Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's
- View of 2711-2717 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building houses the American Legion Wallace Simpson Post number 29, Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's, and 40 Minute Cleaners. The two story brick commercial style...
- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; American Legion. Wallace Simpson Post No. 29 (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 40 minute Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1978
- Billboard for New Method Cleaners
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; New Method Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Cleaning establishments.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- First Fed. Savings & Loan 5063, W. C. Muchow & Assoc. order, 63278.
- The newly-completed First Federal Savings Bank in Englewood, Colorado, at 4301 South Broadway, is illuminated at night. Light shines from the continuous clerestory window around the top of the walls and from the lower lever windows. Girders are on...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Englewood--1950-1970.
- [between 1959 and 1965?]
- New Method Cleaners
- Interior view of New Method Cleaners, in Denver, Colorado; shows a man and women working with brushes and laundry. Bottles of dry cleaning fluid are on shelves; signs read: "Spotting Dept.," and "Delivery Dept."
- New Method Cleaners--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- New Method Cleaners
- Interior view of New Method Cleaners, in Denver, Colorado; shows men, women, employees, customers, furs, a tapestry, an electric fan, and satin curtains.
- New Method Cleaners--Facilities--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- New Method Cleaners
- Interior view of New Method Cleaners, in Denver, Colorado; shows men (one Hispanic) and women working with laundry.
- New Method Cleaners--Facilities--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Snap Cleaners - Dyers
- A roadster and sedan automobile are parked in front of a three-story building at 1982 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A sign on an awning reads: "Snap Cleaners - Dyers," "Cleaning - Dyeing - Repairing." A sign over a door reads: "Eugene G. Groves,...
- Snap Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935]
- Billboard for New Method Cleaners
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; New Method Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Cleaning establishments.; Couples.; Dogs.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business. Dry cleaning
- Street cleaning division - truck shed
- Trucks and street cleaners are parked in the long wood truck shed of the Denver Highway Department located near 8th (eighth) and Walnut Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.). Highway Department.--Buildings--1930-1940.; Street cleaners--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sheds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Transportation facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- First Baptist Church Directory and Yearbook
- Directory published by the First Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado. Included in the document are lists of: the different religious services and their corresponding meeting times, different organizations within the congregation, and members by...
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- Western History Subject Index
- Strike closes
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 6
- Dokey Circus, Denver
- View of circus tents, and an arched wooden entrance sign to "Dokey Circus" at an intersection on East 5th (Fifth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Advertisements on a sign read: "Coca-Cola, Every Bottle Sterilized," "The Model Cleaners and Dyers, Men's...
- Dokey Circus--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Show tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Longmont mall
- A man with narrow straight legged pants and loafers walks along the sidewalk of a covered loggia outside the brick mall, Longmont, Colorado. Signs read: "Classic Cleaners & Laundry," and "White's Drive In Service."
- Longmont (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Shopping centers--Colorado--Longmont--1960-1970.
- 1969 February 11
- Main Street Sterling, Colo
- Automobiles are parked and driving on Main Street in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado. Awnings shade businesses lining sidewalks; signs read: "Jos. M. Strutzer clothier," "Shoes," "New Method Cleaners," and "B. Schnitzer for quality clothes." The...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Continental Oil building and Chevrolet sign
- View, from Broadway and 18th (Eighteenth) Street, of the Continental Oil building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street near Trinity Methodist Church. Signs read: "Conoco Products",...
- Continental Oil Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Billboards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Street scene unidentified town
- Dusty street in an unidentified town, possibly in Colorado. Signs: "French Electric Cleaners" and "Unique," and "Hotel."
- Business districts--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Street / bridge collapse @ Broadway & Hampden
- View of a collapsed street at Broadway and Hampden Avenue in Englewood, Colorado. Business signs read: "Rapid Cleaners & Dryers", "Englewood Restaurant", and "Nielsen's Department Store."
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Denver business, Smith-Brooks Printing
- View of the Smith-Brooks Printing Company at 1733-1747 California Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile with 1914 license plate, advertising posters, and boarding house; businesses include: Richmond Suction Cleaners and M.L. Foss (bicycle...
- Smith-Brooks Printing Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Larimer St. entrance Windsor Hotel Denver
- View of the Larimer Street entrance to the Windsor Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are nearby in the street. A sign in a window reads: "Dixon's Cleaners."
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1955]
- Looking south on Broadway
- View of Broadway at 1st (First) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians stand in the street as a streetcar approaches. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs on buildings read: "Williams Stores Co.," "H. C. Bush Jeweler," "Watkins Cafe," "Imperial...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 December 21
- Improvements 19th & Broadway at the time wrecking started for the Broadway Extension
- View of the intersection of 19th (Nineteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Buildings abandoned for the construction of the Broadway Extension are near the street. Signs read: "Hamilton Campbell," "Globe Cleaners Dyers," "The Girvin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921?]
- Before library built on this site
- View of automobiles and buildings on Broadway near 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings read: "O'Meara Ford," "Used Cars Trucks," "The Slant," "Model Cleaners and Dyers," and "Howard Hotel."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1954]
- Intersection traffic signal E. 18th & Ogden
- View of the intersection of 18th (Eighteenth) and Ogden Streets, North Capitol Hill in Denver, Colorado; shows a traffic signal, parked cars, and signs: "Windsor Dairy Products," and "Triangle Cleaners and Dyers."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1920-1930.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic signs & signals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Proposed Brown Palace expansion
- Rooftop view of a building on the corner of 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Tremont Place in downtown Denver Colorado. The building is on the proposed site of expansion for the Brown Palace Hotel. Signs read: "Algerian Club," "SpeeDee Cleaners,"...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Tremont Drug (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1956 October 5
- Older house with bar, Pontiac
- Abandoned three story brick house with broken windows probably in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man wears a construction hat and stands in the opening of a 3rd story window. Unique Cleaners is next to the house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- The Chas. L. Krafft Co.
- View of a storefront at 1528 (later 1538) Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "The Chas. L. Krafft Co., Buyers, Cleaners, Handlers, in Colorado Pinto Beans."
- Chas. L. Krafft Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Thirteenth Street
- View of 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, businesses, and signs: "Hotel Howard," "Model Cleaners," "The Shanty," and "O'Meara Ford."
- O'Meara Ford (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- Denver
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows intersection of Broadway and 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue, businesses, apartments, terraces, residences, churches, Evans School, Sunken Gardens pavilion, Loretto Heights, and signs: "The Model Cleaners," "Gessler -...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Oriental Theater
- View of the Berkeley Oriental Theater at 44th (Forty-fourth) Avenue and Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story building has ornate trim and signs that read: "Quality Market," "Oriental Barber Shop & Beauty...
- Berkeley Oriental Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Erhard Hotel, Denver
- View of Erhard Hotel in Denver, Colorado; shows a five-story brick building with lunettes, a rooftop loggia, and signs: "Erhard Hotel," "Stillwell's Cafe, Cocktails, Fine Food," "Pabst beer," "Fireproof," and "Menig." A car has lettering: "McLin's...
- Erhard Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1922]
- West Medical Clinic
- View of a Stout Street clinic in Denver, Colorado; shows mansard roof, dormers, picket fence, and an open porch. Sign on adjacent buildings read: "West Medical Clinic - Cancers, Tumors, Ulcers, Fungus, Birthmarks and Skin Diseases Cured Without...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clinics--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920]
- Dust storm
- A dust storm engulfs the town of Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). Cars are parked on unpaved Main Street in front of the town's commercial storefronts. A grain elevator is at the end of the street. "Coca-Cola," "W&R Drugs, Carlson's Ice...
- Burlington (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dust storms--Colorado--Burlington--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Idle Hours Club
- A group of African American (Black) women in party dresses pose in front of a stage in Denver, Colorado. They stand near a Christmas tree and a large sign reading "Exit." Musicians in a jazz band are on the stage. Signs hanging near the stage...
- Idle Hours Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [1961?]
- Denver Public Library construction
- View of Denver Public Library construction at 1357 Broadway Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, scaffolding, and parked cars. A church steeple is in the distance. Letters on a building read: "Model...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1955
- Denver Public Library construction
- View of Denver Public Library construction at 1357 Broadway Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, scaffolding, and parked cars. Buildings include East High School and a church. Lettering reads: "Model...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1955
- Comstock and Guest present Aphrodite, Jacques Pierie manager, Al. Spink Jr. agent Broadway Theatre Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Aphrodite," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose on the sidewalk and in the street in front of the theater. Two men sit on camels, a man...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1919 and 1921?]
- Aphrodite at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Aphrodite," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose on the sidewalk and in the street in front of the theater. Two men sit on camels, a man...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1919 and 1921?]
- Aphrodite at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Aphrodite," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose on the sidewalk and in the street in front of the theater. Two men sit on camels, a man...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1919 and 1921?]
- Construction site of Swedish Hospital
- Workmen walk past a backhoe at the construction site of Swedish Hospital (Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The backhoe bucket rests in a mound of dirt nearby. Stores line the road in the distance. Signs on the shops...
- Swedish Hospital (Englewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Backhoes--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Building sites--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building construction--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Cleaning...
- [between 1960 and 1963?]
- Fire truck
- Firemen pose in a fire truck in Denver, Colorado. A sign behind the truck reads: "New Method Cleaners."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver Health and Welfare Service
- View of storefronts on East 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado; window lettering reads: "Denver Health and Welfare Service Sponsored by the Seventh Day Adventist Churches of Denver," and "Mayflower Cleaners and Dyers."
- Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Welfare facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1952 and 1954?]
- Hotel Crest, Denver
- Exterior view of Hotel Crest, corner building at Welton, Broadway and 20th (Twentieth) Avenue, Denver, Colorado, completed in July, 1910; shows hotel sign on rooftop and businesses on first floor including a bar and tailor or cleaners, billboards...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotel Crest (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Trolley number 25 drives past a row of cars in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Signs: "Cafeteria," "Deluxe Cafeteria Tailor," "Cleaners," "Hotel Lincoln European Plan," "Neutze Furniture Co. New & Used Furniture," "Hotel," "First Church...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
- [between 1947 and 1951]
- Western History Subject Index
- C & B CLEANERS
- Western History Subject Index
- CHERRY CREEK DEPENDABLE CLEANERS
- Western History Subject Index
- Image Cleaners incorporated
- Western History Subject Index
- PARADISE CLEANERS