6
- Bars and an open sliding gate show the interior of this prison cell at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Patterned fabric and framed portraits are on the back wall over a mirror and a porcelain sink. Headphones hang over the iron bed,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cells--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Veta Pass
- View of a double-headed narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railway train in La Veta Pass, (Veta Pass, Huerfano County), Colorado. "Kokomo" is stenciled on the first locomotive; workmen and passengers lean from the windows and doorways of the train....
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Denver Rio Grande Depot, Manitou
- View of a rusticated two story stone Rio Grande Railroad train depot in Manitou Springs (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows a maintained lawn with circular planted areas, a sprinkler system, a gardener, trees, post and steel fences, telegraph poles, a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Gardens--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Dining room (Hon. Alonzo Thompson)
- Interior view of the Alonzo Thompson residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; shows the dining room with a table and chairs, leaded glass, china plates, a ceiling lamp, coved ceilings, stenciled borders, a fireplace, and vases.
- Thompson, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Dining room (Hon. Alonzo Thompson)
- Interior view of the Alonzo Thompson residence (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; The dining room includes a table and chairs, leaded glass, china plates, a ceiling lamp, coved ceilings, stenciled borders, silver, crystal, a tea...
- Thompson, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Interior of Swedish Lutheran Church
- Interior view of the Swedish Lutheran Church (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; shows the altar, pipe organ, pews, a nave arch, and stenciled ornaments.
- Swedish Lutheran Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Porfirio Diaz
- Studio portrait of Porfirio Diaz, Mexican president and dictator who ruled from 1876 to 1911. He wears a double-breasted overcoat, a hard, stiff collar, a knotted tie with stick pin, and trousers.
- Dictators--Mexico--1900-1910.; Presidents--Mexico--1900-1910.; Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915.
- 1902 March 15
- George Watrous restaurant
- Interior view of the Watrous Cafe in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a fountain / trout pool, a coffered ceiling, stenciled ornaments, hanging lamps, tuck and roll upholstery, painted ceramic tiles, and taxidermic mounted animal heads, fowl, and...
- Watrous, George--Homes & haunts.; Watrous Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906?
- The Champion Old Timer's Baseball Team 1954
- The Old Timer's Baseball Team champions pose with Albert Sherlock (or Sperlock or Spurlock) in Denver, Colorado. The team has "Trench Rats, Denver Dugout No. 51" stenciled on their t-shirts. The boys hold baseball mitts and gloves, a catcher's...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- An unidentified Native American man (probably Navajo) poses in front of a stone building at Mesa Verde National Park. He wears a folded piece of cloth on his head. Deep lines form around his eyes as he smiles. His light-colored shirt has a pattern...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.; Navajo Indians--Portraits--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- An unidentified, Native American man poses for an informal bust portrait with his hands on his hips in front of a stone building at Mesa Verde National Park. He wears a floppy hat with the front flap tucked under and the name "Pete" stenciled on...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Bolder [sic] bridge, Holy Moses Trail, Creed [sic], Colo.
- View of Willow Creek near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado; a natural bridge formed by boulders overhangs the water.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Willow Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1896 September
- Indians, Pueblo, religion, altars
- Three men work to clean an altar in one of the ceremonial caves at Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. Two men, including Julian Martinez, a famous painter from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, wipe dirt from a brick structure resembling a...
- National monuments--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Altars--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Caves--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Martínez,...
- [1912?]
- Navajo Indians weaving
- Two Native American women and a young girl weave blankets from wool. One woman sits in front of a loom with a patterned blanket. She wears a belt with a row of silver buckles adorning it. The young girl combs out wool with a large, flat brush. The...
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.; Weaving--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Rosita
- Patches of snow lie on the hillside in the background above Rosita in Custer County, Colorado. Numerous houses and buildings line the dirt streets of the town. A church is in the right midground. A ridge of mountains is faintly visible in the right...
- Custer County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Rosita (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Rosita--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Silverton 348
- View east toward Kendall Mountain shows wood sidewalks and dirt roads in the town of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado. Businesses and landmarks include Snowden's Cabin, the Walker House, the Diamond Saloon, the Grand Hotel, the Cotton House,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- [1883?]
- Snow shed, Alpine Pass
- A long snow shed covers the main line of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad in front of the stone engine house at Alpine Pass, about a quarter of a mile west of the Alpine Tunnel, on the border of Chaffee and Gunnison counties in Colorado....
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Stoiber Works in Silverton
- Men and burros laden with packs stand next to a wood platform of the Stoiber Works in Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado; two men and a wheelbarrow sit on the wood platform.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Telluride
- L.G. Denison's grocery store stands next to S.R. Fitzgarrald's law office on Main Street in Telluride, Colorado. Farther down the block are J. Tryan's hardware store, Charles Oderfeld's general merchandise shop and a meat market. Across the street...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Ute Indian portrait
- A Ute man poses with a cocked bow and arrow in front of a large teepee, possibly in Colorado. The man is kneeling on a blanket. He wears a vest with a medal hanging on his right breast pocket.
- Ute Indians--1870-1900.; Bows (Weapons)--1870-1900.; Arrows--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- View of Denver from the courthouse
- View northwest from the old Arapahoe County Courthouse in downtown Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889?]
- View of Silver Cliff
- The Powell House, one of Silver Cliff's finest hotels, stands in the left background in this view looking toward the town in Custer County, Colorado. Other buildings line the streets of the distant town. A church is in the right background.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1885?]
- Tabor Grand Opera House, Denver
- Tabor Grand Opera House, 16th and Curtis Streets, Denver, Colorado, opened 1881 and razed in 1961.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1881 and 1910?]
- Beaver Brook
- Colorado Central Railroad Car #2 is stopped at the Beaver Brook Station near where Beaver Brook meets Clear Creek on the border of Clear Creek and Jefferson counties in Colorado. Several men stand on the locomotive and the ground in front of it....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870- 1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Belcher Mine near Silverton
- A group of miners stands in front of the Belcher Mine near Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado. Three more men stand at the top of the mine. A group of pack burros stands on the ridge in the right midground.
- Belcher Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]