Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Will Rogers (center with lasso) in Denver
- Will Rogers holds a lariat, by a saddle, in Denver, Colorado, at a Y.M.C.A. membership drive. Men and a woman smile in cowboy costumes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Y.M.C.A., Pueblo, Colo.
- Exterior view of the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) building, in Pueblo, Colorado, shows a four-story flat-roof brick building with parapet entablature, stone quoins framing windows, entryway with Doric columns and a shelf. "Y. M. C. A."...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Pueblo--1910- 1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- A delegation & musicians from the Y.M.C.A. plan to greet Will Rogers at Union Station. The stockyard stagecoach was used as a backdrop for this photo.
- Men and women (a Y.M.C.A. delegation of musicians) laugh and hold cowboy hats, an accordion (Palizzi), a cornet, pistols, and a whip, in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes chaps, woolies, bandanas, gauntlets, and conchos.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Y.M.C.A. House, School of Mines, Golden Colo.
- View of a house on the Colorado School of Mines campus, Jefferson County, Golden, Colorado; letters on the porch read: "Y.M.C.A.," a fountain with statue of a boy and goose is in the lawn.
- Colorado School of Mines--1910-1920.; Y.M.C.A. (Golden, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Golden--1910- 1920.
- [between 1912 and 1915]
- Y.M.C.A. Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building, East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado; designed by architects Willis Adams Marean and Albert Julius Norton (Marean-Norton firm), built in 1907,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1900- 1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Y.M.C.A. No. 2, Pueblo, Colo.
- Exterior view of "Steelworks" Y. M. C. A. (Young Men's Christian Association) building, on Jones Avenue between Abriendo and Evans Avenues, in Pueblo, Colorado, shows a four-story flat-roof brick building with parapet entablature and basement....
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Pueblo--1920- 1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Y.M.C.A. building
- Exterior view of Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building, East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado. The Commercial style building has a flat roof, bracketed cornice, voussoirs above first floor windows, flag...
- Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Y. M. C. A. cottages
- View of cabin used by the Y. M. C. A. in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The one-story wood frame building has a covered porch and railing made of logs.
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- [1925 October]
- Y.M.C.A. Glenarm branch at 2800 Glenarm
- View of the Y. M. C. A., a brick building with a fire escape, at 28th (Twenty-eighth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows: mailbox on corner, sign reads: "Dedication Formal Opening Of This Buil[ding], Sunday, Dec. [?] At 3 P. M.,...
- Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Looking east from power house showing Victoria St. bridge, Vail Hotel, and R.R. Y.M.C.A.
- Men work to remove mud from an Arkansas River flood on Victoria Avenue near the Victoria Avenue bridge in Pueblo, Colorado. A man on a tractor pulls a shovel; a man on foot assists. Men stand near railroad tracks near uprooted trees, rubble, parts...
- Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Organizations'...
- [1921 June]
- Colorado State Bank
- View of Colorado State Bank construction at 1600 Broadway Street in Denver, Colorado; features a curved vertical line on the upper floors. Also shows the Continental Trailways bus station, a clock, the Colorado State Capitol dome, the Y.M.C.A.,...
- Colorado State Bank. (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Clocks--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Office...
- 1971
- Big snow of December 1913
- Pedestrians, horse drawn wagons and sleighs make their way through a snow filled Cheyenne Street, Denver, Colorado. The Y. M. C. A. and Plymouth Hotel show in background. Signs read: "Fry and McHill," "Baker Electrics?" "Ford Motor Company," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Denver, YMCA
- View of a parlor at the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) at East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a room with papered walls, a bookcase, a rug on a wooden...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- YMCA, main building
- Men play chess and checkers in a game room at the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) at East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Board games--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Recreation...
- 1907
- Dr. Clarence Holmes and Fairfax Holmes in Front Yard
- Grand Junction
- View of the three-story Post Office at the corner of Rood Avenue and Fourth Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The building has arched windows on the first story, pediments above third story windows, and a balustrade on the roof. Men...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.; Post offices--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Denver Police, mounted patrol
- A line of Denver Police officers pose next to their horses in Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Captain George Merritt holds the reigns of a light colored horse. Buildings in the distance include: the Young...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Merritt, George, Denver police officer.
- [between 1921 and 1928?]
- Y M C A football team
- Studio portrait of Black members of probably the Denver Y. M. C. A. football team who include Clarence F. Holmes (top row right) and William E. Parks (top row left). They pose with a pennant and football. They wear sweaters and padded pants.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Holmes, Clarence F., 1892-1978.; Parks, William E.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Tollerburg
- View of Tollerburg, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation town, Las Animas County, Colorado, shows the mine store house in center, the C. F. & I. company store is the square building and in the back center is the boarding house. The mine office and...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Capitol grounds on a winter day, Denver
- State Capitol grounds, Denver, Colorado; view of cement sidewalk bordered by Broadway (street not in view), left; landscaped grounds, iron posts at walk, park benches, and boys pitching pennies (marbles or jacks?); bicycle leaning against park...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colorado Springs, Nevada Avenue
- A landscaped median strip divides Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Women, children and a buggy are on the dirt thoroughfare and the stone Presbyterian Church with a square tower and an arched lookout is on the corner.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver, Colo.
- Right side of panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado; includes part of Capitol roof and turret, Sherman and Lincoln streets, corner of Y.M.C.A., and Trinity Church steeple. Signs read: "Hotel Metropole."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Sixteenth Street viaduct
- View of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Sixteenth Street viaduct after completion
- View of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado; shows a concrete bridge with arches, and the South Platte River (drained).
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- V. F. W. parade Nat. Conv. Denver
- Aerial view, during a Veterans of Foreign Wars parade, of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings between 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Sherman Street include the Majestic Building, Brown Palace Hotel, U. S. Post Office, U. S. Federal Courthouse, and...
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1936 September 15
- Swoops Club from Glenarm YMCA
- African-American teenage boys and girls pose with John W. Mosley (far right) near an airplane in Denver, Colorado. The members of the Swoops Club, part of the Glenarm Y. M. C. A., wear aviator jackets, some pilot's headgear. One boy wears a suit.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Private flying--Societies, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Pilots--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from Daniels & Fisher Tower, 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe southeast down 16th towards Colorado State Capitol building & grounds, Colorado State Museum (Colorado State Historical Sociey) at East 14th Avenue &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Denver 1930-1939
- Aerial view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. The wing of the Denver City and County Building curves toward the Carnegie Public Library. Plants grow from the top of the Voorhies Memorial. Shows Central Presbyterian Church,...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; City & town...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Denver skyline
- View of Civic Center and downtown Denver, Colorado from the roof of the Denver Public Library building. Shows the Voorhies Memorial, Republic Building, Majestic Building, and the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building. Signs mounted...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1955 October
- From State Capitol building
- View of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Mountain States Telephone Building, Denver Gas and Electric Building, Shirley-Savoy Hotel, Majestic Building, Republic Building, Daniels and Fisher Tower, Brown Palace Hotel,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Capitol Hill and the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado State Capitol Building, Civic Center, Denver City and County Building, Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Farmers Union Building, Capitol Life...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959 June 10
- YMCA, main building
- Interior view of the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building on East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Men write at a counter and answer the telephone.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Counters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Young Men's Christian...
- 1907
- YMCA, lounge
- Men read and sit in the lounge at the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building at East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows magazines on wooden tables, rocking...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lounges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Young Men's Christian...
- 1907
- YMCA, game room
- View of the game room at the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) at East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a round table with chess pieces, a wooden ping pong...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Board games--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Recreation rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Table...
- 1907
- YMCA, Denver
- Interior view of the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) at East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a long hallway with high back wooden chairs and wicker armchairs....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Camp Chief Ouray, YMCA
- Cars are parked next to the lodge at the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) summer camp near Granby in Grand County, Colorado. Shows a one story frame building with a long sloping roof.
- Camp Chief Ouray (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Grand County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand County--1960-1970.; Camps--Colorado--Grand County--1960-1970.; Lodges--Colorado--Grand County--1960-1970.; Organizations'...
- [1961]
- Camp Chief Ouray, YMCA
- View of the entrance gate to Camp Chief Ouray, summer camp of the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) near Granby in Grand County, Colorado. Shows a gate and a sign made from timbers that reads: "Camp Chief Ouray."
- Camp Chief Ouray (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Grand County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Camps--Colorado--Grand County--1960-1970.; Gates--Colorado--Grand County--1960-1970.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Grand County--1960-1970.; Young Men's Christian...
- 1961
- YMCA main building
- Interior view of the Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building on East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a meeting room with rows of wooden folding chairs and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Conference rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Colorado State Capitol and Civic Center
- View of the Colorado State Capitol building and Civic Center in Denver, Colorado; shows the First United Presbyterian Church at 14th (Fourteenth) and Lincoln Streets, the First Church of Christ Scientist, the Central Presbyterian Church, the El...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Administration Building
- View of the Administration Building at the Y.M.C.A. Camp Conference Headquarters at the YMCA of the Rockies near Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Shows men, women and children in front of a two-story, wood frame building. Cars nearby include...
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- 1929 August 20-30
- Denver, Colorado
- Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- Denver, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado, northwest from Colorado State Capitol building towards Colfax Avenue & 16th (Sixteenth) street; identifiable businesses and buildings include Arapahoe County Courthouse, City Auditorium, Daniels & Fisher tower...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Office, kitchen, assembly room, new locker rooms under construction
- Exterior of the Y. M. C. A., Littleton, Colorado, shows the cinder block construction of the addition of offices, kitchen, assembly room and locker rooms. The original modern flat roof building with YMCA sign is behind the new construction.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Building construction--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1970.; Young Men's Christian Association (Littleton, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Western History Subject Index
- Y.M.C.A
- Y.M.C.A. [sic] building, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the six-story "Young Women's Christian Association" building in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado at 130 East Kiowa Street. Shows people, Van Briggle tiles, arched portal, balconies, lamp posts and pointed arched windows.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Young Women's Christian associations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Y.M.C.A.-near Estes Park, Conference Headquarters
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-57] Administration Building, [ARL-58] Our cabin; Mrs. Bondurant and Margaret S., [ARL-59] Margaret Shelton and me at Lock Vale, [ARL-60] Cafeteria, Lodge-Clinic." The photographic prints on album page...
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations'...
- 1929 August 20-30
- Honorable James C. Flanigan
- Honorable James C. Flanigan Colorado's First Black Judge Appointed as Denver deputy district attorney, 1949; municipal court judge, 1957; district court judge, 1965; faculty member of National College of State Judiciary, 1974; presiding judge,...
- undated
- Rachel B. Noel
- Rachel B. Noel Assistant Professor of Sociology, Metropolitan State College Member of the national board of directors, Girl Scouts of America; National Teachers Examination Board; vice-president, Denver Area Council of Churches; member of Board of...
- undated