Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- American flag
- Shows the American flag made in Denver, Colorado for the First Colorado Volunteers Cavalry in the Civil War. The flag is made of wool and cotton, has 34 stars, and encased in nylon net.
- Flags--American.--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1865]
- Gate to the Garden of the Gods
- Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado, consists of sheer sandstone formations flanking meadows. Pike's Peak is in the background.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Saint John's [sic]
- Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, consists of frame milling sheds with windows and smokestacks. A square, masonry tower is up the hill, and trestled tracks lead to a mine up the hillside.
- Saints John (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A1 (Pioneer Fireproof Construction Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Union Pacific Railroad freight...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A1 (Pioneer Fireproof Construction Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Milwaukee and Northern Railroad...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows arch B6 (Wight Fire Proofing Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and an arch with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men examining a damaged arch with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A2 (Thomas A. Lee), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Milwaukee and Northern Railroad freight cars are in the...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- The Denver Equitable Building Co.
- View of 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 building read: "Hughes & Keith Sanitary Supply Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, July 9
- The Denver Equitable Building Co.
- View of the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church in are nearby. A sign on a building reads: "Hughes & Keith San[ita]ry Supply Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1891, July 24
- Forester Guard Hall 15th & Curtis
- View of the Independent Order of Foresters Guard Hall, at 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a mansard roof and arched windows. Plaque reads: "I.O.O.V. Guard Association."
- Independent Order of Foresters--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Overland Park Clubhouse
- Well-dressed men and women pose on steps at Overland Park, in Denver, Colorado; costume includes puff shoulder blouses, print fabric, lace, and bowler, stovepipe, straw, or flowered hats. Theo Holland holds a cane, Florence Kirkland (?) wears...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Holland,...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Hydraulic gold mining near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R.
- View of gold miners excavating an eroded bluff with jets of water at a placer mine in Dutch Flat, California.
- Dutch Flat (Calif.)--1850-1870.; Hydraulic mining--California--Dutch Flat--1850-1870.; Miners--California--Dutch Flat--1850-1870.; Mining--California--Dutch Flat--1850-1870.
- [between 1857 and 1870?]
- Falls, South Cheyenne [?]
- View of a waterfall in possibly South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- Evans Block
- View of the Evans Block on 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians stand on the sidewalk. Signs read: "The Hurlbut Grocery Co.," "W. S. Sanderson & Bro.," "The Post Studio," "Morovit Coffee," "Ross' Cigars,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 May
- Chautauqua
- In Boulder, Colorado, wood panelling finishes the interior walls of the art hall at the Boulder Chautauqua. Portraits and landscapes hang in oval and rectangular frames. A sculpture of a draped woman with a deer and a plaster bust top pedestals; a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Art exhibitions--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Robvon Backing Ring Company
- Workmen who include an African-American man, work at machinery and move wooden barrels in the Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Company shop in Denver, Colorado. A man who wears a suit stands nearby.
- Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Robvon Backing Ring Company
- Workmen cut and move large strips of probably rubber at the Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Company in Denver, Colorado. A man who wears a suit and a man who wears a hat and tie stand nearby.
- Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Robvon Backing Ring Company
- Men unload strips of probably rubber from a railroad car at the Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Company in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the railroad car reads: "Baltimore & Ohio."
- Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad freight...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Robvon Backing Ring Company
- Men unload strips of metal to be used for barrel hoops from a railroad car at the Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Company in Denver, Colorado. Nearby buildings have signs that read: "Mutual [...] Mfg. Co. and "Well Casings, Cement Septic Tanks...
- Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad freight...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern 2-8-0 #71 Prosser, N.Y. backing on wye.
- Smoke rises from a Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad locomotive #71, and gondola freight cars backing at a wye on tracks in Prosser (Allegheny County), New York. Shows a switch stand beside the tracks.
- Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Prosser (N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--New York--Prosser--1940-1950.; Railroad signals--New York--Prosser--1940-1950.; Railroads--New York--Prosser--1940-1950.
- 1947 July 19
- St Louis Southwestern Ry. view at Waco station, from distance west 2-8-0's 655 in fore, 654 in sta. 452 backing 2-6-0.
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway trains are near the union depot in Waco (McLennan County), Texas. Shows locomotives #655 and #654, at the station, and locomotive #452 backing on tracks beside the depot. The depot has a central tower. Sign on...
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company--1940-1950.; Union Station (Waco, Tex.)--1940-1950.; Waco (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Texas--Waco--1940-1950.; Railroads--Texas--Waco--1940-1950.
- 1946 March 3
- Southern Pacific lines (Texas & New Orleans) leaving Harwood, Tx. train #219, locomotive 221 & 78 backing, crew in doors.
- Smoke rises from Texas & New Orleans Railroad locomotive #221 backing on tracks with combine car #78 in Harwood (Gonzales County), Texas. Railroad crewmen pose in the open doors of the railroad car of train #219. Letters on the combine car read:...
- Southern Pacific Company--1940-1950.; Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Harwood (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Texas--Harwood--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Texas--Harwood--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger...
- 1946 October 28
- Tionesta Valley Ry., Clarion River much smoke, Heisler #17 backing, approaching Portland Mills, PA. Not all of train is visible.
- Smoke rises from Tionesta Valley Railway locomotive #17, a geared steam locomotive, backing on track near Portland Mills (Elk County), Pennsylvania. The train hauls pipe on gondola cars and boxcars. Shows tall grass and dense trees.
- Tionesta Valley Railway Company--1940-1950.; Elk County (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Pennsylvania--Elk County--1940-1950.
- 1941 August 11
- D&RGW Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion train, Durango yard (2-8-2) 453 backing with excursion train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 453 (2-8-2) vents steam and smoke while backing with a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion train in Durango (Durango County), Colorado. Shows warehouses and a mill building with signs: "Graden Flour...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Perins Peak (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mills--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 November 21
- [Sanchez Reservoir, Costilla County, Colorado]
- Panoramic view of the Sanchez Reservoir and dam in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows shoreline, the dam and the overflow intake tower. Text on print includes reservoir capacity and tower, conduit, and dam dimensions. "Contained at date photo was...
- Reservoirs--Colorado--Costilla County.; Dams--Colorado--Costilla County.; Sanchez Reservoir (Colo.)
- 1911
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Crazy quilt
- Shows a quilt made by Augusta Tabor in Leadville, Colorado. The quilt is made with maroon velvet, gold colored silk and solid print patches. On the quilt are embroidered appliques, paint and souvenir ribbon. The backing is possibly linen, cotton or...
- Quilts--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1885 January 5
- Upper Twin Lake with flowers
- A Colorado wildflower sits over the corner of a photograph of Upper Twin Lake in Lake County Colorado. The flower and photograph are positioned on a leather backing.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.; Photographic prints--1890-1910.; Wildflowers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pepper tree, fruit and blossoms
- Leaves, fruits, and blossoms of a pepper tree are bunched together on a paper backing.
- Pepper-tree--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. The ballroom interior is an ornate variety of carved plaster and stenciling in Arabesques, scallops, knotwork, gilt, and tile. Columns support arches...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Vaults (Architecture)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, has a Moorish interior, featuring plaster carved with Arabic inscriptions. Muqarnas follow the ceiling coves; the walls are stenciled with arabesques, and columns flank scalloped arches. Veined...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, of "The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobility of the Mystic Shrine," is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. The ballroom has ornate stenciled borders; columns support the beamed ceiling....
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers, was dedicated in 1907. The ballroom interior has ornate stenciled borders; columns support the beamed ceiling. Swinging doors lead to a room with pointed...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. This room has wood trim and Japanese murals in the freizes. Interior leaded glass windows with floral patterns top a small service door; electric lamps...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. This spacious room has high wood wainscoting, stenciled freizes and brackets. The ceiling beams alternate with plaster coffering in geometric rosettes,...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. The ballroom interior is an ornate variety of carved plaster and stenciling in Arabesques, scallops, knotwork, gilt, and tile. Columns support a...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Mezzanines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, dedicated 1907, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. This room interior has angled walls, carved plaster brackets, cartouches, and garlands. An arched frame holds a mirror; a leaded glass...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, was dedicated in 1907. This room has wainscoting and beamed ceilings, hanging lamps, and stenciling. Leaded glass windows top a small service door, and armchairs are against the interior walls.
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Looking down Walsenburg's Main Street
- Brick, stone, and frame commercial buildings and dwellings line Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Barber poles, a fire hydrant and trees edge the boardwalk; a canvas tent is in the foreground. Buggies and pedestrians are in the...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Looking up Walsenburg's Main Street
- Frame and stone commercial buildings line Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Trees, pedestrians, buggies, and a man on horseback are in the thoroughfare; a barberpole is by the boardwalk.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Walsenburg's orchestra: playing in the patio of the second Sporleder Hotel in 1882.
- A band poses in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, with a cello, cornet, guitars, and a violin. The men wear suits; one has a music stand, and a hat lays on the lawn. Boys and girls sit to the sides; the adobe wall with louvered shutters in the...
- Sporleder Hotel (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Orchestras--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.
- 1882
- U. S. A. General Hospital No. 21 Denver, Colo Transformers and Pole Line
- Power poles in Denver, Colorado, have a working platform and tranformers mounted on the crossbeams. A concrete building has a sign over the door: "Office Quartermaster;" a cylindrical brick smokestack is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Electrical apparatus--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- Yule-Marble finishing mill
- The Colorado-Yule Marble Company's finishing mill in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado under construction; lumber and company houses are nearby. Freight cars are on the tracks of the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad near the Crystal River. The...
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1900-1910.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909?]
- An early day scene of Pine, Colo., a party of tourists ready for a days outing
- Men, women and children pose with burros and a horse in meadow, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Pine (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pine--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Pine--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- The Old Homestead, Cripple Creek, parlor
- Interior view of refurbished parlor of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor" or "sporting" house of red-light district that operated for twenty years and later became a residence until it reopened...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- View from parlor into dance hall, the Homestead
- Interior view from refurbished parlor into dance hall, the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operating for nearly twenty years and later becoming a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Gorge, above Georgetown
- Clear Creek, in Clear Creek County, Colorado, is flanked by steep, tree covered rock above Georgetown. Fallen logs span the water; hills are in the background.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]