Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- First home of Mrs. Margaret Schneider, Seibert, Colo.
- View of sod buildings identified as a sod barn and a sod house in Seibert (Kit Carson County), Colorado. Shows a fence, a haystack, a one-story barn, a house with a low-pitched roof, and a timber arch over what is identified as a water well.
- Hawthorne, James--Homes & haunts.; Schneider, Margaret--Homes & haunts.; Seibert (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Seibert--1880-1900.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Seibert--1880-1900.; Sod buildings--Colorado--Seibert--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Mr. P. T. Barnum
- A bust (3/4 view) portrait of Mr. P. T. Barnum. His hair is white, curly and bald at the very top; he wears a pleated shirt, black bowtie and jacket. The background is dark green, brown and black; the painting itself is on rectangular linen canvas...
- Men--1880-1890.; Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
- 1889
- Mrs. P. T. Barnum
- A bust (3/4 view) portrait of Mrs. P. T. Barnum [Nancy Fish Barnum?]. She wears an ivory lace cap with a bow in the front and red flower on one side of her curled hair; a lace collar, circular locket with a bird painting on it and a black bodice...
- Women--1880-1890.; Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891--Family.
- 1889
- Masonic Building
- View of the Mason Temple (1889) Lodge #5 at 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows, parapets, and rusticated stone trim. Signs read: "The Mutual Benefit...
- Freemasons. Lodge no. 5 (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Masonic buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Denver-Masonic Building
- View of the Mason Temple (1889) Lodge #5 at 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows, parapets, and rusticated stone trim. Signs read: "The Mutual Benefit...
- Freemasons. Lodge no. 5 (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Masonic buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Woman with child
- A woman wearing a dress and bonnet sits holding a small child on her lap. The child wears a light-colored bonnet and long coat. The two are sitting on a chair in a garden, possibly in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Sunday School Picnic Red Cliff, Colo
- The Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado Sunday school class poses. The women wear bodices, dresses, and fancy hats; the men and children wear ties, suspenders, and felt hats. Many have bamboo fishing poles; a picnic basket is in the foreground. They...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clergy--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnic baskets--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Sunday...
- 1889
- The Solid Muldoon
- Image of the masthead and advertisements in "The Solid Muldoon" newspaper, of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado for Friday, April 12, 1889. Four large advertisements: "Windsor Restaurant, Graham Bros., Prop'rs, A Short-Order House! Where Everything the...
- Solid Muldoon (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- 1889 April 12
- 2401 Emerson
- View of a house and Black men, women, and children, 2401 Emerson Street, Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story brick and stone building with porches, roof finials.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Mt San Rafael Hospital 1888
- Exterior view of the San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad, Colorado. This three story rusticated stone building has a hipped gable roof and features a central wing with an arcaded porch topped by a balustraded terrace, and two end wings. The wing in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hospitals--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Parker-Clarks Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a residence in Georgetown Colorado, owned by Parker and then Mrs. Morrell Clarks. The wood construction building has a gabled facade with two windows on each story, a two-story section with a porch on the first floor, and a gable...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Yale Glee Club
- Portrait of the Yale Glee Club visiting Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows men posing on the porch at the Cliff House. Costume includes morning coats, bowler, Homburg and duster hats, winged collars and ties. One wears a striped silk cravat.
- Music--Societies, etc.--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880- 1890.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Singers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- January, 1889
- Interior of the Knight McClure Music Co.'s warerooms
- An interior view of the warehouse of the Knight McClure Music Company located between 1637 and 1643 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows pianos, piano stools, brass and string instruments in cabinets; smaller wind instruments such as flutes,...
- Knight-McClure Music Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior, Will B. Ronaldson & Co.'s Carpet Store
- An interior view of the Will B. Ronaldson and Company's carpet store, located between 1539 and 1541 Champa in Denver, Colorado. Shows a room with rolls of decorative rugs and curtains on display.
- Will B. Ronaldson & Co.--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Floor coverings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Home furnishings stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- North on Curtis, from Fifteenth Street
- A view of Curtis Street from Fifteenth (15th) Street in Denver, Colorado. A man stands in the middle of the intersection holding signal flags. Shows lamp posts, a clock, utility poles, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians, a trolley car line and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Traffic police--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Traffic signs & signals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church, west Denver
- A view of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church located in West Denver on West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Galapago. Renamed St. Joseph's Redemptorist Church in 1894. Shows a brick church building with lancet arch windows, a tower and stone bands.
- St. Joseph's Redemptorist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior, Church of the Sacred Heart
- Interior view of the Church of the Sacred Heart located at 2760 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a vaulted ceiling, painted walls and ceiling. A mural of Christ with the Sacred Heart and carrying a cross is on the center back wall over...
- Church of the Sacred Heart (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Murals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Denver Chamber of Commerce building
- Horse drawn carriages pass in front of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade building located at 14th and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado; it features rock faced coarse ashlar, awnings, arched windows and a large arched doorway. Signs on...
- Denver Chamber of Commerce--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boards of trade--American--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Chambers of commerce--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial...
- [1889]
- Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
- A view of the Trinity (United) Methodist Episcopal Church located on 18th (Eighteenth) and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The church designed architect Robert S. Roeschlaub was built in the modern gothic style. The exterior of the building is faced...
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- View at the Denver & Rio Grande R. R. Shops, Burnham
- A view of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad shops at Burnham located on West 6th (Sixth) and Osage in Denver, Colorado. Shows railroad cars and tracks, stacks of lumber and some of the shop buildings and the power plant.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior Tabor Grand barber shop, Denver, Colorado Jas. F. McAvoy, proprietor
- An interior view of the Tabor Grand Barber Shop located in the Tabor Grand Opera House on 16th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows barber shop chairs, sinks, cabinets and counters. The walls are trimmed with floral patterned wallpaper and...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barber shops--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior, Robertson & Doll Carriage Co.'s repository
- An interior view of the Robertson and Doll Carriage Company's warehouse located on Arapahoe and 14th (Fourteenth) streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a long room with carriages of various styles and sizes lined along the wall; some carriages are on...
- Robertson & Doll Carriage Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Transportation industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [1889]
- General Office, Denver & Rio Grande R. R. Company
- Exterior view of the general office of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company located in Denver, Colorado. Shows a four story brick building with rock ashlar window trim, carved rock trim and a balustraded deck on the roof; horse drawn...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad companies--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- St. John's Cathedral
- Front view of St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist) located at 20th (Twentieth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (Denver, Colo.) --1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Franklin School, west Denver
- A view of the Franklin School located on West Colfax and Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. Franklin school was a secondary school until 1893, then an elementary school until razed in 1952. A metal fence borders the three story brick building.
- Franklin School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Glenwood School Building, west Denver
- Shows a three story brick Glenwood School building in west Denver, Colorado. It features a rock ashlar foundation, mansard roof and semicircular arch windows. Trees line the front of the building, a metal fence borders the school yard.
- Glenwood School (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior, Knight & Atmore's Clothing and Furnishing Store
- Interior view of Night and Atmore's Clothing and Furnishing Store on 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe streets. Shows an open room with stacks of fabrics on tables and glass cabinets and shelving on the side wall.
- Knight & Atmore's Clothing & Furnishing Store (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Showrooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- North Denver School building
- A view of Ashland School, located on West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. North High School was also in this building until 1911.
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Robertson & Doll Carriage Co.'s factory and repository
- A view of the Robertson and Doll Carriage Company's factory and warehouse located on Arapahoe and 14th (Fourteenth) streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick building with rock ashlar band trim, arch windows and doorways, and brick trim. Horse...
- Robertson & Doll Carriage Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Transportation industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- College of the Sacred Heart
- A view of the College of the Sacred Heart located between West 50th (Fiftieth) Parkway and 53rd (Fifty-third) Avenue in north Denver, Colorado. The college was renamed Regis College in 1921 to honor a 17th century French Jesuit. The three story...
- College of the Sacred Heart (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Regis College (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- First Baptist Church, Edbrooke & Co., Architects
- View of the First Baptist Church located at Stout between 17th (Seventeenth) and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. The church building features two square steeple towers, a stained glass wheel window, and three entrances with arched...
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Standard Livery Stables, Frank W. Nott, Proprietor
- Pedestrians, horses, and horse-drawn carriages are outside of the Standard Livery Stables owned by Frank W. Nott; it was located on 19th (Nineteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Stand Stables," "First Class...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Nott, Frank W.--Homes & haunts.
- [1889]
- University of Denver
- A view of the University of Denver Haish Building located on 14th and Arapahoe Streets. This building housed the manual training school and business school.
- University of Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Business education--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Vocational...
- [1889]
- Central Presbyterian Church
- Men sit on the steps of the Central Presbyterian Church located at 18th and Champa streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The church building features large stained-glass lancet arch windows, roof crests, and arched doorways.
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior, Wolfe Londoner's store
- Interior view of Wolfe Londoner's Grocery Store located at 16th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows stacks of canned food, open bins, and stocked shelves. Indoor lamps hang from the tiled ceiling.
- Wolf Londoner's Grocery Store (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Wolfe Hall, Denver, Colorado
- View of Wolfe Hall located 13th (Thirteenth) and 14th (Fourteenth) Avenues in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The school was opened by John Wolfe and served as a school (Episcopal women's seminary) for young women.
- Wolfe Hall (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Church schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Patterson & Thomas Block
- A view of the Patterson and Thomas Building located on the corner of 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. The building was renamed the Quincy Building in 1897. Shows a dirt road, utility poles, and local businesses; some of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- North on California from Twenty-First Street
- A view of the tree lined unpaved California street from 21st Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a horse drawn carriage, trolley car lines, and houses behind the trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
- Interior view of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church located on 18th and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The ceiling and upper portions of the walls are decorated with stenciling, and a glass skylight on the ceiling shining light over the brass...
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- The Barth block
- A boy poses in front of the Barth Block, on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver. The four story building has decorative trim and awnings. Shows pedestrians, horse drawn carriages, utility poles and businesses. Some...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- City Hall, Denver
- View of Denver City Hall at 14th (Fourteenth) between Market and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Crescent Mills
- A view of the Crescent Milling and Elevator company located on the corner of 20th Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shows brick buildings, railroad lines and Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars. Signs read: "Crescent Mills," "Crescent Milling and...
- Crescent Milling and Elevator Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mills--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- The Omaha & Grant Smelters
- A view of the Omaha and Grant smelters on the east bank of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- View on Santa Fe Avenue, west Denver
- View down Santa Fe Avenue in west Denver, Colorado. Shows a trolley car line, horse drawn carriages, local businesses. A building has signs that read: "Doctor Kneeland", "West Denver Packing House", and "Santa Fe Drug Store".
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- St. Mary's Academy
- A view of Saint Mary's Academy located on California Street between 14th and 15th Streets in Denver, Colorado. The school was established in 1864 by Bishop Joseph Machebeuf. Shows trees, a dirt road, brick fence, and two brick buildings, one with a...
- Saint Mary's Academy (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Church schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- West on Fifteenth, from California Street
- A view of Fifteenth (15th) Street from California Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a trolley car, trolley tracks, horse drawn carriages, traffic lights, utility poles, and local businesses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- East on Eighteenth, from Curtis Street
- A view of Eighteenth (18th) Street from Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows horse drawn carriages, utility poles; Trinity (United) Methodist Church is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Arapahoe County Court House
- Exterior view of the Arapahoe (later Denver) County Court House located between 15th, 16th and Tremont Streets and Court Place in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn carriages and a fountain on the lawn of the county building.
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- North on Lawrence, from Fifteenth Street
- A view of Lawrence Street from Fifteenth Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows pedestrians, horse drawn carriages, traffic lights, utility poles, and local businesses. Some of the businesses on this block include: "Stone & Fulton Dentists," "...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior city ticket office, Denver and Rio Grand R. R. company
- Shows an interior view of the spacious uptown ticket office of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, located on 17th (Seventeenth) Street. The room is decorated in Victorian style with elaborate scrolled floral patterned wall paper, a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]