Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Beef in cold storage
- View of beef carcasses hanging in rows on hooks and pulleys, probably in Denver, Colorado; tags appear on some carcasses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Slaughtering--Colorado--Denver--1920- 1930.
- [1920?]
- Moffat Tunnel, East Portal
- Close up of East Portal Moffat Tunnel, Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Tunnel through Continental Divide, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows tunnel entrance and ventilating plant, railroad tracks, power lines, "No Trespassing" sign above white rocks placed...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.
- [between 1927 and 1928]
- Locomotive (D & SL) (#408)
- Builder style photograph of Denver and Salt Lake Moffat Road Locomotive; Engine 408, class 63, after delivery to Denver, Colorado, railyard; man in suit stands at rear of engine.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [1916]
- A Colorado irrigation ditch
- View, from downstream, of an irrigation ditch on the eastern plains of Colorado; water foams as it tumbles through wood-slatted sluice; cows graze on banks of ditch; fenced farmland in background; flat horizon with windmill and trees.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Fall River Road, Estes Park
- View of a hairpin turn, from center of turn, on the Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park west of Estes Park, Colorado; pine trees dot the rocky slopes.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Byers Branch
- Exterior facade of Byers Branch Library, Santa Fe Drive and West Seventh (7th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado; shows a building with Italian features, Turkey Creek Sandstone trim, arched windows and entry.
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Group on Rollins Pass
- Large group of well dressed men, women, and a boy wearing knickers, stand on snowfield near Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Boulder or Grand County, Colorado; probably on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific excursion train.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Henry White Warren Branch
- Exterior entrance detail view of the Warren Branch Library, 34th (Thirty-fourth) Avenue and High Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Spanish style arched windows, entry with book crest, arch and "Denver Public Library, Henry White Warren Branch"...
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.
- [1913]
- Group on Rollins Pass
- Well dressed men and women stand on a snowfield making snowballs, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Boulder or Grand County, Colorado; probably on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific excursion train.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Henry White Warren Branch
- Exterior facade of the Warren Branch Library, 34th (Thirty- fourth) Avenue and High Street, Denver, Colorado; shows a Spanish style building with arched windows and entry, hipped tile roof with bracketed eaves and tile frieze; urns and lampposts...
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.
- [1913]
- Roger W. Woodbury Library
- Exterior facade of Woodbury Branch Library, Federal Boulevard and West 33rd (Thirty-third) Avenue, Denver, Colorado; features include arches, balustrade, hipped tile roof and a frieze.
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- November 1918
- Colorado horses
- Close view of two draft horses in an empty field at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado; shows inmates wearing caps holding reins of bridled horses, hay-filled horse-drawn wagon with seated driver, unhitched team with man...
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Colorado pigs
- Close view of sow and piglets rooting in a tilled field on the eastern plains of Colorado; wooden fence is in background.
- Farms--Colorado--1890-1920.; Pigs--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Denver Mtn. Park Auto Road in Bear Creek Canon
- View of bridge spanning Bear Creek, along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Jefferson County, Colorado; automobile parked near cement embankment of bridge has 1916 Colorado license plate number 2451.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- A fancy Colorado bull
- Close view of a bull in an empty field at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado; shows inmate next to bull holding rope and water tower in background.
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Bulls--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Fancy Colorado stock
- A herd of cattle is handled with rope bridles by young men at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado; the inmates wear caps and tunics; shows water tower, a brick building, trees, scattered buildings, and Rocky Mountain foothills...
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Fancy Colorado stock
- Inmates of the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado handle a herd of cattle with reins; inmates wear caps and tunics; a man in a straw hat looks forward; behind herd is a boy on horseback in front of water tower. Mountains and...
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Mutton in cold storage
- Rows of sheep carcasses hang on hooks and pulleys in a cold storage room; probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sheep--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Slaughtering--Colorado--Denver--1920- 1930.
- [1920?]
- Snowy Range from Denver Mtn. Park
- View of the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- City Park, Denver
- View of the City Park pavilion, band-shell, rowboats, and boathouse in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Flat Tops from the Devils Causway [sic]
- Flat ridge (Devil's Causeway) in the Flat Tops Wilderness in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Flat Tops Wilderness (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Marvine Lake
- View one of the Marvine Lakes in the Flat Top Wilderness of Rio BlancoCounty, Colorado.
- Flat Tops Wilderness (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Marvine Lakes (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Soda spring and Hotel Steamboat Spgs. Colo.
- Southward view of the Steamboat Cabin Hotel and soda spring in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows Yampa River between hotel and hillside and railroad tracks of the Denver & Salt Lake Railway (aka Moffat Road) at base of hillside across river.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Steamboat Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Vista of Lake George near Buffalo Pass
- Tall pine trees frame view of George Lake near Buffalo Pass (on Continental Divide, border of Routt and Jackson Counties, Colorado).
- Buffalo Pass (Colo.)--1910-1920.; George Lake (Jackson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Estes Park
- View of dirt road in Estes Park, Colorado.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Picnic grounds, Denver Mtn. Park
- Picnic in Denver Mountain Park west of Denver, Colorado; shows creek (probably Bear Creek), a group around a picnic table, canvas tarp stretched across two car tops, and outhouses on hillside behind road.
- Parks--Colorado--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- Winter sport
- View of snowy slope and nordic skiers (two woman in skirts, jackets and hats on skis with poles; one man on skis without poles).
- Cross-country skiing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1928]
- Broadmoor
- Exterior, back view of the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- Colorado cattle on the range
- View of cows grazing in (possibly) San Luis Valley, Colorado; sagebrush meadow in valley with Sangre de Cristo Range in distance; irrigation ditch in foreground.
- Beef cattle--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Locomotive (Argentine Central) Shay No. 4
- Argentine Central Locomotive; Engine Number 4, Lima 1907 construction, narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, in front of Silver Plume enginehouse at railroad's lower terminus, Clear Creek, Colorado;...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1909]
- Apex, Colo.
- The small trade center of Apex, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes log and wood frames structures and one main road.
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Apex--1890-1920.
- [1910 and 1920]
- Bankers Trust Company
- View of Bankers Trust Company, 724 Seventeenth (17th), Denver, Colorado, shows cast bronze doors with flanking lamps and windows with transoms and voussoirs. Signs read: "Saving And Checking Accounts, Complete Trust Service, Municipal And...
- Bankers Trust Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Berkley [sic] Branch Public Library
- Interior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado, shows circulation desk with arched doorways flanking, cove ceiling, wood paneling, movable bulletin board with bookshelf and "Our Allies" poster...
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Broadmoor Hotel
- Exterior view of the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows flower gardens fronting the Italianate structure.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Denver, societies and clubs, Freemasons, Scottish Rite
- Interior of the Scottish Rite temple ballroom, Denver, Colorado, includes a large expanse of wooden floor, fluted Corinthian columns, pilasters, chandeliers, grand piano, and wood folding chairs. Society known as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish...
- Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)--Facilities--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1924]
- Denver, societies and clubs, freemasons, Scottish Rite
- Interior of the Scottish Rite Temple, Masonic Lodge, Denver, Colorado, includes a central altar with cushioned kneeler and tall candle stands, three elevated wooden chairs at end of coved room and leather upholstered benches along side walls with...
- Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)--Facilities--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1924]
- East Denver High School, 19th and Stout
- Exterior view of old East Denver High School, (1889-1925) 19th (Nineteenth) and Stout, Colorado, shows a brick building with stone trim; three-story middle section with massive dome and center bay, two-story wings and stone foundation.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1905]
- Great Western Sugar plant
- View of the Great Western Sugar Company, Brighton, Colorado; shows the railroad freight yards with loaded Union Pacific gondola cars of sugar beets, multi-story plant with smokestack, water tower and fuel drums.
- Great Western Sugar Company--1910-1930.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1930.; Sugar...
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Gymnasium, Colo. School of Mines
- Exterior of the Colorado School of Mines Gymnasium, Golden, Colorado, shows the two and a half story, Mission style building with tile roof and brick construction with stone foundation. The stepped walk up entry is arched with a pediment and round...
- Colorado School of Mines--1900-1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Longmont High School
- View of exterior entrance of the Longmont High School, Longmont, Colorado; features the two and half-story brick building with stepped entrance, double door entry and transom. Lettering below curvilinear parapet reads: Longmont High School; carved...
- Longmont High School (Longmont, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [1925]
- Park Hill United Methodist Church
- Exterior side view of the newly constructed Park Hill United Methodist Church, 5209 Montview Boulevard, Denver, Colorado, a southwestern style structure with a domed bell tower, curvilinear parapets, tile roof, stucco finish and stained glass...
- Park Hill United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Park Hill United Methodist Church
- Exterior view of the Park Hill United Methodist Church, 5209 Montview Boulevard, Denver, Colorado, shows southwestern style structure with a central domed bell tower, curvilinear parapets, tile roof and a stucco finish.
- Park Hill United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Park Hill United Methodist Church
- Exterior side view of the newly constructed Park Hill United Methodist Church, 5209 Montview Boulevard, Denver, Colorado, a southwestern style structure with a domed bell tower, curvilinear parapets, tile roof, stucco finish and stained glass...
- Park Hill United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Stratton Hall
- Stratton Hall, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, named for mining millionaire Winfield Scott Stratton; features brick and stone construction and Mission style curvilinear parapets; several students on stairs of Stratton's entry; Assaying...
- Stratton, Winfield Scott, 1848-1902.--Monuments.; Colorado School of Mines--1900-1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1908]
- United States National Bank Building
- Interior view of the United States National Bank lobby, 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the marble vestibule with vaulted ceiling; Allen True paintings of Western animals and Native American motifs from San Ildefonso...
- United States National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1932]
- United States National Bank Building
- Interior view of the United States National Bank lobby, 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout, Denver, Colorado, shows the marble vestibule with vaulted ceiling with Allen True paintings depicting Western animals and Native American motifs from San...
- United States National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1932?]
- Looking west from tunnel six, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View west from tunnel six of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track winding through foothills of Rocky Mountains above Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Cripple Creek Short Line; passenger...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Village beach, Grand Lake
- Partial view of boats docked on sandy shore of Grand Lake, Colorado near town of Grand Lake; one boat moored to small wooden pier; another boat with three people heading onto lake; edge of town with small wooden frame buildings or shacks.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Narrows, Wiliams [sic] Canon
- View of dirt road in the Narrows, Williams Canyon, El Paso County, near Manitou Springs, Colorado; steep rock ledges overhanging narrow dirt road, small stream.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track with passenger train just crossed over wooden trestle, possibly near Silver Cascade Falls, Colorado in North Cheyenne Canyon; "High Drive" (dirt road)...
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silver Cascade Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--North Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]