Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Union Station construction sign
- View of a construction sign on the wall of the entrance to the closed subterranean pedestrian tunnel on Wewatta Street near Union Station in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The sign reads: "Pedestrian Tunnel Closure." "Effective,...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Signs.; Construction.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2010
- Utes Making of a tepee
- Native American (Ute) woman stands near the entrance to a tepee in Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. The entrance of the tepee is closed with a large flap. A sandstone rock formation stands in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- September 1, 1913
- Fifty Gold Mine Corp.
- View inside the Fifty Gold Mine Corporation steam plant closed in 1912, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows a row of "Hendrif & Bolthoff Mfg. & Supply Co." horizontal tubular boilers or furnaces with doors. "March 21st" written on two of the...
- Fifty Gold Mines Corporation.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Furnaces--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Industry--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- 1940
- Eagle, Colo. town views 5/12/78
- Buildings along Washington Street in Eagle, Colorado, include a plain two-story building with a sign reading "H & R Block Income Tax"; a brick building with two awnings which read "Serv-U-Shop," and a sign which reads "Allstate"; a false front...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- History, heritage, and homes on the hill: 6th annual League of Women Voters of Denver tour, Sunday, June 1, 1980
- Hotel closed and boarded up at Arrow, Colorado
- A man wearing a suit, bow tie and straw hat sits outside on the boardwalk of the closed and boarded up "Arrow-Hotel," Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. The two-story false front structure with an apex gable has painted vertical board...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Arrow--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- October 1949
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Western History Subject Index
- Labor. Denver
- Afro Bill's Barber Shop
- View of Afro Bill's Barber Shop at 1428 East 22nd (Twenty Second) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial style building has a white stucco exterior with red, white, and blue barber stripes painted...
- Afro Joe's Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; African Americans--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Barbershops.; Afro Joe's Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; African...
- 1980?
- Laradon Hall formerly Globeville School
- View of the entrance of Laradon Hall at 5100 North Lincoln Street in the Globeville neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story brick school has Tudor style elements including a Tudor arched door way and a steeply pitched roof with a front...
- Laradon Hall--Buildings--2000-2010.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Schools.; Laradon Hall--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2001
- Great Western Sugar Company Plant and office
- View of the Great Western Sugar Company plant and office in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. Shows a large processing plant with a tall smokestack and round silos. The plant is constructed of brick and has large windows across the length of...
- Great Western Sugar Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; Brighton (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sugar industry.; Great Western Sugar Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Beet sugar industry--Colorado--Brighton--Pictorial works.; Brighton (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1989
- Eppie's Mexican Food
- View of Eppie's Mexican Food on Colorado HWY 160 in Pagosa Springs, CO. The restaurant is a converted school bus that serves Mexican food, signs on the top of the bus read: "Eppie's Mexican Food." A "closed" sign is in the window as well as a...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; School buses.; Restaurants--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; School buses--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1993
- Masonic Lodge / Springfield Schoolhouse
- View of the facade of Masonic Lodge No. 158, at 281 West 7th Street in Springfield (Baca County), Colorado. The one story front-gabled building is constructed of dark stone. It has rectangular windows and a rounded arch above the entrance. The...
- Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Freemasons. Lodge #158 (Springfield, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Springfield (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Masonic buildings.; Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield,...
- 1988
- Ben Franklin 5-10
- View of the facade of the Ben Franklin 5-10 store on Main Street in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The brick storefront has a sign that reads: "5-10 Ben Franklin 5-10." The door has a closed sign in the window. In the windows at each end...
- Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Variety stores.; Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Variety stores--Colorado--Buena Vista--Pictorial works.; Buena Vista...
- 1995
- Olde Town Hall Antiques
- View of the Olde Town Hall Antiques shop at 204 E Bridge Street, Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado. The brick building has pale paint peeling in places, mostly along the roofline. The entrance is a single door with four steps and a railing. On the...
- Olde Town Antiques (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Antique stores.; Olde Town Antiques (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Antique dealers--Colorado--Hotchkiss--Pictorial works.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Old Black Forest schoolhouse
- View of the old Black Forest schoolhouse located at 6770 Shoup Road, Black Forest (El Paso County), Colorado. The school closed in 1945 and became a county maintenance facility. The chinked log cabin with white shutters is on a new cement...
- Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Black Forest (Colo.)--1990-2000.; One-room schools.; Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Black Forest--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1995
- Garfield County Bank, Parachute, Colo.
- View of the Garfield County Bank, now known as the Bank Saloon, located at the southeastern corner of 1st Street and Parachute Avenue, Parachute, Colorado. Built in about 1890, the one-story brick corner building has decorative corbels on either...
- Garfield County Bank (Parachute, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parachute (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks; Bars (Drinking establishments); Garfield County Bank (Parachute, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Banks and banking--Colorado--Parachute--Pictorial works.; Banks...
- 1991
- Town Hall, Tincup, Colo.
- View of the Tincup Town Hall located on the Northeast corner of Grand and Washington Avenues in Tincup, Colorado. The simple, Queen Anne style structure was built in 1905 and has lap-siding and a front gable mirrored by one of its twin corner...
- Town Halls--Colorado--Tincup--2000-2010.; Tincup (Colo.)--2000-2010.; City halls--Colorado--Tincup--Pictorial works.; Tincup (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Arvada Flour Mill Museum, Colo.
- View of the Arvada Flour Mill Museum located at 5580 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada, Colo. The 30-foot-tall wooden structure with corrugated metal siding was built to process wheat and then distribute the flour produced as "Arva-Pride." Built in...
- Arvada Flour Mill Museum (Arvada, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Flour mills--Colorado--Arvada--2010-2020.; Arvada (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Arvada Flour Mill Museum (Arvada, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Flour mills--Colorado--Arvada--Pictorial works.; Arvada...
- 2010
- Fruitdale School, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
- Fruitdale School located at 10801 West 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colo. Designed by the Denver based architect, Temple Hoyne Buell in 1927, the simple, two-story ornamental red brick school has a simple cornice. The school was closed in 1978.
- Public schools--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1990-2000.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Public schools--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--Pictorial works.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1990
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum located in the former Lake County High School, 120 West 9th Street, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1900, the two-story brick structure has ornate pedimented dormers with urn finials and corbeled...
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; High school buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Silver mines and mining--Museums--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; National Mining Hall...
- 1989
- Buckeye School, Larimer County, Colo.
- View of the Buckeye School located in the unincorporated town of Buckeye on West County Road 80 in Larimer County, Colo. In 1926 the school opened for students through the 8th grade. A stable was located on the school grounds for the use of the...
- Rural schools--Colorado--Larimer County--2000-2010.; Larimer County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rural schools--Colorado--Larimer County--Pictorial works.; Larimer County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Hangar Number 2, Lowry
- View of Hangar Number two at 7581 Academy Boulevard in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a large building with corrugated steel walls and a barrel roof. There is a visor over twelve large doors (250' x 37') that roll open on...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hangars.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [between 2002 and 2008?]
- Carbone's House of Pizza
- View of the front window at Carbone's House of Pizza located at 3232 Quivas Street in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Signs in the window read "Original Sausage Canolis," "Carbone's Tuddy Toots," "Closed," "Knights of Columbus...
- R. Carbone's House of Pizza (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Signs (Notices); R. Carbone's House of Pizza (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose outside their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right, on the front stoop: Ramon and Carolina...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Restaurants.; Alcaro family--Pictorial works.; Gonzales...
- [1958]
- Miners Eloy Cruz and Leandro Vigil
- Coal miners Eloy Cruz (left) and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil pose near the entrance to the Frederick Mine in Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. Eloy wears a jacket, a cap with a battery operated lantern, safety boots and holds a bucket and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal miners.; Cruz, Eloy--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Leandro--Pictorial...
- [1920?]
- Greenbriar Inn
- View of the entrance of the Greenbriar Inn (1873) at 8735 North Foothills Highway in Boulder, Colorado. The one story fieldstone restaurant has blue clapboard around the entrance. A carved wood sign on the building reads: "Greenbriar Inn."
- Greenbriar Inn (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Greenbriar Inn (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.; Boulder (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 52, 1911 December 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 9, 1912 March 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1909 March 27
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1918 June
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 13, 1909 May 15
- Placing marker at site of Gregory Lode
- A crowd of men, women, and children gather around a temporary historical marker posted on a dirt road in Blackhawk (Black Hawk) (Gilpin County), Colorado. The sign reads: "The State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado. On this...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Historical markers--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gregory, John H.--Homes &...
- 1924 August 8
- Interstate Bank
- A man stands and poses behind a closed iron gate to the vault at The International Trust Company Bank on 17th (Seventeenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado. The interior view shows steel walls, safety deposit boxes, combination locks, a...
- International Trust Company--Facilities--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Vaults (Strong rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a knit shawl around her shoulders held closed by a bar pin. Her thick, curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who is seated in an upholstered chair. She wears a dress with a fitted bodice that buttons up the front and is decorated with applique around the cuffs, collar, and both sides of the body. A bar pin holds her...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a shawl closed with a pin and a choker necklace.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Funeral portrait of a girl
- Portrait of a deceased girl in a satin lined casket. Shows a child with eyes closed, in a dress with a pleated bodice, puffed sleeves and a belt.
- Coffins--1890-1910.; Dead persons--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Ute) leather bag that belonged to Chipeta, wife of Chief Ouray. The bag is decorated with blue, lavender, red, yellow, white, silver, pink, green and brown beadwork. The beadwork designs are of arrow, people, triangles,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1903 and 1923]
- Recreation excursions railroad passenger train in mountains probably C. & N. W.
- View of a Chicago and North Western (C&NW) passenger train as it makes its way around a bend in the mountains of Colorado. Passengers ride in closed and open-air cars.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1900-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. E.T. Gillett. She wears a bold plaid silk dress closed with close-set, small buttons. The collar of the dress is high and finished with a white frill of lace. The sleeves are a solid color and the shoulders...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of Mrs. E.T. Gillett
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. E.T. Gillett. She wears a bold plaid silk dress, closed with close-set small buttons. The collar of the dress is high and finished with a white frill of lace. The sleeves are a solid color and the shoulders...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man and a girl
- Studio portrait of a A. Vigweree and his daughter. The man wears a gray wool suit jacket and vest with a darker pair of pants. His collar is closed with a thin dark bow tie. The girl stands on an upholstered chair and wears a white lacy dress.
- Fathers & children--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- "Estufa" in south pueblo Taos
- Rooftop view of Native American adobe buildings and a closed kiva at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The buildings have canales and vigas. Hornos, wooden platforms, and ladders are nearby.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Kivas--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Denver Post Office
- Rooftop view of the Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Streetcars, pedestrians, and horse-drawn wagons are on the street. The Mining Exchange is in the distance. A sign on a building...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Colo. Nat'l Bank & Trust Co.
- View of the facade of the Colorado Bank and Trust Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two-story brick building with corbelling, four second story windows with radiatoring voussoirs and keystones and large first floor windows. The bank name is on...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23