Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Acme Upholstery Supply Co. 1333 Wazee
- Interior view of probably the executive offices of the Acme Upholstery Supply Co., 1333 Wazee Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows the door to an office flanked with wooden doors decorated with panels with stamped brass...
- Acme Upholstery Supply Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities.; Interiors.
- 1968 Aug. 4
- Adams State, 5/18/47 Roto
- The Casa Bonita Lounge of the Adams State Normal School in Alamosa, Colorado has Spanish style carved wood sofas, a table with a woven blanket on top, and a tile fireplace with a wooden mantle and decorative flower arrangements. There are sconces...
- Adams State Normal School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.--1940-1950.; Lounges--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Agnes Memorial (Phipps)
- Interior view of an x-ray room at Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows a metal table, dentist chair, and a steam radiator.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of a patient examination room, Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado; shows glass cabinets, shelving with medical instruments, jars, bottles, examination table, valves and pressure gauges, iron swivel stools, and a...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown, interior of caboose 55 (sidebay) W.H. Rinehart, brakeman, Geo. Silcott, Brittain
- Interior view of Akron, Canton and Youngstown caboose #55 in Brittain (Summit County), Ohio. George Silcott sits with is feet up, and brakeman W.H. Rinehart sits at a desk. Bedding is piled on a bench and a coat hangs from the ceiling. Shows a cast...
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Brittain (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroad employees.; Rinehart, W. H.; Silcott, George.
- 1941 March 9
- Singing at Central, 1941, Miss Crosier
- Boys and girls in a group at the side of a studio piano in classroom number 208 at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado, while Miss Crosir plays from sheet music. The blackboard behind the piano contains a list which includes "2. What is in, 3. The...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Music education--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- 3rd grade at Boyd, 1941
- Boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks in a third grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Some boys wear overalls and one wears a bow tie. The girls wear print dresses with clips or bows in their hair. Built in bookshelves with...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- 4th grade at Boyd, 1941
- Boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks in a fourth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Built in bookshelves with jars of dried weeds on the top shelf are along the back wall. A blackboard is on the side wall near a bulletin...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- 6th grade at Boyd, 1941
- In this sixth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado, boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks. Two children stand and read at bookshelves built into the back of the room. A boy with a paintbrush works on a mural of the Nativity...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- 3rd grade at Central, 1941, Miss Borego
- In Miss Borego's third grade classroom, number 202, at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado, boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks reading books. One boy reads "Sails, Wheels, and Wings." A blackboard has a scene of wisemen and their camels,...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Borego, Miss.
- [1941]
- 2nd grade at Central, 1941, Miss Monroe
- Boys and girls sit around rectangular tables and weave hot pads in Miss Monroe's second grade classroom at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. Striped shirts are popular among the boys and floral print dresses are worn by most girls. A long coat...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Monroe, Miss.
- 1941
- Christmas pageant at Boyd School, 1941
- A group of children performs a Christmas pageant on the stage of Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Children in the center wear a uniform of pants, jackets and hats with round brims. They hold flashlights and stand on risers with one child in the...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Pageants--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Christmas pageant at Boyd, 1941
- A group of children performs a Christmas pageant on the stage of Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Children in the center wear a uniform of pants, jackets and hats with round brims. They stand on risers with one child in the top row, and rows...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Pageants--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Singing carols at Boyd
- A large group of children is gathered on and at the foot of stairs in Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado, singing Christmas carols. Some of the boys wear overalls with bibs and a young black boy wears a tie. Most of the girls wear dresses and...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Singing--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Science experiment at Central, 1941, Miss Sootz
- Boys and girls sit with open books at wooden desks with ornate iron sides in Miss Sootz's classroom at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. Two pairs of children stand at a table in front of the room performing a science experiment with beakers of...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Experiments--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Science--1940-1950.; Sootz, Miss.
- 1941
- 1st grade art work at Central, 1941
- Boys and girls sit around rectangular tables making art with clay in a first grade classroom at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. Some children stand at a blackboard painting on paper with a table of paint jars and brushes behind them. An...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Albert F. Long Jewelers
- A man looks through a microscope at a diamond at Albert F. Long Jewelers located at 1251 Welton Street in the central Business District, Denver, Colorado. The man wears a shirt and tie and a onyx and diamond ring.
- Albert F. Long Jewelers (Denver, Colo.)--People--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors.; Jewelers.; Jewelry stores.
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Interior, All Saints Episcopal Church
- Interior view of All Saints Episcopal Church (Chapel of Our Merciful Savior) located at 32nd and Wyandot in Denver, Colorado; shows an altar, a cross, lilies in vases, potted hyacinths, stained glass windows, and a carved wooden bishop chair.
- All Saints Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chapels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Dining Room Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Interior view of dining room in Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico; long retangular room with oak beam ceiling and paneled walls, large fireplace, leaded glass windows with cresent shaped transoms, teardrop...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [1904]
- Museum, Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Interior view of museum in Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico; shows wood paneled room with fireplace and displays of Native American and Spanish blankets, fish nets, rugs, basketry, and pottery. Animal hide is...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Galleries & museums--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [1904]
- Museum, Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Interior view of museum in Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico; shows paneled room with display of Native American and Spanish blankets, candlesticks, crucifixes, animal hides, basketry, pottery, table with...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Galleries & museums--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [1904]
- American College Testing Program Holiday Inn
- Members of the American College Testing program (ACT) meet at the Holiday Inn in Denver, Colorado. They sit at a row of tables with folders and note pads. The have name plaques in front of them that read: "Don Benzie," "George Dalgleish," "Dale...
- American College Testing Program--People--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors.; Meetings.
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Members of the Mile Hi Chapter of the American G.I. Forum
- Group portrait of members of the Mile High Chapter of the American GI Forum, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Birdie Hernandez, Rich Padilla, Jim Maestas, Al Herrera, Ruben Valdez. Ben Gayton and Al Herrera squat in front.
- American G.I. Forum--People--1980-1990; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Veterans.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; American G.I. Forum--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Ampex recorders
- A man sits at a console that holds a large Ampex reel to reel recorder, amplifiers and a speaker. Two men stand near him, one is possibly Jean Matthews. A banner on the wall reads: "Ampex [Ma]gnetic Recorders."
- Ampex Corporation--Facilities--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Sound equipment & supplies.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Dining room, burned Dec. 8, 1911 [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the dining room in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes bronze female figures flanking the columned entry to the wood paneled room, Gothic revival dining table and chairs, and...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1920.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Music room [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the music room in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, features an upright piano, bronze female figures, and ornate round table with a portrait bust in center of room. Floral wallpaper covers the...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Interiors.; Music rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Dining room looking into music room [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the dining room in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, includes Renaissance revival furniture, carved round table with wood and leather chairs, glass display cabinet, plate rail, hanging...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Dining room, kitchen door right rear [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the dining room in the 1913 Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes Renaissance revival furniture, round table with wood and leather chairs, ornately carved buffet, glass display cabinet, plate...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Library facing northwest [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the library in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, shows scenes depicting pastoral and mythological works framed by stylized laurel leaves and portraits of statesmen, writers, and scientists....
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Library facing south [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the library in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado shows pastoral and mythological scenes framed by stylized laurel leaves and portraits of statesmen, writers, and scientists. Beamed ceiling has...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Reception hall looking north toward dining room, built 1912, still standing 1923 [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the long reception hall in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes Arts and Crafts furniture, chairs, tables, benches with leather pillows, lamps, hanging lanterns, oriental rugs, bronze...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Reception rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Library painted by Yens Erickson [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of a doorway and mural painting in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; features a mythological scene of a woman wearing a draped gown leaning on a fountain with a pitcher in front of it; Voltaire...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of the brick fireplace alcove in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; features an oak mantle and built in wood seats next to the fireplace; snuffer with long handle hanging off the mantle;...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of the brick fireplace alcove in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows an oak mantle and built in wood seats next to the fireplace; snuffer with a long handle hanging off the mantle; decorative...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of a lighting fixture in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; features a bronze fixture with four lamps covered with square stained glass lanterns hung by chains from a decorative beamed ceiling;...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Light fixtures--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Library painted by Yens Erickson [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of a mural in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; depicts a Roman chariot race between two contestants each driving four horses; area filled with spectators and a trumphiful arch with charioteers...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Library painted by Yens Erickson [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the fireplace alcove and murals in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes a brick fireplace with an oak mantle and built in wood seats, snuffer, and decorative carved posts with Arts and...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Stylized borders of leaves in green and orange and hand-carved wood designs "framed" the paintings [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of a wall mural and portion of a beamed ceiling in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, depicts a Roman chariot race between two contestants each driving four horses; area filled with spectators and...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of a carved oak post and beam in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows a portion of a art nouveau mural above the woodwork, bare electrical wires, beamed ceiling, and stained glass lanterns.
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Woodwork--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Backdrop from theatre at Apex, Colo.
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with painted backdrop of a idealized 1900s Apex main street and a stool on wheels; businesses transformed from low wood and...
- Apex (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mr. Block is looking at stage
- Image of a painting by Herndon Davis, a Denver artist (1901- 1962), interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows Don Block looking at the theater stage with painted backdrop, side draped...
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; States (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Apex, Colorado, opera house
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano covered with a cloth, painted backdrop scenery, walls of a polling booth with a poster of: "State Of...
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Interiors.; States (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1940-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Apex, Colo. recreation hall interior, piano on stage
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano and painted backdrop of trees; flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage; wood paneling in...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [May 1957]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows theater stage with painted backdrop of an idealized 1900s Apex main street that includes businesses, glass storefronts, and awnings; business...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall for miners, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado shows the theater stage with painted backdrop of a smoking volcano. Stage is flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage. The hall has...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]
- Henry J. Juckem (Arvada homesteader) grocery store
- Interior of Henry J. Juchem's grocery store at corner of East 1st (First) Street (currently Webster Street) and Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado; owner Henry wears a sack jacket with matching vest and bow tie, Harry Standard...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1915]
- Mercantile store at Ashcroft, Summer, 1943 [graphic]
- Interior of a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes sunlight streaming in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. The remains of a wood counter is in front of tall empty shelves...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1943
- Mercantile store, Ashcroft
- Mr. Sawyer stands inside a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man has a cigar in his mouth and looks up as sunlight streams in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. His...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- Summer 1943
- St. Mary's Catholic Church
- A priest and three altar boys pose in their vestments in front of the altar of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aspen, Colorado. Pews are in the foreground; two chandeliers with glass globes hang from the ceiling. Geometrical patterns are painted on...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Altars--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Interiors.; St. Mary's Catholic Church (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1885
- Electric power plant
- Interior view of an electric power plant in Aspen, Colorado; features two large generators with belts resting on wood bases, and electrical boxes and other circuitry on the back wall; man in a suit and a bowler hat sits on a chair in the back of...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Power plants--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885]