Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western History Subject Index
- RECYCLED PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED
- Western History Subject Index
- RECYCLING. PLASTIC
- Hooper, UFO Watchtower
- View of a plastic chair and a mesh fence at the UFO Watchtower located at 2502 County Rd 61 in Hooper (Alamosa County), Colorado. A large metal disc is in the desert below the tower. The Sangre de Cristo mountains are in the distance.
- UFO Watchtower (Hooper, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hooper (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Watch towers.; UFO Watchtower (Hooper, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Unidentified flying objects in popular culture--Colorado--Hooper--Pictorial works.;...
- 2005
- Joe Herrera
- Portrait of Joe Herrera, from Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He sits at a table in his house near a plastic basket of artificial fruit. He wears eyeglasses.
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Older people.; Interiors.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Fort Collins...
- [1976]
- Indian Hot Springs, mineral water swimming pool
- View of the mineral water swimming pool at Indian Hot Springs, 302 Soda Creek Road in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Large tropical plants are near the pool, and the clear plastic roof has an arched section over the pool. Upright...
- Indian Hot Springs (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010. .; Springs.; Swimming pools.; Indian Hot Springs (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hot springs--Colorado--Idaho...
- 2002
- Doc Holliday's Gravestone
- View of John Henry "Doc" Holliday's gravestone located in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The grave and granite headstone are surrounded by a simple black metal railing. Inscribed on the stone are the name and death dates, "Doc...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Burial--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Abandoned Boulder Union Pacific railroad depot
- View of the old Union Pacific Boulder Depot at 30th (Thirtieth) and Pearl Street as it is prepared to be moved to a new location in Boulder, Colorado. The exterior of the one story modified Richardsonian Romanesque depot has orange plastic netting...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--History--2000-2010.; Boulder Depot (Boulder, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Boulder (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Union Pacific Railway Company--Buildings--History--Pictorial works.; Boulder Depot...
- 2009
- Auto equipment, old trucks, white, construction, used at Pueblo
- View of a truck used by the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The truck has a hand brake, sirens, and plastic windshield rolled and attached to the roof of the automobile. Words painted on the side...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Rocky Mountain News Festival of Mountain and Plain
- A lithograph poster advertising the Rocky Mountain News Festival of Mountain and Plain. Shows images of a parade. The text reads: "Rocky Mountain News Festival of Mountain and Plain/ October 7th /1896/ The queen of the plains/ The king of the...
- Festivals--1870-1880.; Publicity--1870-1880.
- 1869
- Mrs. Rena Dalla Antonelli, propr. Silverton American Legion (formerly Miners Union Hall)
- Interior view of the American Legion tavern in Silverton, Colorado. A gray haired woman in a print dress sits behind the wooden bar on a chrome stool. On the backbar are: a rack of bagged snacks topped by a Schlitz beer advertisment in the form of...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Jackson House
- View of the Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County Colorado, shows the two-story cross gabled building with a balcony. Gasoline pumps flank a neon and plastic sign: "Cafe," "Phillips 66." Other signs read: "Camp Eats," "Poncha Springs Hotel...
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Salida Transfer
- View of the Salida Transfer company office, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the stucco and sandstone building with extruded plastic letters: "Salida Transfer, Gene Coleman Owner." Parked trucks include a 1960's semi and a pre-1910 model.
- Salida Transfer (Salida, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Salida (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Shipping--Colorado--Salida--1960-1970.; Trucks--Colorado--Salida--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Old deserted diner
- View of a weathered step gable false front building in Tabernash, Grand County, Colorado, that once housed a diner. One window has a taped crack and another is covered with plastic. Dilapidated buildings and a burro tied to a fence by two oil or...
- Tabernash (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Tabernash--1980-1990.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Tabernash--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Rangely
- Interior view of a Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, church; shows an altar, plastic and metal chairs, kneelers, a crucifix, and curtains.
- Rangely (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Rangely--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Rangely--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Rangely
- Interior view of a Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, church; shows an altar, plastic and metal chairs, kneelers, curtains, and a crucifix.
- Rangely (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Rangely--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Rangely--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Breckenridge, Colorado banks and banking
- Exterior view of the original bank of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southwest. This white, two story frame building has a double door flanked by sash windows with cement steps on the ground floor. Three sash windows with arched heads are on the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Order Dept. A. W. D. Co., 3rd floor
- Interior view of the American Wholesale Drug Company order department, Denver, Colorado; shows shelves of boxed merchandise, plastic bottles, canned goods. Crates of "Rocky Mountain Tea" fill a dolly; a man is by a table with a telephone.
- American Wholesale Drug Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Girls guard Wounded Knee trading post
- Native American (Sioux) women stand near the doorway of the Wounded Knee Trading Post during the 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. One woman holds a broom, the other holds a cigarette. Both women wear pants, shirts, and sunglasses....
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1970 or 1973], May 2
- Interior of 2105 Lafayette Street
- Interior view of a door and a room in the process of being remodeled in a house at 2105 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A bag of joint compound, a plastic crate, and boxes are in the room.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 31
- Interior view of 2105 Lafayette Street
- Interior view of a house being remodeled at 2105 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A box, plastic crate, fountain, and planters are in the room. The house was designed by William A. Lang, architect.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Plant containers--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 31
- Goldman
- Interior view of a California Bungalow style house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a table set for dinner, a hanging plastic lamp, an organ, bookshelves, aluminum folding chairs, and blinds.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Rangely
- Interior view of the church in Rangely (Rio Blanco County) Colorado; features plastic chairs, kneelers, an alter, candles, a crucifix, wood paneling, and a wall of windows.
- Rangely (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Rangely--1950-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1950 and 1967]
- Rangely
- Interior view of the church in Rangely (Rio Blanco County) Colorado; features plastic chairs, kneelers, an alter, candles, a crucifix, wood paneling, and a wall made of windows.
- Rangely (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Rangely--1950-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1950 and 1967]
- Tourists on vacation in Colo. were amoung [sic] the many persons stranded by yesterdays flooding
- Mr. and Mrs. John R. Guilford and their two children from Southington Connecticut are shown enjoying a meal of Army Field Rations at the emergency relief center in Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado. Sgt. Damron and SP5 Shockley of the 249th...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Soldiers--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Guilford, John R.; United States. Army.
- 1965
- At fire of 10/23/66
- Firetrucks, firemen, and hoses are in the street around a smoking commercial building during a fire in Brighton, Colorado. Jets of water are aimed at windows on the second floor, and a crane reaches to the roof; two men are at its upper end. A...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Canon City diners
- Men sit in a restaurant in Canon City, Colorado. One is in a striped shirt with a pencil over his ear, the other wears a toy derby with a nametag on it reading "Pete." Plastic cups, squeeze mustard bottle, napkin holder, salt and pepper shakers,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Jukeboxes--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Ross University Hills
- Ross-University Hills Branch of the Denver Public Library at 4310 East Amherst Avenue at South Birch Street in Denver, Colorado, is a wide, low, brick building with a slightly sloping roof. A Corvair sedan is parked.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-University Hills Branch--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; University Hills (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Smiley
- The William H. Smiley Branch of the Denver Public Library at 4501 West Forty-sixth Avenue at Utica Street in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado has ornate brick work, a tile roof, and an arched entry.
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1930-1960.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Warren
- The Warren Branch (Carnegie library designed by architects Fisher and Fisher) of the Denver Public Library at 3354 High Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado has a classical portico, torcheres, arched windows, and mosaic ornaments.
- Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch--1950-1960.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959 August
- Woodbury
- View of the Woodbury Branch of the Denver Public Library in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a tile roof, arched windows, and carved stone entablature. Landscaping includes hedges, flowerbeds, and lawn.
- Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 June 22
- At Acoma Street
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break; shows torrents of muddy water in standing waves. People look on from the side; boys wear plastic visors.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 August 3
- Top of the Rockies
- Interior view of the Top of the Rockies restaurant in Denver, Colorado; decor includes plastic flowers, a wishing well, canvas awnings, and a brick floor.
- Top of the Rockies (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Wishing wells--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Top of the Rockies
- Interior view of the Top of the Rockies restaurant in Denver, Colorado; decor includes red carpet, table cloths, chairs, dinnerware, candles, plastic flowers, an open beam ceiling, and a chandelier.
- Top of the Rockies (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Top of the Rockies
- Interior view of the Top of the Rockies restaurant in Denver, Colorado; decor includes an open beam ceiling, plastic flowers, tables, chairs, dinnerware, red carpet, wrought iron lamps, a fireplace, and French flags.
- Top of the Rockies (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Top of the Rockies
- Interior view of the Top of the Rockies restaurant in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a gate, a wishing well, plastic flowers, awnings, and a street sign: "Place de Ville."
- Top of the Rockies (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Wishing wells--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Ready for execution
- A man poses strapped to a chair in the gas chamber at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He wears pants, belt and shoes; a tube connected to his chest is linked to a stethoscope under a window on the exterior of the unit. The door has...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gas chambers--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1966
- Eldora, Colo. Railroad Stations
- A train is stopped at the Eldora Railroad Station at the base of Spencer Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado (Denver, Boulder, & Western Railroad Company) . Three young boys stand on the small hill in front of the station. Two women stand on the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Drug store
- View of false front of Drug store (1876) adjacent to the First National Block at the corner of Third and Silver Streets, Lake City, Colorado. Wood frame storefront has simple cornice with scrolled trusses, central double door entry, and large pane...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.
- 1959
- 4-H exhibit Logan Co. Fair
- A man and a boy pose holding a picture of a Hereford cow and several calves in front of the four-leaf 4H clover at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. The word "corn" is painted on an upright board and a clear, plastic bag of corn kernels...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cattle--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Paramount Theater News cooking school
- A man and woman display a rack of lamb and a bottle of "Vincent Syrup" in Denver, Colorado. The man holds a plastic baster.
- Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cookery--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- 1321 Bannock Street, Denver
- View of an office building at 1321 Bannock Street in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include a cornice with cast plastic ornaments. Letters read: "Civic Center Professional Building;" shows the clock tower of the...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Golden Triangle (Denver, Colo. )--1980-1990.; Government facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 January
- On the divide, Doctor Harry Gorman
- Doctor Harry Arthur Gorman, veterinarian, inventor of the artificial (plastic) hip, and member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses on horseback above timberline on the continental divide in probably Boulder County, Colorado. Gorman wears...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Veterinarians--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1953 July
- Soldier, Denver
- A young soldier in uniform walks down a street in the central Business District in Denver, Colorado. Shows a barber shop, a barber pole, and a sign for a drugstore. A woman leans against the wall of a hotel. She wears a blouse, skirt and high heels...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Barber poles.; Soldiers.; Women.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Green Mountain Townhouses
- Women in two piece bathing suits pose on or in a jacuzzi type mineral bath in the club house of the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A reproduction of a classical style statue of a woman is beside the pool. A sign...
- Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--Facilities--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sports & recreation facilities.; Therapeutic baths.; Women.
- [1965?]
- Children with toys, American Red Cross
- Children pose with toys in a classroom probably in Denver Colorado. The boys and girls pose in front of a sign decorated with paper cut-outs that reads: "American Red Cross," they hold a doll, a "Snoopy" jack-in-the-box, a stick horse with a...
- American Red Cross--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Community service.; Dolls.; Jack-in-the-boxes.; Toys.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Holly 1983
- This two-story commercial building in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, has a flat roof and ornamental brickwork on the second floor surrounding gauge arched, double-hung windows. Storefronts include a corner drugstore with sheetmetal, neon, poster,...
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Dr. Walter Orr Roberts (right), president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. John W. Firor (left) director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), offer advice and encouragement as Dr. Bernhard Haurwitz,...
- Men wear raincoats at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) groundbreaking ceremony in Boulder, Colorado. Plastic surveyor's flagging is stretched across the foreground; evergreens and foothills are in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Firor, John.; Haurwitz, Bernhard.; Roberts, Walter Orr.; National Center for Atmospheric Research (U.S.)
- 1968
- Decker Branch 75th Anniversary celebration craft fair plastic canvas booth
- Photograph of a plastic canvas booth in the craft fair outside the Decker Branch library, located in Denver, Colorado, as part of the library's 75th anniversary. An unidentified woman stands at the table talking to a woman sitting at the table. ...
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- 1988
- Western History Subject Index
- Plastic container corporation. Hollyoak division