Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- First home of Mrs. Margaret Schneider, Seibert, Colo.
- View of sod buildings identified as a sod barn and a sod house in Seibert (Kit Carson County), Colorado. Shows a fence, a haystack, a one-story barn, a house with a low-pitched roof, and a timber arch over what is identified as a water well.
- Hawthorne, James--Homes & haunts.; Schneider, Margaret--Homes & haunts.; Seibert (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Seibert--1880-1900.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Seibert--1880-1900.; Sod buildings--Colorado--Seibert--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Packers Camp. Po Keepsie Gulch
- View of a mining camp with tent, clothesline, and man and woman, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado. A man stands with a pack train of burros, they carry chairs and household goods.
- Mining camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Freight approaching Tallmadge Ave. crossing
- View of a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company double header freight train by brick houses in Akron, Ohio. The locomotives vent smoke.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Ohio--Akron--1940-1950.
- 1940 February 11
- Family at home
- A family poses outside a frame house with a gabled roof, possibly in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The man wears suspenders, a bow tie and a straw hat. The woman wears a dress with puffed sleeves and poses with a baby. A child stands beside a...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Fourth of July, Trinidad
- View of men and women at a Fourth of July parade in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Women wear dresses and stand on a horse-drawn cart beside a plow decorated with American flags. Signs on horses read: "O[ur?] Machines Succeed 'Where...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1900 July 4
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Jimmy Neal lived here
- View of a one-story clapboard house, former home of Jimmy Neal, with a hipped roof and dormer windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a barn and a wooden fence.
- Neal, Jimmy--Homes & haunts.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Kokomo
- Bird's eye view of buildings in Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. Shows roads, frame structures, probably mine buildings and snow on mountains in the distance.
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Kokomo--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- Monte Vista, Colo.
- View of an open-sided shed used by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The shed has a wood plank back wall and corrugated tin roof. A wagon, wires, and equipment are inside the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sheds--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. One man braces the pole with a prop and other workers are positioned along its length. Several of the workers wear work...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Auto equipment, old trucks, white, construction, used at Pueblo
- View of a truck used by the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The truck has a hand brake, sirens, and plastic windshield rolled and attached to the roof of the automobile. Words painted on the side...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines, Lakewood, Colo.
- View of telephone poles and lines on the shoulder of a dirt road in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A row of trees, barbed wire fence, and a shallow ditch parallel the road. Pedestrians are on the road in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Pole lines, Lafayette, Colo., north of
- View of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company telephone poles near a dirt road and reservoir north of Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows barbed wire fences, trees, and fields.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Utility...
- 1914
- Aerial construction raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph workers position a pole in an excavated hole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. A group of men lift the pole while another stands by with a prop. A barn, house, and fields are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Exchange equipment, operating room
- A row of operators work at a switch board at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Plugs and cords are stretched over the work surface. The women sit on tall chairs and...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Fort...
- 1914
- The 1900 ft. span of the Colo. Tel. and Tel. Co. across the Arkansas River, Amity, Colo.
- Workmen pose on a set of telephone poles near the towns of Holly and Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. A man sits in a horse drawn wagon nearby. Shows barbed wire fence and open grassland.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Prowers County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Prowers County--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Prowers County--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Exchange interior, operator's rest room
- Telephone operators sit in the operator's rest room at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The women sit in rocking chairs near a table where magazines and a plant are...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Boulder (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Lounges--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1914
- Interior, operator's locker & dining room
- View of the staff dining room for operators at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows lockers, icebox, food service area, and tables. Salt and pepper shakers, sugar bowls, and cream...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Durango exchange, interior business office
- Interior view of the business office of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. A wooden partition divides the room into an office area, and a public area. A service counter...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Durango (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Pole lines crossing R. R.
- View of telephone poles with multiple cross arms on a dirt road in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. A sign near a railroad crossing reads: "Look Out, The Cars." Houses and trees are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Los Angeles, Hotels Leighton and Lakeview & Westlake Park
- A woman sits on a bench in Westlake Park (MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a giant palm tree, bushes, and flower beds. The roofs and cupolas of the Hotels Leighton and Lakeview are seen through trees on the...
- Lakeview Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Leighton Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1920.; MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--California--Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Keystone Placer Mine. Sluice boxes
- View of the Keystone placer mine, shows frame mine buildings and a wooden sluice, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Keystone Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Last picture of Chipeta
- Chipeta, a Native American (Ute) woman, poses next to a tepee near Dragon (Uintah County), Utah. She is wearing a dress or skirt under a plaid shawl. An animal skin is on a tree or shrub beside the tepee.
- Indians of North America--Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Dragon (Utah)--1920-1930.; Tipis--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Chipeta.
- 1923
- John, Utah
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Yampa Ute) warrior. He wears a cylindrical seed bead choker necklace and a long sleeve hide tunic and fringed deerskin vest, densely sewn with row upon row of seed beads. His braids are wrapped in...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Yampa Indians--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; John, Yampa Indian.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871]
- Mautchick, Utah
- A studio portrait (standing) of Mautchick, a young Native American chief (Muache Ute), a delegate to Washington, D.C. in 1873. He has martin fur wrapped braids, metal hoop earrings, a short beaded hair pipe breastplate, a woven and beaded tunic...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Moache Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Mautchick.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Pierson's Society (literary)
- Group portrait of members of the Pierson's Literary Society at the Cutler Academy in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Boys and men pose in suit coats, high collars and ties. Identification includes: top, Frank Woods, Stafford Johnson...
- Cutler Academy (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Sergeant Hopkins
- Portrait of Sergeant Arthur A. Hopkins, an Arizona Ranger, on a horse in Arizona. The man wears a cowboy hat with a flat brim, a bow tie, a jacket, leather gauntlets with fringe and a horseshoe design, and slacks tucked in tall cowboy boots with...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Arthur A.
- [between 1902 and 1907]
- Della Montenelli
- Studio portrait of an Italian American woman identified as Della Montenelli, an actress or opera singer. She poses and looks at an object, possibly a mirror, held in her raised hand. Della Montenelli has long, wavy hair and wears a lace and...
- Italian Americans--1890-1910.; Actresses--1890-1910.; Opera singers--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Montenelli, Della.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Nevada, Colorado
- People stand and pose in front of and atop a one-story brick and stone building with transoms above doors in Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado. The triplex houses businesses, probably a store, a shoe shop and a butcher shop. Men wear suits and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.
- 1883 July
- D. H. Moffat
- Studio portrait of David Halliday Moffat in a jacket and tie.
- Capitalists & financiers--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- View of Central City area, 1899
- Several houses stand at the upper end of Eureka Street at the base of a snow-covered hill in Central City, Colorado. Workers shovel snow from the tracks of the Gilpin Tramway in the distance, possibly after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage...
- [1913?]
- Carnival Parade
- Men in costume pose during a Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Oliver H. Shoup, later Governor of Colorado, wears a moustache, cape and fez and poses on horseback. Men dressed as knights stand on a...
- Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan--1890-1910.; Knights of Pythias--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Carnival Parade
- Men in costume pose during a Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Oliver H. Shoup, later Governor of Colorado, wears a moustache, cape and fez and poses on horseback with a banner that reads "Temple No....
- Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan--1890-1910.; Knights of Pythias--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- Mrs. Herbert Morton Thorp residence
- View of the Mrs. Herbert Morton Thorp residence at 1401 Cherry Street in Denver, Colorado, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. The two story, brick house has a wood paneled course along the flat roof. The building has rounded...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lawns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Terraces--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Thorp, Herbert Morton, Mrs.--Homes &...
- 1939
- Unidentified residence
- View of an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two story, modern style brick house has a wood paneled course along the flat roof. The house is comprised of...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Lawns--Colorado--1930-1940.; Patios--Colorado--1930-1940.; Terraces--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Unidentified residence, living room
- Interior view of a living room in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The room has a modern style fireplace built into a flat wall, built-in bookshelves, a...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Bookcases--Colorado--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pianos--Colorado--1930-1940.; Seating...
- 1939
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association
- View of the Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association bank, a modern style building designed by Burnham Hoyt, at 1630 Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. The bank has tall, glass doors and matching transoms, with art deco style tracery. The two...
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Doors &...
- 1938?
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association, interior
- Interior view of the Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association bank, a modern style building designed by Burnham Hoyt, at 1630 Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows two customer kiosks in the center of the room. Rounded counters provide...
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Benches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1938?
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association, interior
- Interior view of the Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association bank, a modern style building designed by Burnham Hoyt, at 1630 Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a wood paneled, round reception desk, and two customer kiosks in the center...
- Industrial Federal Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Benches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1938?
- Unidentified model
- View of a probably plaster architectural model of an unidentified modern style building designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. Shows a commercial building with a three tier vertical rise on one side, and a low, horizontal block with a curved terrace...
- Architectural models--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Unidentified model
- View of a probably plaster architectural model of an unidentified modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. The one story house has glass brick and plate glass windows, and a rooftop terrace with glass skylights in the floor that...
- Arbors (Bowers)--1930-1940.; Architectural models--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Model houses--1930-1940.; Skylights--1930-1940.; Terraces--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Unidentified model
- View of a probably plaster architectural model of an unidentified modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. The one story house has a center courtyard enclosed by a wall. Shows a one car garage door, glass brick windows and plate glass...
- Arbors (Bowers)--1930-1940.; Architectural models--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Model houses--1930-1940.; Patios--1930-1940.; Skylights--1930-1940.; Terraces--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Unidentified residence, curved staircase
- Interior view of a curved staircase in an unidentified residence designed by Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado. A curved steel railing lines the probably concrete stairs. A curved, exterior wall comprised of glass bricks is part way up the stairs. Potted...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Circular rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hand railings--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Stairhalls--Colorado--1930-1940.; Stairways--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Child
- Studio portrait of a boy in a sailor suit and knee pants.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 27
- Minarets and windmills of Rhodes [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Islands in art.; Rhodes (Greece)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Mancos, Colorado
- People stand and pose outside the Hotel Lemmon in Mancos (Montezuma County), Colorado. A log, one story house has a sign that reads "Hotel Lemmon" on a low-pitched roof. A two story frame building is adjacent to the log structure and has a...
- Hotel Lemmon (Mancos, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mancos (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Mancos--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1895?]
- Londoner Bros., Leadville, Colorado
- Men stand and pose near doorways at the wood frame Londoner Bros. store with a gabled roof and a false front in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men wear hats, suits or vests, and stand beside store windows and a straw broom display on the wooden...
- Londoner Bros. (Leadville, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1888?
- Prospect shaft on east side of Grouse Mtn., Cripple Creek
- Two miners stand near a headframe at a mining prospect on Grouse Mountain in the Cripple Creek mining district (Teller County), Colorado. A horse is hitched to a winch. The town of Victor is in the distance.
- Grouse Mountain (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Teller County--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horses--Teller County--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Teller County--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Teller...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ophir
- Men and women mounted on horses and mules pose in front of a house on a dirt road in the town of Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. The house frame house has ornate porch brackets. A barn and hills are in the distance.
- Ophir (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ophir--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ophir--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ophir--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- First bank in Del Norte
- View of the brick, two story Bank of San Juan building with a corner entrance in Del Norte (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Windows have arches with stone keystones and stone sills. A sign above the door reads "Daniels Brown & Co." Men wear suits and...
- Bank of San Juan (Del Norte, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Del Norte (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1890.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Del Norte--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882?]