Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- East side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville Colorado
- This view of businesses on the east side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes several two story false front wooden structures with bracketed cornices, large store front windows and panel kickplates, and striped awnings. One small...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville
- This view to the northwest of busy Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a street filled with pedestrians on boardwalks, carriages and horse drawn wagons, one with milk cans. The three story brick commercial block on the corner has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado
- In this view of a festive Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, the street is decorated with small evergreens, an arch crosses the street in the distance with buntings and garlands, the telephone company's tall cross arm pole with wires is in the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1889]
- Tabor house [graphic]
- Exterior view of the side and front facade of Horace A.W. Tabor's house at 160 East Fourth Street, which was built in 1877 at 321 Harrison Avenue. This was the first Leadville, Colorado, home of Horace and his wife, Augusta and was moved from...
- Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1964?]
- Decoration Day, 1884
- During the Decoration Day Parade down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, in 1884, spectators line the street of the business district as a dog and the police force lead the parade, followed by a band, then a group mounted on horses, and other...
- Memorial Day--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- 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
- St. John's Episcopal Cathedral E. 14th Ave. & Clarkson
- View of the north elevation of Saint John's Cathedral (1911; architects - Gordon, Tracy, and Swartwout), also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness, 1313 Clarkson Street, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Late...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bell towers.; Cathedrals.; Episcopal churches.; Historic buildings.; Anglican church buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Bell towers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1991
- Terrace bet. Colfax & 14th Aves on Penn Ave.
- View of the Charline Apartments at 1431 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a rusticated stone building with turrets, dormers, chimneys and covered porches.
- Charline Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cleveland, Euclid Ave. at 105th St.
- Automobiles sit on Euclid Avenue at 105th (One hundred fifth) Street in Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), Ohio. Shows commercial buildings and street car tracks. Signs read: "The Alhambra. Novelties," "Century Awning," "Graves Electric," "Ionic...
- Cleveland (Ohio)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Ohio--Cleveland--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Ohio--Cleveland--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- The Antlers
- View of the Antlers Hotel from Huerfano Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The hotel is of rusticated stone and wood construction with a turret, finials, half-timbered dormers, bargeboard, a porch with awnings and balconies. The...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898]
- 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]
- Leadville, Colo., Harrison Ave. from corner of Chestnut Street
- View of Harrison Street from the corner of Chestnut Street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Pedestrians and horses pulling wagons are on the street. Shows commercial buildings. Signs on businesses read: "Wholesale Liquors." "Restaurant,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Creede Ave., Jimtown, Colo.
- Men stand on sidewalks, ride horses, or drive horse-drawn wagons on Creede Avenue in Jimtown (Creede) in Mineral County, Colorado. Frame buildings have false fronts and flat roofs; a building is under construction. Men wear suits with derby hats...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892?]
- Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; automobiles are parked by stone and brick office buildings with signs: "The Chamber of Commerce," "Adams Express Company," "Colorado & Southern Ry." "Freeman," "E. B....
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- 1918, May
- Idaho Springs Colo., C.& S. Ry.
- Panoramic view of commercial buildings and houses in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad Company, a multi-story mill or mine building with dormer windows and smokestacks, frame houses and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Mine...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Cor. Harrison Ave. and W. Chestnut look[ing] west or down Chestnut St.
- Horses, wagons, and people on crowded wooden sidewalks are beside commercial buildings on Chestnut Street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows brick and frame buildings with signs that read: "Smith Painting" and "John Leininger Books &...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Antlers Hotel and Pikes Peak Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Pike's Peak Avenue towards Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway tracks and trolleys, Elk Hotel, horse-drawn wagons, and carriages. Signs on businesses in the area read: "Stovell's Curiosity...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak & Pikes Peak Ave.
- A man is in a horse-drawn buggy on Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the stone Antler's Hotel and Pikes Peak in the distance. A dog is on the ground beside the buggy.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Power House, Boulder, Colo.
- Men, women, and children pose in front of an electric street car on 12th (Twelfth) Street and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. People stand on tracks beside a dog. Men wear suits and women wear dresses. An African American...
- Afro-Americans--Men--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Power plants--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1899 June 24
- Cor. Wall St. and Creede Ave., after the fire
- Men stand and pose at the corner of Wall Street and Creede Avenue after a fire in the commercial district of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Smoke rises from piles of timber and metal debris. Buildings with gabled or flat roofs are in the canyon...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1892 June]
- Golden, Colo., Washington Ave. looking north
- Children stand and pose on Washington Avenue in downtown Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows wagons parked beside wooden sidewalks and brick or frame commercial buildings with false fronts. The second story of the Avenue Hotel has an ornate...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.
- 1880?
- Tomichi Ave. west from Main St.
- People stand near businesses on Main Street and Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. A horse drawn wagon reads: "Conrad's Budweiser Beer." Signs on commercial buildings read: "Meat Market," "City Lodging, Rooms," "Boston Bakery"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Main St. north from N.Y. Ave.
- View of businesses on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows a well in the middle of the dirt street, telegraph poles and signs on businesses that read: "Red Lion Inn, J.H. Adams," "Oyster Depot, New York and Baltimore Oysters...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- Virginia Ave. west from Main St.
- View of commercial businesses on Virginia Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Horses are in front of a frame blacksmith shop. Signs on false front or gable roof buildings read: "Swan Bros. Photographic," "The Free Press," "Tailoring"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1881 Fall]
- East [sic] side Main St. south from Tomichi Ave.
- Men stand and pose outside store fronts on the west side of Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows two-story frame buildings in the red light district and signs that read: "Sharwen [?], Sahlein & Co. Clothing, Furnishing Goods,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Intersection of Tomichi Ave.
- A man wears a cowboy hat with a domed crown and a vest and poses near lumber piles in the intersection of Tomichi Avenue and Pine Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows the hipped tower of the Pine Street School and the "Outcalt...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- East side Main St., north from Tomichi Ave.
- Men stand on sidewalks in front of businesses on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows a well in the dirt street and horse-drawn wagons parked in front of commercial buildings with signs that read: "Furniture," "Merchant...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- North side Tomichi Ave., east from Pine St.
- Horse-drawn wagons and people are in front of commercial buildings on Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs on frame buildings read: "Livery & Feed," "Office of Gunnison Transfer Co.," "Canadian Restaurant & Saloon" and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Tomichi Ave. west from Main St.
- People and horse-drawn wagons are on Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Commercial signs include: "C. Conrad and Co., Wholesale, Retail, Wines, Liquors, Champagnes, Cigars, Budweiser Beer, Cordials & c.," "Boston Bakery," "City...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1881]
- Main St., north from Tomichi Ave.
- People and horse-drawn wagons are near wooden sidewalks on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows frame commercial buildings, the brick two-story Hartman Block building, and signs on businesses that read: "F.D. Steele & Co....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- West side Main St., north from Tomichi Ave.
- People and horse-drawn wagons are near businesses on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows the Frank Adams store, the brick Hartman Building, Steele's Hardware store, the First National Bank Building and the Webster Building...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Old pole lines, E. 10th Ave., east from Broadway
- View of telephone poles and street lights at the intersection of East 10th Avenue and Broadway Street in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows wood frame houses on the street. A sign on a barn nearby reads: "[?] Brown [?]...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Capitol Hill (Neighborhood: Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility...
- 1897 January 16
- Old pole lines, E. 10th Ave., east from Lincoln
- View of telephone and utility poles near the intersection of 10th Avenue and Lincoln Street in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Trees line the dirt road. Brick houses are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility...
- 1897 January 16
- Old pole lines, East 10th Ave. & Lincoln
- View of telephone and utility poles near the intersection of 10th Avenue and Lincoln Street in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows houses and yards. A church steeple and the dome of the Arapahoe County Courthouse are in the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility...
- 1897 January 16
- Gallup & W. 29th Ave.
- A man sits on a delivery wagon near the Summit Company building at the intersection of Ashland Avenue (later West 29th, Twenty-Ninth Avenue) and Gallup Street (later Zuni Street) in Denver, Colorado. Phone and utility poles line the street. The...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 February 5
- Trolley coach, Colfax & Broadway, Denver
- Men and women stand near open doorways on electric bus number "526" bound for "West 29th Ave." near the intersection of Colfax and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Women wear hats, coats and high heeled shoes; men wear overcoats and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1955]
- Tennis courts - Emerson & 10th Ave.
- View of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company tennis courts, in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; houses include one with a gambrel roof.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tennis courts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines - Downing & 21st Ave
- View of the intersection of 21st (Twenty First) and Downing Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows Colorado Telephone Company poles and trees.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Equipment & Supplies--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897, February
- Decoration Day, Leadville 1884
- Spectators lined the street of Leadville, Colorado's business district during the Decoration Day Parade of 1884 as several uniformed marching units, some with rifles, marched down Harrison Avenue. The busy scene includes businesses in two story...
- Memorial Day--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1884]
- Carbonate Hill
- This view southeast towards a Carbonate Hill covered with mines in Leadville, Colorado, includes a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, a few brick and false front commercial structures. Business signs include "Democrat,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Leadville from Carbonate Hill
- View northwest from Carbonate Hill across Leadville, Colorado includes a foreground filled with downed trees and stumps and buildings with log and wood frame construction. Gabled roofs and false fronts are on a majority of buildings in the booming...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Leadville from Capitol Hill
- View from Capitol Hill across Leadville, Colorado shows a booming town filled with log and wood frame houses, lean-tos, sheds and barns, and some canvas tents. There is a make-shift corral, a horse and a long tent in the foreground.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Leadville pack train
- In this view of a Leadville, Colorado commercial street, the dirt street is busy with with men on horseback and hairy burros loaded with goods. Several wood frame commercial buildings and a framed building under construction are in the background....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Leadville
- This view from Chicken Hill, northwest across Leadville, Colorado, shows a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, mining operations and brick commercial and public structures. Landmarks include the Church of the Annunciation, and the...
- Church of the Annunciation (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- State street
- View west from Harrison Avenue down Leadville, Colorado's State Street (later Second Street.) Businesses include "Little Pittsburg Beer Hall," "Theater Comique," "St. James Restaurant," "A.M. Jane, Commission Merchant," "Odeon," "Occidental...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Brothels--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member
- A group of Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member in Leadville, Colorado, wear military uniforms that include helmets, coats, boots, and gloves. They form a u-shaped line around a coffin covered with flowers and an American flag. They hold...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1881
- N. part of city [graphic]
- View north across Leadville, Colorado shows a booming town filled with log, board and batten and other wood frame constructed houses, lean-tos, false fronts, sheds, barns and outhouses. Horace A.W. Tabor's house on Carbonate Avenue (East 5th...
- Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Herman Hauser's jewelry store, Chestnut St., about 1880-1882
- View of businesses on Chestnut Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; shows storefront windows and signs: "Watchmaker & Jeweler," "Leadville Loan Office," "Stratton & Mead, Mining Engineers and Surveyors," "S.M. Newcomb, Assayer" and "Jolin Headquarters,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Hauser, Herman.; Hauser, Irving.
- [between 1880 and 1882]
- Herman Hauser's jewelry store on Harrison Ave
- View of businesses on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; men pose in front of storefronts with display windows and signs: "John F. Humphrey's & Co. Real Estate & Mining Agents," "Hauser the Jeweler," and "Saddle Rock Restaurant, 417."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Leadville pioneer homes
- Pioneer Leadville residents pose in front of their early homes in 1879, Colorado. The man and woman in the center, dressed in their finest, stand with their baby girl on a wood chair. Two men and another woman stand next to them, with a nursing...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Pioneers--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879