Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- First house built in North Park
- View of the first log house in Pinkhampton, (Pinkham) Jackson (later Grand) County, Colorado, built in the form of a stockade by James O. (or George) Pinkham in 1876. The one-story section joins a two-story wing with external stairs.
- Pinkham, James O.--Homes & haunts.; Pinkhampton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pinkhampton--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- First church in Colorado built at Conejos, 1858, Catholic Church ("Our Lady of Guadalupe")
- Shows Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Conejos, Conejos County, Colorado, with towers, a cross, and a niche / statue.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Conejos (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Barnum and Barnum West: neighborhood analysis
- Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration
- View of the of the Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei at 6820 East 12th (Twelfth) Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building is a two story clapboard structure with a rhyolite foundation and basement. The building has a...
- Montclair Community Center (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Community centers.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes and haunts.; Montclair Community Center (Denver,...
- 2010
- Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei
- View of the Montclair Community Center / Molkerei (ca. 1899) at Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is a two story clapboard structure with a rhyolite foundation, it has Eastlake trim, an overhead balcony and an...
- Montclair Community Center (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Community centers.; Children.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes and haunts.; Montclair Community Center...
- 1976
- Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration
- View of the Montclair Community Center/ Molkerei under restoration at 6820 East 12th Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building is a two story clapboard structure with a rhyolite foundation and basement. The building has a...
- Montclair Community Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Community centers.; Conservation & restoration.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes and haunts.; Montclair...
- 2004
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts
- View of the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a modified Territorial design with vigas and stepped pediments. The building has a two story central core with two wings and entrances covered with...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts (Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts...
- [1953]
- Cano's Castle, Antonito
- View of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street, in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic building was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The building is built mainly out of scrap...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Donald--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 2004
- Luxurest Furniture Manufacturing Co.
- View of the facade of the Luxurest Furniture Manufacturing Company warehouse at 2263 7th Street in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story red brick Victorian style commercial building was built in 1892 as the stables...
- Luxurest Furniture Manufacturing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Furniture industry.; Warehouses.; Luxurest Furniture Manufacturing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1975
- Cano's Castle, Antonito, Colo.
- View of a part of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic structure was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The structure was built mainly...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Daniel--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 1991
- Coal Creek School
- View of the Coal Creek School House at 800 Telluride Street, Aurora (Adams County), Colorado. The one room school has white wood-siding building with a gray slate roof. The entrance is protected by a portico. A post-and-rail wood fence surrounds...
- Coal Creek School (Aurora, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; One-room schools.; Windmills.; Coal Creek School (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Windmills--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial...
- 1994
- Argo Mill & Mine
- View of the Argo Mill building at 2517 Riverside Drive in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The five-story building is red, and includes a headframe and ore processing facility. The building has large white letters on the top level that...
- Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; MIning.; Mills.; Ore industry.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial works.; Factories--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial...
- 2002
- Russellville Ranch
- View of the Log gateway at Russellville Ranch in Franktown (Douglas County), Colorado. The sign hangs over the log entry and reads "Russellville Ranch," a red metal gate closes off the road to the main house and outlying structures. The two story...
- Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Franktown (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.; Gates--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.;...
- 2001
- Gilpin Hotel, Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the Gilpin Hotel located at 111 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. This slide was taken after renovations to change the building into a casino in 1991-1992. Built in 1870, the three-story brick structure has a second-story porch, and...
- Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk...
- 1996
- Arvada Flour Mill Museum, Colo.
- View of the Arvada Flour Mill Museum located at 5580 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada, Colo. The 30-foot-tall wooden structure with corrugated metal siding was built to process wheat and then distribute the flour produced as "Arva-Pride." Built in...
- Arvada Flour Mill Museum (Arvada, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Flour mills--Colorado--Arvada--2010-2020.; Arvada (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Arvada Flour Mill Museum (Arvada, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Flour mills--Colorado--Arvada--Pictorial works.; Arvada...
- 2010
- Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin located at 912 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colo. The three-story white clapboard Healy House was built in 1878 by smelter tycoon August R. Meyer. The simple structure is enhanced by an Italianate...
- Housing--Colorado--Leadville--2000-2010.; Log cabins--Colorado--Leadville--2000-2010.; Leadville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic house museums--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Housing--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Log...
- 2001
- Dexter Cabin, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Dexter Cabin located next to the Healy House Museum at 912 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1879 built by wealthy miner, James V. Dexter, the single-story, two-room, hewn log cabin was moved to its current location from 110...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Leadville--2000-2010.; Leadville (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic house museums--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Log cabins--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial works.; Leadville (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2006
- Western Hardware Co., Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Western Hardware Company store located at 431 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1880, the two-story brick building has a cast-iron storefront, bracketed cornice, and paired windows with segmental arches. The building was...
- Western Hardware Company (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Western Hardware Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Leadville--Pictorial...
- 1981
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Depot, Durango, Colo.
- View of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway depot located at 479 Main Avenue, Durango, Colo. Built by O. Ernest Waters, the simple, two-story clapboard sided structure is decorated in the distinctive pale yellow and chocolate brown colors...
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad--1990-2000.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Durango--Pictorial works.; Durango (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Durango--Pictorial...
- 1994
- MacGregor Ranch House, Estes Park, Colo.
- View of the MacGregor Ranch house located at 180 MacGregor Avenue, Estes Park, Colo. Built in 1873 by Alexander Q. MacGregor, a lawyer from Wisconsin, the structure is part of a 2,931 acre ranch situated next to Rocky Mountain National Park. The...
- Ranch houses--Colorado--Estes Park--2000-2010.; Estes Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ranch houses--Colorado--Estes Park--Pictorial works.; Estes Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; MacGregor Ranch (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2004
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1899; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) and south elevation of a two-and-one-half-story Dutch...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- Denison House
- Front elevation of the Denison House (1890), 1006 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne style house is constructed of brick and has fishscale shingles on the front and north side gables, and shed style...
- Denison, John H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Denison, John H.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1975
- Denison House
- Front elevation of the Denison House at 1006 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver. The Queen Anne style house is constructed of brick and has fishscale shingling on the front and north side gables. A second story shed-style overhang...
- Denison, John H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Denison, John H.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Grant-Humphreys Mansion
- View of the west and south elevations of the Grant-Humphreys Mansion (1902: Theodore Davis Boal and Frederick L. Harnois, architects) in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood (East Seventh Avenue Historic District), Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical...
- Grant, James Benton, 1848-1911--Homes & haunts.; Humphreys, Albert Edmund, 1860-1927--Homes & haunts.; Grant-Humphreys Mansion (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.;...
- ca. 1990
- 1336 Oneida Street
- View of the facade and north elevation of 1336 Oneida Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and one-half story brick bungalow style house was built around 1910. It has decorative half-timbering on the north elevation and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bungalows.; Houses.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver,...
- 1985
- Woodward House
- View of the abandoned Woodward House (1880: Frank Edbrooke, architect) at 1530 Sherman Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The three story Queen Anne style house has a cross gabled roof and is constructed of red brick and...
- Woodward, Benjamin F.--Homes & haunts.; Woodward House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building deterioration.; Houses.; Woodward, Benjamin F.--Homes and haunts.; Woodward House...
- 2007
- Woodward House
- View of the abandoned Woodward House (1880: Frank Edbrooke, architect) at 1530 Sherman Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The three story Queen Anne style house has a cross gabled roof and is constructed of red brick and...
- Woodward, Benjamin F.--Homes & haunts.; Woodward House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building deterioration.; Houses.; Woodward, Benjamin F.--Homes and haunts.; Woodward House...
- 2007
- Costilla Co. Court House
- Hispanic American men pose in front of the first permanent Costilla County Courthouse built in 1884, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a cross gable roof and a wooden cupola. The courthouse on the National Register of...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 2, 1913 November 22
- Yellowstone - Fort Yellowstone
- View of Fort Yellowstone located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Fort was built to house United States Army troops charged with protecting Yellowstone National Park from poachers, souvenir hunters and developers. Shows multi-storied...
- Fort Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Military facilities.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Fort Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park
- View of Fort Yellowstone located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Fort was built to house United States Army troops charged with protecting Yellowstone National Park from poachers, souvenir hunters and developers. Shows multi-storied...
- Fort Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Military facilities.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Hopi House, Grand Canyon
- View of Hopi House, a replica of a Native American pueblo built at the Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Hopi Indians (Native Americans) were encouraged to live at Hopi House, demonstrate and sell crafts and perform traditional...
- Hopi house (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Pueblos--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1920.; Souvenir shops--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Longmont's First Congregational Church building at Fourth and Coffman
- Exterior of First Congregational Church, 4th Avenue and Coffman Street, Longmont, Colorado, built in 1874-1875; features wood frame board and batten construction, front gable, arched leaded windows, central open belltower and pointed steeple with...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1890.; First Congregational Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- The First Christian Church, Sixth & Coffman, Longmont, Colo.
- Exterior of the First Christian Church, 6th Avenue and Coffman Street, Longmont, Colorado; built in 1891, features wood frame clapboard construction, an intersecting gable roof, gingerboard gable trim, L-plan with a corner entry tower, louvred...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 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?]
- Imperial, 3rd. & Main
- View from intersection of the Hotel Imperial, (formerly the Zweck Hotel, built 1881) 301 Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the three story brick hotel with horse drawn carriages and several men. The building features: a corner entrance,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Antlers Hotel
- A man with two horses stands beside the Antlers Hotel, Meeker, Colorado. The two story wood frame building features a false front with apex gable, clapboard siding and a side stairway leading to second floor. Built in 1884-1885 by E. S. R....
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Antlers Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1884 and 1887]
- Quincy Western #1
- A train Crew poses next to Quincy Western Railway Engine No. 1 in Feather River Canyon at Hartwell, California. Locomotive built by American Locomotive Company.
- Feather River Canyon (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--California--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--California--1900-1910.; Railroads--California--1900-1910.; American Locomotive Company.; Quincy Western Railway Company.
- [1909]
- Platoro, Conejos County, Colo.
- View of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado, includes log cabins, Platoro Hotel in canvas tents, sheds, saddled horses, people in front of the general store with United States flag, and Red Mountain in the background.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Ouray
- Two girls pose in front of their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed building, built in 1883 by local contractor Francis Carney with pressed brick and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- William F. Cody driving Deadwood Stage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, probably in Concord, New Hampshire in 1895. A man sits next to Cody, and several passengers ride inside. A banner reading "1868 Home Again 1895"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1895?]
- Ruins of the old city of Stout, Colorado
- A man stands on top of the ruins of the quarry town of Stout (also known as Petra), Larimer County, Colorado. The big building is the hotel built by the Union Pacific Railroad.
- Stout (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Stout--1920-1930.
- 1928
- William Garrett Fisher mansion
- A cyclist passes by the neoclassical William Garret Fisher mansion, built in 1895, at 1600 Sixteenth (16th) Street at the intersection of Sixteenth Street and Logan Street in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Fisher was the founder of the...
- Fisher, William Garrett, 1844-1897,--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Main St., Walsenburg, Colo.
- View south on Main Street, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows Twin Lakes Hotel (built 1887 by Martin and Holmes in Garden City, later moved to this location). Sign reads "Railroad Crossing Look Out for Cars."
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 20, 1893
- Old County Jail, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of Huerfano County Jail northwest of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, built by P. Chappel, of rock with a low curved roof. Sign lists county officers for the year 1878: "R. Pacheco, J. B. Hudson, Ben J. Doss, Com.; C. O. Unfug, C. Clerk,...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 10, 1893
- Walden in 1887, the entire population at that time
- Townspeople of Walden, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado, pose by the towns first log house built by I. H. Greene in 1885. The group includes: 1. Ruth Rathbun, 2. Mrs. Shippey, 3. Maud Rathbun, 4. Ike Greene (with transit,) 5. Doc Squires (a...
- Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Guy Hill view on road to Central City
- A road to Central City, built up with stone and timber, zig-zags up Guy Hill, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Guy Hill (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Roads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Akron, Colorado, the first Court House of Washington County
- Men gather under the covered boardwalk of a two-story wood frame building during a 1902 trial in Akron, Colorado. The building's roofline has a center arch flanked by peaks. It was originally built as a hotel about 1886, but was taken over as a...
- Akron (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Union High School of Adams County
- The one-story brick Union High School was built in 1916 in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado. It was put into use in January, 1917, when the high school class moved into this building from the four-room grammar school. The building features a...
- Union High School (Adams County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]