Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Stevens School first graders making toys
- Photograph of several students making toys at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two boys stand at a table hammering toys. One boy sits to their right putting a pole into the center of a square board. Three boys sit on the floor with...
- Toys.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Children playing with toys
- Children sit and play with toys on a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. A girl holds a doll. A boy holds a wooden stick from a Tinkertoy set. Shows a metal roller-skate, a gyroscope, pictures of Santa Claus on the table, and a Tinkertoy...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Rifle area children
- Two exposures of children in probably Garfield County, Colorado. In one a girl and a boy pose beside toys on a table. Toys include dolls and Tinkertoys. In the other a girl with a pageboy haircut stands in the snow and wears a hat, a winter coat,...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Youngest group of boys in dormitory Clayton school
- Boys pose on a carpet with toys in the Clayton College dormitory in Denver, Colorado. The toys include trucks, blocks, and tops.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 November 6]
- Day nursery, Pueblo
- Interior view of Pueblo Day Care Center (day nursery), in Pueblo, Colorado, shows a children's play room. Girls and a boy hold toys such as baby dolls and rubber balls. The room has wooden floors, area carpets, a play pen, and shelving with...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Day care--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Nurseries--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Playrooms--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- February 1939
- Western History Subject Index
- Toys
- Children's toys at Healy House
- This view of children's toys in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, includes a small brass doll bed, an ornate metal "Buck's" stove with pots and five dolls on a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Toys--1880-1920.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Children's toys at Healy House
- This view of children's toys in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado includes a group of dolls on an open writting desk with a broken bottom drawer, a white wicker...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children's toys--1880-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Children with toys, American Red Cross
- Children pose with toys in a classroom probably in Denver Colorado. The boys and girls pose in front of a sign decorated with paper cut-outs that reads: "American Red Cross," they hold a doll, a "Snoopy" jack-in-the-box, a stick horse with a...
- American Red Cross--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Community service.; Dolls.; Jack-in-the-boxes.; Toys.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Toys
- Western History Subject Index
- Toys
- Winterfest on the Hill
- Bedroom
- Interior view of a bedroom probably in Colorado. Shows a bed and a rocking chair, and children's toys; a tea set, an iron stove, a table, chairs, an alligator, a model ship, and a doll's bed. Shows a clock and a pitcher. A light hangs from the...
- Bedrooms--Colorado--1880-1910.; Toys--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910? ]
- Holidays Christmas tree
- View of a Christmas tree possibly in Colorado. Toys, jewelry, and a doll are underneath the tree.
- Christmas trees--1910-1930.; Toys--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Harriet & Mary Elizabeth Rhoads in their play house
- Harriet and Mary Elizabeth Rhoads pose by their playhouse in Denver, Colorado. The girls' toys include a bicycle, tricycle and wagon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children's playhouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children's toys--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1925 and 1935]
- Gates' family Christmas
- Interior view of a living room with three girls and a decorated Christmas tree at the Gate's home in Denver, Colorado. Presents include: toys, dolls, ice skates, miniature stove.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Christmas
- Interior view of a living room in a house in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows small children and toys by a decorated Christmas tree. Shows: fireplace, toy piano, stuffed animals, and doll.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver, business, novelties
- Interior view of a children's toy store in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows display of children's riding toys, wagons, free-standing wooden frame swing, rocking horses, small cars, drums, animals, model assembly kits, doll houses, airplanes, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hobby horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Christmas 1940
- A young woman smiles at two girls who hold toys in front of a Christmas tree at the 24th (Twenty-fourth) Street Nursery School at 2025 Lawrence Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One girl holds a doll in a chair, another...
- 24th Street Nursery School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- Denver Fire Department, charitable work
- A fireman stands next to a truck and holds a basket of toys in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the truck reads: "Denver Fire Dept. ? Denver Santa Claus ? call MAin4173 for Pickup."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Charity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Community service--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 December
- Goodwill Industries, Denver
- Men repair and paint toys including a wheelbarrow at a Goodwill Industries workshop in Denver, Colorado.
- Goodwill Industries of Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Red Cross girl with Marine, games and stuffed animal.
- A teenage girl, a Red Cross volunteer, and a Marine pose with stuffed animals and a stack of board games for the Marine Toys for Tots program, probably in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a checkered blouse, has long hair and wears glasses. The...
- American Red Cross--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Board games.; Community service.; Marines (Military personnel); Stuffed animals (Toys); Teenagers.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Boys on Santa's lap J.B. Obering, 1050 Humboldt, Denver.
- Two boys sit on the lap of J. B. Obering dressed as Santa Claus. The boys are dressed in one piece pajamas and wear slippers. Santa Claus wears a hat trimmed with fake fur and has on a fake beard. The boys, one with missing front teeth, hold toys....
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Hobby horses.; Toys.; Obering, Joseph B.; Santa Claus.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Smedley School toy library
- Photograph of several small children using a toy library at Smedley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six small children are seen in the picture. One boy stands on a stool reaching for a toy on the stop shelf. Another girl stands watching...
- Children playing with toys.; Smedley School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Western History Subject Index
- Toys
- Charles Building
- View of the Charles Building on 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Commercial style stone block has sash windows, decorated cornice, battlements and a flat roof. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk and automobiles are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Unidentified stores
- Men and young boys stand in front of a single story wood store. Signs above two windows read: "Candy and Nuts" and "Toys and Dolls".
- Boys--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Main St., Salt Lake City
- View of Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a dirt Main Street with pedestrians and electric streetcars, wide sidewalks lined with multi-story masonry commercial buildings, some with smoke stacks, and flag poles; twenty-two telephone...
- Salt Lake Temple--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co.
- View of a two-story brick block, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows display windows with shirts, scarves, and lace curtains. Signs read: "The Crews-Beggs Mercantile, Groceries, Grockery," "The Crews- Beggs Mercantile, Dry Goods, Notions," "The...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mercantile building on the corner of 15th and Arapahoe streets
- View of the Mercantile Building, 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado with business signs: "Dean Drug Co., Toilet Articles", "Watches Sam May[a]r Jewelry" "Cigars" and "$2.00 Hats." Adjacent business signs read: "W. F. Robinson...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Christmas at the Gate's home
- Interior living room view of three girls with a decorated Christmas tree at the Gate's home in Denver, Colorado. Stockings hang on the fireplace, presents include: toys, dolls, dresses, books, miniature furniture and ironing boards.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Christmas presents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gates' residence interior
- Interior view of the Gates residence, in Jefferson County, Colorado; shows a nursery, cribs, a fireplace, ornate flowered wallpaper, dolls, pillows, toys, and letters: "Babies - the Greatest Gift God Ever Gave."
- Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.--Homes & haunts--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Pre-school
- Students play with toys and on playground equipment outdoors at the Rude Park Community Center, 1285 Decatur Street, in Denver, Colorado. Two women stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rude Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Community centers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Nursery...
- 1935
- Pre-school class
- Pre-school students play with dolls, in a sandbox, and on tricycles, in a room at the Rude Park Community Center, 1285 Decatur Street, in Denver, Colorado. Toys line a nearby shelf. Crafts and a sign that reads: "Please Leave This Room In Order"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rude Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Educational facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Nursery schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- February, 1934
- Glenwood Pool (painted photograph?)
- Retouched view of the Glenwood Hot Springs Natatorium, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows people swimming, water toys, the hotel, canvas cabanas, and umbrellas.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Springs Pool
- Men, women, and children swim with water toys in the Hot Springs Natatorium, at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The hotel and bath houses are in the background; people sit on benches in the foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Swimming...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Springs Pool
- Men, women, and children swim in the Hot Springs Natatorium with water toys, at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Shows the hotel and bath houses; people sit on benches in the foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Swimming...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Springs Pool
- Men, women, and children swim with water toys in the Hot Springs Natatorium, at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Shows the hotel and bath houses; a baby in a stroller is in the foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Strollers...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Alpine Street east
- Early view down Alpine Street (6th, Sixth), Georgetown, Colorado. Mainly wood frame and false front businesses line muddy wagon wheel tracked street. The three-story brick Cushman Block shows in the distance and the old firehouse with belltower on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1883]
- Larimer St. Denver
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons, some of which read: "Tents W. L. Patten & Co." and buggies are on the street. A banner that reads: "L. N. Greenleaf & Co. Toys Wholesale & Retail" hangs above the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879?
- Scene in Denver, Col.
- View of Larimer Street near 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Wood frame and brick buildings line the street. Signs read: "G. W. Clayton," "L. N. Greenleaf Co.," "Fancy Goods Notions Toys," "Cigars Tobacco Pipes," "Drugs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Harry M. Mulvihill residence
- Harry M. Mulvihill's son poses with a top in his room at the Harry M. Mulvihill house at 222 Gaylord Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bed, table, lamp, portrait, and toys are in the room.
- Mulvihill, Harry M.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [1941]
- Migrant child at day care center Timnath, Colo.
- A woman holds a Hispanic baby in a day care center in Timnath (Larimer County), Colorado. Toys that include a tricycle, toy baby buggy, and rocking horse are in the room.
- Hispanic Americans--Children--Colorado--Timnath--1960-1970.; Timnath (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Day care--Colorado--Timnath--1960-1970.; Infants--Colorado--Timnath--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Timnath--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Picnic at Overland Park
- A group of picnickers pose under the trees at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Two people stand on a table behind the group with hoop-and-stick toys. A large bucket that contains bottles of champagne is in front of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1885]
- Motor tourist house with Belgian windows
- A small child plays on a toy wooden horse near a camper at an auto camp (motor camp) in Denver, Colorado. The camp site may be at either Rocky Mountain Lake Park or Overland Park. The camper has a row of small square windows and a canvas awning....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Birdcages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Recreational vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Tourist camps &...
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Main St. Salt Lake
- View of Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a dirt Main Street with pedestrians and electric streetcars, wide sidewalks lined with multi-story masonry commercial buildings, some with smoke stacks, and flag poles; twenty-two telephone...
- Salt Lake Temple--1890-1900.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Glen Isle
- A wooden bench is on one side of the North Fork of the South Platte River, while childrens toys are on the other, near Glen Isle (Park County), Colorado. A car is on the road in the distance.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenisle--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Glen Isle
- A wooden chair is on one side of the North Fork of the South Platte River, children's toys are on the other, near Glen Isle (Park County), Colorado.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenisle--1960-1970.
- 1964