Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1903 Library CU Boulder
- People ascend steps to the stone arched entry of the 1903 Library at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The large scale, two story building has a tiled, square monitor roof. Mature, bare trees conceal second floor details, and a cast iron,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1933 and 1939?]
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 225 ton tabling and flotation plant London Gold Mines Alma, Colo
- View of the London Gold Mines tabling and flotation plant near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Alma (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1930-1940.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1930-1940.
- 1933
- 3400 block of South Broadway
- WPA (Works Progress Administration) workmen are resurfacing one side of South Broadway in Englewood, Colorado. A rope barracade runs down the middle of the street between two sets of trolley tracks; trolley wires are overhead. A trolley is in the...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Englewood--1930- 1940.; Streets--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- American Guide display - Denver Dry Goods Company
- Interior view of the Denver Dry Goods Store, in Denver, Colorado; shows books and magazines in glass display cases, a woman customer, and a show card with lettering: "American Guide Almanac."
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- An advance WPA crew searching out live wires and removing hidden dangers
- W.P.A. employees stand among fallen tree limbs on a residential street after a Denver, Colorado snowstorm. Shows houses and wooden barricades in the distance.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Residential...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Armed forces service centers
- African American soldiers in uniform and women laugh as they stand near, or sit on, a piano at a W.P.A. armed forces center in Denver, Colorado. The women wear dresses, one has on strap heeled shoes.
- United States. Army.--People.; United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Arts building
- Gabled, three-story wings flank the central section of the arts building at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In architect Charles Z. Klauder's rural Italian motif, the sandstone edifice has a gabled, terra- cotta roof with chimneys. Stone...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1930-1940.; Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940?]
- Aspen 1930's ski course construction
- Two women skiers in Aspen, Colorado stand at the top of the ski hill facing downwards. Both women wear trousers, light jackets and scarves on their head. Trees are on either side of the ski slope, and the town is at the base of the hill.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Aspen, Colo WPA ski course
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, during a Works Progress Administration educational course in skiing; shows snow, a skier, crowds, and town buildings.
- Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1939, March 5
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A man adresses the audience from beside a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop....
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A woman with a corsage stands at a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop. Two...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auditorium, Loveland, CO
- Interior auditorium view, Loveland Community Building, Colorado, includes a men on a stage with an American flag on the back curtain drop. Two flower arrangements and "USA Work Program, WPA" signs are on the edge of the stage. The audience in floor...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Barn and sheds, Ft. Bridger - old Pony Express stable
- These log and stone buildings at Fort Bridger (Uinta County), Wyoming, were once Pony Express facilities. The barn has a second story hay loft door with hoist pole; sign reads: "USA Work Program WPA."
- Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Barns--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Historic sites--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1930-1950.; Pony...
- [between 1938 and 1945?]
- Barnum Park WPA Memorial
- Barnum Park WPA Monument
- Barnum Park WPA Monument Inscription
- Bear Pits - City Park - Pueblo, Colo.
- Crude stone walls divide bear pits in Pueblo, Colorado, at the City Park zoo. A stone obelisk is by a 30's touring car in the parking area. Bare trees fill the surrounding park.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bears--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Zoos--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940?]
- Beulah mountain park (Pueblo) Ap 1939
- Teenage girls pose at the Beulah resort near Pueblo, Colorado, on the log railing of an open porch fronting a frame, one-story dormitory. The walks at the bottom of the steps are concrete with curved 'grout' lines.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Beulah mountain park (Pueblo) Ap 1939
- Men on boards and sawhorses work on windows of a brick, one- story dormitory building that is part of the Beulah resort near Pueblo, Colorado. Vigas follow the flat roof line, chicken wire (plaster base) covers the brick, and a deck fronts the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Black Hawk, residences
- View of a residence in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Carpenter Gothic style of architecture, steeply gabled roof, decorated bargeboard at the roof eaves and over each window, horizontal clapboard siding, flat window opening shapes with detailing over...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Black walnut sideboard, Healy House
- A black walnut sideboard with mirror, an ornately carved top and handles and decorative wooden fish on the doors stands in the dining room of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buffets (Furniture); Dining rooms--1880-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1940 and 1941]
- Boulder H. S. sculptures by Marvin Martin
- Three stories of doors and louvered windows in concrete casements are flanked by local sandstone walls at the high school in Boulder, Colorado. Letters on the awning read: "AD 1937," and "High School." Topping the windows are sculptures of a man...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architectural sculpture--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- [between 1937 and 1940?]
- Boulder High School
- Square and curved elements of local, rusticated sandstone combine at this High School in Boulder, Colorado. Three stories are served by louvered windows in concrete casings, and a tower by the entry is topped by a glass brick lookout. It has a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architectural sculpture--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- May 22, 1939
- Boulder High School May 22, 1939
- Square and curved elements of local, rusticated sandstone combine at the High School in Boulder, Colorado. Three stories are served by louvered windows in concrete casings, and a tower by the entry is topped by a glass brick lookout. It has a clock...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architectural sculpture--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Boys physical education, Durango, Colo.
- Boys participate in exercises during a physical education class inside the gymnasium of Durango High School in La Plata County, Colorado. They stand in straight lines with their arms extended out to their sides and their fingertips touching....
- Durango (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Physical education--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Boys' Glee Club - Senior High School, Durango, Colorado
- Members of the Boys' Glee Club from Durango High School in La Plata County, Colorado, stand in rows on the steps outside of a building with paneled doors. The boys wear suits and ties.
- Durango (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Choirs (Music)--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Building constructed on park improvement project, City of Pueblo, Colorado 1939
- This one-story, flat roofed park maintainance building in Pueblo, Colorado, is of pale, random stone with dark grout. Windows and doors are in the walls, which have stepped tops. A 30's car is in the background, and a sign reads: "USA Work Program...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Camp Roosevelt - Boy Scout Overnight Cabin - City Park Pueblo, Colorado
- Boy Scout overnight cabin in Pueblo, Colorado, is a one-story, random ashlar stone building. Vigas follow the walls which are sloped and narrower at the top. The projecting fireplace and chimney follow the same angles. Windows flank the fireplace,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boy scouts--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Camping--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Camp Roosevelt - Boy Scout Overnight Cabin - Located in S.W. Corner, Pueblo, City Park. Used for overnight and week-end camp for Scout Troops of Pueblo District.
- Boy Scout overnight cabin in Pueblo, Colorado, is a one-story, random ashlar stone building. Vigas follow the walls which are sloped and narrower at the top. A ladder and sawhorse are in the dirt yard, and bare trees are in the foreground. Sign...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boy scouts--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Camping--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Canning fruit for hot lunch project
- A man and two women work in a kitchen canning apricots or peaches for the hot lunch project for the Work Projects Administration in Colorado. One woman stands at a cast iron stove and sterilizes a can in hot water while the other woman stands at a...
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado--People--1930-1950.; Canning & preserving--Colorado--1930-1950.; Public service employment--Colorado--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Canon and Ruxton
- for the Grandview Hotel, and concrete tipis (one painted with a swastika). An adobe building has vigas; a wrought iron arch reads: 'Visit the Wonderful Cave of the Winds'. Below it is 'Earl's Bingo.' ; The path of the incline is on Mount Manitou.;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1941 January 23
- Capitol Hill neighborhood: prepared by R. Laurie Simmons and Thomas H. Simmons
- Cheesman Park Hill History
- Cherokee Street fire station
- Interior view of Denver Fire Department Station No. 11 at 40 West 2nd Avenue and Cherokee Street in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows fire engines, a bell, tables, and chairs.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Facilities--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Children in WPA day nursery
- Children read and draw in a day nursery, part of a Work Projects Administration program probably in Denver, Colorado. Boys and girls sit at a low table in chairs made from barrels. They draw with crayons, use scissors or read. A girl stands at an...
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Day care--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Drawing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1939 and 1943?]
- Christian Science Church
- Exterior view of Christian Science Church, 1201 North Main Street, Pueblo, Colorado, a two-story with dome-shaped roof, quoins, side tower with octagonal roof, center dome (possibly rotunda) on main roof, one-half rose window with keystone above...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Christian Science churches--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Citizenship picnic at Collier Park Gertude Fonda, teacher
- A group of "new" Longmont citizens pose under a shade tree, during their Citizenship Picnic, Collyer Park, Colorado. They form four rows; children sit on grass, next row sits in chairs with end kneeling and back rows stand.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Immigrants--Colorado--Longmont--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Longmont--1930-1940.; Picnics--Colorado--Longmont--1930-1940.
- 1939 July 2
- City Hall and Memorial Auditorium, Union Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado
- View of City Hall and Memorial Hall, Pueblo, Colorado, with glimpse of Riverside block building's corner turret; shows City Hall with domed and columned cupola atop hipped roof, built in 1917, designed by W. E. Stickney; Memorial Hall, adjacent...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- City Hall, Trinidad, Colorado
- Exterior view of Romanseque style rusticated stone City Hall, Trinidad, Colorado. Features include cornices, spindles and Italianate corner towers. French Renaissance balustrades are across the top and four polished granite ionic columns are in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Clearing away the heavy debris from parkways
- A WPA work crew load tree branches and limbs onto a truck for removal from a Denver, Colorado street. The truck's license plate reads: "WPA 597 33T99."
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Climax Mine
- View of a wooden structure near the tailings pond at the Climax Mine in Lake County, Colorado.
- Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Tailings dams--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Climax Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Climax Mine
- View of a wooden structure near the tailings pond at the Climax Mine in Lake County, Colorado.
- Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Tailings dams--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Climax Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Climax Mine
- View of a wooden structure near the tailings pond at the Climax Mine in Lake County, Colorado. Bartlett Mountain is nearby.
- Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Tailings dams--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.; Climax (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Climax Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Club House - Municipal Golf Course - Pueblo, Colo.
- Finished in rough local stone, this one story building in Pueblo, Colorado, has a flat roof with a varied line topping the edging walls. A wide fireplace and chimney project from the side, and a terrace has a low arched wall. A 1930's sedan is in...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golf--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Club House - Municipal Golf Course - Pueblo, Colo.
- Finished in rough local stone, this one story building in Pueblo, Colorado, has a flat roof with a varied line topping the edging walls. Flanking terraces have low arched walls, bare trees fill the area, and a sign reads: "Golf Club House Feb 8 38."
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golf--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1938