Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Paonia Opera House and Odd Fellows Hall
- View of the Paonia Opera House and Odd Fellows Hall in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Small child walking in front of building on unpaved street. Architectural features: two-story, masonry structure with a cornice, a pediment, two occuli, and...
- Grand United Order of Odd Fellows--Buildings--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- July, 1907
- The Towers, palatial home of J. Maurice Finn, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Jonah Maurice Finn's residence, Placer Street and Pikes Peak Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; nicknamed "The Towers" or "Finn's Folly"; palatial twenty-six room mansion was completed by 1901 and torn down in 1920; features include...
- Finn, Jonah Maurice--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- "Westminster University" Denver, Colo.
- View of people and buggies in front of Westminster University or College, 3455 West 83rd Avenue in Westminster (Adams County), Colorado. Features include: sandstone construction, 175-foot tower with a hipped roof, conical towers, square towers,...
- Westminster College (Westminster, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Westminster (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1905?]
- Westminster College, now Pillar of Fire Church Harry Rhoads behind steering wheel
- Harry M. Rhoads, behind the steering wheel, poses in a convertible with passenger in front of Westminster University or College, at 3455 West 83rd Avenue in Westminster (Adams County), Colorado. Animals graze in the barren field in which the...
- Rhoads, Harry Mellon 1880 or 81-1975.; Westminster College (Westminster, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Westminster (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado, looking south with Cheyenne Mountain in the distance
- View south along Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows trees covering entrances of businesses and wagons parked on side. Sign on top of a brick two story building reads: "Basey's Ranches." Cheyenne Mountain is in the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1880]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the opera house was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878 and described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Central City Opera House
- Opened in 1878, the Central City Opera House was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County granite, except for...
- Central City Opera House--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [between and 1880 and 1890?]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, partially obscured by a tree branch, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s and was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house...
- Central City Opera House--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the opera house was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the Central City Opera House was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the...
- Central City Opera House--1900-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Potatoe [sic] cellars, Sweet Ranch
- View of potato cellars on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; shows open entrances to cellars and vents on sod roof.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Root cellars--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Central City Teller Opera House, Colorado
- The Central City Opera House was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect R.S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Central City, Colorado street scenes, Eureka
- The Central City Opera House was originally opened in 1878 and described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- 2nd Pueblo Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, kiva entrances, wire fence, and a Native American (Taos Pueblo) man and woman.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, at sunset; shows Native American (Taos Pueblo) adobe pueblo dwellings and kiva entrances.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City Opera House
- View of Central City Opera House on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, after 1930's renovation. Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County granite. The main roof, a shingled,...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1932?]
- Central City Opera House
- View of Central City Opera House on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, after 1930's renovation. Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County granite. The main roof, a shingled,...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1935?]
- Central City Play Festival
- The renovated Central City Opera House, seen from the east, was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
- An exterior view of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception) located on Colfax and Logan Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows the main entrance of the French Gothic style church and two side...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- August 26, 1929
- Central City, Colo., theatre opera house
- Originally opened in 1878, the Central City Opera House, Central City, Colorado, was designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub of Gilpin County granite. Located on Eureka Street, the two-story building has a shingled, mansard roof with an oculus...
- Central City Opera House--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Taos south group
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows kiva entrances, a horse drawn wagon, and Native American (Taos Pueblo) adobe pueblo dwellings.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- House on Eureka St., Central City, 1953
- A gothic revival home along Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, is built above a masonry retaining wall. The L-shaped, one and one-half story, clapboard house has a gabled roof, a stovepipe chimney, and rectangular windows with shutters on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Warehouse building in Central City
- This warehouse on Spring Street in Central City, Colorado, was formerly the Sauer-McShane Mercantile Co. It is a large, masonry building with rectangular windows, a gabled roof and four entrances. A sign above the entrance to the far left reads...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Warehouses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Spruce Tree House
- View of Spruce Tree House, Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwellings, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Window holes are visible throughout the cliff dwelling's walls. A wooden ladder leans against one of the walls, leading to...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- 1908
- Cardenas Hotel
- 1904 flood damage in Trinidad, Colorado. People stand on the rails and ties of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad that hang over the washed out banks of the Purgatoire River. The Cardenas Hotel, a two story, mission style structure...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Cardenas Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)
- September, 1904
- Georgetown, Colo.
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, north toward the lake. Third (3rd) Street runs horizontally in the foreground. Sixth (6th) Street landmarks include: the Masonic Lodge, the Fish Block, the Cushman Block, and the back of the Hotel de Paris. Also...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1899.]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast from Leavenworth Mountain, with Saxon and Griffith Mountains in the background. Argentine Street is the most clearly-seen street; the Hamill House is on the corner of Argentine and Third (3rd) Streets in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1891.]
- Outbuildings, Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two of the buildings behind the Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado. On the left is the outhouse, which has two entrances, one for servants and one for the family. The wood building is topped by a hipped roof with an elaborate wood...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Privies--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Georgetown, Colorado.
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, north from Leavenworth Mountain. Third (3rd) Street runs horizontally below the shrubbery of the mountain. The Hammill House complex of buildings is clearly visible. The grid layout of the city is visible in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Spruce Tree House- Mesa Verde
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Spruce Tree Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Spruce Tree House stands underneath a cliffside overhang, the mud and stone masonry ruins have square and T-shaped...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1908
- View of Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from Leavenworth Mountain, including brush on the mountain, Saxon and Griffith Mountains, lakes, and mine entrances. Landmarks include the Cushman Block, the old school, the Masonic Building, the Fish Block, the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1924 July 24
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, toward the northeast, with Saxon and Griffith Mountains prominent; shows mine entrances and railroad tracks from the base of the mountains across the foreground. Landmarks include: the Hammill House complex of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1880-1886?]
- Dance Rock
- View of the Dance Rock at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Dance Rock stands near two underground kiva entrances from which two wooden ladders protrude. A two story pueblo building with wooden vigas stands nearby. A wooden ladder leads to the...
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- [August, 1899]
- Breckenridge High School
- The red brick high school in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a large scale two story building with two hipped gable end wings and a gabled wing connecting them. The main floor features sash windows, and the elevated basement has small ground level...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Red brick school
- The red brick high school in Breckenridge, Colorado is a large scale two story building with two hipped gable end wings with a gabled wing connecting them. The main floor features sash windows, and the elevated basement has small ground level...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- Men's & women's rest rooms Curtis Park
- View of the men's and women's restroom building in Curtis Park at 31st (Thirty-first) Avenue and Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. The entrances to the building are behind a brick and wood privacy screen.
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo. : Park)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Public comfort stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- First Baptist Church, Edbrooke & Co., Architects
- View of the First Baptist Church located at Stout between 17th (Seventeenth) and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. The church building features two square steeple towers, a stained glass wheel window, and three entrances with arched...
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings and kiva entrances. A Native American (Taos Pueblo) girl sits by a tree to one side.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Girls--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Monti Block, Georgetown Colorado, April 1946
- View of the front facades of the dilapidated Monti and Guanella Block and the Barber-Callery Building on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The two-story false front commercial buildings have weathered clapboard and broken or boarded windows...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Georgetown, Colo. from N. W.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, across the valley towards Griffith Mountain from the mountain opposite. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church is at the base of the mountain; the brick Gothic Revival Church has a spire on the front with pointed-arch...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1917?]
- Georgetown, Colo. the center of one of the richest mining [?] in the world in gold, silver, and lead
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible. In the foreground is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the priest's residence, school, and hospital...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1917?]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks include the Cushman Block, on Sixth...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible between Leavenworth and Republican Mountains. Visible landmarks in the grid-plan town include the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1890?]