Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Union Colony building
- Men and women of the Union Colony of Colorado pose in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado; they are 1. B.F. Marsh, 2. W.B. Woodruff, 3. Jos. Moore, 4. C.S. Brockway, 5. Wm. Joyce, 6. E.J. Carver, 7. Jos. Inman, 8. M. Hastings, 9. Thos. G Macy, 10. C.A....
- Union Colony of Colorado--People--1890-1900.; Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- 1894 December 3
- 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. Henry Sartor 1873, Henry Sartor 1873, Mrs. G. B. Harvey 1859, G. B. Harvey 1859, Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Residence of B. F. Niesz, Esq. South Denver, Colo.
- Presentation view of B. F. Niesz residence at 1800 South Sherman Street in Denver, Colorado; architectural features include shingle imbrication, round bay windows, rusticated brick, incised stone, stucco, and jigsaw work.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Niesz, B. F.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Residence of B. F. Niesz, Esq. South Denver, Colo.
- Floor plan from Lang and Pugh presentation album, for the B. F. Niesz residence in south Denver, Colorado; also shows a dog with a scroll in its mouth.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Niesz, B. F.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Front 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 a residence at 670 Emerson Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of...
- Ray, Benjamin F., fl. 1905--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses.
- 1905 August 1
- Denver, B. F. Goodrich
- View shows the B. F. Goodrich Company building, Fourteenth (14th) and Curtis, Denver, Colorado. A billboard is atop the building and reads: "Goodrich tires, best in the long run." Painted on the side of the building: "The Brownleigh Arms European...
- B.F. Goodrich Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Fruit packing on B.F. Wests Ranch, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Group of workers packing fruit (peaches) on B.F. West's Ranch, Palisade, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; canvas covered shelter for small assembly line of male and female workers; two workers with canvas bags around shoulders for...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Ryan B-1
- View of a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in a hangar at Buckley Field in Denver, Colorado.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1927]
- Ryan M-1 airplane
- A mechanic looks over the engine of a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in a hangar at an airport in Denver, Colorado. The front propeller is removed.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--19-19.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Ryan B-1
- Shows a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, parked in a hanger in Denver, Colorado.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Charles A. Lindbergh inspecting an early airplane
- Charles A. Lindbergh inspects the engine of probably a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in Denver, Colorado. Four men, including two mechanics, watch from behind.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mechanics (Persons)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Lindbergh and Ryan airplane
- Charles A. Lindbergh poses near probably a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, in Denver, Colorado. A crowd looks on. A hangar is in the distance.
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles August) 1859-1924.
- August 31, 1927
- Lita Grey Chaplin at Denver Union Airport
- Lita Grey Chaplin prepares to christen an a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, at the Denver Union Airport in Denver, Colorado. A pilot stands nearby. Lettering on the side of the airplane reads: "Sunbeam Air Transport...
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver Union Airport--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rites &...
- [1929]
- Porter residence
- Interior view of a home in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; people are identified as Judge B. F. Porter, son (with dog), and Mrs. Porter (with knitting needles). Decor includes an organ, lace curtains, book shelves, framed art, a birdcage and clock.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Judges--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Porter, B. F.
- 1895?
- Regional library conference
- Librarians who include Dr. Malcolm G. Wyer, B.F. Coen, Mrs. Lillian B. Corry, Miss Freda Conrad, Mrs. Ruth Tyler, and Miss Frances Mentzer stand and sit at a conference table probably in Denver, Colorado. The women wear hats decorated with flowers...
- Denver Public Library--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1943 April 2
- Alamosa, Colo.
- Men pose outside the Haskins & Ball drug store in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Men wear suits, bow ties, flat brimmed hats and pose near store windows. The commercial building has several stores with signs that read: "Haskins & Ball," "Dr....
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. in parade
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession. Business signs read: "Roc[ky]...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 10]
- Salida
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, "F" Street is busy with cars, pedestrians, and a bicycle. A white letter "S" is on Tenderfoot Mountain; signs read: "B. F. Goodrich Peeples Auto and Home Supply," "Fine Candy," "Palace Hotel," "Case," "Hudson," and...
- Salida (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Alamosa
- Several buildings were moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878. Men stand on a boardwalk, posing in front of some of them. From the left to right are Sabine, Thomas, Putnam, Hill and Anthony. Thomas has a hand trick with full sacks...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Commonwealth building
- View of the Commonwealth building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado with business signs: "Clarke Millinery", "John Carson and Bro., China And Cut Glass", "Headquarters For Holiday, Fancy Lamps, Delayed Shipment Of Cut Glass,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. The gravestone is scalloped on the top, with a carved hand holding a blossom just beneath the top of the stone. Carved on the stone are the words, "Leroy...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Maxwell residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth Street. Construction began in 1870; the house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1970-1980.
- 1974
- Maxwell Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth Street. Construction began in 1870; the house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1970-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Maxwell Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth Street. Construction began in 1870; the house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Maxwell Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth (4th) Street. Construction began in 1870; house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Maxwell residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth Street. Construction began in 1870; the house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- U.S. National Bank Center
- Trucks are parked near the U.S. National Bank Center at 1740 Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Wheeler Finnigan Inc. Sales Storage Parts," "Fender and Body Work Painting," "Nate's Indoor Parking," and "B. F....
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 October 11
- Commonwealth Building
- View of the Commonwealth Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked nearby. Signs read: "Ralph W. Smith The Bond Man," "The Hamilton Armstrong Shoe Co.," "[...] Clarke Millinery,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Home of town founder, Benjamin Franklin Wadsworth on Grandview Ave.
- Benjamin F. Wadsworth's house on Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, features a one-story brick house with a hipped roof, iron cresting, dormers, front porch, side bay windows, picket fence, garage, and tree filled yard. A woman...
- Wadsworth, Benjamin Franklin.--Homes & haunts.; Arvada (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Arvada--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 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. M. D. Swisher 1860, M. D. Swisher 1860, Mrs. Wm. Sheperd 1868, Wm. Sheperd 1868, Mrs. W. R. Fowler 1860,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- The home of Geo. Rockafellow, Sr., between first and second Streets on the north side of Main
- This two-story residence in Canon City, Colorado, has a cottage roof with a square gazebo at the peak. The portico is topped by a balcony; a ladder leans against it, and people pose on it. A picket and stone fence encloses the yard, and a man and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1872
- Greeley, Colorado, portraits
- View of fifteen portraits of Greeley pioneers in Greeley (known initially as Union Colony), Colorado in Weld County. Photos of one couple, seven women, and seven men.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Union Colony pioneers who came to Greeley in 1870
- View of fifteen portraits of Greeley pioneers in Greeley (known initially as Union Colony), Colorado in Weld County. Photos of two couples, eight women, and five men.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Main Street between Second and Third
- Two-story brick and stone storefronts in Canon City, Colorado, have cornices, corbeling, and pediments. Signs read "Fremont County Bank," "New Billiard Hall," "Denver & Rio Grande Railway Express," "Sil[ver] Cliff and Rosita S[ta]ge Office." A...
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Main Street looking west from the corner of 3rd, in 1868.
- Stone and brick buildings line dirt street in Canon City, Colorado. Two have arched windows, others have bracketed or stone cornices. Men and horses loiter; lumber and barrels are on boardwalk fronting a business with a sign reading: "Webb &...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Empire Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view Empire Building, 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm, Denver, Colorado, completed in 1907; identifiable businesses in building include Alpha Floral Company, L.M. Weiner Wine (and liquors) Company, bar and shoe shine; second story includes a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1913]
- Front 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 the residence at 670 Emerson Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of...
- Ray, Benjamin F.--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1905 August 1
- Panorama of Denver
- Aerial view of 19th (Nineteenth) and Welton Streets, frame and brick houses, and commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings in the distance include: Union Station, the Tabor Block with a square corner tower, the Windsor Hotel,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1881 and 1888]
- Harrison Ave
- View south on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, is of a busy dirt street lined with wood frame false fronts and telegraph or telephone poles. Horse-drawn flatbed and covered wagons fill the street and pedestrians walk on the boardwalks. The...
- Tabor Opera House--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Building construction--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Post Office, new Opera House in corse [sic] of erection, Opera House, Claredon Hotel
- This view south on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a dirt street lined with wood frame false fronts and telegraph or telephone poles. The street is busy with horse-drawn flatbed and covered wagons in the road and pedestrians on...
- Tabor Opera House--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Building construction--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- St. Thomas Aquinas church after Oct 1985 fire, Boulder
- Soot blackens the wall above a round gable window of the St. Thomas Aquinas church in Boulder, Colorado. The flagstone building has a terra cotta, gabled roof, a square tower with a statue of Mary in a niche, an arcade, and crosses. A fire truck is...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Churches--Colorado--Boulder--1980-1990.; Fires--Colorado--Boulder--1980-1990.
- 1985
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Main Street in foreground. Landmarks: St. James's Methodist Church and the Teller House. Signs: "A. Jacobs Co., "B. F. Pease Co.," "O. K. Store," "Fashion," "Hardware Tinware Stoves Groceries," and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1877?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with a dark colored suit, a vest, a light colored shirt, a patterned necktie and a moustache.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who sits on a chair and wears a dark colored dress, a fur cape, a hat with a bow and a fitted bodice. An ornate backdrop is in the distance.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Sitting--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a young boy who poses in front of an artificial stone wall. The boy stands on artificial grass, holds a branch and wears a dark colored dress, a jacket, a belt and a scarf.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a light colored dress with ruffled trim around the shoulders. The woman has a Gibson Girl hairstyle. She wears decorations in her hair, possibly a feather.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who wears a light colored dress that has layered ruffles around the shoulder sleeves and cuffs. Striped straps hang on the woman's shoulders. The hemline is pleated and has horizontal trim. The woman holds...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy who rests his arms upon a wall. The boy wears a dark colored jacket with a light colored collar and a plaid tie. The boy parts his hair to the side. An ornate studio backdrop is in the distance.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy who wears a knickerbocker suit and stands in front of a rustic wooden fence. The boy hooks one of his thumbs inside his jacket pocket. An ornate studio backdrop is in the distance.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]