Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Palmer Lake
- View of the town of Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, shows road to Glen Park, evergreen forest, schoolhouse with belfry and flag, and the Cliff House.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- July 4, 1893
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two story frame building featuring a gable roof with flat side extensions, a belfry, and a plate glass ground floor front with transoms. Lettering on the three front windows reads...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireman's Hall (Breckenridge, Colo)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church
- View of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Mission Church in Garcia (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story church has an open belfry with a wooden cross affixed to the bell tower. The entry has a shaped parapet and a gothic arch over the...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Mission (Garcia, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Garcia (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches.; Sacred Heart of Jesus Mission (Garcia, Colo.)--Building--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Garcia--Pictorial works.;...
- 1973
- Capilla de San Juan Bautista, La Garita
- View of the Capilla de San Juan Bautista in La Garita (Saguache County), Colorado. The one-and-a-half story plastered chapel has a two story belfry with a cross. Red brick outlines the rose and lancet windows. The roof is red. The church was built...
- Capilla de San Juan Bautista (La Garita, Colo.)--1990-2000.; La Garita (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; Historic sites.; Capilla de San Juan Bautista (La Garita, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--La...
- 2000?
- Ward School
- View of the Ward School at 66 Columbia Street in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The wood frame school is on a hill, it has an enclosed entry, a cross gabled roof, brick chimney and belfry. The school was built in 1898.
- Ward School (Ward, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ward (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Ward School (Ward, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Ward (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Cedaredge Baptist Church
- View of the First Baptist Church of Cedaredge (1905) at 370 W. Main Street, Cedaredge (Delta County), Colorado. The church has a stone foundation with brick walls, a wood shingled multi peaked roof and Gothic arched windows with tracery. The open...
- First Baptist Church of Cedaredge (Cedaredge, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cedaredge (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Baptist churches.; First Baptist Church of Cedaredge (Cedaredge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Baptist church buildings--Colorado--Cedaredge--Pictorial...
- 1992
- Elbert Presbyterian Church
- View of the Elbert Presbyterian Church (formerly the St. Mark United Presbyterian Church : 1880) located at 24281 Main Street in Elbert (Elbert County), Colorado. The white clapboard structure with a wood shingled roof has an offset spire with an...
- Elbert Presbyterian Church (Elbert, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elbert (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Presbyterian churches.; Elbert Presbyterian Church (Elbert, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Presbyterian church buildings--Colorado--Elbert--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2006
- St. Paul's Community Church, Marble, Colo.
- View of St. Paul's Community Church located at 123 State Street in Marble, Colorado. The simple, vernacular style building has gothic windows on the side, a steep-pitched metal roof, and a marble cross inlaid in the concrete entryway. The building...
- St. Paul's Community Church ( Marble, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Community churches--Colorado--Marble--1970-1980.; Marble (Colo.)--1970-1980.; St. Paul's Community Church (Marble, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Community churches--Colorado--Marble--Pictorial...
- 1972
- Annunciation Catholic Church, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Annunciation Catholic Church located at 609 Poplar Street, Leadville, Colo. Constructed in 1880, the red-brick church has Gothic arched, stained glass windows The buttressed corner tower with belfry has a 150 foot metal-clad octagonal...
- Annunciation Catholic Church (Leadville, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Church buildings--Colorado--Leadville--2010-2020.; Leadville (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Annunciation Catholic Church (Leadville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Church...
- 2010
- Third Christian Reformed Church
- View of the Third Christian Reform Church at 2400 South Ash Street in the University Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1955, the red brick church has a composition roof. The church has a two-story square tower with a recessed...
- Third Christian Reformed Church (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; University Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Churches.; Third Christian Reformed Church (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Church...
- 2007
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Morada, San Francisco, Colorado
- View of a morada (Los Hermanos Penitentes) in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story, adobe building is mud plastered, has a pitched tin roof, shuttered windows, a wooden belfry and a narrow porch that runs the length of the...
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Moradas--2000-2010.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Adobe buildings.; Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--Pictorial...
- [2008 February 1]
- Alamosa - streets
- View of Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado; shows storefronts, a church with a belfry, streetlights, automobiles, and signs: "Chevrolet," and "Fourth St."
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Old Christian Church
- View of a brick church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with gothic arches, a belfry, stained glass windows, and a sign: "Christian Church."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Church, Virginia Dale, Colo.
- View of a gable-roofed church in Virginia Dale (Larimer, County), Colorado. Shows the chimney, belfry and two windows.
- Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1910-1920.
- [between 1910-1920?]
- Public school, Whitewater, Colo.
- View of a school house in Whitewater (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows clapboard siding, the belfry, a pedimented gable roof, round arched portal and steps.
- Whitewater (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Whitewater--1910-1920.
- 1914
- The Mission of Santa Ynez, Cal.
- View of Mission Santa Ines (Ynez) near Solvang (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows the buildings with features that include an arcade, arched niches, tile roof and a curvilinear, gabled belfry. One man leans against one of the adobe piers and...
- Santa Inés Mission (Solvang, Calif.)--Buildings--1880-1910.; Solvang (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Catholic churches--California--Solvang--1880-1910.; Missions--California--Solvang--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mission of San Luis Rey, Cal.
- View of San Luis Rey Mission, a Franciscan mission in San Diego County, California. The adobe structure has arcades, pediments, curvilinear gables, niches and a belfry. A brick building and a fence lie in front of the church. Much of the building...
- San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; San Diego County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Missions--California--San Diego County--1890-1910.; Ruins--California--San Diego County--1890-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- East High School
- A view of the Dennis Sullivan Gateway sculptures and East High School, located at Colfax Avenue and Esplanade in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The gateway was erected in honor of Dennis Sullivan, a Denver banker. Shows two pillars...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; City Park Esplanade (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; High Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Monuments &...
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Silverton
- View of the town of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows Reese and Greene Streets with houses, commercial facilities, and the two story school house with a belfry. The Animas River, Grand Turk, Kendall and Sultan Mountains are in the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Schoohouse
- View of a school in Colorado. The one-story wood frame building has a covered porch and belfry. A woodstove is on the porch.
- One-room schools--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Schoolhouse
- View of a school in Colorado. The one-story wood frame building has a covered porch and a belfry.
- One-room schools--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- DeBeque [sic] school
- View of DeBeque high school in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. A brick masonry building with a belfry is nearby.
- De Beque (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Church of San Miguel
- View of the front of San Miguel Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The stone and adobe chapel has a belfry topped with a cross. A paved walk leads to the door.
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Chapels--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mission San Luis Rey
- View of San Luis Rey Mission, a Franciscan mission in San Diego County, California. The adobe structure has arcades, pediments, and a belfry.
- San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Luis Rey (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Missions--California--San Luis Rey--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver S.W. from Presbyterian church
- Rooftop view of Denver to the southwest, probably from the Presbyterian church belfry at 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue and Sherman Streets. Shows the cable car power house at Colfax and Broadway, with a "Denver Tramway Co." sign visible.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Bear Valley School Mt. Morrison Colo. "Miss Pauline Nahring" was a school teacher here from "Lee Siding" in Morrison, Colorado.
- This school near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, has a cottage roof, and a slightly projecting entry with a belfry. Wood and wire fence are in the foreground.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Morrison--1920-1930.
- 1928
- High-school twelve grades Mosca, Colo.
- In Mosca, Alamosa County, Colorado, the school is a two-story frame building (with belfry) at the end of a dirt road. A cross-gabled home with a covered porch and white picket fence is to one side; the church (with steeple) is to the other. Power...
- Mosca (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Mosca--1910-1920.
- 1912
- High-school twelve grades Mosca, Colo.
- The school in Mosca, Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story frame building with a belfry and shingle imbrication. Boys in dusters, bib overalls, kneepants and slouch hats sport a baseball bat, mitts, and balls. Girls in the fenced yard wear wide...
- Mosca (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Mosca--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Morrison School
- Students and teachers pose in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. The two-story stone building behind them has a projecting gable, a belfry, bracketed eaves, and was built in 1875 by George Morrison.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Morrison, Colo
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. The two-story stone school with belfry is in the foreground; frame and stone commercial buildings and dwellings line Bear Creek Avenue. Freight cars and an engine of the Morrison Branch of the Colorado and...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Morrison--1870-1880.
- 1875?
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of commercial buildings and dwellings with fenced yards. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled roof and an open porch. This structure was built by George Morrison (the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of commercial buildings and dwellings with fenced yards. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled roof and an open porch. This structure was built by George Morrison (the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- View of Morrison Colorado
- Frame or brick houses and commercial buildings of Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, are ranged along Bear Creek Avenue and tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. The depot is a one-story structure with a gable roof; the turntable is...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- September 25, 1896
- Silverton and Kendall Peak
- View of Silverton, Colorado, looking southeast; shows the old school (a two-story frame structure with hipped-gable roof, projecting central tower, and belfry), the Grand Imperial Hotel (with mansard roof and numerous dormers), Congregational...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Silverton Catholic Church
- Exterior view of the Catholic Church in Silverton, Colorado, on the north corner of 10th and Reese Streets, looking northwest. This hip roofed brick church with rusticated stone foundation was built in 1883, and features a projecting gabled entry...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Main Street Sterling, Colo
- Automobiles are parked and driving on Main Street in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado. Awnings shade businesses lining sidewalks; signs read: "Jos. M. Strutzer clothier," "Shoes," "New Method Cleaners," and "B. Schnitzer for quality clothes." The...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Our first home
- The McCreedy residence in Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, is a brick house with a covered porch and lathe-turned piers. Wrought iron fence edges stone wall along Rose Street; the schoolhouse belfry is in the background.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- Dec 1884
- Episcopal Church in Marble, in 1912 Now used in summer as a community church.
- The Episcopal Church in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a high gabled roof, brick chimney, and a cross topped belfry. A boy sits on the entry steps, and a cross is over the double doors. A frame dwelling is next...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Episcopal Church, Marble
- The Episcopal Church in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, is a frame building with a high gabled roof, and a projecting entry with a tower. A cross tops the belfry; another is over the door. Also shows other modest dwellings with covered stoops...
- Marble (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Marble--1930-1940.
- [betwen 1930 and 1940?]
- Mead (Weld County) Colorado Guardian Angels Catholic Church
- Men, women and children pose in Mead, Weld County, Colorado, with the Guardian Angels Catholic Church behind them. The frame building has a gabled roof with a square tower and belfry. Hardtop sedans are parked; snow covers the ground and roof.
- Guardian Angels Catholic Church (Mead, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mead (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Church schools--Colorado--Mead--1930-1940.
- February 15, 1938
- Minturn, Colo
- Well dressed men, women, and children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, on the steps of a frame schoolhouse (with belfry). The women wear oversized, feathered hats.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Looking north-west over Nevadaville, Colo
- View northwest over Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dwellings with stone retaining walls, commercial buildings, mining facilites, ore processing shed, tailings, The Christ and Methodist Episcopal Churches with belfry and steeple and the...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1899?]
- Nevadaville
- View of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dwellings, sheds, the Methodist Episcopal Church with a steeple; a one-story frame school with a belfry and Bald Mountain are in distance.
- Methodist Episcopal Church (Nevadaville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- September 5, 1934
- Nevadaville, Colo - early days alt. 9,000 - Gilpin Co.
- A man in a horse-drawn wagon climbs Quartz Hill above Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. The town shows beyond in a shallow valley with dwellings, commercial buildings, The Christ Church, school belfry, Odd Fellow's Building and mining...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- New Castle Catholic Church
- The Catholic Church in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a projecting, hipped extension. The belfry is in a dormer over the door. Snow covers the street, and a rocky slope is in the background.
- New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- School House Palmer Lake
- Two men and a boy stand in front of the entrance of the schoolhouse with clapboard siding and belfry, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. A wood-plank fence surrounds the schoolyard.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- School house Palmer Lake
- Two men and a boy stand in front of the schoolhouse entrance, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. The school has gables, clapboard siding, decorative shingles, chimney, belfry and a wood-plank fence around schoolyard.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- M. E. Church, Montrose, Colo
- The Methodist Episcopal Church in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, is a brick building with stone trim and windows with latticed gothic arches. The entry is square tower with a rosette and an ornate, imbricated belfry, finials, and a windvane....
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Montrose--1880- 1890.
- 1887 April 26
- Public School, Montrose, Colo
- The public school in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building with stone trim and hipped roofs. A square tower has an imbricated, tapered belfry, dormers, widow's walks, and a windvane. Children and a man in a suit pose by...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children & adults--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1884