Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Construction of the King Academic Performing Arts Center 855 Lawrence Way.
- Looking southwest at the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado. Construction begins on the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center, (AR7 Hoover...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction.; Construction workers.; Educational...
- 1999
- Construction of the King Academic Performing Arts Center 855 Lawrence Way.
- View of the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. Construction begins on the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (AR7 Hoover Desmond...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction.; Construction equipment.;...
- 1999
- Bird's-eye view of Creede Camp
- View of the mining camp of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County, includes one and two-story buildings with gables, false fronts, and log construction. Several structures are under construction. There are piles of logs on the ground. Cliffs of the...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Michael Graves Central Library addition, Denver
- View of the Denver Public Library at 1357 Broadway Street (at 13th Avenue) in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Construction workers on scaffolds work on the stone cladding of the Michael Graves addition; pedestrian shelter reads:...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1995
- Denver State Capitol interior
- Two men lean against a balcony railing inside the Colorado State Capitol building between Colfax and 14th avenues and Lincoln and Grant streets in Denver, Colorado. Round, fluted columns with carved capitals support the level above where the men...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- C & S engine 632 switching @ Prospect 9:20 A.M.
- View of Colorado and Southern steam locomotive 116 (2-8-0) switches a freight car at Prospect Yard in Denver, Colorado. Letters on the tender read: "Burlington Line" and on the boxcar read: "New York Central System." The train is near Valley...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1949 October 16
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows cranes, pulley, wheelbarrows, work horses and other machinery. Two men use survey equipment, three other men wearing suits and hats observe the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20th
- Auraria skyline Auraria Higher Education Center.
- Northeast view of the Auraria Higher Education Center from Saint Cajetan's Center, 1190 9th Street, Denver, Colorado. Students sit on benches and walk near the Auraria Library, a post-modern building designed by architect Helmut Jahn. The library...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building construction.; Educational facilities.;...
- 2009
- U.S. Gold placer no. 6, San Miguel River : building flume
- Men work on a flume for a U.S. Gold Placers mining operation beside the San Miguel River in Montrose or San Miguel County, Colorado. The workmen pose near a wooden flume that is under construction. Shows piles of lumber.
- San Miguel River (Colo.-Utah)--1880-1890.; Construction.; Flumes.; Gold mining.; Hydraulic mining.; Laborers.; Rivers.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Leadville Ice Palace in Construction
- Reproduction shows the Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, Ice Palace under construction. Men work among blocks of ice; wooden poles rise in the background.
- Leadville Crystal Carnival Association--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Vallejos Ditch headgate construction
- View of the construction of a headgate for the Vallejos Ditch (1854), part of the Ditch No.5, USDA Special Improvement Project for the Vallejos Ditch irrigation system, in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. Two men work near a wooden concrete...
- San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Construction.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--San Pablo--Design and construction--Pictorial works.; San Pablo (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1965
- Colorado State Judicial building under Construction, Denver
- View of the Colorado State Judicial Building (1977; Rogers-Nagel-Langhart), 2 (Two) East Fourteenth (14th) Avenue in the Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows the south and east elevations of the five-story building during construction.
- Colorado. Judicial Dept.--Buildings--1970-1980.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Building construction.; Government facilities.; Colorado. Judicial Dept--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- Colorado Heritage Center under construction
- View of the Colorado Heritage Center (the Colorado State Museum, later the Colorado History Museum), 1300 Broadway Street in the Civic Center neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows the east elevation of the three-story museum-office building during...
- State Historical Society of Colorado. State Museum--1970-1980.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Building construction.; Galleries & museums.; State Historical Society of Colorado. State Museum--Pictorial...
- 1976
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Men pose at the intersection of 14th and Wazee on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct. Shows the iron work fence along the viaduct, Denver City hall, a railroad bridge over Cherry Creek, and local businesses. One man leans against a bike. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 May 26
- Camp Hale, construction
- Men load wooden or metal frames in the back of a pickup truck at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows a frame doorway and nearby buildings under construction.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.;...
- [1942?]
- Denver Viaduct from end at bank
- View of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Construction materials litter the area near railroad tracks. The 16th (Sixteenth), and 19th (Nineteenth) Street Viaducts are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Carmichaels camp in the Black Hills
- View of a Union Pacific construction camp, "Carmichael's Camp," in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Tents, log buildings, corrals with animals, and a work crew in the distance. Shows probably the railroad grade under construction.
- Lawrence County (S.D.)--1860-1870.; Construction camps--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1870.; Railroad construction & maintenance--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1870.
- [between 1868 and 1869?]
- From traveler south
- Laborers work near the temporary rail track at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Construction materials, a crane, the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, and boxcars of the Colorado and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 19, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows a view of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The roof of a brick building, construction materials, the South Platte River and the Highland neighborhood are within view. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3
- Pillar of Fire Church construction crew
- Portrait of workers at the Pillar of Fire Church's Alma Temple, 1340 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, during construction. They are "(l to r) (back row): Harry Snelling, brick and concrete worker; J. T. Mullis, driver of the truck hauling the...
- Alma Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pillar of Fire (Religious sect)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Construction...
- [1924]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, painters
- Two painters work on windows at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The men are in coveralls and hats and stand on scaffolding and paint the window casings...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Concrete sluice of RR construction for the Alameda subway
- View of a concrete plant in Denver, Colorado, used during Alameda Avenue underpass construction.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 or 1910]
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators stand on the side of the 14th Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado, under construction. Shows Denver City Hall, located on 14th Street, and A.T.& S.F. and Denver & Rio Grande railway bridges over Cheery Creek in the background. Cranes and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 18
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Three men pose in a field below the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows a muddy, snow covered field and a small brick building. A railroad bridge is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct
- A view of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct spanning the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street. It was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Pedestrians, horse drawn carriages and bicyclists cross over Cherry Creek via the completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Hotel Topsy Turvy", "Art Metal and Bui?", "Stone Saw Mill", "Moore Hardware and Iron...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- Coors Porcelain Co.
- View of the construction of the two-story brick Coors Porcelain Company, Golden, Colorado, shows men and women in open doorways and windows. The Colorado and Southern railroad tracks cross over a bridge in foreground.
- Coors Porcelain Company--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.
- 1919
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Horse drawn carriages cross over the South Platte River via the completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians use the paved sidewalk. Cherrry Creek and the city of Denver is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows a view of railroad tracks under a portion of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct and the supports underneath the bridge. This may be near 14th and Wazee. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street. It was later...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Pedestrians and horse drawn carriages use the beginning of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct along Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The completed viaduct features, a iron rod fence, asphalt roads, flagstone sidewalks and rock ashlar retaining...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Horse drawn carriages travel over the 14th Street viaduct as it runs along Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. Railroad bridges and local businesses are shown. Sign on building reads "?nlee & sons cut stone yard". The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct at Wazee Street. The completed viaduct features, a iron rod fence, asphalt roads, flagstone sidewalks and rock ashlar retaining walls. Here it crosses Cherry Creek. Local businesses are in the...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3
- 380 Creede Camp
- The town of Upper Creede in in the valley, in a steep, narrow, rocky canyon in Mineral County, Colorado. Buildings include one and two- story, wood-frame and log commercial buildings and residences; some are under construction. Evergreen trees grow...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Creede, Colorado
- The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad wind through the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. A triangular- shaped, rocky mountain looms over the town. Buildings in the town include one and two-story, wood-frame structures....
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- View of Goldfield, Cripple Creek District
- View of Goldfield, Teller County, Colorado, shows log structures, wood frame houses, some with laundry hung on lines, others under construction. The Midland Terminal Railway, Florence and Cripple Creek District and the Golden Circle railroads show...
- Goldfield (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Main Street, looking east from 4th St.
- View east on Main Street from 4th (Fourth) Street, Grand Junction, Colorado, shows one and two-story wood frame or brick flat-roof buildings, many under construction. Signs include: "J.R. Elliott," "Central House," "Variety Store," "Drug Store,"...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Construction--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Old Main on right Woodbury Hall under construction.
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story ornate brick building with a stone foundation. It has arched windows and mansard roof towers. The largest, projecting from the body of the structure, houses the entry. Trees are...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Federal Mint building
- View of the Federal Mint building at West Colfax and Delaware Street in Denver, Colorado. The two-story granite building has marble lunettes above arched and rectangular windows and a bracketed cornice. The roof is under construction and a crane is...
- United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1900?]
- Building
- Shows a brick building under construction. Wooden construction "horses" are lined up along the exterior of the building. A chain link fence is in front. A sign next to a wall reads: "Alex Simpson Co. Builders".
- Building construction--1900-1950.; Buildings--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Street in Lower Creede
- Pedestrians and horse-drawn carts proceed down a busy street in the town of Creede (Lower Creede, Mineral County), Colorado. Several buildings are under construction. Architectural elements of the existing buildings include clapboard siding,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Building Construction at Mission Viejo
- View of construction by a large building. The side of the building appears to read "Mission Viejo Recreation Center". Large amounts of brown dirt surround the brick construction. Sky overhead is blue.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Waiting for mail at Creede, Colo
- Men stand or sit in line in front of the Post Office in Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Architectural elements of the wood-frame, commercial storefronts include log construction with clapboard siding. One of the buildings is under...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Kunsmiller Junior High School
- An exterior photograph of Kunsmiller Junior High while it is under construction. There is a chain link fence around the perimeter of the property. Cars are parked on the street around the school. A construction worker is visible on the roof of...
- Kunsmiller Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Colorado State Capitol, stairway construction
- Rock Creek, Superior, Colo.
- View of the Rock Creek Community located in Superior (Boulder County), Colorado. The town of Superior was established in 1896. The master planned community of Rock Creek began development in 1987. The community is in the distance. Shows a street...
- Rock Creek (Superior, Colo.)--1990-2000; Superior (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Neighborhoods.; Planned communities--Colorado--Superior--Pictorial works.; Rock Creek (Superior, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Superior (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Waiting for mail at Creede, Colo.
- Men wear suits and hats, and pose in front of buildings near Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Commercial buildings are frame or log with low pitched or flat roofs. A building is under construction. Signs...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1894?]
- North High School
- View of North High School in Denver, Colorado, shows a stone building with arched portals and classical entablature. A wing is under construction.
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Street scene at Fremont, Cripple Creek
- A group of men in hats and overcoats are gathered on the street outside the Continental Hotel in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado. A wagon with a driver and two horses are in the street. Buildings are under construction.
- Fremont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- No. 13, Main Street, Jimtown, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk down bustling Main Street in the town of Creede (Jimtown/Upper Creede), Colorado, in Mineral County. Horses hitched to wagons proceed down the narrow, unpaved street that is littered with debris. Architectural elements of the...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Creede, Colo. before the fire
- Pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons proceed down an unpaved, littered street in the town of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. Architectural elements of the one and two story commercial storefronts include clapboard siding, false fronts, cornices,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]