Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Coke ovens at Gray Creek
- Smoke rises from the coke ovens at Gray Creek, a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and railroad cars.
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified coal camp
- View of an unidentified coal camp in either Las Animas or Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows miners houses including four-room square duplexes. A large structure, probably a store sits on a hill. The Spanish Peaks are in the distance.
- Mining camps--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Aerial view looking northeast over Telluride, Colorado, with cliffs, Cornel Falls and the San Juan Mountains in the distance. Shows wood frame and brick structures.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Diorama of Ordway, Colorado
- View of a diorama showing the town of Ordway in Crowley County, Colorado; shows tilled fields, streets, houses, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks and cars. A metal plate below the diorama reads: "1000 Acre Irrigated Alfalfa Field, Ordway,...
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1930.; Dioramas--Colorado--Ordway--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Creede, Colorado
- Aerial view of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows wood frame commercial buildings, houses, and a water tank. Denver and Rio Grand Railroad tracks extend through town. Rock formations are near the town.
- Creede (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Creede--1910-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Creede--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Library of the Colorado State Teachers College
- A young girl sits on the edge of a pool in front of the library on the campus of the Colorado Teachers College (University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Architectural features of the neoclassical building include: Doric...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Reflecting pools--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Colorado State Teachers...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Curtis Street at night
- Night view of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado; shows snow and movie theaters. Electric signs read: "Marquette," "Iris Theater," "Isis," and "The Nanking Chop Suey, Pool."
- Iris Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture...
- [between 1913 and 1919?]
- Seventeenth Street, Denver's financial & railway district
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows the Boston Building, the First National Bank, and the Equitable Building. The Colorado National Bank has columns and classical entablature.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Bird's-eye view of Almont, Gunnison County, Colorado
- Aerial view of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows the confluence of the Taylor and Slate (East) Rivers, and the Gunnison River. Bridges and Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks span the water; houses, cabins, the Depot, and fruit trees dot...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Almont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Slate River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Taylor River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Creede, Co
- View of Creede (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows storefronts, cars, people, a church, and signs: "Baths Furnished Rooms," and "The Goodrow Weibe [?] Mercantile Co."
- Creede (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Creede--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Creede--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Canon City
- View of Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado; shows pedestrians, automobiles, and horse drawn buggies. Raynolds Bank has a corner tower; the Strathmore House has a covered porch balcony.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cortez - street fair
- View of a street in Cortez (Montezuma County), Colorado; shows people and booths with canvas canopies. Ashlar stone office buildings and storefronts have signs: "Pool Hall," "Montezuma Valley National Bank," "The Valley Supply Co.," and "Bozeman...
- Cortez (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Cortez--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Canon City
- View of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado; shows a residential area, sidewalks, shade trees, and a house with stone steps. Sign reads: "6th (Sixth) St."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cottage City in the Pikes Peak region
- View of fruit trees in bloom and wooden cabins at a (probably) sanatorium near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- North Cascade Avenue
- View of North Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows landscaping, a concrete drainage channel, and the roof of a house.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Delta, Colorado
- View of Delta (Delta County), Colorado; shows residences, a fountain, sidewalks, lawns, and a horse and buggy.
- Delta (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Eagle
- View of Eagle (Eagle County), Colorado; shows a street with businesses and storefronts, automobiles, and people. Sign reads: "General Merchandise;" wagons and teams of horses are in the foreground.
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Going to Station, Eagle, Colo
- View of Eagle (Eagle County), Colorado; shows well dressed people as they walk and stand on the dirt street and wooden sidewalk. Houses and low hills are in the background; sign reads: "Mining Supplies Lumber Hardware and Paints at Dickinson and...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Eagle--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Sixteenth Street, Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, traffic, automobiles, a streetcar, and horse drawn buggies and wagons. Street lights, a clock and the Daniels & Fisher Tower line the sidewalks; signs read: "Starr" and "Gano...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Street scene in Delta, Colo
- View of Main Street in Delta (Delta County), Colorado; shows automobiles and horse drawn wagons and buggies. Pedestrians and a dog are by storefronts; signs read: "Western Union," "Royal Cafe," and "Hollands." The First National Bank tower is in...
- Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- [1924?]
- Seventeenth Street, Denver
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings, storefronts, pedestrians, automobiles, the Denver Club, the Daniels and Fisher tower, and signs: "Fred Hoffman Carpenter Shop."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917?]
- One of Denver's residence streets
- View of a residential street in the Country Club neighborhood, in the fall, in Denver, Colorado; automobiles are parked by sidewalks, trees, and stone houses.
- Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Autumn--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Residential...
- [between 1906 and 1920?]
- Littleton
- View of Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado; shows the train depot and (possibly) Denver Central Railroad tracks. A crossing signal is in the foreground; automobiles are by stone buildings, and the Littleton Public Library has a cupola and tile...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1920.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Street scene, 16th and Lawrence, Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, traffic, Denver City Tramway streetcars, and horse drawn buggies and wagons. Signs read: "Kistler," "The Standard," and "The American."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- La Jara
- View of La Jara (Conejos County), Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks pass the depot at Main Street. Milk cans are on the dock; cars are by storefronts and signs: "La Jara Elev 7597 Denver 266 Mi.," "Texaco Gasoline," "Cafe," "Shoe...
- La Jara (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--La Jara--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--La Jara--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Main and Fourth Streets, Grand Junction
- View of 4th (Fourth) and Main Streets in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; shows automobiles, pedestrians, a street clock, and businesses with signs: "Red Trunk," "Cowboy Boot Factory," "Bannister Brothers Furniture," "Army Goods Store,"...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Leadville, 1920's
- View of a street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, cars, trees. Farmland, smokestacks and Mt. Massive are in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Residential streets--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- La Veta, Colo.
- Men stand on the sidewalk near a cafe on Main Street in La Veta (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows electric light posts along the street, cars (one license plate reads: "116-494"), houses, trees and a barber shop pole. Signs read: "Cafe," "Rooms."
- La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935]
- Lebanon, Colo., North of Cortez, Colo.
- Two men stand near a wood frame house under construction while another sits in a horse-drawn carriage (surrey) with a fringe on the top in Lebanon (Montezuma County), Colorado. Also, women sit on the porch of the Parker Hotel and a man drives a...
- Lebanon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Lebanon--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Glenwood Springs looking north on Grand Avenue
- View of a parade, probably for "Strawberry Day," on Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a float with large strawberries on its corners, crowds of people, cars, flags (one on a flagpole) and banners. Signs on...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1915-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Parades &...
- [between 1915 and 1929]
- Glenwood Spgs, Colo.
- View of Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, pedestrians, a flagpole and parked cars (a license plate reads: "166-545 Colo."). Signs on store buildings read: "Ford Authorized Service Center," "Chevrolet...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.
- 1925 June
- Streets - Montrose
- View of a street in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, commercial buildings (including the First National Bank), horse-drawn carriages and wagons, utility poles, train tracks and part of a railroad engine. Signs read: "Coal,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A street scene in Monte Vista during potato shipping time
- More than twenty horse-drawn wagons loaded with potatoes are parked on a dirt street in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "Spearhead Plug Tobacco," "Millinery," "Rooms,"...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Manitou Springs - Railway Stations
- View along the carriage entrance of the stone Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Railroad rails line the drive and "D. & R. G." is embossed on the metal catch boxes of the downspouts. Teams of horse...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Porte cocheres--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Mancos streets
- A man drives a car while a woman pedestrian walks down a street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, utility poles, a flag on a flagpole and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "First National Bank," "Mancos Garage...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Mancos--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Mancos--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Mancos streets
- A man on horseback, and another in a horse-drawn carriage (with a fringe on top) are on Main Street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians (including children), commercial buildings, the Bauer Bank, utility poles, and a flagpole....
- Mancos (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Monte Vista Streets
- Stone and brick commercial buildings line the street in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "The Stow-Wood Co." "Stow's," "Fassett," "Hotel La Veta;" and, embossed on a building is:...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Manitou Streets
- View of a stone wall (with foliage on top) on a dirt street in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn coaches as they wait near Cliff House.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1910.; Garden walls--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1910.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 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]
- A Street in Palisade looking east on Third St. approaching Main
- Pedestrians walk on sidewalks and cross dirt Third (3rd) Street in Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, a building with a weather vane, parked horse-drawn wagons and cars. Signs on buildings read: "The Independent Lumber...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.
- 1910
- 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]
- Olathe street scene
- A boy stands in the middle of a dirt street in Olathe (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, horse-drawn wagons, a ditch with water and a pump in wood housing with an advertisement for "Pearline" (soap). Signs on buildings read:...
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Olathe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Street view Manitou, Colo.
- View of a park in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado at the junction of Manitou and Canon Avenues with a clock tower and statue. Shows Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (behind the town clock), Manitou Mineral Water Company's Bottling Works'...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [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]
- 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
- Manitou Colo.
- View of a street in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, utility poles, houses, and hotels.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Main St., Pueblo Colo.
- View of Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages & wagons, automobiles, bicycles, trolleys, brick buildings (including the Pueblo Opera House) and a mailbox on the corner. Signs on buildings read:...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910]
- View on Main St, Pueblo
- View of a crowded Main Street filled with pedestrians in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings (including the Grand Opera House), horse-drawn carriages, cars, a trolley car and rows of electric street lamps. A sign on the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1918
- A Pueblo business street looking north on Main Street from Fourth Street
- View of Main Street looking north in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, and cars. Signs on buildings (including lighted ones) read: "Rialt[o]," "Hotel Maine," "San Isabel Cafeteria," "Victrolas," "First...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- A portion of one of the business districts of Pueblo Colo. looking east on Fourth Str.
- View of a busy street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, pedestrians, a bicyclist, a woman in a car with a license plate that reads: "5214KAN," and a man walks beside his motorcycle. Signs on buildings read:...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]