Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eleventh and Market Streets, Denver
- View of the intersection of 11th (Eleventh) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows brick and frame businesses, horse drawn wagons, smokestacks, and signs: "J. H. Wyckoff Carriage Shop," "Colorado Moline Plow Co.," and "Denver Dry Goods."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900.]
- Pole lines - Wazee & 15th Sts.
- View of the intersection of 15th (Fifteenth) and Wazee Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows Colorado Telephone Company poles, brooms, crates, barrels, trash, and businesses with signs: "Parlin & Orendorff Co.," and "Barteldes & Co. Seeds."
- Colorado Telephone Company--Equipment & Supplies--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898
- West High School
- View of the first West Side High School, 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street in Denver, Colorado, shows workers in front of the brick building.
- West Side High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- Old courthouse
- View of the old Denver County Courthouse (also called Arapahoe County Courthouse), bounded by 15th & 16th Streets and Tremont & Court Places, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1883, demolished in 1933. Sign on building reads: "R. J. Byrne, Justice of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Paddock Bldg. Denver
- View of the Paddock Building at 1751 Glenarm Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings read: "A. Nelson, Tailor" and "W. H. Sherman [...]"
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898
- The Paddock Denver
- View of the Paddock Building at 1751 Glenarm Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings read: "A. Nelson, Tailor" and "W. H. Sherman & Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Mrs. J. J. Brown, 1340 Pennsylvania St.
- Home of Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown at 1340 Pennsylvania Streeet in Denver, Colorado. The stone house has a porch and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932.--Homes & haunts.
- [1895]
- Equitable Building
- View of the newly built Equitable Building, an Italian Renaissance Revival style structure at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. in route to Manila
- The First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers parade down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The troops wear uniforms and hold rifles; they are enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 15]
- Ist Colo. inf. reg. in route to Manila
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 15]
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. in parade
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession. Business signs read: "Roc[ky]...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 10]
- Mt. Rosalie & Denver from the Brown
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street and downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse. Mount Evans (Mount Rosalie) is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sherman Ave [sic] Denver
- View of Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Trees line the sidewalk. The Central Presbyterian Church is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hose Company #3 26th St and Lincoln Ave
- Fire Department Hose Company #3 in Denver, Colorado, is a two- story brick building with arched doors and windows. Uniformed firemen (some Black) pose with their horse-drawn wagon. A fire hydrant is in lawn edging 26th (Twenty-sixth) Street....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 7th U. S. Infantry leaving Denver
- The First Regiment of Colorado Infantry marches along 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. The Spanish American War soldiers are in uniform and carry guns. A large crowd, some with umbrellas, watch the parade from the sidewalk and some wave...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- May 17, 1898
- 505 off for the fire
- A horse-drawn steam pumper races from Engine Company No. 1 firehouse at Colfax and Broadway; three-story brick gabled Victorian structure with decorative vergeboard and pointed arched windows; two-story brick Denver Omnibus & Cab Co., Metropole and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire stations & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Residence of W. S. Raymond, corner 16th & Race St. Denver, Colo.
- Exterior view of Mr. Wilbur S. Raymond's home at 16th (Sixteenth) and Race Streets designed by Lang & Pugh Architects, Denver, Colorado; shows a family, men, women, and children on the porch. Features of the mansion include rusticated stone, round...
- Raymond, Wilbur S.--homes & haunts.; Lang and Pugh, Architects--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Home of William Church
- View of Mr. William Church's house at 10th (Tenth) and Corona Streets in Denver, Colorado; a stone castle with a battlemented corner tower.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Church, William, cattleman--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Coxey's Army - demonstration in Denver
- View of a march by Coxey's Army, in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings and the Colorado State Capitol and Arapahoe County Courthouse domes.
- Coxey's Army--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Unemployed--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen accompany a boiler and crane machinery on a horse-drawn wagon, possibly Blake Street, as part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado . Spectators stand nearby. Signs read: "1409", "Denver Brewing Cos...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- Blake 1500 block to right
- Workmen walk near a team of horses that pull metal beams on wagon wheels near the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Blake Streets, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby. Prominent signs...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse...
- [1898]
- 1400 block on 15th Street
- Workmen transport steel beams with horses and wagon wheels on Market Street near 15th (Fifteenth) Street as part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby on horseback and in carriages....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile...
- [1898]
- Blake St.
- View of girders used for the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct as they are stored on Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons. Prominent signs read: "Butte [?] Carriage And Wagon Painting", "Brass Foundry",...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Denver, Gallup and Wanles
- View shows a brick storefront and row houses at Gallup and Wanles, Denver, Colorado. Painted on the building: "Geo. F. Williamson, dealer in hay, grain, coal, and wood."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Feed stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1896?
- Gallup and Wanles (33rd and Zuni)
- View shows a brick storefront on the corner of Gallup and Wanles (later Thirty-third and Zuni), Denver, Colorado. Painted on the building: "Geo. F. Williamson, dealer in hay, grain, coal, and wood."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Feed stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1896?
- Denver, Gallup and Wanles
- View shows one story brick row houses with a corner store, at Gallup and Wanles Streets, Denver, Colorado. Painted on the building: "Geo. F. Williamson, dealer in hay, grain, coal, and wood."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Feed stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1896?
- Macmonnie's barge F-M-P
- Spectators watch as a float representing a large boat passes by in a parade at 17 (Seventeenth) and Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Several people ride on the float and they wear masks and long white robes, some carry decorated rowing oars and one...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Montclair School
- The Stanley School, Thirteenth (13th) and Quebec Streets, Denver, Colorado, features brick arches, dentils, corbelled facade and chimneys. A large American Flag flies from the roof and the building which housed the state's first public kindergarten...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Montclair School
- The Stanley School, Denver, Colorado, features brick arches, dentils, and corbelled facade and chimneys. The smaller adjacent building housed the state's first public kindergarten.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, 13th (Thirteenth) and Quebec Streets, Denver, Colorado, features a Norman tower, rhyolite stonework, and Gothic arches.
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897
- First school house in Montclair
- View of Montclair's first schoolhouse, 1424 Oneida, Denver, Colorado. It later served as the Montclair City Hall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen work at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seveneenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. A crane with guy wires holds steel support scaffolding at the site. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, September 2
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen work at the Equitable Building construction site on 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons haul materials at the site. The Masonic Temple and the 1st (First) Congregational Church are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, August 9
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, November 25
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, December 8
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, December 22
- Equitable Building construction
- Men view the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational Church, and Trinity Methodist Church are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, January 29
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen work at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational Church, and Trinity Methodist Church are in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, February 2
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver Colorado. Workmen work with cranes and marble slabs at the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, January 5
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen work at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational Church, and Trinity Methodist Church are in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, February 16
- Equitable Building construction
- Men view the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational Church and Trinity Methodist Church are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, March 2
- Equitable Building construction
- Men view the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First) Congregational Church and Trinity Methodist Church are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, March 16
- Equitable Building construction
- Men stand near the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons haul materials near the site. The Arapahoe (Denver) County Courthouse, Masonic Temple, 1st (First)...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- [either March or April, 1891]
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen pose on steel scaffolding and near marble columns at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are nearby. Signs on a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, April 21
- Denver street scene
- View of a street in Denver, Colorado. Houses line the street and a trolley car is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver street scene
- View of possibly 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Men walk across the street and horse-drawn buggies are parked along the side. A sign reads: "Dental [?]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 15th Street Denver, Colorado
- View, facing northwest, of the Mining Exchange Building and 15th (Fifteenth) Street from Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk on and near the street. Trolley tracks are in the center of the street. A sign reads: "Sample Store".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver residential street
- View of a residential street in Denver, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and houses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Charles Building
- View of the Charles Building on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and in the street near horse-drawn buggies. A sign reads: "Chickering Pianos".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Trinity Methodist Church
- View of Trinity Methodist Church on the corner of 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies are in the street. A horse-drawn wagon that reads: "Brown Palace Hotel Citizens Coal Company" is parked near the Brown...
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]