Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Cumberland Mines Company
- A topographic map with markers that indicate the holdings of the Cumberland Mines Company in Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Robert Higdon
- Robert Higdon wears a tramway operator's uniform and poses beside Denver Tramway trolley car number "336" on possibly route "3," the Englewood Route in Denver or Englewood, Colorado. He wears a tie, a cap and a watch chain on a belt and poses...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Colorado--1940-1950.; Higdon, Robert.
- 1949
- Palm Theater
- Interior view of Palm Theater, 320 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; view of center aisle with long carpet runner towards the stage, rows of connected seats, piano in front of stage, and backdrop of two columns at sides, and large...
- Palm Theater (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Colorado, 1895
- View northeast towards Cripple Creek, Colorado from hillside; scene includes railroad narrow gauge spurs, engine with passenger cars, hopper and freight box cars on additional spurs, wooden frame residences on hillside, canvas tent on wooden frame,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1894 or 1895]
- 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?]
- Denver, business, automobiles
- Interior view of Gaylord Motor Company automobile repair shop, Denver, Colorado; shows cars, a man in a flat-bed truck with lettering: "Gaylord Motor Co. - Service." Sign reads: "Cars Left Here at Owners Risk, Ask About Insurance."
- Gaylord Motor Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Centennial Drug Company
- Drug store in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Tonics, Feeds, Farm Remedies, Serums, Vaccines, Disinfectants- The Centennial Drug and Supply Co.- Stock, Poultry Supplies and Specialties, Veterinary Instruments... Founded 1912." A car is on Walnut...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- The mines at Gilman two miles west of Red Cliff, Colo. Empire Line
- The mines of Gilman, Colorado, in Eagle County are situated on the hillside below the town. Log retaining walls support the erroding hillside beneath the mine.
- Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Mildred Alexander
- Mildred Alexander of Frisco, Colorado, is shown in a head and shoulders studio portrait. The girl wears a light colored blouse with ruffles around the neck and across the front, and a large bow in her hair, which is in dark ringlets.
- Frisco (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Frisco--1880-1910.; Alexander, Mildred.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Planting apple trees near Cañon City, Colo.
- View of two men planting apple trees near Cañon City, Colorado; one shovels dirt over apple sapling near irrigation ditch; stacks of saplings are behind the men.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Apple orchards--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cumberland Mines Company
- A topographic map with markers that indicate the holdings of the Cumberland Mines Company in Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1910-1920--Maps.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920--Aerial photographs.;
- 1919
- Billboard for General Tire
- Panoramic 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...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; General Tire & Rubber Co.--Public relations--1930-1940.; W. L. Lebling Inc. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations. 1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Children.; Tire industry.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Denver Dry Good Building
- Photograph of the side of the Denver Dry Goods Building, during facade restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. Frank E. Edbrooke is credited with the design of the numerous components making up this massive red brick commercial building, which...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--1990-2000.; Denver Dry Goods Co.--Buildings--1990-2000.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1993 August 1
- Denver Dry Goods Building after restoration
- Photograph of the side of the Denver Dry Goods Building, after facade restoration, located in Denver, Colorado. Frank E. Edbrooke is credited with the design of the numerous components making up this massive red brick commercial building, which...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--1990-2000.; Denver Dry Goods Co.--Buildings--1990-2000.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
- circa 1995
- Gutted Alamosa Milling & Elevator Company, Alamosa
- View of the burned out Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co. building on the south side of the Alamosa Rail Yard in Alamosa, Colorado. The exterior is brick and covered in soot.
- Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co.--Buildings--1990-2000.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings.; Ruins.; Alamosa Milling & Elevator Co.--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Alamosa...
- 1993
- Billboard for Buick
- 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.; Broadway - Buick Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Buick Motor Company--Public relations--1920-1930.; McFarland Auto Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Norton - Buick Auto Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Norton - Buick Auto Co.
- 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.; Norton - Buick Auto Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships.; Billboards.; Buick automobile.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- BLUE FLAG- GOLD - MINING CO. - (Teller. Co.)
- Western History Subject Index
- BOSTON-DUMONT.M.& M. CO. -(Clear Creek Co.)
- Western History Subject Index
- Oro Grande Placer Mining Co.- (Summit Co.)
- O.P. Baur & Co.
- View of a Curtis Street storefront in Denver, Colorado; gilt and awning letters read: "O.P. Baur & Co. Caterers and Confectioners - Ice Cream & Fine Candies." A bicycle is at the curb.
- O. P. Baur Confectionery Co.--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- J. C. Bloom Co, 730 16th St
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street storefronts, in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings with signs: "M. Philipsborn & Co. Women's Outer Garments," "The Emporium Millinery Co," "J. C. Bloom & Co.," and "Gamossi Glove Co." Windows display mannequins...
- Emporium Millinery Co., The (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gamossi Glove Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; J. C. Bloom & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; M. Philipsborn & Co.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Sixteenth Street businesses
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street storefronts, in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings with signs: "M. Philipsborn & Co. Women's Outer Garments," "The Emporium Millinery Co," "J. C. Bloom & Co.," and "Gamossi Glove Co." Windows display mannequins...
- Emporium Millinery Co., The (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gamossi Glove Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; J. C. Bloom & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; M. Philipsborn & Co.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Robertson & Doll Carriage Co.
- View of Cheyenne Place storefronts in Denver, Colorado; business signs read: "The Denver Omnibus & Cab Co.," "The Robertson & Doll Carriage Co.," and "Bryden & Odgers Carriage Co."
- Bryden & Odgers Carriage Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver Omnibus & Cab Co.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Robertson & Doll Carriage Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Idaho Springs -Prod.-- (Clear Creek Co.-)
- Western History Subject Index
- BLUE JAY (Teller co.-)
- Interior of Detroit Photographic Co's car
- Interior view of the Detroit Photographic Company railroad car, probably in Chicago (Cook County), Illinois. Men wear suits and sit behind a table covered by a woven rug. Photographic prints are on a table and hang on interior walls. The car has...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Detroit Photographic Co.--Facilities--1890-1900.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Interiors--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.;...
- [1898?]
- Sixteenth Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk and cross the street. The Daniels & Fisher Tower is in the distance. Signs read: "Buy War Bonds," "The May Co.," and "J. C. Penney Co."
- J.C. Penney Co.--Buildings--1940-1950.; May Shoe & Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1944 June
- Cherry Creek Shopping Center
- View of a plaza at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "The Denver Dry Goods Co.," "Fontius," and "Barber Shop." Pedestrians include a woman with a baby stroller. Landscaping includes mercury vapor lamps, petunias,...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--Buildings--1940-1950.; Fontius Shoe Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Plazas--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Shopping...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Deadwood, Black Hills, Dakota
- Deadwood (S.D.) 1884.; Deadwood (S.D.)--Historical geography--Maps.
- 1884
- Billboard for Stetson hats
- 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. Shows a cowboy inside a room, he looks in a mirror, combs his hair, and holds his hat. His...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; John B. Stetson Hat Company--Public relations--1920-1930.; May Shoe & Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cowboys.; Department stores.; Hat industry.; Hats.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for McPhee & McGinnity Co.
- View of an Alden Sign Co. 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. The sign has a skirt with a cornice and latticework. Text reads: "You'll...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Lumberyards.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Echla lode (Gilpin Co.-)
- Western History Subject Index
- Last Hope ( San Juan co.-)
- Deadwood, Black Hills, Dakota
- Deadwood (S.D.)--Historical geography--Maps.; Deadwood (S.D.)--Historical geography--Aerial views.;
- 1884
- Denver-Railroad Building
- View of the Railroad Building on Larimer Street between 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with arched windows, balustrade and rusticated stone trim. "Railroad...
- Colorado Savings Bank--Buildings--1880-1900.; Midland Electric Co.--Buildings--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Public utility...
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Chicago, Chicago & N.W. Ry. photographic car
- View of a Chicago & North Western Railway Company train and tracks in Chicago (Cook County), Illinois. A man poses with a box camera on a passenger car that reads: "Detroit Photographic Co." A passenger car has clerestory windows; a man and a water...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Detroit Photographic Co.--1890-1900.; Afro-Americans--Men--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Cameras--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger...
- [1898?]
- Bear Creek Canyon - Hamilton and Gleason Construction Co. - Steam shovel
- View of men and a steam shovel from the Hamilton and Gleason Construction Company working in Bear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Construction--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.
- April 14, 1934
- Denver Cigar Store
- View of storefronts at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows a car, snow, and signs: "United Cigar Stores Co.," and "Nast Photographer." Billboard has a female mannequin, a skeleton, and words: "The Wages of...
- Nast Photo Studio (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; United Cigar Stores Co.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tobacco...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Nast photo studio
- Nighttime view of the Charles A. Nast Studio and the United Cigars Stores Company on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby. Signs read: "The Wages of Sin is Death to the...
- Nast Photo Studio (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; United Cigar Stores Co.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- Fire Department - demonstrations
- Firemen conduct a night exercise at a Denver Dry Goods Company warehouse at 12th (Twelfth) and Wazee Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The warehouse is a brick building with arched windows and a loading dock. Ladder trucks...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--Buildings--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [1944 June 6]
- Trestle at Kennecott copper mine
- View of a steel Bingham & Garfield railroad trestle over Markham Gulch in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. A Bingham & Garfield 0-8-8-0 locomotive number "102" hauls copper ore on the trestle. Shows wooden Utah Copper Company (later...
- Bingham & Garfield Railway Company--1910-1920.; Utah Copper Co.--Facilities--1910-1920.; Bingham Canyon (Utah)--1910-1920.; Oquirrh Mountains (Utah)--1910-1920.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1914
- Trestle at Kennecott copper mine
- View of a steel Bingham & Garfield Railroad trestle over Markham Gulch in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. A Bingham & Garfield 0-8-8-0 locomotive number "101" hauls copper ore on the trestle. Shows wooden Utah Copper Company (later...
- Bingham & Garfield Railway Company--1910-1920.; Utah Copper Co.--Facilities--1910-1920.; Bingham Canyon (Utah)--1910-1920.; Oquirrh Mountains (Utah)--1910-1920.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [1914?]
- L.T. & P.
- W. E. Aumak (a motorman) and Mrs. Richardson pose with a Lancaster Traction & Power Company interurban streetcar in Lancaster (Fairfield County), Ohio.
- Richardson, Robert W.--Family.; Lancaster Traction & Power Co.--1930-1940.; Lancaster (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Electric railroads--Ohio--Lancaster--1930-1940.; Street railroad employees--Ohio--Lancaster--1930-1940.; Streets--Ohio--Lancaster--1930-1940.;...
- 1937 October 9
- D&RGW standard gauge 2-8-0 1136, Sugar Jct, Colo. near Monte Vista, San Luis Central diesel 71 behind.
- Men stand near Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 1136 and a tanker car at Sugar Junction (Rio Grande County) Colorado. San Luis Central diesel locomotive #71 is in the distance. A station wagon is near the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; San Luis Central Railroad Co.--1950-1960.; Sugar Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sugar Junction--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Sugar Junction--1950-1960.
- 1956
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #483 (2-8-2) with a pilot mounted snowplow and passenger cars, is stopped near the depot in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The train is specially painted to film a Rheingold Beer television commercial....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Rheingold Brewing Co.--Public relations--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 November 27
- Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie
- View of Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie, a restaurant and lounge located near the corner of Tremont Place and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile overhang roof and arched windows and entrances. Signs on the building read: "Air...
- Adolph Coors Company--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; General Outdoor Advertising Co.--Products--1940-1950.; Denver...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Billboard for Boggio's Rotisserie
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame is in an Art-Deco style. A plaque on the molding at the bottom of the sign reads: "General Outdoor Adv. Co." The sign shows a portrait of a man, he has his hair combed back...
- Boggio's Mount Crest Motel (Lakewood, Colo.)--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1940-1950.; General Outdoor Advertising Co.--Products--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Billboards.; Motels.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Franklin mining company (Pitkin Co.-)