Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Residence at 127 West 4th
- Detail of the 127 West Fourth Street residence on "Millionaire's Row" in Leadville, Colorado, shows a wood frame house, known as the "House with the Eye." Architect Eugene Robitaile designed in 1879 with clapboard siding, a swept dormer with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Robitaille, Eugene.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Residence at 127 West 4th
- Exterior view of the house at 127 West Fourth Street on "Millionaires' Row," Leadville, Colorado, also known as the "House with the Eye." The wood frame house was built in 1879, designed by architect Eugene Robitaille with clapboard siding and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.; Robitaille, Eugene.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Keck Brothers' store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view first floor of Keck Brothers' store in Georgetown, Colorado, with a sign above the door, "Keck Bro's. Agents for the Carlson Ice Cream Mfg. Co. Denver." The central double door is open; there are large mullioned windows on either...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Morris' Store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Morris' Store, Georgetown, Colorado, a one- story wood construction building with a false front and a gabled roof, located at the corner of Taos and Seventh (7th) Streets. The building was also a saloon. Two large mullioned...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1910.
- [between 1870 and 1910?]
- Sayer Mckee Drug Co
- Business signs from right to left read "Olde Tyme Portaits, Antiques and Finery," "Baby Doe Fashions," "Sayer McKee Gift Shop" and "Sayer McKee, Bed & Bath Boutique". Pictures, clothing, and t-shirts are displayed in windows. "Open" and "Ski...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Wounded grenadier [art original].
- Image of man in uniform crawling towards a cabin door. A young man stands in the open door as a woman hides behind the door.
- Soldiers--Pictorial works.; Drawings (visual works)
- [between 1880 and 1909]
- Hoffman Heights Development, Original Utility/Economy Model House
- Black and white print of original utility/economy model house in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Grass and sidewalk leading to door visible. Bushes and trees along front of house. Window with shutters. Front door with small entry way with...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Vault door in wall
- View of a vault door surrounded by a rock wall, Colorado. The door has decorative hinges and a knocker.
- Doors & doorways--Colorado--1900-1950.; Vaults (strong rooms)--Colorado--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- 2721 Welton Street, Five Points
- View of 2721 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick commercial style buildings have decorative corbeling. A hand painted sign for "Young's Soul Food Cafe" is hung on the facade of the building, next...
- Young's Soul Food Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 20th Century Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Kapre Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.;...
- 1978
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church
- View of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Mission Church in Garcia (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story church has an open belfry with a wooden cross affixed to the bell tower. The entry has a shaped parapet and a gothic arch over the...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Mission (Garcia, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Garcia (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches.; Sacred Heart of Jesus Mission (Garcia, Colo.)--Building--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Garcia--Pictorial works.;...
- 1973
- Blanca, Colo.
- View of the 600 block of Main Street in Blanca, Colorado. Two businesses are on the street. At 610 Main Street is the Trinchera Irrigation Co. The one story stucco building has a garage door, two entrances, and two windows. Next door is the...
- Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca,...
- 1992
- Palace Hotel, Antonito, Colo.
- View of the Palace Hotel and Nabor's Barber Shops at 433 and 429 Main Street in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The Palace Hotel is a two-story brick building with a rhyolite front with metal kick plates and transom windows on the first...
- Palace Hotel (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Antonito Variety (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Nabor's Barber Shop (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Variety stores.; Barbershops.; Palace Hotel (Antonito,...
- 1978
- Former White Horse Saloon
- View of the building that once housed the White Horse Saloon at 6440 Brighton Boulevard in Commerce City (Adams County), Colorado. The one story wooden clapboard building has a side gabled tar paper roof with a stove pipe, windows and a door. A...
- White Horse Saloon (Commerce City, Colo.)--Buildings--History--1970-1980.; Commerce City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; White Horse Saloon (Commerce City, Colo.)--Buildings--History--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- 1977
- Danielson School
- View of the Danielson School at the Plains Conservation Center, located at 21901 East Hampden Avenue, Aurora, Colorado. The one-room sod building has a tar paper roof with a small copula over the entrance. The facade has a single window with wood...
- Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Danielson School (Aurora, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Sod buildings.; Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 1993
- Geer homestead barn
- View of the Geer Homestead barn in Jamestown (Boulder County), Colorado. The building is constructed of vertical wood planks with a low stone foundation and a plank roof. The barn has an open hayloft door, two large double doors and a single small...
- Geer family--Homes & haunts--1990-2000.; Jamestown (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Barns; Geer family--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Barns--Colorado--Jamestown--Pictorial works.; Jamestown (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Masonic Lodge / Springfield Schoolhouse
- View of the facade of Masonic Lodge No. 158, at 281 West 7th Street in Springfield (Baca County), Colorado. The one story front-gabled building is constructed of dark stone. It has rectangular windows and a rounded arch above the entrance. The...
- Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Freemasons. Lodge #158 (Springfield, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Springfield (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Masonic buildings.; Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield,...
- 1988
- Campo Cafe
- View of the Campo Cafe at 425 Main Street in Campo (Baca County), Colorado. The one story brick and stucco building has a small parapet over the entrance. There are two large windows on either side of the entrance with signs with a coffee cup that...
- Campo Cafe (Campo, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Campo (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Campo Cafe (Campo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Campo--Pictorial works.; Campo (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1988
- Sopp & Truscott Bakery Silver Plume
- View of the Sopp & Truscott Bakery at 1010 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The one and a half story building has wooden siding and a large square tower with two pediments and decorative brackets that houses the public...
- Sopp & Truscott Bakery (Silver Plume, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Bakeries.; Sopp & Truscott Bakery (Silver Plume, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bakeries--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 2010
- Our Lady of Loretto Chapel Colorado Heights University
- View of the door and rose window of the Our Lady of Loretto Chapel at 3001 South Federal Boulevard on the Colorado Heights University campus in Denver, Colorado. The red sandstone building has double doors of solid dark wood. A rounded arch over...
- Our Lady of Loretto Chapel (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Colorado Heights University--Buildings--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Chapels.; Our Lady of Loretto Chapel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Colorado...
- 2010
- Buena Vista Coal Company
- View of the abandoned Buena Vista Ice Coal Company building in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The faded wood building has a shaped parapet. There is a garage door with warped wood and a window with several broken panes. Two windows on...
- Buena Vista Coal Company (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings.; Buena Vista Coal Company (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Buena Vista--Pictorial works.; Buena...
- 1981
- Dugout, Plains Conservation Center
- View of cow near a dugout at the Plains Conservation Center (21901 East Hampden Ave) in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The dugout is built into the side of a hill and uses sod bricks to close off the structure with a wood plank door. A...
- Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Aurora (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Dugout houses.; Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Earth houses--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Sod...
- 2010
- Walker Cabin, Escalante Canyon, Colo.
- View of the Walker Cabin in Escalante Canyon, Delta County, Colorado. The stone cabin has thick walls, dirt mortar, a chimney and a wood shingled roof. There are window and door frames but no door or windows . Cottonwood trees are near the cabin....
- Walker Cabin (Escalante Canyon, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Escalante Canyon (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Stone buildings.; Cabins.; Walker, Harry--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Walker, Harry--Homes & haunts--1990-2000.; Walker Cabin (Escalante...
- 1992
- Eagle County Historical Museum at Chamber's Park
- View of the Eagle County Historical Museum at Chamber's Park (formerly Chamber's dairy barn) in Eagle (Eagle County), Colorado. The gambrel-roofed frame dairy barn constructed in 1882 was moved in 1984 from its original location to Chambers Park...
- Eagle County Historical Society (Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Eagle County Historical Museum at Chamber's Park (Eagle, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Eagle County Historical Society (Colo.)--Museums--Pictorial works.; Eagle County...
- 1999
- Entrance, Denver Turnverein also known as the German House
- View of the front entrance of the Denver Turnverein (1921; George L. Bettcher, architect), also known as the German House, a German social and athletic club, at 1570 Clarkson Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver Turnverein (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Clubs.; Doors & doorways.; Denver Turnverein (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Tivoli Student Union, formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the abandoned Tivoli-Union Brewery (later the Tivoli Student Union), located at 1342 10th (Tenth) Street (later 900 Auraria Parkway) on what is now the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The brewery was built in...
- Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Brewing industry.; Historic buildings.; Tivoli Brewery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1974
- Lester Drake monument, Riverside Cemetery
- View of the monument for Lester E. Drake, Sr. (July 31, 1822 - March 16, 1889) located in block 4, lot 23, of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Drake, Lester E., 1822-1889--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2003
- Mercury Café 2199 Calif. St.
- View of an exterior door of the Mercury Café at 2199 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A mural painted on a door and brick wall shows two gray cats below stars and a moon. In addition to serving food, the...
- Mercury Café (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cafes.; Doors & doorways.; Murals.; Doors--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mural painting and...
- 2003
- Los Cordovas Church
- View of Los Cordovas Catholic Church in Los Cordovas, a settlement located along the Purgatory River, approximately two miles east of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. The adobe building has a gable roof, wooden, shingled bell tower with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Las Animas County (Colo)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches.; Older people.; People.; Córdova, José Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Catholic...
- ca. 1895
- Roslyn Grill
- View of the facade of the Roslyn Grill at 724 14th Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. This two-story brick building has dentiled cornices and a tile band with mosaic insets along the bottom. It has a recessed entrance and...
- 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.;...
- 1985?
- The Factory
- View of The Factory at 3100 East Colfax Avenue in the Congress Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is a single story brick commercial building that is painted gray with black and red stripes on the facade. A sign above the door reads "The...
- Factory (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Nightclubs.; Factory (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1976
- Black Apartments
- View of the Black Apartments, 1920 7th (Seventh) Street in Boulder, Colorado. This is a one story flat roofed building with an attached section with a side gabled roof. The flat section has murals of historic Boulder scenes and personalities...
- Black Apartments (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Apartment houses.; Murals.; Black Apartments (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.; Mural painting and...
- 1998
- Otis Taylor and the Shoe String Ball
- View of African American Otis Taylor sitting next to his shoe string ball at a shoe shine shop probably in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A sign over the door reads: "1655." The ball was started in 1926 by shoe shine, Jack Hughes....
- African Americans--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Shoe shiners.; Taylor, Otis--Pictorial works.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Shoe shiners--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2006
- Cripple Creek, Colo., Schuchs' Building
- Men identified as Philip Schuch Jr. and Earl Akin stand in the door of an assay office, signs read: "Pittsburg - Colorado Sampling Works and Assay Office, Philip Schuch, Jr.," Cripple Creek, Colorado. The business is housed in a false front...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Assayers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Akin, Dean.; Akin, Earl.; Schuch, Philip.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Upper tunnel of Urado Oil Co.
- View of a tunnel entrance of a Urado Mining Corporation mine in probably Garfield County, Colorado. A frame door is supported by stone walls and a slope of a hillside. A wooden box and wooden poles are by the door.
- Urado Mining Corporation--1890-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Olathe
- View of the frame Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot in Olathe (Montrose County), Colorado. A wagon with a flat bed is near a signal light. The depot has a loading dock and a barn door on one end. A sign above the passenger door reads "Olathe."
- Olathe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Olathe--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- First law office in Creed [sic], Colo.
- Close-up view of a one-story log cabin identified as the first law office in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A sign on the low-pitched roof reads: "Office [of the] Creede News." Signs posted beside the door read: "Real Estate," "For Sale,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.; Law offices--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901?]
- Abbott Church
- View of a church located in Abbott (Washington County), Colorado. Shows a one-story, wood frame building with a bell tower and cross at the top. A sign over the door reads: "Abbott Church 1913-DHD." Also shows a barbed wire fence and post.
- Abbott (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Churches--Colorado--Abbott--1990-2000.
- [between 1990 and 2000]
- Barber Shop, Rifle
- Men pose outside a two-story, brick commercial building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The building has arched second story windows beside a balcony and a double door entrance between large windows. A barber shop pole is outside the building...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barber poles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1915?]
- 1421 Champa, exterior, front
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado; a four story brick structure with an ornate cornice and stained glass fanlight window. Stone entablature reads: "Telephone Building." Engaged columns flank...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Station equipment, old model telephone booth, #30 type
- View of a telephone booth in a building probably in Denver, Colorado. The booth is a wooden ornate model with glass pane windows and heavy wooden door. A sign on the door depicts a bell logo and reads: "Local and Long Distance." A stuffed animal is...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Old Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City entrance
- View of a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City entrance at 17th (Seventeenth) and Arapahoe streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado Yule marble facade, ornate lamp holders and double door portal. Engraved above the door reads: "Federal...
- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City--Buildings--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, poses near a door in his Chicago studio. He has a full beard and curly hair and wears a round brimmed hat and a fringed buckskin shirt. with a quill worked yoke. He has on a wide belt with a...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Handguns.; Interiors.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near a door probably in his Chicago studio. He crouches slightly and has a pistol in hand. He has a full beard and curly hair, he wears a round brimmed hat and a fringed buckskin shirt....
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Telephone Automatic Telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a hand with a key and a door lock. Text reads: "The Wrong Door," "Denver," "Promotor," and "The rural automatic phone will not fit the City of Denver."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Freight office & house
- A horse is tied to a doorway of the wood Express 201 building in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the doorway reads "Express 201 prompt attention to all orders 1556 Penna. Ave.".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Actress
- An unidentified actress sits by the door of a log house in (probably) Colorado; her pants legs are rolled up and her hair is loose and frizzy.
- Actresses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Buckwalter's dog
- Harry H. Buckwalter's dog poses near the front door of a house probably in Denver, Colorado. Address numerals on the door read: "713."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Harry H.--Animals & pets.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- House in Leadville, Colorado
- This view of a weathered residence on West Third Street in Leadville, Colorado features a one story wood frame house with front gable and low bracketed mansard roofs on a projecting bay with four windows, a covered entry door and a decorative...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lace House in Leadville
- View of the facade of the Lace House in Leadville, Colorado, shows the clapboard false front structure with jigsaw carving, a paired bracketed cornice with wood shingle roof, a central entry with metal screen door and transom, two tall flanking...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior view of John and Ann Pitts' home on 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, captures the house after a snow. Ann stands in front the small one story house with front gable, awning roofs over three sash front windows, an entry...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968