Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- The Antlers and Pikes Peak
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado from Pike's Peak Avenue. The hotel is of rusticated stone and wood construction with a turret and finial, half-timbered dormers, corbiestep parapet, and wrap around porch....
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- The "Antlers"
- View of Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a stone and frame building with dormers, bays, a stepped pediment, half-timbering, and a round tower with Pikes Peak. Businesses and trees flank Pikes Peak Avenue; sign...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists, Schladermunt H.T
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. SCHLADERMUNT, H .T . (Artist)
- Bannock Indians
- A Native American (Bannock) man, women and a baby in a cradle board pose in front of a tepee, probably Wyoming..
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Scene in Village
- View of Native American (Bannock) men, women, a baby in a cradleboard and children in a camp with tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) women and children with wickiup and tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Wickiups--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Hot Springs Hotel, Wagon Wheel Gap
- The Hot Springs Hotel and baths sit on a slight hill in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows cottages, a bathhouse, building with porches or verandas, and Blue Creek. People mounted on horses are on a dirt road leading to the hotel.
- Blue Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo. : Town)--1890-1910.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Wagon...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boulevard United Presbyterian Church Lake Place & Blvd. F
- View of the Boulevard United Presbyterian Church at Lake Avenue (Speer Boulevard) and Federal Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The stone and brick church has a bell tower, arched stained-glass windows, and a portico.
- Boulevard United Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Baby boy
- Studio portrait of a baby boy. He sits on a chair covered with a fur blanket and wears a baptismal gown.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boy
- Portrait of a boy. He wears large pants and a shirt.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Portrait paintings--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Campbell-Sell Baking Co.
- Bakers pose near pans of baked bread at the Campbell-Sell Baking Company in Denver, Colorado. Large ovens are in the wall nearby.
- Campbell-Sell Baking Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Bread--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Ovens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Main St. looking East
- Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A boy holds a hoop and a stick. Brick and stone commercial buildings have flat roofs or decorative pediments with overhanging...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 3
- Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church Fillmore & 11th Ave
- View of Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church at 11th (Eleventh) Avenue at Fillmore Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick church has an arched entryway and windows and decorative trim.
- Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Capitol Heights Presbyterian E. 11 Ave and Fillmore
- View of the Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church at 11th (Eleventh) Avenue and Fillmore Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick church has a tower and arched stained glass windows.
- Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Entrance to Immaculate Conception Cathedral
- Men pose on the steps near the entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 1530 Logan Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Late Gothic Revival building has arched entryways with decorative trim.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Doors &...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bannock St. bridge
- View of the Bannock Street Bridge over Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The bridge has a metal railing and street lamps on both ends.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- John Chinaman on the rail road
- View of a Chinese construction crew on the Union Pacific Railroad, the men sit and stand next to a white man on a railroad handcar near a rock formation.
- Chinese--Men--1860-1880.; Railroad construction workers--1860-1880.; Railroad handcars--American--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Chinn, H.T
- Residence on Bates Triangle now Civic Center
- View of houses at Bates Triangle in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One of the two-story brick houses has a tower and bay windows.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Some dressed marble at the Colorado Yule Marble quarries, Marble, Colo.
- View of "dressed" marble at the quarry of the Colorado Yule Marble Company, Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Yule Quarry (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marble quarrying--Marble--Gunnison County--1900-1920.; Marble--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Herbert Thacker Herr
- Studio bust portrait of Herbert Thacker Herr, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Herr's short hair brushed back. He wears a coat with a boutonniere on the lapel, a vest, a shirt with an upright collar, a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Herr, Herbert Thacker.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Ideal Building
- View of the Ideal Cement Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The eight-story building has a flag pole on the roof and awnings. Horse-drawn wagons are nearby. Signs read: "Site of Temple of Commerce,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Block on Acoma
- View of houses on Acoma Street in Denver, Colorado. The buildings have covered porches and are surrounded by metal fences.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912?]
- North Presbyterian Church West 34th & Vallejo St.
- View of the North Presbyterian Church at West 34th (Thirty-fourth) Avenue and Vallejo Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The stone and brick church has a tower with battlements and spire, arched windows decorated with tracery,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Red Cliff
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek. Mines dot Hornsilver Mountain.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Turkey Creek (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Public Library auditorium
- Interior view of the auditorium in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Rows of connected chairs are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public library open stacks
- View of the open stacks in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Columns and light fixtures that hang from the ceiling are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bookstacks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library newspaper room
- View of the newspaper room in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tables with newspapers on sticks, columns, and chairs are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspapers--1910-1920.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library librarians office
- Interior view of a librarian's office in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A desk, chair, file cabinets, telephone, and bookcase are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Interior of reference room main library
- View of the reference room in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tables, chairs, columns, and bookshelves are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library documents department
- View of rows of chairs in the documents department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tables and bookshelves are nearby.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Denver Public Library catalog department
- View of the catalog department in the Denver Public Library on Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Desks, books, a chair, typewriter, and shelves with bundles of papers are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Desks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Devils Gate on the Sweetwater
- A view of the Sweetwater River and Devils Gate rock formation in Natrona County, Wyoming. Men with horses are on the rivers edge. A man stands on the rock formation.
- Devil's Gate (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1871?
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, from the North, Glacier Cańon
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross from a canyon identified as Glacier Canyon with dead fallen trees, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1872 and 1878]
- Hidden Cascades on Rock Creek, Elk Mountain
- A view of a waterfall on a stream identified as Rock Creek, on Elk Mountain in Wyoming. The cascade is surrounded by a forest and boulders.
- Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Streams--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- 1871?
- Hot Springs Basins [graphic]
- A view of Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows probably Chinaman Spring on Geyser Hill near Lion Geyser. The Firehole River is seen in the distance.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National Parks &...
- [1871?]
- Two houses on Acoma St.
- View of Mr. J. B. Newman's house at 1445 Acoma Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Dr. Julia Fitz Hugh's house is nearby at 1447 Acoma Street.
- Fitz Hugh, Julia--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Newman, J. B.--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Baptist Church, Fountain, Colo. after explosion.
- The ruins of the Baptist Church in Fountain, Colorado, lie in an open field; three carriages and horses are nearby. Other buildings are along the road behind.
- Fountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Fountain--1890-1900.
- May 14, 1888
- Fountain, Colo., 1895
- A man, a woman, and three children pose on the board sidewalk in front of a business in Fountain, Colorado. A boy in a white collar rides a tricycle with a tall front wheel, and a small wheelbarrow is by the man. The clapboard building has a false...
- Fountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Fountain--1890-1900.
- 1895
- No. 10 - 1898 - Fountain, Colo. - public school
- Schoolchildren and adults pose in front of the L-shaped clapboard schoolhouse in Fountain, Colorado. Girls wear plaid and solid-color smock dresses with white collars; boys wear short pants, white collars, and floppy bow ties; young women wear...
- Fountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Fountain--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Fountain--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Comb on the West Gallatin
- A view of three men near an encampment in West Gallatin Canyon area near the Gallatin River in Yellowstone National Park in Montana. One man holds a coffee grinder as another man prepares settings for a meal. A third man sits near a pile of...
- Gallatin Canyon (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Gallatin River (Wyo.-Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Antlers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Camping--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National...
- 1871?
- Girl
- Portrait of a girl. She sits on a chair and wears a dress.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Portrait paintings--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Camp at the three Tetons
- A view of a camp at in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Men stand near tents and a campfire, the Teton Range is in the distance.
- Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Camping--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--1870-1880.; National Parks &...
- [1871?]
- The old Methodist Church, built 1871 taken Jan. 8, 1906, just before the razing of the old to build the new church.
- Parishoners of the Old Methodist Church, built in 1871, pose in front of the building on a winter day in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Architectural features of the church include a front gable and a steeply- pitched roof, two lancet windows...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1906 January 8
- Occasions of note from the first and second decades of Greeley history, the 1880's and 1890's
- Photoprint of five photos depicts the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- The Colorado and Swimming Pool, Glenwood Springs
- View of the Hotel Colorado and the stone Bath House at the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. The four-story Italianate-style, stone and brick Hotel Colorado has square towers and a first floor arcade near...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Navajos
- Native American (Navajo) men and young women pose near a hogan in probably New Mexico or Arizona. The men wear moccasins and headbands.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Teenagers--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Digger Indian with lasso, California
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American man holding a lariat. He wears moccasins, hide pants, a fringed hide shirt, and a headband with feathers.
- Indians of North America--California--1880-1910.; Ropes--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]