Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sam Jr, barber shop in Globeville, Sam Maestas Jr.
- Samuel Maestas Jr. gives a customer a hair cut in his barber shop, "Sam's Barber Shop" in Globeville, Colorado. He wears a white barbers smock, barber equipment and supplies are in a case and on a counter behind him.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Barbers.; Barbershops.; Interiors.; Maestas, Samuel--Pictorial works.; Barbers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1958
- Facundo Maestas oldest son of José Lucas & María Amada Armito Maestas.
- Portrait of Facundo Maestas, born in Ocate, New Mexico. He moved to Colorado, died at the age of 63 in Denver, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Portraits.; Maestas, Facundo, 1876-1939--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- ca. 1896
- Salomé Maestas son of José Lucas & María Amada Armijo Maestas.
- Salomé (aka Samuel) Maestas plays the saxophone at probably a Lions Club event in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. He wears a shirt, tie, slacks and eyeglasses. A banner that hangs behind him reads: "[L]ions Club [Ar]vada [C]olorado.
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Arvada (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Portraits.; Musicians.; Maestas, Salomé 1896-1991--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American musicians--Colorado--Arvada--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Jovita Aguayo, Severa Varela the pair is dressed to work in beet fields near Sedgwick, Colorado.
- Jovita Aguayo and Severa Varela, two young women dressed as men lean against the rear of an automobile near Sedgwick (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Jovita Aguayo wears a shirt, jeans, and boots, she has on a brimmed cap. Her friend, Severa Varela...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Sedgwick County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Agricultural laborers.; Women.; Aguayo, Jovita Ortega--Pictorial works.; Varela, Severa--Pictorial works.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Sedgwick County--Pictorial works.;...
- 1929
- Jose Aguayo, Celia Aguayo
- Studio portrait of Jose and Celia Aguayo. The young boy, in a sailor suit, poses with his infant sister. She wears a dress, has a large bow in her hair and holds a rattle.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Boys.; Families.; Girls.; Aguayo, Celia--Pictorial works.; Aguayo, Jose--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Brothers and sisters--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- ca. 1944
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 3 and 4, 1925 March-April
- [A]rizona, the Grand Canyon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- View from what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card displayed probably on a wall. Shows a cliff called The Alligator and the Colorado River.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Cabinet photographs--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon...
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Alter [i.e. altar] St. John's Cathedral, Denver
- Close view of the altar at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Altars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Antlers Hotel, Colo. Springs
- Southwestward view of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado (completed in 1901, designed by Fredrick Sterner), taken from sidewalk across street; early automobile parked in front of building.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- View of a narrow-gauge railroad track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway) and locomotive with two cars along the Los Animas River in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado; five women sit on rocks near river, one man stands behind train; snow-covered...
- Los Animas River (Colo.); Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Cheyenne Mountain from Duffield Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of Cheyenne Mountain from Duffield on the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway (standard gauge) in Colorado Rocky Mountains; at center of image is a smoking locomotive; low clouds swathe the mountains.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Curricanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon
- View of a narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Gunnison River winding through the Black Canyon west of Gunnison, Colorado; Curecanti Needle rock formation is across river.
- Gunnison River Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Black Canyon--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Delivery Room Public Library , Denver
- Interior view of the Delivery Room (Circulation Unit) at the main (Civic Center) building of Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado; at left is circulation counter, with three levels of shelving; at right are card catalogs, bulletin boards, and a...
- Denver Public Library--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Interior St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- Interior view of the nave of the St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist) in Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Mt. Meeker and Sawtooth Mtn., from Allen's Park, Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of snow-patched 13,911-foot Mount Meeker (about one mile southeast of Longs Peak) and 12,303 Sawtooth Mountain from Allenspark, Colorado, along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; a barbed-wire fence runs parallel to the road; small culvert in...
- Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Allenspark--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Palmer Lake
- View of Palmer Lake, Colorado from south side of Palmer Lake; Denver & Rio Grande depot (built in 1882) visible across lake; at far right, on east side of lake, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe tracks are shown.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Pavilion, Washington Park, Denver
- View of the boating pavilion at the North Lake in Washington Park in Denver, Colorado (constructed in 1913, designed by architect Jules Jacques Benois Benedict); rowboats on lake in front of pavilion; trees in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Pine Crest, Palmer Lake
- View of the Pine Crest Resort at Palmer Lake, Colorado, owned by William Pickens and Dr. Fred R. Baker; signs read: "Pine Crest" and "Swimming Pool."
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Pine Crest Resort (Palmer Lake, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Pitkin Colo.
- View of the mining town of Pitkin, Colorado, in Gunnison County; narrow-gauge railroad track in foreground (either Colorado & Southern Railway or Denver & Rio Grande Railway); mill with smokestack and slag heap at left; wooden buildings of town at...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Plum Creek
- View of shallow, tree-lined creek with grassy banks and sandy bottom; probably located in Prowers County, Colorado (tributary to either Arkansas River or Two Butte Creek).
- Plum Creek (Colo.); Streams--Colorado--Prowers County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Spanish Peaks
- View of the Spanish Peaks, located south of La Veta, Colorado, from plain; at left, East Spanish Peak rises 12,683 feet; at center, West Spanish Peak rises 13,626 feet; pine tree at right foreground; wooden fencing criss-crosses plain.
- Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- Interior view of the nave at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
- Exterior view of St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Berkley [sic] Lake Parkway, Denver
- View of Berkeley Lake Parkway in Denver, Colorado; at left, an adobe-style building (bathhouse or pavilion) is surrounded by landscaping, with bench and sprinkler in front; Berkeley Lake is barely visible behind building; in foreground, dirt road...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1920]
- Colo. Yule Marble Co. Quarries, Marble Colo.
- Interior view of a marble quarry at the Colorado-Yule Marble Company Quarries in Marble, Colorado; shows three channeling machines with channeling tracks on ledge and wooden timbers attached to a metal wheel (perhaps hoisting equipment).
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Palmer Lake
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway train depot at Palmer Lake, Colorado (built in 1882); lake at left, with pavilion and moored rowboats; two tracks at right, a water tower at center; a man sits on bench in front of station; buildings of town...
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- A bunch of white face cattle on Williams Fork Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View from hillside above a herd of hereford cattle in the Williams Fork Mountain Range, which extends through Moffat and Routt Counties, Colorado.
- Hereford cattle--Colorado--1910-1920.; Moffat County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; White Fork Mountains (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Cowboy Vein Gilsonite Mine Bandanna, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; piles of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) surround a mine shaft; a miner in overalls stands under a scaffolding with pulley...
- Gilsonite--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Long's Peak from Stanley Hotel, Estes Park
- View of 14,255-foot Longs Peak and Estes Park, Colorado, from Stanley Hotel; low stone wall and lamp-posts of hotel in foreground; residences of Estes Park at mid-ground, with snow-patched peak in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colo.)
- [between 1909 and 1916]
- Ouray Colo.
- Southeast view of Ouray, Colorado from western hillside; shows Denver and Rio Grande narrow-gauge tracks, station, boxcars, and Uncompahgre River with bridges. Identifiable buildings include County Courthouse and Library.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Ouray Colo.
- Southward view of Ouray, Colorado, shows Third (3rd or Main) Street with turret of Elks Club on east side of street. Businesses include: Arps Bros Hardware, Columbus Saloon, County Courthouse, and City Hall. Uncompahgre River is spanned by bridges,...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Baseball--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Second cutting, alfalfa, Sweet Ranch Colo. Midland Ry
- View of alfalfa field on Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; man drives horse-drawn mower through field; in distance, a figure works among bales; ranch buildings visible in distance, with Rocky Mountains in background.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Station at Coal Creek, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the brick depot at Coal Creek (later Oak Creek), Colorado; shows smoking locomotive with two passenger cars on standard- gauge track (probably a "Miner's Special"), a large crowd gathered between the depot and the track, a box car on siding...
- Coal Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Coal Creek--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Station at Rollinsville, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the brick depot at Rollinsville, Colorado, reached via the Moffat Road; shows two standard-gauge tracks in foreground, signal light, boxcar on siding behind station, train passenger car with passengers on balcony, two horse-drawn wagons...
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Rollinsville--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Stree [sic] scene Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of intersection of Uintah Avenue and cross street in Vernal, Utah; shows two children on horseback in front of the Ashley Co-op, businesses (baths, meat market, hardware store, post office, and bank), and two horse-drawn buggies (one with...
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Children riding horses--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Women--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Street in Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a tree-lined dirt road in Vernal, Utah; shows utility poles, "Feed Yard" sign, and pedestrians on sidewalk in distance.
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Street scene Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of Uintah Avenue and cross street in Vernal, Utah, including parked horse-drawn buggies in front of commercial buildings. Businesses include: Vernal Cafe, W. P. Coltharp & Co., and Walter Lloyd Drug Co..
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Uintah Ave., Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a commercial buildings on Uintah Avenue in Vernal, Utah; shows wide dirt road flanked by utility poles, an automobile parked in front of Vernal Drug Co., horse-and-buggy traffic, and women standing in front of the Acorn Mercantile Co.;...
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Commercial districts--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Uintah Ave., Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of commercial buildings on Uintah Avenue in Vernal, Utah; shows wide dirt road flanked by utility poles, pedestrians on sidewalks, horse-drawn wagons, and two children on horseback in front of the Ashley Co-Op storefront.
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Children riding horses--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of businesses on Uintah Avenue in Vernal, Utah, including Vernal Drug Co., Baths, Vernal Meat Market, Leslie Ashton Hardware Company, and Bank; shows two children riding horses, pedestrians, parked bicycles and horse-drawn buggy with...
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Children riding horses--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Bright Angel Trail Grand Canon
- View of the Bright Angel Trail of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, taken along the rim; switchbacks of the steep trail descend into the canyon; buildings along the South Rim are visible.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Arizona--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Coal dumping device, McGregor Mine
- A man in overalls and cap stands at the controls of a coal- dumping device at the McGregor Mine in Milner, Colorado; the cylindrical device is housed inside a structure with exposed wooden rafters and supports.
- Milner (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Colo. Capitol Bldg. Denver
- Southwestward view of the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado, taken from upper story of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral on Colfax Avenue; Hotel Hesse is visible across from Capitol at corner of Colfax Avenue and Grant Street.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Colo. National Bank Bldg. Denver
- Exterior view of the Colorado National Bank building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado; built in 1915 from Colorado Yule marble; neoclassical design by Arthur A. Fisher and William E. Fisher; shows street car tracks and...
- Colorado National Bank--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Estes Park
- View of Estes Park, Colorado; fenced rangeland flanks the Fall River at center; pine trees in foreground; mountains and snow-covered peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fall River (Larimer County, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Halfway House, Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canon of the Colo.
- Northward view of the Halfway House on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; shows resting pack-mules, men and women standing next to the mules and sitting in the shade next to a roofless stone-block building, and the...
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Mules--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900- 1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Canon
- View of the rock formation, "Hanging Rock," on the Colorado and Southern Railway route in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; narrow-gauge track curves to left; a man stands at curve next to tracks, gazing up at rock formation; pine trees...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Hotel Stanley, Estes Park
- View of the Hotel Stanley in Estes Park, Colorado (completed in 1909); complex includes main hotel, two smaller buildings, and stable; pine trees in foreground; mountains in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- In Clear Creek Canon
- View of locomotive no. 8, baggage car, and two passenger cars on the Colorado and Southern Railway in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; Clear Creek with rock-strewn shores flows to right of narrow- gauge track; pine trees dot canyon...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Interior Denver Union Station
- Interior view of the Denver, Colorado, Union Station railroad depot taken from second floor; shows sunlight through arched windows, chandeliers, benches in waiting room, and marked portals: "To Trains, News, Check Stand, Restaurant, Women."
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1915?]