Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 44, 1909 December 18
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 6 and 7, 1923 June-July
- Platte Street, Colorado Springs
- View of the William Jackson Palmer memorial at Platte Street and Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; the bronze sculpture depicts a horse and rider. People watch a parade between Acacia Park and the Acacia Hotel; Pikes...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Statues.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Parades--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Sculpture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 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]
- Mesa County Courthouse, Grand Junction
- View of the Mesa County Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado. The two-story Beaux-Arts style masonry structure features a dentiled cornice, paired Ionic columns, fanlight windows, and bronze doors.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1924?]
- Virginia Dale, Colo.
- View of log gas station in Virginia Dale (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows parked cars and signs that read: "Texaco," "Virginia Dale, Colo., Post Office & Store," "Auto" and "Bronze."
- Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1940-1950.
- 1946?
- Union Square and St. Francis Hotel [sic], San Francisco, Cal.
- View of Union Square in San Francisco, California. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men, women and boys lounge on the grass, on park benches and near the Dewey Monument. The monument is 79 foot granite...
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Monuments--California--San Francisco.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Columns.; Commercial facilities.; Hotels.; Monuments & memorials.; Parks.
- [1905?]
- San Francisco - Union Square & St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square and the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men, women and boys lounge on the grass, on park benches and near the Dewey Monument, a 79 foot...
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Monuments--California--San Francisco.; St. Francis Hotel (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Columns.; Commercial facilities.; Hotels.;...
- c1905
- Pipe bag
- Shows a Native American Sioux Indian pipe bag made by Bear Old Woman of Rosebud South Dakota. The bag features faceted, red, blue, green, and bronze color beadwork; a fringe on the bottom edge, wrapped thong, yellow, pick, purple white green and...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Pipe bag
- Shows a Native American Sioux Indian pipe bag made by Bear Old Woman of Rosebud South Dakota. The bag features a tinkler; it has rhinestone, faceted blue, green, white and bronze color beadwork, rawhide fringe on the bottom edge and strip, wrapped...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Saddle blanket
- A Native American (Sioux) saddle blanket, made from white canvas and buckskin. It is decorated with red, blue, yellow, green, bronze and white faceted Italian glass beadwork and faceted brass beads; all of the beadwork is attached with lazy...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Saddle blankets--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Commemorative medal
- A commemorative bronze medal with an image of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an army officer and explorer, on one side and Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado which bears his name, on the other side. This coin was struck in 1906 to celebrate the...
- Medals--1770-1910.; Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.--Commemoration.
- [between 1779 and 1906]
- Memorial Court and Arch, Leland Stanford University
- View of a covered arcade, part of the Memorial Court quadrangle at Stanford University in Palo Alto (Santa Clara County), California. The arcade is a rusticated sandstone, Richardsonian Romanesque style structure with a tile roof. A carved stone...
- Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893--Monuments.; Stanford University--1900-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Quadrangles (Courtyards)--California--Palo...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Palo Alto, Stanford University, Memorial Court and Arch
- View of a covered arcade, part of the Memorial Court quadrangle at Stanford University in Palo Alto (Santa Clara County), California. The arcade is a rusticated sandstone Richardsonian Romanesque structure with a tile roof. A carved stone above the...
- Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893--Monuments.; Stanford University--1900-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Quadrangles (Courtyards)--California--Palo...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Julesburg, Colorado
- View of a monument in Julesburg, Colorado in Sedgwick County, shows a bronze plaque set into a river rock and concrete base. This first plaque of a Pony Express Rider has "Pony Express" written under it and reads "This memorial is the property of...
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Julesburg--1970-1980.
- June, 1972
- Interior of a residence
- This interior view of a room in a residence in Leadville, Colorado, includes an elaborately ornamented cast iron stove, a sofa with pillows and crocheted blankets, floral print wallpaper and hanging framed pitures. A gilt bronze clock with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior view of a Leadville Victorian parlor
- Interior view of Mrs. Marion Smith's parlor, 200 West 9th Street, Leadville, Colorado,shows two arches with ornately carved wood mo and tasseled heavy draperies, built-in book cases, a carved table, a chair and fireplace mantle with beveled mirror...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Longmont National Bank
- View from intersection of the exterior of the two-story Longmont National Bank, Colorado, housed in the corner of a brick block with decorative tiles and marble entry surround. Bronze plaque on corner reads: The Longmont National Bank, Savings...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- Conejos County, Pioneer Monument on Mormon Church ground, Manassa
- A stone monument in a dome shape honors the Mormon settlers, on the grounds of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Manassa, Conejos County, Colorado. The bronze plaque reads: "This Memorial Is The Property of the State of Colorado, Mormon...
- Manassa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.; Mormons--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Big snow of December 1913
- View from in front of the State Capitol Building towards downtown Denver, Colorado, includes the bronze statue of the Civil War soldier. The Arapahoe County Courthouse and the Daniels and Fisher Tower show among the downtown buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- View along a snow shoveled walkway next to the Indian and buffalo bronze sculpture, "Closing era", on the back side of the State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado. A small sign is barely visible above the deep snow, it reads:"Keep off the grass".
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- He sold a few! 5:45 PM.
- A member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons stands in the entrance of a brick building with glass block windows in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Sign next to him reads: "Ouray Lodge No. 37 A. F. & A. M., 100th Anniversary (1879-1979) Antique...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 37 (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Glass blocks--Colorado--Ouray--1970=1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Centennial celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 22
- Parkville, Colorado
- View of a bronze plaque mounted in a stone wall in the former town of Parkville, Colorado in Summit County. Inscribed on the plaque: "Site of Summit Lodge 2 A. F. & A. M. 1861-1864 Colorado Territory one of the three original lodges which formed...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 47, AF & AM (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Freemasons. Summit Lodge 2, AF & AM (Parkville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Parkville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Parkville--1940-1950.; Monuments &...
- [1940?]
- Parkville, Colorado
- View of a bronze plaque on a brick background on the former site of the town of Parkville (also known as Park City), Colorado in Summit County. Inscription on plaque: "To the unknown masonic pioneers and to perpetuate the memory of the hardy...
- Freemasons. Lodge No. 47, AF & AM (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Parkville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Parkville--1950-1960.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Parkville--1950-1960.; Allen, Frank D.
- [1950?]
- Topic Theatre : dance hall and bar in connection
- Interior two-story view of Topic Theater, 313-315 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes private balconies, wooden paneling on ceiling & balconies, piano covered with protective dust cloth, and bronze railing around orchestra pit;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- William Jackson Palmer statue
- View of a bronze sculpture of William Jackson Palmer, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. He sits on a horse on a pedestal with the words "General William Jackson Palmer Founder of the City of Colorado Springs 1871," situated in the middle...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sculpture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Palmer, William Jackson 1836-1909--Statues.
- [1960?]
- The naming of Mount Wilcox at Waldorf, Colorado on Colorado Day
- View of naming ceremony for Mount Wilcox (in background), Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows people, cars, and a stone monument.
- Wilcox, Edward John, 1857-1928--Monuments.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- August 1, 1948
- Hotel scene, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of Pullman Banking and Brokerage office within Portland Hotel, 204 East Warren, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of men wearing three-piece suits, overcoats and derby hats are seated around tables or standing; signs on the two-story...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Burns building, Colorado Springs
- Facade view of the Burns Building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the three story Beaux Arts opera house with overhanging bronze roof entrance. Lettering on upper windows reads: "Dr. Lennox, Dr. Baker," "Dr. C. T. Cain, Dentist,"...
- Burns Building (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1928]
- Capitol Grounds, Denver
- View of Colorado State Capitol grounds, Denver, Colorado; dismounted Cavalry soldier bronze statue on pedestal (dedicated July 24,1909 in honor of Colorado Veterans Association, eight feet in height, 1,950 pounds), cannons, lampposts; Arapahoe...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- Stratton Park, Stratton statue
- James H. Adams and another man pose in front of a bronze sculpture honoring Winfield Scott Stratton, in Stratton Park, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The dance pavilion shows in background.
- Stratton, Winfield Scott, 1848-1902--Statues.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stratton Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Grand salon
- Interior view of the grand Salon in Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The room includes a fireplace with large mirror above the mantel, patterned wall fabric, ornate plaster cove, two sofas with end...
- Giddings, Ralph--Homes & haunts.; McLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Salons (Social...
- 1963 December 8
- Denver Civic Center
- View of a bronze sea lion sculpture in the fountain pool at the Voorhies Memorial, Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver City and County Building's steel frame under construction with cranes, one crane reads: "Midwest Steel."
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Showing the location of Denver's new City and County Building now under construction
- View of the bronze sea lion sculpture in the fountain pool at Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver City and County Building steel frame construction with cranes, the Voorhies Memorial, and the United States Mint with an American...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mint of the United States--Buildings--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- U. S. Nat'l Bank, night view
- Night view of the facade of the United States National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado, shows the first floor with pilasters, lit display case windows, entry with bronze lanterns and cartouche above door lintel. Signs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- July 26, 1927
- City Park, Denver
- View of Peppard Fountain and large lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado; fountain contains bronze statue of two boys with surrounding flower planters; pavilion and boats are in background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]
- Monument to Chief Ouray & Chipeta - near Montrose
- View of a granite monument dedicated to Chief Ouray and Chipeta near Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, features an obelisk-shaped monument with two bronze plaques. One is a relief of Chief Ouray the other reads: "In Memory of Chief Ouray and...
- Chipeta--Monuments.; Ouray--Monuments.; Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1940.
- [between 1926 and 1935?]
- Marker by train in park at Alamosa, Colo.
- Close-up of a bronze monument marker, set in concrete, in a park in Alamosa, Colorado. An iron fence surrounds the monument and a train's cow-cathcher is in a corner of the background.
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The central globe is of opalescent glass swirled into a downward pointing turnip shape. Its mount is probably bronze, with a border of palmettes, and above it is...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Indians, Ute, wars, Meeker massacre
- View of Meeker tragedy memorial markers, outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado; the wood sign reads: "This area was site of White River Ute Indian Agency where U. S. Gov't. Agent, Nathan C. Meeker, with male employees were massacred. Women and...
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White...
- [between 1927 and 1940?]
- Indians, Ute, wars, Meeker massacre
- Detail view of the Meeker tragedy memorial marker, outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado; bronze plaque on rock reads: "This native granite stone erected by the citizens of Rio Blanco County, Colorado 1927 and dedicated to the memory of Nathan C....
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--War--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White...
- [between 1927 and 1940?]
- Civic Center, Denver
- View of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado (designed by Marean and Norton); shows two monuments: On the War Path and Bucking Bronco, both bronze sculptures by Phimister Proctor.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benfactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Civic Center, Denver,
- View toward south of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado (designed by Marean and Norton); shows On the War Path, a bronze sculpture by Phimister Proctor.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benfactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Voorhese [i.e. Voorhies] Monument, Civic Center, Denver
- View northwest towards Voorhies Memorial, Denver Civic Center, Colorado (Fisher and Fisher, architects); shows gateway with colonnade, pool with bronze sea lions with babies (Robert Garrison, sculptor). Foreground includes: concrete and gravel...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Unveiling of monument to Ouray and Chipeta
- Men and women stand around the newly unveiled monument to Native American Utes Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta in Montrose, Colorado. The monument is made of a shaft of rose granite from Salida, has a bronze relief of Ouray's face, and an...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Chipeta--Monuments.;...
- [1927]
- Oskaloosa souvenir
- View of bronze statue of Mahaska Native American Iowa (Ioway) in an Oskaloosa, Iowa city park. Mahaska (White Cloud) is depicted wearing a headdress, leggings and a skin over his shoulder. Sign on base reads: "McCall Granite Works, Oskaloosa."
- White Cloud, Iowa Chief--Statues--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Iowa-- Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Iowa Indians--Commemoration--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Oskaloosa (Iowa)--1900-1920.; Sculpture--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Monument at Massacre Hill of Fetterman's Hill, Wyo.
- A man and young boy pose in front of a tall stone column with a bronze plaque, commemorating the Fetterman Fight or the Fetterman Massacre, (known to the Sioux as the Battle of the Hundred Slain.) Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux, led...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Oglala Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Fetterman...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Marker on Fetterman monument
- Detail view the bronze plaque on the stone column marker commemorating the Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux fight against United States soldiers. Marker reads: "On this field on the 21st day of December, 1866, three commissioned officers and...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Oglala Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Red Cloud's War,...
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Marker on Fetterman monument
- Detail view the bronze plaque on the stone column marker commemorating the Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux fight against United States soldiers. Marker reads: "On this field on the 21st day of December, 1866, three commissioned officers and...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Oglala Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1930-1960.; Red Cloud's War,...
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- The "Grizzly's Last Stand"
- Shows the Grizzly Bear statue in City Park in Denver, Colorado. The bronze statue of a grizzly bear and two cubs was sculpted by Louis Paul Jonas in 1930 and donated by J. A. McGuire.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grizzly bears--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]