Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Matchless Mine
- Image of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor's wood shack home and a headframe at the Matchless Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, superimposed over newspaper article about her death. Once the wife of millionaire Horace Tabor, she died...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Death--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Legislators' spouses--United States--1930-1940.; Baby Doe, d. 1935--Death.
- 1935
- Central City, 1942
- The Smith house, built by mining magnate Eben Smith, is above a masonry retaining wall overlooking Casey Avenue in Central City, Colorado. It is a gothic revival, board-and-batten house with a steeply pitched gabled roof, shingles, and gingerbread...
- Smith, Eben, 1832-1906--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Miss Annie Oakley, little sure shot, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Full standing portrait of Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses with her shotguns, pistols and shooting competition medals. She wears a hat and a fringed skirt with floral applique.
- Cowgirls--1890-1900.; Medals--1890-1900.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Mt. Englemann, Berthoud Pass
- View looking south, of Engelmann Peak from U. S. Highway 40, Berthoud Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Engelmann Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1927
- On the Upper Arkansas
- Families pose on a timber bridge over the swift waters of the upper Arkansas River, near Pueblo, Pueblo or Fremont County, Colorado. The men, women and children travel with two covered wagons and camping gear.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Children--Colorado--Pueblo County--1860-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Pueblo County--1860-1880.; Families--Colorado--Pueblo County--1860-1880.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo...
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Panning at the junction of the Eldorado and Bonanza Creeks, Klondike
- Men and women pan for gold at the junction of Eldorado and Bonanza Creek, Klondike, Alaska. A log cabin settlement shows in the background.
- Klondike (Alaska)--1890-1900.; Gold miners--Alaska--Klondike--1890-1900.; Gold mining equipment--Alaska--Klondike--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1900?]
- Scottish dancers
- Colin Ross is one of four young Scot dancers posing with two adult bagpipers in front of a painted backdrop. Their costumes include kilts, waistcoats, sporrans, tams with feathers, kilt hose, garter flashes, and ghillie brogues.
- Scottish Americans--Dance--1880-1910.; Bagpipes--1880-1910.; Dancers--1880-1910.; Ross, Colin, folk dancer.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Scottish dancers
- Colin Ross is one of five young Scot dancers posing with a bagpiper and another man, possibly an instructor, in front of a painted backdrop. Their costumes include kilts, waistcoats, sporrans, tams with feathers, kilt hose, garter flashes, and...
- Scottish Americans--Dance--1880-1910.; Bagpipes--1880-1910.; Dancers--1880-1910.; Ross, Colin, folk dancer.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Skyline looking east from Federal Blvd. overpass onto Colfax Avenue and viaduct
- View east from Federal Boulevard overpass on Colfax Avenue toward downtown Denver, Colorado, skyline shows skyscrapers, construction cranes, and the State Capitol building. Billboards advertise: "Denver You've Got Style, Old Style," and "Dewars...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- May 21, 1983
- Scottish dancers
- Colin Ross is one of five young Scot dancers posing with a bagpiper and another man, possibly an instructor, in front of a painted backdrop. Their costumes include kilts, waistcoats, sporrans, tams with feathers, kilt hose, garter flashes, and...
- Scottish Americans--Dance--1880-1910.; Bagpipes--1880-1910.; Dancers--1880-1910.; Ross, Colin, folk dancer.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Tabor, H. A. W.
- Head and shoulders portrait of Horace Austin Warner Tabor, Colorado prospector, mine owner, and United States Senator; he has a mustache, is balding, and wears a jacket, vest, and bow tie over a shirt with a stand-up collar.
- Legislators--Colorado--1880-1890.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- U. S. Nat'l Bank, night view
- Night view of the facade of the United States National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado, shows the first floor with pilasters, lit display case windows, entry with bronze lanterns and cartouche above door lintel. Signs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- July 26, 1927
- Central City, 1953
- A dilapidated, wood-frame one-story house sits on top of a hill in Central City, Colorado. It has a gabled, tin roof, a chimney, and a gabled porch with an ornament on the gable. Weeds and other vegetation cover the foreground, and there is a small...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Tabor, Elizabeth McCourt (Doe)
- Profile studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, wife of millionaire Horace Tabor. Her hair is pulled back into a bun and the top buttons of her collared garment are undone.
- Legislators' spouses--United States--1880-1890.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Unidentified white woman with group of Sioux
- Group portrait, possibly in Colorado, shows a White woman, holding hands with Dakota woman. Two bare chested Native American Indian men with body paint, and a Dakota Chief with a headdress, bone breastplate and polka-dot shirt,a stand behind them.
- Dakota Indians--Colorado--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- St. Cajetan
- Facade view of St. Cajetan Catholic Church, 9th (Ninth) and Lawrence, Denver, Colorado, designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by architect Robert Willison, in 1926.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1968
- David Bruce Powers train of Leavenworth at Denver
- David Bruce Powers' supply train from Leavenworth, Kansas forms a circle on Market Street, Denver, Colorado. Men sit on burros and lead teams with covered wagons. Signs on businesses read: "Leather & Shoe Findings Storage & Commission," "Saddlery...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1868 June 20
- Bear Cree [sic] Canon
- View along dirt road and Bear Creek with rocky canyon wall in background; Denver Mountain Park, west of Denver, Colorado.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad doubleheaded passenger train high on the rocky cliffside of the Animas Gorge above the Animas River on narrow gauge track heading southbound to Durango near Rockwood; San Juan Mountains are retouched in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Childrens Hospital Denver
- Front and side facades of Children's Hospital at 2221 Downing Street, Denver, Colorado (designed by Hoyt Architects; completed in 1917); an automobile parked on street displays a 1922 Colorado license plate.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1922]
- City Park, Denver
- View of Peppard Fountain and large lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado; fountain contains bronze statue of two boys with surrounding flower planters; pavilion and boats are in background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]
- City Park, Denver
- Lily pond in City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows blooming lilies, three women in dresses (one with an umbrella) and a man in a suit.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- City park, Denver, Colorado
- Lily pond in City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows blooming lilies, three women in dresses (one with an umbrella) and a man in a suit.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- Central School building, 1941
- The two-story Central School in Alamosa in Alamosa County, Colorado, is a brick building featuring a low hip tile roof, pane sash windows, and double door entries. A trace of snow and an automobile are in front of the building.
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Civic Center, Denver
- View of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, from corner of 14th (Fourteenth), Bannock, and Colfax Streets looking east to Capitol Building; shows library building, Voorhies Memorial, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Tours Hotel, Argonaut Hotel, Scholtz...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1925?]
- Civic Center, Denver
- View of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, toward southeast end of Voorhies Memorial with the Sea Lion Fountains (designed by Robert Garrison in 1922); shows Capitol building and corners of Colfax, Lincoln, and Broadway Streets.
- Garrison, Robert, sculptor--Associated objects.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1925]
- Continental Divide
- Colorado mountain lake surrounded by peaks on the Continental Divide.
- Continental Divide (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1923]
- Fountain Washington Park, Denver
- A side view of Wynken, Blynken and Nod marble fountain statue in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado (donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Woodward, designed by sculptor Mabel Landrum Torrey in 1919)
- Torrey, Mabel Landrum--Associated objects.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- Fountain, Washington Park, Denver
- A front view of Wynken, Blynken and Nod marble fountain statue in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado (donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Woodward, designed by sculptor Mabel Landrum Torrey in 1919)
- Torrey, Mabel Landrum--Associated objects.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923]
- Grand River At Kremmling Colo.
- Colorado River (also known as Grand River) at Kremmling, Colorado; shows wooden plank boat launch with small sailboat and rowboat chained to it.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1930.; Kremmling (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Piers & wharves--Colorado--Kremmling--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923]
- Mt. Evans
- View across valley with dirt road to Mt. Evans.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- Pike's Peak
- View of snow covered Pikes Peak through the sandstone formations of the Garden of the Gods.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923]
- Post Office Denver
- View of Main Post Office southwest on Stout Street toward First Baptist Church and First National Bank in Denver, Colorado; Tracy, Swartwout, and Litchfield designed the Neoclassical structure which features sixteen massive ionic columns; scene...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923]
- On the Continental Divide
- Two men atop rocky slope on the Continental Divide.
- Continental Divide (Colo.)--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1923]
- Central City, 1953
- A one story house with a stone chimney, flared eaves, and a gabled roof is built above a stone retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The four arched windows are surrounded with decorative brickwork, a wheel window above the porch, and qoinwork....
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Public Library, Denver
- Exterior view southeast at the first public library located in Denver, Colorado's Civic Center at Colfax and Bannock Street (designed by architect Albert Ross, opened in 1910); frieze inscription reads "Erected in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ross, Albert Randolph, 1869-1948.
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Wall of the Continental Divide
- View of a rocky wall of the Continental Divide; shows three men in suit jackets and hats in foreground on a sloping snowfield.
- Continental Divide (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923]
- Sacred thirty-six
- Sacred 36 (Thirty Six) society banquet at the Denver Country Club, Denver, Colorado. Guests include: Mrs. Fred Berger, John Porter, Katherine Symes (Mrs. Joshua [?]), Dr. Jayne Harrington, Eleanor [?], T. R. Stearn, Mrs. Forbes Dubard, Crawford...
- Denver Country Club--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Country clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Socialites--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 or 1915
- Court Valhalla
- Studio portrait of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks members with banner: "Court Valhalla", Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties, and elk medals on stoles.
- Elks (Fraternal order)--People--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Building being constructed is Bell Terrace, corner 14th Ave. & S. 14th St.
- Children pose with a dog on a lumber pile at a construction site, on the corner of 14th (Fourteenth) Ave. & South 14th St. (14th Avenue and Bannock Street) in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Black laborer, partially built stone and brick house, and row...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Snow and marble
- A man walks down snowy steps past the columns of the United States Post Office in Denver, Colorado.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Columns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sloan's Lake
- Passengers ride the riverboat "Frolic" on Sloans Lake in Denver, Colorado. The steamboat has three decks, two smokestacks, and two American flags.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sloans Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steamboats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1908?]
- Kistler's
- Automobiles are parked in front of the "W. H. Kistler Stationery Company" at 1636 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. A vertical, feather shaped (quill pen) sign: "Kistler's" projects from the facade of the art deco style building.
- W.H. Kistler Stationery Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Art deco (Architecture)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Oxford Hotel
- View of the Oxford Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Wazee Streets in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles, probably an auto tour or rally, line the street; people sit in cars and gather on the sidewalk. Signs read: "Drug Store", "Drugs Candies & Cigars",...
- Oxford Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The O. P. Baur Confectionery Co., established 1872, Denver, Colorado this store is 75 feet wide by 125 feet long
- Interior view of the O. P. Baur Confectionery Company store, a bakery and confectionery, at 1512 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows glass and marble counters, displays of cakes and pastries, scales, chandeliers, dining room.
- O. P. Baur Confectionery Co.--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Baked products--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Bakeries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Central City, 1953
- A two-story brick structure with a flat roof, decorative cornice, and chimney, stands on the side of a hill in Central City, Colorado. It has arched windows with sills on the top level and a rectangular window with a mantle on the bottom level. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Donkeys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Driving Club opening the horse show
- Men in horse drawn buggies are gathered in the outdoor arena at Broadway and Colfax for the Festival of the Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. A crowd of people sits in bleachers or grandstands. Shows the Cental Presbyterian Church tower and a...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse shows--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Denver Fire Dept.
- Firemen from "Hook and Ladder No. 1" and "Woodie Fisher Hose No. 1," pose in uniforms and fire helmets at the Denver Fire Department "Central Station", on Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado; some hold brass horns. Other firemen sit in windows and on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1876 June 6
- Graduating class of Wolfe hall
- Studio portrait of Wolfe Hall graduates in Denver, Colorado; three women wear corsages pinned to their white dresses and hold diplomas. Seated is the mother of Cornelius Otis Skinner, Miss Blanche M. Davis stands on the right, the woman on the left...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bouquets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Davis, Blanche M.; Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901---Family.
- 1890
- Denver Brown Palace Hotel and Mile High Center
- A view of the Brown Palace Hotel and Mile High Center at the intersection of Tremont Place, 18th (Eighteenth) Street, and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Businesses on the block include Shirley Savory Cafe and the United States National Bank. Shows...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]