Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Idaho Springs 1890's
- Interior view of the theater in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a stage with a central depiction of Venice, Italy (by Veach), surrounded by advertising plaques that include: The Boyd Park Jewelry Co., N. Weinberger - Dry Goods, E. P. Swanson Shoes,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Advertisements--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- Omaha, Neb.
- View of Omaha, (Douglas County) Nebraska; shows commercial business district, residences, a horse-drawn wagon, a windmill, smokestacks, and signs: "Omaha National Bank Building," "Byrnne & Hammer Dry Goods Co.-Oak Brand Shirts," "National Printing...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1910.; Houses--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Denver Colo.
- Northwest view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol Building. Businesses include: Tours Hotel, Fishel-Walker Buick Inc., Capitol Drug Co., Western Tire and Vulcanizing, Gates Rubber Company, Peerless Garage, Peters the...
- Arpahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1933]
- Denver Colorado
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Businesses include: Tours Hotel, Fishel-Walker Buick Inc., Capitol Drug Co., Western Tire and Vulcanizing, Gates Rubber Company, Peerless Garage, Peters the Tire Man, ABC Co., Broadway Hotel, Motor Club of Colo.,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Denver, buildings, Club Building
- View of the Denver Club Building at 1723-29 Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Hotel Midland," "Western Clothing Co.," "Empire Laundry," "Overland Rubber Co.," "Chas. Wathen & Co. Jewelers," "Colorado Hardware & Supply Co.," "Hallack...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1912?]
- Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Denver
- President Theodore Roosevelt sits in a horse-drawn buggy as part of a parade on Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Members of the Rough Riders, an automobile, and other horse-drawn buggies follow in the distance. Signs on buildings read: "Cottrell...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- 1910, August 29
- Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Denver
- President Theodore Roosevelt sits in a horse-drawn buggy as part of a parade on Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Members of the Rough Riders, an automobile, and other horse-drawn buggies are also in the procession. Signs on buildings read: "Cottrell...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- 1910, August 29
- Denver Colo.
- Northwest view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol Building; shows rooftops of buildings between Lincoln and Broadway, and Colfax and Sixteenth (16th) Streets. Businesses include: Peerless Garage, The Tire Man, ABC Co.,...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1933]
- 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]
- Intersection of 16th & Glenarm streets with DTC 17th avenue car no. 44
- Denver Tramway Company 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue trolley 44 is by the Kittredge Building on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Downtown business signs read: "Standard Sewing Machine Co.," "The Knight-Locke Piano Co.," "G. M. Bice,...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Los Angeles
- Panoramic view of frame or brick houses and buildings and a dirt road (probably Broadway) in downtown Los Angeles, California. Signs on commercial buildings read: "F.W. Braun & Co., Wholesale Druggists, Sundries, Assayers, Goods" on the brick "F.W....
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Houses--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Residential streets--California--Los Angeles--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902?]
- Prewitt & Arnold
- Men and a horse stand in front of a row of commercial buildings probably on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. One man holds a cane, and leans against a utility pole. The one story buildings have bracketed cornices, pilasters, and...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business & finance--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Insurance companies--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Curtis St.
- Nighttime view of theaters on Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Douglas Shoe Co.," "The G. C. Faris Dental Co.," "The National Safety Vault Co.," "Denver Jewelry Mfg. Co.," "Princess," "Isis," and "Nanking Chop Suey."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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?]
- Ignacio, head chief of Utes
- Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Ignacio, leader of Native American Utes, and member of the Weeminuche Band. He wears a vest over a light colored shirt, a kerchief around his neck, a vest with cigars in breast pockets, hoop earrings, and a...
- Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Wiminuche Indians--1870-1890.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop; husband, Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta, stands next to wife, Ra-De-A, and baby, Rio Pinos in a cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta.; Ra-De-A.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop; the mother holds a baby; the father's dress includes a vest with painted American flags, bone pipe choker, armbands and moccasins; the young boy wears a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop with prop rug, headdress and bow and arrows; the mother and daughter wear buckskins dresses, wide leather belts and jewelry; the father and son wear cotton...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Severo's children
- Studio portrait of a Chief Severo's children, one Native American Ute girl and three boys sit in front of a painted backdrop; they wear fringed buckskin or cotton shirts; the boys have beaded strips, beads or feathers in their hair.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1880-1900.; Severo, Chief--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee, Native Americans (Ute), wearing feathers, beads, leggings, moccasins, conchos, hair pipe chokers, earrings, and printed fabrics. Buckskin Charlie holds a sword and a fan.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Buckskin Charly
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie, a Native American man (Ute); dress includes a hair pipe breastplate, fur, he wears a moustache.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Leadville, Colo
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with vignettes of municipal buildings, mining facilities, and scenery. Printing reads: "Court House, Post Office, Tabor Opera House, Central School, Ninth St. School, Seventh St....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Denver Colo.
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol Building; shows rooftops of buildings between Lincoln and Broadway, and Colfax and Sixteenth (16th) Streets; businesses include: The Tire Man, ABC Co., Broadway...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1933]
- Denver, Colo.
- Panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Denver Omnibus & Metropole," "Studebaker Automobiles, Flanders 20" "Moon Motor Cars, Rauch & Lang Electrics, Matheson Motor Cars, Vreeland Bros. Auto Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Denver, Colo.
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol building at intersection of Lincoln Street and Colfax Avenue; businesses include Scholtz Drug Co., Cole Motor Co., Boss Rubber Co., Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Colorado Bldg., Denver
- Northwestern view of the Colorado Building (also known as the Hayden, Dickinson, and Feldman Building) at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado; businesses include Hedgcock & Jones Specialty Store Co., A. J. Stark & Co.,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Logan Block
- View of Logan Block at Seventeenth Avenue and Logan Street, Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, a horse drawn wagon, a bicycle, window displays, and signs: "The Hepner Drug Co.," "Drink Coca-Cola 5 Cents", "Peters, The Original Chocolate,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1916]
- Zook Building
- View of the Zook Building at 431 West Colfax in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bottle-shaped advertisement for Old Forester Whiskey is on top of the building. automobiles and a truck are nearby. Signs read: "Hank Williams...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 December 2
- International Trust Company
- View of International Trust Company in Denver, Colorado; shows with classical entablature, columns, a balustrade, steel bars, and lettering: "The International Trust Co.," "The Title Guaranty Co.," and "Wilson, Cranmer & Co., Stocks, Bonds."
- International Trust Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1915?]
- Denver 1920-1929
- Panoramic view of Denver Colorado from the dome of the State Capitol Building. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Voorhies Memorial, Mountain States Bell Telephone and Telegraph building, the Republic Building, Majestic and Metropolitan...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- 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?]
- Downtown Denver
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Orpheum Theater, Daniels and Fisher Tower, Kittredge Building, and the Majestic Building. The Pioneer Monument on Colfax Avenue is visible. Signs read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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
- Denver police and firemen's parade
- Denver police officers march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade near the corner of Sixteenth (16th) Street and Welton Street in the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the sidewalk and American flags hang above the...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Commemoration--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 7?]
- Western Machinery Co.
- View of the Western Machinery Company building at 1649-1655 Blake Street in downtown Denver. Shows the two-story building with brackets, decorative brickwork, and merchandise in the storefront windows. Signs read: "[?]loger Desk & Fixture Co.,"...
- Western Machinery Cc. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Thanksgiving Day 16th St. Denver
- View of a Thanksgiving Day parade on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Members of a marching band play their instruments as spectators, some on a stagecoach, look on. Signs on nearby buildings read: "W. L. Douglas Shoe Co.," "Perini...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Kittridge [sic] building, Denver
- View of the Kittredge Building, 16th (sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets, Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Knight-Locke Piano Co.," "Columbia Phonograph Company," "Franco-American Food Co.," "D. C. Burns Realty & Trust Co.," "Dr. Kettner, Dentist," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Denver streets, Broadway
- View of the east side of the 1500 block of Broadway in Denver, Colorado; businesses include Fred Meek Grocery, Western Auto Supply Agency, Dry Climate Tires, Auto Accessory and Speedometer, Auto Equipment Co., Boss Rubber Co., Republic Rubber...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Mack Building
- View of the Mack Building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a bicycle are nearby. Signs read: "Rock Island Line," "Columbia Stores Co.," "Finch-Moore Optical Co.," and "Cottrell...
- Cottrell Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- San Francisco
- People and horse-drawn carriages are in the street of a commercial area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Trolly tracks extend down a wide street flanked by commercial buildings. Signs on buildings read: "Walter Baker...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cosmopolitan Hotel under construction, a different angle
- Renovation of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, 1760 Broadway, Denver, Colorado (also known as the Hotel Metropole). Signs read: "Insulite Roof Insulation, Assures Winter Warmth Summer Coolness, Hallack & Howard Lumber Co.", "This Entire Hotel Is Being...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1926]
- Denver buildings, J. P. Fink's Block
- View of the J. P. Fink's Block (built 1873) at 15th (Fifteenth) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado. Businesses include Davis Seed Co., Arizona Fruit Co., and Vail Meat Co.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1934]
- J. P. Fink's building
- View of an ornate office block with storefronts and an ogee arch corner entry, at 15th (Fifteenth) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado; cars are parked, signs read: "J. P. Fink's Block, 1873," "Amato & Son Fruit Co. Wholesale Fruits," "Burton...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Tabor Block
- View of the Tabor Block building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story Italianate style building has awnings, a balustrade and roof finials, pilasters with Corinthian capitals, and dentils. Men stand...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 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?]
- Provo, Utah - east on Center St.
- View of Center Street, Provo, Utah County, Utah; shows pedestrians, cars, mountains, and signs: "Maiben Glass and Paint Co.," "Taylor Bros. Co.," "Whipple Electric," "Dixon Real Estate Co. Insurance," "Pool," "Cafe," "Clothing," "Garage," "Skaggs,"...
- Provo (Utah)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.; Streets--Utah--Provo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Republic Drug Company
- Nighttime view of the Enterprise Building on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and pedestrians are near the building. Signs read: "Cut Rate Liquors and Wines," "The Purdy Studio," "Harco,"...
- Republic Drug Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed in the Spring 1888, Illustrated Supplement of the Bent County Democrat, includes a map of Las Animas and individual drawings of some of the landmark buildings, ranches and farms by Ricker & Murphy, Del. Eastern...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1970]