Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Georgetown?
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, east toward Griffith Mountain, which is covered with a light snow. Sunlight illuminates the town from the south in low, slanting rays, and highlights some spots, such as the north- south streets, the spires of the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1918?]
- Demolition of the old Broadway theatre 1756 Broadway
- Interior view of the demolition of the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado; shows the balcony, coffered ceilings, debris, men working, and shafts of sunlight.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1955 February 21
- Sunlight Valley. Foot of Indian Hill
- Men on horseback ride down a hillside into Sunlight Basin in Park County, Wyoming.
- Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Sunlight Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Sunlight Valley. Foot of Indian Hill
- View of Sunlight Basin in Park County, Wyoming.
- Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Sunlight Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Shoshone Mts. from Sunlight
- Thomas Moran stands next to a saddled horse at a camp in Sunlight Basin, Park County, Wyoming. Unloaded crates stand in the center of the camp; a man loads a pack horse. The Absaroka Mountains are in the distance.
- Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Sunlight Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926.
- 1892
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 39, 1910 September 24
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 3, 1919 March
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 11 and 12, 1922 November-December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 5 and 6, 1929 May-June
- Sunrise from Pikes Peak
- View of clouds and rays of sunlight below the rock slopes of Pike's Peak, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clouds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Dana's Point
- Sunlight reflects off the Pacific Ocean at Dana Point in Orange County, California. Shows seaweed washed up on the beach and a rocky cliff.
- Dana Point (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Beaches--California--Dana Point--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--Dana Point--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Dana Point--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Lutes Drug Store
- Interior view of Lutes drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, includes glass display cases and counters with candy, cigars, greeting cards and prescription drugs. Sunlight shines in the large store front windows with transoms. Glass dome lamps are...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- December 1926
- Longmont Pres. Church
- Interior of the First Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; shows the minister preaching to the congregation seated in wooden pews curved around the lectern with the open scripture book, a vase of daisies and a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; First Presbyterian Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Interior Denver Union Station
- Interior view of the Denver, Colorado, Union Station railroad depot taken from second floor; shows sunlight through arched windows, chandeliers, benches in waiting room, and marked portals: "To Trains, News, Check Stand, Restaurant, Women."
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Lobby Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- Interior view of the lobby of the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, with sunlight streaming through upper story skylight on the central grand stairway with turned balusters. Boston ferns are on the newel posts, and floral rugs cover...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Stairways--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [1924]
- Lobby Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- Interior view of the lobby of the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, with sunlight streaming through an upper story skylight. A man stands behind the front desk, and the center stairway has Boston ferns on the newel posts.
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotel front desk personnel--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [1924]
- 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?]
- Cripple Creek, Poverty Gulch
- View of Poverty Gulch and Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek's infamous red-light district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; rock-debris is in center of street; the one and two-story wooden frame commercial buildings on both sides of the street have falsefronts...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- At Wellsville Hot Springs
- Sunlight illuminates the entrance to a canyon of porous, rock walls at the Wellsville Hot Springs near Wellsville, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Wellsville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wellsville Warm Spring (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Wellsville--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Van Briggle
- Interior of Van Briggle's Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows women at work tables with pottery and washtubs, shelves full of bisque ceramic pieces, an open beam ceiling, a potter's wheel and sunlight through the windows.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Potters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Potteries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Squaw Mtn. from Genesee Mtn. Denver Mtn. Park
- Westward view of 11,486-foot Squaw Mountain from Genesee Mountain along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road; sunlight glints on rocks in foreground; foothills below are dotted with pine trees; mountains extend to horizon.
- Squaw Mountain (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Central City residence interiors
- Image of a dark bedroom in the Prosser house that is illuminated only by the sunlight from the window. The twin bed has a quilted spread and pillows. The window has lace curtains, and a birdcage with a bird in it hangs in front of the window....
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interiors
- Straw and cloth hats hanging on a hatrack are reflected in an oval mirror in the Prosser house. Sunlight illuminates the left side of the image. The mirror has a rectangular frame and scroll-work around the edges. Another mirror is visible in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.; Mirrors--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- Woman sits near a Colorado lake
- Sunlight reflects off of a lake in Colorado. A woman sits near the lake edge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1920-1950.; Women--Colorado--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Chemistry class at High School, 1941
- In a chemistry classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado, students in heavy aprons work at lab tables with beakers and jars with stoppers. Pane sash windows on the left side of the classroom allow sunlight to stream in the laboratory....
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Laboratories--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Science--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Louis Dupuy's study, Hotel de Paris [graphic]
- An interior view of "sample room #2" on the first floor of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado. Room includes three bookcases filled with books, a door with a glass transom, two leather armchairs with carved legs, a microscope, newspapers, a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Interiors.; Studies (Rooms)--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1980.; Dupuy, Louis, 1844-1900.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1954 and 1977.]
- Storefronts, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of storefronts in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. The central storefront is one story with a half-story false front across the top. The double door is flanked by two large mullioned windows. A sign...
- African Americans--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Main Street, Central City streets
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado; shows street flanked by two and three-story nineteenth century storefronts. Half of the street is in the shadows, and the buildings on the right side of the street, which are the only buildings...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Donkeys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Main Street, Central City
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado, most of which is in the shadows. The street is flanked by two and three story nineteenth century storefronts. The top stories of the buildings on the right side of the street are in the sunlight, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Taken in Omaha
- A Native American Dakota Sioux man poses in sunlight outside a two-story house, wearing war bonnet headdress and wrapped with a blanket, Omaha, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.
- 1898
- 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]
- Crested Butte - 1965 Congregational Church
- Interior view of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a wheel window, with decorative glass backlit by sunlight; a cross hangs on the wall; podium and chairs behind altar; pews with lancet arch ends.
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.; Interiors.
- 1965
- Crested Butte - 1965 Congregational Church
- Interior view of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a wheel window with decorative glass backlit by sunlight; a cross hangs on the wall; podium and chairs behind altar; pews with lancet arch ends with decorative...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.; Interiors.
- 1965
- Crested Butte - 1965 Congregational Church
- Interior view of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a wheel window, with decorative glass backlit by sunlight; a cross hangs on the wall; podium and chairs behind altar; pews with lancet arch ends.
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.; Interiors.
- 1965
- Byers Branch
- Interior of the Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; shows sunlight streaming in vertical sash windows with arched transoms, bookshelves along perimeter walls with sign: "Handicraft Books On Shelf Below,"...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Vue de la ville de Georgetown (Colorado)
- Drawing of a view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north, with mountains on either side. A few buildings, including the Hamill House, and corrals are seen in a patch of sunlight. Many pine trees are visible; in the foreground trees have been...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1980.
- [between 1940 and 1980?]
- Loretto Heights service camp World War I
- A classroom of American Red Cross (ARC) students, including sisters of Academy sit around two long tables working with bandages, Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center, Denver, Colorado. The women wear white dresses with veils....
- American Red Cross--1910-1920.; Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Demolition of the old Broadway theatre 1756 Broadway
- Interior view of the demolition of the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado; shows a truck, debris, and shafts of sunlight.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1955 February 21
- Demolition of the old Broadway theatre 1756 Broadway
- Interior view of the demolition of the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado; shows a truck, debris, the scalloped proscenium arch, and shafts of sunlight.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1955 February 21
- Aspen residence interior
- Interior view of fluted wainscoting on a wall with decorative spindles above it in Aspen, Colorado; wood paneling in the background; finishes streaked with sunlight.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Wainscoting--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Aspen residence interior
- View of the entry door to an Aspen, Colorado home held open by a doorstop; sunlight shines through the screen door; room features an upholstered sofa, coffee table with a vase of flowers, porcelain pieces, and other bric-a-brac on top of it;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Guston - 1945 interior of a church
- Interior view of the church at Guston, Colorado; shows sunlight shining through double hung windows; windows at odd angles because the walls are leaning inward due to deteriorating infrastructure.
- Guston (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Guston--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1945
- Aspen residence interior
- Interior view of an iron chandelier with glass globes hanging from the ceiling in front of an entry door, Aspen Colorado; features sunlight shining through the entry door; "Pioneer Park" (appearing backwards) painted on the transom over the door;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- CB&Q train, engine number 2966, engine type 4-6-2
- Freight, eastbound; 15 cars, 50 MPH, good smoke, with brilliant sunlight reflecting off the tender. Photographed: east of Hudson, Colo., February 15, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Hudson.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1937
- Mercantile store at Ashcroft, Summer, 1943 [graphic]
- Interior of a dilapidated store in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes sunlight streaming in through the missing roof boards above the rafters. The remains of a wood counter is in front of tall empty shelves...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1943
- 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