Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Midland block's mining exchange in Leadville, Colorado
- This interior view of the busy Mining Exchange in the Midland Block in Leadville, Colorado includes men in suits with fedoras, derbys and various other types of hats crowded in the exchange room with two columns, hanging gas lights, and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1892]
- Stout Street at 17th Street Denver, Colorado
- View of Stout Street at 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the First National Bank and United States National Bank, and the Bailey Block. Automobiles are near the edge of the street. Signs read: "Cliff," "M....
- Rocky Mountain Photo Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Dines home on Logan
- View of the Tyson Dines house on Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick house has dormers, bay windows, and arched transom and window. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Dines, Tyson M., 1885-1965--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Bennett Ave., First Fire, Cripple Creek
- View of Bennett Avenue near the intersection of probably 2nd (Second) Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Clouds of smoke from a fire are in the air, and crowds of people and horse-drawn wagons are in the dirt street. Commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 25
- Leadville - Streets - Harrison
- View of Harrison Street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; people walk down the street. The Lake County courthouse has a mansard roof, arched windows, metal and stone cornices; the cupola has a bronze statue of the "State of Justice" on it....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1893]
- Mancos
- Unpaved Main Street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, parked cars, store fronts, utility poles and a flagpole with a flag. Signs on buildings read: "Mancos, Colo. Post Office," "First National Bank," "Mesa Verde National...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1935]
- Opera House block & Main St looking north, Pueblo
- View of the Opera House block on Main Street in Pueblo, (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a commercial street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings, including the Pueblo Opera House, and two rows of street railway tracks in center of...
- First National Bank (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Vodevil (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- An Alamosa business block
- View of a commercial buildings on Main street (formerly "Fifth Street") in the business section of Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, men in horse-drawn wagons, a horse tied to a post, utility poles and electric street lights....
- American National Bank (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Main Street, Telluride
- View of commercial buildings on Main Street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. People, horses, and a wagon are in the dirt street. Shows the New Sheridan Hotel, the two-story brick commercial Sheridan building, The Daily Journal building,...
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- General store, Amity, Colo.
- Men and boys stand and pose outside the "Childs Block" building in Amity, a Salvation Army colony in Prowers County, Colorado. Painted signs on the stone building read: "Groceries and Dry Goods" and "Star Brand Shoes Are Better." Date on the stone...
- Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1903?]
- Cripple Creek
- View of brick, two-story commercial buildings on Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows the "F.B.& L. Block," the Fairley Brothers & Lampman Block Building at 300 E. Bennett Avenue. Signs on commercial buildings read "Wm....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1935?]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- Panoramic, aerial view of frame and brick buildings in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows the frame Hammil House on Argentine Street with adjacent stone carriage houses and the brick Fish Block and Masonic building downtown. Densely...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1892]
- Georgetown, looking south, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick commercial buildings, houses and dirt streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A railroad trestle is over Clear Creek near tailings piles in the canyon. Shows the rounded spire of Our Lady of Lourdes...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central Block, Pueblo
- A crowd of men, women, and children stand on sidewalks, possibly to watch a parade, in front of the Thurlow-Hutton Central Block Building on 2nd (Second) and Main Streets in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The rusticated stone office building has...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Aspen
- Snow is on Hyman Avenue at the intersection of Galena Street and on brick and stone commercial buildings in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows the sandstone Elks building with an American flag on the rooftop cupola, the Aspen Block building,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Tabor Block
- View of the Tabor Block building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story Italianate style building has awnings, a balustrade and roof finials, pilasters with Corinthian capitals, and dentils. Men stand...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Main St., Grand Junction, south side
- View of frame and brick commercial buildings on the 400 block of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Two-story buildings have arched windows and wide eaves with brackets. Signs read: "Hardware & Stoves," "The Famous Clothing,"...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Corner of Fourth and Main Streets
- Men stand and pose outside commercial businesses on the 400 block of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Two-story brick commercial buildings have arched windows, flat roofs, and brackets below the cornice. Signs read: "Cameron &...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Law enforcement officers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Crowley, Tim, marshal.
- [1884?]
- Sopris club
- Men work on the construction of the clubhouse at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. The building is a concrete block structure with a low pitched, hipped roof. Prominent buttresses support the two...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Coal Mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Morley bathhouse and lamp house
- A miner leans in the doorway of the lamp house at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. The man wears work clothes, boots, and a cap with an oil wick cap lamp. The lamp building is a small cinder block...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1910-1920.; Mine...
- 1914 May 7
- Berwind houses
- A man stands on a dirt road near a row of company houses in the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp, Berwind (Las Animas County), Colorado. The houses are four-room square structures with stone foundations, cinder block walls, porches, hipped...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Mining camps--Colorado--Berwind--1900-1920.; Berwind (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Berwind--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Trinidad Opera House
- View of the two-story stone "Trinidad Opera House" on the 100 block of West Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. An arched stairway leads to the opera house. The building has pediments on the cornice, carved pilaster strips and...
- Trinidad Opera House (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Fourth of July parade, Georgetown
- View of a fourth of July parade on Alpine Street (later 6th, Sixth, Street), at Taos Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A man with a white beard, identified as Tom Old, leads the parade in front of a horse-drawn fire wagon...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- 1905 July 4?
- Washington Avenue, Golden
- Cars are parked on Washington Avenue in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Brick commercial buildings include the "Avenue Hotel," "City Tailor Shop," "Alpine Dru[g]" and the two story, brick Linder Block. Shows striped awnings on business fronts,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1926?]
- Greeley, Colo.
- View of horse-drawn carriages and people on Main Street in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Shows the three-story brick Park Place building, the two-story Bank Block, and a livestock watering tank in the intersection. Signs on businesses read:...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Tomichi Ave. west from Main St.
- People stand near businesses on Main Street and Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. A horse drawn wagon reads: "Conrad's Budweiser Beer." Signs on commercial buildings read: "Meat Market," "City Lodging, Rooms," "Boston Bakery"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Main St., north from Tomichi Ave.
- People and horse-drawn wagons are near wooden sidewalks on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows frame commercial buildings, the brick two-story Hartman Block building, and signs on businesses that read: "F.D. Steele & Co....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Meeker flood
- View from bluff across the White River south of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows high water and muddy streets. Landmark buildings include the Hugus Block, the Meeker Hotel, and St. James Episcopal Church.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; White River (Colo. and Utah)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Pueblo flood
- View of the aftermath of the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. People walk along Main Street among the silt, mud and debris after the water had receded. Shows the bodies of dead animals, the Western National Bank, the Grand...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Dead animals--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Pueblo flood
- View of the debris and damage caused by the Arkansas River flood near Second and Santa Fe Streets in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows the Central Block and McCarthy buildings, gutted storefronts, broken windows, an automobile and people.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Charles Building
- View of the Charles Building on 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Commercial style stone block has sash windows, decorated cornice, battlements and a flat roof. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk and automobiles are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Hot Springs, Evans Hotel
- A view of Evans Hotel in Hot Springs (Fall River County), South Dakota. Shows the five-story hotel with balconies, a covered first floor porch, arched windows, and battlements on the cornice. The hotel connects to an annex. The four-story, stone...
- Evans Hotel (Hot Springs, S.D.)--1900-1910.; Hot Springs (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Hot Springs, S.D., Evans Hotel
- A view of the Evans Hotel in Hot Springs (Fall River County), South Dakota. Shows a five-story hotel with balconies, a covered first floor porch, arched windows, and battlements on the cornice. The hotel is across the street from an annex, the...
- Hot Springs (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--South Dakota--Hot Springs--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Riche Block & street scene
- A crowd of men and women gather around a store, in the street, to buy fruit from a business in the Riche Block on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Nearby signs read: "Blue Prints Drafting," "Industrial Building and Loan Ass'n Real...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver 1700 block on Champa
- Pedestrians and men with bicycles stand on the sidewalk and in the street on the 1700 block of Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the nearby buildings read: "Bicycle Repairing," "Tin Shop," "Plumbing," "Merle Furnished Rooms Transient,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver 1700 block on Champa
- View of horses, one pulls a wagon, with banners that read: "Democrat" and White Republican on Ballot" on the 1700 block of Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the nearby buildings read: "Plumbing," "Enterprise Hand Laundry," "Aurum Assay...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Trinidad Street scene East Main Street
- View of East Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk and a horse-drawn carriage is parked nearby. Signs read: "Trinidad National Bank" and "Union Block."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View overlooking Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a row of buildings that line Main Street including the Harris Block and the Van Deren Building. Signs on commercial structures read: "The Glory Hole Tavern," "Central Cafe," "Macks...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [1958 January 10]
- Lake City, Colorado
- Aerial view of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River flows near Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, and railroad tracks of the Denver and Rio Grand Railroad Company. Prominent buildings in town include the...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lake City, Colorado
- View of Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows houses and brick buildings including the Franklin Block and Log Cabin Building. The valley of the Lake fork of the Gunnison River extends in the distance.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Main St. Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of trolley number "2" on probably Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the round dome, finial and American flag of the Canon Block at the corner of 4th (Fourth) and Main Street. Horse-drawn wagons, buggies and people...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand...
- 1910
- Georgetown, looking south, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick commercial buildings, houses and dirt streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A railroad trestle is over Clear Creek near tailings piles in the canyon. Shows the rounded spire of Our Lady of Lourdes...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Goldman's Grocery Store, Central City, Colorado
- Men stand or sit and pose in front of the Miller Block Building on the corner of Main Street and Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado, "1874" is carved in a corner pediment on the cornice, Young men sit in the Goldman's store...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- North from Third Street on Harrison Avenue
- View of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows businesses and signs including: "Mountain Claims Office," "Claredon Hotel," "Thos. Ro[?], Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Hay and Grain," the Tabor Opera House, "Riley & Flood," "Club...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1889]
- My horses and my hired men
- Two firemen, stand inside firehouse door of Central Fire Station, 340 block Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; each man places a yoke over a horse hitched to fire apparatus; men wear uniform and hat; horse on left is named Mandy and horse on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1905]
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it. The man's saw rests on the side of meat. A young man drags something in the background behind the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it and holds a saw in his right hand. A young man stands in the right background watching the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Denver Montclair New Mexico Street
- View of houses on the 1400 block of New Mexico Street (now Ash Street) in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawnbuggy is on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1904, May 22
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings along Main Street include Lampshire House, the Alhambra Theater, Armory Hall, Old City Hall, the A.O.U.W. Building, the Meyer Building, the Harris block, and the Roworth building. A sign...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 February 17
- Denver Larimer St.
- View of Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are at an intersection and parked near the buildings which include the Larimer Block. Signs on buildings read: "Lito's," "Furniture," "Norther," "Budweiser," "Manha[ttan] Cloth[ing] Store," "G...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- August 1960