Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Landmark Designation Application for Clarence Holmes' residence.
- Stapleton International Airport
- Informational Notice to All Families and Individuals Living In Model Cities Target Areas #1 and #2
- Information Statement for Business Concerns and Other Non-Residential Establishments
- Standley Lake Dam Dedication
- People crowd a railroad flatcar with bunting at Standley Lake Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; dignitaries include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Colorado Governor Shafroth, Wyoming Governor Carey, State Engineer Comstock,...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- Standley Lake Dam Dedication
- People crowd around a bunting draped railroad flatcar with United States flags and automobiles at the dedication of Standley Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; dignitaries include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Colorado Governor...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- The Voorhees memorial [art original].
- Memorials--Colorado--Denver.; Monuments in art.; Monuments--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Oil paintings.; Architectural drawings.; Renderings (Drawings)
- September 29, 1919.
- Agnes Memorial
- View of cottages at the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas cabanas, and men in folding chairs. Lettering reads: "The Tucker Tent Co."
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 29, 1905
- Barbecue Great Divide
- Men, women and children congregate near automobiles and makeshift picnic tables at Great Divide, Moffat County, Colorado; dogs wander among people.
- September 21, 1917
- Great Divide Colo.
- View of Great Divide, Moffat County, Colorado; shows people near general merchandise building, parked automobiles, Great Divide Cash Store, post office, and hotel; horses graze near wagons.
- Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- September 21, 1917
- Great Divide Colo.
- View of Great Divide, Moffat County, Colorado; shows post office, hotel, and pedestrian, automobile, and horse-drawn wagon traffic.
- Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- September 21, 1917
- Colo. National Bank, September 1920
- Exterior view of the Colorado National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Street, Denver; shows 1915 Neoclassical Greek temple style features, Colorado Yule marble and fluted columns with Ionic capitals. Sign on adjacent building reads: "Postal...
- Colorado National Bank--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- September 1920
- Colo. National Bank bldg., W. E. & A. A. Fisher architects, Seerie brothers construction Co.
- View of Colorado National Bank building construction, 17th (seventeenth) and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons, Tabor Opera House, statue atop Mining Exchange Building, and signs: "L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Company,"...
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- September 15, 1914
- Trees in #138 loaded with fruit
- View of West Lake Orchard, in (possibly) Adams or Larimer County, Colorado; shows fruit trees, men, and ladders.
- Apples--Colorado--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 6, 1909
- Packing apples in West Lake Orchard
- View of West Lake Orchard in (possibly) Adams or Larimer County, Colorado; shows fruit trees and a table stacked with apples and crates.
- Apples--Colorado--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 6, 1909
- Apple pickers at dinner, Westlake Orchard
- Large group of men sit and stand along two long wooden tables set with china, pitchers and coffee pots, inside a walled tent, at Westlake orchard, Colorado.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 16, 1909
- Packing apples, West Lake Orchard
- View of fruit-packing operation for West Lake Orchard, possibly Adams or Larimer County, Colorado; shows men and women working under a canvas tent with crates of apples.
- Apples--Colorado--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 16, 1909
- Griffin Wheel Co. Plant, Denver, Colo.
- View of Griffin Wheel Company plant, Denver, Colorado; shows a man on a horse-drawn wagon, industrial buildings with smokestack, stacked wheels, and railroad boxcars lettered: "Chicago, Rock Island and Texas," "Pennsylvania," "Fort Worth &...
- Griffin Wheel Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad car industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad freight...
- October 16, 1906
- The Bowles schoolhouse on our lands
- View of Bowles School, somewhere in Colorado, a stone building with a porch and sign: "Bowles School." A boy poses.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--1900-1910.
- October 11, 1908
- "East End" schoolhouse on our lands
- View of East End School, near Brighton (Adams County) Colorado, a frame salt box structure with sign: "East End, 1906, Dist. No. 27," and a water pump.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; One-room schools--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1910.
- October 11, 1908
- Working towards Elderado [sic] Springs on the Community Canal
- View of wagons and digging equipment in an irrigation trench (Community Ditch) at Eldorado Springs, Colorado; rocky walls of Eldorado Canyon in background.
- Community Ditch (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.
- November 21, 1908
- Site of diverting dam on South Boulder Creek, Elderado [sic] Springs
- View of South Boulder Creek and Eldorado Springs (Boulder County) Colorado; shows covered swimming pool, resort cabins, and lodge.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.
- November 21, 1908
- 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
- Visitors at Standley Lake Dam
- View of Colorado & Southern Railroad engine number 316 with coal tender and passenger cars at Standley Lake dam, (Jefferson County) Colorado; shows crowd of men and women standing by banner: "Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System..." and wagons...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Standley Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.;...
- May 29, 1909
- Afoot inspecting Marshall Lake
- People approach Colorado and Southern Railway passenger railroad cars in Boulder County, Colorado; houses dot the coal mining town of Marshall; shows a canal or ditch (possibly Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation system), and the Flatirons.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Marshall (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Marshall--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Marshall--1900-1910.;...
- May 20, 1909
- Denver-Greeley Valley irrigation district
- View of men on Colorado & Southern Railroad passenger cars inspecting the Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System, Jefferson County, Colorado; banner reads: "The Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System Taking Water From the Standley Lake System."
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson...
- May 20, 1909
- Concrete section of Community canal near swimming pool in Elderado [sic] Spgs.
- View of the Commmunity Canal at Eldorado Springs (Boulder County) Colorado; shows a rock walled water channel, men and a team of horses by a footbridge, the swimming pool pavilion, and a hotel and cabins.
- Community Ditch (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- March 22, 1909
- Dedicatory ceremonies at opening of enlarged Community Canal
- View of dedication ceremony for Community Canal near Eldorado Springs (Boulder County) Colorado; shows men on cement canal gate.
- Community Canal (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Dedications--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.
- March 22, 1909
- Concrete section of Community Canal through Elderado [sic] Springs
- View of Community Canal and Eldorado Springs (Boulder County) Colorado; shows an irrigation canal, construction debris, South Boulder Creek, Eldorado Springs resort cabins, and rock cliffs.
- Community Canal (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.
- March 22, 1909
- Shoshone Dam
- View of Shoshone Dam (hydro electric) construction, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows men on catwalks over the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Garfield...
- March 17, 1910
- Leadville L. & P. Co. powerhouse and substation
- View of Leadville Lighting and Power Company powerhouse and substation, Leadville (Lake County) Colorado; shows industrial buildings, smokestacks, a coal conveyor, and boardwalk.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Power plants--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.
- March 15, 1910
- Picking strawberries on Westlake Ranch
- View of men and women picking strawberries on the Westlake Ranch (possibly in Adams County, Colorado); pickers wear hats and carry baskets.
- Harvesting--Colorado--1910-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--1910-1920.; Strawberries--Colorado--1910-1920.
- June 28, 1910
- Western Union, Denver
- Interior view of Western Union Telegraph and Telegram office in Denver, Colorado; shows men operating telegraph equipment and flywheels. Calendars and advertising posters are on the wall.
- Western Union Telegraph Company--Facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- July, 1915
- Strasburg, Colo.
- View of Union Pacific Railroad Company depot at Strasburg (Arapahoe County) Colorado; also shows a grain elevator, water tower, a windmill, houses, and a sign: "D. M. Weaver General Merchandise."
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Strasburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Strasburg--1910-1920.
- July 26, 1918
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right center of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds and the town of...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama view over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows Colorado River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and scattered wood frame residences and sheds; eroding slope of Mount...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, tents and sheds; the...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama view south east over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows the irrigation canal, orchards with rows of fruit trees and wood frame residences and lean-tos. Grand Mesa rises in distance.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left center of panorama view southeast over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows orchards with rows of fruit trees and wood frame barn and residences; Colorado River embankment is in the distance.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Center of panorama view south over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences; Colorado River embankment is in the distance.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right center of panorama view south over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences; Colorado National Monument and Grand Junction in...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama view south over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences; Colorado National Monument is...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left center of panorama view northwest over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows the Colorado (Grand) River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds,...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Canning plant and cremery [sic], Brighton Colo.
- View of canning plant and creamery in Brighton (Adams County) Colorado; shows Frink Cheese Factory, North Main Street, men in horse drawn wagons with milk cans, and a car.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canneries--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.; Dairy products industry--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.
- Januraty 22, 1910
- Colo. National Bank bldg., W. E. & A. A. Fisher, architects, Seerie Brothers Co., builders
- View of Colorado National Bank construction, 17th (seventeenth) and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows steel girders, board fencing, stacks of materials, and ladder connecting floors.
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- January 23, 1915
- Street scene Ft. Lupton Colo
- View of muddy business street, Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons, buggies, automobile, pedestrians, and businesses: "St. John Mercantile," "Real Estate and Loan Office," "Confectionary and Cigars," "Meat Market," "Jackson...
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910
- School and Barwise Packing Plant Ft. Lupton Colo.
- View of a brick school with a belfry in Fort Lupton (Weld County) Colorado; Barwise packing plant with piles of wooden crates in adjoining yard.
- Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910
- Adams County Court House Brighton Colo.
- View of Adams County Court House at Bridge and South Fourth Avenue, Brighton (Adams County) Colorado; shows a brick and stone municipal structure with a cupola. Northeast Elementary school and residences are in background.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910
- Kuner Pickle Co. Plant Brighton Colo.
- View of Kuner Pickle Plant, Brighton (Adams County) Colorado; shows frame factory buildings, a water tower, a smokestack, piled crates and people.
- Kuner Pickle Company--1910-1920.; Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canneries--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910
- Street scene, Brighton Colo.
- View of Division Street (later North Main) in Brighton (Adams County) Colorado; shows pedestrians, cars, a clock, and signs: "Confectionary," "Herman Jeweler," "Barbershop," "Elite Laundry," "State Bank and Gem Pharmacy," "Carmichael Building," and...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.
- January 22, 1910