Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hardware store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The tall wood false front building has a smaller wood building next to it on the left, and its side is slightly visible on the right. "Hardware" is written the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Curtis, A. F.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Wehrle (jeweler)
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of A. F. Wehrle, jeweler; president of A. F. Wehrle Co., manufacturers of jewelry and lapidists.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Wehrle, A. F.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Wm. Sabine residence, Alamosa
- William Sabine's residence in Alamosa, Colorado was built in 1879 and is a one-story wood frame house with a low hipped roof with a widow's walk, clapboard siding, pedimented drip molds, and covered porch with double arch front. William, his wife,...
- Sabine, William--Homes & haunts--1880-1890.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- Parkville, Colorado
- View of a bronze plaque on a brick background on the former site of the town of Parkville (also known as Park City), Colorado in Summit County. Inscription on plaque: "To the unknown masonic pioneers and to perpetuate the memory of the hardy...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 47, AF & AM (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Parkville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Parkville--1950-1960.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Parkville--1950-1960.; Allen, Frank D.
- [1950?]
- Mr. Phineas Bartlett and Arthur Bartlett at store in Ft. Morgan about 1906
- Two men, identified as Phineas and Arthur Bartlett, stand in front of their drug store in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. The awning over the large window bays reads: "A. F. Bartlett & Co.," and painted on the window is, "A. F. Bartlett & Co. Drugs," and,...
- Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1900-1910.; Bartlett, Arthur.; Bartlett, Phineas.
- [1906?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man in a double breasted uniform with medals, brass buttons, and a felt hat holds a cane. A gentleman standing next to him is in a light colored suit and tie, white shoes and a straw hat, and has a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Baugh, L. N.; Whitney, A. F.
- August, 1939
- Eureka Masonic Lodge #66, Coal Creek, Colo.
- View of the Eureka Masonic Lodge #66 located at 216 Main Street, Coal Creek, Colorado. The simple, two-story sandstone structure was constructed in 1908 for the local lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows. Since that time, the structure...
- Freemasons. Eureka Lodge No. 66 (Coal Creek, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Coal Creek (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Freemasons. Eureka Lodge No. 66 (Coal Creek, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Coal Creek Lodge (Coal Creek,...
- 2009
- Central Fire Station, Cripple Creek
- Five firemen and two horses stand in front of Central Fire Station, 340 block of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; partial view of fire station's brick exterior with a chain across the garage door entry; two firemen in uniform and hats lean...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Bates, Alonzo L.; Hyunn, C.; Kingston, David W.; Rainger, W.J.; Robinson, Arthur F.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- He sold a few! 5:45 PM.
- A member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons stands in the entrance of a brick building with glass block windows in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Sign next to him reads: "Ouray Lodge No. 37 A. F. & A. M., 100th Anniversary (1879-1979) Antique...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 37 (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Glass blocks--Colorado--Ouray--1970=1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Centennial celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 22
- Parkville, Colorado
- View of a bronze plaque mounted in a stone wall in the former town of Parkville, Colorado in Summit County. Inscribed on the plaque: "Site of Summit Lodge 2 A. F. & A. M. 1861-1864 Colorado Territory one of the three original lodges which formed...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 47, AF & AM (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Freemasons. Summit Lodge 2, AF & AM (Parkville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Parkville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Parkville--1940-1950.; Monuments &...
- [1940?]
- Cornerstone ceremony at the City and County Building
- A crowd watches as a granite cornerstone is put in place during the construction of the City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. Engraving on stone reads: "Laid By The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. (Ancient Free & Accepted Masons) Of...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [February 21, 1931]
- South Denver Temple, Freemasons
- View of South Denver Lodge Number 93 (A. F. & A. M.), Freemason Temple, 350 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado, a brick building with pediment, rooftop balustrade, portico, lamps, and incised letters: "MDCCCXCIII," "MDCCCCVII," "Masonic Temple,"...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 93 (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1920]
- Geronimo head cheif [i. e. chief] of the Chiricahua Apaches now on the war path in Seirra [i. e. Sierra] Madres
- Studio portrait (crouching) of Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears boot moccasins, a breechcloth, and scarves around his neck.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- 1885
- Dr. Mc Namara standing
- A man leans against a brick cornerstone in front of the framing of the hospital in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building sites--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- So. Denver Lodge #93
- View of a Freemason Temple, South Denver Lodge Number 93 (A. F. & A. M.), 350 South Broadway, Baker Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, a brick building with pediment, rooftop balustrade, portico, lamps, and incised letters: "MDCCCXCIII," "MDCCCCVII,"...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 93 (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Masonic buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- So. Denver Lodge #93
- View of a longitudinal section drawing for the South Denver Lodge Number 93 (A. F. & A. M.), Freemason Temple, 350 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado.
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 93 (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Architectural drawings.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Masonic buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Yale 1911 at Trinity Texas
- Group portrait of Yale college men by camp tents in Trinity (Trinity County), Texas; they are identified as Bishop, Watzek, Dwight, Chandler, Jeffers, Bushnell, Stadtmiller, Newins, Spencer, Hastings, F. R. Mason, A. F. March, Walker, Hazard, Moss,...
- Yale University--People--1910-1920.; Trinity (Tex.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.; Students--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- Masonic Temple
- View of two-story, brick Masonic Temple in Montrose, Colorado, features a square front facade, a plaque engraved with, "Masonic Temple," near the top, an overhanging eave, rectangular second story windows with ionic columns between them, a small...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1940.
- [between 1911 and 1940]
- First Regiment Band outside Leadville Ice Palace
- Denver's First Regiment Band poses outside the archway of Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival on a site known as Capitol Hill. During the formal opening ceremonies, January 8, 1896, the band...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Tolland, Colo.
- View of a snowy landscape of South Boulder Park, near Tolland (known as Mammoth until 1904), Colorado in Gilpin County.
- Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1930-1950.; Boulder Park (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tolland (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 16th Street
- View northwest from corner of Glenarm Place on Sixteenth Street, Denver, Colorado, to the Daniels and Fisher Tower; shows pedestrians, cars, buses, street and traffic signs, Masonic Temple, Colorado National Bank building, Paramount Theater...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979 April 5
- Aurora Fire Department truck
- An Aurora Fire Department truck is parked on an unpaved street in front of a plaza in Aurora, Colorado. It has two, large, water tanks with large gauges on top. Three fire extinguishers are on its running boards. The truck has whitewall tires, and...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Denver, business, clothing, Gano-Downs Co.
- View of the Gano-Downs Clothing Company in the Steele Building at 16th and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows bunting, bicyclists, pedestrians, a woman and baby carriage, and sign : "A. F. Reed, Dentist."
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Georgetown
- View of a street, probably Sixth (6th, Alpine), in Georgetown, Colorado. A team of five pack burros loaded with bags and boxes stand in the street in front of a group of store fronts with false fronts and gable roofs. Signs on the buildings read,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1881?]
- Clay St. stairs
- A group of boys pose on a staircase that leads to a bridge on Clay Street in Denver, Colorado. A one-story brick apartment building is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Flower show - Denver Auditorium
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium, during a flower show, in Denver, Colorado; shows floral arrangements (chrysanthemums), bunting, and a "conservatory" or green house with sign: "This booth donated by McPhee & McGinnity Co. and Mr....
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Flower shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Aurora Fire Department truck
- An Aurora Fire Department Fire truck is parked on an unpaaved street in front of a plaza in Aurora, Colorado. The truck, which has white wall tires, has two ladders stacked on the side of it, and three fire extinguishers resting on the running...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Old blockhouse at Wind River, Wyoming
- View of the old blockhouse at the Wind River Agency in Wyoming. The adobe house has a covered wooden porch and an adobe chimney.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Wind River Indian Agency.--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--Wyoming--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 July 5
- Apache man and woman
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of a Native American (Apache) man and woman. The man holds a bow and quiver while the woman holds a woven basket. The man wears leggings, a breechcloth, and a feather roach. The woman wears a medal pendant on...
- Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Bonito Chiricahua Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Bonito, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears moccasin boots, ammunition belt, bead necklaces, and kerchief.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles--1880-1890.; Bonito.
- 1884
- Loco Warm Spring Apache chief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Loco, a Native American (Warm Springs Apache) medicine man. He poses near a rifle and a blanket draped over a pedestal. He wears boot moccasins, a blanket, beaded necklace with pendant, and cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Warm Spring Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Loco, Warm Spring Apache Chief.
- 1884
- Arrow, Colorado
- The remains of Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado, destroyed by fire are on snowcovered slopes with stumps, charred tree trunks, and new growth. Middle Park is in the distance. A large coal dock station was constructed by Hewitt Construction to keep the...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Arrow--1910-1920.
- January 1919
- Arrow, Colorado
- A group of men and women stand on the coal dock station at Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. The coal pocket dock was built by Hewitt Construction to keep the many Denver, Northwestern and Pacific engines fueled during the war years. Railroad cars show...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Arrow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Arrow--1910-1920.
- January 1919
- Arrow, Colorado
- The remains of Arrow (Arrowhead), are on a snowcovered slope in Colorado. Most of the town has been destroyed by fire. A large coal dock station was constructed by Hewitt Construction to keep the many engines fueled during the war years. Men...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- December 1918
- K.L. King, bandmaster
- Studio portrait of K.L. King, bandmaster for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. King poses in uniform, he wears a cap with an emblem on the front and a jacket with epaulets on the shoulders. The initials A.F.M. (American...
- Circus performers--1910-1920.; Conductors--1910-1920.; Uniforms--1910-1920.; King, K. L., bandmaster.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Seventeenth Street elevation building for the International Trust Co., Denver, Colo.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an elevation for the International Trust Company building at 635 17th Street in the Central Business...
- International Trust Company.; Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 April 15
- [Section and elevations] Colo. Industrial Work Shop for the Blind
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a section and elevations for the Colorado Industrial Workshop for the Blind building located at 618...
- Washington Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Workshops.; Colorado Industrial Workshop for the Blind.
- 1912 November 27
- 1/2" scale detail of interior building for the Bishop-Cass Inv. Co., the American Theatre Bldg.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows interior details for the American Theater Company at 1007 16th Street in the Central Business...
- Theaters.; American Theater Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1916 July 12
- [Interior and exterior elevation details] building for Mr. John Evans, mountain house
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows entrance, living room and window elevations (and a bench seat sectional view) for a residence in...
- Evans, John, 1884-1978.; Evergreen (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways.; Houses.; Living rooms.; Windows.
- [1920?]
- South elevation building for Mr. T.R. Woodrow
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation, and elevations for a kitchen case and sink for a residence, presumably in...
- Woodrow, T.R.--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Kitchens.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1916 March 3
- South elevation res. for Ralph Damon George & Alice Josephine George
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a wall elevation and section for a residence at Bayaud and South Birch Streets in the Belcaro...
- George, Alice Josephine--Homes & haunts.; George, Ralph Damon--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses.
- 1937 July 1
- [Sketch]
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing is a rendering of the residence at 555 Race Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado and...
- Mueller, Gilbert S.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club Neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses.
- [1951?]
- Treatment of dining room building for Mr. C.S. Lambie
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows interior elevations for a residence at 799 Milwaukee Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of...
- Lambie, Charles S.--Homes & haunts.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms.; Houses.
- 1919 September 17
- Detail of main entrance hall building for the Foster Building Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows interior details for the A.C. Foster Building (Foster Commercial Building, University Building) at...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings.; Entrance halls.; Foster Building Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1910 April 15
- Detail of main stairs building for the Foster Building Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows plans, sections and elevations for stairs in the A.C. Foster Building (Foster Commercial Building,...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings.; Stairs and stairways.; Foster Building Company (Denver, Colo.)
- 1910 April 15
- Lewis Story at the Denver Art Museum
- Lewis Story, Assistant Director of the Denver Art Museum poses with two delegates to the American Academy of Family Physicians annual meeting at Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Story points at two pieces of stone sculpture. The delegates...
- Denver Art Museum--People--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Galleries & museums.; Sculpture.; Story, Lewis Wingfield, d. 1994.
- [1973]
- Scale detail of furniture for judges chambers (typical) Municipal Building, City and County of Denver
- Front and side views of neoclassical office furniture designed for the Municipal Building (currently City and County Building), 1437 Bannock Street, Civic Center neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, 1932. The blueprint show the front and side elevations...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Office furniture.--1930-1940.
- 1932, April 12
- Masonic Lodge # 153
- View of the Masonic Lodge #153, 300 Wilcox Street in Castle Rock (Douglas County), Colorado. The rusticated stone two story building has a corner entrance under and arches topped with a cornice. The windows on the second floor have fan transoms....
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Masonic buildings.; Freemasons. Douglas Lodge, No. 153 A.F. & A.M. (Castle Rock, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Freemasons. Douglas Lodge, No. 153 A.F. & A.M. (Castle Rock, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 1988
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears striped pants, a suit jacket, and neck tie. He rests one arm on a carved stone pillar prop.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears striped pants, a suit jacket, and neck tie. He rests one hand on a carved stone pillar prop.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890