Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Presby church, Brush, Colo
- The Presbyterian Church in Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, is a frame building with a gable roof, ridgecresting and a belfry. Dwellings and a large brick building with a domed tower and cupola are in the background.
- Brush (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- A bit of Main St. Canon City looking east
- Main Street in Canon City, Colorado, bustles with pedestrians, buggies, wagons and horses. Stone and brick commercial buildings line both sides; many have canvas awnings or open porches. Signs read: "Real Estate," "W. H. Peabody & Co. Pure Drugs...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Main St. Canon City looking west from First National Bank (Reynolds Bank on corner)
- Stone columns flank the mitred, pedimented entry of a building in Canon City, Colorado. An imbricated shingle turret with letters: "Reynold's Bank" is on the corner. A bicycle, horses, buggies (one with an umbrella), pedestrians and children are...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Salvation Army String Band, Silverton, Colo.
- Studio portrait of the Salvation Army String Band in Silverton, Colorado. Eleven young ladies and one little girl with instruments are in front of a painted backdrop of an open, hexagonally parqueted door and window. They are in matching uniforms...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Stringed instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Boiler for the first dredge that went into Warren, Idaho
- Men pose around a wagon carrying a boiler tank in Warren, Idaho County, Idaho. They wear suits, and slouch or planter hats. A team of eight horses in harness pull the conveyance.
- Warren (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Dredges--Idaho--Warren--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Trinidad, Colorado Fisher's Peak
- Panoramic view of Trinidad, Colorado, looking northeast at frame and adobe dwellings and commercial buildings. Retaining walls are along the Purgatoire River. Fisher's Peak is in the background.
- Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of a floral funeral tribute in Central City, Colorado; shows a portrait of a man, a bicorn hat with feathers, and flower arrangements depicting a Masonic square and compass, a cross, and letters: "Nevada No. 4.," and RAM No. 1."
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bouquets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking west; shows the schoolhouse, belfry of the Fireman's Hall, the Denver Hotel, the Arlington House, a frame building with a curvelinear false front and a wide cornice. The Methodist Church and the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile range (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895?]
- View from Shock Hill
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast shows frame dwellings and commercial buildings; more substantial structures are concentrated at the center of town. Tracks, freightcars and buildings of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are in the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Main St., winter 1898-9, U.S. mail on snowshoes
- On south Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, a two-story, false fronted building on the left has a sign reading "Miner's Home Saloon." The next building, with its low false front flanking the gabled roof has a banner below its three sash windows...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1898 or 1899
- Main street
- On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, a frame, two-story, gable roofed residence with bay windows flanking its entry is half buried in snow. Built in an 'ell' shape with a partially enclosed porch in the inside corner, the house has a square...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Bernard 850 Humboldt
- View of the Bernard Apartments in Denver, Colorado, at 850 Humboldt Street; features include stucco finish and awnings.
- Bernard, The (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- The Norman 99 So. Downing
- View of The Norman apartments at 99 South Downing Street, in Denver, Colorado; features of the six-story building include brick mission style pediments and finials.
- Norman, The (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Acacia 14th and Penn.
- View of the Acacia Apartments in Denver, Colorado, at 14th (Fourteenth) and Pennsylvania Streets; features include brick corbeling and a gated courtyard. An automobile and van are at the curb; lettering reads: "Palina - Blackstone."
- Acacia Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- The Grimm - 1270 Pearl
- View of the Grimm apartments at 1270 Pearl Street in Denver, Colorado; features include brick trim, pediments, and an arched entry with urns.
- Grimm, The (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The Chateau 900 Sherman
- View of the Chateau apartments at 900 Sherman Street in Denver, Colorado; features include half timbering, dormers, and a courtyard. Automobiles are parked at the curb.
- Chateau, The (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The Chrysler So. Gaylord and E. Mississippi
- View of The Chrysler apartments at South Gaylord and East Mississippi Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include brick trim. Sign reads: "For Rent... About June 1st, Roy Chrysler 1093 So. Gaylord."
- Chrysler, The (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Lawrence Street between 13th and 14th
- View of brick commercial buildings on Lawrence Street, in Denver, Colorado; bicycles are parked by storefronts and signs: "The Denver Lithographing Co.," "Commonwealth M'F'G' Co," and "Dieter's Book Bindery."
- Denver Lithographing Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Dieter's Book Bindery (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Post Office Building - corner of 15th & Lawrence Str.
- View of the intersection of 15th (Fifteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Post Office is in the Hughes Block, a brick building with windows set in an arched facade, an outside staircase, and a covered porch with signs that read:...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Children's choir
- Portrait of the St. Mark's Episcopal Church choir in Denver, Colorado; boys, girls, men and women pose.
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Choirs (Music)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1920
- Ralph B. Mayo residence
- View of the Ralph B. Mayo residence at 3940 E. Evans Street in the University Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features an arched stoop and balconies. Snow covers the ground.
- Mayo, Ralph B.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; University Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- C B & Q Depot Brush, Colo.
- View inside the Colorado, Burlington and Quincy railroad Depot in Brush (Morgan County), Colorado. E.S. Dutton, the agent, and George Stewart, the telegraph operator, sit at telegraph equipment. Dutton, in a bowler hat, taps out a message. The men...
- Brush (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph--1900-1910.
- 1901
- New $35,000 high school North Canon City, Colo
- This substantial four-story brick school in Canon City, Colorado, has ornate chimneys, dormers, a portico with balustrade, and a stone foundation. Letters under the cornice read: "A.D. High School 190(?)." Boys sit on the walls flanking the entry...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1907?]
- Wolhurst
- People at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: Neville Hughes (bachelor on horse), Clara Wilder (striped dress-house guest from the east), Ben W. Lawrence (Mrs. Lawrence in little cape), Kitty Hughes, Anna H Fowler (on end of...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Central City, Colorado
- Four funeral wreaths are arranged in front of a wall painted with draperies, steps, and a table covered by a tablecloth in Central City, Colorado. The wreaths are made of roses, carnations, lilacs, lilies, and ferns. One arrangement is lyre-shaped...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Wreaths--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Anatomy Building fall 1889
- Boardwalk leads to the shed-roofed entry of this brick, two-story building at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Shingle imbrication finishes the gable end, and the sills and foundation are of local stone. A chimney is centered in a dormer, and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Batteries and electricity
- Electrical instruments in this University of Colorado at Boulder laboratory include an astatic mirror galvanometer on a shelf with switches and wire coils. Wooden battery boxes with terminals are on a lower surface by electrometers; one of the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Laboratories--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Chemistry class
- Chalkboards on interior walls of classroom at the University of Colorado at Boulder have the periodic table of the elements and formulae drawn on them. A workbench has alembics, bottles, and retorts on it. Part of the bench features a glass...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Chemistry laboratory
- This laboratory at the University of Colorado at Boulder has a bench backed by shelves full of apothecary bottles. Each is labeled, identifying various chemicals. Slates, an oven, a beaker, molecular models, a precipitating glass, distillation...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Laboratories--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Chemistry supply room
- Shelves line interior walls of this supply room at the University of Colorado at Boulder. They are filled with mortars and pestles, chemical glassware, bottles, and funnels. A young man sits in a spindle chair by a door with angled, arched molding.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Classroom interior
- Chalkboards in this University of Colorado at Boulder classroom have scenes drawn on them. The first depicts classic era workmen and has "(1)"; the second is an abduction and has "(2)"; the third is of horses falling from the sky and has "Phaeton"...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Drawing of Woodbury Hall
- Woodbury Hall, (in this architect's preliminary sketch) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four-story stone building with stone arched windows and a gable roof. A square tower with turrets houses the entry; eyebrow dormers flank it on...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Earth sciences
- Crystal models fill shelves in a classroom at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A wooden table holds a goniometer, refractometer, glass bottles, oil lamps, and a microscope. Tables hold boxes and samples; an open folio of topographic maps...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- History class
- Rolled maps of Europe and France hang on the interior walls of this University of Colorado at Boulder classroom, and busts of men are drawn on the chalkboard. A spindleworked, wooden desk and chair are on a dais with windows behind it; student...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Higher mathematics
- Classroom interior at the University of Colorado at Boulder has plaster and string models of mathematical constructs on a table and in glass enclosed shelves. Theodolites on tripods are to the sides, and various three dimensional shapes are drawn...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Library
- Shelved books line the interior walls of the library at the University of Colorado at Boulder. An open book is on a stand by a wall heater grating and a typewriter. An inkpot, pen, and books are on a carved wood, Italian revival table which is...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Library
- Shelved books line the interior walls of the library at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A carved wood, Italian revival table has open books and trigonometric string and bead models on it. Matching side chairs flank it. A framed series of...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Microscope
- Lenses are on a table around a high powered microscope at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A lens in a vertically adjusting armature is by the interior wall in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Microscopes--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University...
- 1889
- Mathematics class
- Chalkboards on interior walls of classroom at the University of Colorado at Boulder have three dimensional models and math problems drawn on them. Globes, theodolites on tripods, an alidade, and surveyor's sticks are at the front of the class;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Office of the President - Horace M. Hale, L.L.D.
- Wainscoting and wallpaper finish interior walls of the president's office at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Italian revival, wood chairs and a table are in the center; books and papers clutter the tabletop. A glass display case is full of...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Old Main
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story ornate brick building with stone arched windows and mansard roofed towers. Young trees are planted in the lawn around it, and it is reflected in the surface of Varsity Lake in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Old Main on right Woodbury Hall under construction.
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story ornate brick building with a stone foundation. It has arched windows and mansard roof towers. The largest, projecting from the body of the structure, houses the entry. Trees are...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Old Main
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story, ornate brick building with a stone foundation. It has arched windows and mansard roofed, ridgecrested towers. The largest, projecting from the body of the structure, houses the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Old Main
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story ornate brick building with stone arched windows and mansard roofed towers. Young trees are planted in the lawn around it, and it is reflected in the surface of Varsity Lake in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Optical bench
- Filters and lenses are mounted on an optical bench at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Other instruments are strewn on the wooden surface, and an interior door is in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Optics
- Telescopes target a prism at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A sheaf of papers has a series of graded, vertical black bars, and lettering: "Prof. H. A. Rowland." A wire power coil and electrical equipment are in back against the interior...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Optical devices--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.;...
- 1889
- Paleontology
- Fossils and rocks are in glass cases at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Wooden drawers with brass pulls are below, and on top, against the interior wall, are more samples. Glass specimen bottles contain sealife including starfish, octopi,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Paleontology
- Fossils, rocks, and specimen bottles are in glass cases at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Wooden drawers with brass pulls are below, and on top, against the interior wall, are papers, glass jars, and a set of antlers.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Physics class
- Light experimentation equipment in this University of Colorado at Boulder classroom consists of an optical bench with an adjustable slit and lamps, prisms, lenses, and filters. An open wooden case contains other instruments; a bi-prism defractor...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- President's house
- Varsity Lake, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is in the foreground. The wooden footbridge, young trees, and the President's House are on the bank. The two-story brick residence has a cottage roof, dormers, chimneys and bay windows. A man...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889