Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Emerson & Buckingham Bank, at Longmont, Colo.
- A man ties his horse-drawn carriage on front post of the Emerson and Buckingham Bank, Longmont, Colorado. "Opened in April 1871, this frame building, with living quarters upstairs, was in the 300 block of Main, on the west side of street. It was...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1885]
- Silver Threads, Creede
- View of Silver Threads, a clothing store (now Quiller Gallery, formerly the Creede Boarding House) at 110 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The two story commercial building has transomed storefront windows. The storefront...
- Silver Threads (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Clothing stores.; Silver Threads (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Clothing trade--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co.
- People pose in front of the Rifle Creek Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a flat roof and a first floor awning that reads: "Gents [Furni]shing's [sic], Ladies Furnishing's [sic]." Upstairs...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- The Famous Department Store, Trinidad, Colorado
- A man and woman stand on the sidewalk near The Famous Department Store on Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The two story brick building has projecting bay windows, arched windows, and awnings. A sign on the building reads:...
- Famous Department Store (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- The Fort - Morrison, Colorado
- The Fort restaurant near Morrison, in Jefferson County, Colorado, is an adobe structure with vigas, a round corner tower, and a central patio. Patterned after Bent's Fort in La Junta, it was originally built as a home; later, upstairs living...
- Fort (Restaurant)--1970-1980.; Morrison (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Fire the boys are trying to get their clothes on.
- The fireman, just out of their beds in their long johns, jump into their fire pants, upstairs in the firehouse, Loveland, Colorado. One man makes his way down the fire pole.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Loveland--1910-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Loveland--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior partial view of Peoples Furniture Company building with horse-drawn delivery wagon in front, First (1st) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; "People's Furniture Co." is lettered on sideboard of wagon; series of signs on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1902]
- Lobby Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- Interior view of the lobby of the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows floral rugs on the lobby floor, a two sided writing table, and a door in corner with a sign: "Children Play Room." The front desk has flanking mirrors, and a...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Rugs.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek
- Row of attached one and two-story wooden frame flat-roof false front commercial businesses including the Globe Shoe & Clothing House, Polin Shoe & Clothing House, and N. O. Johnson & Sons Dry Goods, Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; stack of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Telluride
- Automobiles are parked on Main Street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Business signs read: "H. C. Baisch Drugs, Jewelry", "Bowl Upstairs", "Maytag Appliances, Telluride Elec. Shop", "Texaco", "Tribune", and "Bailey McDonald Conoco."...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.;...
- [1940?]
- Alpine Hose Company No. 2 Fire House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 Fire House, located on Fifth (5th) Street near Rose Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The front of the building was built by the company in 1874, with storage for the hose carts on the first floor and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Gertrude Pulsifer residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Gertrude Nash Pulsifer residence on Taos Street, a wood construction building with brick between the inner and outer walls. The house has a gable roof, two brick chimneys, and double-hung mullioned windows. The facade is...
- Pulsifer, Gertrude Nash--s Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Masonic Temple
- Rooftop view of the Masonic Temple at 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story stone building has arched windows and decorative trim. Signs read: "Upstairs Clothier Fahey-Brockman," "Drugs," "John Child's...
- Freemasons--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Masonic Temple
- View of the Masonic Temple at 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story stone building has arched windows with decorative trim. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs read: "Upstairs Clothier Fahey-Brockman,"...
- Freemasons--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Crested Butte, 1980's
- View of two businesses on Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado, shows two-story false fronts with gable apexes and bracketed cornices. Signs on the "230" building read: "The Plumb," "Bar Restaurant Upstairs," "Talk of the Town."...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Crested Butte--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Crested Butte--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Crested Butte, 1980's
- Two businesses on Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado, are two-story with false fronts, gable apexes, and bracketed cornices. Signs read: "Pizza" and "The Plumb," "Bar Restaurant Upstairs," "Talk of the Town." People stand in...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Crested Butte--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Crested Butte--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- The Central Hotel Foulkes Bldg. built in 1889
- The brick Foulkes Building, in Canon City, Colorado, has a mansard roof, cornices, bays and a dormer; brackets and spindlework adorn the storefronts. Incised stone panels with flourishes read: "Foulkes" and "1889." Men, women, children and dogs...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Evans Block
- A Denver City Tramway Company worker stands near a tramway station and the Central Loop tracks at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows the W.S. Sanderson & Brothers store, located in the Evans Block at 1124 Fifteenth...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- The Transcript
- Exterior of a two-story brick false front built by George West and Dr. James Kelly in 1870, 1115 Washington Avenue, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The commercial structure features a corbeled cornice, double door entry flanked by two windows...
- Golden (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drugstores--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 20, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, from upstairs. Photographed: South Alamosa, Colorado.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--South Alamosa--1940-1960.; South Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--South Alamosa--1940-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Businesses in Las Vegas, New Mexico
- A horse is tied to a post in front of the El Corona Saloon in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The words "Beer, Fine Cigars and Pool" are painted on the side of the building. The upstairs porch is enclosed by a wood railing. A smaller balcony is on the roof.
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Balconies--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Bars--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Horses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Trees--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Manitou Springs in the 1980's
- and awnings on the next windows west are striped and dome shaped. A sign between them reads: Manitou Springs Natural Foods. The next building west has a box shaped canopy with light bulbs along the perimeter, and people are milling beneath it. The...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.
- [Between 1980 and 1985?]
- Main Street, Gunnison, Colo.
- View of east side of Main Street from the Red Lion Inn, Gunnison, Colorado; owners of the "Stough and Davis Dry Goods and Millinery" stand at their entry with fabric displayed; a large camera is on top of their rooftop sign. Frank E. Dean and his...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Union Block, Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of commercial buildings and the Union Block building at 734 Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story Union Block building has signs that read "Hilliker Hydraulics Incorporated, Parts & Service," "Used...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Beauty shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial...
- 1988 September
- Thos. Robson general store on 3rd Street
- Thos. Robson's general store on a dirt 3rd (Third) Street in Leadville, Colorado is a two-story wood frame building featuring a bracketed cornice, dentils along the frieze, arched second-story windows with drip molds, open double entry with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Neil, Mrs.; Thompson, Mr.; Ellis, Thomas, Mrs.; Robson, Thomas, Mrs.; Robson, Thomas.
- [1885]
- Hotel Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Exterior view of Hotel Nast, Nast, Colorado, west of Hagerman Pass reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows log cabin and two-story wood-frame building connected by deck and upstairs exterior walkway, log gazebo, benches, and picnic tables; men,...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.; Hotel Nast (Nast, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Decker Branch librarian
- Photograph of a Decker Branch librarian sitting in front of a sign inside of the Decker Branch library located in Denver, Colorado. She holds cut out of an unidentifiable creature holding a "Ask Upstairs" sign. Behind her there is a larger cut...
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- circa 1970
- Rocky Mountain Hotel, Zang Brewery Building
- Exterior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Hotel, located in Denver, Colorado. This two-story brick hotel, constructed in 1892, is a late Victorian commercial building designed by an unknown architect. With twelve sleeping rooms upstairs and a...
- Rocky Mountain Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Zang Brewing Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1980 October
- Rocky Mountain Hotel, Zang Brewery Building
- Exterior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Hotel, located in Denver, Colorado. This two-story brick hotel, constructed in 1892, is a late Victorian commercial building designed by an unknown architect. With twelve sleeping rooms upstairs and a...
- Rocky Mountain Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Zang Brewing Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1980 October
- 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: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
- Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1959
- 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
- Glenarm Branch, Young Men's Christian Association History
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 19, 1910 May 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1911 March 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 26, 1912 June 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 31, 1909 September 18
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 37, 1909 October 30
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 1 and 2, 1927 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 3 and 4, 1931 March-April
- J. R. Rowling Bldg. Main St., "Cannons Hall" dance hall upstairs dry goods store below
- View of the dilapidated J. R. Rowling grocery, originally the Oddfellows Building, (Cannons Hall) Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the two-story stone structure with a brick front, first floor milled store fronts and arched second floor...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Upstairs, Jno Tomoy, Jan 1916
- Interior view of an office on the second floor of a Georgetown, Colorado building. Man wearing a pin strip suit and eye glasses sits behind a wooden desk covered with desk plotter, pen and ink set, and typewriter on far end. Office also includes:...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Manualian: 1910
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1910.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- Manual Annual: 1911
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1911.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- The Annual: North Side High School 1908
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1908
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1908
- The Aeronaut of South Denver High School: 1920
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1920.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1920