Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Juvenile Court - juvenile detention facility
- Composite of five photographs shows exterior and interior views of the Detention Home School at 2844 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, and a group of boys. Captions read: "Sitting Room," "Dining Room," "Juvenile...
- Detention Home School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- E. Portal, Colo
- The engineers' and contractors' dormitory at the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado is a gable-roofed building with a small porch with stairs, and is surrounded by pines and a fence; a pole and wires are nearby. Another wood building is...
- East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.
- October 15, 1927
- The haze is the wind-blown snow
- The engineers' and contractors' dormitory at the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado is a one-story gable-roofed building with a small porch with stairs and is surrounded by pines and a fence; the roof is covered in snow, and long icicles...
- East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.
- 1927 December 5
- Encina Hall, Stanford University
- Palm trees stand in front of Encina Hall, a dormitory at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. The dormitory was damaged in the "great earthquake" of April, 1906. Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford.
- Stanford University.--1900-1910.; Palo Alto (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Dormitories--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory No.G : basement plan
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows the basement plan of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basements.; Dormitories.
- [1911?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory no.G : transverse section through common room, framing section of stair hall partitions [and] section thro toilet looking South
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows sections of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was commissioned in...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories.
- [1911?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory No.G : first floor plan
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows a plan of the first floor of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories.
- [1911?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory no.G : second floor plan
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows the second floor plan of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver.
- [1911?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory no.G : longitudinal section
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows a longitudinal section of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver.
- [1911?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory no.G : East elevation
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows the outer East elevation of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver.
- [1911?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory no.G : West elevation
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows the outer West elevation of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver.
- [1911?]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory no.G : [elevations and sections]
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows various small-scale elevations and sections of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard,...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver.
- [1911?]
- Girls' Dormitory, N. E. corner, North Cascade Ave. and Columbia St.
- View of Columbian Club (1882 women's dormitory), North Cascade Avenue and Columbia Street, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a frame spindle-style Victorian with a covered porch, gables, and bracketed eaves.
- Colorado College--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dormitories--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.
- [between 1882 and 1883]
- Girls' Dormitory, N. E. corner, North Cascade Ave. and Columbia St.
- View of Columbian Club (1882 women's dormitory), North Cascade Avenue and Columbia Street, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, a frame spindle-style Victorian with covered porches, a bay window, gables, and bracketed eaves.
- Colorado College--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.
- [between 1882 and 1884]
- Shawnee mission, boys dormitory, pro-slavery
- View of the boy's dormitory building at the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor School, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. It is part of a compound built by Christian missionaries to adopt Native Americans into their lifestyle. The building is a two story brick...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Kansas--Shawnee Mission--1880-1910.; Shawnee Indians--Kansas--Shawnee Mission--1880-1910.; Shawnee Mission (Kans.)--1880-1910.; Dormitories--Kansas--Shawnee Mission--1880-1910.; Educational...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Manager's apt. dining halls & dormitory
- A view of the manager's apartment, dining halls and dormitory on the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) in Henderson, Colorado. The farm served Denver's indigent from the late 1800's until it was sold in 1960.
- Denver Farm--1930-1940.; Henderson (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Almshouses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Dormitories--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Detention House - a view of the dormitory
- Interior view of a a dormitory in the City and County of Denver Detention School Home in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows metal frame beds, sheets, and pillows.
- Detention School Home (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dormatories--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Reformatories--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1936?]
- Youngest group of boys in dormitory Clayton school
- Boys pose on a carpet with toys in the Clayton College dormitory in Denver, Colorado. The toys include trucks, blocks, and tops.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 November 6]
- George W. Clayton College small boys dormitory No.G
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows the North elevation of a boys' dormitory at the George W. Clayton College, 32nd Avenue at Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado and was...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories.
- [1911?]
- Colo. State Indust. School, crowded dormitory
- Interior view of a crowded dormitory at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a room tightly packed with rows of boys sleeping on metal frame beds with...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- 1928 December 26
- Women's dormitory west entry
- Tuscan and square columns support this arched portico at the women's dormitory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The flanking, curved wall is of random coursed, rusticated local sandstone, and has a terra-cotta roof. The toprail has a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dormitories--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver Building Permits File, 1906-1914
- Building permits--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1909 March 27
- Sabin dormatory [sic] at University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado
- View of Sabin Hall, a dormitory at Colorado State College of Education at Greeley (later University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The Dutch colonial style building is beside a sunken, landscaped yard, a circular pond and...
- Colorado State College of Education--Buildings--1930-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dormitories--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Teachers' colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.
- [between 1936 and 1950?]
- Spearfish Canon, approaching the Canon
- Panoramic view of Spearfish (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows houses, fields, and the State Normal School (Black Hills State University) and dormitory. Stone school buildings have square towers, dormers, and gabled roofs. Barns, fences, and...
- Spearfish (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Croplands--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.; Farms--South Dakota--Spearfish--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Boston Mine Boarding House
- This shingle sided structure in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has one side of its gable roof built into the hillside. John Dumont built the structure, used as a dormitory for employees of the Boston Mine Company (active between 1872...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Dumont, John M.
- 1960
- John M Dumont built this house for the Boston Mine
- This shingle sided structure in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has one side of its gable roof built into the hillside; dormers are at ground level. John Dumont built the structure, used as a dormitory for employees of the Boston Mine...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Dumont, John M.
- June, 1960
- Hagerman Hall, Colorado College
- Hagerman Hall is under construction on the Colorado College campus, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. This men's dormitory was named for trustee James J. Hagerman.
- Hagerman, James John 1838-1909--Commemoration.; Colorado College--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880- 1890.; Dormitories--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Universities &...
- 1888 or 1889
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- View, looking down East San Francisco Street, of Saint Francis Cathedral and the Loretto Academy for Girls, among other buildings in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Automobiles and people are in the street. Prominent sign reads: "The Coronado Hotel and...
- Cathedral of San Francisco de Asis (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1900-1920.; Loretto Academy--Buildings--1900-1920.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Cathedrals--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1920.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1920.; Church...
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Agricultural Boarding School, Standing Rock Agency, D. T.
- View of the Agricultural Boarding School at the Standing Rock Agency on the border of North and South Dakota (the Dakota Territory) shows dormitory buildings, a church, and a log building. The school catered to Native Americans (Sioux) who can be...
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.--1880-1890.; Agricultural high schools--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota...
- 1887 May 1
- Clayton College, exterior
- View of Clayton College, a boy's orphanage in Denver, Colorado; shows brick dormitory buildings (one with cupola), a water tower, and a smokestack.
- Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [betweeen 1911 and 1920?]
- Osage education, Pawhuska, Oklahoma
- Native American (Osage) students pose in front of the girls' dormitory building at the agency boarding school in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The children wear uniforms and carry American Flags. Ironically, the Osage were among the most outspoken in their...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Osage Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1900.; Osage Indians--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1900.; Pawhuska (Okla.)--1880-1900.; Dormitories--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sedalia
- A view of Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House, built in 1959 near Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado, includes a back view of St. Edith's Chapel, which has a spire with a cross and an attached enclosed walkway with arched windows which is leads to a...
- Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House--1950-1970.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1970.
- [between 1959 and 1967]
- Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar factory at Brighton, near Denver
- The Great Western Sugar Company plant in Brighton, Colorado is a four-story brick factory with paned, floor to ceiling windows and a cylindrical brick smokestack towering next to it. Letters on the flat topped monitor roof spell the company's name....
- Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1940.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Rock work at pen. ranch
- The gated arch at the State Penitentiary ranch in Canon City, Colorado, is made of random stone masonry. Curved walls and gable topped pillars flank the dirt road, and stone lined ditches are to the side. More stone walls and the stucco dairy...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1935
- Dorm at prison farm
- One-story stucco dormitory buildings at the State Penitentiary dairy in Canon City, Colorado, have terra-cotta tiled pediments and corner posts. Evergreens dot lawn contained by low stone walls which form a corner in the foreground. A manual...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Looking south toward Mt. Sopris from Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs Campus
- View of the campus of Colorado Mountain College near Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Features include: modern, square-shaped building with a hipped roof and surrounded by rectangular-shaped walls; shows...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.); Universities & colleges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1960- 1970.; Colorado Mountain College.
- October, 1967
- Arapahoe Co. Hospital, Training School
- View of the Training School building at Arapahoe County Hospital (Denver General Hospital) located near West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Cherokee Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a three story structure with a three tier porch and glassed-in...
- Arapahoe County Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1900.; Nursing schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Orphans at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado sit on the floor and in cribs in their dormitory and pose for the camera. A woman caregiver looks...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children's furniture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Queen of Heaven Orphanage
- View of a dormitory at the Queen of Heaven Orphanage at 4825 Federal Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows rows of metal beds with white coverlets and embroidered pillowcases that read: "Good Morning." A wooden chair...
- Queen of Heaven Orphanage (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Beds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.;...
- [between 1904 and 1922?]
- Pillar of Fire, Westminster University
- Panoramic view of Westminster University of Colorado in Westminster (later a Pillar of Fire Church preparatory school and Belleview College) in Adams County, Colorado. Shows a sandstone building with a square bell tower, rounded buttresses, arched...
- Pillar of Fire (Religious sect)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Westminster College (Westminster, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Westminster (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Westminster--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Western State College bldgs.
- View along a dirt tree-lined road to Colorado Hall, first campus dormitory built in 1922, wood frame building destroyed by fire in 1939, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, with Taylor Hall complex in distance. Central Hall is under...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Gunnison--1920-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1920-1930.; Western State College of Colorado.
- [between 1927 and 1930]
- Western State College, Escalante Terrace
- Interior view of Escalante Terrace dormitory lounge stairways, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado; Berne, Muchow, Baume & Polivnck, archictects; a railing and fireplace show beyond the open ladder- like stairways.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dormitories--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Western State College of Colorado.
- [between 1960 and 1961]
- Western State College, Escalante Terrace
- Interior perspective view along a railing of Escalante Terrace dormitory lounge, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado; Berne, Muchow, Baume & Polivnck, archictects; Modern style building with upholstered armchairs and retangular four-sided...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dormitories--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Western State College of Colorado.
- [between 1960 and 1961]
- Western State College, Escalante Terrace
- Exterior corner view of a dormitory, Escalante Terrace, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado; Berne, Muchow, Baume & Polivnck, archictects.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dormitories--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Western State College of Colorado.
- [between 1960 and 1961]
- Western State College, Escalante Terrace
- Exterior corner view of a dormitory, Escalante Terrace, Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado; Berne, Muchow, Baume & Polivnck, archictects; interior lighting highlights the lounge and exterior courtyard with chase lounges and other patio...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dormitories--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Western State College of Colorado.
- [between 1960 and 1961]
- Western State College, Escalante Terrace
- Interior view of a dormitory room in the Escalante Terrace Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado; Berne, Muchow, Baume & Polivnck, architects; a woman sits reading at a desk; a plaid bedspread covers the bed, built-in drawers, shelves and sink...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dormitories--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Western State College of Colorado.
- [between 1960 and 1961]
- Beulah mountain park (Pueblo) Ap 1939
- Teenage girls pose at the Beulah resort near Pueblo, Colorado, on the log railing of an open porch fronting a frame, one-story dormitory. The walks at the bottom of the steps are concrete with curved 'grout' lines.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Beulah mountain park (Pueblo) Ap 1939
- Men on boards and sawhorses work on windows of a brick, one- story dormitory building that is part of the Beulah resort near Pueblo, Colorado. Vigas follow the flat roof line, chicken wire (plaster base) covers the brick, and a deck fronts the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Encina Hall, Stanford University
- Palm trees stand on the lawn in front of Encina Hall, a dormitory on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. The university was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford. Encina Hall and several other buildings on the campus...
- Stanford University--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.; Stanford Memorial Church (Palo Alto, Calif.)
- [between 1903 and 1906?]