Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 9 and 10, 1927 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 9 and 10, 1928 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Number 7 and 8, 1930 July-August
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with a long, unkempt beard and moustache. He wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button and a neck tie. His beard and moustache completely obscure his neck and lips. His hair is short and parted on the side.
- Beards--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Rose trees, Hollenbeck Home, Los Angeles, Calif.
- View of the Hollenbeck Home, a retirement facility located at 573 South Boyle Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Shows a multi sided garden house covered in climbing roses. The small building is almost completely covered in rose vines, it has a...
- Hollenbeck Home (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Garden structures.; Rest homes.; Roses.
- [1906?]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Meeker, Colorado after the Meeker flood in May of 1897.
- View from bluff across the White River south of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows high water and muddy streets. Landmark buildings include the Hugus Block, the Meeker Hotel, and St. James Episcopal Church.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; White River (Colo. and Utah)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Pandora, Colo.
- View of the town of Pandora (also known as Folsome), Colorado in San Miguel County, shows wooden residential and commercial buildings and steep palisades behind the town.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1905?
- Superintendent's home, Saints John, Colorado
- In Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, a man poses on the porch of the Superintendent's house: a frame, gable roofed dwelling. The porch railing is of raw logs; other homes and slopes are in the background.
- Saints John (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Cheyenne Mt. Zoological Park, Colorado Springs
- View of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, P̀rimate World,' which was under construction, was almost completely destroyed when a wall of water estimated at 30 feet in height swept huge boulders and trees through the...
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Zoos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965 July 25
- Boulder Co. tunnel, Cardinal
- View shows the connected, shed roofed mining buildings of the Boulder County mill in Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado. It produced both gold and silver and was completely covered to weatherize against the storms that blew off the high range....
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Mr. and Mrs. Hawood
- A Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows Mr. Hawood with a moustache, white suit and straw hat, Mrs. Hawood in a smocked organdy blouse, veil, flowered hat, with a parasol, in a two horse carriage covered...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Unloading supplies from Po River crossing near San Benedetto, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry, Service Company soldiers with a boxes on their shoulders walk away from the northern banks of the Po in the San Benedetto area during the Italian Campaign. On the beach behind them are stacks of...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Po River (Italy)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- April 24, 1945
- Central City buildings
- A lone, two-story, dilapidated building in Central City, Colorado. The picture is taken at an angle with the building, which is of stone and has a flat roof and two chimneys. The wall of the top story has completely fallen away on the front side,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Central City streets
- View of two streets in Central City, Colorado. Spring Street is on the left above the rock and wood retaining wall. Another retaining wall is built above Spring Street, and a house, which is almost completely obscured by trees, is above it. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stone walls--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Central City
- Exterior of a two-story brick, flat-roofed building, the lower part of which is not completely visible in Central City, Colorado. Its distinguishing features include, arched windows, stone window sills, an arched doorway, embellishments between the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Teller House Garden
- The garden between the Teller House and the Opera House was planted in 1934. A pathway surrounded by grass leads to wooden steps that lead to the Mine Museum path. Several masonry retaining walls support the earth around the path, and flowers and...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Gardens--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Foundry and old house from Eureka Street, Central City, 1953
- The ruins of the old foundry are on upper Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Several of the walls have completely crumbled, and the remaining walls are deteriorating. The holes for the windows and doors are visible. A furnace is in the middle...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1941
- Old foundry, Central City, 1953
- The ruins of the old foundry in Central City, Colorado, are overgrown with weeds and vegetation. In the foreground, one of the outer walls has completely crumbled and the adjacent wall is in decay. The roof has rotted away and the windows are...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Foundries--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Central City
- Shows three historic Central City, Colorado, landmarks: Washington Hall, possibly the oldest building in Central City, Henry M. Teller's Law Offices, and William's Stables. The Hall is a two-story clapborad construction with a peaked roof,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- Several run-down houses are above a masonry retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The masonry, two-story house in the foreground, although not completely visible, appears to have a flat roof. It has rounded windows and a rounded doorway. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Mayan Theatre at 110 Broadway opened on Nov. 20, 1930
- View of the Mayan Theatre at 1st (First) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Movie marquee reads: "Fox Mayan", "New Songs, New Gags, Al Jolson In 'Big Boy'; Fox News Vitaphone Act Comedy, 'Our Nagging Wives.'" Business signs read: "Broadway...
- Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [1930?]
- Cosmopolitan Hotel under construction
- Renovation of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, 1760 Broadway, Denver, Colorado, formally the Hotel Metropole. Signs read: "Cosmopolitan Hotel, Wm. N. Bowman Co. Architects & Engineers, Central Savings Bank Bldg., Main 976., 12 Story Fireproof, Gordon M....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Cosmopolitan Hotel under construction, a different angle
- Renovation of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, 1760 Broadway, Denver, Colorado (also known as the Hotel Metropole). Signs read: "Insulite Roof Insulation, Assures Winter Warmth Summer Coolness, Hallack & Howard Lumber Co.", "This Entire Hotel Is Being...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1926]
- Cliff Palace before excavation
- View of Cliff Palace, a group of cliff dwellings before excavation, Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Window holes are visible throughout the adobe homes' walls. The wall of one tower is almost completely missing....
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Cliff Palace before excavation
- View of Cliff Palace, a group of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings, before excavation, Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Window holes are visible throughout the adobe homes' walls. The wall of one tower is...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Pedro's daughter, baby in cradle
- Interior view, Native American (Tewa) Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Pedro's daughter sits on a bed near a cloth and wood pole cradle suspended from the ceiling. Shows five framed pictures, a wood bedframe with a pair of pants draped over the...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- House on the Casey, Central City
- The Smith residence, a Gothic Revival house, is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It is an L-shaped building with a gabled roof, a chimney, and gingerbread bargeboard around the eaves. The covered porch has spindles along the...
- Smith, Eben, 1832-1906--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [1953?]
- Iron Springs, 405
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Springs Chateau, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The lower level of the west end of this building has a stone arcaded patio, topped by an enclosed, frame second floor with hipped gable roof and a sign...
- Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Winfield & Hodges, 366 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- Composite photograph shows a man in a horse drawn wagon with letters: "F. Winfield," and oversized potatoes.
- Winfield & Hodges--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Potatoes--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Lamartine - 1947
- View of Lamartine, Clear Creek County, Colorado; features a large weathered wood building almost completely fallen down; some walls and a staircase still standing.
- Lamartine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Lamartine--1940-1950.
- 1947
- D&RGW tracks Dotsero Cutoff
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and track base, crossing the Colorado River, Eagle County, Colorado. Also shows ice and a felled tree.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1930-1940.; Railroad...
- 1934
- Aromor Apartments
- View of the Aromor Apartments in Denver, Colorado, at 13th (Thirteenth) and Grant Streets; features include an arched entry and terra cotta tile roof. Signs read: "The Aromor - Arohoff and Morris - 72 Apartments Will be Completely Furnished [with]...
- Aromor Apartment Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado, hotels and motels
- A shed on the property of the Brown Hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, has lathe and plaster finish cracking around the sash window frame. A plank sign reads "Brown Hotel excellent meals room" and an arrow. Evergreens on the right almost completely...
- Brown Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sheds--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- [1965?]
- Washington School, Aspen
- Boys and girls of the Washington School in Aspen, Colorado sit on the steps under the portico outside of the schoolhouse. The teacher, whose image is not completely visible, sits in the center of the children. She wears a long dress, with an...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Miners cabin in winter
- View of log miners cabin completely submerged in snow, Colorado.
- Log cabins--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sioux council, group of whites and Indians being addressed by white men
- Group of Dakota and white men and women, sitting and standing next to building, being addressed by an unidentified white man. Small group of white men are on small stage with table and chairs. Probably a council meeting at the Standing Rock...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Eldora, Colorado
- Men, women, and children stand on a snow drift in the middle of Eldora Avenue in Eldora, Colorado. Signs on storefronts include: "Stillson and Parsons," "Livery Feed & Sale Stable," "Post Office," and "Groceries and Provisions."
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Dyersville looking west across Indiana Creek
- View of the decaying buildings of the ghost town of Dyersville, Colorado, in Summit County; shows roof completely decayed on building in background and evergreen forest behind buildings.
- Dyersville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dyersville--1960-1970.
- August, 1961
- Sunnyside mill at Eureka
- The Sunnyside mill in Eureka (San Juan County) Colorado, is almost completely dismantled. All but the framework has been removed from the hillside section of the mill, and the other mill buildings at the bottom of the hill are in poor condition.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1950
- Methodist church, Edgewater, Colorado
- A group of children in costume for a pageant or play pose on the steps of the Methodist Church in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. Most of the children wear dark fluffy tulle costumes, and many hold wands with stars and wear stars on their...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children performing in theatrical productions--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Group of soldiers on Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
- Seven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are dressing and playfully posing for the camera in this photograph, which was taken on the slopes of the Mount of the Holy Cross. One is identified, Earl Clark, second from the right of the image. He is...
- Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Clark, Earl.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Central City Opera House First Ushers 1932
- Five men, all ushers at the Central City Opera House's first opening in 1878, pose in front of the stone opera house in Central City, Colorado. Standing, from left, are Bud Johnson and Morgan Laird, who was a member of the Central City school board...
- Ushers--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Armfield, Harry.; Johnson, Bud.; Laird, Morgan.; Lake, Harry H. 1860-1952.
- [1932?]
- Silverton, Colorado
- View of Silverton, Colorado, looking northeast. In the foreground, pines and young aspen cover the bluff, and the town lies below. The new school the San Juan County Courthouse, the Silverton Town hall, and the Grand Imperial Hotel are all visible...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Performance of "Camille"
- A view of a crowd standing in front of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The Opera House is built completely of granite, except for the top and sides. One of the two arched doorways is open, and people are standing inside of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City Opera House.
- 1932
- Tin Type Tent, Opera House Festival
- Scene from the first year of the Central City Opera House Play Festival taken inside a tent. A poster in the foreground to the left has photographs attached to it. In the foreground, the photographer, S.S. Newbury, squats behind a camera to take...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Photographers--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Annisfeldt, Marrescha.; Cosgriff, J. B., Mrs.
- 1932
- Central City, Colorado people
- View of a dry-masonry wall built by Cornish craftsmen probably in the nineteenth century. The wall is built along a dirt road, and vegitation grows out ot the top and along the sides of the wall. Snow covers the top of the wall, which is built...
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Masonry--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Stone walls--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View overlooking Central City from the southeast. The landmarks include the train depot and ball park in the foreground. Along Main Street is Armory Hall, Old City Hall, and Forester's Hall, with Bros. Virginia Pouch acco. painted on the side. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]