Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 5, 6 and 7, 1926 May-July
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 9, 1920 September
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 9 and 10, 1928 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 3 and 4, 1929 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 1 and 2, 1930 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 5 and 6, 1930 May-June
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 12, 1913 March 22
- History of Denver
- Gothic from hill at N. end
- Two men walk down a dirt road in the town of Gothic (Gunnison County), Colorado. Abandoned frame houses and out buildings are on either side of the road. Mount Crested Butte is in the distance. The town became the Rocky Mountain Biological...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Gothic--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Man portrait
- Studio portrait of a man in a study in Colorado. He poses near a desk and wears a a suit and tie.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Portrait of Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906
- Head and shoulders portrait of suffragette, Susan B. Anthony.
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906.
- 1977
- Portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo 1753-1811
- Head and shoulders portrait of Mexican priest and revolutionary, Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo.
- Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel, 1753-1811.
- 1977
- Denver Tramway cars no. 74 and no. 63
- Passengers ride in Denver Tramway cars No. 74 and 63 in Denver, Colorado. The cars are parked at the intersection of West 38th (thirty-eighth) Avenue and Tennyson Street near Elitch Gardens. A sign on one car reads "Northwestern" and on the other...
- Denver and Northwestern Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Swift & Co.
- A view of a Swift and Company wood building in the Platte Valley rail yard in Denver, Colorado. An ad poster for Swift and Company is on the front of the building; railroad cars are behind the building and the 16th Street viaduct is in the...
- Swift & Company--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1935?]
- Grant smelter interior
- A worker pulls slag from an oven or furnace in the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Freight office & house
- A horse is tied to a doorway of the wood Express 201 building in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the doorway reads "Express 201 prompt attention to all orders 1556 Penna. Ave.".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver residence
- A view of a two story residence in Denver, Colorado. The home features a covered porch, gable roof, chimney, and fence. Trees line the paved sidewalk in front of the home. Other residences on are either side of the home.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- "Thug suspects" group of men in front of city jail
- A group of male suspects pose outside of a city jail probably in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the doorway reads: "city jail".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Criminals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Jails--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Ornate wagon
- Shows an ornate wagon from Gentry's Famous Trained Animal Show parked in front of the Broadway Carriage Works, Wright and Olcott proprietors, located at 716-718 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The wagon features carved floral and curved designs, a...
- Gentry's Famous Trained Animal Show--Equipment & supplies--1900-1910.; Circus wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Woman with shawl
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a sleeveless dress and is wrapped in a shawl.
- Smiling--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [1920]
- First Presbyterian Church, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the First Presbyterian Church (1902) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The building has crenellated towers and gothic arched, stained glass windows. A sign on the building reads: "Pastor's Study."
- First Presbyterian Church (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Rocks on Tongue River, Big Horn Mountains
- View of eroded rock formations near the Tongue River in the Bighorn Mountains, possibly in Custer County, Wyoming.
- Bighorn Mountains (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1900.; Tongue River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Squaw Race Fair Grounds July 4th, Farmington
- Native American (Navajo) women pose outdoors near Farmington, New Mexico. The women wear long skirts and shirts. White men in hats look on.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Farmington (N.M.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- C.A. Finding residence
- Interior of a study in the Finding residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes a full bookcase in the left background, and in the right, a cluttered wooden table with a drawer and glass top. On it is a woman's portrait in an ornate frame, open...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Res. Mrs. James J. Brown
- Interior view of the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Bookshelves, a chandelier, and leather-covered chairs are in the study.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Studies...
- [between 1910 and 1911]
- Res. Mrs. James J. Brown
- Interior view of the study in the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Bookshelves, a chandelier, and leather-covered chairs are in the room.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Studies...
- [between 1910 and 1911]
- North Star mine, King Solomon
- Miners pose on the rooftops of wooden buildings situated on steep mountain slopes at the North Star mine, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; North Star Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Kittredge Castle
- Interior view of the Charles Marble Kittredge residence (William Lang architect) in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; study decor includes a rolltop desk, lamps, couches, framed portraits, a chandelier, wood paneling, and a Chinese...
- Kittredge, Charles Marble, 1858-1940--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Studies (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1948
- Denver Public Library Civic Center adult education
- Women sit and stand near a work table in the adult education room of the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Typewriters that read: "L. C. Smith" and "Royal" are on the table. Bookshelves and a sign that reads: "Use Your...
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- City hall model viewed
- Arvada Mayor Robert E. Johnson and City Manager Dick Thomas study a scale architectural model of the proposed City Hall with architect Don Barker. The room has veneer composite paneling, flags, wall clock, and a glass beaker. Name plate on a desk...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Architectural models--Colorado--Arvada--1970-1980.
- 1970 May 18
- 1357 Williams
- Interior view of the study in Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado; decor includes book cases with leaded glass doors, a beer stein, arts and crafts furniture, and cushions.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Public Library - Frederick R. Ross branch
- Interior view of the Ross-Broadway Branch of the Denver Public Library in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; teenage boys study, and people browse bookshelves. A piano, ceiling light fixture, open dictionary, and monitor windows complete...
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Broadway Branch--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 29
- Reference room at 15th & Court Place
- Interior view of the Denver Public Library reference room at at 15th (Fifteenth) and Court Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; women, men, and boys study among book shelves and tables.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1903]
- General reading room
- Interior view of the Denver Public Library at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; men and women study. A stairway and hanging lamp are in the background; sculptures of lions adorn the bookshelves.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bookstacks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- RMN news team with new election tabulating machines
- Men identified as Rocky Mountain News staff members stand in a row in front of tables that hold election tabulating machines inside the Rocky Mountain News building at 1720 Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Some men work the machines, others study...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Calculators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- Officer's school - City Hall
- Men study at desks in a fire fighting class in the City Hall basement in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Gothic
- This view south over Gothic, in Gunnison County, Colorado, shows log and painted wood frame structures with Crested Butte in the background. A mining boom town from 1879 to 1884; Gothic was bought in 1928 by the Rocky Mountain Biological...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Gothic
- A group of horseback riders, a jeep, and automobiles gather around the old town hall and saloon in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado. A mining boom town from 1879 to 1884; Gothic was bought in 1928 by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory for...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Vehicles--Colorado--Gothic--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Choosing a route
- View of two Tenth Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group members during five minute break as they choose a route during a trek from Leadville to Aspen Colorado. According to the photographer, during good weather the men would try not go up and...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Henry Crooks
- Seated three-quarters portrait of Henry S. Crooks in front of a bookshelf with several volumes of "A History of the United States," Gunnison, Colorado. He wears a three piece suit and a tie. A poster hangs behind him: "Make Your Study A Pleasure By...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Crooks, Henry S.
- [between 1937 and 1941]
- Proposed colossus to be carved above each portal entrance to Moffat Tunnel
- Close-up view of a clay sculpture of a proposed Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company tunnel entrance to be built at both portals of the Moffat Tunnel. The figure of a nude man holds a torch in the air with one hand, and a model of probably the...
- Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Maquettes--1920-1930.; Models--1920-1930.
- 1923, October, November or December
- School Dist. No. 6
- Greeley, Colorado, schoolchildren, one girl and three boys, complete projects in a classroom in Weld County. One boy stands on a chair and hangs a drawing of a bird on a blackboard with other bird drawings. Another boy kneels and examines a...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Birds--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1941
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Five students, four girls and one boy, browse in the school library in a Greeley, Colorado school in Weld County. Each student holds an open book. Rows of books are on the shelves behind them.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colorado Springs High School
- Interior view of the library at Colorado Springs High School, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The modern style study area has bookshelves, light fixtures, tables and chairs, floor to ceiling...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Architecture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; High schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Boettcher School
- Interior view of the library at the Charles Boettcher School (formerly Crippled Children's School) designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International Style study area...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Boettcher School
- Interior view of the library at the Charles Boettcher School (formerly Crippled Children's School) designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International Style study area...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Boettcher School
- Interior view of a classroom at the Charles Boettcher School (formerly Crippled Children's School) designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International Style study area...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Boettcher School
- Interior view of a home economics classroom at the Charles Boettcher School (formerly Crippled Children's School) designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Home economics--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [1941?]
- Geological labratory [sic], Colo. State School of Mines
- Students sit at long wooden tables and study rock specimens in the geology lab at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Wooden drawers filled with rocks are in front of the students. Two students wear sweaters with...
- Colorado School of Mines--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- First floor plan, Green Mountain Townhouses
- View of a floor plan and rendering for the first floor of a unit at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. Shows the floor plan for the garage, study, kitchen, interior courtyard, bathroom, storage closet, living room and guest...
- Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floor plans.; Renderings.; Row houses.
- [1965?]