Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the spire of the late gothic style St. Mary's Episcopal Church, unidentified churches, houses, apartment buildings, row houses, commercial facilities and factories. Signs and a banner read: "Low...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.; Furniture stores.; Restaurants.
- [1906]
- Main St., Salt Lake City
- View of Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a dirt Main Street with pedestrians and electric streetcars, wide sidewalks lined with multi-story masonry commercial buildings, some with smoke stacks, and flag poles; twenty-two telephone...
- Salt Lake Temple--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Larimer St
- View of Larimer Street and nearby buildings in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings and awnings read: "Singer Sewing Mach[ines] Dr. Lawrence[e]," "Carpets," "Munk & Stapper," "Gallup," "Stanbury," "Manhattan Jewlers," "Watches Clocks," "Carpets...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Harris Block, Central City buildings
- View of the Harris block, Central City, Colorado, a two-story, brick building with a bracketed cornice, rectangular windows with sills and decorative mantles, and large rectangular glass windows that are separated by columns topped with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Main St. Salt Lake
- View of Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a dirt Main Street with pedestrians and electric streetcars, wide sidewalks lined with multi-story masonry commercial buildings, some with smoke stacks, and flag poles; twenty-two telephone...
- Salt Lake Temple--1890-1900.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Woman at the fairgrounds, Montrose
- A woman poses outside of the, "Montrose Fair and Driving Park Association," in Montrose, Colorado. The entrance to the park is marked by a gabled sign with the park's name painted on it, and American flags projecting up from both sides. Advertising...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Life on Capitol Hill: A Fair on the Hill
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- 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?]
- Hotchkiss
- Men and women stand on sidewalks in front of the Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company store in Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado. Women wear long dresses and elaborate hats; a man wears a suit, and a boy is on a tricycle. Window displays show neckties,...
- Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 1st Nat'l Bank, Gunnison, Established by Lewis Cheney 1882
- Men stand on a sidewalk in front of the First National Bank building on Virginia Avenue and Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs read: "Abercrombie & Karr, Lawyers" and "Western Union Telegraph Office." Shows the Gunnison...
- First National Bank (Gunnison, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; People--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]
- San Francisco, Union Square and St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square near the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Construction materials for the St. Francis Hotel are in the street. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men and boys lounge on the...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities.; Parks.
- [1903?]
- Union Square and St. Francis Hotel [sic], San Francisco, Cal.
- View of Union Square in San Francisco, California. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men, women and boys lounge on the grass, on park benches and near the Dewey Monument. The monument is 79 foot granite...
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Monuments--California--San Francisco.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Columns.; Commercial facilities.; Hotels.; Monuments & memorials.; Parks.
- [1905?]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the Emery, Bird Thayer & Co. Dry Goods Company. The building has a first floor arcade, arched windows and a covered entrance. Unidentified buildings crowd the area. Signs read: "Furniture &...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.
- [1906]
- Front of Denver Furniture House deep snow
- View of piles of snow near the Denver Furniture House at 1916 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "Stoves & Ranges," "Rugs & Carpets," "Furniture Stoves & Rugs," "Cheapest Place in Town," "Buy Here & Save Money," and...
- Denver Furniture House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ruins of Antlers Hotel after fire
- The Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado burned down on October 2, 1898. Horse drawn wagons are parked along the street. Business signs read: "Exchange National Bank", "Dry Goods and Carpets."
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ruins--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- Huron, S.D., corner of Third and Dakota Streets
- View of commercial buildings at the corner of 3rd (Third) and Dakota Streets in Huron (Beadle County), South Dakota. Buildings have decorative brackets, arched windows with elaborate crowns, decorative pediments, flags, dentils and overhanging...
- Huron (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--South Dakota--Huron--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Deadwood
- Panoramic, aerial view of brick, stone, and frame buildings and the Black Hills in Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Buildings on Main Street include the stone Bullock Hotel and the Phoenix Block with a mansard roof. Signs read: "Ayres &...
- Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad--1900-1910.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Deadwood (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--South Dakota--Deadwood--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Deadwood--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1900?]
- New York Store of "Abraham Raehofsky"
- A man, a child, and women stand and pose in front of the brick, two-story New York Store Mercantile Company building on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Possibly Abraham Raehofsky (?) wears a suit and holds a child. Women wear...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Leadville, Chestnut Street
- View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, of Leadville, Colorado; shows logs on dirt street, wood frame buildings, horse-drawn wagons, and pedestrians. Business signs include "Darby & Johnson," "Smith Painting," "Wm. Boesch,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Longmont, Colorado Main Street in winter during horse and buggy days, looking south from Fourth and Main intersection.
- View south from 4th Avenue of a snowcovered Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, includes a horse-drawn wagons, carriages, pedestrians, barbershop poles, and trees with snow-covered branches. Business signs read: "McFarland's Cash Store, Dry Goods,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior partial view of Peoples Furniture Company building with horse-drawn delivery wagon in front, First (1st) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; "People's Furniture Co." is lettered on sideboard of wagon; series of signs on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1902]
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- In Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, men stand by brick storefronts. Signs read: "Dry Goods Furnishing Goods and Clothing Carpets Hats Boots Shoes Hardware Queensware Groceries & c.," "A. B. Tomlin & Co.," "H. E. Tedmon," "Hardware, Stoves...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Fort Collins--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Parade in Montrose, Colorado
- On Main Street, in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, men in uniforms pose with rifles and United States flags. Spectators include children, women, and a man in tophat. Frame and brick businesses line the dirt thoroughfare; bare fields are in the...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1880- 1890.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1888 February 22
- Views in Leadville, Colorado from photographs by Jackson and Collier, Denver, Colorado
- Reproduction shows scenes in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, as printed in "The Daily Graphic." Vignettes are identified as: "Harrison Avenue, corner of Third, Daniels & Fisher's Store; Boettcher's Hardware Store; Goldstein & Brodie, Watches and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Alex Levi, gen. merchandise [sic]
- Exterior view of Alex Levy's store, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Men pose by storefront windows; ornate lettering reads: "A. Levy, Whole-Sale, and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Carpets, Glass and...
- Levy, Alex--Homes & haunts.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Indian dance Taos Plaza Taos N M Harvest Festival
- View of Native American (Taos Pueblo) dance at Taos, New Mexico; costume includes embroidered breechcloths, feather headdresses, and bells. Spectators are by signs: "...orf Harness & Saddles Stoves Furniture and Carpets."
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--1900-1910.; Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1902
- Indian dance Taos Plaza Taos N M Harvest Festival
- View of Native American (Taos Pueblo) dance at Taos, New Mexico; costume includes embroidered breechcloths, feather headdresses, and bells. Spectators are by signs: "...orf Harness & Saddles Stoves Furniture and Carpets," and "Taos Printing &...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--1900-1910.; Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1902
- J. J. Joslin, dry goods and ladies' wear, Larimer Street, corner Fifteenth, Denver, Colorado.
- View of a brick storefront / office block in Denver, Colorado, on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets. A woman and baby stroller are under awnings; signs read: "J. Jay Joslin, Staple & Fancy Dry Goods," "Bess Goods, Silks, Shawls,...
- J. J. Joslin, Dry Goods and Ladies' Wear--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Joslin, John Jay--Homes & haunts--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Denver - 16th Street
- View shows Sixteenth Street (16th), Denver, Colorado, bustling with tramway tracks, shoppers, horses and buggies. Signs: "The Knight - Campbell Music Co." and "Carpets."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Colorado Blvd. @ Virginia Ave.
- View of Colorado Boulevard at Virginia Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked in lots near the street. Signs read: "Sanders Carpets Draperies INteriors," "Andy's Smorgasbord," "Ta[r]g[et]," "George Irvin Chevy," "The Sanders Building,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse and the Colorado State Capitol building. Signs read: "Cross & Sauntry Furniture Carpets & Draperies," "The Knight-Campbell Music Co.," "Garland...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Main Street, Central City
- View of unpaved Main Street in Central City, Colorado; shows a portion of a horse team at the right, a man wearing a white cowboy hat walking across the street, and a dog standing in the middle of the street. Old City Hall, has a "Restaurant" sign...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Idaho Springs, Colo. Main St.
- View looking west on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, of part of the downtown area lined with cars on both sides of the street; features one pedestrian and signs: "Scenic Tours", "Valley Cafe", "Spaghetti Ranch", "Coors", "Mines", "Husky", ...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Idaho Springs, Colo. views
- View looking west on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado of part of the downtown area lined with cars on both sides of the street; signs including: "Valley Cafe, Good Food, Steaks, Chops and Trout Dinners", "Spaghetti Ranch", "Coors", "Mines",...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Fish Block
- View of the Fish Block, built by Charles R. Fish in between 1887 and 1889, at the northwest corner of Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets. The two-story brick building has patterned brickwork and a rounded cornice; at the truncated corner, which...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1891?]
- Lower 14th Street at Larimer Street, City Hall, stone building facing Larimer in background
- View along 14th (Fourteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows the 1886 City Hall with stone clocktower, commercial buildings, merchant's wagons, pedestrians, automobiles, and signs: "Colorado Moline Plow Co.," "John Deere Plow Co.," "The Pine Cone...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Slockett bldg.
- View of a brick structure with a rusticated stone facade, arched windows, storefronts, and a bracketed cornice with letters: "Slockett Block" in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Bolding Furniture Store," "We Buy, Sell, and Exchange Household Goods,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Aspen, Colorado street scenes 4th of July
- View of men, women and children on the street during a July fourth celebration in Aspen, Colorado; shows many women carrying parasols and horses and carriages; signs on the two story, flat-roofed, commercial storefronts include "Furniture and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Front room drawing room in rear 1755 Grant - owned by Dr. & Mrs. F. J. Bancroft - Denver
- Interior view of the F. J. Bancroft house in North Capitol Hill Denver, Colorado; decor includes chintz wallpaper, Empire chairs, hanging lamps, brocade drapes, framed art, and Oriental carpets.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1895
- The parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in the stone bathhouse at the Yampah (Yampa) Hot Springs pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a curtained arched doorway, table and chairs, an ornate fireplace, a lamp, and carpets.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Baker & Biggs, Canon City
- This commercial building in Canon City, Colorado, is built of brick and rusticated stone, with corbeling and a pediment with incised letters: "1902" and "Baker & Biggs." Second floor windows are lettered: "Doctor Little," and "Dr. Twitchell...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- F. L. Smith building Canon City erected 1902
- This brick commercial building in Canon City, Colorado, has a dentiled stone cornice and pediment. Arched second floor windows and the building's corners have entablature; a taxidermied deer head and antlers are centered over the entry and a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Montrose parade
- Men in suits and military uniforms hold bayonets and stand behind a flag in a Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado street, probably for a parade. Spectators stand beside buildings. Boys watch rows of men from near a wagon. Signs on brick and frame...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Parades &...
- 1888 Feb. 22nd
- Greeley, Colorado, streets
- Horses hitched to carriages drink from a round tank filled with water in the middle of unpaved Main Street in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Other carriages are parked at the sides of the street. Buildings along the street include one and two...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Central City, Colo.
- Houses line the hillside above St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school, both in the right background. A corner of the Teller House juts into the left midground. A log pole stands in the center foreground. A building in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1901?]
- 15th Street N. W. Denver
- View of 15th Street in Denver, Colorado; business signage includes: R. C. Benight Furniture and Carpets (920 15th Street); Book Bindery, Steele Grocery Co. (northwest corner of 15th and Champa Streets), H. W. French & Co. (910 15th Street); street...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1901]
- J. D. Miller Meat Market
- Tom Higby, Louis Miller, Jacob D. Miller stand on boardwalk under the J. D Miller and Bro. Meat Market corrugated metal awning. Frank Kalb sits on a two-horse delivery wagon, while little Joe J. Miller sits in a pony cart pulled by a Shetland...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Meat industry--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- 1896