Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of two men
- Studio portrait of two men with handlebar moustaches. They wear suits, ties and watch chains. The men hold cigars and lean against a faux carved stone pillar near a painted backdrop. Derby hats rest on the pillar.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 16th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1910-1920.; Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.;...
- 1913 August 16
- 17th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.; Festive decorations.; Fraternal organizations.; Utility...
- 1913 August 15
- Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the Arapahoe County Court House, the Majestic Building, the Hotel Metropole, the Brown Palace Hotel and pedestrians, horse-drawn wagons and carriages and street cars are on 16th (Sixteenth) Street...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building reads:...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Group outing people seated or standing by dock at riverside
- Outdoor portrait of men and women at a South Platte River dock in Denver, Colorado; costume includes large hats, puff shoulders, flowers, feathers, fishing poles, picnic baskets, and cigars.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Buildings commercial storefront featuring London Life cigarettes
- View of a display of London Life cigarettes at a store in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the window read: "Wholesale and Retail" and "Cigars".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cigarettes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Interior drug store
- Men sit at a bar and at a table in a drugstore probably in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. Displays of dishes, cigars, and postcards are in and on a glass counter. Signs read: "Coca Cola," and "Columbia [...]"
- Drugstores--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Soda fountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Cities parks refreshment stands scene in park with refreshments
- A family poses near their concession stand with bags of peanuts, candies, and boxes of Cracker Jacks, in a park in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the fabric tent and awning read: "Ice Cold Drinks & Candies", "Ice Cream Soda, Lemonade, Milk Shake,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Food vendors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Tobacco shop & 2 men
- Interior view of a tobacco store in Denver, Colorado. Men stand near wood and glass cases with displays of cigars and candy. Signs read: "5 & 10 [cents] Candy," "We Sell Gillette, Ever-Ready Durham Duplex Razor Blades," and "London Gold Tip King of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Tobacco shop
- Men pose in a tobacco store in Denver, Colorado. They stand near wood and glass cases with displays of cigars. Portraits and magazine displays are on the walls. Advertisements read: "Special Today 25 for $1.00" and "Chancellor Cigar."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Bar
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, a carved wood bar, spittoons, and pennants with lettering: "Ask For Tivoli Beer," and "M & O Cigars."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bartenders--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Tobacco / variety store
- Interior view of a tobacconist's shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, soda bottles, candy, apples, glass display cases full of cigars, tins of "Sunshine Biscuits," and advertisements: "Riz La Cigarette Papers," "Peerless Tobacco," "Nebo...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Street construction near the Mint Pharmacy
- Workmen pose near a cement mixer, vertical tubular boiler, and bags of sand at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) and Tremont Streets in Denver, Colorado. Nearby signs read: "The Mint Pharmacy J. M. Reid Druggist Stationery Cigars Candies Soda...
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 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?]
- Prowitt's Masonic Temple Pharmacy interior
- Interior of Prowitt's Masonic Temple Pharmacy, 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Customers drink beverages at a soda fountain; an African American man stands behind the counter. Bottles line the cabinet shelves behind glass doors. Boxes...
- Prowitt's Masonic Temple Pharmacy (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Unid. 2 men
- Two men (possibly Ben Simon and Billy Green) pose in front of an open door, probably in Denver, Colorado. Both men smoke cigars.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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]
- Baseball game Broadway Park
- Men play baseball at Broadway Park at Broadway and 6th (Sixth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the outfield wall read: "The Beef Bros. Weiner-Maerzen" and "Attention Batsmen Hit This Sign and Win 100 5 [cent] Cigars."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [June, 1900]
- Military parade old & new regimented colors of First Colo. Infantry
- Members of the First Colorado Infantry, who include Dick Holmes, march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "C. C. Richards," "Rock Island Restaurant Best Meals 15...
- Holmes, Dick.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Infantry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1899, September 14]
- Military 1st Colo. Infantry Brig. Gen I. Hale in parade
- Members of the First Colorado Infantry, who include Brigadier General Irving Hale, march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "C. C. Richards," "Rock Island...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Infantry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hale, Irving, 1861-1930.
- [1899, September 14]
- Events - fair
- View of a fair or carnival in Denver, Colorado; shows people in costume, some with wide lapels. A ticket booth has signs: "Cigars Martin Bros. Celebrated Brands Sold Here," "Sweet Caporal Cigarettes," "Tobacco," and "Tickets Here."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Booths--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Butchers and grocers outing in mountains
- Outdoor portrait of men and boys in Colorado; shows medals, ribbons, bow ties, cigars, a beer stein, and hats.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- People in park
- Outdoor portrait of men and women with beer bottles in Denver, Colorado; shows lace, hats with flowers, bow ties, rings, and cigars.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Commercial St.
- View of Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A building in the distance is on fire. Pedestrians, automobiles, and bicycles are in the street. Signs read: "AAA," "Bauer Jeweler," "Price Leeman Clothing Co.," "Hotel Cornado,"...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [1915 or 1916]
- Ye Little [sic] Shop exterior
- A man and woman sit on the porch of Ye Lyttel Shop in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Signs on the two wood frame buildings read: "Everything For the Tourist," "Agency Eastman Kodak Company Developing and Printing," "Agency Elite Laundry...
- Ye Lyttel Shop (Estes Park, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- Corner Comicl. & Cedar (old creamery location)
- View of a building at Commercial and Cedar Streets in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The one-story brick building has decorative brick work and awnings. Signs read: "J. A. Clark Co.," "News Stand Books & Stationery Candies Cigars." and...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Newspaper vendors--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Two men in front of Lillybridge studio
- Outdoor portrait of teenaged boys with cigars by the Charles S. Lillybridge home in Denver, Colorado; sign reads: "Scenic Photographer."
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Trinidad Commercial Street
- View of Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Women and a boy stand by the entrance to a store. Signs read: "Hand Shoes Bought Sold," "Groceries Confections Nuts Tobacco & Cigars," "The Sherman Grocer Co.," "Office the Baldy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Arapahoe St. cor. of 15th
- Rooftop view of Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, streetcars, and a horse-drawn delivery wagon are in the street. Buildings include the United States Post Office. Signs read: "W. F. Robinson & C[o] Printers Blank Book...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a thin Italian American man, possibly Vigilio Ruggera. He wears a new looking dark colored suit, white shirt, and dark colored necktie. An ornate watch chain with several gold strands is attached to a button hole on...
- Italian Americans--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of an Italian American man, possibly Vigilio Ruggera. He wears a dark colored suit and has several cigars in his jacket pocket.
- Italian Americans--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cigar shop on Cherokee Street
- View of a brick storefront in Denver, Colorado; shows a man by piles of snow and signs: "Tobacco," "Cigars," and "Cherokee [Street]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Stockton. Down Stockton Channel
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a riverboat sits in the Stockton Deep Water Channel in Stockton (San Joaquin County), California. Signs read: "What Cheer House. Best Smoke on Earth. General Arthur Cigars," "Fountain...
- Stockton (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Stockton Deep Water Channel (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--Stockton--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Channels--California--Stockton--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Long Beach, looking down the Pike
- Pedestrians walk on the Pike boardwalk at Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California. Flags fly on the turrets and colonnades of Colonel Drake's Bath House, also known as "the Plunge." Shows the wood frame roller coaster at the end of the pier....
- Colonel Drake's Bath House (Long Beach, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Long Beach (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.; Boardwalks--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Long Beach--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Denver from the Equitable observatory
- Aerial view of Denver, Denver County, Colorado from the roof of the Equitable Building at 17th and Stout Streets. Shows the Mining Exchange Building, the square corner towers of the Tabor Grand Opera House, and the square dome and cupola of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Main St., Upper Creede
- View of North Creede (Upper Creede, Mineral County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with clapboard siding and false fronts; some are under construction. Signs read: "Grande Restaurant [Beer] and Chop House" and "Liquors and Cigars." Two men...
- North Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--North Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ignacio, high chief
- Studio portrait of Ignacio, a Native American (Weeminuche Ute) chief. Ignacio wears a collared shirt and vest with a scarf, a police captain badge, probably cigarettes or cigars in a vest pocket, and hoop earrings.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Wiminuche Indians--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hotel Metropole, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Cal.
- People walk and sit on the beach in front of the Hotel Metropole in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a Victorian style structure. A man is in a rowboat on Avalon Bay. Signs read: "Metropole," "Hotel Windsor,"...
- Hotel Metropole (Avalon, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotel Windsor (Avalon, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Avalon (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1900-1910.; Beaches--California--Avalon--1900-1910.;...
- 1905
- Los Angeles
- Aerial, panoramic view of multi-story brick commercial buildings in downtown Los Angeles, California. Signs on Main Street buildings include: "Southern California Fire Insurance Company," "St. Elmo Hotel," "St. Charles Hotel," and "Grand Central."...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Los Angeles
- Aerial, panoramic view of multi-story brick buildings in downtown Los Angeles, California. A sign on the Temple Block at Spring and Main Streets reads: "Putnam, Commercial Photographer." Other signs read: "J.J. O'Brien & Co. Dry Goods & Notions,"...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Los Angeles, up Broadway
- View near 235 Broadway from a rooftop in Los Angeles, California. Shows multi-story masonry Romanesque and Gothic Revival style commercial buildings, storefronts with striped awnings over windows, broad avenues, streetcar tracks, streetcars,...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1870-1900.; City & town life--California--Los Angeles--1870-1900.; Commercial streets--California--Los Angeles--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Albuquerque - The Alvarado
- View of the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The building is a Mission Style structure featuring arcades, a tile roof, curvilinear gables, projecting eaves, exposed rafters, and towers. A curvilinear stucco gateway opens into a courtyard...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Gates--New...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- San Francisco & Bay
- View from probably California Street Hill of the Telegraph Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Shows apartment buildings, houses, and commercial buildings. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Old Kirk Whiskey," "Paramount Cafe,"...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco, Cal.
- View of an industrial area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. An iron arch over the road reads: "Southfield & New Wellington Coal." Ships are moored at docks nearby. Signs on commercial buildings and hotels in the area...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Ships--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and manufacturing area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks, and horses pull wagons and carriages in the street. Smoke pours from chimneys over the densely packed brick...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Sopris, John Bianchi
- A man identified as John Bianchi and a group of unidentified men pose near a store entrance in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. John Bianchi stands with his hand on his hip and holds a pistol. ...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Firearms--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Men--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1893 and 1915?]
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View of the Eureka Block, a commercial block in Johnstown, Colorado in Weld County. Cars parked vertically along the concrete sidewalk. Buildings along the street include a two story, masonry building with an elevated cornice, a bracketed cornice,...
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Lutes Drug Store
- Interior view of Lutes drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, includes glass display cases and counters with candy, cigars, greeting cards and prescription drugs. Sunlight shines in the large store front windows with transoms. Glass dome lamps are...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- December 1926