Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- San Luis Museum and Cultural Center
- View of the San Luis Museum and Cultural Center at 401 Church Place in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two-story mission-inspired solar building has decorative vigas. A tile overhang is above the main entrance. The entrance to the...
- San Luis Museum and Cultural Center--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries & museums.; San Luis Museum and Cultural Center--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; San Luis (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Denver Wastewater Management building
- View of the Denver Wastewater Management building (1993; architects-Paul Todd, Michael Todd Architecture) at 2000 West Third (3rd) Avenue in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a six-story precast concrete office building...
- Denver (Colo.) Wastewater Management Division--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Office buildings.; Denver (Colo.) Wastewater Management Division--Pictorial works.; Office...
- 1995
- "At the Library" sculpture, Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "At the Library" (1981; Barry Rosen, artist) near the Broadway entrance to the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library at 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1998
- Pueblo
- Pedestrians walk along Main Street in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a trolley car, cars, flags on flagpoles and commercial buildings. The trolley reads: "Bessemer," "27." A license plate reads: "Tag Lost Colo." Signs on buildings read:...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Chautauqua Auditorium
- Square towers topped by flagpoles flank the gable roofed central building of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Blind arches span the front of the three-story frame building and round windows are in the pediment and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Municipal Auditorium
- Exterior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium at 920 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The brick building has Neoclassical features including terra-cotta trim, domes, pediments, quoins, dentiled cornice and corner towers. Flagpoles...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mining Building, Omaha
- View of the Mining Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The structure has a wooden frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows a neo-classical Ionic style building with a...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Agriculture Building, Omaha
- View of the facade of the Agriculture Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The structure has a wood frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows neo-classical architecture,...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- The Midway, the Rialto
- View of the midway during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. A man walks down a wide dirt avenue as well-dressed people stand about. Shows a wooden ticket kiosk and a mural with ostriches painted...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Midways--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Omaha, Trans-Mississippi Exposition, Grand Court East
- Partial view of the Grand Court during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows a wide canal, stairs that lead to docks for gondolas on the water, walkways, and balustrades. Many neo-classical...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Bath house & beach, Ocean Park, Cal.
- View of people on Ocean Park beach in front of the Ocean Park Bath House and Hotel Decatur in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a Moorish style building with domes and arches. Flags on flagpoles read: "Ocean [Park]" and "Bath...
- Hotel Decatur (Santa Monica, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Ocean Park Bath House (Santa Monica, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--California--Santa Monica--1900-1910.; Beaches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1910.;...
- 1905
- Yellowstone
- View southwest over Old Faithful Geyser to Old Faithful Inn, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The geyser barely steams. The 1904 log hotel has a steep gabled roof and a large rooftop observation platform with six flagpoles.
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Hotels--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- View southwest over Old Faithful Geyser to Old Faithful Inn, with steep gabled roof and a large rooftop observation platform with six flagpoles, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Tourists climb the terraces around the steaming...
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Ouray, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Beaumont Hotel, designed by Mr. O. Bulow in 1886, Fifth (5th) Avenue and Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows the Gothic style brick and stone trim hotel with tower gables, a mansard roof and tall stove pipe. Large...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fuelwood--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Bulow, O.
- [between 1889 and 1890]
- D&RGW Burnham Shop Band, Denver, Colorado
- Denver Employees Shop Band of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad pose in four rows on building steps, Denver, Colorado. Each wears a uniform and holds an instrument. Two hold flagpoles, one with the American flag; another holds the group's...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Grand Lake
- View of Grand Lake, Colorado; tree-lined rocky shore with canoes or boats docked to piers and moored on lake, wooden frame pavilions or boathouses; man in boat with oar, United States flags atop flagpoles; tree- covered ridge, background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canoes--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Highball leading Grand Lake yacht race
- View of yacht named "Highball" leading in yacht race on Grand Lake, Colorado; sailboat tacking & maneuvering around buoy on course, rowboat with two men observing or judging race; numerous wooden frame residences nestled amongst trees near shore,...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yacht racing--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Landing of the U.P.R.R. Excursts. at Omaha (2)
- People in horse drawn wagons and buggies are beside Union Pacific Railroad tracks, a railroad car, and the river steamers, the "Denver" and the "Colorado", on the Missouri River in probably Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows United States...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Missouri River--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad tracks--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Baltimore Resort, Tolland
- View of a dirt road and aspen trees at the Baltimore Resort in Tolland (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wood and log buildings. Flags are on flagpoles. A sign on a cabin reads: "Brookside."
- Baltimore Resort (Tolland, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Quartzville
- A dirt road overlooks the mining town of Pitkin (Quartzville) in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a two story false front wood building, log cabins, and a one story wood building in the valley. Two American flags are on flagpoles. Mines with...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- American Red Cross, Denver
- View of the office building for the Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross at 170 Steele Street in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Modernist Style building has metal frame column windows and letters: "American Red Cross."...
- American Red Cross. Mile High Chapter.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Organizations'...
- 1991 March
- 17th Street, Denver
- Bird's eye view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Champa Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Boston, American National Bank and Equitable buildings; two men on scaffolding with rope pulley paint Denver National Bank building; men, women, automobiles,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Erie Colorado
- A view of Erie, Weld County, Colorado, includes a group of wood houses on flat terrain, with a mountain range in the distance, and a dirt road and trees in front. A large building has a sign reading, "Erie House;" others are marked "Feed and...
- Erie (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- June 1876
- Chautauqua auditorium, Boulder, Colo
- Square towers topped by flagpoles flank the gable roofed central building of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado. Blind arches span the front of the three-story frame building, and round windows are in the gable and fascia. Rail fence...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Western History Subject Index
- Flagpoles
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 35, 1912 August 31
- Mancos
- Unpaved Main Street in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, parked cars, store fronts, utility poles and a flagpole with a flag. Signs on buildings read: "Mancos, Colo. Post Office," "First National Bank," "Mesa Verde National...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Mancos--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1935]
- South from Telegraph Hill
- A man stands next to a low wall that surrounds the summit of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, California; shows a flagpole, utility pole, and the city. In the distance is the silhouette of the spires of St. Mary's Church and possibly the Emanuel...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Flagpoles--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Hills--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Council Bluffs, Chicago & North Western Ry. station
- View of trains at the Chicago and North Western Railway Company railroad station in Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. A sign on the building reads: "Chicago & Northwestern Freight Depot." Shows a U.S. flag on a flagpole.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Flagpoles--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Lincoln from Court House
- View of the city of Lincoln (Lancaster County), Nebraska. Shows the Capitol building, the First Congregational Church, the First Baptist Church, a heating plant smokestack, probably the courthouse flagpole, and commercial and residential buildings.
- Lincoln (Neb.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Nebraska--Lincoln--1900-1910.; Flagpoles--Nebraska--Lincoln--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Flag pole and grandstand, (entered by trap door) 6th and Main St.
- View of flag pole with grandstand in intersection of Sixth (6th) Avenue and Third (Main) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. A horse drawn delivery wagon crosses the street lined with wood frame false front businesses.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- El Pomar, Broadmoor, front view facing northwest
- View of the northwest facade of the El Pomar estate of Spencer Penrose, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The rambling Spanish style villa is covered with ivy and has a low tile roof. An American flag is on a pole in the front...
- Penrose, Spencer 1865-1939--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Residences--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- August 1920
- Log cabin
- Log cabin with a pitched roof, flagpole, and shed, by a dirt road probably in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Flagpoles--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.; Roads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Telluride
- The San Miguel County Courthouse on Colorado Avenue in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado is a two-story brick building with star ornaments and a center tower topped with a flagpole.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Denver's post office
- A man hangs from the flagpole in front of the downtown Denver Post Office located on 1823 Stout Street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Taos, New Mexico
- Plaza in Taos, New Mexico shows; dirt road, fenced lawn with a flag pole and tent, buildings, trees.
- Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Flagpoles--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Plazas--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- Military men near flagpole
- Men in military uniforms walk near a flagpole possibly in Denver, Colorado. Cannons and wooden wagons are nearby. The flagpole is tethered by guy wires.
- Flagpoles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Military personnel--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Flag pole summit Genesee
- View of a U. S. flag as it flies on a flagpole with a stone masonry base in Genesee Park, part of the Denver Mountain Parks System (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1940.; Genesee Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Flag staff
- View of a flag staff at Lookout Mountain, a Denver Mountain Park 17 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The flagpole is on top of a rock platform with steps the lead up to the pole.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lookout Mountain Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Flags--American--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Flag pole
- View of a U. S. flag on a pole in Crown Hill Cemetery in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Crown Hill Cemetery (Arvada, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arvada (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.
- 1911 May 28
- Wind River Reservation
- View of houses and cars at the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. A flagpole with a U. S. flag tethered to it is in the center of a grassy area. One story houses line the area near the flagpole.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Colo. Capito [sic] and grounds
- Exterior view of Colorado State Capitol building and grounds, Denver, Colorado; Capitol dome with gold leaf, flag pole in center of grounds; Broadway and Lincoln, residences to south of Capitol building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Domes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- South Denver High
- Men in military uniforms raise a U.S. flag on a pole at South High School at 1700 East Louisiana Street in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men hold rifles and wear jodhpurs and peaked caps.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Military...
- 1928 May 4
- Cole Junior H.S. entrance
- Teenaged boys salute a United States flag at Cole Junior High School in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, entry columns frame the view.
- Cole Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Columns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Flag salutes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1926
- Salvation Army, girls flag lowering, Thorn Lake, 8/4/26
- Men, women, and girls salute an American flag and a Salvation Army flag as they lower them at a camp near Thorn Lake in Gilpin County, Colorado. A trumpeter stands near the group.
- Salvation Army--People--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Flag salutes--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Flags--1920-1930.;...
- 1926 August 4
- Officer's quarters
- Soldiers stand guard near the adobe officer's quarters at Fort Garland, in Fort Garland (Costilla County), Colorado. The men stand near a cannon, flagpole, and barracks. Mountains are in the distance.
- Fort Garland (Colo.)--1850-1890.; Fort Garland (Fort Garland, Colo. : Fort)--1850-1890.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890.; Cannons--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890.; Forts &...
- [between 1858 and 1883?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- A man, possibly H. H. Lake, stands with his hands on his hips next to a wood ladder. An American flag flies on a pole in the background near a tree.
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Flags--American--1910-1930.; Ladders--1910-1930.; Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Smoke puffs from a smokestack of a shafthouse in the foreground of this view of Blackhawk, Colorado. Additional smoke puffs from a train engine in the background. An American flag flies from a pole in the midground. Several wagons travel up and...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Buffalo Park, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Buffalo Park, Colorado (also called Buffalo Creek) in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; dirt road leading past lake to view of buildings in town; summer cottages, cabins and residences nestled amongst trees on hillside;...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Flagpoles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Flags American--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Elmer Berg's Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch
- View of the Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch in Park County, Colorado. The wooden lodge has log siding. A sign on the building reads: "Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch Lodge." A flag pole is beside the lodge with an American Flag and the "3R" flag. A van with...
- Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch (Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Park County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dude ranches--Colorado--Park County--1940-1950.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Park County--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 July