Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Georgetown, Colorado
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north, emphasizing the southwest corner of the town. Republican and Democrat Mountains on the west are in sunshine; Saxon and Griffith Mountains on the east are in deep shadow. Railroad tracks and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890.]
- Rug showroom
- Interior of a rug store, probably in Denver, Colorado. Shows Oriental rugs displayed on the walls, floor, racks, and folded on shelves.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Home furnishings stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rugs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A Burro and Wagon
- A burro stands hitched to a two wheeled wagon on a well-traveled dirt path. Folded blankets are on the wagon. A four wheeled wagon stands in the distance. Mountains and trees are visible in the distance.
- Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Donkeys--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hopi Indians Snake Dance
- View of Native American (Hopi) men and women who prepare for the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One man sits and two men stand near a pile of folded blankets while a group of women stand in line near the blankets. Both men and...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- [August, 1899]
- Hopi Indians Snake Dance
- View of Native American (Hopi) women who prepare for the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Women stand and dress near a covered passageway between a pueblo building and the edge of the mesa. A pile of folded blankets sits on a large...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- [August, 1899]
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking south
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south; in the foreground are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school and hospital. Other landmarks include the Cushman Block, the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop, the schoolhouse, and the tower of the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Road to Taos
- Four passengers, two men and two women, ride in a convertible car through the forest on the road to Taos, New Mexico; shows dirt road, evergreen trees, car with folded down windshield and right side steering wheel.
- Convertible automobiles--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Sightseers--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Women--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Road to Taos
- A convertible car with a woman driver and passengers travels through the forest on the road to Taos, New Mexico; shows dirt road, evergreen trees, car with folded down windshield and right side steering wheel.
- Convertible automobiles--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Sightseers--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Women--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Dining room the Manitou House
- Interior view of the dining room at the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Decorated for Christmas, this wooden floor dining hall with its Windsor chairs is ready for guests. The tables are set with Moroccan weave tableclothes,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870- 1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Interiors.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou...
- [between 1874 and 1887?]
- Manitou Soda Spring
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, a frame saltbox dwelling in the background, and the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton Creek and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Well dressed...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Barber shop in Breckenridge
- In the interior of a barbershop in Breckenridge, Colorado, a man in a white shirt and bow tie leans on a barber chair. He wears rimless glasses and his hair is parted in the middle. To the right, a man gets his hair cut. Behind them is a potted...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbershops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Interiors.--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Watson's store
- In a clothing store in Breckenridge, Colorado, eight men in suits and hats sit and stand around a drum shaped parlor stove at the center of this well stocked business. Piles of folded trousers are in the left foreground, shelves are loaded with hat...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1888 and 1895?]
- Panorama of downtown Denver; folds out into three part image
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado looking west; landmarks include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Fire Engine House Number One, Brown Palace Hotel, the Majestic Building, and Hotel Metropole. Signs read: "Hair Dressing," "The "M" Company of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Daniels & Fisher interior
- Interior view of the Daniels and Fisher store, in Denver, Colorado; shows wooden counters, an Oriental rug, a palm, peonies, and displays of folded towels.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking north
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north, taken from Leavenworth Mountain. The major north-south streets of Argentine, Rose, and Taos are clearly visible. Recognizable landmarks include: the Masonic Lodge, the Fish Block, the Cushman Block, the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1892 and 1917?]
- Sioux men
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Native American (Sioux) men. Both men wear suits and hold folded pieces of paper. One man wears a watch chain attached to his lapel.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in Italianate style, with a hipped roof and eaves with brackets. Three business are on the first floor; one has a striped awning that reads "Mrs....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Georgetown - Fire dept.
- The Star Hook and Ladder Company firemen pose in the center of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The fourteen firemen wear long white underwear and trunks or knee breeches, and several wear star insignia; men in the back stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Mrs. Power's boarding house
- View of a boarding house at Stout and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows people and a horse drawn buggy.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arapahoe County Courthouse demolition
- View of the partially demolished Arapahoe County Courthouse between 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets and Tremont and Court Places in downtown Denver, Colorado. Workmen are in the building and debris are nearby.
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1933]
- Tourists at Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of tourists or lodgers at Woods Lake Resort, eight miles from Thomasville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; men, women, children, and a dog sit on long wooden bench; one man holds folded fishing pole, another man holds...
- Thomasville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woods Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Granada
- Three Japanese men smile as they settle into their barracks at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. One sits on his suitcase, another on a folded mattress, the third leans on a heating stove with one...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1942
- Young evacuees carrying their personal belongings into their new quarters at this relocation center just getting under construction
- Japanese men enter barracks at Camp Amache, Granada Relocation Center, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. One carries suitcases and the other has a duffle bag over his back. Folded striped mattresses, canvas cots and a heating stove are the...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- August 28, 1942
- Aspen and Aspen Mtn.
- View of the town of Aspen with frame and brick structures and Aspen Mountain in distance. Shows Colorado Midland Railway Company tracks.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.r.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Pikes Peak Ave, Colo. Springs
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue and the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A plume of black smoke rises from the hotel chimney. Horse-drawn buggies are shown along the street, houses along the street are obscured by trees. ...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- Glenwood from the so. w.
- Ariel view of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado showing Glenwood Canyon, Colorado River, Roaring Fork River, Lookout Mountain, Denver and Rio Grand Railroad tracks and bridges and the bath house.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1891?]
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park and surrounding area
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, Colorado. The roller coaster, ballroom, Casino Tower, and Lake Rhoda are shown. The park is surrounded by houses, commercial buildings, and fields. Berkeley Lake, and Berkeley Park are in the...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Picnic at Overland Park
- A group of picnickers pretend to pour beer and champagne into cups at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A woman has a cloth tied over one eye, and a man in the distance holds a parasol over his shoulder.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Overland Park (Denver, Colorado)--1880-1890.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1886?]
- Joe Block's meat market, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Joseph Block wears a white apron and poses in front of his store on the boardwalk with Edward Block, Vic Anderson, Bill Carroll, Mike Connors, a group of children and a dog, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. The building features a false...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1890.; Block, Joseph H.
- 1885
- Phantom Falls
- Wooded area at a waterfall identified as Phantom Falls, North Cheyenne Creek, North Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the falls, a pool of water, rocks and fallen trees.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canon City diners
- Men sit in a restaurant in Canon City, Colorado. One is in a striped shirt with a pencil over his ear, the other wears a toy derby with a nametag on it reading "Pete." Plastic cups, squeeze mustard bottle, napkin holder, salt and pepper shakers,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Jukeboxes--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Women's cell
- The interior of this cell at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has a steamer trunk and an iron bed. A wooden dresser with a mirror and brass drawer pulls has items on it including portrait photographs, a brush and comb, books, keys, a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cells--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1900
- Clouds above Cheesman Memorial
- Cumulus clouds float over the Doric colonnade of Cheesman Memorial in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The pavilion is a neo-classical style structure designed by Willis Adams Marean.
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clouds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1922, January, February
- Ice skating
- Men and women skate on a frozen lake probably at City Park in Denver, Colorado. Two men hold hands and spin in a circle.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ice skating--Colorado--Denver--City Park.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--City Park.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Garden layout at City Park, Denver
- View of an open grass area and curvilinear pathways probably at City Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows a white ornamental urn.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- East Denver High Color Guard
- Group portrait of uniformed East Denver High School (East Side High School) boys in downtown Denver, Colorado; they hold rifles, a bugle, and United States flags. Cornerstone reads: "Denver High School and Public Library, Corner Stone Laid Apr...
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Flag bearers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Park Hill Elementary School, Activity
- Student actors pose on stage at Park Hill School in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Three children wear judge costumes and sit in the center of the stage. One group of children point fingers at another group of children whose...
- Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children's theater--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; School...
- 1938
- Survey members at work
- Members of the Hayden Expedition team work on a rocky slope in probably Wyoming. One man sits with surveying equipment, or drawing tools on his lap. Another man stands with his arms folded and looks over the shoulder of the surveyor. An umbrella...
- Buttes--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Surveying--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Surveyors--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Reflected Tower, Rio Virgen, Utah
- View of a rock tower and steep sandstone walls beside the Virgin River in Zion Canyon, later Zion National Park, Utah. Shows vines, rocks, sand, and islands. Trees and brush are in the canyon.
- Virgin River--1870-1880.; Zion Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Zion National Park (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--1870-1880.; Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky...
- [1873 April]
- Phipps Sanatorium
- View of the main building at Agnes Memorial Sanatorium for tuberculosis patients (named for Agnes McCall Phipps), at East 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Quebec Street in Denver, Colorado. The Spanish Colonial structure features stucco walls, arched...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Welch Sanatorium, east of University Park
- View of a brick institutional building identified as Welch Sanatorium located east of University Park possibly in Denver, Colorado. The building has a central two and one-half story structure with single story brick wings that extend in two...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Oldest house in Upper Arkansas Valley : near Howard's built by Mr. Stout in the '70's
- A single story, hewn log cabin stands among wild flowers in a clearing in the Arkansas Valley, Colorado.
- Colorado--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Denver water works
- View of the Lake Archer pumping station on West 12th (Twelfth) Avenue near Lake Archer reservoir in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The waterworks structure, built by the Denver City Irrigation & Water Company, has a tall...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Waterworks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Water wagon
- A man sits on top of a water wagon probably near the corner of 17th (Seventeenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado. The wagon is labeled with the number "6." The wagon is pulled by a team of white horses. A sign that reads: "Keely's Ice...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mountain Ash Choir of Wales
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado to hear the Mountain Ash Choir of Wales, a men's choral group. News bulletins are posted in office windows; letters read: "One Mile Above Sea Level."...
- Mountain Ash Choir of Wales--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Choirs (Music)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Concerts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 September 4
- Eaton sugar beet factory
- A view of the Eaton sugar beet factory in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, includes a five-story building with a two-story attachment and a smoke stack, another long low building, a train trestle, train cars, a train station, baggage wagons, a...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union plants memorial tree
- Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union gather around a small spruce tree at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wilmore are seated on a park bench near the tree. A plaque reading: "8th District W.C.T.U. Honor Mr. &...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Tree planting ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1942 July 17
- Fox Inter-mountain Theater Managers Convention, Broadmoor Hotel, Colo. Springs
- Panoramic view of a group of Fox theater managers at the Fox Inter-mountain Theater Managers Convention held at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; they pose near Broadmoor Lake. The men wear suits and neck ties....
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fox Film Corporation--People--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business people--American--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1941 April
- Blossom Time Company, Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- The cast of "Blossom Time" poses in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A woman in the front row holds a newspaper folded to read: "Welcome. The Denver P[ost]." A little boy on a woman's lap wears a sailor hat with a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 Nov. 10