Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Albert Scheibel, secretary of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits on a saddle on the ground in the left midground smoking a cigar in the tent of Jule Keen, treasurer of the show. Scheibel wears a derby hat, his vest is unbuttoned, and he has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Not a damn bit like an Indian
- Copy of an original Armand Wetcker drawing, shows a cigar store Indian smoking a peace pipe, outside a Golden, Colorado, cigar shop. A man, possibly the owner, and a customer stand in the doorway looking at the sculpture. The storefront window has...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Cigar store Indians--Colorado--Golden--1860-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1980]
- Sam Maestas Sr. (without hat), about 17, playing poker in Ocate, NM
- Three men sit at a table and play poker in Ocate (Mora County), New Mexico. Sam Maestas, Sr. (on the left), sits in a chair and holds a hand of cards. He wears a suit and smokes a cigar. Two unidentified men play with him. One man wears a suit,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Ocate (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Group portraits.; Poker.; Smoking.; Maestas, Sam--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial...
- 1904 May 2
- General Cigar Co. building at 1611-1615 Curtis street
- View of the General Cigar Company store on Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. The building has an ornate cornice, carved granite, and marble facing. Signs read: "General Cigar Co. Inc., M. A. Gunst Branch", and "National Brands, Robert Burn, Van...
- General Cigar Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cigar industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver business, cigars
- View of Fred L. Stone's cigar shop at 614 16th Street in Denver, Colorado; shows men in shop (one behind glass display case holding cigar boxes), spittoons on floor, ceiling fan, and sign: "To The Smokery."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cigar industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cigars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1904 and 1905?]
- Denver business, cigars
- View of Fred L. Stone's cigar shop at 614 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows display case with cigar boxes in reflection on mirrored wall, pipes in window display, Mack Block Building reflected on glass storefront, and Jorgen...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cigar industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cigars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1905?]
- Man smoking a cigar with dog
- View of a gnarled tree stump in Stump Flats near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; strato cumulus clouds dot the sky.
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
- [1945?]
- Cripple Creek
- View of a brick warehouse and a frame horseshoeing business on East Warren Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men and a woman pose on the wooden sidewalk, and a man is on a horse-drawn wagon with lettering that reads: "W.J[?]. Hill,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Workshops--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Shinkle, Frank S.
- 1904?
- First National Bank, Creede
- Men and a boy pose on the wooden sidewalk outside the First National Bank building in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The two-story building has a flat roof, projecting windows on the second floor, a balcony, and a corner entrance. Signs read:...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Greulich, Lund, Loftus
- A man identified as Loftus and two families, probably the Greulich and Lund families, are seated on a mine dump at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Mr. Greulich wears a hat and suit and holds a cigar. Mr. Lund wears a vest and...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.; Tipples.; Greulich family.; Loftus family.; Lund family.
- 1895 May 11th
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado, gathered around a gaming table play the "chuck-a-luck" game; a cylindrical chrome cage with large dice is mounted on a stand and rotated by a crank. Cigar boxes containing coins on the table read: "Mild...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gambling--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Firemen on ladder w/ hose
- Firemen climb a ladder up a storefront in Denver, Colorado; icicles drape a street lamp, and window signs reads: "Royal Home Made Candies", "Reichman and Son Cigar Co." and "Webster Cigar." Fire Engine #4 is parked on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Eighteenth and Champa
- View of businesses on the corner of Champa and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked nearby. Signs on the buildings read: "Koal Union Coal and Coke Co.," "Stratton & Storm's Owl Cigar," "Groceries...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Main Street, Central City
- View of unpaved Main Street in Central City, Colorado; shows a portion of a horse team at the right, a man wearing a white cowboy hat walking across the street, and a dog standing in the middle of the street. Old City Hall, has a "Restaurant" sign...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Constitution Hall
- View of Constitution Hall, 1501 Blake Street, Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a mansard roof, dormers, and arched storefront windows. A car is parked; signs read: "The Morris Bros. Brokerage Co. Agents for Wm. Underwood Co.," "Geo....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- White Dog Saloon in 1898
- A bartender stands behind a bar in the White Dog Saloon probably in Colorado. A patron stands near the bar, waves a gun in one hand and a cigar in the other. Another man leans his elbow on the bar and holds a cigar to his mouth. Advertising signs...
- Bars--Colorado--1898-1900.; Bartenders--Colorado--1898-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1898-1900.
- 1898
- W.F. Cody
- W.F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) sits in a car with Mayor James C. Dahlman, Joseph Hayden, Dad Weaver and Bill McCune. They all wear suits, vests, ties or bow ties and hats. One man smokes a cigar, Buffalo Bill holds a cigar and another holds a cane. Boys...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Nebraska--Omaha--1910-1920.; Celebrities--Nebraska--Omaha--1910-1920.; Entertainers--Nebraska--Omaha--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- 1915 July 8
- Man with cigar
- Studio portrait of a young man in a suit and bow tie. He holds a cigar.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Denver Cigar Store
- View of storefronts at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows a car, snow, and signs: "United Cigar Stores Co.," and "Nast Photographer." Billboard has a female mannequin, a skeleton, and words: "The Wages of...
- Nast Photo Studio (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; United Cigar Stores Co.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tobacco...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business Cigar
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 16, 1913 May 31
- Cigar store
- Interior view of a tobacconists shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, glass display cases, cigar boxes, a clock, and advertisements: "Little Tom," and "Alhambra."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Firemen w/ truck - ice on ladder in front of man and Cigar Co. store
- Firemen work on a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; icicles cover the ladder and a street lamp, and signs read: "[?]chman & Son Cigar Store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tobacco industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Nast photo studio
- Nighttime view of the Charles A. Nast Studio and the United Cigars Stores Company on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby. Signs read: "The Wages of Sin is Death to the...
- Nast Photo Studio (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; United Cigar Stores Co.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- American House
- View of the American House hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick building with metal fire escapes and a covered entry. A sign on the side of the building reads: "La Dez Cigar Company. Factory."...
- American House--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cigar industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 May 13
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business Cigar
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. business Cigar
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business. Cigar making
- Dr. Clarence Holmes sitting on hood of car
- Interior, Roslyn Grill
- View of the interior of the Roslyn Grill at 724 14th Street in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Unidentified men sit at the bar, one holds a cigar and a glass of beer in on the bar. Glasses are lined up on the bar. A female...
- Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Interiors.; Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1982
- Córdova brothers
- Studio portrait of Benito Córdova, Juan Córdova, Eduardo Córdova. and two unidentified men. Three men stand, they hold or smoke cigars, wear jackets or vests, two have mustaches and two have hand cuffs hanging from one arm. Two men sit on the...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Families.; Córdova, Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Juan--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Eduardo--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Display case, Roslyn Grill
- View of the cigar display case in the Roslyn Grill at 724 14th Street in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. The case holds Roi-Tan and Dutch Master's Cigars. Wrigley's Double Mint Gum, Care Free Gum, Rolaids, Alka-Seltzer and Bic...
- Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Showcases.; Interiors.; Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1982
- Feliberto Gonzáles
- Feliberto Gonzales stands behind a bar with a marble top probably in a saloon in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a tie, jacket and brimmed hat and holds a bottle of beer. A mirror, cash register, and bottles of liquor are behind...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Interiors.; Gonzáles, Feliberto, 1885-1960--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- [ca. 1915]
- José Julián Lobato and touring car
- Hispanic American José Julián "J.J." Lobato poses beside his Ford Model T touring car near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a white shirt, tie and coveralls. He smokes a cigar. Jose Lobato served as Costilla County Treasurer and...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles.; Judges.; Lobato, José Julián--Pictorial works.; Automobiles, Convertible--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1927 and 1930?]
- Rural folk band
- Brothers José Filiberto Martinez, far left with violin and Gaspar Martinez, 2nd left with guitar, play with a rural folk band in San Luis Valley, Colorado. Other musicians include a second man with a violin, a man with a washtub, and two men...
- African Americans--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Musicians.; Martinez, Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Martinez, Jose Filiberto--Pictorial works.; African Americans--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--Pictorial works.; Folk musicians--San...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 29, 1911 July 15
- Looking toward the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of Pikes Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows office buildings, a traffic signal, automobiles, the Antler's Hotel, and Pikes Peak. Signs read: "Trade with the Boys Barnes Woods Co. Fine Clothes," "Colorado...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--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?]
- Co. H. 1st Colo. Inf't., Camp Elkton
- Men from Company H of the 1st (First) Colorado Infantry stand or kneel in rows and pose with rifles during the Western Federation of Miners strike in Elkton (Teller County), Colorado. Girls and boys stand near a staircase with a painted sign that...
- Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of cars and people on Pikes Peak Avenue and the Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Signs on brick commercial buildings reads: "Trade with the Boys, Barnes Woods Co., Fine Clothes," "V-8 Ford now on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Commercial...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A family outing
- Men, a woman, and a boy pose in a car and a delivery truck in New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include a knit sweater and cigar. Letters and signs read: "Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Triscuit The Shredded Wheat Co., Niagara Falls,...
- New Castle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.
- 1915, March 6
- Bullard and Rough Bill[i]ard Parlor, Greeley
- Men pose behind a glass counter that displays cigars at the Bullard and Rough Billiard Parlor on 9th (Ninth) Street in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Cigar boxes read: "Fatima, A Sensible Cigarette," "Harvester," "Meditation," "Galdos" and...
- Bullard and Rough Billiard Parlor (Greeley, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Cigars--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.;...
- 1920?
- Corn field 4 1/2 miles west of La Junta
- Men pose beside tall corn plants and horses or mules hitched to a McCormick reaper harvesting machine in a corn field near La Junta (Otero County), Colorado. The workers wear overalls or suspenders, work gloves, button down shirts and hats. A man...
- Otero County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Corn--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Couple with two children riding in open carriage
- Outdoor portrait of a family in a horse drawn buggy on the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado; the man is smoking a cigar, and the woman wears a hat with feathers. Sign reads: "Notice $100 to $500 Fine For Riding Or Driving Over This Bridge...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses with his hand resting on a carved stone column prop. He wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button and holds a cigar in his hand. His hair is parted in the middle and he has a moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who rests his hand on the back of an upholstered chair. He wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, a necktie, and high collar. A thick watch chain hangs from his vest and a cigar is in his jacket pocket. He has...
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1891?]
- Portrait of men who celebrate
- Studio portrait of a group of men who raise glasses and bottles in a toast. The men are in various stages of dress. One man wears an overcoat with a fur collar and cuffs. A cigar dangles from his lips. Another man wears a pair of pants with...
- Men--1890-1900.; Smoking--1890-1900.; Toasting--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman who pose arm-in-arm. The man wears a suit, bowler hat, holds a cigar in one hand, and has an overcoat draped over his other arm. The woman wears a dress with a fitted bodice and slightly puffy sleeves....
- Couples--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man in a suit, striped tie and leather boots. The man holds a cigar and poses beside a carved pillar prop and painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with a side-parted hairstyle and a handlebar moustache in a sack suit a bow tie, a handkerchief and a watch chain. The man holds a cigar and poses beside a wicker chair. Shows a derby hat on the chair and a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]