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- Colfax at Auraria RTD light rail station W. Colfax, looking northeast.
- A light rail train approaches the Auraria West Campus RTD light rail station (1995) and the Auraria Higher Education Center campus off of West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. The destination sign on the train reads: "Union Station." A decorative steel...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Skyscrapers.; Street railroad stations.; Street railroads.; Auraria Higher Education...
- ca. 1998
- The Church Record: vol 1 no 1
- 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.
- 1901 February 26
- Minutes of the Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) board of Delegates Meeting
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- Manual of the First Presbyterian Church of Denver, Colorado.
- Book produced by the First Central Presbyterian Church, later known as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado. Contained in the book is a partial list of members, a brief historical sketch of the church, and the Articles of Faith in...
- First Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1873 December 22
- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- 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.
- 1901 March
- Central Presbyterian Directory: 1875
- Membership directory for 1875 of the Central Presbyterian Church, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Directories.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1875
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhood (CHUN) Board Meeting: St. Botanic Gardens Building
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Auraria skyline Auraria Higher Education Center.
- Northeast view of the Auraria Higher Education Center from Saint Cajetan's Center, 1190 9th Street, Denver, Colorado. Students sit on benches and walk near the Auraria Library, a post-modern building designed by architect Helmut Jahn. The library...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building construction.; Educational facilities.;...
- 2009
- 338 22nd Avenue
- View of 338 22nd (Twenty-Second) Avenue (ca. 1880) in the Five Points Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The abandoned brick house has a pediment, stone cornice, corbeled brackets, rusticated window surrounds, rounded arches on the windows on the...
- Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Abandoned buildings.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Abandoned houses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- View of the Spire Building from Cherry Creek
- View of the Spire high-rise condominium building at 891 14th Street in the Central Business District of Denver Colorado. The Spire is a 41 story high rise condominium building eight floors with parking and retail space. It has a glass exterior...
- Spire Building (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Center for the Performing Arts--2000-2010.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2009
- Auraria skyline Auraria Higher Education Center.
- North view of the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Tivoli Student Union (formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery), located at 900 Auraria Parkway....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Tivoli Student Union (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building construction.; Educational facilities.; Historic buildings.; Skyscrapers.; Student...
- 2009
- American Woodmen's Life
- View of the American Woodmen's Life Building (1950; Gordon White, architect) at 2100 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. White terracotta wraps much of the exterior of the two story, Streamline Moderne building....
- American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Insurance companies.; American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Insurance...
- 1994
- Chicano theater group
- Members of a Chicano theater group identified as the National Chicano Theater, directed by Enrique Montano, pose on a rise looking over the skyline of Denver, Colorado. They lean against or stand near two automobiles from the 1940's. The men are...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Actors.; Automobiles.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- [1981?]
- Denver skyline from Confluence Park
- View of downtown Denver skyline from Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows the South Platte River and Cherry Creek. Condominiums, apartment buildings and high rise buildings are in the distance. A sign reads: "Quest."
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2010-2020.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Parks.; Rivers.; Streams.;...
- 2010
- Russellville Ranch
- View of the Log gateway at Russellville Ranch in Franktown (Douglas County), Colorado. The sign hangs over the log entry and reads "Russellville Ranch," a red metal gate closes off the road to the main house and outlying structures. The two story...
- Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Franktown (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.; Gates--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.;...
- 2001
- Colfax at Auraria RTD light rail station W. Colfax.
- View of the Auraria West Campus RTD light rail station (1995) and Auraria Higher Education Center campus off of West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Plexiglases canopy supported by steel posts and struts. An arched sign attached to the canopy...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Skyscrapers.; Street railroad stations.; Street railroads.; Auraria Higher Education...
- ca. 1998
- Skate park
- View of the Denver skatepark (constructed in 2001) located at 2205 (19th) Nineteenth Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows three young men riding skateboards on a poured concrete in a skatepark. Shows one teenager...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sports & recreation facilities.; Skateboarding parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Skateboarding--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- View of Union Station from Commons Park
- View facing east from Commons Park at Fifteenth (15th) Street and Little Raven Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows Union Station and apartment and high rise commercial buildings in the distance.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parks.; Railroad stations.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Railroad...
- 2001
- Cheesman Park rustic shelter
- View of the rustic shelter (1906) in Cheesman Park, 1000 High Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. High rise apartments are in the distance. Reinhard Schuetze, a landscape architect, designed the park and the log-and-wood...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gazebos.; Historic buildings.; Gazebos--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1994
- Constitution Hall on fire, Denver, Colo.
- View of Confluence Park, in the Union Station neighborhood, the South Platte River, high rise buildings, and the Daniels and Fisher Tower in Denver, Colorado. Smoke from a fire at Constitution Hall, located at 1501 Blake Street, is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Rivers.; Smoke.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Smoke--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of a pool with an abstract sculpture that incorporates waterfalls at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Grass covered, sloped berms surround the pool, and reeds are planted in...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Pools.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Pictorial works.; Botanical gardens--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1990
- Water garden Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of the Water Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man with a camera kneels near a small garden pavilion with a shake roof and an irregular shaped lily pond. Reeds and a...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--1980-1990.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Botanical gardens.; Water gardens.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Pictorial works.; Botanical gardens--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1988
- Construction of the King Academic Performing Arts Center 855 Lawrence Way.
- Looking southwest at the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado. Construction begins on the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center, (AR7 Hoover...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction.; Construction workers.; Educational...
- 1999
- Dancers, Cinco de Mayo, Denver
- Men, women, girls and teenagers, members of Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero's Fiesta Colorado Dance Company pose on Broadway during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The girls and women wear traditional Mexican style dance costumes in bright...
- Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Lakewood, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dancers.; Girls.; Fiesta Colorado Dance Company...
- [2009?]
- Construction of the King Academic Performing Arts Center 855 Lawrence Way.
- View of the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. Construction begins on the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (AR7 Hoover Desmond...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction.; Construction equipment.;...
- 1999
- Auraria skyline Auraria Higher Education Center.
- Northeast view of the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center built of steel, masonry and concrete in...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building construction.; Educational facilities.;...
- 2009
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 12, 1912 March 23
- Tobasco [sic]
- View of industrial buildings at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Tabasco Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a long building with smoke stacks and several small wood frame buildings. Rolling hills rise in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tabasco Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Trinidad flood across from Cardenas Hotel
- View of flood damage on the banks of the Purgatoire River in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a residence with collapsed exterior walls and damaged wooden fence. Flood waters rise to the front door of the house.
- Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Ruins--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Fire, Victor, Colorado
- A man rides a horse and people sit near carriages and watch smoke and flames rise from a fire in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Probably the Gold Coin Mill is on fire on a hillside. Shows frame and log houses and buildings and smoke in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 August 21
- C F & I coke ovens, Crested Butte, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande box cars carry bituminous coking coal at the C. F. & I. coke ovens, Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Smoke and fumes rise from ovens; Crested Butte mountain is in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Industrial...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The giant and young faithful
- View of geyserite silica accretions, mineral deposits, at Old Faithful Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Mist and water rise above hot springs.
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Silverton R.R. Chatanoogo Loop
- Hills rise above the railroad tracks that follow the route of the Silverton Northern Railroad, Chatanoogo Loop. A four car train, below the hill to the left, heads up Red Mountain in the San Juan Mountains north of Silverton, Colorado.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Old Roadmaster Clear Creek Canyon
- Rocky hills rise above the railroad tracks that follow the route of the Old Roadmaster through Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1900 November 9
- Hanging Rock excursion
- A tourist group on an excursion poses at Hanging Rock in the Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. They stand in front of and on the rear of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad car. Rocky canyon walls rise up from the canyon floor...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Hanging Rock excursion
- A tourist group on an excursion poses at Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. They stand in front of and on the rear of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad car. Rocky canyon walls rise up from the canyon floor above...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Hanging Rock excursion
- A tourist group on an excursion poses at Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. They stand in front of and on the rear of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad car. Rocky canyon walls rise up from the canyon floor above...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Bicyclist
- A bicyclist poses for a photo on a dirt road in a canyon, possibly in Colorado. Trees rise up the hill slopes and boulders and rocks are along the edge of the road.
- Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cyclists--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- A glimpse of Manitou and Pikes Peak
- View of a two-story rusticated stone house with dormers and an arched porch on a rise near Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a rock retaining wall, a wire and post fence, a dirt road, and Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Manitou & Pike's Peak
- View from a rise on a dirt road of Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows residences, commercial buildings, and telegraph poles. A two-story frame building with dormers and porch has a roof sign which reads: "A Public Resort for...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Midway, the Rialto
- View of the midway during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. A man walks down a wide dirt avenue as well-dressed people stand about. Shows a wooden ticket kiosk and a mural with ostriches painted...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Midways--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Cascade Lake
- Mountains rise steeply from the banks of Cascade Lake in El Dorado County, California. Snow covers the rocky slopes.
- Cascade Lake (El Dorado County, Calif.)--1880-1900.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- View of the town of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. The Hotel Colorado sits on a rise near the stone bathhouse. A railroad bridge and the Grand Avenue bridge span the Colorado River. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- View of the town of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Truss bridges cross over the Colorado River. Smoke rises from a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company train near the railway depot. The Hotel Colorado is on a rise near the Hot...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Log house, Mound City
- This residence in Mound City, Teller County, Colorado, is a two- story hewn log building with a covered porch and white chinking. The mouth of a cistern is by the door, with a bucket at the edge. Logs form a retaining wall; kindling and a black...
- Mound City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Mound City--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Mound City--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Morrison early 1870's looking west in foreground to right of white bldg is framing of original Methodist Church. Large 3 story bldg at right center is Cliff House (Hotel). D.S.P. & P. Railway depot, turntable in center to left of depot on bank of...
- Frame or brick houses and commercial buildings of Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, are ranged along Bear Creek Avenue and tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. The depot is a one-story structure with a gable roof, and the Methodist...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Morrison--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Morrison flood
- People in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, clean up after a flood. Men shovel mud and rocks into a dump truck with lettering: "Jefferson County;" glass cylinder gas pumps are beside them. Power poles front businesses, and signs read: "Conoco,"...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Morrison from Rocky Point
- Passing through Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, are an engine, freight and passenger coach of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. A two-story, cross gabled residence with an open porch is to the side, and the three-story stone hotel (built by...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]