Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #280 Grables' Harness Shop note: "Drummer" on right
- Two women and three men stand in front of a tack shop in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Two saddles are mounted on luggage trunks on opposite sides of the entrance to the store. A plate of peaches is on top of a trunk. An elderly man stands...
- Paonia Harness Boot & Shoe Shop (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saddlery--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Saddles--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- September 13, 1908
- #312 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- View of the interior of the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Items on display: jackets, hats, hat boxes, luggage, and items in glass cases.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 3rd St SF
- Interior view of the Southern Pacific Railroad station at Third and Townsend Streets in San Francisco (San Francisco County), California. Men and women are at the ticket counter by cast bronze lamps, a marble counter, and signs: "To Trains" and...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--California--San Francisco--1930-1940.; Passengers--California--San Francisco--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--California--San Francisco--1930-1940.; Ticket...
- 1938
- 8 men standing on R. R. platform
- A group of men stand on a railroad platform with coats and luggage, probably in Colorado.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Five] 5 women ready for a trip
- Studio portrait of women in Colorado. They pose with luggage and a bird in a cage. They wear dresses, coats, and hats, some decorated with feathers. One woman holds a fur muff.
- Birdcages--Colorado--1910-1930.; Travel--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- A.E. Meek Trunk and Bag Co., Denver
- View of the A.E. Meek Trunk & Bag Co., a luggage store at 1616 Stout Street in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. The two story brick commercial building has a flat roof, overhanging eaves.
- A. E. Meek Trunk & Bag Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- American House
- Men sit on the upholstered sofa around a palm tree in the lobby of the American House hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. White men and a white boy check in at the front desk; two African American (Black) bellhops carry...
- American House--Facilities--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hotel porters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1890]
- Arrivals in camp City Park
- A group of campers pose in and near a car at City Park auto (motor) camp in Denver, Colorado. A man in a stained work jump suit stands by the side of the car with his hands on his hips. An elderly couple sits in the back seat and a young woman in a...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918 April
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.(4-4-2) #1488, Garden City, KS
- View of Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway steam locomotive #1488 with a boxcar, luggage car and passenger coach stopped near a water stand pipe in Garden City (Finney County), Kansas. Letters on the locomotive read: "A.T. & S.F." and "1488."...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1940-1950.; Garden City (Kan.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1946 September 21
- Baby pig
- A spotted baby pig sits upon a trunk next to a leather case and a newspaper; pig sty in background, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Luggage 1920-1950.; Pigs--Colorado--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Baggage room, LA Central Station
- Interior view of the baggage room at Central Station, the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroad terminal in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Men, women and children wait in line. A girl and boy have a Quaker Oats box bound in...
- Central Station (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940.; Passengers--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940.
- 1937 June
- Bedrooms in the noted "Palace of Pleasure", the Homestead
- Interior view of second-story bedroom of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operated for nearly 20 years until closed in 1916; later became a residence...
- Old Homestead ( Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums-- Colorado--Cripple Creek.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- Bound for St. Louis
- View of the interior of a Colorado and Southern Railway passenger car. Men, women and children are in bench seats. Coats and hats hang from hooks and lights are along the ceiling of the car. Luggage is placed along the floor near the seats.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Passengers--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Bringing home second-hand sewing machine for wife
- Hispanic men stand near a sewing machine in a store in Colorado. A display of luggage and another sewing machine are nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--Men--Colorado--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--1950-1960.; Sewing machines--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1959 July 2
- Clothing store
- Interior view of clothing store in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, glass display cases, suspenders, shoes, steamer trunks, suitcases, and boots.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Coast to coast tour of the New York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch conductor, Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist, George Engles, manager
- Panoramic photograph of the New York Symphony Orchestra, enroute to Denver, Colorado for a performance at the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado, with inset views of Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist; Walter Damrosch, conductor; and, George Engles,...
- New York Symphony Orchestra--1910-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950.; Engles, George.; Zimbalist, Efrem.
- 1917, May 4
- Coast to coast tour of the New York Symphony Orchestra Walter Damrosch, conductor, with Efrem Zimbalist, violin soloist
- Panoramic view of the New York Symphony Orchestra, enroute [sic] to Denver, Colorado for a performance at the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado. Men in hats and coats sit and stand in front of luggage and instrument cases at the Greeley railroad...
- New York Symphony Orchestra--1910-1920.; Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Orchestras--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Zimbalist, Efrem.
- 1917, May 4
- Colo. La Jara R. R. Station
- A man stands in front of the train depot at La Salle, Colorado in Montrose County on the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grand Western railroad. Architectural features of the two-story building include: a hipped roof, a chimney, and a covered...
- La Salle (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--La Salle--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1940]
- Colorado & Southern train stopped under high bridge Georgetown loop.
- Passengers and crew pose on and near Colorado & Southern Railway passenger train number 7 stopped beneath the high bridge (Devil's Gate Viaduct) on the Georgetown loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Well dressed men, women,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Passengers.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad employees.; Streams.; Tourists.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado, contrasts of life in the new mining district - the first "swell" arrival at Leadville
- View of a street in Leadville (Lake County) Colorado; miners watch a well dressed man with a velvet coat, striped pants, top hat, cane, and luggage walk past a bar. Business signs read: "Bar Room" and "Groceries."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Dandies--Colorado--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--1870-1880.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879 June 7
- Covered wagon
- A four wheel covered wagon, with a team of horses, crosses a desert landscape, shows luggage tied to the back, wheel ruts on the ground.
- Covered wagons--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- D&RGW, Santa Fe, N.M., David L. Davis & luggage at corner (2-8-2) 473, train leaving from depot.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 473 (2-8-2) and a passenger car by the brick depot at Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. David L. Davis stands with his luggage by signs that read: "Warning Driving Vehicles on Station Platform...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Passengers--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 July 3
- Denver and Rio Grande passenger train at Denver Union Station
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Passenger train stopped at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. The train's steam locomotive is examined by railroad employees and well dressed men. Shows one end of the Railroad Gothic Style building constructed of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad baggage cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad passenger cars.; Railroad stations.
- [between 1891and 1894?]
- Denver business - luggage
- Interior view of the luggage department in a Denver, Colorado business; customers examine steamer trunks; signs on walls advertise shoes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Leather goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 9, 1912 March 2
- Depot Art Center and Gallery
- View of the Littleton Art Depot at 2069 W. Powers Avenue in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The art center is the former Littleton Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad Depot, built in 1888. The red clapboard depot has green trim. There is...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--Buildings--History--1990-2000.; Depot Art Center and Gallery (Littleton, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Littleton (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad...
- 1999?
- Depot at Ault, Colo.
- View of the frame Union Pacific Railroad depot at Ault (Weld County), Colorado. The building has gable trim and a sign that reads "Ault." Shows a railroad signal and a luggage cart beside tracks.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Ault (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Ault--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ault--1940-1950.
- 1947 December 28
- Depot at Greely [sic]
- View of the Union Pacific Railway depot in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The stone building has a gabled roof with wide, bracketed eaves and arched windows. A sign over an arched entry door reads: "Pacific Express Co." A man poses and sits on a...
- Union Pacific Railway Company--Buildings--1880-1890.; Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Depot at La Salle, Colo.
- Men and women wear suits and dresses and stand outside the Union Pacific Railroad depot in La Salle (Weld County), Colorado. The building has a hip roof, a half timbered dormer and brackets. Shows wooden wagons and probably luggage carts beside...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; La Salle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--La Salle--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Depot at La Salle, Colo.
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad depot and tracks in La Salle (Weld County), Colorado. The building has a hip roof, a half timbered dormer, brackets, and a sign that reads "La Salle". Shows luggage carts and a car nearby.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; La Salle (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--La Salle--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 6
- Early days in Creede
- Passengers wait on a crowded train platform of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Bearded men sit or stand atop train cars in front of a platform at the tracks. One of the three tracks is...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- Family of five
- A man, woman, boy and girls pose in winter clothes. The woman wears a coat with a fur collar. Luggage is by windows with lace curtains.
- Boys--1910-1930.; Families--1910-1930.; Girls--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Final camp, Walter Nye (mfg. rep., Chicago)
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies member Walter Nye smiles and poses beside a tent during the club's annual trail ride near Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Nye wears a western shirt and a fringed leather jacket, cowboy boots and hat, a name...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Tents--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Nye, Walter.
- 1956 July
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- Forbes tent colony demolished by militia
- Men and boys eat bread in the snow at the UMW camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Forbes, Las Animas County, Colorado; canvas, lumber, and luggage are in a pile.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Officers look on as infantry men board Pullman sleeping cars headed up by a Denver and Rio Grande 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589. The train ready to depart from Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers, Colorado. Many...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Officers look on as infantry men gather to board Pullman sleeping cars headed up by a Denver and Rio Grande 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589. The train readies to depart from Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Garfield's Peak, D. & R.G. Ry., Elk Park, near Silverton, Colo.
- Men pose on and near a narrow-gage Denver & Rio Grand Railroad train stopped along the Animas River in Elk Park (San Juan County), Colorado. The consist includes freight cars, passenger cars and a luggage car. Mount Garfield is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Elk Park (San Juan County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Garfield, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge...
- [ca. 1890]
- Gateway to Lincoln Hills
- African American teenage campers stand at the entrance of Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows luggage and a sign that reads: "Lincoln Hills." Camp Nizhoni buildings are in the distance.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Buildings--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1934 and 1935]