Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Children's Fountain
- View of the Children's Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. This sculpture of three children looking at a frog is a replica of a statue by Max Blondet that stands in Dusseldorf, Germany. An iron fence surrounds the fountain.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Thatcher Fountain, City Park
- A group of men stand near the Thatcher Memorial Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Inscription on the base of the statue reads: "The Gift of Joseph Addison Thatcher to the City of Denver, 1918." In the center of the fountain is a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph A.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1923 May
- Detail of "Loyalty," one of the groups on the fountain of state
- View of one of the bronze statues at the base of the Thatcher Memorial fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. This portion of the fountain depicts a knight in armor holding a large broad sword. The figure of a woman sits at the knights side and...
- Thatcher, Joseph A.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918?
- Reflections, Pike's Peak
- View of mountains and trees reflected on a pond on Fountain Creek in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, a railroad trestle, cattle grazing near a pond.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Childrens' fountain, City Park, Denver
- View of the Childrens' Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows landscaping done by S.R. DeBoer. The marble statue and fountain was sculpted by Max Blondet, a Prussian sculptor, in 1912. He copied the design from the original sculpture in...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1912 and 1931]
- Pike's Peak from Manitou, Colo.
- Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows rock footbridge crossing over Fountain Creek in Soda Springs Park with Manitou Mineral Water Company's Bottling Works' building in background.
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Pedestrian brdges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- D. of fountain in sun room house for Mr. John Porter
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows sections and details for a fountain at the residence of John H. Porter (address not given, most likely 777 Pearl Street, Capitol Hill...
- Porter, John H.--Homes and haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains.; Houses.
- 1917 October 12
- Fountain, Colo., 1895
- A man, a woman, and three children pose on the board sidewalk in front of a business in Fountain, Colorado. A boy in a white collar rides a tricycle with a tall front wheel, and a small wheelbarrow is by the man. The clapboard building has a false...
- Fountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Fountain--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Baptist Church, Fountain, Colo. after explosion.
- The ruins of the Baptist Church in Fountain, Colorado, lie in an open field; three carriages and horses are nearby. Other buildings are along the road behind.
- Fountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Fountain--1890-1900.
- May 14, 1888
- The Tales of the Aeronaut: The Yearbook of 1924
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1924.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1924
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image is of two frogs on the the rim of the basin of the fountain during casting for restoration. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image is the children at top of the fountain after restoration. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's parks. Henry Meryweather laid out the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image is the children at top of the fountain after restoration. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's parks. Henry Meryweather laid out the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image is the children at top of the fountain after restoration. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's parks. Henry Meryweather laid out the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image was taken during restoration when the corroded pins in the fountain were removed. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's parks. Henry...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image is of the fountain during restoration. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's parks. Henry Meryweather laid out the park in 1882 in the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image is a close up of the graffiti on the basin of the fountain before restoration began. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's parks. ...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- City Park Children's Fountain
- Photograph of the Denver City Park Children's Fountain, located in Denver, Colorado. Image is of the fountain's basin after the removal of graffiti. City Park is the largest and among the oldest of Denver's parks. Henry Meryweather laid out the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Public Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.
- 1995 December
- Cheesman Memorial Pavilion
- View of the east elevation of the Cheesman Memorial Pavilion (1910; Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton, architects) in Cheesman Park, 1000 High Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Both the memorial and the fountain are...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fountains.; Historic buildings.; Landscape pavilions.; Monuments &...
- 2005
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 23, 1910 June 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 26, 1911 June 24
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 3 and 4, 1923 March-April
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 12, 1909 May 8
- City Park Denver
- A man with a cup stands at a drinking fountain on a path in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The drinking fountain has an ornate sculpture of a winged woman on a pedestal. People walk along an adjacent path in the distance.
- Drinking fountains--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Manitou, Soda Spring
- View of Navajo Soda Spring at the confluence of Fountain and Ruxton Creeks, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the Navajo Spring Gazebo and the Fountain Creek footbridge to the Manitou Springs pavilion. A man hands a cup to another.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Meuth's
- Interior view of Meuth's drug store and soda fountain, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows an ornate wood and mirror soda fountain machine with marble counter, twisted wire barstools, ceiling fans, a curtained, spindle and bead room...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Woman and child feed pigeons
- A woman and a child feed pigeons near a fountain in an urban park, probably in California. People sit on concrete curb that surrounds the fountain, others walk by.
- California--1900-1930.; Animal feeding--California--1900-1930.; Fountains--California--1900-1930.; Pigeons--California--1900-1930.; Women--California--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 to 1930?]
- City Park, Denver
- View of Peppard Fountain and large lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado; fountain contains bronze statue of two boys with surrounding flower planters; pavilion and boats are in background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]
- Dining room, Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the dining room of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, built by the proprietor, Louis Dupuy, between 1875 and 1890. The room has four tables with white tablecloths, a fountain, an elaborate china cabinet holding Haviland...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Dupuy, Louis, 1844-1900.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1942
- Hamill's office, left, and the stable turret on top of the stable was a roost for squab.
- View of the grounds of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado. The house was built by Joseph Watson, and was acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874. A cast iron fountain is in the foreground including a basin at ground level rimmed by...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Cliff House Manitou Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Wheeler, Jerome--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887 April 20
- Manitou and the Cliff House
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Manitou Soda Springs and Cliff House
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame building with hipped gable roof, widows' walk, wrap around porch, and balcony. The one-story gable roof south wing is partly obscured by trees....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff...
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Soda Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north at the Navajo Soda Spring and Cliff House Hotel. Men and women are gathered around the Navajo Spring stone ring. The Fountain Creek bridge is to the right, and directly behind the group is the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Richthofen Memorial Richthofen Park
- View of the Richthofen Fountain in Richthofen Park at East 12th (Twelfth) and Oneida Street in Denver, Colorado. Engravings in the granite fountain read: "He Prayeth Well Who Loveth Well Both Man And Beast" and "Richthofen".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Richthofen Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron,...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- July 4, Parade
- View of wagon in the July 4th parade, Georgetown, Colorado. Women dressed as Chinese, in heavy make-up and with pinned up hair, sit on a wagon decorated with crepe paper, Chinese lanterns and umbrellas. Driver identified as Charles Fountain, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- From the Palm Room, crystal clear glass walls give an umhampered view of terrace & garden
- Interior view of the Charles Boettcher residence, in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a crystal candelabra, a table with carved rams, ceramic leaves and flowers, a thermometer, a fountain in the yard, lawn, hedges, and a balustrade.
- Boettcher, Charles, 1902-1963--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Sunspaces--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Reflections. The valley of the Fountain Qui Bouille
- View of mountain and tree reflections in pool on Fountain Creek with railroad tracks, trestle, and cattle, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Reflections--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Verner Z. Reed residence
- View of a fountain at the Verner Zevola Reed house at 537 Circle Drive in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The fountain is topped with a statue of cherubs. Decorative columns and trees are nearby.
- Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1940?]
- V. Z. Reed garden
- View of a lily pond and wall fountain at the Verner Zevola Reed house at 537 Circle Drive in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The arched fountain is decorated with tile. Flowerbeds are nearby.
- Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lily...
- [between 1931 and 1940?]
- Park scene
- A man with a cup stands at a drinking fountain on path probably in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The drinking fountain consists of an ornate sculpture of a winged woman on a pedestal. People walk along an adjacent path in the distance.
- Drinking fountains--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Taking a cold shower bath
- View of men and a girl in bathing suits standing on the fountain platform in the Hotel Colorado swimming pool, Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Water sprays from the fountain and obscures the trees around the pool.
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Manitou Soda Spring
- View of Navajo Soda Spring at the confluence of Fountain and Ruxton Creeks, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the Navajo Spring Gazebo, with conical roof and rough branch uprights, and the bridge spanning Fountain Creek to the Soda...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Sullivan Memorial Gateway City Park
- View of a fountain at the Sullivan Memorial Gateway at the Colfax Avenue entrance to the City Park Esplanade in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The terra-cotta fountain has statuary that includes dolphins, lizards, and frogs.
- Sullivan, Dennis, 1837-1915--Monuments.; City Park Esplanade (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- Clubhouse at Overland Park
- Two women sit on the porch of the soda fountain and refreshment stand in the clubhouse at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs along the porch read "Ice Cream & Soft Drinks" and "Refreshments." A boy sits on the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- Aspen ball team
- The male Aspen, Colorado baseball team sits on a rock fountain in the middle of a pond outside of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Swans swim in front of the fountain. The team members wear uniforms some of which read "Aspen...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Lola Eilene Adams
- Lola Adams, a young girl, sits in the center of a dry, circular fountain in Aspen, Colorado. She wears a long coat, bloomers, leather shoes, and a bonnet that ties under her chin. Statues of a boy holding an umbrella and a girl are behind her. A...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- The Colorado, Glenwood Springs
- View of the Hotel Colorado and the Yampah (Yampa) Host Springs stone bathhouse and swimming pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows an Italianate style hotel with twin towers and a fountain, and a rusticated stone bathhouse. A...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Dr. Clock Pharmacy
- The interior of a soda fountain in Brighton, Colorado, includes men posing among barstools and chairs of twisted wire. A glass jar on a table holds straws. The fountain on the bar has a domed, fringed, petaled shade, and the mirrored, wooden...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.
- 1926
- View from Fountain Creek
- View of a fallen tree near Fountain Creek and a dirt road in El Paso County, Colorado. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]