Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sign for the Cyclone Roller Coaster at Lakeside Amusement Park
- Famous with roller coaster aficionados worldwide the Cyclone opened to riders in 1940.
- 2005
- Lockheed aircraft
- Super Electra, named "Speed Chief" and owned by Continental Airlines; NC-17392, rear view. Photographed: at Pueblo, Colo., May 12, 1940.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1940-1950.; Aircraft--Colorado--Pueblo--1940.; Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
- 1940
- Lockheed aircraft
- Super Electra, named "Speed Chief" and owned by Continental Airlines; NC-17392, left side view. Photographed: at Pueblo, Colo., May 12, 1940.
- Airplanes--Pictorial works--1940-1950.; Aircraft--Colorado--Pueblo--1940.; Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
- 1940
- Railroads, Denver, South Park & Pacific station, Alpine Tunnel (later Colorado & Southern)
- Interior view of the dilapidated boarding house hotel, at the west portal of the Alpine Tunnel, (11,545 feet) Gunnison County, Colorado, includes old bunk beds, one leans on another bed, a small table, debris, boarded up window, and a broken chair....
- Alpine Station (Colo. : Locale)--1940-1950.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison County--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Perspective Amos Steck School
- Perspective (color) of the front elevation to the Amos Steck Elementary school, 450 Albion Street, Hilltop neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, 1940. The rendering emphasizes the horizontal emphasis of the structure. Although the front entryway is...
- Amos Steck Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hilltop (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools.
- 1940, January 22
- Residence of Dr. & Mrs. F. J. Bancroft - S.W. corner 16th & Stout
- View of the Bancroft house at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Street in Denver, Colorado; shows the Bancroft family, a horse, a lamb, and a bent wood shelter with benches.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Curecanti Needle
- View of the Curecanti Needle, a granite rock formation in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado; also shows the Gunnison River.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1920- 1940.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1940.; National parks &...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- D&RGW narrow gauge lines narrow gauge main line west of Gunnison, view in Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- View in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose or Gunnison County, Colorado; shows the Gunnison River and granite walls.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1920- 1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- View in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose or Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a granite pinnacle (Curecanti Needle ?) topped by a United States flag.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1920- 1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1940.; Rivers--Colorado--1920-1940.; Rock...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a full length mirror in an ornate wood frame at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The frame has vegetal flourishes in the lower corners, and the entire top consists of cut through scrollwork, flourishes and a...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Mirrors--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
- View of the Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the nine-story Italianate structure with a cupola, and a terrace on Broadmoor Lake with a footbridge leading to the island.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1930- 1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Cell house 1 during construction
- Paired, barred windows span three floors of this concrete cell block at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Downspouts alternate with battlements at the roof line. Rock wall and crags are in the background; lumber and the rock walled...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Construction--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1939 and 1940?]
- Nelson, FN Arnold #16489
- Arnold Nelson, convict at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses for his mug shot (front and profile) in a suit jacket and pattered tie with a number card reading: Colo.State.Pen 16489.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Identification photographs--Colorado--Canon City--1930- 1940.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Nelson, Arnold.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Courthouse lawn, Central City
- Fire equipment sits on the lawn of the courthouse in Central City, Colorado. The apparatus in the foregroound has four spoked wheels and sideboards. Another piece of equipment with spoked wheels is behind it. A tree is in the background. Two...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Central City--1930- 1940.
- [1938]
- Court house lawn, Central City
- A caisson with large spoked wheels and a case sits on the courthouse lawn in Central City, Colorado. A second caisson with large spoked wheels and a tank with a gauge is in front of it. Trees and the buildings of Eureka Street are in the background.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Central City--1930- 1940.
- 1938
- Courthouse lawn, Central City
- Fire equipment is on the court house lawn in Central City, Colorado. The equipment includes four carts with large spoked wheels and rails. Trees and the buildings of Eureka Street are in the background.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Central City--1930- 1940.
- 1938
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A group of 24 men stands at the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication ceremony of the Gregory Monument, a bronze marker...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Gregory, John...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A group of 24 men stands at the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication ceremony of the Gregory Monument, a bronze marker...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments &...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A group of 24 men stands at the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication ceremony of the Gregory Monument, a bronze marker...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments &...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- $20,000,000.00 in gold." Several other men are in the background watching the groundbreaking.; An older man with a long beard and wearing a suit leans down to turn a shovel full of dirt at the July 23, 1932 dedication of the Gregory Monument in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.;...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- $20,000,000.00 in gold." The man on the left has a long, gray beard and holds a shovel in his hand. The man on the right wears a coat and overalls. H. H. Lake wears a suit. All three wear hats.; H. H. Lake stands between two unidentified men near...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.;...
- [1932]
- Rehearsal, Josephine Antoine, John Carter and cast
- A photo of actors rehearsing a musical number is clipped to a board in Central City, Colorado. Four women pose around an upright piano, which is played by a man weearing trousers, a patterned tie, a long- sleeved shirt, and a striped vest. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actors--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Stars Helen Oldheim, Josephine Antoine
- Two opera singers, cast members of the opera "The Bartered bride," pose for a photo in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The women are dressed as cooks and pose in a kitchen. As they "cook, " Helen Oldheim, holds a pot by the handle and stirs...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera Singers--1940-1950.; Women--1940-1950.; Antoine, Josephine.; Oldheim, Helen.
- 1940
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, 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...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878 and 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...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Charpiot's Hotel
- Watercolor painting shows Charpiot's Hotel, residential apartments at 1540 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a building with a cornice and sign: "Delmonico of the West;" shows a sidewalk clock, storefronts, pedestrians, and cars.
- Charpiot Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Denver Chinatown Hop Alley Market and Blake [sic] East of 20th St.
- Men walk on Hop Alley (between Wazee and Blake Streets) in Denver, Colorado. Another group of men sit near an automobile.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Civic Center, Christmas view
- The Denver City and County Building is decorated for Christmas, Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Merry Christmas Happy New Year 1940."
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Civic Center, Christmas views
- The Denver City and County Building is decorated for Christmas, Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Merry Christmas Happy New Year 1940."
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- City Hotel, Silver Plume, Co
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the City Hotel in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado; features a porch, balcony, and cornice.
- City Hotel (Silver Plume, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Clark, Rufus "Potato" home
- Watercolor and gouache painting shows the Rufus A. Clark house at 1395 South Cherokee in the Overland Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a cornice and a widow's walk.
- Clark, Rufus A.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House, Central City, Colo.
- View of the Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House located at 101 Academy Street, Central City, Colo. The mine operated from 1885 producing gold, silver, lead copper, and zinc until production stopped in 1940. The red painted metal and wood shaft house...
- Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House (Central City, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Gold mines and mining--Colorado--Central City--2000-2010.; Central City (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Coeur d' Alene Mine Shaft House (Central City,Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Gold mines and...
- 2002
- Alma, Colo.
- Colorado and Southern Railroad boxcars pause at the station in Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado. Log cabins and wood frame structures show beyond the station. A man walks near a small lean-to in the foreground and evergreens are on the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1930-1940.; Alma (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alma--1930- 1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alma--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Phipps Auditorium - annex to Colorado Museum - City Park
- A view of the Phipps Auditorium near the Denver Museum of Natural History in City Park Denver, Colorado. The neoclassical style building was dedicated in 1940. The building was converted to the IMAX theater in 1983.
- Colorado Museum of Natural History--Facilities--1930-1950.; Natural history museums--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Galleries &...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Colo. School of Mines, Golden, geology building
- Exterior view of the 1938-1940 W.P.A. project, Berthoud Hall geology building, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the newly constructed three-story with basement Beaux Arts brick building with hipped tile roof and decorative...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1930- 1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1939 and 1940]
- Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Stratton Hall
- Exterior of 1904 Stratton Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows the two-story with basement designed by architect Harlan Thomas. Mission style features include curvilinear parapet, Lyons sandstone base topped with gray...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1930- 1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colo. School of Mines, Golden, Gugenheim Hall
- View of the central stepped entrance and square bell tower with gold domed cupola of 1905 Guggenheim Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County; James Murdoch architect; named by smelting magnate and U.S. Senator Simon Guggenheim, who...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1930- 1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Cossitt Hall, men's gym, Colorado College
- View of men's gymnasium, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, (completed fall, 1914); shows portico sign: "Frederick H. Cossitt Memorial." Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Cossitt, Frederick H.--Commemoration.; Colorado College--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930- 1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Dailey mansion
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the John L. Dailey house at 4th (Fourth) and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick house has a covered porch, rusticated stone base, and a balcony.
- Dailey, John L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Eugene Field alley
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the alley between 15th (Fifteenth), 16th (Sixteenth), Lawrence and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Flanked by stone office buildings and storefronts, this was also called "Newspaper Alley."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Tribune Building
- This watercolor painting shows the Tribune Building at 1600 Market Street in Denver, Colorado; pedestrians walk by the corner entrance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Globeville Smelter
- This watercolor painting shows the Globe Smelter, in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows factory buildings with monitor roofs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Camp Weld
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows a Camp Weld cottage at West Eighth (8th) Avenue and Vallejo Street, in Denver, Colorado. This was the home base of the First Regiment of the Colorado Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Lindell Hotel - survivor of yesteryear
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows a rooming house, formerly the West Lindell Hotel, at 11th (Eleventh) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; features a rooftop observatory.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Montana City, K[ansas]. T[erritory].
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows a marker commemorating Montana City (Denver), Colorado, founded in September 1858 as the first organized town in the Denver region. Erected by the Denver Chapter Sons of the American Revolution in 1924,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Montana City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historical markers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Elsner office
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the John Elsner office building at 1321 Curtis Street in, Denver, Colorado; features an arched portico and cornice.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Elsner, John, d. 1922--Homes & haunts.
- 1940
- Denver Public Library 1939-1940 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the years 1939 and 1940.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Police detective interviews witnesses
- Police detective, Jack Hargraue interviews Kirk Tracy and Nancy Ingwersen at City Park in Denver, Colorado. The detective holds a notebook and records the testimony of the teenagers, witnesses of a possible drowning in Ferril Lake at City Park....
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1940-1950.; Witnesses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interviews--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1940 February 28]
- D & RGW narrow gauge lines narrow gauge main line west of Gunnison, view in Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- View in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose or Gunnison County, Colorado; shows the Gunnison River, narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and granite cliffs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1920- 1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 or 1935?]
- D&RGW narrow gauge lines narrow gauge main line west of Gunnison, view in Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- View of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison or Montrose County, Colorado; shows the Gunnison River and narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1920- 1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]