Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- Central City, Episcopal church
- View of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; atop a rock wall on East High Street. The granite Gothic revival structure was built in 1873 to replace its predecessor which burned in the fire of that same year. The...
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Central City--1940-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Town's first fire bell
- View of a monument in Trinidad, Colorado. A brass bell hangs in a stepped arch atop a circular brick base. A metal panel reads: "City's First Fire Bell - Purchased January 29, 1890 - First Located Corner of Main & Commercial - Retired 1928."...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bells--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Monuments & markers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- 1969 May 21
- C.A. Finding residence
- Interior view of the Finding residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes a full bookcase in the background with china plates, frames, and a pitcher atop it. A delicate, upright table next to it is made of machine parts and has a coverlet and...
- Finding, C. A.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Solomon's gate and temple, Skelton's Mtn. Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rock formation Solomon's gate & temple with group of horseback riders passing through gap and atop temple area, Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; men & women atop horses,...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- On the high line near Breckenridge
- View of Denver South Park and Pacific train atop wooden trestle with men standing atop boxcars, Summit County, Colorado.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Idaho Springs
- A headstone at the cemetery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, features an irregularly shaped stone atop a square stone atop a large pedestal stone. Leaves have been carved into the top stone, above the inscription, which reads: "Alice Maud (?), Died Sep....
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Silverton, Colo.
- Exterior view of the Grand Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northeast along Greene Street. Built in 1882, this three-story brick and stone building features a mansard roof with chimneys and dormers, arched windows on the second floor, and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- City Hall and Auditorium, Pueblo, Colo.
- View of City Hall and Memorial Hall (Auditorium), Pueblo, Colorado; City Hall has domed columned cupola atop hipped roof, built in 1917, designed by W. E. Stickney; Memorial Hall, adjacent bulding designed by Godley & Haskey and built in 1919;...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Flags--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [1919 or 1920?]
- In front of our store at Gillett, Colo.
- View of large group posed in front of D.F. Woodruff general merchandise store in Gillett, Colorado, includes men atop saddled horses, children atop burros (or donkeys), and additional men and women on the boardwalk in front of the two-story wood...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- 1894
- The two Woodruff families
- View of the two Woodruff (C.F. & D.F.) families on an outing in Gillett, Colorado, includes men, women and children, many holding walking sticks, posed atop a large boulder near the lake. Two boys are in a dinghy with oars, a woman is sidesaddle...
- Woodruff, C. F.--Family.; Woodruff, D. F.--Family.; Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Woodruff family--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Summit of Pike's Peak
- View of Summit House and Lookout Tower atop Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet), Colorado; shows Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway engine and passenger car, men standing near stone house building, sign over doorway "Entrance to Tower Inside of...
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Watch towers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Buena Vista Grace Church
- View of the Buena Vista Grace Church (United Methodist and Episcopal) 203 West Main Street, in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The wooden church has an enclosed entry with Gothic arched double doors.. The steeple has a small bell and is...
- Buena Vista Grace Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Episcopal churches.; Methodist churches.; Historic buildings.; Buena Vista Grace Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Anglican church...
- 1995
- Magic Hour, Delta, Colo.
- View of 1193 Highway 50 in Delta (Delta County), Colorado. A large, wooden roller-skate sits atop a sign that reads: "Magic Hour." The skate is white. The paint on the wheels is worn. There are large bushes around the sign. Another sign reads "For...
- Magic Hour (Delta, Colo.)--Public relations--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Signs (Notices).; Magic Hour (Delta, Colo.)--Public relations--Pictorial works.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Roller...
- 1992
- Lowry Technical Training Center Historic District
- View of a three-story red brick loft building located at the Lowry Technical Training Center Historic District, in the Lowry Field neighborhood, Denver Colorado. A street sign reads:" City & County of Denver, Denver Landmark Commission, Lowry...
- Lowry Field (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Sculpture.; Signs (Notices).; Sculpture, Abstract--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2011
- Fairmount Cemetery rose garden pavilion
- View of the pavilion in the rose garden at the Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The iron filigree-domed gazebo sits atop Ionic columns. A white iron bench is in the pavilion.
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Cemeteries.; Gardens.; Gazebos.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- The Summit of Pike's Peak
- View of Summit House and the lookout tower atop Pikes Peak, Colorado; shows a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway engine, passenger car, and men standing near the stone government signal station building.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Signal stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Watch...
- 1901
- Catholic Church, Westcliffe, Colo.
- View of an unidentified frame Catholic Church in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. The church has a four-story square bell tower with windows and a cross atop a pointed dome. A wooden barn and a two-story frame house or possibly a rectory with...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- D & R G, Gilman, Colo
- View of Eagle River Canyon (Eagle County), Colorado; shows the Eagle River, Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, the Belden tunnel, the Belden-Gilman zinc mine and buildings, and the town of Gilman atop the escarpment.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Elaterite Roof
- View of (probably) RTD garages on Santa Fe Street, in Denver, Colorado; sign atop bowstring truss roofs reads: "The Western Elaterite Roofing Company, Denver, Colorado."
- Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- CMA-1942
- Interior view of chairs, a caned couch with cushions, a radiator, signs and possibly a stone monument, probably at a Colorado Mining Association conference in Denver, Colorado. A crate labeled: "Dupont" rests atop a table and is surrounded by...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Gilman, Colo.
- A panoramic view of Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows one and two-story gable-roofed buildings and mines atop Battle Mountain. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, storage tanks, freight cars and the Belden mine complex lie below the...
- Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilman (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gilman--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Gilman, Colo.
- A panoramic view of Gilman (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows one and two-story gable-roofed buildings and mines atop Battle Mountain. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, storage tanks, freight cars and the Belden mine complex lie below the...
- Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilman (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gilman--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- Interior view of construction workers as they paint the window frames of a building at Camp Hale in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. A saw rests against the wall, a hand plane lies on the floor, a paint can sits atop a sawhorse and the...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Painting--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Snow sheds near Hagerman Tunnel
- View of a snowshed and a caboose near Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado along the Colorado Midland Railway line. A man stands atop the snowshed. Shows snow covered trees and boulders and a trestle.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Rotary snow plow near Hagerman
- View of snow drifts and a Colorado Midland Railroad rotary snowplow locomotive and train on the approach to Hagerman Pass near Pitkin and Lake County, Colorado. Railroad tracks and pine trees are seen on the mountain. Men with hats pose in and atop...
- Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [between 1889 and 1893?]
- Mission San Miguel
- View of the arched arcade and adobe church of the Mission of San Miguel Arcangel with clay tiles atop the roof, adobe piers and a bell on a wooden frame, San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), California. Shows a brick building near the mission.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--Buildings--1880-1910.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Adobe buildings--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Catholic...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Horse-drawn water wagon
- A horse-drawn wagon carries a water tank in Denver, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sits atop the wagon with the reins in his hands. Draped over the horses is a decorative covering. Labeled on the side of the tank reads: "Denver 87."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Horse-drawn water wagon
- A horse-drawn wagon carries a water tank in Denver, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sits atop the wagon with the reins in his hands. Draped over the horse is a decorative covering. A sign on the side of the tank reads: "Denver 87."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Camfield Hotel
- Exterior view of the Camfield Hotel, at 7th (Seventh) Street and 8th (Eighth) Avenue in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. A decorative sign atop the roof of the building reads: "Camfield". The multi-story building has a Mansard roof, encircling...
- Camfield Hotel (Greeley, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cripple Creek school board
- Interior view of an office with men and women, identified as members of the Cripple Creek school board in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows desks, rotating chairs, typewriter, cabinets, a safe, clock, hung portraits, a wall calendar,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; School board members--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Broadway Hotel
- View of the Hotel Broadway near Broadway and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The hotel has arched, bay and square windows, a decorated frieze, awnings, pyramidal roof atop a parapet, rounded buttresses and voussoirs lie...
- Hotel Broadway (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Street scene of Victor, Colo. looking towards the mines
- View down Third Street toward Diamond Avenue in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, commercial storefronts, a barber pole, mine buildings, tailings, cribbing and street railway tracks. The Gold Coin Mine sits atop the hill...
- Gold Coin Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Virginius Mine
- View of the Virginius Mine complex atop Mt. Sneffels, (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the wood frame processing facilities, shaft house, a ladder, smokestacks, dormer windows, gable roofs, sheds and tailings.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Virginius Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.
- 1890 July 10
- Portrait of a man and a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman and a man who pose in front of a studio backdrop and near a wicker chair. The woman wears a dark colored, patterned dress with pleats and a bodice. Her hair is pulled away from her face in a pompadour style....
- Couples--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Mule-drawn wagon at Sneffels
- A team of mules pull a wagon loaded with probably a boiler in front of the hand-hewn post office and general store in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Men sit atop the boiler and pack train mules loaded with supplies and canvas ore bags are near...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses by a painted floral backdrop. He wears a dark colored jacket, trousers, a shirt and a necktie. The man has a moustache and a hat rests atop a studio prop that resembles a rock.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses by a painted floral backdrop. The man wears a dark colored jacket, trousers, a necktie and a light colored shirt; he has a moustache. A watch fob is fastened to the man's vest. His hat rests atop a...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Tivoli Union Brewing Co.
- View of a wagon with wooden beer barrels drawn by two teams of horses, probably in Denver, Colorado. A man sits atop the wagon and holds a whip and reins. Industrial, brick buildings and smokestacks are in the distance. The wagon is painted:...
- Tivoli-Union Brewing Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939 October 10
- Agriculture - silos - three men sitting on rim of silo
- View of brick and wood silos in Denver, Colorado; men wave from atop one. A wagon is at the base.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Man standing on 5 story ladder about to dive into lake before a crowd
- View of a man atop ladders in Denver, Colorado; spectators are by a lake to watch the stunt.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Daredevils--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Diving--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Ladders--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Windsor Hotel
- View of the Windsor Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Striped awnings hang over the Windsor Pharmacy on the first floor of the hotel where cigars, drugs, boots, shoes and gents furnishings are advertised. A flag...
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Swink / Holly Sugar mill construction - bridge (Arkansas River)
- View of bridge construction over the Arkansas River at the Holly Sugar Company Mill in Swink (Otero County), Colorado; men stand atop the steel girder frame.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Girl and boy
- Baby in lace gown poses atop girl lying on grass. The girl wears a dress trimmed with lace.
- Girls--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Coke ovens at Cardiff, Colo.
- Men stand by horse-drawn ore carts atop coke ovens in Cardiff, Garfield County, Colorado; shows laborers, wheelbarrows, and wood piles.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Cardiff--1890-1910.; Cardiff (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cardiff--1890-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--Cardiff--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- High bridge in formation
- View of Georgetown Loop Devil's Gate High Bridge in Clear Creek County, Colorado on Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company line with two locomotives, five passenger cars and caboose atop bridge. Shows Clear Creek between the bridge's metal...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Pikes Peak from Austen's [sic] Bluff
- View of Pikes Peak and Austin Bluffs in El Paso County, Colorado. A man sits atop the cliff.
- Austin Bluffs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cozzens Hotel from Garrison's
- View of Hudson River in (probably) New York; shows a sailboat and hotel buildings atop bluffs.
- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--1890-1910.; Rivers--New York (State)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Indian woman & pappoose [sic]
- A Native American woman (tribe unknown) stands before a whitewashed brick fence. Her child stands atop the fence on a plaid blanket.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Canon Diablo
- A view of a Atlantic and Pacific railroad trestle over Canyon Diablo (Coconino County), Arizona. Concrete pylons are at the base of steel beams. A man is visible atop an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company car and another man stands on the...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1890]