Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City, Colo. Banks. 1st National
- A group of men stands in front of the First National Bank of Central City at the corner of Eureka and Main streets. Harry H. Lake worked at this bank for 47 years from 1860 until 1927. The building next to the bank complex is the Teller House,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A large crowd is gathered at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: parade participants wear white clothing and ride in foliage covered, horse drawn buggies. The downtown buildings are decorated with bunting and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A large crowd is gathered at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: parade participants hold parasols or umbrellas and ride in foliage covered, horse drawn buggies. The downtown buildings are decorated with bunting and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A large crowd is gathered at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: parade participants ride in foliage covered, horse drawn buggies. The downtown buildings are decorated with bunting and American flags, signs on the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- 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
- Brendlinger Block
- A group of men pose outdoors after a snowstorm near the Brendlinger Block in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and signs that read: "H. J. Brendlinger" and "[?] A. Cook & Co. Bank."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- DEA Road Champions
- Baseball players, in uniform, pose in a field. Charles Orville Walters is second from the left and Frank Walters, his brother, stands on the far right. Two young boys in baseball uniforms stand in front of the team of older men. A man on the far...
- Baseball players--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.; Walters, Frank.
- 1928
- Commercial Federal Bank
- View of the Commercial Federal Bank (Charles Deaton : 1965) at 3501 South Broadway in Englewood, Colorado. A curving cement path winds around a water feature near the bank. The dome-like, cream-colored, concrete, steel and glass building has a...
- Commercial Federal Bank (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Englewood (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Banks.; Commercial Federal Bank (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Bank buildings--Colorado--Englewood--Pictorial works.; Modern...
- 1989
- Robert Edmund Jones background is the old safe of the Kountze Bros. Bank
- Robert Edmund Jones, member of the Play Festival Committee, poses in jacket, trousers, and tie, holding a cigarette, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Rough stone wall behind him is identified as the safe of the Kountze Brothers Bank.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jones, Robert Edmund 1887-1954.
- [between 1933 and 1938?]
- Denver Public Library Western History Dept. exhibit at the Rocky Mt. National Bank in the Teller House
- An exhibit in Central City, Colorado, presented by the Denver Public Library Western History Department, is surrounded by a neoclassical facade with glass panes and large, globe-shaped light fixtures above the frames in the Teller House's Rocky Mt....
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Engle Brothers Exchange Bank
- The Engle Brothers Exchange Bank in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a frame building with a double door, cement steps, and sash windows. Men in suits and bowler hats pose on the stoop; sign reads: "Engle Bros. Exchange Bank." Brackets ornament the false...
- Engle Brothers Exchange Bank--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Joseph A. Thatcher
- Portrait of Joseph A. Thatcher; a bank president from Denver, Colorado. He wears a gray, three piece suit and a red tie. The painting has an elaborate, gilded frame.
- Thatcher, Joseph A.
- 1899
- Fifteenth Street looking to Blake
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses and signs: "Merchant's Hotel," "Steam Job Printing and Binding," "A. L. Dana," and "Colorado National Bank."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- First National Bank, Pueblo, Colorado. J. A. Thatcher, pres't. M. D. Thatcher, cashier.
- View of a bank in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado; shows men posing by a brick building with arched windows and signs: "First National Bank."
- First National Bank (Pueblo, Colo.)--Buildings--1860-1880.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Pueblo--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Boulder Bank, George C. Corning, banker, Boulder, Colorado
- View of brick storefronts in Boulder (Boulder County) Colorado; shows a building with arched windows and signs: "Drugs," "Medicines," and "Boulder Bank."
- Corning, George C.--Homes & haunts--1860-1880.; Boulder Bank--Buildings--1860-1880.; Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Mining, Nevada
- Miners pose on a tailings pile at the National Bank mine in Nevada. Sign over tunnel entrance reads: "Nat'l Bank." Snow is on the ground surrounding the mine.
- National Bank Mine (Nye County, Nev.)--1900-1910.; Nevada--1900-1910.; Miners--Nevada--1900-1910.; Mining--Nevada--1900-1910.
- January, 1907
- 4th Street, Saguache
- View of 4th (Fourth) Street in Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. One story commercial style buildings line the street. Shows the Saguache County Bank building with a neoclassical facade with a pediment and fluted columns. Letters on the frieze...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks.; Commercial Streets.; Banks and banking--Colorado--Saguache--Pictorial works.; Streets--Colorado--Saguache--Pictorial works.; Saguache (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1993
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A large crowd is gathered at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: parade participants wear white clothing and ride in flower covered, horse drawn buggies. The downtown buildings are decorated with bunting and American...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1899
- The City National Bank, Denver, Colorado. Henry Crow, prest., Frank Palmer, vice prest., John R. Hanna, cashier
- View of a brick office building with storefronts in Denver, Colorado; men pose, signs read: "City National Bank."
- City National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Miner's National bank of Georgetown, Colorado. J. L. Brownell, pres. Thos. W. Phelps, cashier.
- View of a frame businesses in Georgetown (Clear Creek County) Colorado; shows men posing by a mitred entry with sign: "Miner's National Bank." Barber poles flank an adjacent storefront.
- Miners' National Bank of Georgtown, Colorado--Buildings--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- General view, Cedar Mesa St. Cedaredge
- View of Cedar Mesa Street, in Cedaredge (Delta County), Colorado; shows storefronts, buggies, horses, pedestrians, and signs: "The Hardware Co.," "Stewart Realty Com." and "Bank."
- Cedaredge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cedaredge--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cedaredge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Main and Fourth Streets, Grand Junction
- View of the intersection of 4th (Fourth) and Main Streets, in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; shows Grand River Valley Railway electric street car, pedestrians, automobiles, horses and buggies. The Grand Valley National Bank and YMCA, are...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- West side of Tejon St., north from Pike's Peak Ave.
- View of the businesses on the west side of a muddy Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows two story brick and wood buildings with bracketed cornices and many with striped awnings. The Wanless Block is on the corner.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Tabor block 16th & Larimer
- View of the Tabor Block at 16th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with balustrade and roof finials. Signs read: "Rose & Co. Photographers," "Royal Insurance," "North British and Mercantile Insurance Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Eldora, Colorado upper end of Eldorado Ave.
- A single story cabin with a screened in front porch and commercial buildings are on opposite sides of a dirt road in Eldora, Colorado. A man works on the roof, and another stands in front of a commercial building with "Ice Cream" and "Fruit"...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Eldora--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association
- View of the Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association bank, a modern style building designed by Burnham Hoyt, at 1630 Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. The bank has tall, glass doors and matching transoms, with art deco style tracery. The two...
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Doors &...
- 1938?
- Arts and Sciences members of '98
- Graduating Arts and Sciences students (class of 1898) at the University of Colorado at Boulder in formal attire are identified as: Front row (l-r): Edith Williams (Mrs. John Bunyan), James R. Hubbard, Elinor Wise (Mrs. C. Field Clay), Beulah...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1898
- Capitol Hill State Bank building
- View of the Capitol Hill Bank building (1919) at 2239 East Colfax Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story Classical Revival-style commercial building constructed of red brick. There are four two-story...
- Capitol Hill Bank (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; New Yorker Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;Bars (Drinking establishments); Capitol Hill Bank (Denver,...
- 1976
- People's Bank, Main Street, Pueblo, Colorado. J. A. Lowther, cashier
- View of a bank in Pueblo (Pueblo County) Colorado; the brick building has stone quoins and a pedimented, mitred entry with signs: "People's Bank."
- People's Bank (Pueblo, Colo.)--Buildings--1860-1880.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Pueblo--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Fort Lupton State Bank
- Men stand and pose in front of the two-story brick Fort Lupton State Bank in Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. The building has a corner entrance, decorative brick brackets, stone sills, an American flag on the roof, and engravings that read:...
- Fort Lupton State Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Leadville
- View of the American National Bank on the southeast corner of Fifth and Harrison Avenue in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows the Romanesque Revival-style building, constructed of rusticated red sandstone with brick upper stories. Features...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- First National Bank, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Geo. H. Stewart, president. Wm. B. Young, cashier.
- View of a brick office building in Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; shows people posing on the corner and signs: "First National Bank."
- First National Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- First National bank, Central City, Col. Jas. A. Thatcher, pres't. Frank C. Young, cash'r.
- View of an office block in Central City (Gilpin County) Colorado; shows a brick building with stone trim and an arched, mitred entry with letters: "First National Bank." St. Aloysius Convent and School tops the hill.
- First National Bank (Central City, Colo.)--Buildings--1860-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Brighton National Bank
- The Brighton National Bank, Brighton, Colorado, is housed in a two-story, frame dwelling. It has a gable roof with dormers and a screened porch, with sign reading "Brighton National Bank." The front door has an oval window, and a sign projecting...
- Brighton National Bank (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- Jan 27, 1965
- Myton UT Main St. Myton State Bank at left
- View of Myton, Duchesne County, Utah; shows businesses, people, horses, a surrey, a sign: "Bull Durham," and window lettering: "Myton State Bank."
- Myton (Utah)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Utah--Myton--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Leadville street scene, for Public Service Co., July 29, 1924
- View south down dirt Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes two young girls in dresses and cloche hats who sit on a sidewalk on a hill above the street and look down on the busy main street. Landmark buildings include the First...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Vendome Hotel--1920-1930.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.; City & town...
- 1924
- Leadville, Colo. town view looking East
- View east, from Capitol Hill down West 7th (Seventh) Street in Leadville, Colorado, at the site of the 1896 Ice Palace toboggan run. The rooftops of wood frame residences show on both sides of the street. Cars are parked along the edges of the...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Vendome Hotel--1970-1980.; Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.
- 1978
- July 27, 1924
- View north on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; shows automobiles with canvas tops, a horse-drawn flatbed wagon with umbrella, a gas lantern, commercial buildings, and vacant lots. Landmark buildings include the Elks Opera House, the Hotel...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elks Opera House (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotel Delaware (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotel Vendome (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business...
- 1924 July 27
- Land office, postoffice
- Pedestrians walk down the sidewalk of a commercial district of Springfield, Colorado in Baca County (formerly in Las Animas County). Signs read: "General Merchandise" and "Bank."
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Springfield--1910-1920.
- [1914?]
- Jefferson Bank East and Key Savings at Mission Viejo
- View of Jefferson Bank East and Key Savings from across a parking lot. One car in the parking lot in front of the bank, and another vehicle in the drive through of the bank. Large lamp posts throughout the parking lot. Houses visible in the...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- El Paso County Bank, Colorado Springs, Col. W. S. Jackson, cashier, James H. Barlow, ass't cashier
- View of a bank in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows men in stovepipe hats posing by a brick building with corbeling and signs: "El Paso County Bank."
- El Paso County Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Old Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City entrance
- View of a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City entrance at 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado Yule marble facade, ornate lamp holders and double door portal. Engraved above the door reads: "Federal...
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City--Buildings--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- First National Bank Durango, Colorado
- The First National Bank Block is located on the corner of Main Street in Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. People stand outside the building on the sidewalk. A horse-drawn buggy is on the unpaved street next to the building. Architectural...
- Durango (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Durango--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Durango--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Paonia
- View of a street in Paonia (Delta County), Colorado. Shows commercial businesses with parked cars, a saddled horse, an electric street light and pedestrians. A license plate reads: "152-197." Signs on buildings read: "L.R. Armstrong Groceries,"...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Bank and store in Meeker showing street at right where robbers were killed.
- View along of the Hugus Block, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; two story brick and stone building that housed a mercantile and Bank of Meeker where three bank robbers botched their crime on October 13, 1896. A horse drawn carriage parks in...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.
- 1897 September 8
- Summit County Courthouse
- In this view of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado, the two story brick building's hipped gable roof, a slightly projecting gabled entry, and a cupola with sash windows is visible. The lintels, sills, entablature and pendants...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Broadway
- View of Broadway at 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are on the street and parked nearby. Buildings include the Colorado State Bank and the Brown Palace Hotel. Signs read: "Gates Half-Sole T[ir]es" and "Colorado Savings...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Main Street between Second and Third
- Two-story brick and stone storefronts in Canon City, Colorado, have cornices, corbeling, and pediments. Signs read "Fremont County Bank," "New Billiard Hall," "Denver & Rio Grande Railway Express," "Sil[ver] Cliff and Rosita S[ta]ge Office." A...
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Colorado National Bank
- View of the Colorado National Bank building on the corner of 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. U. S. and Colorado state flags fly from poles on the building. Pedestrians and automobiles are nearby.
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 October 20
- Grace Noel fishes Eldorado Canyon
- Grace Noel, a young girl, casts a line into South Boulder Creek in Eldorado Canyon State Park in Boulder County, Colorado. People are near her on the edge of the creek. A child is on the opposite bank. The jagged rock outcrops of the canyon walls...
- Eldorado State Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Eldorado Canyon (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fishing; Streams.; Girls.; Noel, Grace--Pictorial works.; Fishing--Colorado--Eldorado...
- 1998