Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Investigating committee of 1929 riot : appointed by Gov.
- Members of the committee investigating the 1929 riot at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, wear suits and ties and sit around a wooden table. They are (l to r): George Crowder, Henry McAllister, William W. Grant, and Benjamin Hilliard,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowder, George.; Grant, William W.; Hilliard, Benjamin C.; McAllister, Henry.
- 1929
- Grant, Colo.
- The tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are parallel with two buildings in the town of Grant, Colorado, in Park County. Features of the two buildings include: clapboard siding, gables, shingles, chimneys, covered entrys with columns with...
- Grant (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Grant--1930-1940.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- July, 1938
- Grant, Colo. in Platte Canyon
- The images of the trees and the houses reflect off of a lake in the town of Grant, Colorado, in Park County. Snow covers the roofs of the houses. The tracks of the Colorado & Southern Railroad pass through the town.
- Grant (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grant--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grant--1920-1940.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Eaton High School Team
- A track or basketball team at Eaton High School in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, is posed in two rows with the coach in the center of the first row. The players wear warm-up suits, and the coach wears a suit and tie. They are, back row, left to...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Athletes--Colorado--Eaton--1930-1940.
- March 14, 1937
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west elevation of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical style building...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1975
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west and south elevations of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1990
- Residence at 930 Pennsylvania Street, Denver
- The residence of Dr. W.W. Grant at 930 Pennsylvania in Denver, Colorado. A striped awning is rolled up at the entrance to the porch; an an overhang covers the side entrance from the driveway.
- Grant, W. W.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Grant's Store: Manitou Springs Colorado Christmas, 1887
- Interior view of Grant's Art and Curiosity Store, Manitou Springs, Colorado, showing household items including dishes and art prints. A table is set with a fringed tablecloth; children's items include doll strollers, puzzles, and building blocks....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Grant, Charles A.
- 1887
- Main entrance door 1 1/2" scale detail
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an elevation view of a door at 7 Sunset Drive, Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Colorado and was...
- Grant, James B.--Homes & haunts.; Cherry Hills Village (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways.
- [1928?]
- J.B. Grant
- Studio portrait of J.B. Grant, a Leadville, Colorado mine owner. He was a member of the Arapahoe County Board of Education (School Board District Number 1) from 1890 to 1899. He wears a tweed coat, a cravat and a high-collared shirt.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.). School District, No. 1. Board of Education--People.; School board members--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Business people--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; School...
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Gen. Grant, Santa Cruz Grove
- A man stands at the base of a Redwood tree named General Grant, probably in Big Tree Grove near Felton, Santa Cruz County, California. Shows wood benches, posts, and a shed in the distance.
- Big Tree Grove (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Cruz County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Redwoods--California--Santa Cruz County--1870-1900.; Sheds--California--Santa Cruz County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Cabin at curve station, Amethyst tramway near Creede, Colo.
- Men and women, who include Jim Grant and Mrs. J. Grand, pose near a log cabin, part of the aerial tramway of the Amethyst Mine, in Weaver, near Creede, (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear dresses and coats. Two women sit on a wood bridge...
- Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly Richard Grant. He wears a dark suit jacket with cloth buttons and a silk tie.
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Varian & Sterner, archs. Holzman House
- View of the Holzman House at 1772 Grant Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This rusticated stone building was designed by the archtectural firm of Varian and Sterner and has a wrap-around porch with columns and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Camp Alexander, near Colorado Springs, Boy Scout Camp
- A routed wood sign hangs in a log frame, outside of the Boy Scouts of America's Camp Alexander, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, about 40 miles from Colorado Springs. The sign reads: "Camp Alexander Dedicated August-11-46; patrons for future...
- Boy Scouts of America. Pikes Peak Council--1940-1950.; Camp Alexander (Lake George, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Lake George--1940-1950.; Lake George (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Camps--Colorado--Lake George--1940-1950.
- [between 1946 and 1950?]
- Denver residences, after 1900
- Close, exterior view of the residence of lawyer Karl C. Schuyler, 300 East 8th Avenue, Denver, Colorado (built circa 1916)
- Schuyler, Karl C.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920?]
- Sun Bird
- Group theater portrait in Denver, Colorado; costumes include feathers, conchos, a cowboy hat, lace, and strap sandals. These Denver Community Players are identified as: "Lucille Ferry," "Helen Wilcox," "Virginia Grant," "Dorothy Tennant," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 July 28
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 4, engine type 2-6-0
- Train #70, Denver to Grant, Colo. train, Sunday only; 3 cars, 8 MPH. Photographed: leaving Denver, Colo., August 9, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1931
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 8, engine type 2-6-0
- Train #70, 3 cars, 20 MPH, Sunday only passenger, Denver to Grant, Colo. Photographed: Sheridan, Colo., August 23, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sheridan.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1931
- Eaton Hi
- A basketball team at Eaton High School in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, poses in two lines against a brick wall; the players wear dark, sleeveless, numbered jerseys that read "Eaton," and trunks with light colored belts. The coach and manager wear...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Basketball players--Colorado--Eaton--1930-1940.
- February 19, 1935
- 86th Regiment, Company I
- Group portrait of Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company I, taken at Camp Hale. Left to right top row: 1) Cherkassky, 2) Diamond, Cornell, 3) Luding, 4) Wojdylak, 5) Bufalino, 6) Woodman, Alfred B., 7) Jack, William R.,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company I.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- Class Picture
- Class photograph of a class from St. Philomena school in Denver, Colorado. Some of the students pictured are: Paul Gadder, Pat Gimeson, Mike Courtney, Donald Sommers, Jack Filmore, Peter Eddy, Michael Eddy, Charles Gleen, Barbara Smith Higgins,...
- Saint Philomena Church (Denver, Colo.)
- circa 1945
- CB&Q train, (narrow gauge) engine number 537 and Colorado & Southern (narrow gauge) engine number 72, engine type 2-8-0
- Last eastbound freight train, 47 cars. Photographed: Grant, Colo., April 11, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grant.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1937
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars. Photographed: Near Grant, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grant.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 73, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight, westbound; 12 cars, along South Platte River. Photographed: Near Grant, Colo., July 14, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grant.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- C&S narrow gauge train, engine number 75, engine type 2-8-0
- Freight; westbound; 20 cars, 10 MPH, engine #72-68 pushing, not shown. Photographed: Near Grant, Colo., September 2, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grant.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1929
- Coca Cola ghost sign, Fort Collins, Colo.
- View of the J. L. Hohnstein Block at 200 East Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, Colo. The building has a large Coca Cola ghost sign located on the east wall. Commissioned by Mary B. and Jess Angell, who operated a deli at the location, the sign was...
- J. L. Hohnstein Block--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Brick wall signs--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Advertising, Outdoor--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Fort Collins...
- 2005
- Carriage from Stonewall to Trinidad
- A group of passengers stand outside the J.W. Shouse General Store in Stonewall (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man identified as Jim Ryan sits in the drivers seat of the Trinidad and Stonewall carriage. Women and children sit in the passenger...
- Stonewall (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Freemasons, Consistory, Denver
- Interior view of Freemason Colorado Consistory Number One, 14th (Fourteenth) and Grant, Denver, Colorado; shows an auditorium with rows of fold-up seats, podium above main floor entrance, railings, and broad semi- elliptical coursing on ceiling.
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Apts of Miss Mary McLean Bancroft
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes ceiling coves, a carved wood chair, and a curio cabinet.
- Bancroft, Mary McLean--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- between 1900 and 1909
- Dining room in apt of Mary McLean Bancroft
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a grandfather clock, a silver tea set, and leaded glass windows.
- Bancroft, Mary McLean--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- between 1900 and 1909
- Fire insurance underwriters
- Group portrait of fire insurance underwriters. Men sit and stand in a studio. They are identified as "W.H. Cunningham, Five Asso.; Eugene Carey, German Amer.; Tom C. Grant, No. British; Rolla V. Watt, Royal; R.J. Smith, Traders; W.J. Dutton,...
- Business people--1880-1900.; Insurance--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1898?]
- Richthofen Castle
- Aerial view of Richthofen Castle at 7020 East 12th (Twelfth) Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows 11th (Eleventh) and Olive Streets, landscaping, and adjacent residences.
- Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes & haunts.; Richthofen Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1924 and 1940?]
- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhood (CHUN) Board of Delegates Meeting Minutes: Capitol Hill Community Center
- Freight wagon
- Hispanic American sheepherders pose near sacks of wool and with freight wagons loaded with sacks of wool near the Denver and Rio Grande railroad station in Fort Garland (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a freight car near the wood frame station.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons.; Railroad stations.; Shepherds.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
- ca. 1900
- Manitou Springs, Colorado, D.&R.G.R.R.
- Panoramic view of buildings in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the stone Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot, the first, wood frame Manitou House Hotel with a circular drive and the hotel laundry house.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1886]
- Independence and Portland mines, Battle Mountain, Cripple Creek Mining District
- View of Battle Mountain with mines, tailings, and houses from Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Tall Bear, Medicine Man 1835
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American man identified as Tall Bear, Medicine Man. He wears moccasins, a breech cloth, a large shell on a string around his neck, and a single feather in his hair. He holds a staff in his right hand and leans...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Shamans--1890-1900.; Tall Bear.
- August, 1898?
- Two paintings by Winslow Homer
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a leaded glass lamp, a grandfather clock, and framed art including paintings by Winslow Homer.
- Bancroft, Caroline, 1902-1985--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- between 1900-1909
- Harrison Avenue, Leadville 1948
- This view looking south on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes several landmark buildings. The Hotel Vendome, and the Delaware Hotel, both with mansard roofs, and the American National Bank with tower dome are included. Business signs...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Vendome Hotel--1940-1950.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.;...
- 1948
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists, Grant, Benedict (Brother)
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, buttoned vest, and striped neck tie. He has short hair and a thin moustache.
- men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Grant McQueary - killed near Shaffer's Crossing by Bert Shaffer
- Grant McQueary sits on a horse in a team with a wagon load of rock at Shaffers Crossing (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Shaffers Crossing (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Shaffers Crossing--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Shaffers Crossing--Colorado--1890-1910.; McQueary, Grant, d. 1907.
- [between 1890 and 1907?]
- Decker Branch employee with customers at circulation desk
- Photograph of library employee, Grant, assisting customers at the circulation desk at the Decker Branch library located in Denver Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- 2003
- Decker Branch employee
- Photograph of library employee, Grant, reshelving books at the Decker Branch library, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- 2003
- Decker Branch employee
- Photograph of library employee, Grant, sorting returned books at the Decker Branch library located in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- 2003
- Western History Subject Index
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- Western History Subject Index
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- Western History Subject Index
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