Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City residence interiors
- Interior view of the Prosser home in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows framed pictures and floral wallpaper. One image has a caption: "American Beauty Compliments of Drummond Tobacco Co St. Louis Manufacturers of 'Horse Shoe' 'J.T.' and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Black Hawk, buildings
- Exterior view of the Fick's carriage shop in Blackhawk, Colorado. It is a single, two story, rectangular structure with three bays on the ground floor and three on the second floor. On the first floor, two windows flank the main loading door,...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Tobacco / variety store
- Interior view of a tobacconist's shop in Denver, Colorado; shows women and children posing, glass display cases of cigar boxes, and cigarette and tobacco advertisements: "Mecca," "Cairo," and "Piper Heidsieck Chewing Tobacco."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Tobacco shop
- Interior view of a tobacco shop in Denver, Colorado. A man poses behind the glass and wood display cases with pipes and cigars in them. Signs read: "Hassan Cigarettes Cork Tip," "Frozen Mints," "Rothenburg 10 [cent] Cigar," "The Popular Twice a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Mrs. "Spider" and "Fat Tobacco," Crows, Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man, woman, and child pose at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The man, identified as Fat Tobacco, sits on a horse beside a tepee and wears a cowboy hat, a shirt and vest and has a lariat on a saddle. The woman,...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Children--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Tobacco
- Tobacco pouch
- Native American (Jicarilla Apache) tobacco pouch with blue and white bead border on bag and flap; tin jingler fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Tobacco--Storage--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Tobacco shop & 2 men
- Interior view of a tobacco store in Denver, Colorado. Men stand near wood and glass cases with displays of cigars and candy. Signs read: "5 & 10 [cents] Candy," "We Sell Gillette, Ever-Ready Durham Duplex Razor Blades," and "London Gold Tip King of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Tobacco shop
- Men pose in a tobacco store in Denver, Colorado. They stand near wood and glass cases with displays of cigars. Portraits and magazine displays are on the walls. Advertisements read: "Special Today 25 for $1.00" and "Chancellor Cigar."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Tobacco shop
- Interior view of a tobacco shop in Denver, Colorado. Men, who include an African-American man, pose behind a glass and wood display case that holds a cash register. An advertisement for a performance at the Broadway Theater is near a statue.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Showcases--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915, February 8
- Tobacco shop
- Interior view of a tobbaconist's shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, glass display cases, cigar boxes, and signs: "Stag Tobacco," and "Cannot Bite the Tongue."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Tobacco / variety store
- Interior view of a tobacconist's shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, soda bottles, candy, apples, glass display cases full of cigars, tins of "Sunshine Biscuits," and advertisements: "Riz La Cigarette Papers," "Peerless Tobacco," "Nebo...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Tobacconist Samuel J. Mitchell 269 - 15th St.
- View of a storefront at 269 15th (Fifteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows men, advertising, and signs: "Smokers Articles," and "S. J. Mitchell Cigars & Tobacco."
- S. J. Mitchell Cigars & Tobacco (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business. Tobacco
- Victor
- Men, a woman and a baby pose beside a frame, two-story building in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand on a wooden sidewalk beside businesses with signs and awnings that read "Confectionery, Nuts," "Cigars & Tobacco," "Ice...
- W.E. Rohde Real Estate (Victor, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Rohde, Mary E.; Rohde, W. E.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Tobacco pouch
- Shows a tobacco pouch (Native American Sioux) purchased or found in Lower Brule, South Dakota. The pouch is oval and it features decorative blue, red, green and white beadwork in geometric designs; a draw string is attached at the top opening of...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Variety store
- Interior view of a tobacco store in Denver, Colorado; shows a Chinese woman, a baby, glass display cases, stove, and shelves of cigar boxes and candy.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Cigar shop on Cherokee Street
- View of a brick storefront in Denver, Colorado; shows a man by piles of snow and signs: "Tobacco," "Cigars," and "Cherokee [Street]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Tobacco Society ceremony, Crow
- View of a Native American (Crow) Tobacco Society ceremony shows a group of people in a circle under a makeshift tent. One person, on the near edge of the circle, appears to be getting special treatment. He is covered by a sheet and reclines on a...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Rites & ceremonies--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Tobacco Society ceremony, Crow
- Native American (Crow) men and women participate in a Tobacco Society ceremony under a barrel shaped tent. Men are dressed in costumes including moccasins, leggings, breech cloths, decorative shirts, and headdresses. Women are wearing ceremonial...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Rites & ceremonies--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Resting in the Tobacco Dance
- A large contingent of Native Americans (Crow) form a semi-circle on an open plain as they rest and watch during the performance of the Tobacco Dance. Horses and carriages are in the background.
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Two Indian tobacco bags
- Two Native American (Great Plains) beaded and quilled rawhide tobacco bags with heavy fringe.
- Indian beadwork--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Quillwork--Great Plains--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Antonito
- View on Main Street in Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado; shows men in an automobile in front of brick businesses; sign reads: "Billard & Pool, All Down But Nine, Cigars, Tobacco," "Cigars," "Post Cards." Men and a dog stand on...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1930.; Facades--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1930.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Montrose drug store
- The interior of the Montrose Drug store features a decorative floor tile pattern, a seating area with tables and chairs, an ornate ceiling, and walls lined with a multitude of products. Among the items on the shelves are cigars, other tobacco...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Tobacco products--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Western History Subject Index
- Tobacco
- State of Colorado, Tobacconist License.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 19, 1909 June 26
- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- A street scene in Monte Vista during potato shipping time
- More than twenty horse-drawn wagons loaded with potatoes are parked on a dirt street in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "Spearhead Plug Tobacco," "Millinery," "Rooms,"...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- First Presbyterian Church
- View of the First Presbyterian Church at the corner of West 8th (Eighth) Street and Harrison Avenue in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The brick church has a square bell tower with an open, arched observation platform, stained glass, and dormer...
- First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Blacksmith shop in Salida
- Men and a boy stand and pose in front of a one-story brick blacksmith shop in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Men wear leather aprons, boots, and shirts with suspenders. A man holds blacksmith tongs; another man holds a hatchet. Signs on the...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Forge shops--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- 1895?
- Taken after a snowstorm
- Men stand and pose in the snow-covered street at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men wear short-crowned hats and long overcoats. Signs read: "H.J. Brendlinger Tobacco & Cigars" and "C.A. Cook & Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863 October 22
- Central City, Colo. C.C.R.R.
- View of brick commercial buildings and frame houses on hillsides in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows one and two-story buildings on Main Street with signs that read: "Westman & Newell, Hay, Grain, Feed & Coal," "Forestry Hall, Smoke...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- J. W. Hugus
- Women, men, boys, girls, a baby and horses pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a store with bunting and letters: "J.W. Hugus & Co. General Merchandise and Farm Implements," and "Post Office." Posters read: "Smoke Hunting," "Star Tobacco,"...
- J.W. Hugus & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- West's theatre, Trinidad, Co.
- View of the brick, three-tiered West Theater at 423 West Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The theater has an arched entrance with ionic capitals, and a balustrade along the cornice. The second and third tiers of the building...
- West's Theater (Trinidad, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Bullard and Rough Bill[i]ard Parlor, Greeley
- Men pose behind a glass counter that displays cigars at the Bullard and Rough Billiard Parlor on 9th (Ninth) Street in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Cigar boxes read: "Fatima, A Sensible Cigarette," "Harvester," "Meditation," "Galdos" and...
- Bullard and Rough Billiard Parlor (Greeley, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Cigars--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.;...
- 1920?
- Virginia Ave. west from Main St.
- View of commercial businesses on Virginia Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Horses are in front of a frame blacksmith shop. Signs on false front or gable roof buildings read: "Swan Bros. Photographic," "The Free Press," "Tailoring"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1881 Fall]
- 16th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1910-1920.; Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.;...
- 1913 August 16
- 17th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.; Festive decorations.; Fraternal organizations.; Utility...
- 1913 August 15
- Three women on horseback
- Three women pose on horseback in Colorado. They wear dresses, corsages, and wide-brimmed hats. Wooden buildings, one with a sign that reads: "[?] Tobacco," are nearby.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Restaurant
- A man and woman pose in a restaurant in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Stools are near a wooden bar. Posters and advertisements on the wall read: "Quality Sells Exports Cigar 5 [cents]," "The DeBeque New Era," "4th of July [...] Grand Ball In...
- De Beque (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.; Restaurants--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Cities parks refreshment stands scene in park with refreshments
- A family poses near their concession stand with bags of peanuts, candies, and boxes of Cracker Jacks, in a park in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the fabric tent and awning read: "Ice Cold Drinks & Candies", "Ice Cream Soda, Lemonade, Milk Shake,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Food vendors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Pool hall
- Interior view of a pool parlor in Denver, Colorado; shows Asian men, pool tables, a wall clock, and a sign: "Velvet Tobacco."
- Asian Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Events - fair
- View of a fair or carnival in Denver, Colorado; shows people in costume, some with wide lapels. A ticket booth has signs: "Cigars Martin Bros. Celebrated Brands Sold Here," "Sweet Caporal Cigarettes," "Tobacco," and "Tickets Here."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Booths--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Trinidad Commercial Street
- View of Commercial Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Women and a boy stand by the entrance to a store. Signs read: "Hand Shoes Bought Sold," "Groceries Confections Nuts Tobacco & Cigars," "The Sherman Grocer Co.," "Office the Baldy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- American Horse Ogallala [sic]
- Studio portrait of American Horse, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He holds a tobacco pipe and wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, buckskin shirt, hair-pipe breastplate, and war bonnet headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Colorado Springs railroad station
- Passengers wait under bracketed eaves at the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and Colorado Midland Railway depot at Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a rusticated sandstone structure with clerestory windows, balustrade, and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]