Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Antonito
- Cars are parked on a commercial street, probably Main Street, in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows brick and frame commercial buildings and men on concrete sidewalks. A United States flag hangs over a filling station where a sign reads:...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Barnum Elementary School play gas station
- Photograph of several kindergarten students in their classroom at Barnum Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Four students sit at a table on soap box chairs while a boy stands at a gas station made of cardboard, butcher paper and wood filling...
- Barnum School (Denver, Colo.); Barnum (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1929
- West High School motion picture project job application
- Photograph of students at Denver's West High School's standing at an employment office service window filling out job application forms. These students were part of a motion picture project for the school entitled "How to Find a Job".
- Motion Pictures.; West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Denver Building Permits File, 1906-1914
- Building permits--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998
- New Home thru Perrin's Sub: Park Avenue Addition block 35
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 29, 1909 September 4
- Texas Company service station
- A man and boy stand near a water pump at The Texas Company (Texaco) gas station on the northeast corner of West Alameda Avenue and Kalamath Street in Denver, Colorado. Another man poses near a car on a lift nearby.
- Texas Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Buildings commercial Texaco station at Alameda & Santa Fe
- View of a Texaco filling station at Alameda Avenue and Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the roof extension over the pumps reads: "The Texas Company".
- Texas Company--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Buildings commercial Texaco station at 200 So. Santa Fe, Denver
- An attendant stands near a Six Star filling station at 200 South Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. A convertible automobile is parked near a fuel pump. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Six Star Lubricants Co. Home Of Pure Pennsylvania Oils...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Buildings commercial
- View of the Six Star filling station at the corner of Alameda Avenue and Kalamath Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs painted on the building read: "The Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc.", "Home Of Pure Pennsylvania Oils Grades For All Types Of Engines",...
- Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc.--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Cripple Creek, Pullin Block, Bennett Ave.
- Partial view of N. E. Pullin building, northeast corner of Bennett and Second Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this rectangular two- story commercial building has double-entry recessed windows, corbel above flat windows, and decorated molding on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1900 or 1901
- Cor. Huerfano St. & Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Church of the Strangers United Presbyterian Church, Nevada Avenue and Huerfano Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is a corbeled brick building with a corner entry tower and steeple.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Boys and girls in a band dressed in white, march on the brick street, playing trombones, tubas, and bass cornets. Spectators are on the sidewalk in the background, and behind them are brick one and two story...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Taos, New Mexico
- Plaza in Taos, New Mexico. Shows horses, wagons, cars in street; men, women and children in park; store fronts with signs; "Gusdorf Co.", "Goods, Groceries, Hardware, [Cu]rios & Navajo rugs", "Texaco Filling station", "Ford stora[ge]".
- Taos (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.; Plazas--New Mexico--Taos--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a small Victorian house in Georgetown, Colorado. Half of the house is two-story and has a porch with four elaborate columns with arches between them; half is one-story, with a sign in window "For Sale." A picket fence and tall...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Summit County Courthouse
- The Summit County Courthouse, in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two story brick building with a hipped gable roof, a slightly projecting gabled entry, and a cupola with sash windows. The cornice is dentiled all around. The lintels, sills,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Arapahoe St. between 15th & 16th
- Firemen and spectators stand on Arapahoe Street after a fire at the Post Office building in Denver, Colorado. Fire trucks and hoses are also in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Established 1889 Hoeckels Office Supplies Lithographing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Elaborate archway between the parlor and diningroom
- Interior view of the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado shows semicircular archway between the parlor and dining room; filling the space from the top of the arch and down about two feet is an intricately carved wood piece that shows...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Owen, John--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- Gas station
- An automobile is parked by a fuel pump at a filling station probably on 1st (First) Avenue and Logan Street in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile roof and a sign that reads: "The Continental Oil Company."
- Continental Oil Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Speer (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Firestone gas station
- View of a filling station at 2425 Walnut Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. The one-story building has a covered circle driveway and fuel pumps. Signs read: "Firestone," "Open for Business,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bottling plant interior
- Interior view of a beverage bottling plant in Denver, Colorado; shows glass bottles and washing / filling machines.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bottling industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Barco gas station
- View of the Barco filling station in Denver, Colorado. The fuel pumps are covered by a tile roof. A two-car garage and houses are nearby. A sign reads, "Open Saturday."
- Barco (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lexington, Nebraska
- Men stand near fuel pumps and a garage door at a filling station in Lexington, Nebraska. Automobiles are parked near the gas pumps. A sign near the road reads: "Frontier Rarin' to Go!"
- Lexington (Neb.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Nebraska--Lexington--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver Powerine Company
- Nighttime view of the Denver Powerine Company filling station in Denver, Colorado. The gas pumps are covered by a tile roof. A nearby house has Christmas decorations that consist of Santa Claus in a cat-drawn sleigh.
- Denver Powerine Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- W[est] 8th Ave & Santa Fe Dr.
- An African American (Black) man prepares to refuel a woman's convertible automobile at the Sinclair filling station at 8th (Eighth) Avenue and Santa Fe in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man sits in his automobile nearby. Signs...
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Shell gas station
- View of a Shell filling station in Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked near the fuel pumps. Signs read: "Today's New Deal," "Greatly Reduced in Price," and "Pennsylvania Tires."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 April 10
- Barker Dam 11/17/'10
- View of Barker Dam in Boulder County, Colorado; shows reservoir for hydroelectric power filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/10
- View of Central Colorado Power Company's Barker Dam (hydroelectric) in Boulder County, Colorado; shows the reservoir filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/10
- View of Central Colorado Power Company's Barker Dam (hydroelectric) in Boulder County, Colorado; shows the reservoir filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/10
- View of Central Colorado Power Company's Barker Dam (hydroelectric) in Boulder County, Colorado; shows the reservoir filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- H. C. Brown "Barn" 17th Ave.
- View of the H. C. Brown residence on 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story wood frame building has a steep hip roof and decorative trim. A sign on the door reads: "All Goods At Half Price and Less." Snow covers the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Well in middle of st., Blanca, Colo.
- A well, covered by a stone house is in the center of town in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). A lone car moves along the unpaved street. A "Mobiloil" filling station and one and two-story, commercial storefronts are along the main street of...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1920-1930.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- George champion residence
- View of the George Champion residence with a large snowdrift filling the front porch, Como, Park County, Colorado. A wood sign just visible above the drift reads: "Champion."
- Champion, George--Homes & haunts.; Como (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Como--1970-1980.
- February 9, 1970
- GN train, engine number 3236, engine type 2-8-2
- Work train; filling water barrels on top of snowshed. Photographed: near Summit, Mont., August 5, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad locomotives--Montana--Summit.; Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
- 1938
- Police reporters lined up outside the old Denver City Hall at 14th & Larimer
- Denver newspaper police reporters including George Flanagan, Mudge Ransom, George Minot, Walter Lovelace, Johnny Day, and Joe Satterthwaite pose in front of the old Denver City Hall in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Denver Police Department, mounted patrol
- A group of Denver police officers, some mounted on horses, stand at the corner of Market Street and Fourteenth (14th) Street in Denver, Colorado. Captain George Merritt and Sergeant Everette M. Hunt stand near the horses. Signs painted on buildings...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hunt, Everette M.; Merritt,...
- 1921 March
- American House, 16th & Blake
- View of the American House hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick building with metal fire escapes and a covered entry. Signs on side of building read: "Chas. A Nicholls Press. Printing" and "Look...
- American House--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Motorized hook and ladder
- Firemen pose in a fire truck in Denver, Colorado. The engine has pinstripes and letters: "Truck No. 5." Business signs read: "Swift & Co." and "The Bell Filling [Station Co.]"
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Fire Department combination pumpers
- Firemen pose in fire trucks in Denver, Colorado. The engines have pinstripes and letters: "Engine No. 10" and "Engine No. 11." Business sign reads "The Bell Filling Station Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Colorado Pioneers' Societies' picnic, Turners Tiney [sic.] Village
- Panoramic view of members of the Colorado Pioneers Society who pose near Tiny Town (Jefferson County), Colorado. Police men stand on either side of the group that consists of men, women, and children. An old man with a long beard wears a Georgetown...
- Colorado Pioneers Society--1920-1930.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1924 August 30
- Main Street Idaho Springs
- Cars are parked along the street in this view looking east down Miner Street, in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Many Queen Anne style buildings with decorative brickwork and bracketed cornices comprise the central business district. Signs include:...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Berthoud Pass Inn
- An unidentified woman wearing a hat and coat stands next to a sign post in front of the Berthoud Pass Inn at the summit of the pass on the border of Clear Creek and Grand counties in Colorado. The square, log building was built by Charles Fitchett,...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Harrison St. from Chestnut St.
- In this view north from the middle of paved Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, pickup trucks are filling up at gas pumps at "Clark's Shamrock self serve" gas station on the right. Prices are marked as "54.9 regular," "57.9 unleaded." Business...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Teller School War Stamp Thermometer
- Photograph of young children at Teller Elementary School during a class project. A boy and a girl are filling in the meter on the school's war stamp thermometer.
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1942
- Woodbury Branch employees
- Photograph of the Denver Public Library's Woodbury Branch employees filling book shelves after the building's remodel
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1993 October
- Fairmont School student health examination
- Photograph of a child's heath examination at Fairmont Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Featured in the picture are two women sitting at a desk filling out paper work. On the right hand side of the photograph a young boy stands shirtless...
- Fairmont School (Denver, Colo.); Baker (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- Robert W. Steele Gymnasium
- Exterior photograph of the Robert W. Steele Gymnasium, currently known as the Boys Clubs of Metro Denver Robert W. Steele Branch. Building is located in Denver, Colorado. The 1914 building represents the impact of the early 20th century...
- Robert W. Steele Gymnasium (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1994 August
- Robert W. Steele Gymnasium
- Exterior photograph of the Robert W. Steele Gymnasium, currently known as the Boys Clubs of Metro Denver Robert W. Steele Branch. Building is located in Denver, Colorado. The 1914 building represents the impact of the early 20th century...
- Robert W. Steele Gymnasium (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1994 August
- Robert W. Steele Gymnasium
- Exterior photograph of the Robert W. Steele Gymnasium, currently known as the Boys Clubs of Metro Denver Robert W. Steele Branch. Building is located in Denver, Colorado. The 1914 building represents the impact of the early 20th century...
- Robert W. Steele Gymnasium (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1994 August
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 22, 1910 May 28