Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Dodge City. Interior of station
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a telegraph operator stands over his machine behind arched half-round windows in the Dodge City (Ford County), Kansas depot of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Wooden benches...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Dodge City (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Benches--Kansas--Dodge City--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Kansas--Dodge City--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Downing Street waiting station
- View of the Downing Street waiting station (1904), located on the corner of Downing and Bayaud Streets, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a green structure topped by a pyramidal roof covered in wood shingles. The open...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bus stops.; Site elements.; Bus stops--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Sioux squaws waiting for rations at commisary [sic] P.R. Agency S.D.
- Large group of Native American Lakota Sioux women and some children wrapped in blankets wait on the commissary platform for government rations, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Children--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Government...
- February 1891
- Picketing Super Serve Drugs
- Senator Richard Castro pickets with supporters of the United Farm Workers, who include Jerry Ryan and Mike Wilzoch, in boycott of Gallo Wine at the Pecos Super Serve Drugs at West 44th (Forty-Fourth) Avenue and North Pecos Street in the Sunnyside...
- Super Serve Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.;...
- [1975]
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 2, 1914 October 24
- Aspen, Colorado railroad yards
- View of a large crowd of people standing on the railroad tracks waiting for the train, near Smuggler Mountain, Aspen, Colorado; railroad ties and rails visible in the foreground; most of the men, women and children wear hats; boys wearing knickers,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- 1887 October 27
- Control of the amount of rock fed into the mill circuit at Urad Mine was controlled by four slusher drifts such as the one shown here
- A man runs a slusher through mine drift in a tunnel of the Urad mine, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The huge scoop would drag the debris to a shaft in the floor, where it would fall onto a waiting conveyor belt and be transported out of the mine.
- Mining machinery--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1960-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1960-1980.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1963 and 1974]
- Rock climbing
- Approximately twenty Tenth Mountain Division soldiers practice rock climbing near Camp Hale, Colorado; three soldiers are scaling a rope to climb onto a rock shelf a few feet above the ground. The rest of the soldiers are divided with half waiting...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Troop of soldiers, mostly from Leadville, known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers
- A troop of soldiers on horses form a long line in front of a bluff. In 1885 or 1886, these men, mostly from Leadville and known as the Rocky Mountain Rifles, and other volunteers were headed by Genl. F.M. Reardon and Capt. Christopher Caffrey and...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- 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.)
- 1925 April 15
- Coachman's waiting room
- Interior view of coachman's waiting room, Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the arched hallway entrance has wood trim, paneling, and a buffalo coat hanging on accordion-style coat rack...
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fur coats--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Waiting rooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Waiting room and cafe
- Shows the cafe and waiting room at the Denver Municipal Airport. The building is a small box shaped brick building with a covered porch and a wind meter on the tiled roof.
- Denver Municipal Airport--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Waiting rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Waiting in line for a bus
- A large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers stand waiting in line for a bus, near three wooden buildings probably located somewhere in Texas. They are all in khaki uniforms and wearing berets. Two young boys examine the group with curiosity....
- Military life--Texas--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Texas--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1944]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 19, 1911 May 6
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 7 and 8, 1928 July-August
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Waiting for parade to start
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Waiting to start parade
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Waiting room for st cars Colfax and B'dway on Civic Center
- View of a waiting shelter at a Denver Tramway Corporation street car stop in Civic Center Park at Colfax Avenue and Broadway in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Flowers are near the wood building.
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Denver General Hospital, glimpse of reception room
- View of a waiting room furnished with wood and leather furniture at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. A transom window above the door is open. A desk and gurneys are shown in an adjacent room. A telephone sits on the desk.
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Waiting rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Interior Union Depot showing water lines, June 3, 1921, Pueblo, Colo.
- Interior view of a waiting room at the flooded Union Depot in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Arkansas River flood water and mud are on the floor of a room with benches and probably a ticket counter. Shows a stuffed mule deer on a table above the...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Union Depot (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June 3
- Evening performance crowd waiting for the Opera House doors to open
- Image of a large crowd standing on unpaved Eureka Street facing the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado, possibly waiting to see "Camille". It is evening, and tree branches, a bright light, and a cloud of smoke are in the upper left...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City Opera House.
- 1932
- Section thro waiting room looking South Union Station, Denver, Colorado
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows a section view of Union Station in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Design and construction.
- [19--?]
- Section thro waiting room looking West Union Station, Denver, Colorado
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows a sectional view of Union Station in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Design and construction.
- [19--?]
- At the dock, Lisbon, Portugal [art original] : waiting in our automobiles.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Lisbon (Portugal)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Cole Junior High School office waiting room
- Photograph of an office waiting room inside of Cole Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Cole Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Cole Junior High School waiting room
- Photograph of a waiting room inside of Cole Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Cole Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Students waiting to get on school bus
- Photograph of elementary students waiting in line to get on a school bus at an unidentified school in Denver, Colorado.
- School buses.; School Children.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1957
- Dr. Clarence Holmes with Patient in Operating Room with Assistant Lucia Burrell at Desk
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1919 April
- Interurban car in Grand Junction
- Two men stand at the corner of Main and 3rd (Third) Streets, Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. A Grand Junction and Grand River Valley Railway electric street car is at the intersection. The "Electric Building," a two-story, flat-roof, brick...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1920.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Trinidad buildings R R station
- A group of men and women pose outdoors near a railroad station in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The building has a hip roof, cupola, and covered waiting area. The women wear dresses and hats. The men wear suits.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Interior Denver Union Station
- Interior view of the Denver, Colorado, Union Station railroad depot taken from second floor; shows sunlight through arched windows, chandeliers, benches in waiting room, and marked portals: "To Trains, News, Check Stand, Restaurant, Women."
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Only 1 restaurant open for breakfast! note line! Sunday 9:00 AM.
- View of a crowded sidewalk along Main Street shows a group of people standing in line in front of the Alpine Cafe waiting to eat breakfast in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Business signs read: "Westside Gallery," "P. David Smith, Attorney At...
- Alpine Cafe (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cafes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Queues--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 2
- Cripple Creek vicinity
- Small group of men, women and children stand near open doorway on front steps of a rectangular shaped vertical plank wood frame residence, Cripple Creek, Colorado; a man wearing a three piece suit and a young woman wearing a white corsetted dress...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Palmer Lake, Colorado
- A man holds a tripod near the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train depot, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. A man wearing overalls stands in front of a bay window; signs read: "Baggage Room," "Santa Fe," "Waiting Room," and "Western Union...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1940-1950.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer...
- July 4, 1948
- Autos and people - Mesa Verde (?) Royal Gorge (?)
- Nine park rangers stand on a dirt road next to the lead car in a long line of cars, possibly waiting for admission to Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Crawford Hill mansion & carriage
- View shows a horse drawn carriage and chauffeur waiting in front of the Crawford Hill Mansion, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Coach drivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1914?]
- Autos and people - Mesa Verde (?) Royal Gorge (?)
- Men, women, children, and park rangers pose on a dirt road near a long line of cars parked in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (?). The people may be waiting for admission to the park.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Line of autos w/ rangers (?) - Mesa Verde (?) - signs reading "Stop - information" and "Keep to right"
- Cars park along the side of a dirt road in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (?). Park rangers (?) stand near the vehicles waiting for admission to the park; signs posted on trees read "Stop - Information" and "Keep to right."
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Eureka Street, Central City
- Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, is crowded with cars and jeeps in a view that looks toward Central Hill. Four people sit in a jeep in the foreground. A man smoking a cigarette drives the jeep; another man wearing a hat, glasses, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Flags--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- San Geronimo feast, Taos, N.M.
- Shows crowd of spectators waiting for relay race to begin, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Native American (Taos) men clear the course. White, and Hispanic men, women and children are standing, sitting in wagons and carriages, most...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Canon City posse
- A group of unidentified men with rifles, one in uniform and one with a sheriff's badge, pose in front of a prison cell at the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, probably during the October 3, 1929 prison break. Signs read:...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1920-1930.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.
- [October, 1929]
- Decorating for Chinese New Year while brother Celestial smokes waterpipe
- A Chinese-American man hangs a scroll with Chinese characters on a wall in a building on Hop Alley in Denver, Colorado. Celestial lays nearby and smokes possibly opium from a water pipe. Images of a dragon and flowers are on the wall.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Opium dens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Celestial.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Barber shop in Breckenridge
- In the interior of a barbershop in Breckenridge, Colorado, a man in a white shirt and bow tie leans on a barber chair. He wears rimless glasses and his hair is parted in the middle. To the right, a man gets his hair cut. Behind them is a potted...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbershops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Interiors.--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Repair shop city shops
- Shows the wood repair shop building of the Denver Highway Department, located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut in Denver, Colorado.The building has a slope roof and board siding. A sign near the door reads: "This Shop for Yard Men Only Waiting Room is...
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Transportation facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]