Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pride of the West, in Cunningham Gulch
- View of Pride of the West mining ore processing buildings in Cunningham Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado; shows concentrator sheds, cribbing, and tailings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Pride of the West Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Lincoln School, Alamosa, Colorado
- The Lincoln School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building built in 1936-1937 and featuring a hip roof, brick chimney, projecting two-story entry with pediment and half round window, double door entry covered with a...
- Lincoln School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Leadville at 16 below zero
- This view of snowcovered gabled rooftops in Leadville, Colorado, includes houses with brick chimneys and stovepipes. Three automobiles are on the wide street on the left and the continental divide is in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Snowy Leadville street
- A view of a snow covered street in Leadville, Colorado, includes tire tracks, buildings and the continental divide in the scene. A ditch on the right and snow covered gabled roofs and telephone poles are in the middleground.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Snowy rooftops in Leadville
- This view of snowcovered gabled rooftops with brick chimneys and stovepipes in Leadville, Colorado, includes residences, sheds, barns, and outhouses. A ladder is hung on the shed in the right foreground.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Nevadaville, Colorado 1900
- The remains of the Ophir Mine stand in the foreground on Quartz Hill in a view looking toward Nevadaville, a mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado. A large wood hoist is in the right foreground. Several buildings remain standing in the town,...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Hoisting...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Denver policeman shot down
- A murdered Denver Policeman lies on the sidewalk in front of a Denver residence. Three men and a police officer stand on the lawn of the home.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Homicides--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Nevadaville, Colorado
- Several buildings stand along a dirt road in Nevadaville in Gilpin County, Colorado. A sign reading "AHCAT Saloon" hangs from the building in the right midground. A large shadow from a building crosses the dirt road in the foreground. Additional...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Nevadaville--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1910-1920.
- [1916?]
- Newest fire house - 1426 Oneida
- A fire truck is parked by a fire station at 1426 Oneida Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The station has corbeled brick and letters: "DFD No. 14 - 1937." .
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- Main Street, Nevadaville from W. C. Russell property, cor. King and Main St.
- View from W. C. Russell property on King Street down Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes the Williams' house, Redman's and Odd Fellow's Lodges, and the City Hall - Fire Department.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- December 27, 1937
- W. H. Richards house to be pulled down in 1938 owned by Wm. C. Russell, Jr. Nevada, Col
- The W. H. Richards residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure. The window panes are broken; marks show where a porch has been removed. A sign reads: "$50.00 Reward [?]." The foundation is of stone; tailings...
- Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City Opera House
- A billboard on the left side of the Opera House entrance reads "Central City Opera House Association, Inc., Sixth Annual Play Festval July 17 to August 7, 1937 Mr. Richard Aldrich Presents Miss Ruth Gordon, Mr. Dennis King, Mr. Walter Slezak, Mr....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Eureka Street, Central City
- View down unpaved Eureka Street toward Central Hill in Central City, Colorado. Along the wood-plank sidewalk that borders the streets are two clapboard houses with gabled, shingled roofs, and rectangular- shaped windows, next to the side of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Eureka Street, Central City
- View down unpaved Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The Opera House is in the foreground to the left, and a hitching post and street lamp are in the center. Two men walk down the sidewalk toward the town. Cars are parked on both sides of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Snowy street in Leadville
- View, across the long sleek hood of a automobile, down snow- covered West 2nd (Second) Street, Leadville, Colorado. Street lined a row of wood frame, one and two-story dilapidated structures with false fronts once known as "the cribs on State...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Synagogue for congregation Kneseth Israel (formerly a Presbyterian Church), Leadville
- Exterior view of the synagogue for congregation Kneseth Israel (formerly a Presbyterian church) in Leadville, Colorado. A star of David is on top of the steeple. Shows the snow covered rooftops of several gabled structures with chimneys and the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Historic sites--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Healy House, Leadville, 1937
- This view to the southeast in Leadville, Colorado, includes the dilapidated west facade of the Healy House Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three story wood frame building was...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1937
- Mr. W.A. Campbell at the Vendome Hotel
- Mr. W.A. Campbell sits in a leather armchair in room 300 of the Vendome Hotel at 701 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado for this portrait. The elderly man is dressed in a three piece suit, tie and ankle high boots and sits with his legs crossed....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Campbell, W. A.; Vendome Hotel.
- [1937 January 28]
- Leadville, 1937
- Snowy view of tall dilapidated wood frame mining structures including a headframe and shafthouse in Leadville, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and roofs, icicles hang from the eaves.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Leadville, 1937
- This view of tall, snowy dilapidated mining structures including a shafthouse, small wood frame buildings and a picket fence, in Leadville, Colorado, includes the shadow of a head and shoulders in the foreground.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Leadville, Colo, main street (Harrison) south
- This view looking south on snowpacked Harrison Avenue, the main street in Leadville, Colorado's business district, includes several landmark buildings. The Hotel Vendome, the Delaware Hotel, the old Lake County Courthouse, and the American National...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Vendome Hotel--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Commercial...
- 1937
- Central City Opera House
- The exterior of the Central City Opera House is of Gilpin County granite. The upper rounded windows have a bracketed balcony with spindles underneath them. The lower, paneled doors, which have painted trim around the panels, have arched entries...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City Play Festival
- The renovated Central City Opera House, seen from the east, was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Teller House bar with Louis Spies bartending, 1937
- A bartender in a white uniform stands behind the bar in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, fixing a drink. The bar in front of him has a cup of straws, ashtrays, and a glass on it. Bottles of liquor are on the counter behind the bartender...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Teller House bar, Hera, Apollo, Venus, Libera in murals
- Patrons of the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado, visit in formal evening attire. Men and women socialize; an older woman holds a cape over her shoulders. Men, some in white hats, hold newspapers. Classical frescoes depict the gods Hera,...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Sculpture--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City people by Newbury.
- Three women dine at a table set for four at the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, while a standing man looks on. The women are in evening dress. A man and a woman chat together on a bench against the restaurant wall and a woman sits at a...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors.
- 1937
- Dolls House, Ruth Gordon, Walter Slezak?
- Two actors, a man and a woman, perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival season in Central City, Colorado. The woman, dressed in a velvet blouse with frogs, and a long, dark skirt, hands an object to a man, who...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Larrie K. Hawkins, Horace N. Hawkins
- Three children pose in costumes outside of the Central City Opera House near an evergreen tree and shrubs with a rock border in Central City, Colorado. The child on the left wears a patterned coat, long, leather, buttoned boots, mittens, and a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children performing in theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Lloyd Shaw
- An actor in the Central City Play Festival poses on a sidewalk outside a building in Central City, Colorado. He wears houndstooth trousers, a frock coat, a patterned vest, a white shirt with a pointed collar, a bow tie, a cowboy hat, and glasses. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Margaret Wallen
- An actress from the Central City Play Festival poses on the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. She wears a patterned blouse with puffed sleeves and ruffles and a long, checkered skirt. Her hair is pulled away from her face in a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Dennis King in Dolls House
- An actor poses for a photograph outside of a wood plank wall during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. He wears a long, black cloak, black trousers, and black leather shoes. He holds a cigar in his mouth with his left hand...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Mr. Sam Jaffe & Miss Ruth Gordon on hill behind Opera House, Central City, Colo.
- Two actors, a man and a woman, from the Central City Play Festival walk together down the hill outside of the Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The woman wears a white, buttoned coat, trousers, and a bandana over her head. The man wears...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Austin flood from breaking reservoir
- Men and women stand at the edge of a river of water that flows down the streets of Austin, Colorado, in Delta County. Rocks, boards, and debris litter the street. Buildings include a one story, L-shaped, wood- frame church with rectangular windows...
- Austin (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Austin--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Austin flood
- Water flows through the streets of Austin, Colorado, in Delta County, after a reservoir broke through its walls. Boards, debris, rocks, and mounds of dirt litter the main street. Citizens stand along the street in front of the commercial...
- Austin (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Austin--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Sam Jaffe & Ruth Gordon
- Two, a man and a woman, actors perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. The actress wears a long, striped dress with puffed sleeves and ruffles. The actor wears a long coat, a shirt,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Sheila Barret
- An actor from the Central City Play Festival stands at the base of a flight of stairs in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. She wears a long gown witha chiffon coat that has puffed sleeves. The stairs have carved spindles and a runner up...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)
- 1937
- Ted Harris, director
- Actor Ted Harris poses for a head and shoulders photograph on the the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. He sits in a carved wood chair and wears a buttoned, hounds-tooth hacket with a shirt with a striped collar and a handkerchief...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theatrical producers & directors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Walter Slezak
- Actors, two men and one woman, perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. The woman wears a costume of a long skirt with a striped blouse with puffed sleeves and ribbons. She holds a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Sam Jaffe
- An actor from the Central City Play Festival poses for a full torso portrait on the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. He wears a suit, vest tie, and a watch chain. He stands in front of a false window with draperies decorated with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Montezuma County Court House
- The Montezuma County Court House in Cortez, Colorado covers an entire city block. Half of the building is an addition to the first. Architectural elements include a flat roof, chimneys, glass windows, and masonry construction. A large evergreen...
- Cortez (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Cortez--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Montezuma County--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Montezuma Court House
- Two cars are parked in front of the Montezuma County Court House along a slush-filled street in Cortez, Colorado. The three-story, snow- covered building has a flat roof and a chimney. Snow-covered evergreen trees are around the building.
- Cortez (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Cortez--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Montezuma County--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Crystal, Colorado 1937
- View of the east wall of the log Crystal Mill powerhouse, (built in 1893) on Crystal River, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows the stamp mill and the adjacent water flume running beneath the shaft housing where the water dropped onto the water wheel.
- Crystal (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Crystal--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Crystal--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Tower
- A faceted, rough concrete tower at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has windows with braces; board trim surrounds the top.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Towers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- Cells, stripes
- Prison cell bars fill this interior view of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. An opening for food trays frames the feet of a sleeping inmate, wearing socks and pinstriped pants. A patterned blanket covers part of the wall behind him,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cells--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- Iron pronged fence and wall
- Pointed prongs top this fence at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The sharp tips of the uprights alternately curve out to both sides. A cement wall with barred windows is in the background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fences--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- Fraser, Colorado
- Two automobiles are parked on a dirt road in Fraser, Colorado. One is in front of a commercial building with a projecting, "Hotel," sign. The other is parked at the end of a line of residences.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Fraser--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Eaton High School Team
- A track or basketball team at Eaton High School in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, is posed in two rows with the coach in the center of the first row. The players wear warm-up suits, and the coach wears a suit and tie. They are, back row, left to...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Athletes--Colorado--Eaton--1930-1940.
- March 14, 1937
- Guard on high wall
- Rifle held across his lap, this guard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado looks down to the yard below, over the chain link railing topping a prison wall. He wears a khaki uniform, tie, and soft hat. The City Ditch, trees, crags, and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937