Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Man near rock formation
- A man poses near a rock formation probably in Colorado.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Still life photograph
- Close-up view of roses in a vase in Colorado.
- Roses--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The Fort - Morrison, Colorado
- The Fort restaurant near Morrison, in Jefferson County, Colorado, is an adobe structure with vigas, a round corner tower, and a central patio. Patterned after Bent's Fort in La Junta, it was originally built as a home; later, upstairs living...
- Fort (Restaurant)--1970-1980.; Morrison (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Tutt and Penrose Building, South Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado prior to 1896 fires; the two-story commercial flat-roof brick building is shared by three street-level businesses with separate entries and signs: "3rd...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1896]
- First Bank, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of A. A. Ireland Real Estate and Mining Property, building shared by Bank of Cripple Creek (also called First National Bank), Cripple Creek, Colorado; six men pose on front steps of one-story false front with shed roof wood frame...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Marble, Colorado
- Ruins in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, are of the Colorado- Yule Marble Company finishing shed. Piers of marble blocks rise from a long, shared base. Bare trees are to the side, and clouds top snowy crags in the background.
- Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1960-1970.; Marble (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1960-1970.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- 1965?
- Another view of Orient further down the gulch
- View of Orient, (Oriental City) limanite iron camp, in Saguache County, Colorado; shows log and wood buildings.
- Orient (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Part of Orient, showing bunk house, boarding house, and a few tenement houses
- View of Orient, (Oriental City) limanite iron camp, in Saguache County, Colorado; shows log and wood buildings.
- Orient (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Hubert Graf
- Hubert Graf, singer with the Central City Opera House, poses, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. He wears a striped tie and jacket.
- Graf, Hugo--Performances--1940-1950.; Central City Opera House Association (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Opera singers--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- John Brownlee
- John Brownlee, actor with the Central City Opera House, poses, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. He wears a striped tie and jacket.
- Brownlee, John 1901-1969--Performances--1940-1950.; Central City Opera House Association (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Opera singers--Colorado--Central...
- 1941
- First View of the Toltec Gorge
- Entering the Toltec Gorge, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway cut between perpendicular rock formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Rio Arriba County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Phantom Curve D & R G R W
- View of railroad tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railway at Phantom Curve in Conejos County, Colorado; shows a vertical stone monolith.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- The Whiplash D & R G R W
- In San Antonio, Conejos County, Colorado, people stand atop the engine and freight cars of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway. Ties are piled along the tracks; dwellings and low hills are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; San Antonio (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--San Antonio--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 850 San Antonio, Col D & R G R W
- People crowd the platform outside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway depot, San Antonio (Antonito), Conejos County, Colorado Boxcars flank the activity; false fronted businesses to the side include one with a sign: "Depot Hotel & Restaurant."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1880-1890.; San Antonio (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--San Antonio--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--San Antonio--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--San Antonio--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Colorado - Manitou Springs, at the base of Pikes' Peak, the leading place of popular resort in Colorado
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, with The Mansions and Cliff House hotels, the Congregational Church, and Pikes Peak.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Happy campers
- View of a campsite along a stream and stone roadbase, somewhere in the Colorado Rockies, shows ladies in jackets, ties, kneepants, and boots raising a toast, a man playing with a dog, a canvas tent, cooking utensils, campfire, and a thermos; pines...
- Colorado--1920-1930.; Campfires--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Antler's Hotel at end of street
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; includes a traffic signal between streetcar tracks, commercial buildings with signs: "Elk Hotel," and "Rialto." The Antlers Hotel built in 1901 has an arcaded entry and square...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1928?
- Service crew at Red Elk, William Ord, no.4
- Group portrait of the Red Elk Hotel staff, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the women in corseted print blouses and aprons; the men in vests or jackets and a girl wears a sailor suit. One man has a cat in his lap.
- Red Elk Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotel employees--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Dining room at Red Elk
- Interior view of Red Elk Hotel dining room, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows tables set with tableclothes and dinnerware, a mirrored sideboard, and wallpaper borders along the ceiling and wainscoting.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Red Elk Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1900- 1910.
- [1900?]
- Artie Post
- Studio portrait of Artie Post, a Chinese-American boy. He stands with crutches and wears a suit and cap with earflaps.
- Chinese-Americans--1920-1930.; Handicapped persons--1920-1930.; Teenagers--1920-1930.; Post, Artie.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Artie Post
- Studio portrait of Artie Post, a Chinese-American boy. He wears a suit and a cap with earflaps.
- Chinese-Americans--1920-1930.; Handicapped persons--1920-1930.; Teenagers--1920-1930.; Post, Artie.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colo. Midland terminals, Grand Junction
- Bird's eye view east from roof of Union Station over Colorado Midland rail and freight yards, Grand Junction, Colorado (shared by Denver & Rio Grande), including freight, box, passenger, and hopper railroad cars; shows standard and narrow gauge...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad...
- 1907
- Main St, Breckenridge
- Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, has the Denver Hotel on the left, with its paired gable roofs, shared low false front, and balcony topped porch with sawtoothed arches. A projecting "Evans Pharmacy" sign is above. Pedestrians are on the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Main St., winter 1898-9, U.S. mail on snowshoes
- On south Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, a two-story, false fronted building on the left has a sign reading "Miner's Home Saloon." The next building, with its low false front flanking the gabled roof has a banner below its three sash windows...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1898 or 1899
- Main street, Breckenridge
- Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes the Denver Hotel during festivites. The open porch has a crowd on its balcony, bunting hangs on its balustrade, and American flags are behind the spectators. The two- story, frame building features...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Main Street, Breckenridge
- On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, the Denver Hotel is on the left, with its paired gable roofs and shared low false front. It has a balcony topped porch with sawtoothed arches, and a projecting "Evans Pharmacy" sign. Pedestrians are on the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895?]
- Along RGS?
- View of brush, trees, meadows, and the San Juan Mountains, in San Juan County, Colorado. Tracks of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad are in the foreground.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1920-1940.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Track side RGS?
- View of meadows, a farm or ranch house, pine forests, and (probably) the San Juan Mountains, in San Juan County, Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1940.; Meadows--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a man in sandals and a cape.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a swan and a woman with drapery. A mirrored, carved wood bar-back is in...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche surrounding a nude is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. A woman with drapery, a cupid, and a quiver, bow, and arrows are depicted; artist Paschal Quackenbush poses with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Quackenbush, Paschal.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche surrounding a nude is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. A woman with drapery, a cupid, and a quiver, bow, and arrows are depicted; artist Paschal Quackenbush poses with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Quackenbush, Paschal.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche surrounding a nude is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. A woman with drapery, a cupid, and a quiver, bow, and arrows are depicted; artist Paschal Quackenbush poses with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Quackenbush, Paschal.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a man in sandals with a cape.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Teller House murals
- A faux niche with a nude sculpture is painted on an interior wall at the Teller House Hotel in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The Charles St. George Stanley work shows a woman holding an apple and cloth.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Ogden Street house
- View of a house at 1205 Ogden Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has curved bays, gables, balconies, a deep porch, and a metal stairway.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1968?
- Ogden Street house
- View of a house at 1205 Ogden Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has curved bays, gables, balconies, a deep porch, and a metal stairway.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1968?
- Elephant Rock from Pine Crest
- Distant view of rock formation Elephant Rock (also called Elephant Head, elevation 7498 feet) from Pine Crest, near Palmer Lake, Colorado; standard gauge railroad grade joint line connecting Denver & Pueblo, lower line Denver & Rio Grande & upper...
- Elephant Rock (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pine Crest (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Pine Crest--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rocky Mountain News, 389 Larimer St.
- View of the Rocky Mountain News building shared with the Overland Stage Line on Larimer Street between 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style brick two-story...
- Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company--Buildings--1880-1890.; Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- 1885
- Leslie Peterson happily checks out books from librarians Dorothy Bennet and Jane Cotner (r)
- Smiling women write at a desk in the library in Pueblo, Colorado. A girl in a winter coat looks on, by a stack of books. Books are on shelves on the interior walls.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Boettcher School
- Interior view of a classroom at the Charles Boettcher School (formerly Crippled Children's School) designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International Style study area...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Willoughby & Streeter Dry Goods
- A large group of men, some boys, and one girl who wears a dress and bonnet pose under a wooden canopy shared by the Willoughby & Streeter Dry Good's store and another building in Leadville, Colorado. The group stands on a raised boardwalk, with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892]
- Holly 1983
- One-story brick storefronts in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, have signs and letters: "Holly Department Store." The broken, patched window has clothing and household items on display, and is topped by a canvas awning. Wood siding finishes the...
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Holly 1983
- This two-story commercial building in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, has a flat roof and ornamental brickwork on the second floor surrounding gauge arched, double-hung windows. Storefronts include a corner drugstore with sheetmetal, neon, poster,...
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Holly 1983
- The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad depot in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, is a brick building with stone trim and arched windows. The gable peaks are ornamented with crossed circles; wide, bracketed eaves cover the entries. Letters...
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Holly 1983
- In Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, a stone storefront has lettering in the window: "Amity Irrigation Co."
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Holly--1890-1990.
- 1983
- Holly 1983
- Christmas lights adorn a star atop this one-story stone storefront in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado. A corrugated tin awning is over the entry; above it, letters read: "The Holly Chieftain Serving Prowers Co. since 1897." A plaster Indian chief...
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.; Newspapers--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Holly 1983
- The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe train depot in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, is a brick building with stone trim and arched windows. The gable peaks are ornamented with crossed circles; wide, bracketed eaves cover the entries. Letters read:...
- Holly (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Holly--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Rose Moderine T-538
- Inset text reads: "In my heart there is a picture Of my young and blushing Bride When you promised to be faithful And to be my joy and pride Now we've shared our cares and pleasures, Dear, it brings me joy to say That you're nearer and you're...
- Circa 1943