Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ft C. F. Smith on Big Horn
- A man poses on the adobe ruins of Fort C.F. Smith, in Big Horn County, Montana; a sedan car is parked to the side.
- Fort C.F. Smith (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Montana--Fort C.F. Smith--1930-1940.; Forts & fortifications--Montana--Fort C.F. Smith--1930-1940.; Historic sites--Montana--Fort C.F. Smith--1930-1940.; Ruins--Montana--Fort C.F. Smith--1930-1940.
- 1930 May
- Front elevation-east C. F. Wolfer residence
- Front elevation (east) of a simple Tudor Revival style residence in Fort Collins, Colorado, commissioned by C. F. Wolfer in 1939. The one and a half story house contains wood siding, a wood shingle roof, multi-paned windows, large brick chimney...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1939.; Houses.
- 1939, January
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Fixtures in kitchen pantry [and] fixtures in butlers pantry, west elevation residence for Mr. C.F. Best.
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows the elevations and plan details for pantry fixtures and storage units at the residence at 725 Corona Street, Capitol Hill...
- Best, C.F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.); Houses.; Pantry dressers.
- [19--?]
- Committee of arrangements 26th annual convention B. of L.E., Denver, Colo.
- Group portrait of members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at the 26th Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado. The men are identified as : "W.E. Devine, Alex Davidson, W.W. Hall [engineer for Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad], Ed....
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (U.S.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Labor unions--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- 1889
- C. F. Helwig residence
- View of the C. F. Helwig garden in Denver, Colorado; a boy walks among cabbages and dahlias.
- Helwig, C. F.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- C. F. Helwig residence
- View of the C. F. Helwig carport in Denver, Colorado; a boy and girl play by a car.
- Helwig, C. F.--Homes & haunts.; Carports--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- C. F. Helwig residence
- View of the C. F. Helwig house in Denver, Colorado; also shows the garden.
- Helwig, C. F.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- C. F. Helwig residence
- View of the C. F. Helwig house in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and sunroom.
- Helwig, C. F.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- C. F. Helwig residence
- View of the C. F. Helwig house in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch. Bicycles are in the yard.
- Helwig, C. F.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- C. F. Helwig residence
- View of the C. F. Helwig house in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and carport.
- Helwig, C. F.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- West elevation [and] East elevation residence for Mr. C.F. Best, 725 Corona St, Denver, Colo.
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows the East and West elevations for the residence at 725 Corona Street, Capital Hill Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado and was...
- Best, C.F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.); Houses.
- [19--?]
- South elevation residence for Mr. C.F. Best, 725 Corona St, Denver, Colo.
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation for the residence at 725 Corona Street, Capital Hill Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado and was...
- Best, C.F.--Homes & haunts.; Houses.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)
- [19--?]
- Residence for Mr. C.F. Best, 725 Corona St, Denver, Colo. [fixtures]
- This item is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing (1 of 179) shows elevations and cross sections of fixtures, linen closet, library, bedroom and a billiard room mantel for the residence at...
- Best, C.F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.); Chimneypieces.; Closets.; Houses.; Mantels.; Sideboards.
- [19--?]
- C. F. & I. - Steam traveling crane
- Two men stand on a steam traveling crane of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Pueblo, Colorado. Two workers stand in front of the crane. Shows a building, railroad tracks and utility poles.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mt Sneffels Range near Dallas
- View of Dallas Divide and Mount Sneffels in the San Juan Range, in Ouray County, Colorado, and photographers William Henry Jackson and C. F. Reynolds with a box camera on a tripod.
- Dallas Divide (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.;...
- 1897 May
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a moustache and wears a jacket, vest, cravat and pin.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Around-the-clock work is going on at the Pueblo Plant of C. F. & I. Steel
- Interior view of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; four male employees repair Basic Oxygen Precipitator, moving a plate into place by ropes; all men wear hardhats.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- 1966
- The two Woodruff families
- View of the two Woodruff (C.F. & D.F.) families on an outing in Gillett, Colorado, includes men, women and children, many holding walking sticks, posed atop a large boulder near the lake. Two boys are in a dinghy with oars, a woman is sidesaddle...
- Woodruff, C. F.--Family.; Woodruff, D. F.--Family.; Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Woodruff family--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Electric machine and X-ray apparatus
- Carved wood cabinets in Pueblo, Colorado, at the C. F. & I. Co. Minnequa hospital, have glass windows, pipes, spheres, jars, and a pulley connected to it. A paned, glass door is in the interior wall in the background.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of Operating Room
- Furnishings in operating room in Pueblo, Colorado, at the C. F. & I. Co. Minnequa hospital, are of white enamel metal and glass. Buckets, washing pans, chairs, tables, and racks are arranged along the lead walls.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Operating rooms--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Kansas vs. Colorado
- A group of mostly members of Colorado and Kansas legal teams sit or stand and pose on the front (east) portico of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The men wear suits with neck ties or bow ties, wire-rimmed spectacles, watch...
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910.; Attorneys general--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Washington...
- 1906 Dec
- U S Grazing Service, Dept. of Interior Advisory Council, Denver, Colo.
- Members of the Grazing Service Advisory Council pose on the steps of the United States Post Office at 18th and Stout streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows men in suits and ties; some wear hats. Identifications: Front row (from left to right): Frank C....
- United States. Grazing Service. Advisory Council--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 July
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the, nearly completed, Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "For Offices In This Building Apply To Edw. I. Devlin 1622 Stout St." and "C. F. Adams Company".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1892, February 13
- View of Dr. Clarence Holmes and Dr. Morgan W.F. Dickerson at work with Patients
- Croatian Hall, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of Croatian Hall located at 512 2nd Avenue in Crested Butte, Colorado. The simple, two-story meeting hall has corrugated sheet metal siding on its false front with original decorative cornice and central half rondel containing the words,...
- Croation Hall (Crested Butte, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Halls--Colorado--Crested Butte--2000-2010.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Croatian Fraternal Union of America Sub Assembly No. 26 (Crested Butte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Croatian Hall...
- 2007
- Coke ovens at Crested Butte, Gunnison, Co
- Men work by a railroad ore car at the C. F. & I. coke ovens, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- C F & I coke ovens, Crested Butte, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande box cars carry bituminous coking coal at the C. F. & I. coke ovens, Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Smoke and fumes rise from ovens; Crested Butte mountain is in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Industrial...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Red Cliff, county seat of Eagle County
- View of the town of Red Cliff (Redcliff) in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, and barns. An iron bridge crosses over the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Pueblo flood
- Men stand in the street after the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The debris consists of overturned freight cars, twisted tracks, damaged buildings, scattered bricks and bent electricity poles. Letters on the side of a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Ruins--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Bartell jewelry
- A group of men stand in front of the "C. F. Bartell, Jeweler" store in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. On the sidewalk is a water fountain and a clock, sign reads: "Long Distance Telephone."
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of the town of Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. The house of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company superintendent sits on a hill outside town. Prominent buildings in town include Union Congregational Church, Crested Butte school house,...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1900-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Crested Butte--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Crested Butte--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Longmont Hose Company # 1 at side of old City Hall, Fourth and Kimbark.
- Hose Company #1 in front of old City Hall, 4th Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado. The men are uniformed in flat top caps, shirts with breast bibs, belted dark trousers and white gloves. Their hose cart is displayed in center with a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- 1888 November 14
- Local talent at the Dickens Opera House Third and Main, Longmont, Colo.
- Performers Jim McLellan (left wearing a cowboy hat) and Bud Rowen (dressed as a woman) pose on stage at the Dickens Opera House, Longmont, Colorado. The stage curtain drop has a painting of a rocky coast line with crashing waves, surrounded by...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Advertisements--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Coke ovens, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande box cars carry bituminous coking coal at the C. F. & I. stone coke ovens, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. A laundry line is in distance flying high; smoke and fumes from the ovens blow in the opposite direction....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clotheslines--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Crested...
- [1910]
- Leadville, Colo
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with vignettes of municipal buildings, mining facilities, and scenery. Printing reads: "Court House, Post Office, Tabor Opera House, Central School, Ninth St. School, Seventh St....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Tollerburg
- View of Tollerburg, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation town, Las Animas County, Colorado, shows the mine store house in center, the C. F. & I. company store is the square building and in the back center is the boarding house. The mine office and...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Tollerburg
- View of the east end of Tollerburg, a Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation town, Las Animas County, Colorado. The mine shows on the right, the mine store house, C. F. & I. Company store and boarding house are across the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1930-1940.; Tollerburg (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Tollerburg--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Firemans Day, Central City, Colo.
- A band marches down Main Street in Central City, Colorado. The three leaders of the parade, two in uniform, carry flags, an American flag, and a banner which reads "Alert Hose No. 2 'Prompt to Aid' C.C.F.D." Spectators stand on the sidewalks on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897]
- Curtis from loop (15th St)
- View of Curtis Street at 15th (Fifteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles, horse-drawn buggies, and pedestrians are on the street signs on nearby buildings read: "Agents Opera House Building Bennett Meyers," "St. James," "Leland,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Idaho Springs 1890's
- Interior view of the theater in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a stage with a central depiction of Venice, Italy (by Veach), surrounded by advertising plaques that include: The Boyd Park Jewelry Co., N. Weinberger - Dry Goods, E. P. Swanson Shoes,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Advertisements--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- View from the D & F Tower showing the Denver Gas & Electric Bldg & the Auditorium
- Nighttime rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Gas and Electric Building and the Denver Municipal Auditorium. Both buildings are decorated with light bulbs. Electric signs read: "Hotel Auditorium," "Pierce," "Hall Hotel...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Public...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Crested Butte, Gunnison, County, Colorado
- Several men stand on the boardwalk under the corrugated metal awning of the original Colorado Fuel and Iron company store, Elk Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. The wood frame false front structure features a simple bracketed...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Sigma Pi Phi
- Panoramic photomontage of African American members of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity who are identified as (left to right) V. B. Spratlin, A.B.A.M., C. F. (Clarence) Holmes, B.S.D., D.S., H. E. Rahmine, D. B. S. T. M., E. W. D. Abner, M.D., C. E. Terry,...
- Sigma Pi Phi--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Men--1920-1930.; Fraternities & sororities--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Water wagon
- A man sits on top of a water wagon probably near the corner of 17th (Seventeenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado. The wagon is labeled with the number "6." The wagon is pulled by a team of white horses. A sign that reads: "Keely's Ice...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- To Polly Pry
- Studio portrait of a teenaged man; he wears a high, starched collar.
- Men--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1901?]
- Colorado Fuel and Iron. Co. executives
- View of two Colorado Fuel and Iron Company executives in hard hats participating in ceremony marking the rolling of the 50-millionth ton of steel, Pueblo, Colorado; shows George Grosvenor, superintendent of steel production, and Jerry Lindberg,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [1965]
- Pueblo, Colorado, aerial view
- View of Pueblo, Colorado, shows grid pattern of streets, Colorado Fuel & Iron Company industrial steel works, Lake Minnequa, C. F. & I. Co. Hospital (renamed Corwin Hospital), Mountain View Cemetery, Arkansas River, Fountain Creek, residential...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935]
- Steel, in the black breath of this great steel mill
- A composite photograph of steelworkers at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; shows a male worker holding a mallet and another a "tipping" rod, blast furnace, stoves, and smokestacks.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]