Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Berkley [sic] Branch Public Library
- Interior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado, shows circulation desk with arched doorways flanking, cove ceiling, wood paneling, movable bulletin board with bookshelf and "Our Allies" poster...
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Byers Branch
- People, holding umbrellas or United States flags, crowd the opening dedication ceremonies for the Byers Branch of the Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado. Boys climb on an automobile by the stucco - brick building with tile...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building dedications--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [June 23, 1918]
- Byers Branch
- Interior of the Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; shows sunlight streaming in vertical sash windows with arched transoms, bookshelves along perimeter walls with sign: "Handicraft Books On Shelf Below,"...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Dickinson Branch
- Interior of Dickinson Branch (West Denver Branch) of Denver Public Library, southwest corner of Hooker and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado; 1914 Italian cottage design with a single reading room includes: Allen True paintings, "Trappers,"...
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dickinson, Charles E.--Monuments.
- [1914]
- Warren Branch
- Interior of Warren Branch of Denver Public Library, (formerly East Denver Branch) 3354 High Street, Denver, Colorado; Italianate structure; interior shows a high ceiling with skylight, elaborate moldings and brackets, Allen True's painting "The...
- Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912.--Monuments.
- [1913]
- Denver Public Library auditorium
- Interior view of the auditorium in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Rows of connected chairs are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library catalog department
- Women who include Frances Sims, Agnes S. Hall, Anamtille [?] McClung, and Louise Wells work at desks in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado....
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Public Library documents department
- Men read newspapers in the documents department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Wooden tables, newspaper stands, and bookshelves are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspapers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library newspaper room
- View of the newspaper room in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tables with newspapers on sticks, columns, and chairs are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspapers--1910-1920.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Interior of reference room main library
- View of the reference room in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tables, chairs, columns, and bookshelves are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public library open stacks
- View of the open stacks in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Columns and light fixtures that hang from the ceiling are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bookstacks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library librarians office
- Interior view of a librarian's office in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A desk, chair, file cabinets, telephone, and bookcase are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Interior of Woodbury Library
- Interior view of the Woodbury Branch of the Denver Public Library in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; decor includes an open-beamed ceiling, arched windows; a palm, bookshelves, tables, chairs, and and framed Renaissance prints.
- Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918
- Denver, snowstorm scene in front of library
- View of men shoveling snow in front of the Denver Public Library on West Colfax and Bannock Street after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons, men, and the Capitol building.
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snow storms
- View of horse-drawn wagons and men who shovel snow near the Denver Public Library in the Civic Center on West Colfax and Bannock Streets after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol is in the distance.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Warren Branch interior
- Interior view of Warren Branch, Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado; shows reference desk, tables, chairs, light fixtures, book shelves, card catalog, and "Commerce of the Prairie" painting by Allen True completed in 1913.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.
- [1913?]
- Public Library, Denver
- Exterior view of the Denver Public Library, at Civic Center, Bannock and Colfax, Denver, Colorado, dedicated in 1910; view across Colfax shows horse-drawn carriage, bicycles and automobile parked at curb.
- Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Public Library, Denver
- Exterior view of Denver Public Library located on northeast side of present day Civic Center Park, Bannock & Colfax, Denver, Colorado; funding received from Andrew Carnegie 1902, ground broken and construction began 1906, formally dedicated 1910;...
- Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Public Library, Denver
- Exterior view southeast at the first public library located in Denver, Colorado's Civic Center at Colfax and Bannock Street (designed by architect Albert Ross, opened in 1910); frieze inscription reads "Erected in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ross, Albert Randolph, 1869-1948.
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Denver- early construction on Civic Center. Olmstead plan
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado; shows the Carnegie Library, new parterre landscaping for Civic Center, businesses, farms, and plains leading to the Front Range.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- Spring, 1913
- Denver libraries, public branches, Decker
- Interior view of the Decker Branch Library at South Logan and East Florida Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows tables, chairs, bookshelves, and mural.
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Denver Libraries, public, branches, Dickinson
- Interior view of the Dickinson Branch Library in Denver, Colorado; built in 1914; shows chairs, tables, shelving, murals, desk, and filing cabinet.
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Denver libraries, public, branches, Woodbury
- Interior view of the Woodbury Branch Library at West 33rd Avenue and Federal Boulevard, Denver, Colorado (opened in 1913) shows tables and chairs, bookshelves, plants, reference desk and 1913 Denver City Directory.
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Denver libraries, public, branches, Woodbury
- View of Woodbury Branch, Denver Public Library, Highland Park neighborhood, West 33rd (Thirty-Third) Avenue and Federal Boulevard, Denver, Colorado (opened in 1913)
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913? August 11]
- Denver libraries, public, branches, Woodbury
- External view of the Woodbury Branch of the Denver Public Library in Highland Park at West 33rd and Federal Boulevard, Denver, Colorado (opened 1913)
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Denver libraries, public, branches, Smiley
- View of the Smiley Branch of the Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th Avenue in Berkeley Park, Denver, Colorado (built in 1918)
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Denver libraries, public, main building, Civic Center, interior circulation unit
- Interior view of the circulation department at the Denver Public Library located at the Civic Center in Denver, Colorado (opened 1910; closed 1956).
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library, Warren Branch
- Exterior view of the Warren Branch of the Denver Public Library, at 3354 High Street in Denver, Colorado (Carnegie library designed by architects Fisher and Fisher; opened in 1913, closed in 1975).
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Denver Public Library, William Byers Branch
- Exterior view of the William N. Byers branch of the Denver Public Library at 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; opened in 1918.
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior side and facade of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one-story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and side gable tile roof with a...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Decker Branch
- Exterior of the Decker Branch, Denver Public Library, South Logan and East Florida in Platt Park, Denver, Colorado; V-shaped brick English cottage features: raised courtyard, gabled entry, tile roof, brick chimney and leaded windows; named for...
- Decker, Sarah Platt--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Decker Branch
- Children's reading room from desk, Decker Branch, Denver Public Library, South Logan and East Florida in Platt Park, Denver, Colorado; English cottage room features beamed ceiling, leaded glass, fireplace nook with wooden seats below Dudley...
- Decker, Sarah Platt--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Woodbury Branch Public Library
- Exterior of Woodbury Branch of Denver Public Library, West 33rd and Federal Boulevard, Highland Park, Denver, a one-story brick Renaissance villa with tile roof, arched windows, front balustrade with urns; named for Roger W. Woodbury.
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Woodbury Branch Public Library
- Interior of Woodbury Branch of Denver Public Library, West 33rd and Federal Boulevard, Highland Park, Denver, Colorado; one-story brick Renaissance villa; reading room features: high beamed ceiling with hanging globe lamps, large arched windows,...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Denver libraries, public branches, Smiley
- Exterior view of the Smiley Branch Library of the Denver Public Library, located in Berkeley Park at 4501 West 46th (Forty-sixth) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Denver libraries, public branches, Byers
- View of the William N. Byers Branch Library of the Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Byers Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Denver libraries, public branches, Dickinson
- View of the Dickinson Branch of the Denver Public Library, at Hooker Street and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1914?]
- Denver libraries, public branches, Byers
- View of the William N. Byers Branch of the Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado, on opening day, June 22, 1918; a large crowd gathers in front of the library as the flag is raised.
- Denver Public Library. Byers Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Denver Public Library, branches, Decker
- Exterior view of the Decker Branch of the Denver Public Library, located in Platt Park at South Logan Street and East Florida Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- H-Bluebirds-J
- Young men and women stand or sit and pose near a flat-bed truck on Federal Boulevard in front of the Woodbury Branch of the Denver Public Library in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The panoramic group photograph shows possibly...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Young adults--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 June 9
- Library and State Capitol
- View along Colfax Avenue of the Denver Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, includes pedestrians, street cars and a few automobiles with the State Capitol building in background. Greek revival Carnegie library features fluted columns...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Roger W. Woodbury Library
- Exterior facade of Woodbury Branch Library, Federal Boulevard and West 33rd (Thirty-third) Avenue, Denver, Colorado; features include arches, balustrade, hipped tile roof and a frieze.
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- November 1918
- Dickinson Branch
- Exterior of Dickinson Branch, named for Charles E. Dickinson, a banker, (West Denver Branch) of Denver Public Library, southwest corner of Hooker and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado; 1914 Italian cottage design features a tile roof, decorative...
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dickinson, Charles E.--Monuments.
- [1914]
- Denver libraries, public branches, Decker
- Interior view of the Decker Branch Library of the Denver Public Library, in Platt Park at South Logan Street and East Florida Avenue, Denver, Colorado; shows books, shelves, tables, and chairs.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Civic Center West Colfax and 14th Avenue run thru, buildings gone from Civic Center and Bates Triangle
- View west from dome of State Capitol Building over Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, shows the cruciform plan located between West Fourteenth (14th) Avenue and West Colfax. The Denver Public Library and the United States Mint show prominently among...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Carnegie libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Byers Branch
- Exterior facade of Byers Branch Library, Santa Fe Drive and West Seventh (7th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado; shows a building with Italian features, Turkey Creek Sandstone trim, arched windows and entry.
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Henry White Warren Branch
- Exterior entrance detail view of the Warren Branch Library, 34th (Thirty-fourth) Avenue and High Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Spanish style arched windows, entry with book crest, arch and "Denver Public Library, Henry White Warren Branch"...
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.
- [1913]
- Henry White Warren Branch
- Exterior facade of the Warren Branch Library, 34th (Thirty- fourth) Avenue and High Street, Denver, Colorado; shows a Spanish style building with arched windows and entry, hipped tile roof with bracketed eaves and tile frieze; urns and lampposts...
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.
- [1913]
- Public Library, Denver
- Interior view of (Carnegie) Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado; shows lobby with circulation desk, bookshelves on three floors, card catalogs, center wooden tables with metal stools, geometric pattern bands in tile floor, agave plants in...
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]