Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Man in Office at Mission Viejo
- Brunette man seated at desk in a room with a number of other desks. He has a mustache and is wearing a light blue t-shirt. Desks covered with papers, books, and envelopes. There are trash cans in front of two of the desks. Calendars, papers, and a...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Industrial Art Dept.
- Interior view of a classroom at the State Normal School of Colorado (later University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Students sit at wooden desks and hold pencils and paper. Ceramic pots, urns, vases or teapots are on...
- State Normal School of Colorado (Greeley, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Art education--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Teachers'...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 1421 Champa, interior, offices, general plant, "engineering."
- Men work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Most of the desks are arranged in the center of the room. The men work on papers that are organized on the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916 February
- Colorado House of Representatives
- George B. Walker, Colorado State Representative from Ouray, reads at desk number 41 in the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man sits beside Walker. Both men have moustaches and ties; Walker wears a striped...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Legislators--Colorado--1900-1910.
- between 1909 and 1910
- Georgetown Courier interior
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier newspaper printing office on 5th Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Two men work at desks. Shows a hand printing press, type file drawers, bookshelves and paintings and portraits on the...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Taxidermy--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- 1421 Champa, interior offices, general plant engineering
- A group of engineers work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Plans and and documents are stacked on the desks. One man leans over and confers with...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916
- Denver Public Library Civic Center cataloging department
- Women sit at desks and stand near a card cataloging in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Typewriters and books are on the women's desks.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1937]
- Denver Public Library Civic Center cataloging department
- Women work at desks in the cataloging department of the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Books and typewriters are on the desks. Bookshelves and book trucks are nearby.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1937]
- Denver Public Library Civic Center order department
- Women work at desks in the order department of the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Typewriters and books are on the women's desks. One woman talks on the telephone. Bookshelves are along the walls.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Acquisitions (Libraries)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1937]
- Lafayette, Colorado
- School children in a Lafayette, Colorado, in Boulder County pose for a class portrait. Several of the children sit in their desks. The other children, who wear overalls and dresses, stand behind the desks in the back of the room near the...
- Lafayette (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Colorado State College students
- Proctors monitor an examination of students in Gunter Hall at Colorado State College (also known as the University of Northern Colorado and formerly known as the State Normal School, Colorado State Teachers College, and Colorado State College of...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Examinations--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; University of Northern Colorado.
- 1961 August 22
- Samuels School class activity
- Photograph of a class of younger students during a singing activity at Samuels Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The class stands in several rows behind their desks. They all have both hands raised and appear to be doing the same gestures.
- Samuels School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1975
- Steele School students in class room
- Photograph taken at the back of a class in session at Steele Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. All the students sit at their desks. Their hands crossed behind their backs. In the front of the class is a boy wearing a long conical hat. he...
- Classrooms.; Steele School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- East High School Library
- Interior photograph of the library at East Denver High School. Students can be seen studying at desks. Murals along the upper portion of the wall can also be seen.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1935 December
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A teacher demonstrates the operation of a switchboard at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building in Denver, Colorado. Women, students in the operator's training program, sit at desks.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Vocational...
- 1921 June 9
- 6th grade at Boyd, 1941
- In this sixth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado, boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks. Two children stand and read at bookshelves built into the back of the room. A boy with a paintbrush works on a mural of the Nativity...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- School of Mines
- View of a classroom at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado; seated students write at their desks.
- Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1900-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Swift and Company factory
- Interior view of Swift and Company offices in Denver, Colorado; shows columns, ceiling lamps, and people at desks.
- Swift & Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Office workers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917?
- The Mine & Smelter Supply Company
- Interior view of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company offices in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women working at desks.
- Mine & Smelter Supply Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Office workers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- RMP Co offices
- Interior view of the Rocky Mountain Photo Company offices in Denver, Colorado. A typewriter, cash register, books, and papers are on the nearby counter and desks.
- Rocky Mountain Photo Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Eldora, Colorado
- Interior view of the schoolhouse at Eldora, Colorado, shows a classroom full of children, most of whom are seated at wooden desks. Their teacher and other students are standing against the far walls.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Interiors.; School children--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- Harry Lacey, Ott Brulduim, Moreys
- Interior of a printing company, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows four men wearing soiled aprons at their work stations with type boxes filled with letters, printing press, cans of inks, ink rollers, drying racks, tables and desks. A...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Printing industry--Colorado--Golden--1880-1910.; Brulduim, Ott.; Lacey, Harry.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- County Court, Leadville, Colorado, 1912
- In this interior view of the Lake County Courthouse in Leadville, Colorado, a man in suit, vest and tie sits in a high back chair behind a wooden desk. A wire letter holder, pen and ink set, desk calendar and a big book sit on his desk. Charts...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1912
- South High School Spanish Class
- Spanish class at South High School. Three students are writing on the blackboard while others are at their desks. The teacher Miss Meauy is standing by the door holding a book.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- Miscellaneous details the Colorado B'ld'g. & Inv. Co
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows sections of entrance areas, and plans for desks and lanterns for the Colorado Building and Investment...
- Banks.; Desks.; Entrance halls.; Lanterns.; Loggias.; Toilets.; Colorado Building and Investment Company (Denver, Colo.); Colorado National Bank Building (Denver, Colo.); Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 January 15
- Design for a desk
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows design sections and elevations for a desk commissioned in Denver, Colorado by Arthur G. Rippey in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Desks.; Rippey, Arthur G.
- 1945 December 4
- Denver Public Schools Victorian school desks
- Photograph of several Victorian desks that were used in the Denver Public Schools prior to 1920.
- Desks.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1900
- Denver Public Schools flat top writing desks
- Photograph of four different styles of flat top writing desks used by various Denver Public Schools before 1920. The pedestal chair towards the back of the picture originally belonged to the Ashland School in Denver, Colorado.
- Desks.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- Unidentified office interior
- Interior view of an office. The rooms has a roll top desk, a padded swivel chair, a glass cabinet with mineral specimens, and a light fixture with bare light bulbs. A calender on the wall reads: "Burlington Route." A carved wood and leather chair...
- Desks.; Interiors.; Offices.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver Public Schools roll top secretary desk
- Photograph of an antique roll top secretary desk that originally came from the old Ashland School in Denver, Colorado.
- Rolltop desks.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated