Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Poindexter's Groceries, 25th and Gray, N.W. Corner, Edgewater, Colorado
- Poindexter's Food Store at the corner of 25th and Gray in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, is a clapboard false front building with a Coca-Cola sign, with the image of a smiling woman on either side of the store's name, above the door; the...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Edgewater--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Looking south on Main Street, Pueblo, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, a trolley car, parked cars, rows of electric street lights, pedestrians (including a newspaper boy with his sack). Signs on buildings (including lighted ones)...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Leadville grocery store
- Men pose in front of a frame building with a gabled roof and a sign that reads "M.R. Mitchell Groceries, Meats & Vegetables" in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men stand on a porch near wooden ladders and a snowy sidewalk. Faded, painted signs...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings on Gregory Street in Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows the Presbyterian Church with a spire on a hillside, and commercial buildings with signs that read: "Wholesale & Retail...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Local talent at the Dickens Opera House Third and Main, Longmont, Colo.
- Performers Jim McLellan (left wearing a cowboy hat) and Bud Rowen (dressed as a woman) pose on stage at the Dickens Opera House, Longmont, Colorado. The stage curtain drop has a painting of a rocky coast line with crashing waves, surrounded by...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Advertisements--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Pagosa Springs, Colo.
- View across river of Pagosa Springs, business district, Archuleta County, Colorado, includes: The Merchantile Co.," "Happyland Theatre," "G. S. Jones, Dry Goods & Groceries," "Groceries, Hay & Grain," "General Merchandise," "W. H. Norton," and the...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- Cripple Creek, Colo. Hastings [sic] Market 1st & Bennet [sic]
- Exterior view of C. C. Irwin Groceries (formerly H. A. Hastain's Market), 135 Bennett Avenue, Bell Brothers Building, First (1st) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three horse-drawn wagons are parked in front of building packed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Bell Brothers Building (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1905 or 1906]
- The Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co.
- View of a two-story brick block, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows display windows with shirts, scarves, and lace curtains. Signs read: "The Crews-Beggs Mercantile, Groceries, Grockery," "The Crews- Beggs Mercantile, Dry Goods, Notions," "The...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Reproduction of bird's eye view lithograph, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows: 1. Methodist Church 2. Public School; (stamp mills): 3. Empire 4. Polar Star 5. Black Hawk 6. Gregory 7. New York 8. Campbell & Pierce 9. Randolf 10....
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- 16th and Broadway, Denver
- View of Broadway from 16th (Sixteenth) avenue, Denver, Colorado; circular pedestrian median with decorative streetlight on pedestal, several men on median; early automobiles parked at curb; Denver Auto Goods Company (1600 or 1614 Broadway,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1912]
- Alamosa
- The Manders Building, on the corner of San Juan and Main streets, in Alamosa, Colorado is a two-story building, constructed in 1891, with rusticated stone block, bracketed enriched cornice, corner entry with double wooden panel with large glass...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Main Street Tucumcari New Mexico
- View of Main Street, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Men, women, and children stand on sidewalks near hitched wagons and buggies. One and two story buildings with false fronts and flat roofs line the dirt street. Prominent signs read: "Whitmore The Old...
- Tucumcari (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Boys--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.; Business districts--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Buena Vista
- Main Street, in Buena Vista, Colorado, is lined on both sides with frame, false-fronted businesses. Men, horses, and wagons are on the boardwalks and in the street, which has piles of rock in its center. Signs read: Morris wine & beer hall, Little...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1885-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Dillon, Colo.
- View of Main Street in the town of Dillon, Colorado, in Summit County. Cars and trucks park at sides of street. Signs include: "Garage," "Bearcat Motor Fuel," "Groceries Dry Goods & Clothing," "Groceries, Flour Grain," "Gasoline Motor Oil."
- Dillon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Dillon--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Dillon--1930-1940.
- [about 1930]
- Del Norte
- People gather on an unpaved Del Norte, Colorado (Rio Grande County) street. The spectators include several men dressed in suits, and young boys, some of whom have bicycles. The buildings include one and two story, masonry, commercial buildings....
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Denver party Del Norte
- A boy riding a burro turns to look behind him as three boys run down a street in Del Norte, Colorado, in Rio Grande County. Men stand in a line at the side of the unpaved street and watch the spectacle. A two- story, commercial storefront with a...
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Del Norte--1920-1930.
- June 6, 1922
- Deadwood City, Black Hills
- View of Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota, shows businesses, homes, and signs: "Chambers & Cohen Clothing," "Chafes & Curtis Drug Store," "Lakes Manville Groceries," "Empire Store," "Benjamin Holstein Groceries," "F. W. Hamilton...
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Deadwood--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Golden, Col.
- Three men, possibly the owner and store managers, with a young girl pose on the sidewalk in front of Stewart's Store, Supplies & Fancy Groceries, 922 Washington, Golden, Colorado. The two-story brick corner block features a decorative cornice,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- North side of Main Street between Third and Fourth showing the old McClure house, O.B. Myers Grocery
- Two and three story rusticated stone or brick buildings with arched windows and storefronts line Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Canvas awnings and signs read: "Davis.," "Groceries O. B. Myers. Provisions," "Dentist," "Staple Fancy Groceries,"...
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- The Texas cattle trade
- View of cowboys on horseback and herds of cattle in Texas. Men herd cattle on trails, on the prairie or in wooden corrals. Shows a camp scene with a fire, men at a table, and saddles on the ground. Scenes in Kansas show covered wagons and...
- Wichita (Kan.)--1870-1880.; Camping--1870-1880.; Cattle herding--Texas--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Kansas--Wichita--1870-1880.; Meat industry--Texas--1870-1880.
- [1874 May 2]
- Ten Mile Av, Kokomo
- Kokomo, in Summit County, Colorado, is built on a steep hill. The rough dirt street is flanked by false-fronted, frame businesses. Signs read: "Hines & Dowd Groceries," "Boots and Shoes," "Hardware," "Groceries, Provisions and Miner's Supplies."...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, Big Top Store
- Black and white print of Big Top Store interior in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center. Man and woman shown identified as Mickey Wilkenson and Gretchen Brown. They are squatting on the ground and looking at a sign for free groceries. There are...
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1967
- Hawley & Manville, groceries, provisions, furniture, crockery, powder, and fuse. Main Street, Central City, Colorado.
- View of office blocks in Central City (Gilpin County) Colorado; shows brick buildings with stone trim, men posing by storefronts, and signs: "Groceries Millinery & Dry Goods. Boots & Shoes."
- Hawley & Manville--Buildings--1860-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- A. L. Ellis, groceries, fruit and ranch produce, Pearl Street, Boulder, Col.
- View of a brick storefront with stone trim in Boulder (Boulder County) Colorado; shows a man posing by merchandise, display windows, and signs: "A. L. Ellis, Groceries."
- A. L. Ellis--Buildings--1860-1880.; Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Ouray street scene
- A man leans on an automobile parked in front of E. H. Powell Groceries and Miners Supplies store in the commercial district, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Tall snow banks are piled in front of the Main Street businesses including: Croft Bro's...
- E. H. Powell Groceries and Miners supplies (Ouray, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Salida Business
- View of a two-story brick commercial building with stone trim, arched windows, and an incised panel: "Strait," Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, Storefront windows read: "Crawford & James Groceries." A horse and buggy are parked on the dirt street.
- Crawford and James Groceries (Salida, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Groceries and provisions store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The wood false front building has "Groceries and Provisions" written the width of the building above the door. The front door is recessed and "Chas. W. Pollard,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Barrett, George.; Strouse, Sam.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Grocery Store corner 4th & Fox St. F. W. Vincent, F. W. Lenhart ?? H. A. Hills
- View of a grocery store at 4th (Fourth) and Elati Streets, in Denver, Colorado; a boy and girl pose with men identified as F.W. Vincent, F.W. Lenhart, and H.A. Hills. A bicycle is by windows with lettering: "F. W. Lenhart & Co Groceries."
- F. W. Lenhart & Co. Groceries (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grocery...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Giba's Groceries, W. 25th, Edgewater, Colorado
- An interior view of Giba's Groceries in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes the proprietor, in a bow tie and long apron; three boys, one in overalls; and a boy with a cap and boots who appears to be a customer. The room has shelves on...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1923
- Schluter and Spengel Groceries and Hardware
- Group of men pose on the boardwalk of the Schluter and Spengel Groceries and Hardware store, Gunnison, Colorado. Goods on display in front of store include: a shovel, pick ax, metal bucket, whisk brooms and a caste iron stove. Hand-painted signs...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Mules loaded with groceries, Telluride, Colo.
- Mules loaded with groceries on Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado. Men stand on boardwalk outside bank; pack mules are ready for trip to nearby mines. Republican newspaper building is across the street.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Bass Groceries
- Interior view of Bass Groceries, in (probably) Denver, Colorado; a man talks on the phone. Merchandise includes "Manishewitz Matzos," "Horowitz Margareten Matzoh Ferfel Kosher for Passover," and "Streit's Egg Noodles." A delicatessen refrigerator...
- Kosher food--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Delicatessens--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Matzos--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1946 December 10
- Bass Groceries
- Interior view of Bass Groceries, in (probably) Denver, Colorado; merchandise includes "Town Talk Bread," "Irresistible Carlson's Ice Cream," and "Matzos." An oversized ice cream cone is by a frozen foods case.
- Kosher food--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Delicatessens--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Matzos--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1946 December 10
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 9
- City Park Sundries
- View of the exterior of City Park Sundries at 2101 York Street in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story commercial building has shaped parapets, an oversized cornice and brackets and small iron balconies on the second...
- City Park Sundries (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ice cream parlors.; City Park Sundries (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ice cream parlors--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- La Garita Cash Store
- View of the La Garita Cash Store on Colorado Road G in La Garita, Colorado. The one-story, commercial style building has a log exterior and a covered front porch. A sign is mounted on the roof and reads "La Garita Cash Store Groceries Gas Oil."...
- La Garita Cash Store (La Garita, Colo.)--1990-2000.; La Garita (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Grocery stores.; La Garita Cash Store (La Garita, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery trade--Colorado--La Garita--Pictorial works.; La Garita (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2000?
- Restaurant, Sargents, Colo.
- View of an unidentified restaurant in Sargents (Saguache County), Colorado. The two story wooden building has a gable roof, a shingled overhand with a gable and a one story addition. A sign on the building reads: "Elks Ro[???] Sargent, Colorado,...
- Sargents (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Restaurants--Colorado--Sargents--Pictorial works.; Sargents (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1993
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1918 June
- Londoner Bros., Leadville, Colorado
- Men stand and pose near doorways at the wood frame Londoner Bros. store with a gabled roof and a false front in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men wear hats, suits or vests, and stand beside store windows and a straw broom display on the wooden...
- Londoner Bros. (Leadville, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1888?
- Old Las Animas, Colo.
- View of the main street in the town of Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings including the "People's Hotel" and the "Merchant's Hotel." Horses and covered wagons are on the dirt road. A sign on one of the shops reads...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Dobson's Hotel, Squaw Gulch
- Men and women stand and pose in front of a one-story log building with a low pitched roof in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests, suits, hats and overcoats and stand beside a woman who wears a fitted dress. Men are identified as...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Dobson, Doyle.; Guyot,...
- 1892 February
- Street Scene of Montrose, Colo
- Pedestrians walk down the main street in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings (including the First National Bank), parked cars and electric light posts. Signs on buildings read: "Movies," "Candy," "First National Bank,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Pagosa Main St.
- View of Main Street in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Shows commercial store fronts with awnings, pedestrians, a parked car. A sign on an awning reads: "Groceries." A sign on a building reads: "Citizens Bank of Pagosa Springs."
- Citizens Bank of Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archuleta County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1900-1910.; False...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Paonia
- View of a street in Paonia (Delta County), Colorado. Shows commercial businesses with parked cars, a saddled horse, an electric street light and pedestrians. A license plate reads: "152-197." Signs on buildings read: "L.R. Armstrong Groceries,"...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Pueblo, Colo
- View of Main Street looking north in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, and cars. Signs on buildings (including lighted ones) read: "Rialto," "Betty Compson & Tom Moore," "Assembly of God, Church of Christ,"...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Telluride, early days
- Photograph of a photograph of men on horseback and on a mule-drawn covered wagon on a commercial street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People pose on timber sidewalks near a pile of probably canvas bags. Signs on the street read: "Mrs....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animal teams--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Black Hawk
- View of commercial buildings and the frame Presbyterian Church on a hill in Blackhawk (Black Hawk), Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows brick, log, and frame buildings on Selak Street and Gregory Street with signs that read: "Union House," "Drugs,"...
- Black Hawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Black Hawk--1860-1870.
- [1864]
- R.R. Depot, Jimtown, Colo.
- Men sit on top of a train, on a timber sidewalk, or near a passenger train and Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at a railroad depot in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Supplies and belongings stacked on the sidewalk include a mattress, wooden...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.;...
- [1892?]
- Montgomery C.T.
- View of log, frame, and probably mine buildings in Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Cabins have log or sod roofs, stone chimneys, and metal pipes. Shows a wooden water wheel and timber piles between houses. A commercial building sign reads:...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.
- 1864