Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Printing shop
- View of the interior of a printing shop in Georgetown, Colorado. Cabinets and trays for type are along one wall, and a row of wood columns are in the middle of the room. A stovepipe, window and door are on the back wall. Three men are at the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Printing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Interior Crawford Hill house
- View of the entry hall to the Crawford Hill house at at 969 Sherman Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room has a rug on the floor, carved plaster columns, brackets, and beams. A crystal vase with a flower arrangement...
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Entrance halls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Staircases--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- State Street in Leadville, Colorado
- Stereographic view of a man leaning against a metal railing in front of the Bank of Colorado on State Street in Leadville, Colorado. A young boy sits on the wood sidewalk next to a barrel; a group of men is gathered in the dirt street. A sign...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- West Side Coalition office
- View of a banner that hangs from the building that houses the second office of the West Side Coalition located on Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A banner under windows on the building reads: "West Side...
- West Side Coalition (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banners.; Flags--Mexico.; Holidays.; West Side Coalition (Denver,...
- ca. 1970
- Interior of Wapiti Mining Company's Office
- View of the interior of the Wapiti Mining Company office in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. A rocking chair with a cushion sits next to a wood stove and chimney in the center of the room. A lamp hangs over a desk in the corner, next to a...
- Wapiti Mining Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1894 Nov
- Exchange interior, business office
- Interior view of the business office of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. The work space is separated by a wooden divider. A map hangs on the wall near a desk where an adding machine sits. A...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Fort...
- 1914
- 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 partially visible room in the Prosser house in Central City, Colorado has several paintings on the wall with shelves containing bric-a- brac hanging under them. A parlor chair is in front of the shelves. The room is separated by a curtain, which...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Ute woman carrying "punio" pappoose carrier
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American woman (Ute), near a tepee, possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; woman wears beaded moccasins and leggings, print dress, wide beaded belt from which beaded pennant hangs, hair...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Interior of one of best houses cut out of sandstone rock, Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo, Arizona
- Interior view of Nampeyo's house, Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; A Native American (Hopi) woman sits in this home cut out of sandstone; shows a wooden pole, hung horizontally between opposite walls, with four blankets, a dress, and concho belt;...
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Georgetown, Colorado, Hotel de Paris
- Interior view of the one of the second floor rooms at the Hotel de Paris (built by Louis Dupuy) in Georgetown, Colorado; shows matching bed and dresser with mirror in late Victorian style. In the corner is a build-in sink with water taps, over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Dupuy, Louis, 1844-1900.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1942
- Central City newspaper office, Register Call, Colo.
- A bespectacled, balding man sits in a swivel chair at a wood desk with shelves and wooden doors in the Register office in Central City, Colorado. Papers, books, and photographs cover the top of the desk. A second man, with a camera around his neck,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Central City residence interiors
- Artwork hangs in a niche in a room with ornate wallpaper in the Prosser home in Central City, Colorado. A classical tapestry of a woman and cupid with a bow and arrow hangs from the left wall. Two pictures hang above one another on the center wall....
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Art--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- 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?]
- Grant's bed in the Teller House
- The bed in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, where President Grant slept when he visited Central City is of mahogany. The arched headboard has finials and a carved, floral design with a similar design on the footboards. The bed has white...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Interiors--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Teller House interior
- A room in the Teller House, Central City, Colorado, is illuminated by light from two large windows decorated with draperies and lace curtains. A large, gilt mirror hangs above a square grand piano with ornate legs and an upholstered bench. A round...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Central City residence interiors
- A room in the Prosser house in Central City, Colorado, has an antique stove with a stove pipe that leads out the wall on the right side of the open door. A round table covered with a square, patterned table cloth is in front of the stove. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- A grassy resort
- Interior of a tavern, Grassy, Colorado, with a group of men, in hats and work clothes, drinking at a table with a bottle and glasses; some hold up their glasses for a toast. The walls are wood panels; crates, blankets, and wood are piled in a...
- Grassy (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Toasting--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Camp in Monument Valley Park
- Native American (Ute) man and women pose outdoors near a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Written on the tepee: "No 18 [...]". The man wears moccasins, leggings, breechcloth, scarf around neck, and a blanket wrapped around...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- August, 1912
- Camp in Monument Amy Kent sitting on the ground
- Native American (Ute) man and women pose outdoors near a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Written on the tepee: "No 18 [...]". The man wears moccasins, leggings, breechcloth, scarf around neck, and a blanket wrapped around...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Kent, Amy Snow.
- August, 1912
- Emil Anderson in Kneisel - Anderson Store, built 1893
- Interior view of the Kneisel and Anderson grocery store, on the south side of 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Emil Anderson, co- owner, wears a white apron and stands along a counter. Wooden display cases with glass tops are filled with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Buffalo Bill's headquarters tent
- A large, stuffed buffalo is placed on a platform between two large tents at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's headquarters tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A wood picket fence borders the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1880-1900.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of business in a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in a Italianate style, with a eaves with brackets, pilasters, and engaged columns. The business, on the corner, is the Bank of Clear...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Players at school play
- Ten children, cast members in a school play, pose standing side by side in front of a row of chairs on a stage in Basalt, Colorado. The children are dressed in an assortment of costumes, including breeches, long-sleeved shirts, aprons, suspenders,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Child actors--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Schoolroom, Silver Plume
- Interior view of a schoolroom in Silver Plume, Colorado; shows five rows of children sitting at desks and two adults standing; three blackboards are on two walls with two exit doors flanking one of the boards; a lightbulb hangs in the middle; a...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; School principals--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.
- [betweem 1905 and 1908]
- Campers at Rocky Mountain Lake Park motor camp
- A woman stands at the entrance of a tent at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man sits on the ground near the doorway and a sign reading: "Tent For Sale" hangs on the tent. A man with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Fingerprint and mug shot room
- A clerk presses the inked finger of a man onto a paper at the Denver Police Department offices in the City Hall Building, located at Fourteenth (14th) Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Another man sits at a roll top desk near a...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fingerprints--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 March
- Unversity of Northern Colorado gymnasium
- Women exercise in the gymnasium at the University of Northern Colorado (formerly known as the State Normal School, Colorado Teacher's College, Colorado State College of Education, and Colorado State College) in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Two...
- Colorado State Teachers College--1900-1920.; State Normal School (Greeley, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Physical fitness--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Eldora Kemp Cabin, Int. 1938
- A set of metal spurs hangs from a set of long horns mounted on a wood plaque hanging on the wall in the Kemp family cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A holstered knife and a holstered gun hang from a smaller set of horns...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Spurs--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Hunting trophies--1930-1940.; Trophies...
- [1938?]
- Nederland/Dick's Corner 1938
- Two cars are parked in front of the McRae Hotel and The Mint Pool Hall in Nederland, Colorado. The Tanner Bros. Grocery and Market is adjacent to the McRae Hotel. Three men wearing suits sit on a bench on the side of the pool hall where a sign for...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Advertisements--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.;...
- [1938?]
- Eldora Kemp Cabin, Int. 1938
- A set of metal spurs hangs from a set of long horns mounted on a wood plaque hanging on the wall in the Kemp family cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A holstered knife and a holstered gun hang from a smaller set of horns...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Spurs--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Hunting trophies--1930-1940.; Trophies...
- [1938?]
- Rowhouse on Welton Street, Denver
- A rowhouse on Welton Street is centered with the Formosa Tea Company in the right foreground at 1630 Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. The awning over the storefront is tied back and a sign hangs above it reading: "Teas and Coffees." Another sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rowhouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Parlor scene
- A statuette is perched on a table in the center foreground in a parlor, probably in a home near San Francisco, California. A pattern decorates the wallpaper in the room. Numerous pictures hang on the walls. A small curtain hangs in front of the...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Parlors--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Parlor scene
- Three women sit in a parlor reading, probably in a home near San Francisco, California. A large palm tree grows in a pot in the left foreground. A floral pattern decorates the two chairs in the right foreground. A curtain hangs in the door behind...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Parlors--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Bath house in Idaho Springs
- reading "Big Hot Spring" hangs on the overhang of the porch. A wood rail fence is on the hill in the right midground.; Stereographic view of two men wearing suits sitting on the front porch of a bath house with private rooms for ladies and...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union mission
- A large group of women and young children stands in front of the Women's Christian Temperance Union Mission at 1100 10th Street in Denver, Colorado. (The mission was reloatced to 11th Street in 1902.) A sign reading "W.C.T.U. Mission" hangs from...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- William F. Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits under a large tent wearing a vest and tie in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A long watch fob hangs from his vest pocket. He has long, dark hair and a goatee and moustache with its ends waxed. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 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. There are eight tables with white tablecloths in the room, and a fountain in the middle. In the back left...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1970.; Interiors.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1965?]
- Russian Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks performs tricks while riding horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark, wool hats and long coats. The man in the center midground hangs by one leg from his horse and holds his arms...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901]
- Dining room, Crawford Hill house
- View of a dining room in the Crawford Hill house at 969 Sherman Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room has a fireplace lined with marble, and a mantel supported by columns. The room has wood floors and carved plaster...
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Senate Chamber, Colorado State Capitol
- Interior view of the House of Representatives in the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. A stained glass window of Barney Ford hangs over the Speaker of the House's podium. The room has upholstered seat, desks, and a visitors...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Conference rooms--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [1987?]
- Louise D'Angelo Met star here
- An actress holding a small open book in her hands poses during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. She wears a long, satin dress with a gathered collar, three appliques across the chest, and puffed, embroidered material...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actresses--1940-1950.; D'Angelo, Louise.
- 1940
- Tin type tent, Central City, Colorado
- A man and woman sit in a tent erected outside of a building in Central City, Colorado. A concrete planter with vegetation is in front of the tent and the woman leans on the edge of the it. Behind her stands the man, in suit and beret. A banner that...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Dinner at the Central City Opera House
- Lodge members sit at long dining tables on the floor and the stage of the Central City Opera House, in Central City, Colorado. Empty plates, glasses, and silverware are on the table. The guests look toward the balcony, as if listening to a speech....
- Central City Opera House--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Audiences--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- County Court, Leadville, Colorado, 1912
- In this interior view of the Lake County Courthouse in Leadville, Colorado, a man in suit, vest and tie sits in a high back chair behind a wooden desk. A wire letter holder, pen and ink set, desk calendar and a big book sit on his desk. Charts...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1912
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Francis J. Hangs
- Studio bust portrait of Francis Joseph Hangs, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears his hair parted to the side, a coat and a silk ribbon bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hangs, Francis J. (Francis Joseph); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]
- Mike Lucero - employee at Centro Cultural hangs paintings for centro art exhibit
- Mike Lucero, a Spanish American employee of Centro Cultural, hangs paintings at an art exhibit in Denver, Colorado.
- Lucero, Mike.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Art exhibitions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]