Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bedroom interior
- Interior view of a bedroom, possibly in Colorado. Shows a teddy bear, a doll, pillows, bed, tabletop mirror, framed pictures on the wall, patterned wall paper, table with drawers, curtains, a pitcher and basin, and a chamber pot.
- Bedrooms--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Man and woman in room
- A husband and wife pose in a bedroom in Denver, Colorado. The room is decorated with crepe paper and has a dresser with mirror and lace curtains. A Navajo rug covers a table.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Bar and customers
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men, spittoons, a mirror, and a cash register.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Bar
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing, a mirror, a spittoon, and an advertisement: "Mecca Cigarettes."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bartenders--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Bar
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men, spittoons, a cash register, a mirror, liquor bottles, leaded glass, and a coffee machine.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spittoons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Pueblo girl in front of building
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She holds a small mirror in one hand.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a shawl over her dress, necklaces, manta, apron, and wrapped boots. She holds a mirror and a small quirt.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unk. interior
- Interior of a home with a sign "Furnished By Denver Typographical Union No. 49", in Denver, Colorado. Shows: table, rocking chair, chairs, fireplace, mirror, curtains, radiator, and a telescope on a stand in the window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Residence - unid. Christmas tree
- Interior view of home in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows children, a man, a woman, and a baby. A decorated Christmas tree is by a fireplace with mantle, mirror, and vases.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Toddler
- A baby looks in a mirror on the floor probably in Colorado.
- Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fancy interior, 2 unid. people
- Interior view shows a man and woman in a room or parlor with stenciled walls, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items include: chairs, furniture, mirror, framed pictures, lamps, and drapery. The man smokes and the woman reads a book.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ornate wagon
- Shows an ornate wagon from Gentry's Famous Trained Animal Show parked in front of the Broadway Carriage Works, Wright and Olcott proprietors, located at 716-718 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The wagon features carved floral and curved designs, a...
- Gentry's Famous Trained Animal Show--Equipment & supplies--1900-1910.; Circus wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Art sculpture Prudence
- Close-up view of a statue of a woman who holds a mirror and a scepter with a snake. The base of the statue is labeled "Prudence."
- Statues--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Agriculture - ranching - ranch house people in windows
- View of a log house in (probably) Colorado; women look out from the doors and windows, and a butter churn is in front. A mirror and brush are on the wall.
- Log cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Interior W. S. Green, druggist showing soda fountain
- Interior view of the W. S. Green pharmacy in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Tables and stools are near the soda fountain and glass display cases. Lettering on a mirror reads: "W. S. Green Co. Modern Druggists."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; W. S. Green Co. (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Yosemite, Road from Oak Flats
- View of Old Big Flat Oak Road and Half Dome near Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Old Tioga Road, built in 1881 to reach a mine, travels east to west across the valley; was soon abandoned. In 1915 the Department of...
- Half Dome (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--California--Yosemite National Park--1910-1920.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Interior view of a Leadville Victorian parlor
- Interior view of Mrs. Marion Smith's parlor, 200 West 9th Street, Leadville, Colorado,shows two arches with ornately carved wood mo and tasseled heavy draperies, built-in book cases, a carved table, a chair and fireplace mantle with beveled mirror...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior of a parlor
- Interior view of a parlor in Leadville, Colorado; shows an ornate combination book case with a beveled mirror, a writing desk and a library case filled with glasses, a decanter, liquor bottles, a vase, and photographs. The writing desk has a open...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Saloon in Morrison, Colorado
- Men pose at a bar, holding glasses of beer, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. They are (l to r): Clyde Waugh, Selden Tuttle, Jim Parley, Mose Miller, and Tom Morrison. Ed Bishop is behind the bar, by a frosted mirror on the interior wall.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Morrison--1880-1890.; Bartenders--Colorado--Morrison--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Drug store
- Exterior view of the J. W. Fleming drugstore in Silverton Colorado, on the west side of Greene St. between 13th and 14th. This single story frame building has a false front topped by a bracketed cornice with dentils. Above the door, a sign reads...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- 1881?
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, dedicated 1907, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. This room interior has angled walls, carved plaster brackets, cartouches, and garlands. An arched frame holds a mirror; a leaded glass...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Crapper Jack's Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of Crapper Jack's Saloon, Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men and women line up at the bar with drinks in hand posed for a toast, the women wear aprons or petticoats over their dresses, they are possibly prostitutes; behind the...
- Crapper Jack's Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Zang Brewing Company.
- [between 1895 and 1899]
- Luby Home Leadville or Minturn
- This interior in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, includes bobcat skin rugs, a spindle chair, a frosted glass lamp, framed portraits, chinaware, and a gilt framed mirror. A pillow depicts a man looking at women's legs and grabbing his head.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Minturn (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Decorations--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.; Rocking chairs--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Fort Collins Colorado Franklin C. Avery residence
- Interior view of a fireplace in the Franklin C. Avery home in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Elements include wood paneling with pilasters and marble inlays, ornate grating, a mirror, a mantle, and a tile hearth.
- Avery, Franklin C.--Homes & haunts.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Fort Collins Colorado Franklin C. Avery residence
- View of a carved, wooden framed mirror in the Franklin C. Avery home, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Avery, Franklin C.--Homes & haunts.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Mirrors--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Showing old time photo murals Palace Pharmacy, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Interior view of Palace Pharmacy, 200 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes soda fountain with bar and barstools, glass-enclosed display cases with cigars, clocks, watches, gum, candy, perfumes, and Taffy Candy, Swift's Ice Cream...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Photo murals.; Drugstores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Interiors.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Palace Pharmacy (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Bar, Western Hotel, Ouray
- Bartender poses behind an ornate wooden bar, Western Hotel, in front of a mirror with "Coors" and "Smoke Domino of the Western Hotel" signs, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Tobacco advertisement posters and labels on boxes and tins read: "Town...
- Western Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.; Bartenders--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1930-1940.
- May 1937
- 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?]
- Owned by Dr. W. Finlay [sic] Thompson
- Interior view of the William Finley Thompson home, Estamere (or Estemere), Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, features a corner fireplace with wood mantel, pilasters, scrolls, bas reliefs, a mirror, and a tile hearth; vase of flowers, evergreen...
- Thompson, William Finley, d. 1892--Homes & haunts.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1948
- Owned by Dr. W. Finley Thompson
- Interior view of a bedroom in the W. Finley Thompson home, Estamere (or Estemere), in Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a four-poster bed, satin bedspread, round table with flowers, vanity table with mirror and a radio.
- Thompson, William Finley, d. 1892--Homes & haunts.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1948
- #329 Art Ward's barber shop
- Three barbers shave their customers in a barber shop in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Each customer lies back in the barber's chair with a sheet draped over his chest. A seventh man wearing coveralls stands by the mirror in the background.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barbers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Shaving--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior details of the bar in the Columbian Hotel (1879), Trinidad, Colorado, include carved and lathe turned wood covering the front of the bar and cornices over the mirror in back. The coffered ceiling has hammered tin insets with painted scenes...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Saloon patrons, Trinidad
- Interior view of a saloon in Trinidad (Las Animas County) Colorado; shows men posing by a pot bellied parlour stove. Decor includes a mirror, a hanging kerosene lamp, a taxidermy mounted heron, a copper tank with a spigot, framed art, and a clock....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rock Cliff, Colorado
- In Rock Cliff, Colorado, a man poses in a tent by a display of grain, vegetables, fruit, a trophy cup, a mirror, a United States flag, and signs: "The Farmer Feeds Them All," "Our Boys," "Don't Handle the Exhibits" and "Rock Cliff."
- Rock Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941?]
- Salida dining room
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, crystal glasses, vase, carafe and punchbowl are arranged on lace topping a heavy wood table and mirrored sideboard. A china cabinet displays dinnerware; plates line upper interior walls. A taxidermied deer head...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buffets (Furniture)--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Cabinets (Case furniture)--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Dining tables--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salida sitting room
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, interior, furnishings include framed portraits or landscapes, a mirrored fireplace, ingrain carpet, a fur rug, a settee, dressing stool, lace, blown glass, china, sculpture, pillows, chintz wallpaper, and beaded...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floor coverings--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Mantels--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Tables--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Bill Crylie's meat market Salida, Colorado
- Men and boys pose around a marble and wood counter topped with meat, a scale, and a cash register, inside Bill Crylie's meat market, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Interior includes a clock, calendars, taxidermied cattle heads, a mirror, and...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Tincup, Colorado, Gunnison County
- View of the Town Hall, built in 1906, Tincup, Gunnison County, Colorado; features a front-gable body with open, one sided window shutters and a corner belltower with decorative shingles and a pyramidal roof topped by an American flag. A Forest...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1970-1980.; City & town halls--Colorado--Tincup--1970-1980.
- August, 1978
- Turret
- Customers gather around the bar and raise beer glasses inside a saloon in the mining town of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado. Bottles of liquor, a mirror, and a portrait of a woman are behind the bar.
- Turret (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Turret--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1903
- Meuth's
- Interior view of Meuth's drug store and soda fountain, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows an ornate wood and mirror soda fountain machine with marble counter, twisted wire barstools, ceiling fans, a curtained, spindle and bead room...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Fireplace, Charles N. Miller's residence, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Interior view of fireplace, Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado; fireplace has ornate wooden carved mantle, columns, mirror, and shelf above mantle; room includes a Rococo Revival chair, a low...
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Gaming room of Old Homestead, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of refurbished gaming room of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened as a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Gambling--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- The inevitable "parlor" where girls entertained in elegant splendor
- Interior view of refurbished parlor of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened in 1950's...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 September 16
- Colorado Springs, Broadmoor
- Interior view of a room at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a view of the mountains, a double bed, a television, a bureau with a mirror, and a reading chair.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1940- 1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Central City home interior
- A dining room table in a Central City dining room has a white tablecloth with a brocade stripe criss-crossing it. A tea service and other silver pieces sit on a breakfront, which has a mirror and a marble top. In front of the lace curtained window...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Central City home interior
- A Central City living room is furnished with a sofa, an upholstered rocking chair, a bookcase with a clock and other bric-a-brac on it, and a chandelier that hangs in the middle of the room. The patterned wallpaper has a border around the top, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.; Living rooms--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Grand salon
- Interior detail view of a burning fireplace in the Grand Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a large mirror above the mantle. It casts a reflection of the imperial Russian Palace chandelier with...
- Giddings, Ralph--Homes & haunts.; McLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1963 December 8
- Grand salon
- Interior view of the grand Salon in Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The room includes a fireplace with large mirror above the mantel, patterned wall fabric, ornate plaster cove, two sofas with end...
- Giddings, Ralph--Homes & haunts.; McLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Salons (Social...
- 1963 December 8
- Central City residence interiors
- Daylight streams through the lace curtains of a dining room in Central City, Colorado. A lazy susan is covered with a lace cloth and has a vase of flowers, fruit, salt and pepper shakers, and a sugar bowl on it. It sits on a rectangular table with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Charles C. Gates' house up Bear Creek
- Interior view of a bedroom in Charles C. Gates' home up Bear Creek (Jefferson County), Colorado. Items in the room include a dresser with mirror, lampstand, bed and small desk. This room may be the master bedroom or guest room.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]