Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Britton, Edgar 1901-1982
- Aztec calendar stone
- View of an Aztec calendar stone, a round sculpted object, in a patio with tropical plants and pedestrians, probably Mexico City, Mexico.
- Aztec art--Mexico--Mexico City--1880-1900.; Aztec calendar--Mexico--Mexico City--1880-1900.; Aztecs--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Mexico--Mexico City--1880-1900.; Mexico City (Mexico)--1880-1900.; Antiquities--Mexico--Mexico City--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Boulder High School May 22, 1939
- Square and curved elements of local, rusticated sandstone combine at the High School in Boulder, Colorado. Three stories are served by louvered windows in concrete casings, and a tower by the entry is topped by a glass brick lookout. It has a clock...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architectural sculpture--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Boulder High School
- Square and curved elements of local, rusticated sandstone combine at this High School in Boulder, Colorado. Three stories are served by louvered windows in concrete casings, and a tower by the entry is topped by a glass brick lookout. It has a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architectural sculpture--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- May 22, 1939
- Brighton
- View of a gravestone at the Brighton, Adams County, Colorado, cemetery. A sculpted lamb tops a block with Japanese inscriptions.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Brighton--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Brighton--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Brown Palace Hotel sculpted stag
- Photograph of a sculpted stag in a circle on the side of the Brown Palace Hotel located in Denver, Colorado. The Brown Palace Hotel, America's second fireproof building, was begun in 1889 and completed in 1892. Denver architect Frank E. Edbrooke...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1980 October
- Capilla de Todos los Santos
- View of the Catholic Capilla de Todos Los Santos, a part of the Shrine of the Stations of the Cross (La Mesa de la Piedad y de la Misericordia, Hill of Piety and Mercy), in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The Spanish Colonial style adobe...
- Capilla de Todos los Santos (San Luis, Colo.)--1990-2000.; San Luis (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic church buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Sculpture.; Capilla de Todos los Santos (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church...
- 1997
- Chicago and Northwestern monument
- Stone monument near Dubois (Fremont County), Wyoming shows a tie hack (laborer) in bas-relief with related historical features sculpted around him. A plaque affixed to the monument reads "Erected to perpetuate the memory of the hardy woods and...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--Commemoration--1940-1950.; Dubois (Wyo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Dubois--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Entrance to Children's Hospital, Denver
- Exterior view of the entrance to Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The doorway is framed by terra-cotta decoration. In the keystone position above the door is the sculpted figure of a child framed by the petals...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- The Cowboy, by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- Marble sculpture of a cowboy on horseback on brick pedestal in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor; sculpture donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894; unidentified building visible at left background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- The Cowboy by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- Marble sculpture of cowboy on horseback located in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpture sits on brick pedestal; figure leans away; trees in background; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor; donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Denver - City Park - "The Cowboy" monument
- A man and a young boy pose in front of a marble sculpture of a cowboy on horseback mounted on a brick pedestal, City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950); sculpture donated to City Park by School District No....
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Cowboy City Park
- Shows the marble sculpture of a cowboy on horseback located in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The sculpture is on a stone pedestal. The cowboy was sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor and donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Fountain Colfax entrance City Park Denver
- View of a fountain at the Colfax Street entrance to City Park in Denver, Colorado; children sit on edge of semi-circular pool attached to wall; water flows from sculpted lion's mouth.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- Children's Fountain City Park
- Close-up view of the Children's Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The fountain, sculpted by Max Blondet, depicts a group of children and a frog.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Sullivan Gate, City Park, Denver
- View of the Sullivan Gate at the Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado (designed by Leo Lentelli; presented to the city by John Clarke Mitchell of the Denver National Bank in memory of the late Dennis Sullivan, a pioneer banker); shows sculpted...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- Childrens' fountain, City Park, Denver
- View of the Childrens' Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows landscaping done by S.R. DeBoer. The marble statue and fountain was sculpted by Max Blondet, a Prussian sculptor, in 1912. He copied the design from the original sculpture in...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1912 and 1931]
- Broncho Buster in Civic Center
- View of a statue of a cowboy on a bucking bronco in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The statue was sculpted by Denver artist Alexander Phimister Proctor. A plaque on the statue reads: "'Broncho Buster' presented to Denver by J.K. Mullen A.D....
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Broncos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- The Cowboy, by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- View of marble sculpture of a cowboy on horseback, on brick pedestal in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950); sculpture donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894.
- Cowboys--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Davie's Chuck Wagon Diner entrance and horse sculpture
- Exterior photograph of the entrance to Davie's Chuck Wagon Diner in Lakewood, Colorado. Above the entrance is a sculpted horse.
- Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner (Lakewood, Colo.); Restaurants--Colorado--Lakewood.; Lakewood (Colo.)
- Undated
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a nude woman sculpted from snow during the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Nudes--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Pioneer Monument, Denver
- View of Pioneer Monument, triangle intersection of Colfax, Broadway & Cheyenne Place, Denver, Colorado; designed & sculpted by Frederick MacMonnies at cost of $75,000, bronze cast made in Paris, France, dedicated June 24, 1911; monument occupies...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carson, Kit 1809-1868--Monuments.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- The "Grizzly's Last Stand"
- Shows the Grizzly Bear statue in City Park in Denver, Colorado. The bronze statue of a grizzly bear and two cubs was sculpted by Louis Paul Jonas in 1930 and donated by J. A. McGuire.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grizzly bears--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Robert Garrison terracotta frieze at the Denver Botanical Gardens
- View of a portion of a terracotta frieze sculpted by Robert Garrison (1895-1945) at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Chessman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. These panels were originally part of a frieze on the...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bison hunting.; Botanical gardens.; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Garrison, Robert, 1895-1945, sculptor.; Denver...
- 1998
- Robert Garrison terracotta frieze at the Denver Botanical Gardens
- View of a portion of a terracotta frieze sculpted by Robert Garrison (1895-1945) at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Chessman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. These panels were originally part of a frieze on the...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Pioneers.; Garrison, Robert, 1895-1945, sculptor.; Denver Botanic...
- 1998
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver Buildings. Federal building
- Interior of Park Hill branch library
- View of a clay medallion sculpted by Robert Garrison for the Park Hill Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; depicts a ship, an eagle, waves, and a fish.
- Denver Public Library. Park Hill Branch--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Medallions (Ornament...
- [1920?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Eddy, Mary Baker
- Ernest LeNeve Foster House / Cathcart House
- Exterior photograph of the sculpted pediment above the porch and other decorative elements on the facade of the Ernest LeNeve Foster House / Cathcart House located in Denver, Colorado. During a four decade period Ernest Foster managed major mines...
- Ernest LeNeve Foster House (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1980 May
- Saloon, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. The dark wood bar with carved arches and columns is viewed diagonally; the bartender behind the bar wears a vest, a white shirt with a high collar, a tie, and a handlebar moustache; he holds a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Statue at Crawford Hill residence
- View of a sculpted nude woman in the Crawford Hill garden in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- North Capitol Hill neighborhood
- Colorado State Capitol, pediment
- Colorado State Capitol, architectural detail
- The Indian by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- Marble sculpture of Native American on horseback, peering into distance; sculpture rests on brick pedestal; located in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor; donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sculpture--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- The Indian by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- View of marble sculpture of Native American on horseback, peering into distance; sculpture rests on brick pedestal; located in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950); sculpture donated to City Park by...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Ceremonial bowl
- A Native American Zuni Indian coiled ceremonial bowl with sculpted frogs opposite each other, brown and tan coloring and designs of zig-zags, triangles and lines.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1890.; Bowls (Vessels)--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890]
- Bowl
- Native American (Zuni) bowl with sculpted frogs, black on cream color; found in the Aztec-Farmington region, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Bowls (vessels)--1880-1920.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Closing Era monument
- The "Closing Era," a bronze statue of a Native American man standing over a slain buffalo, stands on the east lawn of the Colorado State Capitol building between East 14th (Fourteenth) and Colfax avenues and Lincoln and Grant streets in Denver,...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- History, heritage, and homes on the hill: 6th annual League of Women Voters of Denver tour, Sunday, June 1, 1980
- Western History Subject Index
- National cowboy hall of fame and western heritage
- Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan
- View of the Paint Mines Interpretive Park located in the Calhan Paint Mines Archaeological District near Calhan (El Paso County), Colorado. This El Paso County park encompasses many multicolored geological structures, spires, hoodoos, and sculpted...
- Paint Mines Interpretive Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Paint Mines Interpretive Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic sites--Colorado--El Paso County--Pictorial works.; Parks--Colorado--El Paso County--Pictorial...
- 2006
- Paramount Theater
- Photograph looking up at the sculpted window supports on the Paramount Theater located in Denver, Colorado. Temple H. Buell, a well-known Denver architect, designed the 1930 Paramount Theater. As a representative of the Art Deco style, the...
- Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
- 1981 August
- Parlor [sic]
- Interior furnishings at the Paterson residence near Littleton, Colorado, include sculpted human forms holding up a table. Pictures and a mirror are in ornate frames; one is on an easel with tasseled fabric. A fringed valance tops a curtain of...
- Paterson, C. B.--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Parlor [sic]
- Interior furnishings at the Paterson residence near Littleton, Colorado, include ingrain carpet, a crystal oil chandelier, a couch and chairs, and tasseled fabric drapings over the window. A table has an octagonal base; a sculpted Black woman holds...
- Paterson, C. B.--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Detail, Lester Drake monument, Riverside Cemetery
- View of the monument for Lester E. Drake, Sr. (July 31, 1822 - March 16, 1889) located in block 4, lot 23, of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a detail...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Drake, Lester E., 1822-1889--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2003
- Exterior view of South High School
- Exterior view of the side of South Denver High School. In the foreground is a small roofed gate with a sculpted lion on a pedestal. On the other side of the gate are several cars, as well as a ladder and wooden planks.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.;
- circa 1920
- Sculpted lion at South High School
- Close-up of a sculpted lion at South High School. Lion is abutted against a brick will and near a window. Snow covers lion.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.;
- undated
- Side entrance to South High School
- An exterior picture of a side entrance to South Denver High School. Entrance includes an arched covered patio, elaborately sculpted friezes and supports, decorative architectural elements, as well as both windows on doors and in arch.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.;
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, in the City Park neighborhood of...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 1985