Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado State College of Education
- Flames engulf the top floor of Guggenheim Hall on the campus of Colorado State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado Teachers College, and Colorado State College) in Greeley,...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Colorado State Teachers College.
- 1951 May 4
- Colorado State College of Education
- Thick, black smoke billows out of the roof of burning Cranford Hall, administrative building on the campus of Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado Teachers...
- Colorado State College of Education--1940-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1949 March 7
- Site of Bailey Mill Dam, Eldora 1900
- began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Ladies Choice
- View of the Ladies Choice night club at 2549 Welton Street in the Five Points Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The club owned by Charles (Detroit Red) Young & Patsy Gross, is a one story theater with a stucco exterior and a marquis above the...
- Ladies Choice (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Nightclubs.; Marquees.; Ladies Choice (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Nightclubs--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- Fire, Victor, Colorado
- View of smoke and flames from a fire in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Women and a man are at a street intersection near frame houses. Shows the "Coin M. & L. Co." Gold Coin Mill building, a hardware store on fire, and scorched debris...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 August 21
- Fire, Victor, Colorado
- Men and women stand and watch smoke and flames from a fire in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows crowds of people in the street or near railroad tracks. Furniture and belongings are beside probably Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 August 21
- Fire, Victor, Colorado
- A man rides a horse and people sit near carriages and watch smoke and flames rise from a fire in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Probably the Gold Coin Mill is on fire on a hillside. Shows frame and log houses and buildings and smoke in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 August 21
- El Paso Livery Stable before the fire
- Heavy, black smoke and flames approach El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado, during second fire, April 29, 1896; scene includes wood frame residences, two-story flat-roof commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- El Paso Livery Stable burning, fire 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, consumed in flames and smoke after explosion of stored dynamite at stable during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; billows of black smoke...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- El Paso Livery Stable, the explosion, 1896
- View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) & "A" Streets, as fire causes stored dynamite to explode during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; actual blast pictured with roof debris in air, black...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Memorial Day '1896, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of large crowd lining boardwalks on both sides of street watching Memorial Day parade, Cripple Creek, Colorado; several one-story wooden framed commercial buildings line the street; business signs include: "Burkhardt Bros. Meat Market,"...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holidays--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- View of fire, Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of April, 1896, fire sweeping through commercial business district of Cripple Creek, Colorado; one and two-story gabled and lean-to residences in foreground.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Only building standing on Bennett Ave. after fire
- View of two images depicting first fire, April 26, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; top image depicts flames and smoke moving towards Bennett Avenue; large crowds are on boardwalk and horse-drawn wagons and enclosed commercial wagons are on street;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Bassick Hotel fire, Querida, Colorado
- Onlookers stand in snow by a picket fence as the two-story Bassick Hotel smokes after being ruined by flames, Querida, Custer County, Colorado.
- Bassick Hotel (Querida, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Querida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Querida--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Querida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Antlers Hotel fire
- Men walk among furniture evacuated from the Antlers Hotel as flames engulf the Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado inn. High winds and an explosion fed fire that consumed the hotel and several blocks of downtown Colorado Springs.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [October 1, 1898]
- Disasterous [sic] fire at Sunnyside Mine
- Smoke and flames engulf Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado; miners evacuate carrying bundles.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1920.
- April 1919
- Firemen dousing fire at 29th St. & ?
- View of a fire in Denver, Colorado, on 29th (Twenty-ninth) Street; shows firemen, brick buildings, firehoses, smoke, and flames.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a fire near Georgetown, Colorado. A long one-story wood construction building is engulfed in flames, with smoke billowing into the air, and is seen from a distance from behind a large pile of mine tailings. A series of telephone poles cut...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
- [between 1940-1970?]
- Fire, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a fire near Georgetown, Colorado. A long one-story wood construction building is engulfed in flames, with smoke billowing into the air, and is seen from a distance from behind a large pile of mine tailings. A series of telephone poles cut...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
- [between 1940-1970?]
- Fire, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a fire near Georgetown, Colorado. A long one-story wood construction building is engulfed in flames, with smoke billowing into the air, and is seen from a distance from behind a large pile of mine tailings. A series of telephone poles cut...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
- [between 1940-1970?]
- Fire, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a fire near Georgetown, Colorado. One wall of a long one- story wood construction building has been reduced to framework still in flames; smoke billows into the air, and mingles with pine trees in the background. Aspen trees grow in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
- [between 1940-1970?]
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view toward the southwest in Leadville, Colorado, the burning Lake County Courthouse and Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue can be seen. Fireman with hoses spray the smoking buildings. The two story brick Courthouse with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Demonstration
- A firefighter sprays fire retardant at flames in Denver, Colorado; people are behind the smoke.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Demonstration
- A fireman sprays fire retardant at flames in Denver, Colorado. People watch by a truck; one man wears Dehner boots and a Mountie hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Cell block on fire during riot
- Flames engulf a cell block at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Barred windows show the fire inside, and at the second story roof line, more flame emerges from the building. A power pole, lines, and a swamp cooler front the structure....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- Forest fires in the west, the burning of Peshtigo
- People on foot or on horseback flee a forest fire at Peshtigo (Marinette County), Wisconsin. Men, women and children crowd into flatboats on the Peshtigo River. Shows burning trees and frame buildings, smoke and flames. Cows, pigs, sheep, and...
- Peshtigo (Wis.)--1870-1880.; Peshtigo River (Wis.); Forest fires--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--1870-1880.; Ruins--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--1870-1880.; Women & children--Wisconsin--Peshtigo--1870-1880.
- 1871 November 25
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Off to the showers - Hot Stuff! General Sage Kester, Doc Lamb
- Wayne "Sage" Kester and "Doc" (Dr. Howard E.) Lamb, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose in their underpants near a tent in Colorado. Lamb pulls out the waistband of General Kester's underpants which have a picture of a woman dressed...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Underwear--Colorado--1950-1960.; Kester, Wayne O.; Lamb, Howard E., osteopathic surgeon.
- 1954 July
- Gold Coin Mine burning, Victor's big fire
- Bird's eye view of Gold Coin Mine, mill, shaft house & other surface buildings engulfed in flames & smoke, Victor, Colorado, August 21, 1899; view across rooftops of wooden frame residences & other wooden frame buildings on hillside towards Gold...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Mill fire at Victor, Colorado
- View across Victor, Colorado, towards Gold Coin Mill as the August 21, 1899 fire begins to sweep across town. There appears to be a horse-drawn fire hose wagon laying hose on street with a team of horses; shows wooden frame houses on hillside, man...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Western History Subject Index
- Hockey. Ice
- Western History Subject Index
- COLORADO FLAMES
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 45, 1910 November 5
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 6, 1911 February 4
- History of Denver
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin: Commemorative of the Burning of the Mortgage and of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Church
- Booklet produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Church. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, a detailed account of its financial history, a program for that day's...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 23
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin
- Commemorative program for the burning of the mortgage and fortieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- Western History Subject Index
- Fires. Colorado
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05113-012-00
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 19, 1910 May 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 22, 1910 May 28
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 16, 1912 April 20