Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Stacking hay on Gratton farm, Standley Lake Basin, under E. L. Kelso
- Stacking hay on Gratton farm, Standley Lake Basin, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows a haying machine, a haystack, men with horse and wagons, a child and a barn.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900- 1910.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- $Stacking hay section 19 T 1 S R 68 W 7\14\'09$
- Stacking hay section 19 T 1 S R 68 W 7\14\'09
- Stacking hay in Section 19 T1S R68W, Standley Lake Basin, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows a haying machine, a haystack, and men with horse and wagons.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900- 1910.; Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- $Threshing wheat on Sec. 8 T2S, R68W, 8\23\'09$
- Threshing wheat on Sec. 8 T2S, R68W, 8\23\'09
- Threshing wheat on Section 8 T2S R68W, Standley Lake Basin, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows a Case water tank wagon, a steam powered threshing machine, horse drawn wagons, bags of oats, and men working.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900- 1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Threshing machines--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Wheat--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1909
- Denver, Colo.
- View of Denver, Colorado, shows downtown buildings including the Arapahoe County Courthouse. Clouds top front range mountains; signs read: "I.A. (Mrs. Ida Alkire) Lehman Specialty Shop (or The Toggler Shop, 1538 California)", "Overland Cars," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- 1909
- June 13th on the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry
- Group of men, women and children posed on Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) rear car's platform; train stopped at large snowbank; train employee standing on side, right background; women and girls in...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- On the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- One man and a boy standing between large snowbank and Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) narrow gauge tracks; two men atop snowbank; June 13th, 1909 etched in snowbank, other inscription -"for sale to whoever...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- Sherman Ave., Denver
- View south on Sherman Street towards Colorado State Capitol building, Denver, Colorado; El Jebel Temple and Central Presbyterian Church, dirt street with tree-lined cement sidewalks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.); El Jebel Temple...
- 1909
- Snow cut on the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Rear car of Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado and Western) with female passengers standing on platform passing by large snowbank; group of men standing atop snowbank; June 13th, 1909 inscribed in snowbank; narrow gauge tracks,...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- Denver, Colo.
- Bird's eye view from southwest of Denver, Colorado, taken from Colorado State Capitol building, north on Sherman Street; shows Central Presbyterian Church, El Jebel Temple (East 18th and Sherman), Trinity Methodist Church steeple, East High School,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- 1909
- On the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Group of men and one boy posed on push car (hand car) on Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) narrow gauge tracks besides large snowbank; June 13th, 1909 inscribed in snowbank; men with coats.
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- North on Sherman Ave. from 16th Ave.
- View north on Sherman Street from 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue towards Central Presbyterian Church (17th Avenue & Sherman) and El Jebel Temple (18th Avenue & Sherman), Denver, Colorado; tree-lined cement sidewalk, billboard in front of church "Dr....
- Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Oat field, Westlake Ranch
- Shocks of oats in agricultural field, Westlake (or West Lake) Ranch, Larimer county, Colorado; shows man moving shocks, a two-story wooden frame house, large stack of hay.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agriculture--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Oats--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Wheat field
- View across wheat field, somwhere in Colorado, possibly Westlake (or West Lake) Ranch, Larimer County or Eastern Colorado; shows wood frame residence and on farm in distant right.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agriculture--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Wheat--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Standley Lake Station on the Denver & Interurban RY
- Car M-152 full of passengers pauses by Standley Lake, near Denver, Colorado; Standley Lake Dam construction spur of Colorado & Southern main line tracks run next to Denver & Interurban Line.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver & Interurban Railroad--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910- 1920.;...
- 1909 April 2
- $Construction equipment arriving at Standley Lake Camp, 1\14\'09$
- Construction equipment arriving at Standley Lake Camp, 1\14\'09
- Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company train arrives at Standley Lake Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; shows Colorado & Southern Railroad locomotives, men in overcoats and bowler hats, and a dog.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.
- 1909 January 14
- Turning water through headgate, Burlington Ditch
- Men crowd an irrigation canal, watching water pour through sluices of the Burlington Ditch in Adams County, Colorado; cement-mixing construction equipment is nearby.
- Adams County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Burlington Ditch (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/'10
- View of Central Colorado Power Company's Barker Dam (hydroelectric) in Boulder County, Colorado; shows construction sheds and Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/'10
- View of Barker Dam in Boulder County, Colorado; shows reservoir for hydroelectric power filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/10
- View of Central Colorado Power Company's Barker Dam (hydroelectric) in Boulder County, Colorado; shows the reservoir filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/10
- View of Central Colorado Power Company's Barker Dam (hydroelectric) in Boulder County, Colorado; shows the reservoir filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Bear traps, Shoshone dam
- View of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant dam construction in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado River, water gates, and a footbridge.
- Hydraulic gates--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam...
- 1910
- $Shoshone dam looking downstream, 12\4\10$
- Shoshone dam looking downstream, 12\4\10
- View of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant dam construction in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado River, water control gates, a footbridge, a wheelbarrow, and sheet metal sheds.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Hydroelectric...
- 1910
- $Shoshone dam looking down stream, 12\4\10$
- Shoshone dam looking down stream, 12\4\10
- View of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant dam construction in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado River, control gates, a footbridge, and a milepost: "Flanger."
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield...
- 1910
- Shoshone dam looking up stream
- View of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant dam construction in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado River, men working, intake gates, a footbridge, and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam...
- 1910
- Barker Dam 11/17/10
- View of Central Colorado Power Company's Barker Dam (hydroelectric) in Boulder County, Colorado; shows the reservoir filling with water from Middle Boulder Creek.
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Bear traps, Shoshone dam
- View of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant dam construction in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado River, water gates, and a footbridge.
- Hydraulic gates--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant...
- 1910
- Shoshone Powerhouse
- Shoshone powerhouse, buildings and residence; canyon wall and Colorado River; McClure dated photograph March 18, 1910; Shoshone section, Glenwood Canyon, Colorado.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1910-1920.; Power plants--Colorado--1910.
- 1910
- Street scene Platteville Colo
- View of a business street in Platteville, Weld County, Colorado; shows "The Golden Rule" dry goods store [Joseph Gass, Proprietor], the First National Bank, church, windmill, horse- drawn carriage, horseback rider, and automobile.
- Platteville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Platteville--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Platteville--1910-1920.
- 1910 January 22
- Buena Vista and Collegiate Range on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Buena Vista, Colorado from Midland Hill reached via Colorado Midland Railway; distant view of Collegiate Range; Rio Grande Railway station, center; Chaffee County Court House.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Midland Hill (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Buena Vista--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Buena Vista--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- 1911
- Princess Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Princess Theater, 1620 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; ornately exterior decorated theater, ticket booth in alcove entrance; horse-drawn carriages, bicycles and early battery powered automobile parked at curb. men, women &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Princess Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- Mts. Princeton, Harvard, and Yale
- View from Midland Railroad grade hill across south end of Buena Vista to Collegiate Range in Chaffee County, Colorado; shows Mounts Princeton, Harvard, and Yale, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks. C & S, Colorado and Southern...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Chaffee County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1911
- Knights of Columbus bldg.
- Exterior view of Knights of Columbus building, Glenarm Place and 14th (Fourteenth), Denver, Colorado; street level businesses include Adolph's Pharmacy (Adolph Swoboda, 501 14th), Denver Decorating Company (507 14th), J.K. Mullen Investment Company...
- Knights of Columbus--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Grant Ave. on a stormy day
- View south on snowy Grant Avenue, Denver, Colorado; shows edge of Colorado State Capitol building, Colorado State History Museuem (later called Colorado Historical Society Museum), and woman holding umbrella walking down sidewalk.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 April 18
- Denver business, Smith-Brooks Printing
- View of the Smith-Brooks Printing Company at 1733-1747 California Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile with 1914 license plate, advertising posters, and boarding house; businesses include: Richmond Suction Cleaners and M.L. Foss (bicycle...
- Smith-Brooks Printing Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Printing
- A printer sits at a table, working with printing blocks at the Smith-Brooks Printing Company in Denver, Colorado; shows ink bottles, company name, and July 1914 calendar posted on wall.
- Smith-Brooks Printing Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Printers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Colo. National Bank bldg., W. E. & A. A. Fisher architects, Seerie Brothers Construction Co.
- View of site for Colorado National Bank building at 17th (seventeenth) and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows an empty lot and buildings with signs: "L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company," "Cook Medical Co.," "Price's Commercial Photo...
- Colorado National Bank--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Colo. National Bank bldg., W. E. & A. A. Fisher, architects, Seerie Brothers Co. builders
- View of Colorado National Bank construction, 17th (seventeenth) and Champa streets, Denver, Colorado; shows steel girders atop a row of Ionic columns, a crane system of beams, ropes and pulleys, and marble; a sign reads: "Seerie Brothers...
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915 March 13
- Dr. Sydel homestead, sedan grass planted 6/20/16
- View of three men standing in a field of chest-high grass; probably on land homesteaded by Dr. Sydel near Craig, Colorado.
- Sydel, Dr.--Homes & haunts.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Homesteading--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- 1916
- 17th Street, Denver
- View southeast at Tremont Street and Seventeenth Street to Brown Palace Hotel (1892); "The Albet Sechrist Mfg. Co." show rooms on left; sign for "factory 1717 Logan", lamps in showroom windows with signs for "Electro Plating", "Electric repair",...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Spring Creek party at Great Divide barbecue
- Women, men and children, most in hats, gather around a picnic blanket at Great Divide (Moffat County), Colorado. Shows young children and a baby in a baby carriage, wagons and sagebrush. John A. Breach kneels, he holds his cup upside down. He wears...
- Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.; Breach, Glen T.; Breach, John A.; Breach, Susannah.
- 1917
- Mercy Hospital
- Exterior view of Mercy Hospital at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Milwaukee Street in Denver, Colorado (opened in 1901); shows automobiles with 1917 license plates.
- Mercy Medical Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Concert Theatre and Stadium, Civic Center, Denver
- Southwest view of an early phase of construction of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado; shows theater benches, stage, scaffolding, cement mixer, and workmen near hoist.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Concert Theatre and Stadium, Civic Center, Denver
- View of an early phase of construction of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917 December 22
- Presentation of loving cup to Mr. Volney Hoggett
- A crowd of spectators watch as a loving cup is presented to Mr. Volney Hoggett on September 21, 1917, at Great Divide, Moffat County, Colorado; shows men and women seated around makeshift stage (bunting and canvas hangs across wooden slats), two...
- Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Awards--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.; Hoggatt, Volney.
- 1917 September 21
- Dr. Waggner's 200 Acres of Wheat, 24 Bu. Per Acre, 531-6-62, 7/26/'18
- View of men and wheat threshing machinery in a field (probably) on eastern plains near the Front Range of Colorado; men sit on bushel bags (printed: "Bemis Extra Heavy Seamless").
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1910-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1910-1920.; Threshing machines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Denver parks, Lakeside, games & rides
- View of riders on a roller-coaster at White City amusement park (later called Lakeside) west of Denver, Colorado; view taken from top of incline looking down at two car-loads of waving riders.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; White City (Denver, Colo. : Amusement park)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Museum City Park, Denver
- View of the Denver Museum of Natural History in City Park, Denver, Colorado (built in 1908; north wing added in 1918); shows automobiles parked along drive (one with 1919 license plate), a man and woman at building portico, and landscaped lawn and...
- Denver Museum of Natural History--1910-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Colorado corn cribs
- Three wire corn cribs on Weddlis farm (?) eastern plains, Colorado; shows chickens, wooden wagon, barn or shed roof, and wooden corral gate.
- Corn cribs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Long's Peak [i.e. James?] from Mt. Evans Road
- View from Mt. Evans Road of a peak, possibly James Peak, Clear Creek County, Colorado; automobile with Colorado 1924 license plate parked on right side of dirt road.
- James Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Mt. Evans
- View of Mt. Evans, Clear Creek County, Colorado, from Mt. Evans Road; shows automobile (1924 license plate) and standing man standing alongside dirt road.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1924