Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hydraulic mining. Miners piping off top dirt
- View of a man using "Hydraulic Chief" type nozzles to aim jets of water at an eroded bluff, in (probably) California. Another man stoops in the gold mine, wearing a raincoat.
- Hydraulic mining--California--1860-1880.; Miners--1910-1920.; Mining--California--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 S
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 8, 1912 February 24
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 9 and 10, 1930 September-October
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 18, 1911 April 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 17, 1909 June 12
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 3, 1919 March
- Interior view, St. James Episcopal Church, Meeker, Colorado
- Interior of St. James Episcopal Church, 368 Fourth (4th) Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the sanctuary decorated with sheaths of wheat and grape vines wrapped on decorative brass framework in front of the pulpit. The wooden altar...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Interiors.; St. James Episcopal Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Ouray, Beaumont Hotel
- Sunlight streams through three 5'x 13' Roman windows of cathedral glass on the south end of the Beaumont Hotel dining room, at the intersection of Fifth (5th) Avenue and Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The tables are set...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Birdseye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; plat of streets, residences and commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado, James H. Crawford residence
- Light streams through the arched sidelights and window panes of the entry door of the residence of town founder James H. Crawford, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Crawford, James H.--Homes & haunts.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Light streams in a window of town founder, James H. Crawford's home in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. Central window pane is bordered by decorative panes of glass.
- Crawford, James H.--Homes & haunts.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Central City residence interiors
- Daylight streams through the lace curtains of a dining room in Central City, Colorado. A lazy susan is covered with a lace cloth and has a vase of flowers, fruit, salt and pepper shakers, and a sugar bowl on it. It sits on a rectangular table with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interiors
- The sun streams through two windows of a Central City bedroom where a twin bed with a quilted cover is in the foreground. The windowsills next to the bed are decorated with bric-a-brac, including flowers, vases, bells, and miniature birds. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Sulphur spring, Steamboat Spgs. Colo.
- Eastward view of a sulphur spring in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; mineral water streams from crevice, over riverbank, and into Yampa River; bridge spans the river in distance.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yampa River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Teller House interior
- Light streams through two large rectangular windows with lace curtains into a parlor in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. A large gilt mirror hangs over a square grand piano. A round table with a tablecloth and a plant on it is to the...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.; Parlors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Pianos--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Cliff House, Manitou
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, of the Cliff House and Soda Springs, looking north. The Cliff House is a three-story frame structure with hip gable roof, wrap around porch and balcony, widows' walk, and one- story gable roof south wing. A sign...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff...
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- Inside of the community church
- Two women and a man stand at the back of a church in Bailey, Colorado. Individual chairs are lined up in rows to face the chancel. Sunlight streams through a large cross on the wall above the altar, which is between two, large, glass windows. One...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell L.; Thompson, Roy, Mrs.; Tripp, Gordon, Mrs.
- 1958 December 15
- Aurora Public Library
- A view of the Aurora, Colorado, public library is seen from behind the circulation desk. The silhouette of a globe and plants are in the foreground. A woman stands behind the circulation desk, and a woman borrower stands at the desk, checking out...
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- April 11, 1962
- Dalgleish Studio
- Interior view of George Dalgleish's photography studio in Georgetown, Colorado. Front room has ornate Victorian wall papers, floral linoleum floor, caste iron stove with a wood box, hanging bookshelf lined with books, a writing desk and a office...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Dalgleish Studio
- Interior view of George Dalgleish's photography studio in Georgetown, Colorado. Front room has ornate Victorian wall papers, floral linoleum floor, framed pictures and paintings hang on wall, an upholstered lounge sofa, portrait photographs in a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Placer mining, Umcompahgre [sic] Creek, Colorado
- View of hydraulic gold placer mining in Mesa County, Colorado; shows jets of water, hills, and Uncompahgre Creek.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Main pipe, distribution pipes and tank
- View of the main pipe, valves, and water tank, part of a placer mining operation near Gold Run, California.
- Hydraulic mining--California--Gold Run--1870-1890.; Mining--California--Gold Run--1870-1890.; Penstocks--California--Gold Run--1870-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1886]
- Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado
- View of the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado during its renovation; features balcony spindles, wooden benches on main floor, unfinished stage enclosed with wood, bare brick walls; light streams through windows on both sides of the building;...
- Wheeler Opera House (Aspen, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Remodeling--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Main Street, Aspen
- Hyman Street mall in Aspen, Colorado, has a brick walkway with grass islands with deciduous and evergreen trees, and streams. Light posts, benches, and garbage cans are next to the islands. The Webber block, a three-story Victorian structure with a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Aspen--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 13
- Map of Colorado at Overland Park
- Two women stand in front of a map posted at Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One woman points out a location on the map. The boarder of the sign reads: "Vacation Outdoors In Colorado National Forests, Free...
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Maps--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 June, July
- Mercantile store, Ashcroft
- Mr. Sawyer stands inside a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man has a cigar in his mouth and looks up as sunlight streams in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. His...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- Summer 1943
- Library facing south [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the library in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado shows pastoral and mythological scenes framed by stylized laurel leaves and portraits of statesmen, writers, and scientists. Beamed ceiling has...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Antonito--1910-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- The Palace Hotel, Bob Beers, proprietor, Antonito, Colo.
- The Palace Hotel, Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado, features a two-story corner building constructed of volcanic rock with first-story storefront windows, arched second-story windows, and an ornate cornice. Pedestrians walk on...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Corona, Colorado, interior of snowshed
- Passengers stand next to the covered train depot at Rollins Pass, in Corona (Grand County), Colorado. The tracks of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway are in the foreground. The depot is constructed of logs, and the roof of the snowshed is...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--Facilities--1900-1920.; Corona (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Every kid loves to fish
- Young men of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, pose behind trays of movable type at the Denver Post printing plant. One wears a Hawaiian shirt.
- Brush (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Printing industry--Colorado--Brush--1930-1940.
- Aug 15, 1939
- Clard Svenson of Drop City stands inside a half-finished geodesic dome that eventually will become a theater for psychedelics
- A man stands in the interior of a partially-finished geodesic dome in Drop City, Colorado, in Las Animas County. Light streams through the geometrically-shaped window at the top of the structure. The man holds a circular painting with his right...
- Drop City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Domes--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Geodesic domes.
- 1967 August 6
- Healy House, Leadville, 1941
- Interior view of a corner of a room in the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. Sunlight streams in a window of the room furnished with a dresser, two trunks and a round...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1941
- Healy House, Leadville, 1941
- Interior view of a corner of a room in the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. Sunlight streams in one of two windows and an open trunk with bonnet box and side...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1941
- Healy House, Leadville, 1941
- In this interior view of a room in the Healy House Museum, at the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado, sunlight streams in a window casting light over a sewing machine toward a dresser and two mannequin...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1941
- Arbored walk Glenwood Spgs.
- View down a wooden boardwalk covered by an arbor in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Sunlight streams through the vines as two people stand at the end of the walkway.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Arbors (Bowers)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Ferndale, Colo.
- Mr. Robinson sits in a rocking chair and reads a book before a fire in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. A mail holder hangs on the wall, along with prints. Bric-a-brac is along the mantel. A kerosene lamp in on the table behind...
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Robinson, W. F.
- [1895?]
- Glenwood Spgs., Colo. arbor
- View down a wooden boardwalk covered by an arbor in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Sunlight streams through the vines as two people stand at the end of the walkway.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Arbors (Bowers)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Glenwood Springs
- Two people walk along the wooden boardwalk arbor in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Sunlight streams through the vines that grow over the top of the canopy. Four young girls stand facing the...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Arbors (Bowers)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Electric Fountain, City Park
- Silhouetted trees frame a view of the Electric Fountain in City Park Lake (Ferril) in Denver, Colorado. Streams of water extend high into the air and electric lights illuminate the spray.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Operating room
- Interior view of an operating room at Lutheran Hospital at West 38th (Thirty-eighth) Avenue and Brentwood Street, Wheat Ridge (Jefferson County), Colorado; shows an operating table, stools, a large light fixture, and medical equipment in a cabinet....
- Lutheran Hospital (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Operating rooms--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Hospital, Denver General Hospital, Women's Ward
- Women recline in beds in the Women's Ward at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Many of the beds are unoccupied and line the walls of a long room. A nurses station is at the end of the room near the door. Electric light fixtures hang from...
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospital wards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sick persons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver General Hospital, private emergency room
- Two beds are arranged against a wall in a small room at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. A fern sits on a table between the beds. Through a doorway a bathroom sink is shown. Sunlight streams through a window.
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Beds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Denver General Hospital, operating room
- An operating table sits in the middle of an operating room at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. An intravenous drip, a lamp, and a bowl all mounted on wheeled tripods are nearby. Light streams through the large window and reflects off...
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Medical equipment & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Operating...
- 1931
- Hospital Denver General Hospital restroom, Firemen's and Policemen's ward
- View of a lounge in the Fireman and Policemen's Ward at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Wicker furniture is arranged in an alcove created by a bay window, and two hospital beds are positioned along a wall. A telephone sits on a table...
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lounges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1930?]
- Operating room of hospital
- View of an operating room at Denver Homeopathic Hospital and Medical College in Denver, Colorado. Surgical tools sit in a glass cabinet near a row of sinks. Jars filled with gauze and fluids sit on a table nearby. The floor is covered in tile, and...
- Denver Homeopathic Hospital and Medical College--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Operating rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surgical...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Longs Peak
- The sheer face of the Diamond on Longs Peak, and Chasm Lake, are the backdrop for an individual hiker who stands on a rock on the shore of the lake. The area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Chasm Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Hiking--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- An open gate
- An open gate marks the entrance to national forest land used by the youngsters at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Forests--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Gates--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]