Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ringside Lounge award
- View of an award ribbon granted to Joe "Awful" Coffee's Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; letters read: "Western Stock Show Association, Golden Anniversary National Western Stock Show, 1st Prize Beef, Bought by Lindner, Pkg. & Prov. Co." and...
- Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Ribbons--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1956 February 1
- Ringside Lounge award
- View of an award ribbon granted to Joe "Awful" Coffee's Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; letters read: "Western Stock Show Association, National Western Stock Show 1948, 4-H Prize Beef, Bought by Joe 'Awful' Coffee's Ringside Lounge." Also...
- Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Ribbons--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Jimmy James and Joe "Awful" Rutofsky Coffee
- Signed photograph of Joe "Awful" Coffee and Jimmy James, identified as a Commander at Buckley Air Field in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Joe Coffee poses and wears a leather aviator's jacket with a sheepskin collar, slacks with cuffs, and a...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Admirals--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Fighter planes--American--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Coffee, Joe Awful.; James, Jimmy,...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Centennial Race Track Joe Coffee's Ringside Lounge Purse
- Montage of Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The upper photographic print shows the winning horse (Haydutie), the second place horse (Marine Salute), the third place horse (Air Point) and jockeys as they race to the...
- Centennial Race Track (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Haydutie (Race horse)--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horse racing--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 August 3
- Centennial Race Track the Great Plains Stakes
- Montage shows Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The upper photo shows the winning horse (Pet Me), the second place horse (Green Fighter), the third place horse (Blanter) and jockeys as they race at the "Great Plains...
- Centennial Race Track (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pet Me (Race horse)--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horse racing--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July 7
- Jack Dempsey with his old friend Joe "Awful" Coffee
- Jack Dempsey poses with Joe "Awful" Coffee probably in Colorado. Both men wear suits.
- Coffee, Joe Awful.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--1940-1950.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895-
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Jack Dempsey with his old friend Joe "Awful" Coffee
- Jack Dempsey poses with Joe "Awful" Coffee probably in Colorado. Both men wear suits.
- Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--1940-1950.; Coffee, Joe Awful.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895-
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Jane Sterling Denver Posts' and Joe "Awful" Coffee Birthday Club party for orphan children
- Interior view of the Ringside Lounge at 1120 17th Street in Denver, Colorado; shows boys, girls, a man and a woman at a table set with food and dinnerware. Joe "Awful" Coffee offers a piece of cake; Jane Sterling holds a child, and framed...
- Denver Post--People--1950-1960.; Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Children's parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Joe "Awful" Coffee host to Father Jim Moynihan and his boxing champions
- Interior view of the Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; shows boy boxers, Joe "Awful" Coffee shaking hands with Father Jim Moynihan, and a table set with food. Framed pictures of boxers and newspaper clippings cover the wall.
- Denver Post--People--1950-1960.; Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1958
- Joe "Awful" Coffee playing host to Denver Bears
- Interior view at the Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; shows Joe "Awful" Coffee (with glasses), members of the Denver Bears baseball team, and women. Photographs of boxers, a comic strip, and a juke box selector are on the wall.
- Denver Bears (Baseball team)--1950-1960.; Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1954
- Jack Dempsey, Joe "Awful" Coffee, Everett Marshall
- Men stand and pose in a boxing ring. Joe Rutofsky "Awful" Coffee smiles and poses between two men. Everett O. Marshall wears lace-up boxing shoes and a robe with satin lapels, cuffs, and a belt. William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey wears a military...
- Boxers (Sports)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--1930-1940.; Coffee, Joe Awful.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895-; Marshall, Everett O.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Denver Firemans 35 Year Club Annual Dinner at Joe (Awful) Coffee Ringside Lounge
- Firemen pose with dinnerware at Joe (Awful) Coffee's Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado. The room has floral wallpaper.
- Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 March
- Colorado A. M. Swimming Team Rocky Mountain Champions of 1951
- In Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, the Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College men's swim team poses in their trunks by an interior swimming pool. They are identified as: (L to R) (back) - Dick Conner - Russ Lawrence - Bill Evans...
- Colorado State University--1950-1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Swimmers--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950- 1960.
- February 23, 1951
- 17th Street looking towards Broadway
- A view down 17th (Seventeenth) Street, at the corner of Lawrence Street looking toward Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Shows a trolley car line, automobiles, and local businesses. Some of the businesses include: "Milner Hotel" and "Joe Awful Coffee". A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Holy Trinity tigers
- Portrait of a football team in Trinidad, Colorado. Teenage boys and young men in white, numbered jerseys are posed, the ones sitting in the front have their helmets on the grass in front of their cleated shoes. Two men in ballcaps and jackets with...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Football players--Colorado--Trinidad--1950-1960.; Teenagers--Colorado--Trinidad--1950-1960.
- 1954
- Ringside Lounge award
- Reproduction shows an award granted to Joe "Awful" Coffee's Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; shows a silver butter knife with ribbon and words: "This silver butter knife is awarded to 'Ringside Lounge' in recognition of the fact that I had an...
- Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Silverware--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- [Speciality of the house] [art original].
- A Hessie and Tessie cartoon from the Joe "Awful" coffee Collection.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States -- Caricatures and cartoons.; Pen-and-wash drawings.
- 1953
- [Joe sells the Post, no. 2] [art original].
- A Hessie and Tessie cartoon from the Joe "Awful" Coffee Collection.
- Caricatures and cartoons.; Pen-and-wash drawings.
- 1950
- Western History Subject Index
- COFFEE JOSEPH RUTOFSKY "AWFUL''
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 5 and 6, 1929 May-June
- Newsletter produced every two months by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
- Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
- 1929 May-June
- Joe "Awful" Coffee's championship women's bowling team
- Group portrait of women in Denver, Colorado. They are (L to R) Helen Pinney, Dora Esarey, Margaret Morgan, Jo Jericho, and Dottie Smith (Captain).
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bowlers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Coffee, Joe Awful--Friends & associates.
- 1954?
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- Manual Annual: 1908
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1908.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1908
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- The Annual: 1911. The Graduating class of the West Side High School
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1911.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- October 1949
- The Church Record: vol 1 no 1
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 February 26
- The Earnest Presbyterian: Vol. I No. 1
- Newspaper produced by the Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, known today as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1882 January
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 December 9
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 23
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Western History Subject Index
- COFFEE JOSEPH RUTOFSKY "AWFUL;"
- Western History Subject Index
- COFFEE, JOSEPH RUTKOFSKY "JOE AWFUL'
- Western History Subject Index
- COFFEE, JOSEPH RUTOFSKY "AWFUL''
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Restaurants. Jo (Awful) Coffee
- Auraria Remembered
- Oral history of former residents of the Westside neighborhood that were displaced by the building of the Auraria Higher Education Center in the 1970s.
- Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--History.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Biography.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1991
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- This survey discusses the history and programs within the Five Points area, as well as the changing demographics of the area and possible solutions to probable changes in the neighborhood.
- Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver.
- 1984
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05072-031-00
- This card represents parcel number 0000-05072-031-00 of the Denver Assessor's Office Master Property Records. Each file may contain several cards with different section of the parcel.
- Real property tax--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Real property and taxation--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Tax assessment--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Real...
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- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Newsletter produced monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
- Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
- 1919 November
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 11 and 12, 1922 November-December
- Newsletter produced every two months by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
- Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
- 1922 November-December