Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver City and County Building illuminated for Christmas
- Shows an illuminated night view of the City and County Building decorated for Christmas. A tree in front of the building is decorated with lights and ornaments. A post in the foreground is decorated with a wreath, garland and illuminated candles....
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- General Electric [sic] trolley coach, night
- Pedestrians walk down a sidewalk near the Denver Theater at 510 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The illuminated theater marquee reads: "Betty Grable," "Son of the Islands," and "Canal Zone." A driver sits behind the wheel of a J.G....
- Buses, Electrics--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Marquees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Christmas illumination, Civic Center, Denver
- View northeast from Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors across Civic Center Park to Voorhies Memorial and downtown Denver, Colorado; illuminated Christmas decorations include: large Christmas tree center of plaza, evergreen wrapped...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Santa Claus on Denver's Civic Center
- Night view of Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, West Fourteenth (14th) and Acoma Street, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; Christmas decorations on the Colonnade include: spotlit Santa Claus and his reindeer top arch; "Merry...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Champa St., Knight Templar illumination, Denver
- Night view of Champa Street with decorative lights for Knight Templar meeting held August, 1913 in Denver, Colorado; includes illuminated Gas and Electric building, illuminated sign "Kindel kleans karpets - don't do it this way, let George do it...
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- 16th Street illumination
- Night time view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; illuminated signs include A.T. Lewis and Son Dry Goods (800 to 818 16th and corner of Stout), Joslin Dry Goods Company (16th and southwest corner of Curtis), the May Shoe and Clothing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Denver Gas & Electric Co. bldg.
- Exterior night view of illuminated Gas & Electric building (later Insurance Exchange building), 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa, Denver, Colorado; opened November 10, 1910 displaying over 10,000 exterior light bulbs decorating building; illuminated...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Jonas Brothers Furs Building
- Jonas Brothers Furs Building, street view
- Jonas Brothers Furs Building, street view
- Jonas Brothers Furs Building, street view
- Jonas Brothers Furs Building, sign in the distance
- Jonas Brothers Furs Building, sign in the distance
- Colorado's Capitol Bldg. illuminated
- Night view of Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, East Fourteenth (14th) Avenue and Lincoln Street (Elijah E. Myers, architect); shows illuminated central tower and dome, streetlights, automobile headlights, United States flags, and canon at...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1911 March 4
- National Velvet sculpture, Denver
- View of the public art installation "National Velvet" by Denver artist, John McEnroe in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The sculpture is constructed using mainly sandbags and is a deep red color. After dark, the sculpture is...
- Highland Bridge (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Public sculpture.; Pedestrian bridges.; Public sculpture, American--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Daddy Bruce's Bar-B-Q
- View of Daddy Bruce's BBQ in a modified queen Anne style house at 1629 East 34th (Thirty-Fourth) Avenue (now Bruce Randolph Avenue) in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The exterior is painted white and the trim is painted brown. The...
- Daddy Bruce's Bar-B-Q (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; African American business enterprises--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Daddy Bruce's Bar-B-Q (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980?
- Pat's Cafe, Las Animas
- View of Pat's Cafe at 514 Bent Avenue in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The two story, plastered brick, commercial style building has two large windows on the first floor surrounded by faux stone. The building has a cornice with a pediment in...
- Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Las Animas (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Las Animas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Electric fountain in City Park
- Night time view of the illuminated Prismatic Electric Fountain (also known as the Darlington Prismatic Electric Fountain) on Ferril Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The fountain, constructed in 1908, was designed by Fred Darlington, an...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fountains.; Lakes & ponds.; Night.; Parks.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lakes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 2000
- Electric fountain in City Park
- Night time view of the illuminated Prismatic Electric Fountain (also known as the Darlington Prismatic Electric Fountain) on Ferril Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The fountain, constructed in 1908, was designed by Fred Darlington, an...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fountains.; Lakes & ponds.; Night.; Parks.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lakes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2008
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 6, 1911 February 4
- Cities Denver streets night scene including A. T. Lewis store on Stout Street
- Nighttime view, facing west, of Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. Illuminated signs include: "A. T. Lewis & S[on]". Other signs read: "The Dutch Mill" and "The M[ay]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Streets - decorations - Christmas lights
- View of a Denver, Colorado street; shows illuminated stars, bunting, streetcar tracks, and a sign: "Bar."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925?]
- Grand Hotel, Trinidad
- View of the Grand Building, 600 West Main Street, in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. An electrically illuminated sign reads "Grand" and hangs on the rusticated stone facade of the building. Carved stone along the second story windows reads:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Myers Avenue in winter, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- View of Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one and two-story wooden frame flat-roof commercial buildings line both sides of snow covered street; horse-drawn wagon is in street and others are parked alongside boardwalk; "Topic" theater (313-315...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]
- Bennett Avenue, 1939, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- One and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; buildings are decorated with boxed cornices, brackets, pediments, and parapets; signs attached to buildings: "Porter's Cafe," "Official Tourist...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 30
- Northwest on 15th Street, from Welton Street, during Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave
- Night view northwest on Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado, shows stars and a knight on a horse illuminated on a wire spanning Fifteenth Street which serve as decorations for the Knights- Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave. American flags and...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 12 - 15
- 1700 block on California Street looking northeast at night
- Night view northeast along 1700 block of California Street, Denver, Colorado, shows wet pavement with a Knights Templar Conclave sign illuminated on an archway: "In Hoc Signo Vinces;" part of the decorations for the thirty-second Triennial...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 August 12 - 15
- Central City Opera House, 1934
- The Central City Opera House of Eureka Street is illuminated by its own sconces on either side of the main entrance. The granite structure and the billboards on either side of the door are visible, as is the roof over the entrance. A third light is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City residence interiors
- A double bed in the Prosser house is illuminated by the light streaming in through the lace curtains of the window behind it. The brass headboard against the window is decorated with spindles and curved brass. The brass footboard is arched and has...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interiors
- Image of a dark bedroom in the Prosser house that is illuminated only by the sunlight from the window. The twin bed has a quilted spread and pillows. The window has lace curtains, and a birdcage with a bird in it hangs in front of the window....
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass window in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Vertical panels of "ice" frosted glass contain leaf shapes interlocked with stirrup shapes at the top; a border with arches at regular intervals crosses the...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- City and County Building with Christmas decorations
- Shows an illuminated night view of the City and County Building decorated for Christmas at Civic Center park on Bannock street in Denver, Colorado. A tree in front of the building is decorated with lights and ornaments.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 to 1950?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, north, in the valley between Republican and Democrat Mountains on the left and Saxon and Griffith Mountains on the right. The town below is sharply illuminated with light from the east. Landmarks include the Hamill...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1888.]
- Denver Civic Center, illuminaion [i.e. illumination]
- Christmas decorations on Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; night view of Voorhies Memorial southward to central illuminated Christmas tree and Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic benefactors; shows Santa Claus and reindeer atop Voorhies Memorial,...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1927]
- Civic center
- Night view of the Civic Center illuminated with streetlamps and framed by the Greek Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Miller Tires" and "Willy [Ove]rland Inc."
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Flashlight cross erected for ceremony enacted on Golden Road in consecration of the crucifixion of Christ
- Members of the Ku Klux Klan kneel and stand around a U. S. flag in a ceremony on Golden Road near Denver, Colorado. A cross illuminated by flashlights is nearby. The men wear hoods and robes.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crosses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- April 16, 1922
- Gertrude Pulsifer residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Gertrude Nash Pulsifer residence on Taos Street, a wood construction building with brick between the inner and outer walls. The house has a gable roof, two brick chimneys, and double-hung mullioned windows. The facade is...
- Pulsifer, Gertrude Nash--s Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the remains of the Manitou House, which burned in 1903. Three chimneys, plastered foundation walls, and an arched basement glass brick window are all that remains of the once opulent Hotel. The ruins are illuminated by slanting...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1960-1970.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- 1965
- Christmas decorations, Civic Center, Denver
- View east from inside Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors to illuminated Colorado State Capitol Building, Civic Center Park, Denver; Christmas decorations on theater include: evergreen wrapped columns, gable of house with window and...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1929]
- Denver's Christmas illumination, Civic Center
- Night view, east from Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors to illuminated Colorado State Capitol Building, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, shows Christmas decorations on colonnade.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1929]
- Capitol dome
- Nighttime view of the dome on the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. The tower is illuminated from below.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Domes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Welcome Arch at night
- View of the Welcome Arch on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, at night. Illuminated letters read: "Mizpah."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Welcome Arch (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver's beacon light
- Night view of Daniels and Fisher Tower with beacon, illuminated clock and United States flag, Denver, Colorado; shows cupola with bell, weather vane and water tower.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Caldwell 1953 Christmas
- House at night decorated for Christmas probably in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The lawn is filled with lit snowmen, candles, and a miniature village. An illuminated sleigh is on the roof of the house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Chairs used in Clear Creek County Courthouse
- View of twelve elaborately decorated rocking chairs lined up in two rows of six, the chairs used for jurors at the Clear Creek County Court House in Georgetown, Colorado. The chairs sit in a brightly illuminated room with concrete block walls and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Chairs--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Courthouses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1950 and 1980?]
- Orpheum theater
- Nighttime view of the Orpheum theater at 1537 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story building is illuminated with electric lights and has an ornate facade. A clock is on the roof.
- Orpheum Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Old Orpheum Vaudeville Theatre
- Nighttime view of the Orpheum theater at 1537 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story building is illuminated with electric lights. Signs read: "Orpheum," "Candy," and "Hotel."
- Orpheum Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Church at Guston 1941
- Interior view of the church at Guston, Colorado, that is in a state of disrepair; shows the roof slats falling off and hanging from the ceiling, floor boards warping, and debris scattered on the floor; two pews in the building, illuminated by sun...
- Guston (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Guston--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1941