Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Placing marker at site of Gregory Lode
- A crowd of men, women, and children gather around a temporary historical marker posted on a dirt road in Blackhawk (Black Hawk) (Gilpin County), Colorado. The sign reads: "The State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado. On this...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Historical markers--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Gregory, John H.--Homes &...
- 1924 August 8
- Storefronts, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of storefronts in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. The central storefront is one story with a half-story false front across the top. The double door is flanked by two large mullioned windows. A sign...
- African Americans--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Forbes Drug Store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Forbes Drug Store, Georgetown, Colorado, located at Taos and Sixth Streets, in the corner of the Cushman Block. The one-story storefront is topped by a cornice with a small sign at the corner that reads, "6th St.", and two large...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.
- [between 1875 and 1920?]
- Ft. Collins Muni Rwy.
- Three trolleys of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway cross the intersection in downtown Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. A sign posted on the side of one of the trolleys reads: "Sunset Theaters 'Come See the Stars Under the Stars.'" ...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Advertisements--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
- [between 1947 and 1951]
- North Capitol Hill/City Park West plan: final discussion draft
- Eppie's Mexican Food
- View of Eppie's Mexican Food on Colorado HWY 160 in Pagosa Springs, CO. The restaurant is a converted school bus that serves Mexican food, signs on the top of the bus read: "Eppie's Mexican Food." A "closed" sign is in the window as well as a...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; School buses.; Restaurants--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; School buses--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1993
- Cripple Creek, Colo., Schuchs' Building
- Men identified as Philip Schuch Jr. and Earl Akin stand in the door of an assay office, signs read: "Pittsburg - Colorado Sampling Works and Assay Office, Philip Schuch, Jr.," Cripple Creek, Colorado. The business is housed in a false front...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Assayers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1870-1900.; Akin, Dean.; Akin, Earl.; Schuch, Philip.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- First law office in Creed [sic], Colo.
- Close-up view of a one-story log cabin identified as the first law office in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A sign on the low-pitched roof reads: "Office [of the] Creede News." Signs posted beside the door read: "Real Estate," "For Sale,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.; Law offices--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901?]
- Fall River Lodge
- View of the Fall River Lodge hotel in probably near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The three story structure has a low pitched gable roof with low dormer windows. The first floor of the structure is covered in shingles. An American flag is...
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Catholic church, Brighton
- View of a church building identified as a Catholic Church in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. The Art Deco style brick church has arched windows and an arched entrance, crosses on a central tower and buttresses. A brick house nearby has a front...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Treasury Tunnel Mine
- View of cars and a truck parked beside a mill building at the Treasury Tunnel Mine in Ouray County, Colorado. The gold mill and elevator have tar paper siding. A sign posted on the wall reads: "No Admittance, Apply at Office, Sunshine Mining Co.,...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Treasury Tunnel Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Ouray County--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1950?]
- Sneffels post office and pack train
- Men pose with a pack train of burros in front of the post office and general store in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The burros are loaded with wooden crates and supplies. The hand-hewn post office has a tar paper roof. Paper flyers are posted...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- 1st Virginius boiler
- Men pose on and by a horse-drawn freight wagon with a vertical boiler, bound for the Virginius Mine, in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the George R. Porter general store and post office, sign posted on the hand-hewn cabin reads: "Post...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boilers--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- People at cafe counter
- Men sit and eat at a counter in a cafe in Denver, Colorado. Shelves with cooking utensils and pots are behind the bar. Menus are posted on the wall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Counters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Julesburg, Colorado
- Elementary school students wearing costumes stand in a line in a classroom in Julesburg, Colorado in Sedgwick County. The boys wear breeches and waistcoats and two girls wear eighteenth-century period costumes with long skirts, long-sleeved...
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Julesburg--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Miniture [sic] train, Elitch Garden, Denver
- Miniature steam-powered train, Elitch's Gardens, Denver, Colorado; Fred Root built steam engines for Elitch's (viewed as engineer); men, women and small children riding train; benches, tables and refreshment stand, background; directional signs "To...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Physics class at High School, 1941
- In a physics classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado, pairs of students work at lab tables with a "Periodic chart of the atoms" posted high on the wall behind them. Blackboards line the walls, with bulletin board strips above them.
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Laboratories--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Science--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- In Estes Park
- View of a narrow dirt automobile road in Estes Park, Colorado; pine and aspen trees cast shadows across road; a forest fire warning notice is posted on a pine tree at right.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- On Denver Mtn. Park Auto Road
- View of Rocky Mountains from Overlook Point along the Denver Mountain Park Automobile Road west of Denver, Colorado; in foreground, a pine tree grows at a diagonal angle with "Overlook Point" sign posted on its trunk; mountains are in distance.
- Overlook Point (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Overlook Point, Denver Mountain Park Auto Road
- View of Rocky Mountains from Overlook Point along the Denver Mountain Park Automobile Road west of Denver, Colorado; in foreground, a pine tree grows at a diagonal angle with "Overlook Point" sign posted on its trunk; at center is a fenced and mown...
- Overlook Point (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Overlook Point, Denver Mountain Park Auto. Road
- View of the Rocky Mountains from Overlook Point along the Denver Mountain Park Automobile Road west of Denver, Colorado; in foreground, a pine tree grows at a diagonal angle, with "Overlook Point" sign posted on its trunk; pine trees at center, and...
- Overlook Point (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Vista on Denver Mtn. Park Auto Road
- Close view of the rear of an automobile parked on a curve of the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado; automobile has 1916 Colorado license plate; "Keep to Right, Blow Horn" warning sign is posted on pine tree trunk.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Races Routt Co. Fair Hayden Colo.
- View of a horse race and gathered crowd at the Routt County Fair in Hayden, Colorado; shows flags on grandstand, "Starr Merc. Co., General Merchandise" advertisement posted on tower, automobiles, horse-drawn carriages, and refreshment tent.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Horse racing--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Tabor's "The Matchless," Leadville, Colo.
- View of a head frame and surface buildings at the Matchless mine, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Posted sign reads: "Notice! Employees allowed in this mine only."
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Re-opening of Opera House, Central City, 1932
- The billboard for the 1932 play festival season is posted outside of the Central City, Colorado, Opera House. It is attached to the granite wall, to the left of the arched entrance, and beneath a sconce. The billboard reads "The Central City Opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Chemistry class at High School, 1941
- In a chemistry classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado, students in heavy aprons work at lab tables with beakers and jars with stoppers. Pane sash windows on the left side of the classroom allow sunlight to stream in the laboratory....
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Laboratories--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Science--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story, masonry house is built above a retaining wall at the intersection of two streets in Central City, Colorado. The house has a flat roof, a chimney, two side bay windows, rectangular windows with lintels, and a covered porch that extends...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Line of autos w/ rangers (?) - Mesa Verde (?) - signs reading "Stop - information" and "Keep to right"
- Cars park along the side of a dirt road in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (?). Park rangers (?) stand near the vehicles waiting for admission to the park; signs posted on trees read "Stop - Information" and "Keep to right."
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado, gathered around a gaming table play the "chuck-a-luck" game; a cylindrical chrome cage with large dice is mounted on a stand and rotated by a crank. Cigar boxes containing coins on the table read: "Mild...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gambling--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. the Georgetown Brass Band is just turning the corner to the left;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Wyoming- Colorado line homeward bound on the state dividing line
- A man poses near a horse-drawn covered wagon on the state line between Colorado and Wyoming. A sign posted near a rock marker reads: "Wyoming."
- Boundaries--Colorado--1890-1900.; Boundaries--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--1890-1900.; Transportation--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Printing
- A printer sits at a table, working with printing blocks at the Smith-Brooks Printing Company in Denver, Colorado; shows ink bottles, company name, and July 1914 calendar posted on wall.
- Smith-Brooks Printing Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Printers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Printing industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- 5 story in downtown
- Five story commercial building probably in downtown Denver, Colorado. The shops at street level all have signs posted that they are moving to new locations. The stores include Rifle Range, Quincy Barber Shop, and The Quincy, a bar. A truck is in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 1 story with sign
- Brick house in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Sign posted on the front porch reads: "This Building Will Be Down [...] McCrea Wrecking Co. [...]"
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- 1 story with sign
- One story wood house with a front porch and two chimneys in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Sign posted on the front porch reads: "This Building Will Be Down [...] days McCrea Wrecking Co. AL54142."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Bungalow with add on and workers [sic]
- One story brick bungalow house with a wood addition probably in Denver, Colorado. Sign posted in the window reads: "This Building Will Be Down within [...] days McCrea Wrecking Co. AL54142." A boys stands near some wooden framework.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Camp El Paso
- Colorado National Guard, including one African-American, posted at Camp El Paso during the labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners, Cripple Creek District, Colorado. They stand in front of tents with swords, pistols, bugles, and an...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military...
- 1903
- Hoisting ore, Shurtloff mine.
- Colorado National Guard is posted at the Shurtloff Mine during the labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners, Cripple Creek District, Colorado. A miner stands on a platform attending a bucket of ore on a hoist.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Cripple...
- September 24, 1903
- Gatling gun in front of court house trained to cover approach from depot
- Colorado National Guard is posted with a shielded Gatling gun in front of the Goldmining Exchange building on Bennett Street, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Storefront signs read: "Newport",...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gatling guns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple...
- 1903
- Guards at Stratton's Independence mine in sluice way
- Colorado National Guard is posted in front of Winfield Scott Stratton's Independence Mine during the Western Federation of Miners strike, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. One man sits with his feet in the sluice; tailings in background.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Sluices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek...
- 1903
- Map of Colorado at Overland Park
- Two women stand in front of a map posted at Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One woman points out a location on the map. The boarder of the sign reads: "Vacation Outdoors In Colorado National Forests, Free...
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Maps--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 June, July
- Amethyst, Colo., the Weiss-Chapman Drug Co.
- Piles of rocks, logs, boards, and debris surround the buildings along a street in Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The structures consist of one-story buildings with gables, wood-frames, and tin siding. Two men stand near the "Drug Store"...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Creede, Colorado, Congregational Church
- The Congregational Church of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, is in the steep canyon in which the town sits. Architectural features of the church include: a front gable, a side steeple, shingles, stained-glass windows with pointed arches, and...
- Creede (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Mountain Ash Choir of Wales
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado to hear the Mountain Ash Choir of Wales, a men's choral group. News bulletins are posted in office windows; letters read: "One Mile Above Sea Level."...
- Mountain Ash Choir of Wales--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Choirs (Music)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Concerts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 September 4
- Glenwood Springs Lower 8th Ave.
- A man in an apron (possibly a baker) stands in front of the "Ladies Ice Cream Parlor" and "Bakery" in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. He wears a cowboy hat and has a beard. A second man,...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Denver Police Building
- Men and women walk on the sidewalk near the Denver Police Building located at 1245 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The building is a four story, light colored brick, Art Deco style structure. A sign on the front of the building reads: "Police...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 March
- Roswell, New Mexico
- A man and a woman stand on rocks atop a dam on possibly the Spring River in Roswell, New Mexico. The man wears a suit and wide-brim hat and holds a stick; the woman wears a coat with possibly a fur collar. Shows two small waterfalls. A sign reads:...
- Roswell (N.M.)--1900-19120.; Couples--New Mexico--Roswell--1900-19120.; Dams--New Mexico--Roswell--1900-19120.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Richard E. Hart, the original Union Colony building 8th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues
- Richard Hart of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County stands outside of the original Union Colony (original name for Greeley). The wood-frame building has board-and-batten siding, a front gable, shingles, and two entry doors. Advertisements are posted...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Hart, R. (Richard)
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Sioux Council group with mostly unidentified white people and a few Indians, full length
- Group of Dakota Native Americans males, females and others gathered for a council meeting at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory; large "Map of Sioux Indian Reservation in Dakota" posted above podium; possibly Judge John V. Wright of Tennessee...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indian councils--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wright, John V.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; United States. Sioux Commission (1888); Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council.
- [188-?]