Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ralph Worden, butter truck
- Ralph Worden stands in his uniform of overalls, cap and tie in front of his Coors butter delivery truck, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The Dodge Ram truck has a ram hood ornament and lettering: "Coors," and "Colo. B. & ?, License No."
- Adolph Coors Company--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.
- 1937
- A. J. Beckwith Grocery Company, Denver
- View of Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company, 408-410 16th (sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows ceiling fan over entryway, displays of fruit, vegetables, canned goods, and window lettering: "Fresh meats," "Poultry & Fish," "Eggs," "Butter,"...
- Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900- 1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920]
- Joe Manns Orch. at jail at Lakeside
- African American (Black), white, Hispanic, and possibly Italian American members of a jazz band dressed in striped jail uniform costumes stand in front of and on a stage decorated as a jail house at Lakeside Amusement Park, Lakeside (Jefferson...
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Men--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Big...
- 1926 June 23
- South Weber
- African Church, at South Weber Street and Pueblo Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is a stone building with a belltower. A girl waits in a carriage.
- African Americans--Spiritual life--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- The maguey in blossom
- View of a maguey in bloom possibly near Los Angeles, California. This agave has blossoms that branch out from a large central stalk that emerges from a cluster of pointed succulent leaves. Shows trees and a frame structure in the distance.
- Agaves--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Agnes Memorial
- View of cottages at the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas cabanas, and men in folding chairs. Lettering reads: "The Tucker Tent Co."
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 29, 1905
- Agnes Memorial Sanitarium
- View of Agnes Memorial Sanatorium cabanas in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas camp cottages with awnings. A mission style building and smokestack are in the background.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Denver hospitals & sanitariums, Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (built by Lawrence Phipps; opened in 1903; closed 1932); a row of female patients sit on rocking chairs placed between beds on a sleeping porch.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1920?]
- Agnes Memorial (Phipps)
- Interior view of an x-ray room at Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows a metal table, dentist chair, and a steam radiator.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of a patient examination room, Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado; shows glass cabinets, shelving with medical instruments, jars, bottles, examination table, valves and pressure gauges, iron swivel stools, and a...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Denver, hospitals & sanatoriums, Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of the dining room at the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado; shows tables, chairs, flowers, tablecloths, napkins, and glassware.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1903 and 1932]
- Denver, hospitals & sanatoriums, Agnes Memorial
- View of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, a mission style building.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1903 and 1932]
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, Denver Colo.
- Exterior view of main building and wing of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado (opened in 1904; closed in 1932); built by Lawrence Phipps in memory of his mother, Agnes McCall Phipps.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Denver hospitals & sanitoriums, Agnes Mem. (Phipps) Sanitorium
- View of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado (opened in 1904; closed in 1932); built by Lawrence Phipps in memory of his mother, Agnes McCall Phipps.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Denver, hospitals & sanitoriums, Agnes Mem. (Phipps) Sanitarium
- View of a lounge in the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, Denver, Colorado (built by Lawrence Phipps in memory of his mother, Agnes McCall Phipps; opened in 1904; closed in 1932) shows men playing chess and checkers and reading.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Phipps Sanatorium
- View of the main building at Agnes Memorial Sanatorium for tuberculosis patients (named for Agnes McCall Phipps), at East 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Quebec Street in Denver, Colorado. The Spanish Colonial structure features stucco walls, arched...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Laundry facility at Agnes Memorial Sanatorium
- Men and women workers stand in the laundry room at Agnes (Phipps) Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado. Two women stand at ironing boards and iron hospital gowns. A woman with a bobbed haircut stands near a large folding table where sheets are...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Laundries (Rooms & spaces)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Laundry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Apple pickers at dinner, Westlake Orchard
- Large group of men sit and stand along two long wooden tables set with china, pitchers and coffee pots, inside a walled tent, at Westlake orchard, Colorado.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 16, 1909
- Harvesting sugar beets
- Farm workers, horse-drawn wagons, and mule-drawn equipment harvest beets somewhere in Colorado, probably Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large sugar beet field, several mule-drawn & horse-drawn wagons loaded or ready to be loaded with sugar...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Harvesting Colorado potatoes
- Men, horse-drawn equipment, and machinery harvest potatoes, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large potato field, farmworkers, a man in suit (probably farmer or overseer), another man in suit inspecting potato...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sugar beet field
- Northern Colorado beet field, near Brighton(?);a group of men in overalls shovel and fork beets into a wide furrow; shows another group of men and women in long dresses and scarves in background.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1930.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1930.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1927]
- Dr. Waggner's 200 Acres of Wheat, 24 Bu. Per Acre, 531-6-62, 7/26/'18
- View of men and wheat threshing machinery in a field (probably) on eastern plains near the Front Range of Colorado; men sit on bushel bags (printed: "Bemis Extra Heavy Seamless").
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1910-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1910-1920.; Threshing machines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Stacking oats
- View of horse-drawn farm wagon in field of cut oats; shows man in field with farm implement and a large stack of cut oats.
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1890-1910.; Oats--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Threshing in Colorado
- Complete view of threshing operation, Wilmont Farm, Colorado; shows machinery needed to run thresher, mule-drawn wagon with crop piled high awaiting threshing, partially emptied wagon with crop being placed into thresher, and horse-drawn wagon...
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Threshing, Wilmont Farm
- Threshing operation, Wilmont Farm, Colorado; shows two horse- drawn wagons at front and back of threshing machine, a man with pitchfork throwing crop into thresher, and a man at opposite end of thresher in John Deere Plow Company wagon with burlap...
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1920.; Threshing--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Machine on Montgomey place
- View of agricultural machinery on Montgomey (Montgomery?) farm, in (probably) Colorado; shows horse-drawn wheat thresher, men, and a tractor.
- Agricultural machinery & implements--Colorado--1910-1930.; Farms--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Feeding cattle on sugar beet pulp
- Large herd of cattle being fed sugar beet pulp somewhere in Colorado, possibly northeastern; barbed wire fence, foreground; man standing in horse-drawn wagon pitching feed into bins; barn and meandering stream with more cattle, background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Irrigating in Colorado
- Unidentified man standing in irrigation ditch somewhere in Colorado; man in boots standing in ditch with water holding a shovel; two two-story wooden frame residences, farm buildings, sheds, outhouse, & canvas tents in background; man, woman &...
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Dry farmed alfalfa
- View of unidentified man holding bunch of alfalfa, dry-land agriculture somewhere in Colorado; man with suit & hat standing in alfalfa field.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A Colorado irrigation ditch
- View, from downstream, of an irrigation ditch on the eastern plains of Colorado; water foams as it tumbles through wood-slatted sluice; cows graze on banks of ditch; fenced farmland in background; flat horizon with windmill and trees.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Irrigating Colo. potatoes
- Man with shovel irrigating potato field, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Front Range; shows rows of potato plants and a farmer in overalls.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A Colorado irrigation ditch
- View of an irrigation ditch on farmland near the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado; two men stand on cement embankment next to sluice; mountains in distance.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colorado wheat
- View of unidentified man standing in chest-deep wheat field holding a stalk of wheat, somewhere in Colorado.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Colorado wheat field on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of wheat field along the Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks; shows harvested and bundled wheat in Colorado field; Rocky Mountains and foothills in distant background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wheat field on the C.& S. Ry.
- View of a wheat field near the Colorado and Southern Railway; shows sheaves of wheat in a Colorado field; sun filters through clouds onto distant mountains.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Harvesting celery
- View of farm workers harvesting celery in a field, probably in Colorado; men and women put celery into slatted boxes; farm buildings and railroad refrigerator cars are in background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1910-1930.; Celery--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- Aguascalientes, bathhouse at springs
- View of a one-story masonry building and pool of water in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The building is made of a light colored mud brick with a shaped stone foundation. Trees and grassy plants line the edge of the pond. Two-story buildings are in the...
- Aguascalientes (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Bathhouses--Mexico--Aguascalientes--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Mexico--Aguascalientes--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- City waterworks, Akron, Colo.
- View of two-story native stone structure with a windmill on its hipped roof and a tall cylindrical water tank (standpipe) in Akron, Washington County, Colorado. Building once housed city offices, jail, and the water well. Windmill and watertank no...
- Akron (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Akron--1880-1900.; Windmills--Colorado--Akron--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1890]
- Akron, Colo.
- View along Main Street of first water main pipes being laid, Akron, Washington County, Colorado. Trench dug along side of street; a man stands at canvas top automobile on street talking to driver. Buildings include a two-story brick commercial...
- Akron (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Akron--1910-1920.; Waterworks--Colorado--Akron--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- High School, Akron, Colo.
- Angle view of front facade and side of the Washington County High School in Akron, Colorado. The two-story brick structure, designed by John J. Huddart, features a flat roof and a parapet with the name and "1915" on the double door with transom....
- Akron (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Washington County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Akron--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Washington County--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Vermijo Ave & Alamo Park, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View northwest along Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a two story brick residence with turret, and Alamo Park.
- Alamo Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Alamosa
- New concrete sidewalks are being installed over the unpaved Main Street of Alamosa, Colorado. Street lamps are in the middle of street, where automobiles park. Two girls on horseback and two dogs are in the street. Brick commercial buildings...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Alamosa
- Concrete sidewalks are being poured along the unpaved Main Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Wood plank forms and a shovel are in the foreground. Street lamps are in the middle of the street, where automobiles park diagonally. The brick Alamosa...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- The Albany
- View of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a bicyclist are on the street. An electric sign reads: "Albany."
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Albany Hotel, Denver
- View of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado (opened 1885); shows early automobile, horse-drawn wagon, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic on streets.
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- The Sandia Mountains from Albuquerque N.M.
- View of the roof and courtyard of a house in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Sandia Mountains are in the distance.
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Sandia Mountains (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Courtyards--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1900.; Houses--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1900.; Roofs--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Alcatraz & Golden Gate
- View of the island of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Channel (San Francisco County), California. Fog obscures the island and rests over the water of San Francisco Bay.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco from Alcatraz
- View of San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California from the island of Alcatraz. Tall, masted ships are in the bay. Smoke rises over the hills in the distance. Shows cannons and military embankments on the island of Alcatraz.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Cannons--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts &...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco Bay, Point Bonita
- View of Alcatraz island in San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California. Shows a sailboat on the bay.
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Sailing...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Alcott School
- View of Alcott Public School, West 41st (forty-first) Avenue and Tennyson Street, Denver, Colorado; shows brick building with stone foundation, hipped roof, hipped dormers, pediment and arched entryway.
- Alcott School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]