Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Tiny Town, Colorado
- A toddler wearing a dress and a hat walks past a row of miniature houses in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. Miniature streetlights are next to miniature sidewalks.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands next to the miniature commercial district in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The buildings include miniature storefronts. Miniature electrical towers are in the background.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, Frontier Days Parade
- A miniature Union Pacific train passes by a crowd of men, women and children at a Frontier Days parade in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming. Neon business signs include: "Kaufman Hardware," "Woodrick and Allen Florsheim Shoes," "The Irene Shoppe,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1950-1960.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Miniature railroads--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Tinytown
- Boys stand near a fence and look at a railroad engine over a bridge near a miniature commercial district at Tiny Town (Tinytown) in Turkey Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a miniature church, railroad depot, a replica of the Pine...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1930-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1950?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands near the miniature train depot and the tracks of the Tiny Town railroad in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The train is stopped over the iron bridge that spans a man-made lake. A sign "Lakeside Drive" is attached to a...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Live steam miniature rr Elitch's Gardens - Denver
- Passengers ride a miniature train at Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado, riding a miniature train. A man in bandit costume points guns at the passengers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1931 January 14
- Tiny Town
- View of the Tiny Town Community Church and library in Tiny Town, a miniature village in Jefferson County, Colorado. The library is a one-story building with Doric columns, a pediment with lettering that reads: "Library," and Palladian windows. The...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town
- A woman poses between Tiny Town Community Church and library in Tiny Town, a miniature village in Jefferson County, Colorado. The library is a one-story building with Doric columns, a pediment with lettering that reads: "Library," and Palladian...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town
- The miniature riverboat S.S. Columbine is anchored in a man-made lake in Tiny Town, a miniature village in Jefferson County, Colorado. The boat has three decks and two smokestacks. Ducks are in the pond near the boat.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Turkey Creek (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Model boats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Steamboats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Morrison, Colo.
- View of Tiny Town located at 6249 South Turkey Creek Road, near Morrison, Colo. Work on the miniature town, originally called Turnerville, began in 1915. The designer and builder was George Turner, owner of the Turner Moving and Storage Company....
- Amusements--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Tiny Town (Jefferson County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Amusements--Colorado--Morrison--Pictorial works.; Tiny Town (Jefferson County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Miniature train at Tiny Town
- The engineer takes engine No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine with sightseers in passenger cars on a ride around the miniature village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Miniture [sic] train, Elitch Garden, Denver
- Miniature steam-powered train, Elitch's Gardens, Denver, Colorado; Fred Root built steam engines for Elitch's (viewed as engineer); men, women and small children riding train; benches, tables and refreshment stand, background; directional signs "To...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A boy poses near a miniature buggy that holds a doll posed with a crown and staff as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The miniature buggy is decorated with greenery and flowers and is hitched to a pug dog....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Dolls--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, between 1896 and 1898]
- Lakeside Park train, miniature engine number 44, engine type 4-4- 0
- Miniature live-steam, at Lakeside Park. Photographed: Denver, Colo., August 30, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.); Miniature railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Railroads, Miniature.
- 1931
- Sign for the Pioneer Train, Denver Zoo, Denver
- View of a sign for the Pioneer Train located in the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele Street, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The wooden sign has a painted image of the miniature train and reads: "Pioneer Train Ride," "Train Tickets 75 cents, Children Under...
- Denver Zoo--1970-1980.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Miniature railroads.; Parks.; Signs (Notices); Zoos.; Denver Zoo--Pictorial works.; Railroads, Miniature--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 1977
- Tiny Town, Colo. - residential house
- A young girl wearing a winter coat examines a miniature house in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The Spanish-style, stucco house has a tile roof and two chimneys.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature houses--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - miniature steamboat
- The miniature riverboat S. S. Columbine is anchored in a man-made lake in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The boat has three decks and two smokestacks.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Steamboats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Tiny Town
- The Tiny Town Special, a scaled steam engine, pulls passengers in open bench seat cars around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Other visitors stand next to their automobiles in parking lot under a sign:...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- Pop Goddard poses on engine No. 101 Tiny Town Special Railroad, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Children passengers peer out of coaches behind the Coors freight car. The train is parked in front of a residential area in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature...
- 1942
- Tiny Town
- Harry Altig, engineer, drives engine No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine with passenger and freight cars and a caboose, around the miniature village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Altig, George.
- July 8, 1947
- Tiny Town
- Harry Altig, engineer, drives engine No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine with passenger and freight cars and a caboose around the miniature village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Altig, George.
- July 8, 1947
- Turner's Tiny Town, near Indian Hills, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The buildings, which represent famous buildings from Colorado history, include Turner Fireproof Warehouse with trademark globes, pool hall,...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- Pop Goddard and a boy, both in overhalls pose on engine No. 101 Tiny Town Special Railroad, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Passengers peer out of cars. The train is parked in front of business district with the Central...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature...
- 1942
- Live steam miniature RR Elitch's Gardens - Denver
- Passengers ride a miniature train at Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Miniature golf course Colfax & Race
- Rooftop view of a miniature golf course at Colfax Avenue and Race Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A group of men and boys stand near the sidewalk at the edge of the course. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Miniature golf course Colfax & Garfield
- View of a miniature golf course at Colfax Avenue and Garfield Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The course is surrounded by a chain link fence. A Baptist church is nearby.
- Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Miniature golf course Denver
- View of a miniature golf course in Denver, Colorado. The one-story adobe starter's hut has vigas and a curvilinear gable. A billboard reads: "Cottrell's Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Miniature golf course
- View of the Tom Thumb miniature golf course in Denver, Colorado. The starter's hut has adobe walls and a tile roof. Patio furniture and a large umbrella are on the course.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Miniature golf course Denver 11th & Lincoln
- Rooftop view of a partially constructed miniature golf course at 11th (Eleventh) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The adobe starter's hut has vigas and a rooftop sign that reads: "Velvet." A lumber...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Miniature golf courses Denver
- Rooftop view of a partially constructed miniature golf course at 11th (Eleventh) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The adobe starter's hut has vigas and a rooftop sign that reads: "Velvet." A lumber...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Miniature golf course Denver
- View of a miniature golf course at Colfax Avenue and Race Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The course is surrounded by a chain-link fence. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs on buildings read: "Alladin Drugs Corbetta...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Miniature golf course Denver
- Rooftop view of a miniature golf course in Denver, Colorado. Folding chairs and an umbrella are on the course. An automobile and house are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature golf--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Miniature train @ City Park, Denver, 1:50 P.M.
- View of the miniature train at City Park in Denver, Colorado. The train travels over a bridge with concrete pilings. The engineer sit in the front of the train. Two women sit in the open passenger cars. The logo on the locomotive reads: "Union...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 March 21
- Miniature train @ City Park, Denver, 5:45 P.M.
- View of the miniature train at City Park in Denver, Colorado. The train travels over a bridge with concrete pilings. The engineer sit in the front of the train and men, women and children sit in the open passenger cars. The logo on the front of the...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1949 May 22
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Miniature
- Miniature cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) miniature cradleboard with a doll inside of it made by Chipeta. The cradleboard is decorated with multi-colored beads and thread, and buckskin fringe on the bottom. The doll has black cotton thread hair and painted...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Dolls--1880-1890.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- 1880
- Miniature knife sheath
- Shows a Native American Sioux miniature knife sheath from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, with lazy stitch and decorated with multicolor and translucent beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1910-1930.; Sheaths--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Miniature bag
- A miniature bag obtained from Native American Sioux Lucy Knife of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It was used to receive the first teeth of a child which were preserved for good luck. The pouch is made of red, green, yellow, and purple quillwork. It has...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bags (Containers)--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Overview - Tiny Town, Colorado
- A young girl stands among the miniature buildings in a panoramic view of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town
- View of miniature buildings in Tiny Town, Colorado, in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Tiny Town
- A young girl wearing a winter coat stands on a slope below the miniature industrial section of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - church & library
- View of the miniature Tiny Town Community Church and library in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The library is a one-story, horizontal building with doric columns. The church has twin steeples.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town
- A young girl stands next to the miniature commercial district in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The girl is bundled in a winter coat and a hat. Signs: "Western Union," "Real Estate," and "Tiny Town Mercantile Co."
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - overview
- Panoramic view of the miniature town of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - overview
- Panoramic view of the the miniature community of Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Broadcasting Station, Tiny Town, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale broadcasting station with KFEL radio towers, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920. The large adobe pueblo in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Radio stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Panorama of Tiny Town in Turkey Creek Canon
- View over the one sixth scale miniature village of Tiny Town in Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the changes Harry Frazer made after the departure of George Turner.
- Frazer, Harry--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Tiny Town
- View of Tiny Town, in Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes George Turner's estate ("Crow's Nest"), and the miniature village he opened to the public in 1920. Several automobiles with sightseers park in front of the one sixth...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- Moving company owner, George Turner, poses with friends on Main Street of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buildings include a gas station, a replica of his warehouse, complete with its trademark light globes, grocery,...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1921]