Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- City Lover's House Tour
- Capitol Hill Victorian House Tour
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Inc. Historic Houses Narratives
- Capitol Hill: Denver's great urban neighborhood
- Commercial Art Glass Interior Stained Glass Display
- Weckbaugh Mansion main stair case
- Photograph of the main marble staircase, the stained glass windows on the landing and a set of glass doors in the Weckbaugh Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. Designed by J.J.B. Benedict, the 1930-33 Weckbaugh house is one of few local examples...
- Weckbaugh, Ella Mullen--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo.) Neighborhood); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
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- Weckbaugh Mansion stained glass windows
- Photograph of the gothic inspired stained glass windows and decorative gold leafing in the Weckbaugh Mansion located in Denver, Colorado. Designed by J.J.B. Benedict, the 1930-33 Weckbaugh house is one of few local examples of the Norman Chateau...
- Weckbaugh, Ella Mullen--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo.) Neighborhood); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
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- St Ignatius Loyola Church
- Exterior photograph of the St. Ignatius Loyola Church located in Denver, Colorado. Designed by Denver architects Frank Frewen and Frederick Mountjoy, the 1924 Catholic church represents their only known use of the Gothic Tudor style. The high...
- St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo.); Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the stained glass window, tympanum, and portico of the All Saints Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. The 1890 church was designed by James Murdoch, an important Denver architect during the late 19th and early 20th...
- All Saints Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.); Chapel of Our Merciful Savior (Denver, Colo.); Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver.; Religious facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.); Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
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- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the stained glass window, tympanum, portico, and bell tower of the All Saints Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. The 1890 church was designed by James Murdoch, an important Denver architect during the late 19th...
- All Saints Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.); Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver.; Religious facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.); Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- 1308 Glenarm Street Denver, Colorado
- A man, probably Amos Steck, stands on the porch of a house at 1308 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick masonry house has turrets, covered porch, and balconies.
- Steck, Amos,--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- Summer, 1886
- Stunner, Colorado, in the Platoro mining district southwest of Monte Vista, Colorado
- View of Stunner, Conejos County, Colorado; shows log dwellings and a business, felled timber, and men by a tent with sign: "Drugs."
- Stunner (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Stunner--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Stunner--1910-1920.
- Spring, 1913
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado Routt County, Pioneer Day celebration taken from Onyx Quarry? Hill toward N.E.
- Spectators gather on the slopes of Quarry Mountain and in buggies around the perimeter of a field to watch the baseball game during the Pioneer Day festivities in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Steamboat...
- September, 1908
- Mrs. Buchanan
- Mrs. Buchanan poses outdoors on a burro near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.
- September, 1900
- N. Tejon St. Col. Springs
- View along a walkway, Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows trees, picket fences, and house roofs covered with snow.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- September 20, 1875
- La Veta, Colorado
- Panoramic view overlooking the town of La Veta (formerly known as Francisco Plaza), Colorado in Huerfano County. Brush and other vegetation grow on the slopes in the foreground.
- La Veta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- September 14, 1892
- School #1 Class A
- Outdoor portrait of students in School Number One, A Room, probably in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses and the boys wear suits and ties.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- October, 1891
- Judging best dressed man and woman Indian costume
- Native American Sioux men and women wearing costumes, some with headdresses, are mounted on horses and carry American flags and staffs. White spectators with automobiles and umbrellas gather around them.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.; Spectators--1890-1910.
- October 1916?
- Franklin D. Roosevelt arriving in Denver
- A crowd gathers at a train station (possibly Union Station) on the day of the arrival of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October 14, 1932
- Parish house of St. Stephen's Church, Colorado Springs
- The parish house of St. Stephen's Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is built of rusticated stone with dormers, stained glass, and a half-timbered entry.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parish houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- October 10, 1897
- Longmont Colo.
- Exterior of a two-story brick building with basement and attic dormers, Longmont, Colorado, features a low hip roof, stepped double door entry and stained glass windows.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- Novemvber 30, 1926
- Longmont, Colo.
- Exterior of 1883 Methodist Church, Longmont, Colorado; features brick construction, an intersecting gable roof, L-plan with a large corner entry tower and open bell tower capped with faceted steeple and arched stained glass windows.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- November 30, 1926
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move steel beams at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The wood frame and steel bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 30, 1898
- First Cong. Church
- Exterior of First Congregational Church, Longmont, Colorado; features brick construction, intersecting gables, L-shape plan with corner louvred belltower and large arched stained glass windows.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; First Congregational Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- November 1926
- State of pedestals back Col. Ore Co.
- View of the construction materials and pedestals of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Ore Company building and City Hall are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Junkyards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Water Street approach
- View, facing northeast, of the pedestals and wooden framework of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct at the Water Street approach in Denver, Colorado. A workman stands on the temporary wooden bridge that crosses the South...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Denver flood
- View, of Cherry Creek as it floods Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Tremont House" and "Groceries".
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- May 19, 1864
- Grace Episc Church Co Spgs
- View, from Weber Street, of Grace Episcopal Church and Parish house in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The rusticated brick church has stained glass windows and a tent roof extension. The Parish house has arched windows and vented...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parish houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- June 4, 1907
- Littleton Church Windemere Ave. & So. Broadway
- Exterior view of the newly constructed brick Littleton Church, Windemere Avenue and south Broadway, Colorado; features: intersecting gables, corner tower with battlement crenels and arched stained glass windows. Built by the Meade and Mount...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Littleton--1930-1940.
- June 21, 1935
- 85th Regiment, Medical Detachment
- Group portrait of the 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment Medical Detachment. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, June 1944. Left to right top row: 1) unidentified, 2) Teslovich (Tesley), 3) Capoletti, 4) Delgado, 5) Grannell, 6) Kredatus, 7) unidentified,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- June 1944
- National Guard aircraft
- National Guard aircraft, probably P12's, fly over Guard support units at Camp George West in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Guard support from over 20 Colorado towns gathered for review from state and military officials.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military camps--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military parades &...
- June 1933
- 12th Street, Boulder, Colo.
- A man in a boat floats down a river of water on a flooded street in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County during the city flood of 1894. Spectators stand on the side of the street and watch.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- June 1, 1894
- Rio Grande County, Case steam tractor standing beside historic well in center of town of Del Norte
- The Case steam tractor is parked in the center of town, near the Historic wall.
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tractors--Colorado--Del Norte--1960-1970.
- July, 1966
- Conejos County, Manassa, Catholic Church
- Exterior of the St. Therese of the Little Flower Catholic Church, Conejos County, Colorado; features brick construction, front gable topped with simple cross, a curvilinear parapet on the projecting entrance and stained glass windows.
- Manassa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Conejos County, Conejos, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, oldest church structure in Colorado, built 1858
- Facade view of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado; features brick construction, twin bell towers with aluminum roofs, cross at gable apex, arched doorways and stained glass windows and a upper alcove with a...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conejos (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Hodgetts
- Interior view of the Albert G. Hodgetts residence, 132 West Del Norte, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features Arts and Crafts architecture, wood and glass cabinet bookshelves, stained glass lamps, Oriental rugs and grandmother clock,...
- Hodgetts, Albert G.--Homes and haunts--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bookcases--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- July 1929
- Arrival of mail, Virginius highest established P. O. in U. S., altitude 12,500.
- A postman in a sack jacket and bowler hat poses with his burro loaded with a mail sack, at the Virginius Mine, Mount Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado. Three men sit in background; sacks of ore are near the ore cart tracks, and a...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Letter carriers--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- July 10, 1890
- Rude Park Community Center Orchestra
- Members of the Rude Park Community Center Orchestra pose with their instruments that include violins, clarinets, drums, saxophones, piano, and a cello, at Rude Park Community Center, 1285 Decatur Street, in Denver, Colorado. The conductor stands...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rude Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Community centers--Colorado--Denver.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Youth...
- February, 1934
- Stagecoaches at Lake House Hotel Buena Vista, Colo
- Men stand on and near horse-drawn stagecoaches parked near the Lake House Hotel in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Lake House Hotel (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Transportation--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.
- either 1879 or 1880
- Longmont, Colo. Cen. Presb. Church
- Exterior of the Central (First) Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; features rough cut stone construction, an intersecting gable roof, L-plan with a large corner entry tower capped with battlements, arched and...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 4, 1926
- Longmont Colo., St. Johns Church
- Exterior of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 305 4th Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, features the front gable stone church with Gothic details including arched stained glass windows, side bell tower with pointed steeple topped with a cross. Built...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- December 4, 1926
- Lena Johnson teacher at Conifer, Colo.
- Head and shoulders portrait of Lena Johnson, teacher at Conifer, Colorado. She wears a cotton dress with pleated yoke, high neck and a ruffle with lace across her chest; her soft curls are pulled back.
- Conifer (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.; Johnson, Lena.
- December 1901
- Denver school building stained glass
- Photograph two stained glass windows taken from the interior of an unidentified school in Denver, Colorado. One of the glass panels has a ship in full said with the words "Class of 1906". the other panel is of a rose bush with a ribbon around the...
- Stained glass.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1908
- Postcard of Immaculate Conception Cathedral By Night
- Postcard of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at night with clouds and a full moon. The stained glass windows look illuminated.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- Circa 1905
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- ca. 2004
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church restoration of tower, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- Saint Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Historic buildings.; Leaded glass windows.; Stained glass.;...
- ca. 2004
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Crosses.; Dormers.; Historic buildings.; Steeples.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- ca. 2000
- Temple Emanuel
- View of the facade and south elevation of the Temple Events Center (1899: John Humphries, architect : addition 1924 Thielman R. Wieger) the former Temple Emanuel synagogue at 1595 Pearl Street, in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver,...
- Temple Events Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.; Theaters.; Temple Events Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- ca. 1990
- Damascio House
- View of the Damascio House, 3611 Osage Street, in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Italian stonemason Frank Damascio used rusticated granite and smooth sandstone on the facade of his family's brick home. The house has stained glass...
- Damascio, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Facades.; Houses.; Stained glass.; Damascio, Frank--Homes and haunts.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1980
- The consolidated school, completed last fall
- View of a three-story brick Cache La Poudre Consolidated School building with brackets and a hipped roof in Laporte (Larimer County), Colorado. Boys and girls stand outside the arched entrance or on grass in front of the building.
- Laporte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Laporte--1910-1920.
- between 1913 and 1914