Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fence line with shed on the John Gully property
- Photograph of the wooden fence line with shed running on the John Gully House, in Aurora, Colorado. This house, moved to its present site in 1983, has been restored to its earliest known date of construction - 1871. The dwelling is associated with...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Aurora.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Aurora.; Architecture--Colorado--Aurora--History.
- Undated
- Wink's Panorama Lodge shed
- Photograph of a maintenance shed at Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
- Undated
- Curé d'Ars Catholic Church
- View of Curé d'Ars Catholic Church (1978; Paul Maybury, architect) at 3201 Dhalia Street in the North Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a modern precast concrete building with a low- pitched roof. There are six vertical stained...
- Curé d'Ars Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches.; Curé d'Ars Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church...
- 1987
- Cine Art Theater
- View of the Cine Art Theater at 1912 South Broadway in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick, Spanish revival style commercial building with rock veneer on the facade and side elevation. The flat roof has a shaped parapet...
- Cine Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Kitty's Cine-Art (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Marquees.; Motion picture theaters.; Cine Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1988
- Miner's Boarding House, Henson, Colo.
- View of the Miner's Boarding House in the ghost town of Henson located 4 miles west of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado. The two-story building has pressed exterior metal siding with a prominent second story shed dormer.
- Boardinghouses--Colorado--Henson--1990-2000.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boardinghouses--Colorado--Henson--Pictorial works.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1900; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) of the two-and-one-half-story Dutch Colonial...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1899; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) and south elevation of a two-and-one-half-story Dutch...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- Denison House
- Front elevation of the Denison House (1890), 1006 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne style house is constructed of brick and has fishscale shingles on the front and north side gables, and shed style...
- Denison, John H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses.; Denison, John H.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1975
- Mancinelli's Italian Market
- View of the facade and southwest elevation of Mancinelli's Italian Market at 3219-3223 Osage street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story building (1891) with a modern addition. The original building is brick and has a...
- Mancinelli's Italian Market (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Grocery stores.; Mancinelli's Italian Market (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1980
- Washington Street Exit
- View of the Washington Street Exit, a bar located at 1201 South Pearl Street in the Platt Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and two story modified commercial building is in the Spanish revival style. It is stuccoed with a shaped...
- Washington Street Exit (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob); Washington Street Exit (Denver,...
- 1991
- Florence Torres Gallegos
- Florence Torres Gallegos sits in "Smitty's" backyard at 1941 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a short sleeved white blouse and slacks and has her dark, curly hair loose. She sits on the grass near a young tree, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Women.; Gallegos, Florence Torres--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- 1947
- 2881 Champa St. storefront removed 1978, storefront built 1891
- View of the north elevation (side) of 2881 Champa Street (ca. 1885) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and a half story vernacular Victorian house has a steep pitched cross-gabled roof. There is an addition with a shed...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Maintenance and repair--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Super Mart
- View of Super Mart, a neighborhood market located at 5102 St. Paul Street in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A clapboard house has been converted into a commercial structure. The steep gables of the house remain and a shed style...
- Super Mart (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Grocery stores.; Super Mart (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Grocery trade--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1978
- Morley club
- View of the miners' club building in Morley (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a stucco building with a false front and a fence. A shed roof shades the front entrance.
- Morley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915?]
- The Gold King, Cripple Creek
- View of the entrance to the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows wood shed, tailing piles, and rocky slope.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Wall Street [sic], Colo.
- The stone and brick Wallstreet Assay Office has a steep pitched, corrugated metal roof a tall chimney, a fenced yard and a nearby wooden shed in Wallstreet (Boulder County), Colorado. The stone ruins of the Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill...
- Wallstreet (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Metallurgical industry--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Wall Street [sic], Colo.
- Stone and frame buildings are beside a dirt road in Wallstreet (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the stone and brick Wallstreet Assay Office with a steep pitched, corrugated metal roof a tall chimney, a fenced yard and a nearby wooden shed. The...
- Wallstreet (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Metallurgical industry--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Lebanon, Colorado?
- View of (possibly) Lebanon (Montezuma County), Colorado; an automobile is by stone buildings and a storefront. Sign reads: "Bank;" a shed and barn are by a wire fence enclosure.
- Lebanon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Lebanon--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rugby
- Four men pose near a horse-drawn wagon and metal shed with a wooden headframe at a mine in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. Three of the men wear work clothes, the fourth wears a suit and vest. Shows a wagon filled with supplies and or...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Sheds--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Valley Queen Mine, Platoro, Colorado
- View of the Valley Queen mine shed and headframe in Platoro (Conejos) County, Colorado; a man sits and rolls a cigarette.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Valley Queen Mine (Conejos County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mine in the Platoro Mining District, Colo
- Men pose by a mine entrance in the Platoro District near Stunner (Conejos County), Colorado; one leans on an ore car. Sticks of dynamite are on the ground; tailings and a shed are up the hill.
- Stunner (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Stunner--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Stunner--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Lady Belle Mine on Horse Mountain, Eagle Mining District
- Men work at the Lady Belle Mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado. Horses are by a shed.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Lady Belle Mine on Horse Mountain, Eagle Mining District
- Men pose near and on a horse-drawn skid loaded with ore bags by a shed at the Lady Belle Mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Sheds--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Primero bathhouse
- View of the employee bathhouse at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Primero (Las Animas County), Colorado. The building is a one story structure with a stucco exterior, porch entry, and shingled roof. A shed addition is attached to the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1930.; Primero (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Primero--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primero--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Primero--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1928?]
- Looking north - Miser Mine, Jasper, Colo.
- Panoramic view; men pose by a shed at the Miser Mine, in Jasper (Rio Grande County), Colorado; ore car tracks are to the sides and mountains are in the background.
- Rio Grande County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Rio Grande County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Rio Grande County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hopewell District mining
- View of a mine in (probably) Colorado. Men pose on rocks by snow, an ore car, a frame elevator shed, and a log cabin.
- Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A modern Kaysville home
- View of a residence in Kaysville (Davis County) Utah; features a porch with columns and a shed roofed gable. Snow covers the scene.
- Kaysville (Utah)--1910-1930.; Houses--Utah--Kaysville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Sugar factory - Monte Vista
- View of a sugar beet processing facility in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County) Colorado; features a smokestack, monitor roof, and a steel frame shed.
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Monte Vista--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Near DeBeque, Colorado are many mountains of oil shale as shown in this view.
- View of oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; also shows a shed and a car.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Machine and man
- A man works on a shale oil retort with pulleys, tanks, pipes, and a drive belt, in (probably) Colorado; a brick building and corrugated shed are in the background.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Shale oil refinery
- View of a shale oil retort with pulleys, tanks, pipes, and a drive belt, in (probably) Colorado; a brick building and corrugated shed are in the background.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- People at campground
- Women, men, and children walk among cars in (probably) Colorado; letters on shed read: "Camp Ground For Tourists Only," spare tire cover reads: "Richard Warren Motor Company Dodge, Grand Junction, Colo."
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1928?]
- Mountains of oil shale near De Beque, Colorado
- View of oil shale deposits in the Roan Cliffs in Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado; a shed and roads cut through scrub brush.
- Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Brown Retort
- Men examine a Brown retort under construction at an oil shale processing facility at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; part of the retort is in a shed.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1922?]
- Plant of the Index Shale Oil Co., (Brown Retort), near De Beque
- View of the Index Shale Oil Company extraction facility near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; men pose by retorts and shed roofs. The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Sapinero
- View of the town of Sapinero in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows the Sapinero (Rainbow) Hotel and the general store. A shed with a sign reading "Garage" painted on the roof is near the banks of the Gunnison River. Cars of the Denver and Rio Grand...
- Denver and Rio Grand Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Sapinero--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Sapinero--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Sapinero--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Trick photo of cabin
- View of a log cabin with a low-pitched roof on a hill in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Probably a barn is attached to the cabin. A shed and pile of logs are near the cabin.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- West Port[al] CD shanking steel - blacksmith shop
- Interior view of a machine shop at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. Men work in a corrugated steel shed.
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Machine shops--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Alma - Lincoln - dumping ore cars
- A man dumps ore cars on a tipple into a processing shed at the Alma Lincoln Mine in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Alma Lincoln Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- WPCD Priming stick of powder in powder house
- Interior view of an explosives shed at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. A man inserts a fuse into dynamite; crate reads: "Dupont." A calendar,...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1940-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dynamite--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941, March
- WPCD exterior powder house
- View of a mine explosives shed at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. Crates of dynamite by snow and the corrugated metal building read: "Dupont...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Nevadaville
- View of the city hall / fire department in Nevadaville (Gilpin County) Colorado; snow surrounds the shed with its tower.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Kremmling, Colorado
- View of a frame storage shed, houses and a business with a sign that reads: "Blacksmith & Auto Repair Shop, Oils, Supplies" in Kremmling (Grand County), Colorado. Shows a sign for the "Gore View Hotel," wooden sidewalks and snow on the ground. Snow...
- Kremmling (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Kremmling--1920-1930.; Sheds--Colorado--Kremmling--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Kremmling--1920-1930.
- 1920?
- Loveland Tunnel, making up primers
- A worker prepares explosive charges for the proposed Loveland Tunnel project in either Clear Creek or Summit County, Colorado. The man stands in a shed and wears work overalls, a coat, and cap. He inserts a fuse into the prepared charge. Labels on...
- Loveland Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1944 and 1950?]
- WPCD, man car
- View of a train car fitted for people near the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project located in Grand County, Colorado. Shows tracks, pipes, a gabled shed, a barrel, and possibly a...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Urad Mine
- View of the Urad Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows men, an automobile, a mine railroad car, mining equipment, ore cars, a shed, tracks, a spool with cable and storage and process buildings.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Urad Mine
- View of the Urad Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a spool with cable, gabled process and storage buildings, tracks, parked automobiles and wooden shed.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Urad Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Fort Morgan exchange, exterior, rear lot
- View of the back of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Fort Morgan (Morgan County), Colorado. The building is a two-story brick structure with a flat roof. The back of the lot is occupied by a brick garage and...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garages--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1910-1920.; Sheds--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1910-1920.
- 1914