Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Big snow of December 1913 17th Ave. looking toward Broadway
- Snowy view along 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue to Broadway Avenue, Denver, Colorado, includes pedestrians on cleared walkways, horse drawn carriages in distance and a house on the estate of Mrs. H. A. W. Tabor in foreground.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Canon City pioneers [graphic]
- A group of men pose in Canon City, Colorado. Standing are: B. F. Rockafellow, C. W. Talbot, J. C. Palmer, A. W. Duggan, A. Coburn, Geo. W. Griffin, W. A. Sturup, James Noble, H. C. Beckham, Augustus Sartor. Seated are: Chas. Pauls, Eugene Weston,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. L. E. Eldred 1873, L. E. Eldred 1873, Mrs. A. W. Lucas 1868, A. W. Lucas 1868, Mrs. Felix Topain 1865,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Special train to the Ice Carnival, Leadville
- Well dressed men, women, and teenagers identified as: "Judge Pattison, Mr. Pattison, Lucia Pattison, Bayard Taylor, Marie Pratt, Mr. A.W. Risley, Nan McFarland" pose with two African Americans, a cook and a porter, by the rear of a private railroad...
- African Americans--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cooks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad porters--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad private...
- 1896 Feb. 2
- Tabor hose cart
- Firemen pose in front of a hose cart at West 5th Street at the Ball Park in Leadville, Colorado. The cart was given by H.A.W. Tabor and was decorated for the Labor Day parade in 1934 with a sign "Tabor Hose 1878" and paper streamers on the spokes....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [1934]
- A. W. Powell, Berkeley, Co.
- Presentation view of the A. W. Powell residence at 4451 Wolff Street in Berkeley (now Denver) Colorado; architectural features include shingle imbrication, round windows, bays, arches, a covered porch, and an onion dome.
- Powell, A. W.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence for A. W. Powell Esq. Berkeley, Colo.
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album, for the A. W. Powell residence at 4451 Wolff Street in Berkeley (now Denver) Colorado.
- Powell, A. W.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Police and fire chiefs, Denver
- A group of Denver Police and Fire Chiefs pose near an outside wall of City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Police and Fire Chiefs in the back row, left to right include: Police Chief, Daniel Mays; Fire Chief, George Duggan; Police Chief John L. Russell;...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1890-1900.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Police chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Denver...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Cowboys preparing for a roundup : taken on the corner of 5th and Main Street
- Horses crowd the dirt street in Canon City, Colorado; some have men riding them. Frame and brick commercial buildings behind them have gabled metal roofs, false fronts, arched windows, and signs. Signs read: "Lathop [?]," "A.W. Dennis...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cowboys--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.; Horses--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
- 1879
- Main Street between Third and Fifth
- Brick and frame commercial buildings, storefronts and residences line dirt street and boardwalk in Canon City, Colorado. A belfry is atop the Baptist church. Signs read: "Free reading room," "A. W. Dennis Photographer," "Adams Express Co," and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Billiard room A. W. Chamberlain house (on 12th and Alta Sts.)
- Interior view of a billiard room in the A. W. Chamberlain house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a fireplace, leaded glass, wood paneling, a globe, a folio book, banquettes, ceramic geisha sculptures, a ceiling lamp, a pool table, balls, and cue...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Billiard tables--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Billiard rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Chamberlain, A. W.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A. W. Greely [art original].
- Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935--Portraits.; Sketches.
- 1929
- Old residence of H.A.W. Tabor
- Exterior view of Horace A.W. Tabor and his first wife, Augusta's, house at 160 East 5th (Fifth) Street in Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1877 and moved from Harrison Avenue to allow room for his opera house, the dilapidated small two-story...
- Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Breaking camp
- A survey team breaks camp near Fourmile Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Burros are loaded with equipment, bedrolls, and a table. A team of railroad surveyors stand interspersed with the burros. One man holds a stadia rod in his hand. A canvas...
- Fourmile Creek (Fremont County and Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Augusta Tabor
- Portrait of Augusta Tabor, first wife of Horace A. W. Tabor; she wears eyeglasses, earrings, a broach, g gold chain, and a lace collar over a black fitted bodice with gold buttons. The painting has a gilded framed.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Men with burros
- Three men stand with burros on Fifth Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. The men are dressed in work clothes and the burros are packed with equipment. One man kneels on the ground and holds a young burro in his arms. The brick...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Baby
- Studio portrait of a baby in a perambulator. A parasol is attached to the handle of the baby carriage.
- Baby carriages--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby
- Studio portrait of a baby in a perambulator. A parasol is attached to the handle of the baby carriage.
- Baby carriages--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She stands near a chair covered with a fur blanket and wears a dress with lace collar.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Broadway Park
- Men and women perform an exercise demonstration at the athletic field in Broadway Park, West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A man stands on a wooden elevated platform and oversees the athletes. The women, in bloomers, hold...
- Broadway Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Athletic fields--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Physical fitness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Christine A.W. Cameron
- Studio bust portrait of Christine Alexandrea MacKenzie Cameron, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cameron's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back. Her dress collar is lined with strands of long satin roping with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cameron, Christine A. M. (Christine Alexandrea MacKenzie); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Front elevation [and] section building for Mrs. Baldwin
- 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 for an apartment building (The Baldwin) located at 1358 Ogden Street in the...
- Baldwin, A.W., Mrs.; Apartments.; Baldwin Apartments (Denver, Colo.); Cheesman Park neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1903 July 29
- Rear elevation
- 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 for an apartment building (The Baldwin) located at 1358 Ogden Street in the...
- Baldwin, A.W., Mrs.; Apartments.; Baldwin Apartments (Denver, Colo.); Cheesman Park neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1903 July 29
- D&RGW 1254, 2-10-2
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1254 is parked, probably in Colorado. A man poses by the coal car.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1920?
- Pack train on Mosquito Pass
- View of a mule pack train on Mosquito Pass near Alma (Park County), Colorado, carrying lumber and doors for (possibly) the South London Mine. A man plays with a dog.
- Mosquito Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- American Woodmen member
- Studio portrait of an African-American man, a member of the American Woodmen's Association. He wears uniform which includes a double breasted jacket with epaulets and pins that read "A. W." and a peaked cap with a decorative pin.
- American Woodmen--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Veterans Volunteer Firemen's Association of Denver
- Panoramic view of members of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association who pose near the City Hall Building near 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The men stand in a line and hold a rope attached to a hand pumper...
- Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire...
- 1912 October 16
- Central City and California Gulch
- View of California Gulch outside of Leadville (or Central City), Colorado; shows a stream, felled timber, and miner's cabins.
- California Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Tabor Hose Team
- H.A.W. Tabor Hose Cart Team poses on May 4, 1879, in u-shape formation on Harrison Avenue, a dirt road in Leadville, Colorado. The firemen are in uniforms with jackets, hats, gloves and belts. The cart donated by Tabor is decorated with American...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Augusta Tabor, Leadville residence
- Exterior view of Horace A.W. Tabor and his first wife, Augusta's, house at 160 East 5th (Fifth) Street in Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1877 and moved from Harrison Avenue to allow room for his opera house, the small, dilapidated two-story...
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Colorado Senate
- Composite of studio portraits of twenty-nine members of the Colorado Senate of 1885. Identification: 13. Governor B.H. Eaton; 12. Liet.-Gov. Peter W. Breene, President of Senate; R. 18. Jas. Moynahan, President Pro Tem; 7. Geo. T. Clark; R. 1 Jas...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1880-1890.; Legislators--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Tabor Opera House
- View of the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Victorian Gothic style building has a tower, pointed arches, and contrasting trim. Signs read: "The Denver Critic," "Balli[?] and...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colo.
- View of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colo. Prominent on the street is the Tabor Opera House. The massive 3-story opera house was constructed of stone, brick and iron, and is trimmed with Portland cement. It was constructed by mining magnate,...
- Cities and towns--Colorado--Leadville--1990-2000.; Leadville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Leadville (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1997
- Tabor Block
- View of the Tabor Block building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story Italianate style building has awnings, a balustrade and roof finials, pilasters with Corinthian capitals, and dentils. Men stand...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 16th St. down from Curtis St.
- View of Curtis Street from 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Shows the Tabor Grand Opera House, pedestrians, and a trolley car. Signs read: "Teeth Filled Without Pain,", "F. E. Edbrooke & Co. Architects," "Hodgson...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882-1900]
- Tabor [block]
- View of the Tabor Block at 16th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with balustrade and roof finials. Signs read: "Rose & Co. Photographers," "Royal Insurance," "North British and Mercantile...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Mining Exchange
- View of the Mining Exchange Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Victorian Romanesque style building with tower, rusticated stone trim and arched doorway. The statue of a miner sits atop the tower. Signs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Tabor Opera House, Denver Colo.
- View of the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows High Victorian Gothic style building with polychrome brick trim, pointed arches, and corner tower. Signs read: "The Denver Critic," "Balli[?] and...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Third Street, Ouray, Colo.
- Two covered wagons park on the east side of Main (Third, 3rd) Street, commercial district, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. False front businesses include: A. W. Begole's grocery store, Buenemann Bros. and Gordon Kimball, Hardware, Stoves and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [1881]
- Burro Train, Ouray, Colo., U. S. A.
- View of Cascade Trail above Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and a pack train. The Denver & Rio Grande Depot is beyond houses and businesses below.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cascade Trail (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Burns building, Colorado Springs
- Facade view of the Burns Building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the three story Beaux Arts opera house with overhanging bronze roof entrance. Lettering on upper windows reads: "Dr. Lennox, Dr. Baker," "Dr. C. T. Cain, Dentist,"...
- Burns Building (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1928]
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- "Silver Dollar Tabor, daughter of Senator H. A. W. Tabor being presented to President Roosevelt by Sheriff Alexander Nisbet and Senator Irby, President of the Press Club at the chuck dinner given by the Press Club, August 29, 1910," Leadville, Lake...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Legislators--Colorado--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Irby, John S.; Nisbet, Alexander.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys--Colorado.; Tabor, Silver...
- 1910 August 29
- Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th and Curtis streets
- View of the Tabor Grand Opera House, 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Business signs read: "Billiards," "The Salt Lake Lunch," "Clearance Sale," "Jos. L. Schwartz Mfg. Jeweler," "Capital Life Insurance Co.," "The Thos. E....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Chinese dragon at Rock Springs
- Chinese men march in a parade and carry a cloth dragon in Rock Springs, Wyoming. One man carries a staff decorated with metal.
- Chinese-Americans--Wyoming--Rock Springs--1890-1900.; Rock Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Wyoming--Rock Springs--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Tabor grave, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Tabor burial plot at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Denver, Colorado; tombstone inscription reads: "TABOR," "Unknown to fame until approaching the age of fifty, chance suddenly brought him considerable wealth and reputation. A few years later...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.--Tomb.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899.--Tomb.
- 1965
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- Rose Mary Silver Dollar Tabor shaking hands with Preident Roosevelt in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys--Colorado.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1910, August 29
- Horace Austin Warner Tabor
- Profile portrait of Horace Austin Warner Tabor, Colorado prospector, mine owner, and United States Senator.
- Legislators--Colorado--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Denver from the Union Depot, up 17th St.
- View looking southeast on 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Union Station, Denver, Colorado. Buildings: Arapahoe County Courthouse, First Congregational church, Arapahoe School, Tabor Opera House, St. John's Church in the Wilderness (Episcopal)....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892]
- Tabor block 16th & Larimer
- View of the Tabor Block at 16th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with balustrade and roof finials. Signs read: "Rose & Co. Photographers," "Royal Insurance," "North British and Mercantile Insurance Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]