Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Fire Clay Company
- Morrato Block
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 4, 1912 November 23
- Stop & Shop Market - Grand Opening
- A man holds up a book cover that reads: "Grand Opening of the Stop & Shop Market". The cover is dated Friday, August 14th, 1931, probably Denver, Colo. The grand opening was held the following day, August 15th.
- Stop & Shop Market (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- August 1931
- Cavalry maze, the opening number
- Frank Richmond, an announcer with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits on a raised platform in the left center foreground while members of the cast perform a cavalry maze behind him. Numerous cavalrymen ride in a circle in the midground, while...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Horse shows--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Richmond, Frank.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [2894?]
- Arch at Montrose Gunnison tunnel opening, September 23, 1909 : Uncompahgre project, Colorado
- A large structure with two arch openings was built to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose, Colorado. It is draped in Americana and has two pictures of President Taft next to the numbers commemorating the date (1909). At the top...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Arches--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Montrose parades celebrating the opening of the Gunnison tunnel
- A large number of people line the parade route to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose, Colorado. Decorated horse- drawn carriages, marching bands, and a long line of automobiles parade through a set of two arches that were...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Opening of the Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry. 1891 June 30
- and are numbered 1 through 6 on the photoprint from left to right. Trees and mountains are behind the depot. In the immediate foreground is a power pole with glass insulators.; Exterior view looking south at the Pike's Peak Cog Railway Depot in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- 1891
- President Taft in Montrose, Colo.
- President William Howard Taft addresses a crowd before the opening ceremony for the Gunnison Tunnel at the Montrose County Fairgrounds in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The president stands behind a fence draped with flag bunting and fans. A...
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Public appearances.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos.; Presidents--United States.; Public speaking.; Racetracks (Horse racing); Rites & ceremonies.; Spectators.
- [1909 September 23]
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Narrows in Williams Canon
- A dirt road winds through a narrow rock opening identified as The Narrows in Williams Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. A dirt road winds through a narrow rock opening near boulders.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Governor "Billy" Adams posed on rear of train
- Governor William H. "Billy" Adams shakes hands with a man on the caboose of a train possibly to commemorate the opening of the Moffat Tunnel near East Portal (Gilpin County), Colorado. Other men are on the train car platform.
- East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.
- [February 1928?]
- Ruins McElmo Dist. J 76.
- View of Native American (Anasazi) mud and stone ruins at Hovenweep National Monument, Motezuma County, Colorado. Three cylindrical ruins stands on two rocks which project up from a rocky hill; one of the ruins has a door opening. Another group,...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Ruins McElmo Dist. J 75
- View of Native American (Anasazi) mud and stone ruins at Hovenweep National Monument, Motezuma County, Colorado. One group of three cylindrical ruins stands on two rocks which project up from a rocky hill. One of the ruins has a door opening....
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Cannon Ball ruin- Yellow Jacket Cany[on], Colo. [graphic]
- Close-up view of ancient Native American (Anasazi) mesa-top ruins at either Cannonball or Yellow Jacket Pueblo, Montezuma County, Colorado. The stone masonry great kiva or dance plaza has two levels, one square door opening, and four square and...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cliff...
- 1908
- Cripple Creek strike
- Cripple Creek District courtroom before opening of court during the labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners, with Lieutenant T. E. McClelland and attorneys Eugene Engley and Murphy.
- McClelland, T. E.--Trials, litigation, etc.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courtrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- September 6, 1903
- Capitol City, Colorado
- Detail view of a remaining braced window opening of the George T. Lee's (mining investor and owner) mansion in Capitol City, (Galena City) Hindsdale County, Colorado; shows an opening with a brick voussoir, keystone, and a stress fracture from the...
- Lee, George T.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Capitol City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Baseball fans
- People and cars crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado to follow the opening game of the World Series on the public scoreboard; storefront signs read: "Portland Lunch," "Nichol's Pianos Sheet...
- Denver Post--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1916 October 7
- Mesa Verde, general views
- Deric Nusbaum, Jesse's stepson, wearing shorts and a Boy Scouts of America shirt, leans out of a window opening at Spruce Tree House, one of the largest cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park. The top of the opening is framed with a piece of...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1926?]
- Ready for welcoming Pres. Taft
- Welcome arch on main street of Montrose, Colorado; constructed for President Taft's visit and the grand opening of the Gunnison Irrigation Tunnel. Double arch is decorated with flag bunting, bundles of grain and pumkins; reads: "Welcome, Gunnison...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Black Hawk-1937
- View up a dirt street in Black Hawk, Colorado. Two structures built above the street on rock wall foundations are tiered to adjust for the sloping landscape. The structure on the left is two story, white, horizontal clapboard, medium gable. First...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Firehouse for Leadville's Hose #1
- Exterior view of La Junque Shoppe, formerly the Hose #1 Fire House and horse street railway car barns, at 704 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a two story brick building which has a decorative cornice, three second-story windows, a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Leadville--1970-1980.
- 1978
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 4, 1914 November 28
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. BUILDINGS. TABOR CENTER
- Winterfest on the Hill
- Headgate opening ceremony, Vallejos Ditch Project
- Two men open the headgates at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Vallejos Ditch System, Ditch No.5, a USDA Special Improvement Project in San Pedro (Costilla County), Colorado. Four men look on, George G. Romero is second from the right,...
- San Pedro (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Romero, George G.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Irrigation canals...
- 1965
- Sign, headgate opening ceremony, Vallejos Ditch Project
- Four men pose around a sign for the completed Vallejos Ditch System, Ditch No.5 USDA Special Improvement Project in San Pedro (Costilla County), Colorado. The sign reads: "USDA," "Vallejos Ditch System Ditch No. 5," "Special Project," "ASCS,"...
- San Pedro (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Signs (Notices).; Events.; Romero, George G.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 1965
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 20, 1910 May 14
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 29, 1910 July 16
- Denver & South Park Alpine tunnel opening
- A view of the Alpine Tunnel, East Portal on the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway in Chaffee County, Colorado. This is as it appeared on May 25, 1895 while it was being inspected prior to reopening. Railroad ties lie in a pile in front of the...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Alpine Tunnel (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- 1895 May 25
- Special trains to celebrate opening of D&RG at Aspen, Colo.
- Citizens of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, congregate by a special train of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad to celebrate the opening of service to Aspen. West Aspen (Bell Mountain) Mountain is in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Celebrations--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- November 2, 1887
- New Mesa Verde road opening
- A group of men and women gather with their automobiles near a flagpole for the opening of graded road into Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Centro Cultural festival & grand opening at 935 W. 11th Ave.
- A crowd celebrates at the festival and grand opening of Centro Cultural located at 935 West 11th (Eleventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shows a ring toss game and booths in front of the Centro Cultural building.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1969 May 4
- Bond opening day of Dotsero Cutoff
- Men, women, and children crowd a stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 June 16
- Bond opening day of cutoff
- People crowd the stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading: "NBC," "Columbia...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Bond opening day of Cutoff
- People crowd the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. A band plays by a stage covered in bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Opening day celebration
- A man on a horse gallops down Main Street on a horse to celebrate the opening day of the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. He wears a long-sleeved, print shirt, chaps, boots, and a cowboy hat. The horse wears a western saddle...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- June 25, 1965
- Opening day celebrations
- The opening day celebration of the Central City Festival at the intersection of Main and Eureka Streets, Central City, Colorado, includes men driving vintage automobiles. Spectators watch from the sidewalks; a clown stands in the shadows. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Steel's Department Store - grand opening
- View of Steel's Department Store, at 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets, in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Grand Opening," and "Nothing Over 20 Dollars;" pedestrians and automobile traffic fill the streets.
- Steel's Department Store (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Openings (Events)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Party at opening of one of the units
- Men and women who include Charles C. Gates and Hazel LaDora Rhoads Gates pose in costumes at a party to celebrate the opening of a Gates Rubber Company unit in Denver, Colorado. Hazel Gates and two men hold pigs.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Openings (Events)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora...
- 1918
- Parade for opening of Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- View north on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, from the January 1, 1896, opening day parade for the Ice Palace built for the Crystal Carnival. Spectators fill the street in front of the Lake County Courthouse as the Leadville Snowshoe Club,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Opening day of the new Dutch Mill
- Interior view of the Dutch Mill restaurant in Denver, Colorado; well-dressed men and women sit at tables. Outfits include hats with feathers.
- Dutch Mill Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Pioneer group at Moffat Tunnel opening
- Panoramic view of the Daughters of Colorado pioneer group at the opening of the Moffat Tunnel, Gilpin County, Colorado. Men and women wear winter clothing and hold banners, flags, and signs that read: "In Case of Smoke Ring The Towel," "It Used to...
- Daughters of Colorado--People--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Pioneers--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- 1928 February 26
- Parade, opening of Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.
- Street scene of people dressed in winter coats and hats at a parade for the Ice Palace opening in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. People are on horses or burros, in wagons, or beside commercial businesses. Signs read: "Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1896 January 1
- Opening of Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry.
- A view of a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (the Pikes Peak Cog Road) locomotive and passenger car near Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado. Well-dressed men and women stand near the train in an open area with granite cliffs in the distance....
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ruxton Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Opening of Manitou and Pikes Peak Ry.
- A view of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (Pikes Peak Cog Road) locomotive and passenger car near the train depot at Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building is constructed of rusticated stone and has a wooden porch at the...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Dinner celebration in Denver for opening
- Newspaper staff and guests sit at round tables at probably the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado, during a dinner to commemorate the opening of the Moffat Tunnel. Men and women are dressed in suits and ties or dresses and wear tall cone party...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hats--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- Opening of Pikes Peak highway
- People crowd the summit of Pikes Peak, in El Paso County, Colorado, at a ceremony celebrating the opening of the Pikes Peak Highway. A man looks into the camera; Mrs. Spencer Penrose (Julie Penrose) wears a bonnet in the distance.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; People--Colorado--El Paso County--1930-1940.; Penrose, Julie.
- 1936
- Colo. Spgs. Bd. of Trade (Mining Stock Exchange) ran a special excursion to Pueblo at the time of the opening of their exchange
- View of Pueblo Mining Stock Exchange building, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, with members of Colorado Springs Board of Trade and Mining Exchange posed in front of and on balcony; members are on an excursion trip for the Exchange's opening; men...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- between 1895 to 1905