Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ceiling detail at Campion residence
- Interior view at the Campion home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a ceiling with plaster molding.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 December 11
- Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
- Five, abstract, color drawings that conceptualize the radiance of justice.
- Colors--1970-1980.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- Emil Anderson in Kneisel - Anderson Store, built 1893
- Interior view of the Kneisel and Anderson grocery store, on the south side of 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Emil Anderson, co- owner, wears a white apron and stands along a counter. Wooden display cases with glass tops are filled with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Gold Coin Club
- Composite interior and exterior views of four images of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond, Victor, Colorado. The club house (rebuilt after August 1899 fire & formally opened March 5, 1900) was built by Wood Investment Company for Gold Coin mine...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Original ceiling decoration of the Opera House as restored by Denver artist, Allen True.
- View of the elaborately painted ceiling inside of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Chandeliers hang from center of ceiling.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ceilings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1933?]
- Dickens Opera House Decorative Ceiling
- Interior photograph of a decorative, ceiling in the Dickens Opera House, during its renovation. The ceiling has a decorative scroll motif on each of its squares. Building is located in Longmont, Colorado. This 1881 building bears the name of...
- Dickens Opera House.; Opera houses--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Longmont.; Architecture--Colorado--Longmont--History.
- Undated
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf interior of "The Colorado" car
- An interior view of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railroad "Colorado" car. It is decorated with wall to wall carpeting, wood furniture, an upholstered beach, a love seat, wicker (?) chairs, a light fixture that hangs from the ceiling and fringed...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad private cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Interior of Pullman car
- Shows the interior of the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. The seat are upholstered double benches, the floor is covered with carpeting, the ceiling and side panels material is polished. Light fixtures hang from the ceiling and...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Longmont Colo., Colo. Bank & Trust Co.
- Interior view of American National Bank, Longmont, Colorado, shows employees behind the Art Nouveau brass bars of the marble bankers cage. The room has a mosaic tile floor, diagonally beamed ceiling, and stenciling on upper wall and ceiling. Signs...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 Novemvber 23
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers, was dedicated in 1907. The ballroom interior has ornate stenciled borders; columns support the beamed ceiling. Swinging doors lead to a room with pointed...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Interior of ancient snake kiva, weaver making blanket Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
- Interior view of a kiva, possibly the snake kiva, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; two unidentified Native American (Hopi) men sit near a loom; a wooden ladder leans against a large opening in the ceiling; a clay bowl is next to the ladder;...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Elevator installation at the Columbian
- Interior view of the Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado, showing the elevator, workmen, and onlookers. Three men are in sack suits with vests and felt hats and two workmen stand by the elevator gate. A boy in a double breasted jacket stands inside...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Elevators--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. This dual lamp fixture features upward pointing matte finish milk glass shades with a swirled, flower petal form; the ruffled lips are slightly darkened. The...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- 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?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The scallop edged shades are bowl shaped, and frosted with flourishes; some are aimed upwards and supported by curved rods, and others point down and are hanging...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly gentleman in a Confederate uniform holds the arm of a young woman wearing a gown with waist to floor flounces and possibly a hoop or bustle and a dogcollar necklace and cameo. A man in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.; Frazier, Sarah Ruth.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Grant's bed in the Teller House
- The bed in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, where President Grant slept when he visited Central City is of mahogany. The arched headboard has finials and a carved, floral design with a similar design on the footboards. The bed has white...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Interiors--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and later acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874; shows a suspended brass chandelier, originally gas but converted to electricity, with six curvilinear...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, house was built by Joseph Watson and acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874; shows a brass gas chandelier with four globes. The design of the metal structure is rectilinear with...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and later acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874; shows a suspended brass chandelier, originally gas but converted to electricity, with six curvilinear...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Edwin Carter funeral, Masonic Hall
- At a funeral in Breckenridge, Colorado, an open casket on stands is surrounded by floral wreaths and men in sack suits and Masonic aprons. Framed portraits and posters hang from the walls, and the ceiling has a sloped section along one side. An...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1910.; Interiors.
- February, 1900
- Interior, Church of the Sacred Heart
- Interior view of the Church of the Sacred Heart located at 2760 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a vaulted ceiling, painted walls and ceiling. A mural of Christ with the Sacred Heart and carrying a cross is on the center back wall over...
- Church of the Sacred Heart (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Murals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Interior Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
- Interior view of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church located on 18th and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The ceiling and upper portions of the walls are decorated with stenciling, and a glass skylight on the ceiling shining light over the brass...
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Club Room, Colo. School of Mines
- Interior view of the Club Room, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, shows an Arts and Crafts style room with wood beam ceiling, wall paneling, highback slat chairs and sofa with leather cushion seats; a spittoon is on the floor next a...
- Colorado School of Mines--1900-1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Student unions--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Dining room
- Interior view of the dining room at the Hotel de Paris in Georgetown, Colorado. The dining room has a wood floor, wainscotting, elaborate Victorian doorways, an ornate china cabinet holding the hotel's Haviland china, an ornate sideboard flanked by...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1970?]
- Residence of John Owen, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Interior view of an intricately forged light, made of copper or brass (?), hanging from the ceiling in the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features five leaves connecting the ceiling to the pedicle of a flower (stem); four carved leaves...
- Owen, John--Homes & haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Light fixtures--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- Aspen residence interior
- A brass chandelier hangs from a ceiling in a residence in Aspen, Colorado. The three, scroll-shaped arms have three lamps with bell-shaped globes. The shadows of the arms are visible on the ceiling.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- John Sydney Brown residence
- Interior view of cabinets and the ceiling in a circular room of the John Sydney Brown house at 909 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The cabinets have glass doors, and the ceiling has decorative trim and woodwork.
- Brown, John Sydney--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- John Sydney residence
- Interior view of the John Sydney Brown house at 909 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ceiling and walls have decorative trim. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
- Brown, John Sydney--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Aspen residence interior
- Interior view of an iron chandelier with glass globes hanging from the ceiling in front of an entry door, Aspen Colorado; features sunlight shining through the entry door; "Pioneer Park" (appearing backwards) painted on the transom over the door;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- William Church residence interior
- Interior view of the William Church house at 10th (Tenth) Avenue and Corona in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A fireplace, bookcase with wooden and glass doors, and decorative wall coverings are in the room. The ceiling has...
- Church, William, cattleman--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- St. Mary's Catholic Church
- A priest and three altar boys pose in their vestments in front of the altar of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aspen, Colorado. Pews are in the foreground; two chandeliers with glass globes hang from the ceiling. Geometrical patterns are painted on...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Altars--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Interiors.; St. Mary's Catholic Church (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1885
- Henry J. Juckem (Arvada homesteader) grocery store
- Interior of Henry J. Juchem's grocery store at corner of East 1st (First) Street (currently Webster Street) and Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado; owner Henry wears a sack jacket with matching vest and bow tie, Harry Standard...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1915]
- Dining room chandelier at the Healy House
- Interior view of the dining room chandelier in the Healy House State Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows the crystal chandelier suspended from the ceiling with draped beads,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Chandeliers--1880-1920.; Dining rooms--1880-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- St. Mary Magdalene, Edgewater church
- The interior of St. Mary Magdalene's Catholic Church in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, is decorated for Christmas. The altar with a Bible and two framed documents is within an arched apse; stepped shelves behind the altar hold flowers,...
- St. Mary Magdalene Church (Edgewater, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Edgewater (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Edgewater--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1907
- Great hall at Glen Eyrie
- Interior view of the Great Hall at Glen Eyrie, the mansion of General William Palmer near Manitou Springs, Colorado. The open beamed ceiling in this room with its oversized gothic carved stone fireplace characterizes the opulence of this mansion...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Mama & Papa Woodruff take in store
- Interior view of Woodruff general merchandise store in Gillett, Colorado includes Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff in the aisle between shelves of canned and boxed food. A scale sits atop the glass display cabinet with boxes of cigars, wooden crate of brooms...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Shawnee Lodge on the Platte Cañon Branch, C. & S. Ry.
- Interior view of Shawnee Lodge in Platte Canyon, Colorado, along the Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge line; lodge opened in 1899; shows rock fireplace with chairs and rocking chairs nearby, stairway with handrail at right, wooden beam...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lodges--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Gold Coin Club
- Interior view of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond Avenue, Victor, Colorado; shows crystal chandelier mounted on ceiling with stamped or pressed metal decorative ceiling. Gold Coin Club built by Wood Investment Company for employees of Gold Coin...
- Victor (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Victor--1960-1980.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Interior
- View of a dining room decorated with garlands of artificial leaves, and artificial plants and flowers. Shows a round claw-foot table, with a lace tablecloth and a large rose center piece and small basket table decorations, and chairs. A brick front...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Hotel lobby, Denver
- Interior view of a hotel lobby in Denver, Colorado; men sit on couches with newspapers, ashtrays, and luggage. Decor includes a pressed tin ceiling, wrought iron ornaments, a wooden mezzanine, and a bronze ceiling lamp. Vending machines read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Amputees--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Central City Opera House interior
- View, from the stage, of the seating section of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Rows of wooden chairs with arched backs and spindles are in three sections, with two aisles running from stage to lobby. Exit doors are on...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Boulder, Colorado residence
- A chandelier light fixture with a bell-shaped shade hangs from the ceiling in the John McInnes home in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Lights surround the base of the lamp at the top of the ceiling.
- McInnes, John--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Dome ceiling of the Colo. Mineral Palace
- View of three of the twenty-eight domes in the ceiling of the Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Each dome is decorated with Colorado wildflowers.
- Colorado Mineral Palace--1880-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dome coffers--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Full size window details, 3/4" scale exterior details [and] first floor ceiling plan building for the International Trust Co., Denver, Colo.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows window and exterior details and a plan for a ceiling for the International Trust Company building at...
- Ceilings.; Office buildings.; Windows.; International Trust Company of Denver.; Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 April 15
- Dr. John Elsner House, interior ceiling detail
- Dr. John Elsner House, interior ceiling detail
- Pacific Express Stable/Francis J. Fisher Building, ceiling supports