Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Orphans' Home
- Boys and their teacher stand at workbenches in a workshop at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The boys wear aprons over shirts and ties; the...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Workbenches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- African-American (Black) girls and boys eat at small tables in a room at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One boy wears a suitcoat and tie. An...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; African Americans--Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; African Americans--Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children eating &...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Boys pose with wood planes in the workshop at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows wooden worktables and lumber racks.
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Workbenches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Orphans at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado sit on the floor and in cribs in their dormitory and pose for the camera. A woman caregiver looks...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children's furniture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Girls sit on wooden chairs and form a circle around their teacher in a large room at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses; some have bows in their hair.
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Girls and their teacher lift their arms in an exercise class at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses; some have bows in...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Girls and their teacher sit at tables and on chairs and sew in a classroom at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children sewing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Girls in aprons and caps and their teacher stand before tables with cooking implements at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows metal tables...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children cooking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Boys and girls sit at wooden desks in a classroom at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a large classroom with tall windows. Paper chains...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Desks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphan Home
- Three girls stand in the kitchen at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows baked and unbaked loaves of bread, pans of crackers, a bread oven,...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bread--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children cooking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Children sit at long tables in prayer before mealtime at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a china mug, knife, fork and spoon at each...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children praying--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Children eat at tables in a room at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows two infants in high chairs and older boys and girls. A caregiver...
- Denver Orphan's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Boys at Clayton College
- Carl Gustave Johnson, William Ryenhold Johnson, and Frank Clark pose outdoors at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. Carl wears overalls while William and Frank wear coats.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Clark, Frank, Denver resident.; Johnson,...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Three of the boys at Clayton College
- Angus Gowans, Jerome Death, and Steve Leonard pose outdoors at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear overalls.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Death, Jerome.; Gowans, Angus.; Leonard,...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Angus Gowans first boy received at Clayton College
- Angus Gowans writes at a desk at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. He wears bib overalls and uses a pencil and paper.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1911?]
- Clayton College
- A boy poses outdoors at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. He wears overalls and a long sleeved shirt.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Clayton College
- Edwin Gustafson and Walter Horkaus fold sheets or cloth near a commercial mangle at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. A man and woman are nearby.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Clayton College boys at Denver Post press
- Boys and a teacher from Clayton College look on as a man operates a printing press at the Denver Post printing plant in Denver, Colorado. Buckets of ink are suspended from the ceiling nearby.
- Denver Post--Facilities--1910-1920.; George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspaper...
- 1913 January 8
- Boys at Clayton College
- Paul George, Carl Edelen, Stephen Carvesh (?), Earl Magnuson (?), and Oscar Oish (?) pose with pitchforks, hay carts, and a rake at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear ties and overalls.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Clayton College baseball team
- The Clayton College baseball team includes (back row, left to right): J. Galley, W. Johnson, Capt. S. Leonard, L. Harvey, and L. Wheatley (front row, left to right): P. McCall, R. Orcutts, H. R. Brush, H. Murry, Mascot, T. Southern, Supt. D....
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School...
- 1919 May 6
- Clayton College boys
- Verner Hounchell, Christie Butterfoss, and George McQueary break up dirt with axes at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear overalls and ties.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Axes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gardening--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Boys at Clayton College
- Girard and Duaine Collor pose outdoors with chickens at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. One boy wears a jacket and the other wears overalls and a tie.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Plymouth Rocks (Poultry)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Chickens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Dentist's office Clayton College
- A dentist examines Christie Butterfoss at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. Dentist's tools and chair are in the room.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dental offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dentistry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Dining hall
- Boys and women say grace in the dining hall of Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. A group of men look on.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Hospital
- Boys lie in bed and sit at tables in the infirmary at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. One boy sits in a wagon and wears a bonnet.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Infirmaries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Clayton College, Denver, Colo.
- Boys and staff members pose on the steps of the dining hall at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear suits and ties and hold their hats. An arrow points to Angus (A.E.) Gowans, the first...
- Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- William N. Byers' Home for Boys
- View of the side yard and porch of the E. M. Byers Home for Boys at 64 West Alameda in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick residence with dentils and arched windows. Boys play in the yard under flowering bushes. A boy leaves a...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Clayton Home
- Teachers and students sit, kneel or stand in a day room at Clayton College, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado. One group of boys sits with a man and a woman in the corner of the room. Another group plays with a toy train set. The room has arched...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children & adults--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Geo. W. Clayton School, Denver, Colo.
- Teenage boys and girls pose on steps at Clayton College, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado. The students in front wear knickers. Identified subjects include: Robert Morrison, Roy L. Moyne, David Grimes, Paul Marx, George Keith, Frank Briggs, William...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 February
- Geo. W. Clayton School, Denver, Colo.
- Boys, girls, and teenagers pose on steps at Clayton College, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses or skirts and blouses, some wear wide headbands or ribbons in their hair. The boys wear suits with pants or knickers.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School...
- 1914 June
- Geo. W. Clayton School, Denver, Colo. mid year class 1913
- Boys, girls, and teenagers pose on steps at Clayton College, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado. Identified students include: Mary Elizabeth Ellis, 1) Glenna Vincent, 2) Ida Linder, 3) Byrd Averill, 4) Julia Loser, 5) Ruth Cash, 6) Laura Levy, 7)...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School...
- 1913
- Geo. W. Clayton School, Denver, Colo.
- Boys, girls and teenagers pose on steps at Clayton College, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado. Students include possibly a Native American or African American boy. The boys wear suits with pants or knickers. The girls wear dresses or skirts and...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School...
- 1915 February
- Geo. W. Clayton School, Denver, Colo., June Class, 1913
- Boys, girls, and teenagers pose on steps at Clayton College, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado. Some of the boys wear suits, others wear knickers. The girls wear dresses or skirts and blouses.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School...
- 1913 June