Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- View of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Building include the Transportation Building, Horticulture Building, Choral Building, Illinois State Building, Palace of Art's, and...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- Overview of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Building include the Transportation Building, Mines and Mining Building, Electricity Building, and Administration Building. Wooded...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- William F. Cody in group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent where King Leopold of Belgium (with beard) stands with three young boys and two men. A stuffed buffalo is on each side of the tent's entrance. Additional stuffed buffaloes are placed...
- Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893?]
- William F. Cody with Chief Joseph
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody shakes hands with Nez Perce Chief Joseph in the center foreground, possibly in Chicago during the World's Columbian Exposition. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat with tassles and beads. He also has a...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Nez Perce Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1890-1900.; Shaking hands--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.; Buffalo Bill's Wild...
- [1898?]
- Interior of the Voorhies Memorial Gateway, Civic Center, Denver
- Interior view of the Voorhies Memorial (Voorhies Memorial Gateway,1919; William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher) at 100 West Colfax in Denver's Civic Center Park. The Classical Revival memorial is a modest copy of the Water Gateway to the 1893...
- Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Colonnades.; Monuments & memorials.; Sculpture.; Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments--Pictorial works.; Bronze sculpture,...
- 1985
- Voorhies Memorial, Civic Center, Denver
- Interior view of the Voorhies Memorial (Voorhies Memorial Gateway,1919; William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher) at 100 West Colfax in Denver's Civic Center Park. The Classical Revival memorial is a modest copy of the Water Gateway to the 1893...
- Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments--1980-1990.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Capitols.; Colonnades.; Monuments & memorials.; Voorhies, John H....
- 1985
- Cabin at curve station, Amethyst tramway near Creede, Colo.
- Men and women, who include Jim Grant and Mrs. J. Grand, pose near a log cabin, part of the aerial tramway of the Amethyst Mine, in Weaver, near Creede, (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear dresses and coats. Two women sit on a wood bridge...
- Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Last Chance Mine, Creede, Colo.
- View of the shaft house of the Last Chance Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1893 March
- Trinidad
- Panoramic, aerial view of frame and brick houses and commercial buildings in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows bridges over the Purgatoire River, possibly the Columbian School, a stone church and downtown commercial buildings. Frame...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Rice School exhibits
- View of an exhibit at the Rice School in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Displays of produce, canned fruit, corn, and a U. S. flag are in the room. A nearby sign reads: "Columbian."
- Rice School (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Girls' Dormitory, N. E. corner, North Cascade Ave. and Columbia St.
- View of Columbian Club (1882 women's dormitory), North Cascade Avenue and Columbia Street, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a frame spindle-style Victorian with a covered porch, gables, and bracketed eaves.
- Colorado College--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dormitories--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.
- [between 1882 and 1883]
- Girls' Dormitory, N. E. corner, North Cascade Ave. and Columbia St.
- View of Columbian Club (1882 women's dormitory), North Cascade Avenue and Columbia Street, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a frame spindle-style Victorian with covered porches, a bay window, gables, and bracketed eaves.
- Colorado College--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.
- [between 1882 and 1884]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man in a tuxedo is smiling at another man in the foreground, who has a bandana around his neck. A man in the background with his back to the camera is playing an accordion.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman is dressed in a plaid cowboy shirt and bandana, and leather chaps. A gentleman with his back to the camera is in a Confederate uniform with embroidered sleeve; just next to his head...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Finn, Eileen.
- August, 1939
- Business street, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of a Main Street intersection in Trinidad, Colorado, looking north on Commercial; shows the McCormick building with bay windows and canvas awnings, and the Columbian Hotel. Men are by storefronts; trolley tracks, pedestrians, buggies and...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Confederate reunion
- Interior view of a bar in Trinidad, Colorado, cluttered with bottles, glasses, spoons, cash and bowls. A marine wears dress blues and cap with band insignia. A woman in a satin cowboy shirt and white cowboy hat is being embraced by a man. A man...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Office of Finding Hardware
- View of the Finding Hardware Company office in Breckenridge, Colorado; Frank Christy leans on a credenza against the back wall. Shows books open on work area, a horseshoe clock, a hand-operated printing press, drum-shaped parlor stove, a polished...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- 1892
- Symes building
- View of a car and bicycles in front of the Symes Building on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Business signs read: "Sell's Confections, French Pastry", "Behen, Hats, Shirts", "The Eureka Garment Shop", "The Fontius [Shoe Co.]",...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Colorado National Guard
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, sent to quell the demonstrations in support of the UMW Ludlow strike against CF&I, march down Main Street, near the McCormick building, Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Spectators stand nearby....
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Woolworth exterior of store front on 16th
- View of the Symes Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Scales are near the entrances to the building. Signs read: "F. W. Woolworth Co. 5-10 and 15 Cent Store," "Columbian National Life," and "Bird's Hat...
- F.W. Woolworth Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Proctor's statue of Indian Rider City Park Denver
- View of the 'Indian Scout' statue in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue, created by Alexander Phimister Proctor, depicts a Native American (tribe unknown) who holds a spear while on horseback.
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897 June 3
- Empire
- In Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, a road with telephone poles beside it winds through the valley; Douglas and Columbian Mountains are in the distance. A small white gable roofed building behind a metal fence and with a tree beside it is in...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Empire
- In Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, a light colored gable roofed house with an addition on the back sits in the valley with trees and other small buildings around it; sunlight illuminates one side of the building and large flat patches of the...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Empire
- In Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, a light-colored gable- roofed house with an addition on the back sits in a valley with trees and other small buildings around it; sunlight illuminates one side of the building and large flat patches of the...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1960
- B&O train, engine number 5303, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #26; The Columbian. Photographed: leaving Washington D.C., July 22, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad locomotives--Washington (D.C.); Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1940
- B&O train, engine number 5303, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #26; The Columbian. Photographed: leaving Washington D.C., August 3, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad locomotives--Washington (D.C.); Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1939
- Empire
- View of the wood framed, gabled residences, sheds and barns of Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, Douglas and Columbian Mountains, a bridge over West Fork Clear Creek, fences, and scattered stones. A man and a woman stand on a...
- Empire (Colo.)--1870-1880.; West Fork Clear Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Empire--1870-1880.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Empire--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Empire--1870-1880.
- [1870 and 1880?]
- Claus Spreckels Building, San Francisco, California
- Several pedestrians stand in front of the San Francisco Call offices in the Claus Spreckels Building in San Francisco, California. The Columbian Banking Company is also housed on the first floor of the building. Businesses on the upper levels...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Closing Era monument
- The "Closing Era," a bronze statue of a Native American man standing over a slain buffalo, stands on the east lawn of the Colorado State Capitol building between East 14th (Fourteenth) and Colfax avenues and Lincoln and Grant streets in Denver,...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Street in San Francisco
- Several pedestrians walk in front of the Claus Spreckels Building in San Francisco, California, where the offices of the San Francisco Call and the Columbian Banking Company are housed. A pair of tall columns stand on either side of the main...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Temple Court Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of the Temple-Court Building located at 15th (Fifteenth) and California Streets, Denver, Colorado; street level businesses include Hext Music Company (pianos and organs), Columbian Optical Company, Trunk Factory, and Denver Corset...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver-- 1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Alice Ethyle Bailey
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Ethyle Bailey, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bailey's wavy hair is parted down the middle and pulled back. Her dress has frilled lace around the square neckline and a ribbon bow at the shoulder....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bailey, Alice Ethyle.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Isadore Amter
- Studio bust portrait of Isadore Amter, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Amter's hair is parted to the side and his bangs are brushed in a wave. He wears a coat and vest with a silk bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Amter, Isadore.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Laura Emma Besser
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Emma Besser, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Besser's long hair is parted down the middle and pulled back. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, a rounded neckline and a lace bertha collar affixed...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Besser, Laura Emma.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Ethel Gertrude Blake
- Studio bust portrait of Ethel Gertrude Blake, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Blake's wavy hair is parted down the middle and pulled back. She wears a dress with bows on the oversized puffed sleeves, and gathered lace with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Blake, Ethel Gertrude.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Adeline Ervilla Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Adeline Ervilla Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown's wavy hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, and gathered, frilled tulle or netting along the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown, Adeline Ervilla.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Jennie Alemeth Brownell
- Studio bust portrait of Jennie Alemeth Brownell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brownell's curly hair is pulled back. She wears a choker necklace with a heart shaped locket, and a dress with a pleated lace bodice and puffed...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brownell, Jennie Alemeth.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Lila Buell
- Studio bust portrait of Lila Buell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Buell's wavy hair is pinned up in a bun. Her dress has frilled lace on the sleeves and bodice, and she wears a pin on her band collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buell, Lila.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Lucile Charlotte Cady
- Studio bust portrait of Lucile Charlotte Cady, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cady's wavy hair is parted down the middle and affixed in a bun on top of her head. Her dress has a ruffled collar and puffed sleeves.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cady, Lucile Charlotte.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Evelyn Campbell
- Studio bust portrait of Evelyn Campbell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Campbell's hair is parted down the middle and pulled back in a braided bun. Her dress has a band collar, fabric bows, and puffed sleeves.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Campbell, Evelyn., b. ca. 1879-; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Nellye Jane Case
- Studio bust portrait of Nellye Jane Case, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Case's hair is pulled back and tied with a bow. Her dress has a band collar and bodice finished with gathered tulle and striped fabric, and tiered cap...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Case, Nellye Jane.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- John Fred Cleaveland
- Studio bust portrait of John Fred Cleaveland, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cleaveland's short hair is parted down the middle. He wears a coat, vest, ascot, and a circle pin that reads "DHS."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cleaveland, John Fred.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Ena Vinetta Cornell
- Studio bust portrait of Ena Vinetta Cornell, class salutatorian, and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cornell's hair is pulled back and she wears wire-rimmed eyeglasses. Her patterned blouse has a band collar. She wears a jacket...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cornell, Ena Vinetta.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- J. Fred Cleaveland
- Studio portrait of John Fred Cleaveland, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cleaveland's short hair is parted down the middle. He stands and poses in his Denver High School Cadets uniform. He holds a sword and a "DHSC" cap.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cleaveland, John Fred.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public...
- 1897
- Flora Luella Frick
- Studio bust portrait of Flora Luella Frick, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Frick's hair is parted in the middle and pulled loosely back. Her dress has a pleated bodice, oversized puffed sleeves, ribbon bows, and crimped fabric...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Frick, Flora Luella.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Charles Albert Frueauff
- Studio bust portrait of Charles Albert Frueauff, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Frueauff's short hair is parted to the side. He wears a coat, a shirt and a necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Frueauff, Charles Albert.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Harry Louis Frank
- Studio bust portrait of Harry Louis Frank, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Frank's hair is parted in the middle and combed down. He wears a coat, vest, a shirt with an upright collar, a bow tie, and a watch fob chain.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Frank, Harry Louis.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Mona Geist
- Studio portrait of Mona Geist, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Geist's hair is pulled back and tied with a bow. Her elbow rests on the arm of a chair. Geist's long dress, made with floral patterned fabric, has a bertha collar,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Geist, Mona.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Genevieve Ghost
- Studio portrait of Genevieve Ghost, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ghost's hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She sits in a wicker chair and wears a dress cinched tightly at the waist with a wide ribbon. The linen...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ghost, Genevieve.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- LuVerne Elizabeth Hall
- Studio bust portrait in profile of LuVerne Elizabeth Hall, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hall's hair is pinned up in a braided bun. Her dress is made of crepe, patterned fabric, and has puffed sleeves and crimped ruffles at...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hall, LuVerne Elizabeth.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897