Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Denver business, mining machinery supplies
- View of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company building, Denver, Colorado. It is a three story brick building with a decorative cornice and advertisements in many of the windows. They read in part: "Pipe fitting, Brass goods, Machinery supplies,...
- Mine & Smelter Supply Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Denver from the Union Depot, up 17th St.
- View looking southeast on 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Union Station, Denver, Colorado. Buildings: Arapahoe County Courthouse, First Congregational church, Arapahoe School, Tabor Opera House, St. John's Church in the Wilderness (Episcopal)....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 19, 1911 May 6
- Exhibitions in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building, Chicago World's Fair
- Interior view of exhibitions in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building at the World's Fair (World Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. Ornately carved and constructed booths line the central hall. American flags hang from the...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Facilities.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Interiors--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Max Kuner
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Maximilian ("Max") Kuner, president and general manger of Kuner Pickle Company; arrived in Denver 1886; organized Colorado Manufacturers' Association (1906).
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Kuner, Maximilian, 1824-1913.; Colorado Manufacturers' Association.; Kuner Pickle Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 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
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Ranch-Way Feed Mills, Fort Collins, Colo.
- View of Ranch Way Feeds located at 546 Willow Street, Fort Collins, Colo. In 1948, an existing flour mill was converted to a feed plant. Locally owned since 1968, Ranch Way Feeds now manufacturers a wide range of feed for birds, livestock,...
- Feed industry--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ranch-Way Feed Mills (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Feed industry--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2000
- Silver Square 3333 Blake
- Blake street elevation of the Silver Square Lofts, located at 3333 Blake Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The early twentieth-century industrial building is constructed of red brick with a pediment and coursing. The...
- Silver Square Lofts (Denver,Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apartment houses.; Condominiums.; Industrial facilities.; Silver Square Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 2003 February
- Silver Square 3309-3333 Blake
- View of Silver Square Lofts at 3309-3333 Blake Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the elevations on Blake Street. These early twentieth-century industrial buildings are constructed of red brick. One building has a...
- Silver Square Lofts (Denver,Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apartment houses.; Condominiums.; Industrial facilities.; Silver Square Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 2003 February
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 19, 1910 May 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 13, 1911 March 25
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 3 and 4, 1920 April-May
- Denver buildings McPhee & McGinnity Mfg.
- View of streets in the business district of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the McPhee and McGinnity Building at 18th (Eighteenth) and Wazee Streets and the C. S. Morey Company at 19th (Nineteenth) and Wazee Streets. Signs read: "J. D....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Buildings commercial two-story building with sign "Six Star Lubricants"
- View of a two-story frame building between railroad tracks in Denver, Colorado. An advertisement on the side of the building reads: "Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc. Manufacturers Of Transmission Lubricants".
- Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc.--Public relations--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Omaha, Grand Court looking west
- View of the Grand Canal and Grand Court during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows neo-classical structures with wooden frames and plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Shows the Mines and...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Colorado Portland Cement Co.
- View of the Colorado Portland Cement Company, Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, with smokestacks, monitor roof and signs: "The Colorado Portland Cement Co. Manufacturers of Ideal Cement Lime & Plaster" and "Ideal Cement & Plaster Colorado...
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1930?]
- Central City residence interiors
- Interior view of the Prosser home in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows framed pictures and floral wallpaper. One image has a caption: "American Beauty Compliments of Drummond Tobacco Co St. Louis Manufacturers of 'Horse Shoe' 'J.T.' and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- The daily trip between Ouray and Red Mountain Colorado
- Men pose on and near a horse-drawn stagecoach on the line between Ouray and Red Mountain, Colorado.
- Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1910.; Transportation--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Game of wolf and deer
- Several Native American (Paiute) children, playing a game of wolf and deer, form a line and kneel with their hands on the ground in front of them, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Children playing outdoors--Arizona--1870-1880.; Games--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- The basket maker
- An unidentified, elderly, Native American (Paiute) woman weaves a basket in front of her wikiup, a small rounded hut made of branches with one open side, on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. Beside her is a fan shaped basket used for collecting...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Paiute baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Arizona--1870-1880.; Baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- The necklace
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute), four girls and two boys, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The girls wear fringed dresses and thin headbands; the boys wear feather headdresses , fringed shirts and leggings. The girl in the center holds up a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- An-ti-naints, Pu-tu-siv and Wi-chuts, sitting
- Three young Native American (Paiute) women, Ańtinaints, Putúsiv and Wíchuts, are seated on the grass, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. They wear heavily fringed buckskin dresses; two wear basket hats.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Nevada--1870-1880.; Ań-ti-naints.; Pu-tú-siv.; Wí-chuts.
- 1874
- Business block, Denver
- View of Larimer Street businesses in Denver, Colorado; shows brick storefronts, men posing, merchandise, a horse-drawn delivery wagon, and signs: "Daniels & Fisher Co," "J. H. Hense & P. Gottes," "Jewelry Manufacturers," and "Miller's Boston Boot...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Daniels, Fisher & Co., dry goods, carpets, &c. 390 Larimer Street, Denver, Col.
- View of Larimer Street businesses in Denver, Colorado; shows brick storefronts, men posing in stovepipe hats, merchandise, a horse-drawn delivery wagon, and signs: "Daniels & Fisher Co," "J. H. Hense & P. Gottes," "Jewelry Manufacturers," and...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Motion picture tent
- Men and women pose near a tent used to display movies probably in Denver, Colorado. Two women pose near motion picture cameras with sashes that read: "Art-O-Graf". Another woman poses near a poodle and wears a leopard print coat and elaborately...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture cameras--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Pueblo, Colorado - Union Avenue, Bartel, 9000, 10/94
- View of a decorative brick building along Union Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado. Signs read: "Bloch Brothers, West Virginia, Mailpouch Tobacco, Chew," "Barnett & Franklin, California Wine House, 118 Union Ave.," "Star Lodging House, 25 [cents], single...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- American Wholesale Drug. Co. bldg.
- View of American Wholesale Drug Company, 427-435 West Colfax, Denver, Colorado, a six-story brick commercial building with arched entryway, and the Mint Hotel, a brick building with curvilinear parapet. Automobiles have canvas tops; signs read:...
- American Wholesale Drug Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920]
- Omaha, Neb.
- View of Omaha, (Douglas County) Nebraska; shows commercial business district, residences, a horse-drawn wagon, a windmill, smokestacks, and signs: "Omaha National Bank Building," "Byrnne & Hammer Dry Goods Co.-Oak Brand Shirts," "National Printing...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1910.; Houses--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Western Brass Works
- View of the J. Des Serich building at 1436 Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Western Brass Works," "The Rocky Moun," "Jobbers Importers Manufacturers Drugs Chemicals Sundries," and "The Mutual Drug Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mescallero Indian Agency New Mexico, 140 miles from R.R., agency near Balzer's Mill
- View of the Native American Apache, Mescalero Agency, New Mexico, shows two story agency frame buildings behind a picket fence, and snow patches on background mountains.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Mescalero Agency--Buildings--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mescalero Indians--Government relations--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--New...
- 1898
- Lieut. Stottler & "Hot Stuff" Mescallero Indian Agency, N. Mex.
- View of Native American Mescalero Apache woman posing with Indian Agent Lieutenant V. E. Stottler, Mescalero Agency, New Mexico. The log cabins that Stottler forced the Apaches to build and live in show in background.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Mescalero Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mescalero Indians--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Indian agents--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Log cabins--New Mexico--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Enroute across New Mexico
- Men eat at an encampment in New Mexico; a tent, horses, and a wagon are to the sides. They men are identified as: "1. H. H. Brooks - Boston," "2. J. R. Downes," and "3. Col. E. May - Las Cruces."
- Camping--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Cowboys--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Horses--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Brooks, H. H.; Downes, J. R.; May, E., Cowboy.
- 1898
- Rocky Mountain News
- Photograph of a lithograph which depicts Rocky Mountain News newspaper offices in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Rocky Mountain News, News Block, Pioneer Newspaper of the Rocky Mountains, Byers & Daley Publishers, Blank Book Manufacturers...
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Lithographs--1860-1870.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Exhibition buildings, Chicago World's Fair
- Overview of several exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago Illinois. Buildings include the Art Building, Fisheries Building, Horticultural Building, and the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building. Wooded...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pedestrian...
- [1893]
- Wehrle (jeweler)
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of A. F. Wehrle, jeweler; president of A. F. Wehrle Co., manufacturers of jewelry and lapidists.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Wehrle, A. F.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Wayne all steel city service body, Model 4332
- View of a Wayne Works bus, model number 4332, mounted on a GMC T16 chassis. A General Motors Truck logo is mounted on the side of the front hood.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Wayne all steel body, model 4330
- View of a Wayne Works bus, model 4330. The coach body is installed on a Chevrolet chassis. The Chevrolet logo is on the side of the front hood.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Wayne all steel body model #4330
- View of Wayne Works passenger bus, coach model 4330. The body is installed on a Studebaker chassis model T-265 and the Studebaker logo is on the side of the front hood.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Wayne all steel inter-city service body, model 4361
- View of a Wayne Works inter-city bus, body number 4361. The body is installed on a White Motor Company Chassis.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Wayne all steel inter-city service body, model 5261
- View of Wayne Motor Coach inter-city bus, model 5261. The body is installed on a Dodge Chassis, Model K-34.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Wayne all steel city services body, Model 5332
- View of Wayne Motor Coach bus, model number 5332. The body is installed on a Ford V-8 chassis and the Ford logo is visible on the side of the front hood.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Wayne all steel body, model 4230
- View of two Wayne Works buses, model number 4230. The coach bodies are installed on an International C-30 chassis and the International logo is mounted on the side of the front hood.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Views in and around Denver, Col.
- People and horse-drawn wagons are on streets in front of brick, stone and frame buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "A.B. Ingols Jewelry Manufactory," "A.H. Jones & Co. Wholesale & Retail Liquor and Cigars," "Kansas Pacific, Union...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879 January 2
- Tularosa, N.M.
- View of an a ranch with an adobe building, wooden sheds, a barn and corrals in Tularosa (Otero County), New Mexico.
- Tularosa (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Tularosa--1880-1900.; Ranches--New Mexico--Tularosa--1880-1900.; Sheds--New Mexico--Tularosa--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1899?]
- McPhee Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of McPhee Building, 17th (Seventeenth) and Glenarm, Denver, Colorado; constructed in 1890 and demolished in 1975 for highrise building; J. George Leyner Engineering Company (1707 Glenarm Place) manufacturers of air compressors and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.;
- [between 1906 and 1912]
- East side of Main St., south from Tomichi Ave.
- A group of men pose on the boardwalk on west side of Main Street from Tomichi South, Gunnison, Colorado. Businesses signs include: "Sharwen A. Sahlein & Co. Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hat, Boot And Shoes," "Great Western Clothing," "Wholesale &...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1882]
- Artifacts from archaeology excavation of History Colorado site: Frozen Charlotte dolls
- Frozen Charlotte dolls were popular Victorian ceramic dolls made between ca. 1850 - 1920 named after a cautionary folk ballad. The song was based on a poem by Seba Smith in 1840, and set to music by William Lorenzo Carter, and tells the tale of a...
- 2009 November 20