Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sam Hoffman, Business Week Magazine
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman standing in front of a sign. Hoffman is shown on left side of print from waist up. The sign behind him reads: HOFFMAN/ MODEL/ HOMES/ FOR INSPEC/ DAILY.
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953
- Sam Hoffman, Business Week Magazine
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman speaking with unidentified tenant outside Hoffman Heights brick house in Aurora. Tenant holding lawn mower. Men standing on lawn, with woman, toddler, and young boy visible in background. Another woman and...
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953
- Hoffman Heights Development, Looking South to Bicentennial Park
- Black and white print of Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora, looking south from 1140 Troy to Bicentennial Park. Dirt, bushes, and sidewalk along bottom of print. Part of building overhang visible on right side of print, with drain running from...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1952
- Happiness or bust (originally untitled)
- An oil painting by Denver, Colorado artist Paul Gregg. The painting is of a young boy in a wagon pulled by oxen, with the words "Happiness or Bust" painted on one side; in the background is a landscape of shrubbery. A large yellow sun is behind the...
- Boys--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--1930-1940.; Ox teams--1930-1940.
- 1932 January 1
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, JR Bootery
- Black and white print of man and child in JR Bootery in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center. Man squatting on floor holding boy's foot and placing a shoe on it. Boy is seated in chair on right side. Open shoebox on floor, fake tree in...
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1965
- Hoffman Heights Development, Ned Nicholls Thanking Foundation Builder
- Black and white print of two men in Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora. Man on left in shirt and tie identified as Ned Nicholls, home owner of 1140 Troy. Man sitting in machinery identified as foundation builder for Nicholls' home. Trees and...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, Burger Chef
- Black and white print of Burger Chef on the east side of Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center. Road sign on left side of print, man with chef's hat and black moustache on top. Parking spaces and walkway visible. Open kite design on building....
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1965
- Hoffman Heights Development, Harryette Nicholls and Baby
- Black and white print of woman holding baby in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development, looking east. Woman identified as Harryette Nicholls and baby as Kirk Nicholls. Standing at site of future home at 1140 Troy Street. She is wearing a checked dress...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Hoffman Heights Development, Ned Nicholls and Baby
- Black and white print of man holding baby in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Man identified as Ned Nicholls and baby as Kirk Nicholls. They are standing in the site of their future home at 1140 Troy Street, looking west. Ned wearing plaid...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, Liquor Store
- Black and white print of man standing in liquor store in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center. He is holding a bottle of wine while standing next to display rack with wine bottles and has a sign ""WINE"" at the bottom. Behind him are shelves...
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1965
- Sam Hoffman, Business Week Magazine
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman plastering walls. Hoffman shown in profile, a plastering float in his right hand. He is wearing a dark colored suit jacket, light colored pants, and wing tip shoes. Debris at his feet.
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Builiding--Design and construction--Colorado--Aurora.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953
- Sam Hoffman, Business Week Magazine
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman lying down on a sofa. Sofa has dot print and curved bottom and extends across print. Hoffman's head is leaning against the sofa arm and his left hand. He is wearing a polo shirt with light colored pants.
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953
- Hoffman Heights Development, Bergren, 1052 Salem
- Black and white print of man with two young girls in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Man wearing suit and tie on left side of print under house overhang. Two young girls in similar button up jackets standing next to man. Part of brick house...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Hoffman Heights Fire Engine
- Black and white print of man and two young boys standing by fire engine in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Man on right side identified as George Wortham of 11th and Tucson. Two boys identified as Kirk and Reggie. Both boys wearing jackets,...
- Fire engines--Colorado--Aurora.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953
- El Paso County Court House
- View of El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows a stone civic building with clock / bell tower (designed by A. J. Smith / 1903). A portico covers the entry.
- Smith, A. J., Architect--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Freight house Denver, Colo.
- View of the Denver Pacific / Kansas Pacific freight house (later Union Pacific Railroad Company) in the Union Station railroad yard, in Denver, Colorado. The 20th (Twentieth) Street viaduct passes over the stone building.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 January 29
- Setting up camp at Brainard Lake, 3R first shower / toilet trailer
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies help set up camp near Brainard Lake in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows tents, luggage and duffel bags, firewood, and a large trailer that contains showers and toilets.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Tents--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 July
- 1436 Market Street
- View of a vacant three story commercial building (ca. 1890) located at 1436 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood (Lower Downtown Historic District / LoDo), Denver, Colorado. The building has a shaped parapet, an elaborate Italianate...
- Straser Candy Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Straser Candy Co. (Denver,...
- 1977
- Flotation mill at Pandora
- View of the flotation mill at the Smuggler Union Pandora (Veta Mines) ore processing facility in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows sheds and tailings.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Shove Memorial Chapel, Colorado College, Colorado Springs
- Shove Memorial Chapel, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (built 1930 - 1931 / architect John Gray), has a square belltower with turret and a rosette window. Nevada Avenue has landscaping.
- Gray, John, . 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Colorado College--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Universities &...
- [1939]
- Female on pier
- A woman runs along a wooden pier. She wears a bathing suit and swim cap. Trees line the edge of the water and three stripped tents, or possibly cabanas, are on the shore in the background.
- Piers & wharves--1920-1930.; Running--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Bridge washed out with train wrecked
- The wreckage of probably a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific passenger train after a bridge collapse near Vona (Kit Carson County), Colorado. Shows a train derailment on the bridge. Crushed and overturned railroad cars lie in the river, some cars...
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.;...
- 1929
- Swimmers at lake
- A young woman stands on the edge of a boat in a lake. Young children stand in a boat behind her, a girl is seated in the same boat, and another swimmer is in the lake.
- Children playing in water--1920-1940.; Girls--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--1920-1940.; Swimmers--1920-1940.; Swimming--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- D&RGW 3607, 2-8-8-2 simple articulated, at Salida, Colorado
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive number 3607 at Salida, Colorado, with shop buildings and hills in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Salida (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1920-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Salida--1920-1930.
- 1928
- D&RGW 3607 2-8-8-2 simple articulated
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive number 3607 at Salida, Colorado, with shop buildings and hills in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Salida (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1920-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Salida--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western Pacific - entrance arch and detail for MoPac-D&RG-WP exhibit in the Palace of Transportation Bldg at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California
- View of the Western Pacific entrance at the Palace of Transportation Building, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, in San Francisco, California; shows an arch with entablature, paintings, sculptures of fishermen, and signs: "Western...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Exhibitions & displays--1910-1920.; Iron Mountain Railway--1910-1920.; Missouri Pacific Railway Company--Exhibitions & displays--1910-1920.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--Exhibitions &...
- Spring, 1915
- Western Pacific - entrance arch and detail for MoPac-D&RG-WP exhibit in the Palace of Transportation Bldg at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California
- Detail view of the Western Pacific entrance at the Palace of Transportation Building, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, in San Francisco, California; shows an arch with train wheels, entablature, paintings, and signs: "Western...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Exhibitions & displays--1910-1920.; Iron Mountain Railway--1910-1920.; Missouri Pacific Railway Company--Exhibitions & displays--1910-1920.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--Exhibitions &...
- Spring, 1915
- Icing F.G.E.X refrigerator carloads of peaches on the D&RG at Grand Junction, Colorado. Note lamp maintainer on switch stand at right
- Men load Fruit Grower's Express refrigerator cars with ice in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks. Gabled ice houses are in the background; a man climbs on a lamp-switch stand.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Icehouses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--Grand...
- Fall, 1912
- North from Berthoud Pass
- A man in buck-skin and carrying a rifle stands on a slope at Berthoud Pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand Counties in Colorado. James Peak is in the distance.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1870-1880.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1874]
- Red Cloud Delegation
- Group portrait of the Native American Sioux (Dakota) Delegation to Washington, D.C. They pose with Interpreter, John Bridgeman, they are, left to right, Red Dog, Little Wound, Red Cloud (Makhpia-sha / Maqpeya-luta), American Horse and Red Shirt...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Delegations--1870-1880.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Little Wound, Oglala Chief.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Red Dog.; Red Shirt.; Bridgeman, John.
- [1874?]
- Both gauges, Montrose
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotives (narrow and standard gauge) and a idler car sit in Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. Numbers read: "784" and "454."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Montrose (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 21
- Car inside store / wreck
- View of an automobile, wreckage, and interior store walls.
- Accidents--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car inside store / accident
- A man and woman pose by an automobile, wreckage, and interior store walls.
- Accidents--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ninth Street Historic Park Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. View of Ninth Street, Spanish Colonial revival style St. Cajetan's Center (formerly St....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; St. Cajetan's Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park...
- 1990
- Ninth Street Historic Park Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. View of Ninth Street, Spanish Colonial revival style St. Cajetan's Center (formerly St....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Cajetan's Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1998
- Tivoli Student Union, formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of a flatbed truck parked near the Tivoli Student Union (formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery), located at 900 Auraria Parkway on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The brewery was built in 1881, with subsequent...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Signs (Notices); Student unions.; Trucks.; Universities & colleges.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 2004
- Jurassic leaves
- View of the public art installation, "Jurassic Leaves" at the Louisiana / Pearl Light rail station (2007) in the Platte Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The metal sculpture, constructed of patina painted copper and stainless steel, was...
- Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sculpture.; Street railroad stations.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Jurassic leaves
- View of the steel and glass, gabled elevator and public art installation, "Jurassic Leaves" at the Louisiana / Pearl Light rail station (2007) in the Platte Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The metal sculpture, constructed of patina painted...
- Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elevators.; Sculpture.; Street railroad stations.; Regional Transportation District (Denver,...
- 2007
- Harman Town Hall / Greenleaf Masonic Temple
- View of the Harman Town Hall / Greenleaf Masonic Temple (1891: Franklin E. Kidder and Ida Humphreys, architects), 400 Saint Paul Street in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The eclectic style building has round-arched second story...
- Harman Town Hall - Greenleaf Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lawrence N. Greenleaf Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.; Harman Town Hall -...
- 1974
- Nevadaville
- View of the city hall / fire department in Nevadaville (Gilpin County) Colorado; snow surrounds the shed with its tower.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Military parade old & new regimented colors of First Colo. Infantry
- Members of the First Colorado Infantry, who include Dick Holmes, march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "C. C. Richards," "Rock Island Restaurant Best Meals 15...
- Holmes, Dick.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Infantry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1899, September 14]
- Military 1st Colo. Infantry Brig. Gen I. Hale in parade
- Members of the First Colorado Infantry, who include Brigadier General Irving Hale, march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "C. C. Richards," "Rock Island...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Infantry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hale, Irving, 1861-1930.
- [1899, September 14]
- Seibert State Bank
- View of a frame building with porch / balcony and signs: "Seibert State Bank," "Real Estate Insurance, Collections & Loans," and an automobile, in Seibert, Kit Carson County, Colorado.
- Seibert State Bank (Seibert, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Seibert (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1920.
- 1911 December 25
- El Paso County Court House, Alamo Park, Colo. Spgs.
- View of El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows a stone civic building with clock, bell tower, and cupola (designed by A. J. Smith / 1903). A portico covers the entry.
- Smith, A. J., Architect--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Trinidad, Colo. Interurban St. Rwy.
- An electric trolley car is parked on a turntable, Trinidad, Colorado. A sign near the central pulley reads: "#507 / American car Co. Builders St. Louis Mo." Lettering on the side of the car reads: "2 Trinidad, Sopris and Starkville. 2 Trinidad...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1918?]
- Burros with wood, Trinidad, Col
- Three burros loaded with firewood stand on the street in Trinidad, Colorado. Two buildings are in the background; one has a sign reading: "F. H. Keith Carpenter."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Donkeys--Colorado--Trinidad--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1869?]
- Tour car parked on mountain road
- Mountain tour car number 17 is parked on the side of a mountain road next to an overlook probably in Colorado. Men and women sit and stand on the overlook to enjoy the view. A woman stands near the tour car. The letters "J.H.," are possibly carved...
- Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1940.; Graffiti--Colorado--1920-1940.; People--Colorado--1920-1940.; Scenic overlooks--Colorado--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Crow Indians, "Mitch" Bouyer
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow / Sioux ) man, identified as "Mitch" Bouyer (Boyer). He wears a velvet cloth around his shoulders decorated with sequins and fringe, a polka dot kerchief, and a fur hat decorated with two...
- Crow Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Hats--1870-1880.; Bouyer, Mich.
- [between 1875 and 1876?]
- Car and riders in front of thatched / stone structure
- Men and women pose in an open topped automobile by stone shelters with thatched roofs, probably in Colorado.
- Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]