Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Plaza of Guadalupe, Guadalupe, Col.
- A stone or adobe building is attached to a walled plaza in Guadalupe, Colorado. The plaza has a square entrance under an arch in the wall, and a cross on a stepped base is in the center. Small flat-roofed buildings are behind the plaza; the large...
- Guadalupe (Colo.)--1850-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Guadalupe--1850-1900.
- [between 1857 and 1900?]
- Boulder, Colo.
- View of houses and downtown buildings in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the Boulder County Courthouse with a rounded dome and finial, the "American House" Hotel, the First Methodist Church with central and side spires, the flat-roofed...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1889?]
- Poor Farm
- View of the Mesa County Poor Farm in Redlands (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a brick, flat-roofed, two-story building with an enclosed porch, and a pediment above a staircase and entrance. A frame house is nearby, with a dormer window, a covered...
- Mesa County Poor Farm--Buildings--1920-1930.; Redlands (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Almshouses--Colorado--Redlands--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Cullen-Thompson Motor Company, Denver
- Cars are parked outside the Cullen-Thompson Motor Company at 1000 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Shows streetcar tracks on Broadway. The flat-roofed building has gothic elements that include crockets, quatrefoils and arched windows. Signs read:...
- Cullen-Thompson Motors (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colorado State University
- College students walk past an academic building on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. The flagstone, glass, and aluminum structure is composed of flat-roofed blocks with horizontal lines.
- Colorado State University--1960-1970.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1970.
- December 4, 1968
- Colorado State University
- A college student walks past an academic building on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Bicycles are locked in a rack by the flat-roofed structure.
- Colorado State University--1960-1970.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1970.
- December 4, 1968
- Ouray street scene
- Two men mounted on horses pose with their pack train, including two burros loaded with sacks, in front of "Orr Photo Service" on 6th (Sixth) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The photo studio is a board- and- batten building with front gables...
- Orr Photo Service (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Rye, Colorado
- View of a paved street in Rye, Pueblo County, Colorado, shows cars and trucks, sidewalks, flat-roofed commercial buildings with "Conoco" and "KCG Upholstering Furniture," signs.
- Rye (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Cohagen Hall, Windsor, Colo.
- Cohagen Hall, Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, is a brick building with a hipped, tile roof, a walk-up entrance and a flat-roofed porch.
- Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Aspen
- View of buildings at Aspen Meadows Complex, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; shows flat-roofed hotels with balconies and the marble sculpture garden.
- Aspen Meadows Motel (Aspen, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.; Sculpture gardens--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1970]
- Central City
- Exterior of a two-story brick, flat-roofed building, the lower part of which is not completely visible in Central City, Colorado. Its distinguishing features include, arched windows, stone window sills, an arched doorway, embellishments between the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Present day Central City, 1930s
- The buildings on the street in Central City, Colorado, are one- story, square, flat-roofed buildings. Above and to the left is a masonry building with a rectangular window. The brick building on the right has an uneven facade at the top, two...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Pine Street, Central City
- View down Pine Street into Central City, Colorado, where the dirt road is the focal point of the photograph. Vegetation, masonry walls, fences, and telephone posts line the road. A two-story, brick, flat-roofed home with rectangular windows is on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Home of son of Gov. James Peabody
- A snow-covered, stucco house in Avondale, Colorado, in Pueblo County, is a one story structure with a gabled roof and a wall that extends out from the side of the house. The house has rectangular windows with lintels and sills, and an oculus over...
- Avondale (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Avondale--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960]
- Hicks Dry Goods Co.
- View across intersection to corner two-story flat-roofed brick building, 3401 West 32nd (Thirty-second Avenue), Denver, Colorado; business signs read: "Hicks Dry Good Co. 3603 Dry Goods & Millinery 3601, Millinery, Gents Furnishings," "Barber...
- Hicks Dry Good Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1923]
- Concert Hall, Central City
- View of two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. The building is between a two-story, flat-roofed masonry structure with the words "Stage Line" written at the top and a two-story building with a balcony that has a flat...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Aspen, Colorado street scenes 4th of July
- View of men, women and children on the street during a July fourth celebration in Aspen, Colorado; shows many women carrying parasols and horses and carriages; signs on the two story, flat-roofed, commercial storefronts include "Furniture and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Aspen, Colo. street scenes
- Seven men stand outside the Berg candy store in Aspen, Colorado, a two story, clapboard building with a bay window displaying merchandise. A man, probably the proprietor, stands in the doorway. The building next to the candy store is a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Mills St.
- Two cars are parked on unpaved Mill Street at the intersection of East Hyman Avenue in Aspen, Colorado. Smuggler Mountain is in the background, and the Wheeler Opera House, has the words "Bonell & Andin" painted above the awning. A two story,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Tagery Bldg., remodelled later
- A dilapidated two story, flat-roofed brick and wood building in Aspen, Colorado, has three boarded up windows and a sign in the open window: "Aspen Mercantile Co." A 1940's coupe with chrome fenders and a hardtop is parked on the street. The...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- 1954
- Arriba, Colo.
- Hotel Colorado, Arriba, Lincoln County, Colorado, features a two- story, flat-roofed plain stone block structure with a covered veranda along front facade. Porch has simple supporting posts and balustrade; American flags fly on posts. "Hotel...
- Arriba (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Arriba--1910-1920.
- [1919]
- Abandoned log cabin, Bowman, Colorado
- An abandoned cabin of hewn logs is in front of a dirt road in the ghost town of Bowman, Colorado, in Gunnison County. The cabin has a steeply-pitched, tin roof, a flat-roofed addition at the back of the house, and a covered entry. A smaller,...
- Bowman (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Bowman--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Bowman--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Mountain country store, Bedrock, Colo.
- Two men stand on the front porch of the "Hartman Merc. Co. Genl. Merchandise" in the town of Bedrock, Colorado, in Montrose County. The country store is a two-story, wood-frame building with a top porch with slanting roof, and a covered porch that...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1920-1925.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- 5207 W. 25th Avenue, Fred Fortney in white cap, Edgewater, Colorado
- A 1920s truck is parked in front of Express Coal and Feed, a business in a one-story flat-roofed brick building in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. Fred Fortney in a white hat and another man in coveralls pose near the door; signs on the...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1930.; Feed stores--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Priest's house in Edgewater, church of Mary Magdalene
- The house of the priest of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, is a small, square, flat-roofed brick building with a simple door and windows, and steps leading to the door. The back of the church and the...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1900-1950.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Edgewater--1900-1950.
- [between 1907 and 1950?]
- 2 views of Acoma mission
- of grass are in the foreground. Standing on top of a large mesa, the mission is thought to have been built between 1629 and 1641 by Fray Juan Ramirez.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent in New Mexico is flat-roofed as shown in this photo of a...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Acoma - pueblo & mission
- A large puddle of water stands in the foreground of this view of a pueblo village, possibly the village of either the Acoma or the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. Made of stone and adobe, a row of the flat-roofed buildings remains relatively intact....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- General Mesa Verde headquarters ruins
- The corner of a flat-roofed, stone building, possibly superintendent Jesse Nusbaum's home in Mesa Verde National Park, is lightly covered with snow in this winter setting. Resembling a Native American pueblo, wooden beams protrude from just below...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--1920-1930.; Stone buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- General Mesa Verde headquarters ruins
- cross over the building. People have made tracks walking in the snow in the foreground.; The museum at Mesa Verde National Park sits on a gently sloping hillside covered in snow. Juniper trees line the front of the museum, built by Jesse Nusbaum,...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--1920-1930.; Stone buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1931?]
- Indians Pueblo, Acoma Missions
- convent are thought to have been built by Fray Juan Ramirez between 1629 and 1641.; The ruins of the Pueblo Acoma Mission and graveyard stand on top of a large mesa in northern New Mexico. The flat-roofed mission has two square steeples and is made...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma missions
- has a hand-carved, wooden railing. The remains of another wall are in the distance. Built on top of a large mesa, the mission is thought to have been built between 1629 and 1641 by Fray Juan Ramirez.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent in New...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- A corner of the 40-foot high, graveyard wall at the San Estevan del Rey Mission and convent at the Acoma Pueblo "Sky City" in New Mexico stands in the foreground. The small scale of two men, one standing at the top of the wall, one seated near him...
- Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Convents--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Mission churches--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Stone walls--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- structure are in the foreground. Additional mesas, including the "Enchanted Mesa," stand in the distance. The mission and convent are thought to have been built by Fray Juan Ramirez between 1629 and 1641.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent...
- Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- levels and has a large porch with a hand-carved, wooden railing on the top corner. Smaller, protruding walls support the exterior side of the structure. Built on top of a large mesa, the mission and convent are thought to have been built by Fray...
- Convents--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Mission churches--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Stone walls--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- A horseback rider leads a group of horses near a wagon in front of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. A second man walks down a dirt road that leads up the slight hill to the pueblo village. The buildings are flat-roofed and made of stone and adobe...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Churches--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- Ruins of buildings at the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico stand in the foreground. The structures are flat-roofed and made of stone and adobe. The doorways and windows are framed with wood. Portions of wood beams protrude from under the rooflines. A...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- 1699, stands in the distance.; A modern building stands among the ancient structures of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. The dark, slanted roof of the new building contrasts the flat-roofed, stone and adobe structures throughout the village. A...
- Churches--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- The flat-roofed buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico sit on top of a gently sloping hill in the distance. A small body of water, possibly the "lagoon" after which the pueblo was named, lies in the foreground. Small ripples are formed by the...
- Lakes & ponds--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- reportedly named after a small, nearby "lagoon" that served as a source of water for its residents.; The ruins of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico stand in the foreground. Small, flat-roofed adobe buildings with wood beams protruding just below the...
- Missions--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- Plaza area Laguna Pueblo
- Wooden ladders lead to the upper levels of the stone and adobe buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. The buildings are flat-roofed and some have large pipes, possibly from indoor stoves, protruding from their roofs. Additional mesas line...
- Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- An excavation crew, including future park superintendent Marshall Finnan, left, stands with horses in front of the museum at Mesa Verde National Park. The horses have large packs strapped on their backs. Some of the men have ropes tied around...
- Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--1920-1930.; Finnan, Marshall.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- The Gardeners, Zuni
- Native American (Zuni) women and one man tend a garden across from Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. The garden is laid out in two grids in a waffle pattern divided by short dirt walls. The village appears in the background across a shallow river bed. Most...
- Indians of North America--Agriculture--New Mexico--Zuni--1920- 1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1920-1930.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1920-1930.; Zuni (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Gardening--New Mexico--Zuni--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Archaeology. Chichen Itza
- A pyramid-like structure with a flat-roofed building on its peak stands in a field at Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The ruins date back to the Mayan Empire. Vehicles have formed tracks in the dirt road that winds along the side...
- Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Mexico--Yucatan Peninsula--1910-1920.; Indians of Central America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1910-1920.; Mayas.
- [between 1910 and 1913?]
- Archaeology. Mexico
- Two men stand at the base of a pyramid-like structure with a flat-roofed building at its peak at Chichen Itza, a Mayan Empire ruin on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. One of the men stands on the large stone steps leading up to the building. The...
- Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Mexico--Yucatan Peninsula--1910-1920.; Indians of Central America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1910-1920.; Mayas.
- [between 1910 and 1913?]
- Ft. Marcy overlooking Shitti Corral from Masonic Temple Santa Fe, N.M.
- Ft. Marcy stands on a hillside above Santa Fe, New Mexico, overlooking the Shitti Corral. The fort's buildings are flat-roofed and resemble pueblos.
- Forts & fortifications--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Gem view, Zuni Pueblo fort in front of church
- Zuni Pueblo is comprised of a series of flat-roofed stone and adobe buildings with round, covered ovens on their roofs. A wagon holding long sticks sits in the foreground near two horses.
- Zuni Indians--1920-1930.; Zuni (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Zuni--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1920- 1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1910-1920.
- [1926?]
- Rio Grande, Pueblo
- The Rio Grande Pueblo is nestled around the base of a small hill. A group of covered wagons is gathered in front of one of the flat-roofed buildings. Horses are gathered in a cluster in the foreground near a man pulling on a pump of some sort....
- Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Rio Grande Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Covered wagons--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Narrow St. below Guadalupe from E. Santa Fe, N.M.
- A man stands with a pack mule in a narrow street below Guadalupe in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The mule carries a large load on its back. A young man stands behind them leaning against the corner of a flat-roofed building. The porch of another building...
- City & town life--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Pack animals--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Residence at 1328 Vine, Denver
- A set of seven steps leads up to a two-story, flat-roofed brick residence in the 1300 block of Vine Street in Denver, Colorado, possibly the home of Dr. James J. Powers at 1328 Vine. A sign hangs on the house: Dr. Powers. A tree in the foreground...
- Powers, James J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1899?]
- Street in Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Flat-roofed, adobe houses stand in long rows along a dirt road in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Vigas protrude from under the flat roofs. The windows on the houses have wood shutters. A tree stump stands in the right midground on the edge of a dirt...
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Houses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Shutters--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Streets--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]