Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hoffman Heights Development, House Interior
- Black and white print of unidentified house interior in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Two large light colored dressers pushed together, each with three drawers on top and two drawers in the other three rows. Plant and decorative dishes on...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Hoffman Heights Development, Den Interior
- Black and white print of den interior from unidentified house In Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora. Wooden chair in front of large wooden desk. Desk has front open, revealing drawers and shelves. Three drawers along bottom of desk. Large wooden...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Hoffman Heights Development, Bedroom Interior
- Black and white print of unidentified bedroom interior in Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora. Large, built in wooden cabinets around window. Four cabinet doors, one large door and four drawers and, three drawers and four doors below window. Edge...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1951
- Denver Optic Co.
- Interior view of women and drawers of glass eyes, possibly at the offices of the Denver Optic Company in the A. C. Foster (University) Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The women wear uniform dresses.
- Denver Optic Company--Products--1940-1950.; Eyes, Artificial--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Medical equipment & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Optical...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Bedroom interior
- Interior view of a bedroom, possibly in Colorado. Shows a teddy bear, a doll, pillows, bed, tabletop mirror, framed pictures on the wall, patterned wall paper, table with drawers, curtains, a pitcher and basin, and a chamber pot.
- Bedrooms--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Shop in Chinatown
- Interior view of a gift and apothecary shop in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. Shows a counter with low Chinese style wooden stools, a wall of drawers topped with shelves of porcelain jars, a glass case and shelves of large tins marked with...
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores.; Gift shops.
- [1899]
- Desk
- Desk made by Theodore Bailey & Co, from Havana, Cuba. The desk has a carved walnut console, iron brackets, serpentine stretchers and two drawers with brass teardrop pulls.
- Desks--1850-1900.
- [between 1855 and 1900]
- Medicine facility doctor's office
- A doctor writes on a pad while a female patient sits near his desk in an office probably in the Colorado (Place) Sanitarium in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. A cabinet and chest of drawers are in the room.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Sanitoriums--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Medicine facility doctor's office
- A doctor writes on a pad while a female patient sits near his desk in an office probably in the Colorado (Place) Sanitarium in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. A cabinet and chest of drawers are in the room.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.; Sanitoriums--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rocky Mt. News
- Typesetters work at tables in the composing room of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. A row of tables is in the center of the room and along one wall. Each table has numerous thin drawers. Light fixtures hang from the ceiling. Plates of...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Interior of a bedroom in a residence in Leadville
- Interior view of a bedroom in a Leadville, Colorado, residence includes a highback bed, an upholstered chair, an ornately carved gas fireplace with tiered shelves filled with vases. There is a dresser with painted drawers that has a perfume...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior of a parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in Leadville, Colorado; shows an ornate combination book case with a beveled mirror, a writing desk and a library case filled with glasses, a decanter, liquor bottles, a vase, and photographs. The writing desk has a open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- View inside the Longmont Ledger office on Main Street, 400 block, west side.
- Charles Boynton, owner and editor, poses with two other men behind the counter of the Longmont Ledger office, Longmont, Colorado. The printing press of the weekly paper, drying racks, desks and type drawers show in the office.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newspapers--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Boynton, Charles W.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Find a book? there's nothing to it
- Interior view of Adams County Library, 8964 North Washington Street, Thornton, Colorado; shows card catalog drawers, a typewriter, Hoyt's volumes, book carts, bookshelves, and workers. Lettered card reads: "How To Find A Book."
- Thornton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- November 14, 1963
- Rear of the post office boxes of the U S. Post Office, St Elmo Colo. Annabelle Stark Ward was the last St Elmo postmistress
- At the Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, Post Office, mostly empty pigeon-hole shelves and shallow drawers are against an interior wall. Saint Elmo Post Office was active between 1880 and 1952.
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Pigeonholes--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.; Post offices--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- 1965?
- Central City residence interiors
- A sink, with a tall backsplash from which the faucets extend, forms one side of an L-shaped counter in a corner of a Central City kitchen. The other side of the L is a counter with a backsplash over drawers with round drawer pulls. Next to the sink...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interior
- A stove sits next to a marble-topped cabinet in a kitchen in Central City, Colorado. The stove has an oven and a warmer with enamel doors. Two irons are on the range, and an assortment of bric-a-brac, such as a coffee grinder and plates, is on top...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1960.; Interiors--1930-1960.; Kitchens--Colorado--Central City--1930-1960.
- [between 1930-1960?]
- Central City residence interiors
- A breakfront with a marble top and a mirror with a curved, carved woodwork frame sits in front of a wall with patterned wallpaper. It has two drawers, two cupboard doors, and shelves on either side of the mirror. Each shelf and the marble top have...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Buffets (Furniture)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Heap of papers
- Office interior with a woman on the floor covered from her neck down in a large pile of magazines and papers; her high heeled shoes poke up from the pile. Shows file cabinets and drawers in background, Denver, Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Man in front of tent
- A man sits in a folding chair in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a hat and a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. He wears a bow tie and lace-up boots. An empty chair is in the left midgorund in front...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central City residence interiors
- A chest of drawers with a silver tray, a woman's portrait, and a crystal dish on it, is in front of painted wainscoting in a room in Central City, Colorado. Ornately patterned wallpaper covers the top of the wall. A wall shelf with decorative...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Clothes chests--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Corner of General Grant Room at Teller House, Central City, Colo, 1933
- General Grant's bed is in the corner of a room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The bedstead has carved woodwork and paneling with a finial on each side of the headboard. The bed is covered with a quilted spread. A dresser is next to...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Teller House Gen. Grant's room, Central City, 1941
- Curtained windows on opposite sides of a mirrored chest-of- drawers in the General Ulysses S. Grant bedroom illuminate a room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. A painting hangs above a loveseat. Patterned wallpaper covers the walls.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Clothes chests--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Georgetown stores interior
- Interior view of men's clothing store in Georgetown, Colorado. A main aisle divides the store. On one side, hats and caps are on a table and glass showcases display ties and handkerchiefs. Shirts are stacked and displayed behind the glass counters...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Georgetown, Colo. printing office "the Courier" interior.
- View of the Georgetown Courier printing office in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a hand printing press, type file drawers, a clock with hands at 4:20, a "Historical Map Of Early Colorado," and two framed photographs of Georgetown....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.;Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- Upstairs, Jno Tomoy, Jan 1916
- Interior view of an office on the second floor of a Georgetown, Colorado building. Man wearing a pin strip suit and eye glasses sits behind a wooden desk covered with desk plotter, pen and ink set, and typewriter on far end. Office also includes:...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Denver residence interior, before 1902
- Interior of a Denver residence shows a long rectangular room with an ornate inlaided sleigh bed, rocking chair, settee, arm chairs, small tables, fireplace with screen, bellows, firewood basket and mantle covered with candlesticks and clock,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Beds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Daniels & Fisher
- Interior view of the Daniels and Fisher store, in Denver, Colorado; shows glass counters and display cases. A boy draws curtains by shelves of drawers.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Showcases--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Knight-Campbell
- Interior view of the Knight-Campbell music store at 1625 California Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Sheet music and instruments are on display in the store. One wall has drawers used to file the music.
- Knight-Campbell Music Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Music stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Jerome Chalet, Aspen, Colo.
- The furnishings inside the Jerome Chalet, Aspen, Colorado, include a rectangular table with drawers, a pen holder, and a telephone, two beds set perpendicular with the walls, rectangular pillows, trash can, a corner table between the beds with a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chalets--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Interiors.
- 1953
- Alton O. Stimson residence
- Interior view of a room in the Alton O. Stimson house at 1531 South Washington Street in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sink, shelves, a counter with drawers, and a hot plate are in a closet. The walls are covered with wood...
- Stimson, Alton O.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Closets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Roger W. Woodbury residence
- Interior view of a bedroom in the Roger Williams Woodbury house at West 25th (Twenty-fifth) Avenue and Alcott Street in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bed with ornate wooden frame, a radiator, built-in drawers, chair, and...
- Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1948
- Denver Public Library Civic Center extension department
- Women work in the Extension Department of the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Piles of books are on a worktable. One woman stands near a group of drawers labeled with names of library branches that include: "Dickinson,...
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Denver Public Library Civic Center extension department
- Women load books into metal trunks in the extension department of the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. A counter with large drawers is in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Denver Public Library extension department
- Women who include Dorothy Ayres and Helen Gratke Davis work in the extension department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Stacks of books are on a table near a...
- Ayres, Dorothy.; Davis, Helen Gratke.; Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Library extension--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Books--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Linen storage room at Agnes Memorial Sanatorium
- Interior view of a linen storage room at Agnes (Phipps) Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado. Large wooden shelves and drawers line the room. Sheets and blankets are arranged in the cabinets. A large folding table is in the center of the room,...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sewing machines--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Black Hawk - 1943, post office
- Interior view of the Black Hawk, Colorado, post office; shows mail slots, a scale, overhead light, drawers; sunlight lightens the entry and and arched windows.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Post offices--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Denver Police Department
- Interior view of a large room in the Police Station at City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Men sit at desks along the wall and a woman leans on a table near a window. A cabinet with drawers and shelves divides the room. Books, papers, and ink bottles...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Facilitiess--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- George Watrous and staff
- Group portrait of George Watrous and cooks in the Watrous Cafe in Denver, Colorado; a telephone and drawers are in the background.
- Watrous Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cooks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Watrous, George.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 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]
- Southern Colorado State College
- Chemistry students at the Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo, Colorado, sit on swivel chairs at lab tables with drawers, plugs, valves, and books. Reflector lamps hang from the interior ceiling and a chalkboard is behind the instructor.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Southern Colorado State College.
- 1969
- Central City, Colorado banks
- Scene of interior of the First National Bank building in Central City, Colorado, where a man (possibly Henry H. Lake) stands watching the gold scales. The scales rest on a wood platform with two drawers underneath the scales. The platform sits on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952.
- [between 1910 and 1919]
- Post Office
- Four employees work in the Post Office in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Two men stand by the wood counter with drawers; a third man puts mail into the mail slots. A woman stands behind them. The top of the counter along the wall has numerous...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Postal service employees--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Geological labratory [sic], Colo. State School of Mines
- Students sit at long wooden tables and study rock specimens in the geology lab at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Wooden drawers filled with rocks are in front of the students. Two students wear sweaters with...
- Colorado School of Mines--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Laboratory at Colorado School of Mines
- Interior view of probably an assaying laboratory at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows an oak workbench with drawers and cabinets and probably a tile top. Bottles, glass funnels, and a mortar and pestle are...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Assaying apparatus--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Laboratory at Colorado School of Mines
- Interior view of a laboratory classroom at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows oak workbenches with drawers and cabinets and probably a tile top. Shows chairs, stools, display cases, and a switchboard. Bare...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- DPL catalog department
- Women librarians sit at a long table and catalog books in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library (Carnegie Public Library) in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The women write on catalog cards. Card catalog drawers, boxes of...
- Denver Public Library--People--1900-1920.; Catalogers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company
- Interior view of the Gano-Downs Clothing Company in the Steele Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Showcases display men's silk hosiery and ties. Stands on the showcases have bow ties and removable collars. Bust...
- Gano-Downs Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hosiery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Georgetown Courier interior
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier newspaper printing office on 5th Street in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Two men work at desks. Shows a hand printing press, type file drawers, bookshelves and paintings and portraits on the...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Taxidermy--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Boulder, Colorado residences
- View of a sideboard in the John McInnes home in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County, features narrow, horizontal drawers, doors, and a shelf; china and a clock displayed on the shelf; crystal, a lamp, and other bric-a-brac displayed on the shelf in...
- McInnes, John--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]