Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows boys, a snow tower, an effigy, and United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows boys and a snow tower.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows snow and canvas tents.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a boy, men, canvas tents, and snow.
- 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.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows boys, men, canvas tents, and snow.
- 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.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, a United States flag, a frame building, and snow.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, and snow.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, snow, a frame building and water tower.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, snow, and lines of canvas tents.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, snow, and lines of canvas tents.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a boy, men, canvas tents, a horse-drawn wagon, and a snow tower with effigy.
- 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.; Carts &...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents and a man with a chunk of snow, wearing a metal star on his suspenders.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents, men, and boys.
- 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.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents, men, women, a boy, snow, and washtubs.
- 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.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents and snow.
- 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.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, snow, and hills.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - demonstrations
- View of UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men atop a snow tower, waving United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Quarry track
- The Colorado Portland Cement plant in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, consists of three-story concrete buildings with factory windows and smokestacks, a water tower, rail tracks and a freight car in the loading bay.
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Portland (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Denver Royal Arch Chapter No. 2 glee club
- Group portrait of members of the Denver Royal Arch masonic order, Chapter number 2, glee club. Men in tuxedoes and ties sit on a stage. Identification: "Left to right. Frank R. Burnett, Frank Daniels, Albert Smock, Francis J. Knauss, E.H.P.,...
- Royal Arch Masons--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Cimarron, Colorado 1934
- Street scene in Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, shows Jack Green's Garage and the Cimarron Mercantile Company; trucks and automobiles park next to the wood frame buildings and rocky cliff bands are in the background.
- Cimarron (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cimarron--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Rogers, Jennie, mansion - 1942 Market Street
- This gouache painting shows 1942 Market Street, in Denver, Colorado. Business buildings flank the Mattie Silks and Jennie Rogers bordello, a sandstone townhouse with ornate trim. Signs read: "Buddhist Church," "Truck Terminal," and "Reuler."
- Rogers, Jennie--Homes & haunts.; Silks, Mattie, 1845 or 6-1929--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brothels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Charpiot's Hotel
- Watercolor painting shows Charpiot's Hotel, residential apartments at 1540 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a building with a cornice and sign: "Delmonico of the West;" shows a sidewalk clock, storefronts, pedestrians, and cars.
- Charpiot Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Globeville Smelter
- This watercolor painting shows the Globe Smelter, in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows factory buildings with monitor roofs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Tribune Building
- This watercolor painting shows the Tribune Building at 1600 Market Street in Denver, Colorado; pedestrians walk by the corner entrance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Palace Variety Theater and Gambling Parlors
- This watercolor painting shows Blake Street storefronts, originally the Palace Variety Theater and Gambling Parlors, in Denver, Colorado; signs in the arched windows read: "1451, 1453, Pipes, Pumps," and "Banner Machinist Tools."
- Palace Theatre (Variety theater : Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Walker (John Brisben) Castle
- This watercolor painting shows a three-story stone castle in Denver, Colorado with battlements, a round tower, and an arched entry. This was originally part of John Brisben Walker's Riverfront Park active in the 1870's and 1880's.
- Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931--Homes & haunts.; Walker Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Riverfront Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Richthofen (Walter B. Baron von) Castle
- This watercolor painting shows Richthofen Castle at 7020 East 12th (Twelfth) Avenue in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Homes & haunts.; Richthofen Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, CO
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Hotel de Paris in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado; features a cornice and storefronts.
- Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Ruins of "Summer White House" Mt. Falcon
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the ruins of John Brisben Walker's castle on Mount Falcon, in (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931--Homes & haunts.; Ruins--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.
- 1940
- The Emanuel Memorial
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Congregation Shearith Israel (Emmanuel Chapel) at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ashlar stone building has buttresses and a round window....
- Pogzeba, Wolfgang, 1936---Homes & haunts.; Congregation Shearith Israel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Artists' studios--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940
- Hallack (Mrs. Kate) home
- Watercolor and gouache painting shows the Kate Hallack residence at 17th (Seventeenth) and Sherman Streets, in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Built by Erastus F. Hallack the brick home has a covered porch and arches.
- Hallack, Erastus F.--Homes & haunts.; Hallack, Kate--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Clark, Rufus "Potato" home
- Watercolor and gouache painting shows the Rufus A. Clark house at 1395 South Cherokee in the Overland Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a cornice and a widow's walk.
- Clark, Rufus A.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Montana City, K[ansas]. T[erritory].
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows a marker commemorating Montana City (Denver), Colorado, founded in September 1858 as the first organized town in the Denver region. Erected by the Denver Chapter Sons of the American Revolution in 1924,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Montana City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historical markers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Democratic Club (Richard Pearce mansion)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Richard Pearce home at 1712 Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne style house has bargeboard, half timbering, and a sign: "Democratic Club."
- Pearce, Richard, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1941
- Cable Car Barn 18th & Lawrence
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the "Cable Garage" at 1801 Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. (Formerly the Denver City Cable Railway Company cable house.) The brick building has arched windows; cars are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- City Hall
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows City Hall (razed 1946), at 14th (Fourteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; features a clock tower. The Larimer Street bridge over Cherry Creek is in the foreground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Colburn (E.A.) Stables (1500 S. Broadway)
- Watercolor and gouache painting shows Judge Earnest A. Colburn's former horse stables at 1500 South Broadway, in the Overland Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a two story building and a barn, features include hip roofs and signs: "Used...
- Colburn, Earnest A.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Antique stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Byers, William N. home
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the William N. Byers home at 1800 South Sherman Street, in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features bay windows.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- U. S. Customs Bldg (old)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the United States Customs House (originally U. S. Post Office) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; features classical entablature and a cupola. Cars, pedestrians, and stores flank...
- United States Custom House (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Customhouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Eldorado Hotel
- Watercolor and gouache painting shows the Eldorado Hotel, at 1249 10th (Tenth) Street, (10th near Larimer) Denver, Colorado. Built by Henri and Katrina Murat, this log building was the first hotel in the Denver area.
- Eldorado Hotel (Denver, Colo.); Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Chase (Edward) home
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Edward Chase residence, at 2859 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and balcony. Chase was a proprietor of gambling establishments with partner Soapy Smith.
- Chase, Edward, 1838-1921--Homes and haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Schleier (George C.) home
- Watercolor and gouache painting shows the George C. Schleier residence at 1665 Grant Street in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and balcony. Schleier built the first bridge in Denver.
- Schleier, George C.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Soapy Smith's (Jefferson Randolph) office 17th & Larimer
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the intersection of Larimer and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado; traffic and streetcars are by storefronts with signs: "Coca Cola" and "Manhattan Rooms." This is where Soapy Smith (Jefferson...
- Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The Arcade
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the old Arcade, buildings at 1609-1615 Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; business signs read: "Gold Nugget Grill," "St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau;" it features a carved stone pediment. The Arcade,...
- Chase. Ed--Homes & haunts.; Chucovich, Vaso L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Tabor Grand Opera House
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; storefronts read "Walgreen Drugs" and "Leeds Shoes."
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Brown (Mrs. J. J.) home
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Molly Brown House Museum (Denver, Colo.)
- 1941
- Windsor Hotel (18th & Larimer)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Windsor Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; features a corner tower and mansard cupola.
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Barclay Block (18th & Larimer)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Barclay Block at 1751 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; features storefronts and a cornice.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Tabor Block (16th & Larimer)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Tabor Block at 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; features a cornice and corner entry sign: "Walgreens." Pedestrians and cars are in the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Bancroft (Dr. Frederick J.) farm
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Frederick J. Bancroft farmhouse at Hart's Corner, Sheridan Boulevard and Morrison Road in Denver, Colorado; features a white picket fence.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941