Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #390 Barom's Tent Packing Shed
- View of Barom's Tent Packing Shed in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Smaller tents pitched next to the large tent. Fruit crates stacked outside of the tent.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- 1911
- #533 Exterior - Methodist Church
- The congregation of Paonia Methodist Church stands outside of the church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the L-shaped, masonry building: gable roof, gothic windows, fish-scale siding, and a belltower with a hipped...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- 12:30 at the Victor.
- A group of miners pose outside the office of the Victor Mine on Bull Hill in Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- February 16, 1893
- 1346 Palmer Lake Eating House G. G. Russel Prop. D. & R. G. R. R.
- Four men and one woman stand outside of the eating house near the shore of the lake in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad are in front of the building. The "Lunch Room" has a hipped roof, gables,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake Eating House (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
- Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1959
- 1878 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 6th Annual Denver City directory
- 1879 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 7th Annual Denver City directory
- 1880 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 8th Annual Denver City directory
- 1881 Corbett & Ballenger's 9th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1883 Corbett & Ballenger's 11th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1921, 409 N. Union Ave. flood
- View of flood damaged storefronts on Union Avenue after the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Men work with shovels to remove deep mud that washed against the buildings. Shows a utility pole and a lamp post in the street. Hats, clothing...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June 3]
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1929 Prison riot at Canon City
- Guards carrying rifles and wearing ammunition belts stand outside the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, during the 1929 riot. A man in the foreground holds a camera. Others stand around a camera on a tripod, by the one-story stone shop....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 1981 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1st meat market in Gunnison
- Townspeople and shopkeepers pose on west side of Main Street between Virginia and Georgia, Gunnison, Colorado. J. D. Miller and James Keenan are in front of the "Meat Market," with carcasses hung by door. Other businesses include: "City Bakery,"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1880
- 1st National Bank, Gunnison, Colo. left to right Sam P. Spencer, E. J. Schimer, Joe Miller.
- Sam P. Spencer, President, stands outside the tellers cage, E. J. Schimer, Book Keeper, Joe J. Miller, Cashier, stand behind the tellers cage window, First National Bank, northwest corner of Main and Virginia, Gunnison, Colorado, built 1882 and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- 1st school
- Two girls wearing dresses stand outside of a log cabin with a boarded up window in the mining community of Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. Each child holds a bouquet of flowers.
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.
- 1912
- 20th Anniversary Sermon
- The pamphlet contains the text for the sermon given by Rev. Frank T. Bayley in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, CO, 1911.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- 850 San Antonio, Col D & R G R W
- People crowd the platform outside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway depot, San Antonio (Antonito), Conejos County, Colorado Boxcars flank the activity; false fronted businesses to the side include one with a sign: "Depot Hotel & Restaurant."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1880-1890.; San Antonio (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--San Antonio--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--San Antonio--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--San Antonio--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 9th St. & 8th Ave.
- A row of men stand outside two commercial buildings in the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Seven men, one holding a dog, and a boy stand outside a blacksmith's shop; a one-story, masonry building with a cornice, chimneys and storefront...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- [Cri]pple Creek
- Colorado National Guard soldiers sit or stand outside tents at probably Goldfield Camp in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Men in uniform are near tailings piles, mine buildings, telegraph poles and...
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mine...
- [1903]
- [Three] 3 men standing outside company building
- Outdoor portrait of men at a foundry building in Denver, Colorado. One man wears a vest, tie, and watch chain and rests his foot on a crucible. A sign on the building read: "Positively No Admittance Ring Bell".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Foundries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- "At the Library" sculpture, Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "At the Library" (1981; Barry Rosen, artist) near the Broadway entrance to the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library at 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1998
- "Big Jim's" cabin and daughter
- A Native American (Shawnee) woman holds a baby, identified as the grandson of Chief Tecumseh, outside of a small log cabin, possibly in Oklahoma. She wears a full length print dress and a scarf around her neck. A white woman stands next to her.
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813--Family.; Indians of North America--Women--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Shawnee Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Log cabins--Okahoma--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- "Fighting Bob" Evans at Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Large crowd outside Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; passenger train arrives with "Fighting Bob" Evans on board; men, women and children stand on standard gauge tracks; railroad employees and dignitaries stand on rear...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- 1909 May 11
- "Little Chicago" a typical frontier railroad town, (just above Cosin's Ranch)
- Miners pose outside wood frame false fronts and gabled businesses, Little Chicago, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Signs include: "Bill Sheets," "Coors, Golden Beer," "Restaraunt," and "Scott & Fagan Saloon."
- Little Chicago (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Little Chicago--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- "Mrs. Oleo Margarine" with daughter "Melissa" behind them is a geodesic dome made of wood & tar - impregnated wood fiber
- A woman holds a child bundled in a coat, hat, and mittens in Drop City, Colorado, in Las Animas County. They stand outside of a geometrically-shaped dwelling (geodome) with pentagon-shaped windows. A coarse, wood ladder leans against a...
- Drop City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Domes--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Geodesic domes.
- December 26, 1965
- "Old Glory" Sterling Grade School
- Two girls from a Sterling, Colorado (Logan County) elementary school raise the flag on the flagpole outside of the school. Both girls wear dresses, coats, knee socks, and shoes.
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Flags--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- "The Yearling" sculpture, outside Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "The Yearling" outside of the Children's Library of the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library, 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a fiberglass horse...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2007
- "Thug suspects" group of men in front of city jail
- A group of male suspects pose outside of a city jail probably in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the doorway reads: "city jail".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Criminals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Jails--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- A Brief History of Auraria