Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose on a rustic wooden bench near an ornate backdrop. The father sits on the bench, holds a baby on his lap and holds the arm of a young girl who stands nearby. His hair is messy and he wears a long...
- Families--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two women; one sits on a wooden bench. The woman who stands beside the bench wears a corseted dress with a bow, a basque with a hip flounce, a full skirt with knife pleats, and a small hat with a wavy brim and a long attached...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- #322 Cobbler at work - rear of Emry Shoe and Clothing Company
- A cobbler repairs the sole of a shoe in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. The shoe is mounted on an iron that the cobbler holds between his feet as he sits on a wooden bench. He taps the sole with a hammer. His box of tools in on the bench next...
- Shoes--Maintenance and repair--Colorado--Paonia--1900- 1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoemakers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Residence in Central City
- A one and one half story house with an addition is below a weed- covered hill in Central City, Colorado. The clapboard house has a front gable, shingles, a chimney, and rectangular windows. A white, wood bench sits on a concrete and masonry front...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Colorado Supreme Court Justices
- Colorado Supreme Court Justices sit in highback chairs behind the ornately carved Supreme Court bench in Denver, Colorado. The justices wear robes. American and Colorado state flags flank the bench. Colorado Supreme Court Justice O. Otto Moore sits...
- Colorado. Supreme Court.--People.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Courtrooms--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Supreme Court justices--Colorado--1950-1960.; Moore, O. Otto.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 B
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Portrait of a woman and child
- A woman seated on a stone bench poses for a studio portrait with her arm draped around a baby. The child is propped up on the back of the stone bench and wears a light colored dress. The woman wears a fitted bodice with pleats and applique...
- Infants--1890-1900.; Mothers & children--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses on a rustic wooden bench. He wears striped pants and a suit jacket fastened at the top button. A watch chain hangs from his vest. He rests one hand on the back of the bench and another on his lap....
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 22
- Portrait of a man
- A man sits on a rustic wooden bench and poses for a full length studio portrait. He wears striped pants, a jacket, vest, and neck tie. He rests one arm on the back of the bench and holds an overcoat in the other. Simulated grass covers the ground.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Studio portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near a rustic wooden bench. The man sits on the bench and wears a suit and necktie. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket. The woman rests her hand on the shoulder of the man. She wears a...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a young man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a young man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The young man sits on a rustic bench. He wears striped pants and a jacket fastened at the top button. His arm rests on the back of the bench. The young woman...
- Couples--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a young child who sits on a carved stone bench. The girl wears a striped wool dress and holds a magazine in her hands. Lace curtains are draped over the bench nearby.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two girls
- Studio portrait of two young girls who sit on a carved stone bench. The girls wear light colored dresses. A panel of lace hangs over the back of the bench.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- City Park Denver
- Two women stand near a park bench on a path in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A bicycle leans against a bench. The park pavilion is in the distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Interior of hogan
- Interior view of Native American (Navajo) men, women, and children sitting and standing in a hogan with a brush porch. A girl and woman sit and face one another under the brush covered porch, near a metal bucket. Two men stand near a high-backed...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Piano player, Central City
- A woman in a long-sleeved blouse and a long skirt plays a piano in the Gilpin County Art Gallery in Central City, Colorado. The piano is against what used to be the judge's bench in this converted courtroom. Matted, labelled, prints hang on the...
- Gilpin County Art Gallery--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Loretto Heights Service camp, World War I
- Commander Scotland (possibly), matron in charge, sits on a wire bench and holds out a treat for a dog, Loretto Heights service camp grounds, Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Sharp stands behind the bench, in uniform.
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Gillespie house
- Three men and three girls gather in front of a clapboard house in Aspen, Colorado; features two men crouched on the ground and one leaning against a hitching post; girls sit on a bench wearing plaid dresses with bows in their hair; two girls hold...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- City Park, Denver
- Two women stand near a park bench on a path in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A bicycle leans against a bench. The park pavilion is in the distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Manhattan
- A log cabin on a grassy slope in Manhattan, Jackson County, Colorado, has a front porch and a table with a bench pulled up to it; another bench has fallen over.
- Manhattan (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manhattan--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Sun shelter at Sunken Gardens
- View of a rustic sun shelter at the Sunken Gardens in Denver, Colorado. The central pillar and bench are made of unshaped stone. A wood roof covers the bench. Small pine trees are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shelters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918 May
- Old stagecoach at Fairplay
- A passenger stagecoach sits idle, in a field in Fairplay, Colorado. It is a covered carriage with three bench seats, a driver's bench, and a handbrake.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The Park, Colo Springs
- View of a park in Colorado Springs, Colorado; a group of men gather at left on walkway; a gazebo with benches appears at center; at right, a man on a bench sits in sunshine, while three others sit on a shaded bench; buildings partly visible in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gazebos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- Two women, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, sit on a bench on a porch sewing. A dog stands next to the bench. The house is probably in Central City, Colorado, where Lake worked at the First National Bank for 47 years.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Sewing--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Interior Logan County Court House
- Interior view of the Logan County Court House in Sterling, Colorado. Features in the room include: a jury box with twelve, wooden arm chairs, counsels' tables, the judge's bench, and wooden benches for the gallery. The American flag is displayed...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Courthouses--Colorado--Sterling--1970-1980.; Interiors.
- November 19, 1977
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits on the far left side of a bench in front of an office with several men. One man stands in the doorway to the office. The word "Bureau" is painted above the door. The men all...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Billboard for Skidmore's
- View of a billboard located near the Speer viaduct, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. A small sign mounted on the cornice reads: "Alden Sign Co."...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Hart, Schaffner & Marx--Public relations--1930-1940.; Skidmore's (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Clothing industry.; Clothing stores.; Suits (Clothing)
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- John Wesley McVey, Boulder Hotel owner
- John Wesley McVey, a Black man, poses with his leg propped on a bench. A second man wearing a suit, waistcoat, and a hat poses with his leg propped on the same bench. McVey's building is in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; African Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; McVey, John Wesley.
- 1885
- Stevens School first school in Denver re-enactment
- Photograph of a re-enactment of the first school in Denver by students at Stevens Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado. One boy wears side burns, spectacles and a period suit as he sits at a podium. next to him is a split log bench, a...
- Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1935
- Girl seated on bench
- Studio portrait of a young girl seated on a bench. She wears a dress a necklace and her hair is tied back with a large bow.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Charles Spaulding [sic] Thomas sitting on piano bench. Others unknown
- Interior view of Charles Spalding Thomas, Governor of Colorado from 1899-1901, he sits at a piano bench while he shakes the hand of an unknown man, probably Denver, Colorado. A unidentified woman stands behind the two men.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Thomas, Charles Spalding, 1849-1934.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Man asleep on a bench
- A man sleeps outdoors on a wooden bench in his backyard in Denver, Colorado. Houses are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Benches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sleeping--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Boy on park bench
- A young boy poses on a metal park bench as another boy looks on, possibly in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Man on bench in front of cabins in trees
- View of a resort in (probably) Colorado or Utah; shows cabins, trees, and a man on a bench with fishing pole and tackle.
- Cabins--1920-1940.; Fishing--1920-1940.; Resorts--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Denver City Park entrance Colfax section of wall and stone bench Sullivans gate
- A woman and girl sit on a bench near the Sullivan Memorial Gateway at the Colfax Avenue entrance to the City Park Esplanade in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and hats. A glazed terra-cotta brick wall with...
- Sullivan, Dennis, 1837-1915--Monuments.; City Park Esplanade (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918
- City Park iron bench
- A man writes in a notebook on a bench in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Benches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Optical bench
- Filters and lenses are mounted on an optical bench at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Other instruments are strewn on the wooden surface, and an interior door is in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Colorado Governor's Mansion, marble urn and bench, Palm Room West
- Colorado Governor's Mansion, marble bench
- Joshel House and bench
- Exterior photograph of the Joshel House and a bench located in Denver, Colorado. This 1951 Denver house is believed to be the city's best example of the International Style in a residential building. The husband and wife team of Joseph and Louise...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1995
- Windmill across from Baca County Court House
- View of a wooden windmill across the street from the Baca County Court House at 741 Main Street in Springfield, Colorado. A wooden bench is beside the windmill. A sign on the rotor of the mill reads: "The Aermotor Chicago." A water barrel is under...
- Baca County Court House (Springfield, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Springfield (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Courthouses.; Windmills.; Baca County Court House (Springfield, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Springfield--Pictorial works.;...
- 1988
- Steinbaugh Hardware
- View of Steinbaugh Hardware at 801 Main Street in Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado. The two-story building has a hipped roof behind a false front with a bracketed cornice. The first story has large storefront windows with transoms. The second...
- Steinbaugh Hardware (Louisville, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Louisville (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hardware stores; Noel, Sam--Pictorial works.; Steinbaugh Hardware (Louisville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Eldorado Canyon--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Ninth Street Historic Park Auraria Higher Education Center
- View of houses on 9th (Ninth) Street in the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. Houses are identified (left to right): the Mullen House (1061...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 2000
- Soddy, Plains Conservation Center
- View of a replica of a sod house at the Plains Conservation Center in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The soddy, made from sod bricks covered with a layer of scored mud, has a slightly sloped roof, a tall chimney pipe, a single window with...
- Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Aurora (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Sod buildings.; Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sod houses--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Aurora...
- 2010
- Downing Street waiting station
- View of the Downing Street waiting station (1904), located on the corner of Downing and Bayaud Streets, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a green structure topped by a pyramidal roof covered in wood shingles. The open...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bus stops.; Site elements.; Bus stops--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Ninth Street Historic Park Knight House (1015 Ninth Street)
- View of the Knight House (1885) before restoration, located at 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, in the Auraria Higher Education Center (now in Ninth Street Historic Park, in the Auraria Ninth Street Historic District), Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Universities & colleges.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- [1974]
- The Buckhorn Exchange
- View of the Buckhorn Exchange Saloon and Steakhouse (1886) a National Historic Landmark located at 1000 Osage Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This two story, commercial style, brick building has a corbeled cornice with...
- Buckhorn Exchange (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Restaurants.; Buckhorn Exchange (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Fairmount Cemetery and mausoleum
- View of the Hoeckel Hutchinson monument, the Bancker gravestone, and a small stone crypt with a barred window at Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Hoeckel Hutchinson monument consists of a...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Mausoleums.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2005
- Fairmount Cemetery rose garden pavilion
- View of the pavilion in the rose garden at the Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The iron filigree-domed gazebo sits atop Ionic columns. A white iron bench is in the pavilion.
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Cemeteries.; Gardens.; Gazebos.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010