Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Century 21 Old Homestead Realty
- View of a for sale sign and a small clapboard structure on US 50 north of Delta, Colorado. The sign reads "15%DN For Sale 7% INT 1157 Acres with Terms can be split into 40's Ron Thalman Andy Popejoy," the Century 21 logo, and "Century 21 Old...
- Century 21 Old Homestead Realty (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Real estate business.; Houses.; Century 21 Old Homestead Realty (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Real estate office buildings--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial...
- 1992
- Old town of Chatanooga [sic] at upper end of Chatanooga [sic] Valley, looking up Mill Creek
- View along Main Street of the remains of the mining town of Chattanooga, San Juan County, Colorado, includes log, wood frame buildings, and a false front; the Silverton Railroad 5% grade to the summit of Red Mt. (Moutain) Pass shows on the...
- Chattanooga (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Chattanooga--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1941]
- Chatanooga [sic], Colo., near Silverton, 1889
- View along Main Street of the mining town of Chattanooga, San Juan County, Colorado, includes log and wood frame buildings, and false fronts. Men stand around horse or burro-drawn wagons on the Million Dollar Highway (Highway 550) with an extended...
- Chattanooga (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Chattanooga--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Chattanooga--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Fulton Meat Market - owned by William Sanders
- Six men stand in the interior of a meat market in Durango, Colorado in La Plata County. Three of the men wear aprons. Animal carcases hang around the edge of the room. A taxidermied deer is mounted on a wooden table. Metal tins are stacked on...
- Durango (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Meat industry--Colorado--Durango--1900-1910.
- [about 1900]
- New penitentiary hospital (80 beds) completed in Spring, 1962
- Bars cover the windows of the hospital at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, and a chain-link enclosure fronts the smaller wing on the flat roof of the two-story concrete structure. Lawn and sidewalks front the building; a bench is...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1962 and 1970?]
- Eaton Railroad Station
- The Union Pacific train depot in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, has a pagoda roof, and was one of the only examples of its type in northern Colorado. The building is a one-story brick building with a sign reading "Eaton," and tracks in front. A...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Eaton--1970-1980.
- January, 1975
- Assay office at Upper Fulford
- Two abandoned and dilapidated log buildings, one an assay office, are by the side of a two-track road in Upper Fulford, Colorado. The buildings are surrounded by brush, and tall evergreens grow on the hillside behind.
- Fulford (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Fulford--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- St. Theresa Church, Frederick, Colo.
- Features of St. Theresa Church in Frederick, Colorado, include varigated brick, a belltower topped with a cross, entrance with double doors, a shiny tile roof, arched windows along the nave, and transcept covered with a gable roof. Sawhorses and a...
- Frederick (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Frederick--1930-1940.
- August 1, 1938
- Fulford New York Mountain in background, White Quail Gulch
- The Lannet (Lanning) Sisters Hotel and the O. W. Daggett Store Building are visable among the wood buildings in White Quail Gulch, Fulford, Colorado. Snow covers the buildings and the ground, including stumps in the foreground and New York Mountain...
- Fulford (Colorado)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Fulford--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Morrison depot and yards
- Freight cars of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. Bear Creek parallels the tracks, and three bridges cross it. The one-story, gable roofed depot edges the water; dwellings dot the area.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Morrison--1870-1880.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1874 and 1875?]
- Longmont National Bank
- View from intersection of the exterior of the two-story Longmont National Bank, Colorado, housed in the corner of a brick block with decorative tiles and marble entry surround. Bronze plaque on corner reads: The Longmont National Bank, Savings...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- #321 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- View of shelves stacked with shoeboxes in the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Ladders lead to the top shelves of the store. Items for display in the store cases include: socks and handkerchiefs. Penants hang...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Rosita
- View of two abandoned houses in Rosita, Custer County, Colorado, shows one cross gabled frame house with bargeboard, a covered porch, an unreadable sign over the entry and missing or boarded over windows.
- Rosita (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Rosita--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- The Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co.
- View of a two-story brick block, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows display windows with shirts, scarves, and lace curtains. Signs read: "The Crews-Beggs Mercantile, Groceries, Grockery," "The Crews- Beggs Mercantile, Dry Goods, Notions," "The...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Scene at Wolcott, Colo. Highway U. S. 24 on the Eagle River
- View of a gas station in Wolcott, Eagle County, Colorado; shows a log and frame building. Signs read: "Willard Storage Batteries," "Dreamland Dance," "Only 3.2% Beer Sold Here," and "Penz Oil;" plaster birds perch on eaves.
- Wolcott (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Wolcott--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Denver, Colo.
- Left side of panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "The Greatest Picture Theatre, Princess, 5 cents, 1620 Curtis St." "Candy Kitchen," "Motorcycles," "Bargain Flower Store," "Japanese Goods Store,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Santa Fe Depot, Colorado Springs
- A Colorado Transfer Company stagecoach, elegant carriages, surreys, and delivery wagons wait around the depot yard for passengers and freight from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Transfer Company.--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Western Hotel Ouray, Colo.
- Men sit on the porch of the Western Hotel on 7th (Seventh) Avenue in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. The three story wooden frame building has a balcony and ornate rooftop pediment. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs read: "Western Hotel", "Beer...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- August, 1941
- Wright building Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Wright buildings on the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A man stands in the doorway of the gas station. Raised lettering near the pediment of the former opera house reads: "Wrights Hall"....
- Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Broadmoor, Cheyenne Mtn. highway toll house
- View along an unpaved road that leads to the top of Cheyenne Mountain, near Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a Pueblo- style, adobe building with signs: "Broadmoor Cheyenne Mountain Highway Toll House," "6 miles to top average...
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Midland Savings building under construction
- Construction of the Midland Savings Bank building, 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "To Be Completed About June 1st 1926, Stores Ready Mar. 1st., For Space See H. O. Hendricks Building Manager, The Midland...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1926]
- Indians, Dakota
- Two white women wearing long skirts and necklaces with crosses pose outside a tepee with a Native American Sioux man with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, he wears a hair pipe breastplate, vest with quillwork and leggings.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
- View of automobiles parked in front of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. at 1562 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Business signs read: "Good Year No-Rim Cut [Tir]es 10% Oversize", "Hotel" and "[?]meek Grocery"
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company--Branches, chapters, etc.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- D&RGW eastbound passenger train drifting down the 2.4% grade at Castle Gate, Utah
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger train eastbound at Castle Gate, Utah, by sheer rock cliffs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Castle Gate (Utah)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Utah--Castle Gate--1910-1920.; Railroads--Utah--Castle Gate--1910-1920.
- 1912?
- D&RGW 1511, 4-8-2, eastbound up the 3% grade on the west side of Tennessee Pass at East Belden Tunnel
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1511 eastbound at East Belden Tunnel, by the Eagle River, in Eagle County, Colorado. Also shows mines and retaining walls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.;...
- 1927?
- D&RGW 1527, 4-8-2, easing down the 3% grade on the west side of Tennessee Pass west of Belden, Colorado, with westbound train #7, the "Panoramic Special."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 1527 pulls a "Panoramic Special" passenger train by the South Fork of the Eagle River, in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.;...
- 1926?
- Bankers Trust Company
- View of Bankers Trust Company, 724 Seventeenth (17th), Denver, Colorado, shows cast bronze doors with flanking lamps and windows with transoms and voussoirs. Signs read: "Saving And Checking Accounts, Complete Trust Service, Municipal And...
- Bankers Trust Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Ouray Western Hotel Theodore Fisher for State of Colorado
- The Western Hotel in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, has a porch/balcony and storefronts; men and women sit on the boardwalk; a Bell Telephone sign projects from the doorframe; window lettering reads: "Coors on Tap," "6% Beer 10 (Cents)," and...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Title Guaranty Company
- View of the Title Guaranty Company building at 1544 Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs read: "Title Guaranty Co." and "5% On Savings."
- Title Guaranty Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Title companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 February 9
- University Building
- Rooftop view of the A. C. Foster (University) Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, automobiles, and a streetcar are nearby. Signs read: "Dancing Academy," "Shoe Repairing," "Simpson Seed [...]"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver & Salt Lake wreck
- Wreckage of cars; after runaway on 2% grade, behind Denver & Sale Lake 215. Photographed: Near Rollinsville, Colo., November 6, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Rollinsville.
- 1935
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 486, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound, shows 4% grade; 24 cars. Photographed: near Maysville, Colo., July 28, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Maysville.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1951
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 470, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #116, San Juan, shot from train; 6 cars, 4% grade. Photographed: climbing Cumbres Pass, January 1, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico --Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1939
- Climbing a 25% Grade in Deep Snow, M. & P. P. Cog Road
- Locomotive and attached passenger car of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway (aka Cog Road) appear on a 25% grade on the route between Manitou, Colorado and Pikes Peak; boulder-strewn mountainside in foreground; two men in locomotive and numerous...
- Mountain railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Zephyr in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- A crowd is gathered around the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Denver Zephyr on its first trip to Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, a water tower and mesas in the distance.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver Zephyr (Express train)--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 Jun. 16
- Colo. & Southern narrow gauge snow plow No. 99200, Leadville, Colo.
- View of a Colorado and Southern Railway rotary snow plow and tender parked on a siding in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The railroad cars read: "C&S Rotary 99200" and "C&S Rotary Denver." Snow-covered mountain peaks are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-194.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1936 June
- Wayne all steel city service body, Model 4332
- View of a Wayne Works bus, model number 4332, mounted on a GMC T16 chassis. A General Motors Truck logo is mounted on the side of the front hood.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- The new baby
- Informal portrait of the George D. McLaughlin family. George D. McLaughlin sits beside his wife and admires his new baby. He wears a suit and has a mustache. General D.M. Frost, the baby's grandfather stands behind him, he wears a suit, is balding...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Infants.; Women.; Fordyce family.; Frost family.; Hardin family.; McLaughlin family.
- 1898
- Jackson children
- Studio portrait of three children of William S. Jackson (1889-). William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), wears a suit with short pants, a tie and a shirt with an over-sized collar. His brother, Richard O'Donnel Jackson, sits on a stool. He wears a loose...
- Boys.; Families.; Girls.; Infants.; Jackson, Anne Fiske, 1921-; Jackson, Richard O'Donnel, 1925-; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-; Jackson family.
- 1927
- Wedding of George McLaughlin and Hollis Letts
- Portrait of some members of the wedding party at the marriage of George McLaughlin. They are identified left to right as: Herbert McLaughlin, Mrs. Edith McLaughlin, George McLaughlin and Frederick McLaughlin.
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Weddings.; Women.; McLaughlin family.
- 1922
- Patty McLaughlin, Wm. S. Jackson, Jr., wed Dec. 14, 1946, Episcopal Church, Lake Forest, IL.
- William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), and his bride, Patricia McLaughlin Jackson, pose on the steps of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, Illinois. Mr. Jackson wears striped pants and shoes with spats and an overcoat. Mrs. Jackson wears a...
- Brides.; Families.; Grooms (Weddings); Weddings.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-; Jackson family.
- 1946 December 14
- McLaughlin
- Portrait of George McLaughlin and his daughter Patricia M. McLaughlin (later Jackson). He kneels on the ground and holds a book. His daughter, Patricia, sits on his knee. He wears a white suit and a tie. She wears a loose shift decorated with lace.
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Girls.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.; Jackson family.; McLaughlin Family.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Patricia McLaughlin (Jackson) & sister Hollis (Patton-Shank) in Lake Forest, Illinois
- Patricia M. McLaughlin (later Jackson) poses in the snow with her sister Hollis McLaughlin (later Patton-Shank) in Lake Forest, Illinois. Patricia wears a knit hat, a winter jacket and a plaid skirt. She has on boots. Hollis wears a winter jacket...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Girls.; Snow.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.; Patton-Shank, Hollis McLaughlin.; Jackson family.; McLaughlin Family.
- ca. 1935
- Jean Rhea O'Donnel, Mrs. William S. Jackson
- Studio portrait of Jean Rhea O'Donnel (later Mrs. William S. Jackson). She wears her hair back and a blouse with a wide, loose collar. She has on pearl earrings.
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1889-1981--Family.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Women.; Jackson, Jean O'Donnel.; Jackson family.; McLaughlin Family.
- ca. 1935
- Jackson boys
- Studio portrait of the sons of William S. Jackson, Jr. They are identified as: (left to right) Thomas (1958- ), William S. (1952- ), Matthew (1953- ), and Stephen (1948- ).
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Boys.; Families.; Jackson family.
- ca. 1953?
- Three generations, two mothers - daughters
- Three women pose for a portrait at the graduation of Edith Patton Emery from Claremont College, Claremont, California. Edith Emery wears a graduation gown and holds her cap. Mrs. Hollis Letts McLaughlin Whipple stands beside her. Hollis McLaughlin...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Graduation ceremonies.; Women.; Emery, Edith Patton.; Patton-Shank, Hollis McLaughlin.; Whipple, Hollis Letts McLaughlin.; Jackson family.
- 1974 May
- W.S. Jackson, Jr., family members
- Group portrait of members of the W.S. Jackson, Jr. family. The men and women pose on and behind a sofa in an unidentified living room. Top row, left to right: Stephen Jackson, son of William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), and his wife Pamela. Grandson...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Women.; Jackson family.
- 2004
- Gardner Jackson, right , maybe Edith
- Probably Edith Jackson and her brother Gardner Jackson pose on a lawn at their home located at 228 E. Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Both children are dressed in costumes and wigs. Edith wears a long embroidered open...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919. --Family.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children.; Costumes.; Families.; Jackson, Edith Banfield, 1896-1977.; Jackson, Gardner,...
- 1902
- Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs
- William S. Jackson (1836-1919), former vice- president of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, poses with his hands on the shoulders of his son, Gardner Jackson, on a bridge over South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Streams.; Jackson,...
- 1902
- Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs / w Helen
- William S. Jackson (1836-1919), former vice-president of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, stands with probably his son Gardner, and takes a photograph of a carriage near South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in El...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Jackson,...
- 1902