Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cadalac [sic] Car used by Mr. I. Hale
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe inspection (road master) car at an unidentified railroad roundhouse; shows an open Cadillac touring car, used by I. Hale, with wheels adapted to travel on railroad tracks. A locomotive is in the roundhouse.
- Railroad motor-cars--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Railroad roundhouses--1910-1930.; Railroad section cars--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Downtown Denver street scene
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver. The Gano & Company Men's Outfitters occupies the first floor of the Steele Building on the southeast corner; awnings hang over the windows, a sign advertises furnished rooms, and...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Business...
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 18, 1914 June 27
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 1 and 2, 1931 January-February
- 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
- Honoring and celebrating Reverend Frank M. Davis : 15th pastoral anniversary.
- Booklet created by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado celebrating fifteen years of service by Reverend Frank M. Davis.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); Davis, Frank M.--pastor.; Clergy--Colorado--Denver.; Community churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2008 July
- Cinco de Mayo
- View of the stage at Cinco de Mayo celebration in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man looks over the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) information table. In the distance Father José Lara addresses the crowd. A sign over the stage reads:...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican Holiday)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Public speaking.; Priests.; Lara, José, Father--Pictorial...
- [1975]
- Grand Imperial Hotel
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking west; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows, mansard roof, chimneys and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Lauman and Bonewell store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Lauman and Bonewell Grocers, hardware and miner's supplies store, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prior to incorporation in 1892, Cripple Creek was called Fremont; the grocer is housed in a two- story flat-roof wood frame rectangular...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1892 or 1893?]
- Cliff House and Soda Spring
- View of the Cliff House Hotel and Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. The Cliff House, a four story frame and stone structure with hipped, gabled roof, dormers, open porches, balustraded balconies, towers and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- National Guard aircraft
- National Guard aircraft, probably P12's, fly over Guard support units at Camp George West in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Guard support from over 20 Colorado towns gathered for review from state and military officials.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military camps--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military parades &...
- June 1933
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scouts pose on horseback; both men look back over their shoulders, one with a rifle drawn; they wear beaded moccasins, pants, scarves , and feathers in their hair; one wears fur pelts decorated with metal hung around neck and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scouts pose on horseback; both men look back over their shoulders, one with a rifle drawn; men wear beaded moccasins, pants, scarves, and feathers in their hair; one wears fur pelts decorated with metal hung around neck and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Edgewater, Colorado, city hall
- A two-story stuccoed building in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes the fire department, the town hall, and the library. The building was completed with WPA funds. Letters on the facade read, "Fire Dept. No. 12," over a garage door;...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Edgewater--1930-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Edgewater--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Edgewater--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Toro, Toro! an old time Californian vaquero after a wild steer
- View of a Mexican American cowboy with a lasso on horseback. Longhorn cattle are in the distance. The vaquero wears a sombrero, a woven blanket over his shoulders, pants or chaps with buttons along the seam and fringe over boots, and a cloth mask...
- Mexican Americans--California--1890-1900.; Cowboys--California--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--California--1890-1900.; Roping--California--1890-1900.
- 1893 December 9
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking southwest; shows close-up detail of the ornate acanthus capitals on the square pilasters fronting the ground floor of the Hotel, the stepped semicircular arches over the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northwest; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. The mansard roof,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, looking east on Sixth (6th) Street. The hotel was constructed by Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. A stucco surface covers the building...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1942
- Snetzer's Tailor Shop, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the tailor shop of Jacob Snetzer, Georgetown, Colorado, at Taos and Fifth (5th) Street, looking east. The building is of wood construction, with a false front with an elaborate cornice; three windows with decorative arches are over...
- Snetzer, Jacob--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tailor shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- 1942
- Interior Crawford Hill house
- View of the entry hall to the Crawford Hill house at at 969 Sherman Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room has a rug on the floor, carved plaster columns, brackets, and beams. A crystal vase with a flower arrangement...
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Entrance halls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Staircases--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 5, 1919 May
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 3 and 4, 1931 March-April
- Burnt All Over Cheyenne 78 years of age and his steadfast friend DeWitt C. Hayes Estate Clerk Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency- Oklahoma
- Burnt All Over, a Native American (Cheyenne) man shakes hands with DeWitt C. Hayes, a white man, at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency in Darlington, Oklahoma. Burnt All Over holds a wooden cane decorated with feathers. He wears a military uniform, a...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency--1880-1920.; Cheyenne Indians--Oklahoma--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1920.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--1880-1920.; Shaking hands--Oklahoma--1880-1920.;...
- [between 1880 and 1913]
- Chief Bird All Over The Ground Crow Indian
- Chief Bird All Over The Ground, a Native American (Crow) man poses outdoors. He holds a beaded and fringed bag and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, fur pelts over his shoulders, and a feather headdress.
- Crow Indians--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Headdresses--1900-1930.; Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Bird All Over The Ground.
- [between 1902 and 1930]
- Troop train passing over a bridge, Italy
- View taken from a troop train towards the rear as it passes over a bridge in Italy. A few faces and legs of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are visible as they poke out of the open doors the box cars. The landscape reveals a great deal of...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--American--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 2
- Prowers Bridge, U.S. 34 over Arkansas River
- View of the Prowers Bridge which takes U.S. 34 over the Arkansas River in Bent County Colorado. The bridge is a five-span through truss bridge. The bridge was originally a pile bridge, constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1900, trusses...
- Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Historic sites.; Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Speer Boulevard bridge over the South Platte River
- View of construction of the Speer Boulevard Bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A construction crane is near the bridge. Shows a weir in the river and a pedestrian bridge over the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Bridge construction.; Bridges.; Pedestrian bridges.; Rivers.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- The Loop, high bridge over Devil's Gate
- Men stand and sit on a Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company locomotive which sits on the Devil's Gate High Bridge over Clear Creek near Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A man stands near the metal trestle support next to Clear...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Rebuilding over the hot ashes
- View of smouldering remains from first fire on April 25th, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three men look over debris and one man sprays water over building remains; flat roof brick and wooden frame false front buildings and the Tutt & Penrose...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Bridge over Loup Forks at Columbus, Nebraska
- Men and saddled horses stand on a wooden bridge over the Loup River in Columbus (Platte County), Nebraska. Shows horse-drawn carriages on the bridge and trees at the edge of the river in the distance.
- Columbus (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Loup River (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Bridges--Nebraska--Columbus--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--Columbus--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Bridge over Marble Fork, Kaweah River, on road to Giant Forest
- A horse drawn light wagon is on a bridge over the Marble Fork Kaweah River, in Sequoia National Park, California. The truss bridge is built over the stream on boulders; pine forest flanks the scene.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Marble Fork Kaweah River (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Sequoia National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Boulders--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Sequoia...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Twelve apartment terraces for Dr. M.J. Dunleavy, Denver, Colo. [mantel, window, plinth block, pantry case, goal house, louvres, front wall coping, china case, closets near bathroom and roof over main entrance]
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing shows some details, elevations, sections and plans of a mantel, window, plinth block, pantry case, goal house, louvres, front...
- Dunleavy, M.J.--Homes & haunts.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911 May 6
- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's
- View of 2711-2717 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building houses the American Legion Wallace Simpson Post number 29, Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's, and 40 Minute Cleaners. The two story brick commercial style...
- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; American Legion. Wallace Simpson Post No. 29 (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 40 minute Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1978
- Romeo Fire Department and Abe's Place
- View of the Romeo Volunteer Fire Department and Abe's Place, a bar and restaurant in Romeo (Conejos County), Colorado. The Fire Department has a sign lettered over the doors: "Romeo Fire Dept.," lettering on one of the door reads: "Volunteer Fire...
- Abe's Place (Romeo, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Romeo (Colo.). Volunteer Fire Department--1990-2000.; Romeo (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Murals.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Fire stations.; Abe's Place (Romeo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Romeo...
- 1992
- San Juan Nepomuceno Mission, Ortiz, Colo.
- View of San Juan Nepomuceno y San Cayetano Mission church 6 miles southwest of Antonito on U.S. 285 in Ortiz (Conejos County), Colorado. The mission revival style chapel has a curvilinear parapet which rises from the corner piers to meet the...
- San Juan Nepomuceno y San Cayetano Mission (Ortiz, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ortiz (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; San Juan Nepomuceno y San Cayetano Mission (Ortiz, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Ortiz--Pictorial...
- 1992
- El Ortiz Tavern, Antonito, Colo.
- View of El Ortiz Tavern at 513 Main Street in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The stuccoed adobe exterior has a stepped parapet, two glass brick filled storefront windows and a recessed entrance. Wood paneling over the windows has letters...
- El Ortiz Tavern (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Restaurants.; Espinoza, Daniel--Homes and haunts.; El Ortiz Tavern (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1978
- Creede Repertory Theatre, Creede, Colo.
- View of the Creede Repertory Theater at 124 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The frame three story building was originally built around 1894 as a collection of one, two, and three story buildings and additions. It was...
- Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theaters.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Denver Fire Department No. 10 building
- View of the Women's Bean Project, located in the restored Denver Fire Department No. 10 building (1928), at 3201 Curtis Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The former fire station, a two-story red brick building, has a...
- Women's Bean Project (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Vocational education.; Women's Bean Project (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Vocational education...
- [between 1995 and 2000?]
- Conoco refinery
- View of the Conoco oil refinery at 5801 Brighton Boulevard in Commerce City (Adams County), Colorado. A large sign near the road reads: "CONOCO." Shows the tanks, towers, and pipes that make up the refinery. Overhead power lines run to the towers....
- Continental Oil Company--Facilities--1970-1980.; Commerce City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Refineries.; Continental Oil Company--Pictorial works.; Petroleum refineries--Colorado--Commerce City--Pictorial works.; Commerce City (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1977
- Danielson School
- View of the Danielson School at the Plains Conservation Center, located at 21901 East Hampden Avenue, Aurora, Colorado. The one-room sod building has a tar paper roof with a small copula over the entrance. The facade has a single window with wood...
- Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Danielson School (Aurora, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Sod buildings.; Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 1993
- Campo Cafe
- View of the Campo Cafe at 425 Main Street in Campo (Baca County), Colorado. The one story brick and stucco building has a small parapet over the entrance. There are two large windows on either side of the entrance with signs with a coffee cup that...
- Campo Cafe (Campo, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Campo (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Campo Cafe (Campo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Campo--Pictorial works.; Campo (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1988
- Our Lady of Loretto Chapel Colorado Heights University
- View of the door and rose window of the Our Lady of Loretto Chapel at 3001 South Federal Boulevard on the Colorado Heights University campus in Denver, Colorado. The red sandstone building has double doors of solid dark wood. A rounded arch over...
- Our Lady of Loretto Chapel (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Colorado Heights University--Buildings--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Chapels.; Our Lady of Loretto Chapel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Colorado...
- 2010
- Rosenda Valdez and Emma Vigil Maes
- Two Hispanic American Women, Emma Vigil Maes (left) and Rosenda Valdez (right) sit at an event in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Emma wears a scarf over her head and striped jacket with a pin on...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Maes, Emma Vigil--Pictorial works.; Valdez, Rosenda--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1950]
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the renovated front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the double entrance doors. The facade is pale stucco, with darker paint trim along the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Heidelberg Restaurant
- View of Heidelberg Restaurant, 1175 East Colfax Avenue, in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a late 19th or early 20th century brick building with a parapet and a partial wooden facade with a gable over the main entrance....
- Heidelberg Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Heidelberg Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Pete's Kitchen
- A woman poses in the doorway of Pete's Kitchen, 1962 East Colfax Avenue, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This early twentieth-century commercial-style building has red brick walls with tan decorative brickwork, a corner...
- Pete's Kitchen (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Restaurants.; Pete's Kitchen (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2001