Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Deterioration of buildings.; Historic buildings.; Windows.; St. Joseph Church (Denver,...
- ca. 2004
- Black Hawk - 1942, schoolhouse built in 1872
- Exterior view of schoolhouse and Presbyterian church in Black Hawk, Colorado. The two-story square school has a medium center gable roof shape, horizontal clapboard siding, and pilaster corner boards. The entry way is a center door at the main...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Education--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's
- View of 2711-2717 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building houses the American Legion Wallace Simpson Post number 29, Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's, and 40 Minute Cleaners. The two story brick commercial style...
- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; American Legion. Wallace Simpson Post No. 29 (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 40 minute Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1978
- Mary's Burrito Cafe
- View of 2711-2713 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building houses the American Legion Wallace Simpson Post number 29 and Mary's Burrito Cafe. The two story brick commercial style building has decorative...
- Mary's Burrito Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; American Legion. Wallace Simpson Post No. 29 (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Veteran's organizations.; Mary's Burrito...
- 1981
- Pagosa Springs
- View of a siliceous tufa mound at Pagosa Springs in the town of Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. The town is nearby. The "Montoya's Cafe" is in the distance. A retaining wall and culvert surround the hot spring.
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Springs.; Cities & towns.; Hot springs--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1993
- Pauline Chapel
- View of the Pauline Chapel (MacLaren and Hetherington : 1918) located on the west side of the Broadmoor Hotel complex at 2 Park Avenue, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The white stucco, Spanish Colonial Revival style building has...
- Pauline Chapel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pauline Chapel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Chapels--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1995
- Craft Building
- View of The Craft Building, 1212-1221 California Street, in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Shows an early twentieth-century, two-story, brick commercial building with a shaped parapet, corbeled pilasters, a dentil window surround...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial buildings.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1976
- 1410 Gilpin Street
- View of 1410 Gilpin Street (1893) in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a Queen Anne-style residence with neoclassical details such as dentils and Ionic capitals. The two-and-one-half-story front-gabled brick house has an...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of a pool with an abstract sculpture that incorporates waterfalls at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Grass covered, sloped berms surround the pool, and reeds are planted in...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Pools.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Pictorial works.; Botanical gardens--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1990
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Teenagers.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public...
- ca. 1990
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fountains.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 2008
- Justina Ford House 3099 California St.
- View of the Justina Ford House (1890) located at 3091 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. The two-story red brick structure served as Dr. Justina Ford's home and office from 1912 until her death in...
- Ford, Justina, 1871-1952--Homes & haunts.; Black American West Museum and Heritage Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; African Americans--Structures.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver,...
- 2006
- 1386 Poplar Street
- View of 1386 Poplar Street (1896) in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story foursquare house has a hip roof, covered porch and a center roof dormer with an eagle stature affixed to the roof. Trees and greenery surround the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak
- Fields surround residences and institutional buildings in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The Saint Francis Hospital is a three story brick structure with large windows and a two story bay extension. A powerhouse with a smoke stack is...
- Saint Francis Hospital (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hospitals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Shale ridges at the head of Parachute Creek near Grand Valley, Colo.
- Layered shale on Roan Cliffs is above a valley and trees that surround Parachute Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. A one-story log cabin is on the valley floor. Trees, scree, and brush are on the hillside.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parachute Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Garfield...
- [1920 August]
- Aug M. Co. Gilman Property, Platoro Mining District
- Men pose by a mine entrance in the Platoro District near Stunner (Conejos County), Colorado; one has an ax, the other has a framing square. Wood, ties, and snow surround them.
- Stunner (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Stunner--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Stunner--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Platoro Mining District
- View of Terrace Reservoir on the Alamosa River in Conejos County, Colorado; low hills and trees surround the water.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Terrace Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Settlement near the Lady Belle Mine, near Eagle, Colorado
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; canvas tents, frame sheds, and a storefront surround a meadow. People are by horses and a car.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Settlements--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle cemetery Boies graves
- Flowers, a vase and tombstones in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado cemetery surround a grave marker inscribed with drapery, a crown, cross, and: "Love, Truth, Life," and "Samuel Boies 1837-1904." Hills are in the background.
- Boies, Samuel, 1837-1904--Tomb.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle cemetery Boies graves
- Flowers, a vase and tombstones in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado cemetery surround a grave marker inscribed with drapery, a crown, cross, and: "Love, Truth, Life," and "Samuel Boies 1837-1904." Hills are in the background.
- Boies, Samuel, 1837-1904--Tomb.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Floral tribute
- Funeral flowers including geraniums, dahlias, cosmos, roses, hibiscus, and cactus surround a picture of a baby.
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Workers use wires and poles to prop up a telephone pole in an alley probably in Denver, Colorado. One group of workers steady the pole near the base while other workers push the pole on its end with long sticks. Low wood fences surround the brick...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Studio portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man is seated and wears a suit and furry hat. A baby in a light colored dress sits on his lap. The woman, possibly pregnant, rests her hand on her husbands shoulder. Lace...
- Families--1890-1900.; Fathers & children--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who leans her arm on a chair draped with a fur rug. She wears a dress with puffy sleeves and a fitted bodice that buttons up the front. Beads surround the high collar. Her bangs are curled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Lake de Amalia, Wind River Mts. Wyo.
- A view of New Fork Lake (Lake de Amalia, Lake DeMalia, Sublette County) in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. Mountains, rock outcrops and heavy brush surround the lake.
- New Fork Lake (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Sublette County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Wind River Range (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--Sublette County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Customs House building
- View of the U.S. Customs House located at 18th (Eighteenth) and Stout streets in Denver, Colorado. The building has triple-hung and rounded arched windows and a decorated cornice. Trees surround the building and automobiles are parked on the...
- United States. Bureau of Customs.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Customhouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Customs House building
- View of the U.S. Customs House located at 18th (Eighteenth) and Stout streets in Denver, Colorado. The building has triple-hung and rounded arched windows and a decorated cornice. Trees surround the building and automobiles are parked on the...
- United States. Bureau of Customs.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Customshouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Hotel Casa Loma, Redlands, CA
- A view of the Casa Loma Hotel in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California shows a Spanish Mission style building with fish scale shingles, towers, enclosed porches, and tile roofs. Palm trees surround the building.
- Casa Loma Hotel (Redlands, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Redlands--1890-1910.; Hotels--California--Redlands--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Garden of the Gods
- A view of the Gate Rock (The Gateway) sandstone rock formation at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Evergreen trees, grasses, and shrubs surround the formation. Snow covered Pikes Peak is visible in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon of Arizona
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The first floor is sheathed with log slab siding complete with finely-honed corner notching that gives the appearance of log construction. The upper stories have rough...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Los Angeles, Cal. court house
- View of the Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles Superior Court) located on Poundcake Hill near the corners of Temple and Broadway in Los Angeles, California. The red sandstone structure was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and...
- California. Superior Court (Los Angeles County)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses.; Stone buildings.
- [1905?]
- Flanked
- An oil painting of a battle scene between a cowboy and Native Americans in a valley or on a pass. The cowboy leans against a rock and holds a pistol; a rifle is next to him. Two Native Americans on horseback are in the background. Spent arrows...
- Campaigns & battles--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Farmhouse on Cherry Creek
- An oil painting of a red farmhouse on Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The farmhouse has a porch; a chicken coop is nearby and trees surround the farmhouse. The frame is dark wood.
- 1892
- Cities celebrations Scottish games
- A man pole vaults as a part of the Scottish Games in a park in Denver, Colorado. Spectators surround the event area.
- Highland games--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Vaulting--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Ranch
- View of a ranch house and utility buildings in Colorado. Trees surround the area.
- Ranches--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Near Alpine tunnel
- Snowbanks surround two Denver, Leadville and Gunnison railroad trains that are stopped on railroad tracks near the East Portal of the Alpine tunnel in Chaffee County, Colorado. A man sits on the back platform on one train.
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- 1895 May
- Durango, Colo.
- View of Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Buttes and a mesa surround the town.
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Durango--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fishing Cheeseman [sic] Res
- A man and boy fish from a boat in Cheesman Lake (Douglas County), Colorado. Rocky slopes surround the water.
- Cheesman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Recreation horse racing
- View of the judge stand at a racetrack in (probably) Colorado; people and horse drawn sulkies surround it. Hay stacks and machinery are in the background.
- Harness racing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Recreation horse racing
- View of the judge stand at a racetrack in (probably) Colorado; people and horse drawn sulkies surround it. Hay stacks and machinery are in the background.
- Harness racing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Recreation horse racing
- View of the judge stand at a racetrack in (probably) Colorado; people and horses surround it. Hay stacks and machinery are in the background.
- Harness racing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Recreation horse racing
- View of the judge stand at a racetrack in (probably) Colorado; people, a sulky, and horses surround it. Hay stacks are in the background.
- Harness racing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Recreation horse racing
- View of the judge stand at a racetrack in (probably) Colorado; people and horse drawn sulkies surround it. Hay stacks and machinery are in the background.
- Harness racing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Woman and dog in front of house
- A woman stands outdoors near her house with her dog in Denver, Colorado. The one-story house has a covered entryway. Flowers and greenery surround her yard.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Around Windy Point, Manitou and P.P. Ry
- A group of men stand and wave near a Manitou and Pikes Peak railway train on Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Boulder fields surround the train. Lettering on the side of the locomotive reads: "Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry" and "John Hulbert."
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Loch Ivanhoe, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of a man on a raft in Ivanhoe Lake at sunset, Pitkin County, Colorado. Mountains surround the lake.
- Ivanhoe Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Rafts--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of possibly the family of Tridor Gavordi. The mother wears a simple cotton dress with a high collar and sits in a chair with a child on her lap. Her four other children surround her. All of the girls wear simple cotton dresses. Two...
- Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Green Lake
- Boulders and trees surround Green Lake in Clear Creek County near Guanella Pass and Georgetown, Colorado. A man and a woman sit in a rowboat on the lake.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Crater of the Grotto Geyser
- Large mounds of accreted, calcareous silica surround Grotto Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows pools of water and trees in the distance.
- Grotto Geyser (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- c1892
- Tower Falls
- View of Tower Fall on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Eroded rock towers and pinnacles surround the waterfall.
- Tower Creek (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Tower Fall (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- 1892