Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mineral analysis x-ray carnotite process
- Close-up view of an x-ray of mineral samples labeled: "C B. Carpenter 1-2- Pure [?] product ore 3- High grade ore 4- Pure rock."
- Radiography--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Photo of framed pic of "Schloeman, Hollis & Pratt horses and mules"
- Reproduction shows a framed picture of a horse and cattle business in Denver, Colorado. Shows a tent, people, United States flags, and bunting. Signs: "Schloeman, Hollis & Pratt. Horses and Mules," "Springer and Springer, Importers of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Peterson's on Santa Fe Dr.
- Employees of Peterson's Grocery pose behind the meat counter with Swift & Company employees, who include John Thorp, at 601 Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. Hams, animal carcasses, and buckets of lard are on display. Signs and labels read:...
- Peterson's Grocery (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Swift & Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Coors beer ad
- Copy of an 1890 beer ad shows two bottles with type and ornate borders. Lettering reads: Coors' Golden Brewery, Adolph Coors, Brewer and Bottler of Lager Beer, Golden, Colo.; beer labels read: "Coors Pure Export Beer, Brewed & Bottled by A. Coors,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990]
- Report of Henry A. Buchtel Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colorado
- This is a report submitted to the Quarterly Conference at the close of Henry A. Buchtel's term as pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. During his tenor the church raised money to build a new building at 1820 Broadway in Denver, Colo. The...
- Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 30
- Glenarm Y.P.S.C.E.
- Fold out bookmark created by the First Congregational Church located in Denver, Colorado. Interior pages of the bookmark contain a calendar of prayer meeting topics for different days between January and June 1895.
- Prayer meetings--Colorado--Denver.; Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor.; First Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1895
- The Church Record: Vol. II No. 12
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1903 June
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 13, 1911 March 25
- Three and a half tons pure silver $85,000
- Silver ingots are stacked at the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works, in Denver, Colorado. Miner's and smelter's tools are on interior walls in the background; a bowler hat and molds are on a table.
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Dedicatory Services
- The bulletin contains the order for worship on Sunday morning, May 14, 1899 and for the 4 o'clock afternoon service on the same day.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1899 May 14
- Detail, gravestone of Harley C. Bell, Riverside Cemetery, Denver
- View of a detail from the headstone for Harley C. Bell, in block 5, lot 59 of Riverside Cemetery at 5201 Brighton Boulevard, Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The gravestone reads: [Harley C. Bell, Son of] "Clifton & Lizzie Bell," ...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Bell, Harley C.--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 2, 1912 January 13
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 15, 1909 May 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 10, 1910 March 5
- Glenwood Springs
- Snowy street scene in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, a flagpole and parked cars. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Orpheum," "Garage," "Iola Rooms," "Komac Pure Paint." The Grand Avenue bridge and Hotel...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1930.; Winter--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1929]
- Street view Manitou, Colo.
- View of a park in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado at the junction of Manitou and Canon Avenues with a clock tower and statue. Shows Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (behind the town clock), Manitou Mineral Water Company's Bottling Works'...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Buildings commercial Texaco station at 200 So. Santa Fe, Denver
- An attendant stands near a Six Star filling station at 200 South Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. A convertible automobile is parked near a fuel pump. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Six Star Lubricants Co. Home Of Pure Pennsylvania Oils...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Buildings commercial
- View of the Six Star filling station at the corner of Alameda Avenue and Kalamath Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs painted on the building read: "The Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc.", "Home Of Pure Pennsylvania Oils Grades For All Types Of Engines",...
- Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc.--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Variety store
- Interior view of a store in Denver, Colorado. Gift baskets, food, canned goods, and a lamp are on display. Men stand near a display of boxed candy. Signs read: "Coca-Cola," "Drink Old Orchard Pure Sweet Apple Cider It's Good," and "Austin's Old...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Casino and Sea Beach Hotel, Santa Cruz, Cal.
- People swim in the Pacific Ocean and walk along the beach at Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. Small canvas tents are set up in the sand near the boardwalk. The Sea Beach Hotel sits on a hill above the beach. The hotel is a two and...
- Sea Beach Hotel (Santa Cruz, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Beaches--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.; Oceans--California--Santa Cruz--1900-1910.;...
- [1905?]
- #321 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- View of shelves stacked with shoeboxes in the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Ladders lead to the top shelves of the store. Items for display in the store cases include: socks and handkerchiefs. Penants hang...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Wright building Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Wright buildings on the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A man stands in the doorway of the gas station. Raised lettering near the pediment of the former opera house reads: "Wrights Hall"....
- Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Corner of W 31st Ave & Zuni
- A man and dog stand near a building at West 31st (Thirty-first) Avenue and Zuni Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Wilson Drug Co." and "Coors Pure Malted Milk".
- Wilson Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1915]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- B'way extension looking towards [sic] old B'way
- View of the Broadway Extension construction site near 19th (Nineteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Wagon wheels and support beams are at the site. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Delaney" and "Climax Pure Ice Cream."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 December or November
- California Street
- Pedestrians cross California Street at 16th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs on buildings read: "The Denver Dry Goods Co.," "Singer Sewing Machine Co.," "Pure Virgin Wool Woven Where the Wool is Grown,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Corner Broadway, Welton & 20th
- View of the intersection of Broadway Boulevard, Welton, and 20th (Twentieth) Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows a sports car, pedestrians including a small girl, storefronts, street lights, a Denver Tramway Company streetcar, and signs: "Astor...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Sports cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Corner Broadway, Welton & 20th
- View of the intersection of Broadway Boulevard, Welton, and 20th (Twentieth) Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows a sports car, storefronts, street lights, a Denver Tramway Company streetcar, and signs: "Astor Hotel," "Orient," "Pure Drugs," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Sports cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Hydraulic mining. The sluice blocks
- View of a placer gold mine sluice between eroded embankments in California.
- Sluices--California--1860-1880.; Hydraulic mining--California--1860-1880.; Mining--California--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- Denver Ice & C. S. Co.
- Men pose near ice delivery trucks at the Denver Ice and Cold Storage Company plant in Denver, Colorado. The side of a truck reads: "'Serv-ice' Our 'Motto' The Denver Ice & C. S. Co. Pure Artisan Ice."
- Denver Ice and Cold Storage Company--People--1910-1920.; Ice industry--Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Play put on Christmas
- View of a Swift and Company Christmas play in Denver, Colorado; shows people in a store, meat, fish, a United States flag, and advertising showcards: "Swift's Silverleaf Brand Pure Lard," "Swift's Jewel Shortening," and "Wool Soap Flakes." Cans and...
- Swift & Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917?
- Lard department
- Interior view at Swift and Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women at machines with boxes of "Swift's Pure Lard."
- Swift & Company--People--1910-1920.; Packing-house workers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917?
- Strawberry on Grandview Avenue
- View from rooftop, of Strawbery Day on Grandview Avenue, June 17, 1911, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado; includes rows of spectators watching two men race down center of the street; street decorated with American flags, bunting and a banner:...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Denver Tramway Corporation street car number 804
- View of Denver Tramway Corporation street car number 804 at Colfax Avenue and Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are nearby. Signs read: "Help Save Water," "Drink Coca Cola," "Capitol Drug Co.," and "Denver Owned Independent Free...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- FMC plant at Pocatello
- Aerial view of the FMC (Food Machinery Corporation) phosphate plant in Power County, Idaho, near Pocatello; shows industrial buildings, smoke, parking lots, Union Pacific Railroad tracks and freight cars, Highway 30N, tailings piles, settling...
- Food Machinery Corporation--Buildings--1950-1960.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Pocatello (Idaho)--1950-1960.; Industrial facilities--Idaho--Pocatello--1950-1960.; Phosphate industry--Idaho--Pocatello--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Buffalo Bill (Col. W. F. Cody)
- Woven silk ribbon souvenir portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), with signature. United States flags, a shield, and an eagle are embroidered near the bottom.
- Celebrities--1900-1910.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- A bit of Main St. Canon City looking east
- Main Street in Canon City, Colorado, bustles with pedestrians, buggies, wagons and horses. Stone and brick commercial buildings line both sides; many have canvas awnings or open porches. Signs read: "Real Estate," "W. H. Peabody & Co. Pure Drugs...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- Main Street between Second and Third
- Two-story brick and stone storefronts in Canon City, Colorado, have cornices, corbeling, and pediments. Signs read "Fremont County Bank," "New Billiard Hall," "Denver & Rio Grande Railway Express," "Sil[ver] Cliff and Rosita S[ta]ge Office." A...
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1881
- San Francisco St., Santa Fe, N.M.
- Burros stand and lie on San Francisco Street in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. One and two story adobe buildings with portals (porches) are on either side of the dirt street. A rifle hangs from a rafter. Shows men, wagons, and signs that...
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Pack animals--New...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Street scene showing San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, N.M.
- View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The church is constructed of adobe and has stone buttresses, a bell tower with a hip roof and a cross. An adobe wall surrounds...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Street view, Manitou, Colo.
- Manitou Springs, Colorado; junction of Manitou and Canon Avenues creating wedge where fountain and town clock is located. Show Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church behind town clock, Manitou Mineral Water Company's Bottling Works' building left of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Clocks & watches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Logan County Fair
- View of an exhibit at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. Topographical map of Colorado displayed over pleated bunting. Areas indicated on map: Grand Junction, Denver, Pueblo, Sterling, and Logan County. The words "The 4-H World of...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- A. E. Leikauf Meat Company
- Interior view of the August E. Leikauf Meat Company located at 1013 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows display cases filled with meat, bacon and pork; cans of "Armour's Simon Pure [leaf] lard" sit on the counter with potted ferns....
- August E. Leikauf Meat Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butchers shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meat--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Sauer-McShane grocery store, Central City
- Men and women stand and pose inside the Sauer-McShane Mercantile Company store on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Women wear tea or floor length dresses, laced shoes with heels, straw or fabric hats with elaborate decoration...
- Sauer-McShane Mercantile Co.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Billboard for American Beauty macaroni
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; American Beauty Pasta Company--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Pasta products.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Lily Salt
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Carey Salt Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Containers.; Salt industry.; Salt.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- A. Coors Co.
- Aerial view over the Adolph Coors Company Golden Brewery, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows rooftops with aluminum kegs, sign: "Coors Pure Malted Milk," construction of storage sheds and retaining wall, semi-trucks and "Coors" smokestack.
- Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.
- 1950
- A. Coors Co.
- View north from South Table Mountain over Adolph Coors Company, brewery, Golden, Colorado, shows the plant with several brick buildings, smokestack, and rooftop sign: Coor Pure Malted Milk; North Table Mountain in distance.
- Adolph Coors Company--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Adolph Coors Company
- Rooftops of the Adolph Coors Company Coors residence and greenhouses echo the foothills in the distance, Golden, Colorado. Sign in foreground: "The Home Of Coors Pure Malted Milk" is constructed of planted flowers. Coors was the world's largest...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Adolph Coors Company
- View southeast over the Adolph Coors Company brewery plant, Golden, Colorado, shows multi-story buildings, dark smoke pours from the tall smokestack, railroad freight boxcars and rooftop sign: "Coors Pure Malted Milk." Coors was the world's largest...
- Adolph Coors Company--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dairying--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1940]