Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 26, 1909 August 14
- Crapper Jack's Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of Crapper Jack's Saloon, Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men and women line up at the bar with drinks in hand posed for a toast, the women wear aprons or petticoats over their dresses, they are possibly prostitutes; behind the...
- Crapper Jack's Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Zang Brewing Company.
- [between 1895 and 1899]
- J.H. Kilday & W. Weld, prop.'s, White-House saloon, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of White House Saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; J. H. Kilday & W. Weld (proprietors), group of men stand in front of bar, two men wear aprons, one of whom holds a box of open cigars; additional men stand at bar with feet propped on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; White House Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1893 or 1894]
- Bon-Ton Saloon Main St. Only cold blooded murder in Nevadaville committed just to the right of building.
- This one-story, brick fronted building in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, has an arched door and windows. This was Thomas H. Lawry's Bon-Ton Saloon, on Main Street. Window mullions remain; tailings are in the background.
- Lawry, Thomas H.--Homes & haunts.; Bon-Ton Saloon (Nevadaville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1937 and 1939?]
- Saloon, Silverton
- View of the two story wood frame "Red Ash's Saloon" at 1260 Blair Street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The frame building has painted glass windows and swinging doors. Shows a wooden sidewalk and hitching post.
- Red Ash's Saloon (Silverton, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Hitching posts--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.
- 1956
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 16, 1910 April 16
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Meeker businesses
- View of a street in Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado; people pose by storefronts, barrels, United States flags, and a poster with a Star of David (Magen David). Lettering reads: "Rector & Davis Saloon," "Wiseman's Restaurant," and "Meeker...
- Rector & Davis Saloon (Meeker, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Stables--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Richter's saloon
- Interior view of a business identified as Richter's Saloon in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Glass and wood display cases and cupboards, a palm tree, and lights are in the room.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Showcases--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Saloon Richter's
- Interior view of Richter's Mercantile Company and saloon in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Wood and glass display cases, spittoons, and a potted palm tree are in the room.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows men gambling, a roulette wheel, gaming tables, playing cards, poker chips, croupiers, tables with playing cards and poker dealers, and a tray of glasses. Decor includes floral...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Interior of saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men with hats and overcoats stand near bar and two bartenders (Tom and Jerry sign on backbar) stand behind bar, scene includes bare lightbulbs extending from ceiling, bottles of alcohol and liquor...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- Billy Reese's saloon in Pitkin, Colo
- Men, identified as: (2) Jack Staller, (3) Peter Staller, (4) W. E. Reese, pose with a girl, a cat and dog on boardwalk of Billy Reese's saloon, Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. Signs read: "W. E. Reese, Dealer in Imported Liquors & Cigars, Ag't...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Pitkin--1880-1890.; Reese, William E.; Staller, Jack.; Staller, Peter.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Date Mason Saloon, Pitkin, Colo.
- One Black man poses with a group of men who raise a toast, in front on D. C. Mason's saloon, Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. The men are identified as: 1. Joe McWilliams, bartender wearing apron, 2. Bill Miller, 3. Jim Stewart, 4. Bert Kanoble,...
- Mason, D. C.--Homes & haunts.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Pitkin--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Saloon patrons, Trinidad
- Interior view of a saloon in Trinidad (Las Animas County) Colorado; shows men posing by a pot bellied parlour stove. Decor includes a mirror, a hanging kerosene lamp, a taxidermy mounted heron, a copper tank with a spigot, framed art, and a clock....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Stockmen's Saloon
- Saguache, Saguache County, Colorado, Rollo J. Means and Jack Belman pose behind the bar at the Stockmen's Saloon. Bottles, glasses, and a cash register are on the mirrored bar back. Men raise a toast, with spittons at their feet; leaded glass...
- Belman, Jack.; Means, Rollo J.; Saguache (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Bars--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Bartenders--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Louie Wolfe's saloon, bartender Gus Kitzman
- Interior view of Louie Wolfe's saloon, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows woodwork, spittoons, display cases with cigars, men at tables, and bartender Gus Kitzman.
- Wolfe, Louie--Homes & haunts.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1890-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1890-1910.; Bartenders--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver...
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Woods Saloon, Turret
- Men watch a boxing match at Woods Saloon in Turret, (Chaffee County), Colorado. The referee stands between the boxers; they wear trunks and gloves and are poised to begin fighting.
- Turret (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Boxing--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Spectators--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Saloon
- Men, a boy, and a dog pose at a dilapidated saloon building in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Three men sit on gabled cornices, the boy and the dog stand near the double doors, a man bends over an open window bay and another draws back a board...
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Spanking--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Toll Gate Saloon Blackhawk, Colo.
- Reproduction of Herndon Davis watercolor; shows building with sign: "Toll Gate Saloon" in Blackhawk, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Saloon, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. The bartender, Joe Trudeau, stands behind the dark wood Renaissance Revival bar; his image is reflected both in the mirror behind and a woodwork- encased mirror on the right side of the room. Also...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Saloon, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. The dark wood bar with carved arches and columns is viewed diagonally; the bartender behind the bar wears a vest, a white shirt with a high collar, a tie, and a handlebar moustache; he holds a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Breckenridge saloon
- Lathe turned pillars front the bar of a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. Framed pictures and advertisements, a clock, glasses, bottles, a cash register and the barkeep are in back. Pine garlands hang from electric ceiling lamps overhead.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Saloon
- View of the saloon in Carson, Colorado; shows steeply gabled roof line, rectangular bays (including two windows and a door), vertical board and batten siding, and the outline of a false front; steps lead up to the doorway and discarded lumber...
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
- 1946
- National Guard- Ludlow
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose outdoors with a civilian near the Ludlow Home Saloon in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. They wear ammunition belts with holsters.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Ludlow Home Saloon (Ludlow, Colo.)--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow...
- [1914]
- Scandinavian House Saloon
- Men pose outdoors near the Scandinavian House Saloon at 1719 Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. One man wears an apron.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Saloon, Colorado City, Colorado
- Two bartenders and two customers pose inside the Union Saloon, 605 Colorado Avenue, Colorado City, El Paso County, Colorado. The interior features a wooden bar with brass foot rail, spitoons, back bar with mirror, cash register, glassware, mounted...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1910
- Saloon and Loco Bill's cabin, Liberty
- A false front building, the saloon, and a smaller building, the home of the hermit Loco Bill, are at the edge clearing in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado; trees and rocks surround the area.
- Loco Bill--Homes & haunts--1940-1950.; Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of (possibly) Hyman's Saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows well dressed men, a bar, and a carved wood barback. Decor includes a punch bowl, frosted chip glass, swinging doors, liquor bottles, and taxidermy mounted deer...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville, Colorado; shows men, gaming machines, a music box with sign: "Drop Nickle in Top Right Hand Side, Pull Lever," taxidermed sea gull, elk, sheep, and mountain goats, poster: "P.H. Zang Brewing Company, Denver,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Slot machines--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows men gambling with poker chips, a roulette wheel, and slot machines. A man in an apron carries a tray of beer glasses; decor includes spittoons, framed art, and a stove.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Card games--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows men gambling with poker chips and a roulette wheel. The bartender holds a tray of beer glasses; a cigar advertisement: "The Thies Ribbon Cigars" hangs on the water closet....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Card games--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Drawing of the Senate Saloon
- The artist's representation of The Senate Saloon, in Fairplay, Colorado, shows a two story, false front building with a staircase on the outside of the building and arched window bays. The wooden, "Fairplay Post Office," building is next to the...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Bars--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1970.; Post offices--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Saloon, Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
- A bartender stands behind the bar in a saloon associated with the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company possibly in Boulder or Weld Counties, Colorado. Patrons sit at tables, drink beer, and play cards. Several African American (Black) miners are in the bar....
- African Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--1910-1920.; Bartenders--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- White Dog Saloon in 1898
- A bartender stands behind a bar in the White Dog Saloon probably in Colorado. A patron stands near the bar, waves a gun in one hand and a cigar in the other. Another man leans his elbow on the bar and holds a cigar to his mouth. Advertising signs...
- Bars--Colorado--1898-1900.; Bartenders--Colorado--1898-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1898-1900.
- 1898
- Once a saloon scene of the quarrel that caused Michael Joy, Gold Hill citizen and miner, to become "the man who was murdered by mistake." Now a summer cottage.
- The vacant saloon in Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County is enclosed by a rail fence. Architectural features of the two-story building include a front gable, a chimney, board and baten siding, and a covered porch.
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Gold Hill--1940-1950.
- 1941 November 24
- Andren Sylvester's saloon, Georgetown
- Andren Sylvester poses behind a bar at his saloon in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He has a moustache, wears a v-neck sweater and a beret, and stands near shelves of liquor bottles, an ornate mirror with a carved pediment, a wall...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Bartenders--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Sylvester, Andren.
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Town hall, saloon, Town Improvement Co., etc, Ben H. Jorgensen in doorway
- Ben H. Jorgensen stands in the doorway of a weathered two-story wood frame false front with pane windows and side timber supports, in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado. Sign in window reads: Office Of Gothic Town & Improvement Co. The building is...
- Gothic (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Gothic--1920-1930.; Jorgensen, Ben H.
- 1920
- Toll Gate Saloon- razed 1958, Black Hawk
- View of Toll Gate Saloon ruins, in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows a brick building, a residence, trucks, a station wagon, and people.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Blackhawk--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Interior view, saloon or hotel, Victor
- Interior view of unidentified saloon or hotel, Victor, Colorado; numerous men & several boys inside a large room, several men & a dog seated in wooden chairs, others standing, pressed tin on ceiling, one boy in Western Union or bellhop clothing,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- Billy Reese saloon
- Interior of Billy Reese's saloon, possibily in Pitkin or Gunnison, Colorado, shows the bartender sharing a shot of whiskey with two customers; all lean on the bar. The bottle and three glass stand on the ornate wooden bar. Fancy decanters, stacks...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Alcoholic beverages--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Pitkin--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Freeland, Colorado, Saloon
- Ten men and a boy pose on the board sidewalk outside a saloon in Freeland, Colorado. Some are shaded by a striped awning reading "Wm. Stephens. Cigars." attached to the false front building. A Victorian screen door casts a shadow on the clapboard...
- Freeland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Freeland--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Carson, saloon, hotel and store are down
- View of buildings in the ghost town of Carson (Hinsdale County), Colorado. A saloon, a log building, has part of the roof missing. The hotel and the store have collapsed and only sections and debris remain.
- Carson (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.; Ruins--Colorado--Carson--1970-1980.
- 1973
- "Soapy Smith's" saloon, Skagway, Alaska
- Jefferson Randolph (Soapy) Smith poses with a bartender and unidentified men at his saloon in Skagway (Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Borough), Alaska. A United States flag with a portrait on the front, a mirror, and a flag with a single star and six...
- Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898--Death & burial.; Gamblers--1890-1900.; Skagway (Alaska)--1890-1900.; Barrooms--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Bars (Furniture)--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Interiors--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Swindlers &...
- [1898]
- Tim Looney's Saloon, Montezuma, Colorado
- Men pose at a Faro table in Montezuma, Summit County, Colorado. The interior saloon scene includes slot machines, spittoons, a sign over the cash register: "The Senate T. J. Looney," a burro, a dog, and kerosene lamps.
- Montezuma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Montezuma--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Jim Ganson's saloon at Idlewild 1903
- Seven men pose outside Jim Ganson's saloon in Idlewild, Colorado; the log building has a ragged board gable roof, and two Schlitz signs are at the corners of the front. A diamond-shaped sign in the window reads "Navy." One man holds what appears to...
- Idlewild (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Idlewild--1900-1910.
- 1903
- DPL Saloon
- This is the DPL e-team at the WHG saloon
- 2012 October 31
- Western History Subject Index
- Crime and criminals, Erie, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Liquor problem. Colorado. Denver