Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Maude Fealy
- Maude Fealy poses for a studio bust portrait, possibly for the role of "Filiberta" in "The Cardinal." She has long, wavy hair; wears a bracelet, a pearl necklace, and a dress with gathered, sheer fabric and beadwork; and holds a bouquet of lilies.
- Actresses--1900-1910.; Fealy, Maude, 1881-1971.
- [1900?]
- Grammar school at Adams City
- The four-room grammar school building in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado was built in 1907. The light colored brick building features a rambling floorplan with two stories. The two end sections have hipped roofs and open double-hung windows. A...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1910.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Adams Hotel
- View of the Dutch Room in the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows wooden tables and wooden captain's chairs with leather seats and backs in the dining room. Beer steins sit on a plate rail above wooden paneling. A...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 Jan. 9
- Joseph T. Geuting and Rev. Richard Ryan
- Reverend Richard Ryan, the President of Regis College, poses next to Joseph T. Geuting, the manager of the Utility Airplane council of the Aerospace Industry Association of America.
- Aerospace Industries Association of America--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; College presidents--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Geuting, Joseph T.; Ryan, Richard, President of Regis College.; Regis College (Denver,...
- January 1965
- Wood carving of the Four Freedoms
- Photograph of a wood carving depiction of the Four Freedoms by James Gertin, an African-American (Black) student, at Manual Training High School in Denver, Colorado. "The Four Freedoms" is carved at the top of the piece. A radio microphone...
- African Americans--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wood carvings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Drugstore interior
- Interior view of the Schultz Drug Co. on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Men and a woman stand behind the display cases and African American men, who include Clarence F. Holmes, Sr., stand behind the lunch counter.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Group at Weze's parent's farm
- Members of Weze Hopkins' family, with her mother and father, pose outdoors on a farm possibly in Illinois.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- W.F. Cody, Buffalo Bill
- Studio portrait of William Frederick Cody, "Buffalo Bill," in the last years of his life. He wears a dark shirt with large buttons, beaded gauntlets, a gun, holster and belt, and black woollies (chaps).
- Aged persons--1910-1920.; Celebrities--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Entertainers--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1916 and 1917]
- Alta mill, Telluride, Colo.
- View of the mill building at the Alta mine near the base of Silver Mountain, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Alta Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silver Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Twenty-first Annual Convention American National Live Stock Association Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City
- Men and women, members of the National Livestock Association, look back at the photographer from the floor of a meeting room at the Hotel Utah at Temple and Main Streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a high-ceilinged room with...
- American National Livestock Association--Meetings--1910-1920.; Hotel Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1910-1920.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Meetings--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 January 14, 15, 16
- The Old school house, Amity, Colo.
- View of a frame school building with a cupola and finial near a dirt road in the Salvation Army colony at Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. Picket and barbed wire fences are beside the road, and probably a farm house is near the school.
- Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Sultan Mt. Bakers Park
- View of Animas Valley, Animas River, Sultan Mountain, and Bakers Park (Silverton), San Juan County, Colorado.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1875]
- Buffalo Bill's residence, North Platte
- A large group of people, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center, stands in front of Cody's home at the Scout's Rest Ranch in North Platte, Nebraska. A man in the right foreground stands near a large rack of antlers against...
- Antlers--1880-1920.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ranches--Nebraska--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1887 and 1912?]
- The Antlers
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The hotel is of rusticated stone and wood construction with a bell roof turret, parapet, and wrap around porch. A man sits in a carriage drawn by a white horse.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898?]
- Silverton, Colorado
- A girl wears a skirt and a wide-brimmed hat and stands in a dirt street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Young children are near a horse-drawn wagon. A man wears a suit and derby hat and stands near a wooden sidewalk. Shows frame or brick...
- Anvil Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Etahdleuh Doanmve (?)
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American Apache young man wearing a jacket and tie and short cropped hair.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Apex, Colo
- A woman and a dog sit on a hill overlooking the town of Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, commercial buildings, log cabins and clear cut land strewn with logs.
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- George W. Kassler
- Studio portrait of George W. Kassler, a book and stationery store owner. He was the Denver, Colorado City Treasurer from 1873 to 1875 and a member of the Arapahoe County Board of Education (School Board District Number 1) from 1882 to 1888. He...
- Arapahoe County (Colo.). School District, No. 1. Board of Education--People.; School board members--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Business people--American--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; School boards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Kassler, George...
- [between 1890 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]
- Fort Lyons [sic] Colorado
- View of Fort Lyon (Bent County), Colorado. The Arkansas River flows by the stone buildings and Native American (tribe unknown) tepees.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Fort Lyon (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Fort Lyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fort Lyon--1870-1880.; Tipis--Colorado--Fort Lyon--1870-1880.
- [between 1866 and 1877]
- Looking across the great fruit orchards at Canon City
- Panoramic view of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows smokestacks, towers or spires on downtown buildings or churches and the Arkansas River. A stone buildings has chimneys and a hipped roof. Fruit trees in an orchard are in bloom nearby.
- Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [1910?]
- Portrait of a man
- An Aspen, Colorado, man with a moustache poses for a head and shoulders studio portrait. He wears a suit jacket, a high-collared shirt, and a necktie.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [about 1895?]
- Aspen from Aspen Mt.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows the Wheeler Opera House, Hotel Jerome, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, and mine buildings and aerial tramway lines. Red Mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mollie Gibson Mine, Aspen
- View of Mollie Gibson Mine works and the town of Aspen. Shows ore processing buildings, tailings and Colorado Midland Railway tracks. Buildings in the town include the Wheeler Opera House, Pitkin County Court House, Hotel Jerome and St. Mary's...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mollie Gibson Shaft (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak
- View of Colorado Springs with Pike's Peak in the distance. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company train cars are near a depot. One rail car reads: "Anheuser Busch and Company, Lager Beer," "Faust Lager." Shows the Antler Hotel, El Paso...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Big Canyon A.T. & S.F.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train is seen along a railroad grade in an area identified as Big Canyon. The locomotive pulls passenger and box cars in an arid landscape beside an unidentified river.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1910.; Railroads--1910-1920.; Rivers--1910-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Paint gang 1 1/2 mile north of Manzanola, Colo.
- A paint crew in work clothes is shown on a railroad bridge near Manzanola (Otero County), Colorado, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe line. The bridge, probably at the Catlin Canal, is constructed of steel girders and concrete embankments. Two...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Catlin Canal (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Manzanola (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Painting--Colorado--Manzanola--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Manzanola--1900-1910.; Railroad construction &...
- 1906
- Bakerville, Colorado
- View of log buildings at Bakerville (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a two story building with a gabled roof and chimneys, a fenced yard, cabins and possibly a barn. Hillsides have patches of trees and have probably been logged. A dirt road is...
- Bakerville (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Quayle Creek (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Colorado--Bakerville--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Bakerville--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868?]
- Baldy, Colo., with wagons and people
- One-story, wood-frame storefronts are in front of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks in the prairie town of Baldy, Colorado, in Costilla County. Women wearing dresses and aprons stand in front of the buildings. Bundles are piled next to the...
- Baldy (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Crow Indians
- Group portrait of Native Americans (Crow and Bannock) and interpreters on a grassy lawn in front of a gazebo. Identification: "1. Tom Stuart, Crow interpreter 1880, 2. Addison McQuivy (?), Crow interpreter 1880, 3. Long Elk, Crow Chief 1880, 4....
- Bannock Indians--1870-1890.; Crow Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1885?]
- [Thirty-third] 33rd Anniversary Convention, B.Y.P.U. of A., Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic group portrait of people at the Baptist Young People's Union of America convention at the Denver City Auditorium in downtown Denver, Colorado. Young men and women wear suits and ties or dresses, hats, caps, fezzes, and feathered headbands...
- Baptist Young People's Union of America--People--1920-1930.; City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Religious meetings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young...
- 1924 July 9-13
- Coopers
- View of a group of barrel makers (coopers). Men and boys pose with barrels and tools. Shows barrels in various stages of construction, staves, adzes, possibly a draw knife, and a cooper's driver.
- Barrels--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Coopers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Men with guns
- Studio portrait of three men, all wear holstered guns and cowboy hats. One man has a watch chain and wears a buttoned bib front shirt. The second man has a long beard and a waxed moustache, he also wears a bib front shirt and an ammunition belt...
- Beards--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.; Mustaches--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1880?]
- Bebee [sic] House, Idaho Springs
- People pose on the porch of the Beebee House hotel in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two-story clapboard hotel has decorative brackets beneath a second story balcony with a railing. Men wear flat brimmed hats and suits. Women...
- Beebee House (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1860-1890.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1890.
- [between 1869 and 1881]
- Light and shadow on the Berkeley Park pavilion and bathhouse
- View of the bathhouse and pavilion at Berkeley Park in Denver, Colorado. Shadows cast from the vigas and porch contrast with the light colored plaster. This Pueblo Revival style building has arched doorways and a Moorish style dome. Flowers are...
- Berkeley Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918 May?]
- Beth Israel Hospital
- Exterior view of Beth Israel Hospital on 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lowell Boulevard in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick institutional structure features a row of dormers and decorative Star of David finials. Lettering...
- Beth Israel Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; West Colfax (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Porticoes (Porches)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1924?]
- Bison
- Buffalo run near an open-sided tent possibly in Colorado.
- Bison--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Black Hawk
- View of Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Gregory Street is lined with store-front buildings. A Presbyterian Church and mine shafthouses are on nearby hills. Signs read: "Printing Office", "Ed. C. McHu[?] Meat Ma[rket]", "Hardware & Stoves",...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Blanca, Colo.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, (Costilla County) is situated at the foot of the snow-capped Sangre de Cristos. Architecture in the town includes one and two story houses and commercial buildings with flat roofs and gables. A well is in the center of...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Hot Springs Hotel, Wagon Wheel Gap
- The Hot Springs Hotel and baths sit on a slight hill in Mineral County, Colorado. Shows cottages, a bathhouse, building with porches or verandas, and Blue Creek. People mounted on horses are on a dirt road leading to the hotel.
- Blue Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo. : Town)--1890-1910.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Resorts--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1890-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Wagon...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Corner 16th and Blake
- View of a building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man walks on the sidewalk nearby. Signs read: "Bon.I.Look Consumer's Wholesale & Catalogue House." The Inter Ocean Hotel is on the corner across...
- Bon.I.Look Consumers Wholesale & Catalogue House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pearl St., 13th looking west
- Men and women pose on Pearl Street at the intersection of 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. People are on the porch of the two-story Colorado House hotel with a gabled roof. The first brick commercial building in...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Corrals--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Red Rocks 1943
- Several large rock formations stand at the top of a hill west of Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado. Small pine trees stand below the rock formations on the hill in the midground, and larger trees stand on the ridge behind the formations.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Boulder
- View of a bridge in probably South Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a dirt road, rock formation, and probably South Boulder Creek.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Dome Rock, Boulder Canon
- View of a rock formation identified as Dome Rock in probably South Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a dirt road, bridge, and probably South Boulder Creek.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Boulevard United Presbyterian Church Lake Place & Blvd. F
- View of the Boulevard United Presbyterian Church at Lake Avenue (Speer Boulevard) and Federal Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The stone and brick church has a bell tower, arched stained-glass windows, and a portico.
- Boulevard United Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Broadway Park
- Men and women perform an exercise demonstration at the athletic field in Broadway Park, West 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A man stands on a wooden elevated platform and oversees the athletes. The women, in bloomers, hold...
- Broadway Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Athletic fields--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Physical fitness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Broadway Theatre, Denver
- View of the interior of the Broadway Theater in the Hotel Metropole at 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Shows the orchestra pit, orchestra seats, balconies and box seats topped by ornate domes, an ornate ceiling and...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Marcus Show of 1921, Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic view of part of the 110 member cast of the "Marcus Show of 1921," a musical revue presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women cast members pose in front of the theater and on a checkered...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, Oct. 5th
- Broadwell House, 16th & Larimer St.
- View of the three-story, frame Broadwell House hotel at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men on the hotel porch wear top hats and suits and stand below a banner that reads: "Bart Lomen's Show." Signs...
- Broadwell House (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1879]