Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #305 Eisenkramer's Meat Market
- A bearded customer of Eisenkramer's Meat Market sits in front of the service counter holding a wrapped parcel of meat in his hands. A second parcel of wrapped meat is on the counter next to a ceramic bowl. Two employees stand behind the meat...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- #306 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- A man sits on a stool in front of the customer counter in Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. A man wearing an apron and a man in a suit stand behind the counter. Animal carcasses, including a pig, birds, and beef, hang...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Pork--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- #322 Cobbler at work - rear of Emry Shoe and Clothing Company
- A cobbler repairs the sole of a shoe in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. The shoe is mounted on an iron that the cobbler holds between his feet as he sits on a wooden bench. He taps the sole with a hammer. His box of tools in on the bench next...
- Shoes--Maintenance and repair--Colorado--Paonia--1900- 1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoemakers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- #399 Man in buggy possibly Henry Davis building was originally Paonia High School now (1979) Junior High
- A man, possible Henry Davis, sits in a horse-drawn buggy in front of the newly-built high school in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. He holds the horse's reins in one hand and a whip in the other. The high school is a three-story, masonry...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Davis, Henry.
- [1909?]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- 11th U.S. Cavalry
- A member of the 11th U.S. Cavalry sits and dismantles his rifle near a wooden crate that reads: "Old Dutch Cleanser The Cudahy Packing Co.," in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The troops were called in at the request of Colorado Governor...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914]
- 1421 Champa St., construction progress, framing around cable shaft
- View of construction in the interior of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa St, Denver, Colorado. Shows brick walls and iron beams. A vat for mixing mortar sits on wood scaffolding and a ladder rests against the wall.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 9
- 1421 Champa, interior, offices, general plant, "engineering."
- Men work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Most of the desks are arranged in the center of the room. The men work on papers that are organized on the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916 February
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman sits at a desk and interviews an applicant for a position as an operator at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building, 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The woman behind the desk wears a dress with a broad collar and has a...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employment interviewing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman, possibly Blanche M. McFann, sits at a desk in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The woman is associated with the operator's training school program run by the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 June 9
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman screens an applicant for the operator's school at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The job applicant sits in a chair and raises her arm to measure her reach. The other...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employment interviewing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1st child born in Greeley
- A couple, Horace Greeley and Bertha Dixon, pose for a formal studio portrait in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. The man, who sits in an upholstered chair with fringe around the edge, wears a suit, a shirt, a vest, and leather gloves. The woman...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dixon, Bertha.; Greeley, Horace.
- 1870 June 18
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings and kiva entrances. A Native American (Taos Pueblo) girl sits by a tree to one side.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Girls--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 3 weeks ago, opposite is my store, hotel before ocupation [sic] [graphic]
- Exterior view of the two-story Hotel Windsor in Leadville, Colorado shows a false front with bracketed cornice, clapboard siding, four storefronts with double door entries and multi-pane windows and three second-story sash windows above each store....
- Hotel Windsor (Leadville, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- 300 and 5th Street block in the East Side Historic District
- Photograph of the 300 and 5th Street block in the East Side Historic District, located in Longmont, Colorado. The district symbolizes the early period of growth as well as later development that took place on the east side of Longmont. The...
- East Side Historic District (Longmont, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Longmont.; Architecture--Colorado--Longmont--History.
- 1986 June 3
- 300 block Main
- View along the 300 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows townspeople gathered around and on a freshly cut cottonwood tree. A man poses with an ax over his shoulder; a boy sits on his bicycle holding on to a tree branch. The brick...
- Cottonwood--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [1901]
- 308 E. Third, Glengarry House
- Early view of East 3rd (Third) Street in Leadville, Colorado, includes log cabins with sod roofs side by side with with new board and batten or false front structures. A man stands on the boardwalk in front of a two-story hewn log false front with...
- McDonald, A. A.--Homes & haunts--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]
- 400 and Collyer block in the East Side Historic District
- Photograph of the 400 and Collyer block in the East Side Historic District, located in Longmont, Colorado. The district symbolizes the early period of growth as well as later development that took place on the east side of Longmont. The district...
- East Side Historic District (Longmont, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Longmont.; Architecture--Colorado--Longmont--History.
- 1986 June 3
- 400 and Collyer block in the East Side Historic District
- Photograph of the 400 and Collyer block in the East Side Historic District, located in Longmont, Colorado. The district symbolizes the early period of growth as well as later development that took place on the east side of Longmont. The district...
- East Side Historic District (Longmont, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Longmont.; Architecture--Colorado--Longmont--History.
- 1986 June 3
- 50th anniversary of White River National Forest
- Regional Forester Allen S. Peck responds to address of welcome at the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, on the side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado. Governor Ralph L. Carr sits on left with two other...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Courthouses--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Carr, Ralph L. (Ralph Lawrence), 1887-1950.; Peck, Allen S.
- 1941 October 11
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- 7th Avenue & 9th Street
- View of the newly settled community of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. An L-shaped, wood frame house is situated across the street from a one-story commercial, false-fronted, lumber storefront; a man and a woman stand in front of the building....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- [Pik]es Peak carriage road near the toll gate
- A man sits in a horse-drawn buggy on a road on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Rock formations are nearby.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- "Back from the round-up", Ranger Rollins in fighting togs
- An Arizona Ranger sits and poses on a horse in Arizona. Ranger Rollins wears a striped jacket and slacks, cowboy boots, a neckerchief, a cowboy hat and gauntlets with horse shoe symbols and a leather cartridge belt. A horse has a woven saddle...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909]
- "Castle Rock" in Boulder Canon
- A man sits on a rock in the middle of probably Middle Boulder Creek, and a dog lies beside the creek in the narrow canyon. Shows a sheer rock wall, trees and fallen logs in the creek bed in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1875]
- "Charley" C. M. Wood
- C. M. Wood stands near a right-hand drive automobile parked in front of Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. His wife sits in the passenger seat of the convertible automobile.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wood, C. M.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- "Cheyenne Lodge" (& surroundings)
- A Native American (Cheyenne) woman sits near a tepee. Near the tepee is a wood cooking tripod and a wood and brush drying rack from which meat and hide hangs. A metal pot is on the ground near the tripod. Other tepees are in the distance.
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- "Gramp" and the burro
- An man sits on a burro, probably in Colorado. He wears a suit, a bowler hat, and has a white beard.
- Aged persons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- "Hidden inn" at garden of the gods
- A woman sits in a Kissel convertible automobile at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The Hidden Inn is an adobe hotel; a sign reads: "City Park Property, Free Admission, Visitors Welcome."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1918?]
- "Lark" airplane
- A pilot sits in a propeller powered airplane named "The Lark," probably in Colorado.
- Airplanes--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- "Lark" airplane
- View of an airplane named "The Lark" probably in Colorado. The pilot sits in the cockpit.
- Air pilots--American--Colorado--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- "Off to the hills" Lieutenant Wheeler, mounted, and Sergeant Hopkins, unmounted
- View of Arizona Rangers and horses in Arizona. Lieutenant Harry C. Wheeler wears a suit and tie, a cowboy hat, leather gauntlets with fringe, and sits on a horse with silver bridal details and a rifle in a leather scabbard. Sergeant Arthur A....
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Arthur A.; Wheeler, Harry C.
- [between 1903 and 1907]
- "The Loop" above Georgetown
- View of the railroad loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A Colorado Central narrow-gage railroad train sits on tracks nearby. The High Bridge trestle is in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- "Waiting for Gabriel's trumpet," Indian burial, Crow, Montana, near Pryor
- A covered casket (?) sits atop a wooden burial platform on a hilltop, possibly on the Native American Crow Reservation in Montana. Signs of frost line the securing ropes and platform poles.
- Crow Indians--Social life--Montana--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1900.; Scaffold burial--Montana--1890-1900.
- 1900
- "Who's Afraid" Duck & Child at City Park
- A young child sits in a wagon next to City Park Lake as a group of ducks gather around. The young child wears a bonnet, coat and a fur shawl.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Geese--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- A cattle ranch on the Cimarron
- View of a cattle ranch near the Cimarron River in probably Montrose County, Colorado. Cowboys sit astride horses and a woman sits sidesaddle on her mount. Shows log rail corrals, a log cabin with sod roof and canvas tent addition, a wagon, a buggy,...
- Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Montrose...
- [1898]
- A Chinese interior
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese men dressed in silk jackets, dark trousers and skullcaps sit in a room on a Chinese style divan. Shows embroidered wall hangings behind the divan, ornate wood carving on the...
- Chinese Americans--Men--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Houses--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A Colorado Camp
- People pose near tents, horses and a horse-drawn carriage probably in Larimer County, Colorado. Two people eat at a makeshift table while a woman prepares food on a cook stove with a stovepipe. A man sits on a boulder that has an inscription: "Fort...
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- A forest service trail in the Cimarron Country
- A man sits by pack horses on a forest trail in the Uncompahgre National Forest, in Montrose or Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Uncompahgre National Forest (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A group of men posed outside of a grocery store a little girl sits nearby
- A group of men stand and sit on the sidewalk near a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a briefcase. A sign on the awning reads: "Confectionery & Grocery".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- A home in the Blue Ridge Mtns. of Virginia
- A wood plank house and barn sit near a dirt road in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. A woman and child stand in the doorway and on the porch; a duck sits in the yard.
- Blue Ridge Mountains--1900-1910.; Barns--Virginia--1900-1910.; Houses--Virginia--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A man and a dog
- A man sits on a concrete ledge as he holds the leash to his small dog. The man wears a shirt (possibly satin), tie, cap, slacks and glasses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- A miner's home in Colorado
- A miner and his family pose on the porch of their cabin in Colorado. The man holds a lunchbox and sits on a wheelbarrow.
- Cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A mirage on the desert. H. Betts
- Photograph of a painting by Harold Harrington Betts. Against the backdrop of a jagged mountain range, a Native American (tribe unknown) gestures as he speaks to a white man who holds a rifle. Another man sits on a rock and listens, as does a Native...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Deserts--1900-1910.; Paintings--1900-1910.; Pioneers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A modern adobe in Santa Fe
- Well dressed men and women stand on the porch of an adobe house with Territorial Style elements in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The house has a portal with square posts and windows with shutters. A Hispanic woman sits on the ground; she...
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]