Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Capitol Hill Police Station
- A group of Denver police officers pose near the Capitol Hill Police Station at 2231 Colfax Street in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniforms and caps. An electrical light globe hangs over the entrance to the...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1919 and 1922?]
- Civic Center Park from the Capitol
- A view from the State Capitol grounds of Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows a flag pole, the Denver Public Library, the Voorhies Memorial Entrance, the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors. Trees, people and residential houses...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1924?]
- Spray Coffee and Spice Co.
- View of the Spray Coffee and Spice Company factory at 2110 Market Street in Denver, Colorado. The single story, brick warehouse facade has a decorated parapet and arched windows along the side of the building. The building is labeled: "The Spray...
- Spray Coffee & Spice Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]
- School buses at Civic Center Park
- View from 14th (Fourteenth) Street of a line of school buses from the Kiowa Central School District in front of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado State Capitol building...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; School buses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]
- School buses at Civic Center Park
- View from 14th (Fourteenth) Street of a Kiowa Central School District bus parked in front of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. The bus is labeled: "Kiowa Cent. Sch. Dist. No. 88." A...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; School buses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1925?]
- Buddhist Church
- Interior view of the Tri-State Buddhist Temple (Church) in Denver, Colorado, probably near 19th (Nineteenth) and Market Streets. A man, possibly a monk, stands behind a table and holds a book. A decorated altar (Butsudan) consists of floral...
- Tri-State Buddhist Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buddhist temples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1930?]
- Rippeteau's Lunch Company
- View of a restaurant at 516 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado; window letters read: "Rippeteau Lunch Room."
- Rippeteau's Lunch Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1930?]
- Explosives magazine
- Men pose by a concrete structure (probably an explosives storage magazine) at an unidentified mine; letters read: "Dec 9, 1919, A. S. Fleeman." The building has a small wooden door.
- Buildings--1910-1930.; Men--1910-1930.; Mining--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1930?]
- Mine
- Men pose by ore car tracks and a mine entrance; others sit by frame sheds and tools including a knife sharpening wheel, an anvil, and milling machinery.
- Miners--1910-1930.; Mining--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1930?]
- Mine and miners
- Men (one Black) pose by a mine entrance, ore car tracks, a shed, and tools including a knife sharpening wheel, and milling machinery. Letters on an ore car read: "B. H. Peoples."
- African Americans--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--1910-1930.; Miners--1910-1930.; Mining--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1930?]
- Miners and mine buildings
- Men pose by ore car tracks and a frame building with monitor roof and steam whistle.
- Mine buildings--1910-1930.; Miners--1910-1930.; Mining--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1930?]
- Miners and town building
- Men and a boy pose by a frame building with a covered porch; houses are to the sides.
- Buildings--1910-1930.; Cities & towns--1910-1930.; Miners--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1930?]
- Civic Center Park
- A view from the Colorado State Capitol of Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado before the construction of the City and County building. Shows the Civil War Memorial statue (Soldier's Monument), Voorhies Memorial Entrance, the Greek Theater and...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1919 and and 1923?]
- Presbyterian Hospital
- Construction workers labor near the framework of Presbyterian Hospital at Franklin Street and 20th (Twentieth) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is under construction, and wooden braces and scaffolds are...
- Presbyterian Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1921?]
- Stock Yards Police Station
- A group of Denver Police officers pose outside the Stock Yards Police Station at 1311 38th Avenue in the Chaffee Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniforms, caps and stand in two lines; one line on the sidewalk curb, the other...
- Chaffee Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1921?]
- Brown Retort
- Men examine a Brown retort under construction at an oil shale processing facility at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; part of the retort is in a shed.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1922?]
- Thornton group portrait
- Teenager Daniel I.J. Thornton (later governor of Colorado) poses with unidentified men, women and teenage girls and boys on the steps of a brick building. One of the girls holds a sign that reads: "Texas." The women wear hats, the girls wear...
- Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Teenagers--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Thornton, Daniel I. J., 1911-1976.
- [between 1920 and 1924?]]
- Greek Theatre, Denver
- View of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado (architects Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton). Shows a broad walkway lined with lamp-posts and pedestrian traffic. A woman crosses Colfax...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lampposts--Denver--1920-1930.; Open-air theaters--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Mountains
- View of a mountainside in Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Mountainside
- View of a heavily forested mountain in Colorado.
- Forests--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Mountain road
- View of a dirt road and mountainside in Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Mountain road
- View of a road in the mountains of Colorado.
- Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Byers Canyon
- View of Denver & Salt Lake railroad tracks beside the Colorado River in Byers Canyon in Grand County, Colorado.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Mountainside
- View of a forested mountain in Colorado.
- Forests--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Mountain valley
- View of a creek in a valley in the mountains of Colorado.
- Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- River
- View of a river in Colorado. Trees are near the edge of the water.
- Rivers--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Colo. Sprgs. (Antlers) good
- View of Pikes Pikes Peak Avenue west in Colorado Springs, Colorado in El Paso County; shows commercial buildings, facade of the Antler's Hotel, snowcapped Pikes Peak, and streetcar tracks. Signs: "Drugs," "Merchants' Lunch," "Cafe," "The Princess,"...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Cracker eating contest, Rocky Mountain Lake Park
- Women stand side by side and take part in a cracker eating contest probably at Rocky Mountain Park in Denver, Colorado. Men, probably judges, look on. The women wear dresses with calf length skirts and hats. A lake and the Front Range are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Gold dredge in Summit County, Colorado
- View of a Blue River Placer Mining Company hydraulic placer bucket-line dredge, in the Blue River, Summit County, Colorado. The gold mining vessel and processing plant has a covered stacker extending over tailing piles; mountains are in the...
- Blue River Placer Mining Company--1920-1930.; Dredges--Colorado--Summit County--1920-1930.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1920-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Summit County--1920-1930.; Blue River (Colo. : River)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Mosley family
- Studio portrait of the Mosley family. They are identified as (left to right): Charlotte Mosley, Henrietta Young Mosley, Thelma Mosley, and John Mosley. The girls wear dresses and blouses with collars. John Mosley wears knickers, tie, and jacket.
- African Americans--1920-1930.; Families--1920-1930.; Mosley, Charlotte, born in Denver, Colo.; Mosley, Henrietta Young.; Mosley, John W., Lt. Col. ret.; Mosley, Thelma.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Unidentified automobile repair shop
- Interior view of a garage in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, car repair tools, and a sign: "The Famous Harris Oils Greases Sold Here."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Women at a drinking fountain at Overland Park auto camp
- Three women stand near a drinking fountain in the Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One woman holds her hat in her hand and bends down to get a drink. The other women smile and stand nearby. Tents are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Boys of St. Vincent orphanage
- Boys swing between parallel bars in the playground at Mount St. Vincent's Home at 4159 Lowell Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Parallel bars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children playing...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Boys at Mount St. Vincent's Home
- Boys hang upside down from chinning bars in the playground at Mount Saint Vincent's Home at 4159 Lowell Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- West Side District Courthouse
- View of the West Side District Courthouse located on Fourteenth (14th) Avenue and Santa Fe in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three story brick structure has a curvilinear gable and covered entry. The Denver County Jail is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Denver police vehicles
- Denver police officers pose near police vehicles probably in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles include a paddy wagon, three patrol cars, and a vehicle with an iron I-beam mounted on the frame as a lift. The men and vehicles are positioned near a...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Dolphin Fountain and Sullivan Gate
- View of the Sullivan Memorial Gate (F. E. Edbrooke, architect), at City Park, in Denver, Colorado; the Dolphin Fountain is in the foreground. Leo Lentelli sculptures depict "Agriculture" and "Mining." Landscaping includes lawn and trees.
- Sullivan, Dennis, 1837-1915--Monuments.; City Park Esplanade (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Saltair - sunset
- View of the original Saltair resort, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
- Saltair Resort (Utah)--1920-1930.; Resorts--Utah--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Saltair - sunset
- View of the original Saltair resort, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah; shows Antelope Island [?].
- Saltair Resort (Utah)--1920-1930.; Resorts--Utah--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Saltair - sunset
- View of the original Saltair resort, Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Saltair Resort (Utah)--1920-1930.; Resorts--Utah--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Mesa Verde road
- View of a graded dirt road leading to Knife Edge, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Old road - Mesa Verde
- View of a graded dirt road leading to Knife Edge, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Old road - Mesa Verde
- View of a diverging dirt roads and Knife Edge, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Fifteenth from Stout looking NW
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, pedestrians, Christmas decorations, street lamps, the Gas and Electric Building, and the Mining Exchange. Sign reads: "Lorber's Shoes." A rooftop advertisement depicts a devil...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Denver apartment building
- View of an apartment building in Denver, Colorado; features include an arched entry, awnings, pediments, and a tile roof. Children are on the steps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Denver apartment building
- View of an apartment building at 8th (Eighth) and Humboldt Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include ornate door pediments. Cars and streetcar tracks are in the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Denver apartment building
- View of an apartment building at 14th (Fourteenth) and Lincoln Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include balconies, quoins, and a cornice. Cars are in the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Denver skyline
- Aerial view of the central business district of downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver City Hall and Mountain States Telephone Building under construction. The State Capitol Building is in the distance. Signs on commercial buildings read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Great Northern Railway in Washington
- A Great Northern Railway locomotive vents smoke somewhere in Washington State.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Washington (State)--1920-1930.; Railroads--Washington (State)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Basket
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled willow basket dyed with brown natural dye and red, green, blue and black commercial dye. The basket has a rim, loop handle and leg/foot shaped as a star. The foundation of the basket is rod and welt...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Baskets--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]