Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Grand Valley products, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Display of variety of fruits, vegetables & grains grown by C.D. Harmon, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, corn, variety of squash, variety of melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumbers,...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Grains--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Vegetables--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Palace Hotel, Antonito, Colo.
- View of the Palace Hotel and Nabor's Barber Shops at 433 and 429 Main Street in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The Palace Hotel is a two-story brick building with a rhyolite front with metal kick plates and transom windows on the first...
- Palace Hotel (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Antonito Variety (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Nabor's Barber Shop (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Variety stores.; Barbershops.; Palace Hotel (Antonito,...
- 1978
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1 and 2, 1919 January - February
- Los Angeles, Cal. Figueroa St., palms
- View of Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, California. Shows front yards landscaped with a variety of palm trees, Norfolk Pine trees, ornamental and fruit trees, eucalyptus trees, and a variety of ornamental bushes and flowers. The sidewalk has a...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Dirt roads.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.; Sidewalks.; Yards.
- [1905?]
- The main street, Leadville, Colorado
- A variety of signs hang perpendicular to buildings and are large as part of the automobile age in advertising. On the right side, there are "G.Z. Garage Storage," "Texaco, gasoline, motor oil," "Cities Service," "Hotel Vendome," "Bus Depot,"...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- Central City, Colorado
- and the grocery and provision store of Mason M. Seavey. In the right center foreground is the wood-frame building with a false front that housed the Chinese laundry shop where a fire started May 21, 1874 and destroyed most of the business section...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1870?]
- Trinity United Methodist Church [Sunday service brochure].
- Service brochure for Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; Methodist Church--Liturgy--Periodicals.; Methodist Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado)--1990-2000.
- 1999 December 24
- Chautauqua Auditorium tower renovation
- Exterior photograph of the Chautauqua Auditorium tower renovation in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1976 June
- Coal Creek Agricultural Site (Grasso Park) barn
- Exterior photograph of a barn at the Coal Creek Agricultural Site (Grasso Park), located in Superior, Colorado. The collection of structures on the site includes a root cellar; a circa 1904 house; a barn; a privy; and a circa 1895 house. When...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Superior.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Superior.; Architecture--Colorado--Superior--History.
- 1997 September
- Coal Creek Agricultural Site (Grasso Park)
- Photograph looking to the south west of the Coal Creek Agricultural Site (Grasso Park), located in Superior, Colorado. The collection of structures on the site includes a root cellar; a circa 1904 house; a barn; a privy; and a circa 1895 house. ...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Superior.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Superior.; Architecture--Colorado--Superior--History.
- 1997 September
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 6, 1919 June
- Variety store
- Interior view of a variety store in Denver, Colorado; shows men, women, glass display cases, garden hoses, a box of rubber bands, and perfume atomizers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Variety stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Palace Variety Theater and Gambling Parlors
- This watercolor painting shows Blake Street storefronts, originally the Palace Variety Theater and Gambling Parlors, in Denver, Colorado; signs in the arched windows read: "1451, 1453, Pipes, Pumps," and "Banner Machinist Tools."
- Palace Theatre (Variety theater : Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 5 and 6, 1931 May-June
- Variety store interior
- Women and a man pose in a variety store in Denver, Colorado. They stand near glass and wood display cases. Signs read: "Our Candies Try Them" and "Crockery Dept."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Duckwall store
- Two men, one is African American, stand inside a Duckwall variety store. Sunglasses, tricycles, handbags, irons, lamps are all for sale.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Variety stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Main Street, Antonito, Colo.
- View of Main Street Antonito, Colorado from the corner of 5th Street and Main Street looking south. Shows the Palace Hotel, businesses and street lights. The brick hotel has a rhyolite front with metal kick plates and transom windows on the first...
- Palace Hotel (Antonito, Colo.)--1970-1980.; San Antonio Mountain (Rio Arriba County, N.M.)--1970-1980.; Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Commercial streets.; Palace Hotel (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Estemere Estate, Palmer Lake, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Estemere Estate located at 380 Glenway Street, Palmer Lake, Colorado. The three-story clapboard sided mansion has a steep red multi-gabled roof. The central hexagonal tower has elaborate cresting and a variety of gables,...
- Estemere Estate (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Estates--Colorado--Palmer Lake--Pictorial works.; Estemere Estate (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Palmer Lake--Pictorial works.; Palmer...
- 2003
- Shady Greenhorn building, Greenhorn, Colo.
- View of the Shady Greenhorn building in Greenhorn, Colo. The building once contained a café, liquor store and variety store. The simple structure is defined by a rough stucco facade, pediment and decorative vigas. Located south of Colorado...
- Ghost towns--Colorado--Greenhorn--1970-1980.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Greenhorn--1970-1980.; Greenhorn (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Greenhorn--Pictorial works.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Greenhorn--Pictorial works.;...
- 1977
- Water garden Denver Botanic Gardens
- View of the Water Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man with a camera kneels near a small garden pavilion with a shake roof and an irregular shaped lily pond. Reeds and a...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--1980-1990.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Botanical gardens.; Water gardens.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Pictorial works.; Botanical gardens--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1988
- Arapahoe Community College
- View of Arapahoe Community College at 5900 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. There are picnic tables on the south side of the concrete building. Two students walk across the lawn. The four story concrete building has a...
- Arapahoe Community College--2000-2010.; Littleton (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Universities & colleges.; Arapahoe Community College--Pictorial works.; Community colleges--Colorado--Littleton--Pictorial works.; Littleton (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Arapahoe Community College
- View of the west side of Arapahoe Community College, 2500 West College Drive in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The four story concrete building has a variety of levels and is an eclectic take on the pueblo revival style. Concrete supports...
- Arapahoe Community College--Buildings--1990-2000.; Littleton (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Universities & colleges.; Arapahoe Community College--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Community colleges--Colorado--Littleton--Pictorial works.; Littleton...
- 1999
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 9, 1914 February 14
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Date palms near Pasadena, Cal.
- View of palm trees near Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a cultivated garden, a building with dormer windows and a variety of plants and bushes.
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Gardens--California--Pasadena--1880-1900.; Palms--California--Pasadena--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- El Jebel Temple interior
- Interior view of the El Jebel Masonic Temple's ballroom, located at 18th (Eighteenth) and Sherman Streets in Denver, Colorado. The ballroom interior is an ornate variety of carved plaster and stenciling in Arabesques, scallops, knotwork, gilt and...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--Buildings--1910-1930.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fraternal...
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Buddhist Temple of Denver
- Interior view of the Tri-State Buddhist Temple (Church) in Denver, Colorado, probably at 19th (Nineteenth) and Market Streets. A man, possibly a monk, stands behind a draped podium. Shows a decorated altar (Butsudan) made up of a variety of ornate...
- Tri-State Buddhist Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buddhist temples--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Buddhist Temple of Denver
- Interior view of the Tri-State Buddhist Temple (Church) in Denver, Colorado, probably at 19th (Nineteenth) and Market Streets. A man, possibly a monk, stands behind a draped podium. Shows a decorated altar (Butsudan) made up of a variety of ornate...
- Tri-State Buddhist Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buddhist temples--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- San Francisco, Union Square and St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square near the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Construction materials for the St. Francis Hotel are in the street. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men and boys lounge on the...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities.; Parks.
- [1903?]
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Women's wedding dress
- Shows the top portion of a wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with applique bands of ivory and cotton lace, ivory silk. On the front edge...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Soda fountain / cigar shop
- Interior view of a variety store in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a marble counter, lamp with fringed shade, glass display cases of cigars, "Harvard" pennants, and advertisements: "La Preferencia Cigars."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Leadville, Harrison Avenue
- This view looking north on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes a portion of old Lake County Courthouse after the July fire. Construction men work to brace the remaining structure. Landmark buildings include the American National Bank,...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Vendome Hotel--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business...
- [1942]
- Picnic near Silverton
- A large group picnics in the woods near Silverton, Colorado. The women are dressed in a variety of hats, puff-shouldered blouses and piped collars; men wear bowler hats; children wear dresses, sailor suits and straw, felt, and cloth hats. Rustic...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1898?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. The ballroom interior is an ornate variety of carved plaster and stenciling in Arabesques, scallops, knotwork, gilt, and tile. Columns support arches...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Vaults (Architecture)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- El Jebel
- The El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, is a Moorish design by the Baerresen Brothers. The ballroom interior is an ornate variety of carved plaster and stenciling in Arabesques, scallops, knotwork, gilt, and tile. Columns support a...
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Mezzanines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Silverton brass band
- An outdoor portrait of a brass band in Silverton, Colorado; they wear sack suits with vests, gold chains and a variety of hats; all hold their instruments (including tubas, trombones, cornets, and a large bass drum with "Silverton" lettered on it)....
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Street in Colorado Springs
- Pavement and curbs enclose landscaped median strip with a variety of flowers in bloom, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Manitou Spring Pavilion
- Exterior view of the Soda Spring Pavilion looking north, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. This ground level closeup affords an exceptional look at the open air pavilion on a busy midsummer noon, during which some 4,000 glasses of sparkling water were...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Routt County truck garden
- View of variety of vegetable plants in garden, Routt County, Colorado, possibly near Hayden; truck garden.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Truck farming--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Vegetables--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. Many young men, women and boys lean on a chain link fence in the foreground. They wear a variety of hats; one woman has a jaunty, small crowned, wide brimmed hat of unusual design. In the background,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; McGilberry, Kitty.; Powe, Peggy.; Smythe, Douglas fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. In the foreground are young men, women and children leaning on a chain link fence. They wear a variety of headgear; one woman has a polka-dot knotted scarf hat, another wears a dress of a bold,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Brill, Marty.; Powe, Peggy.; Tabor, Flora.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Morning Advertiser, Trinidad
- A group of ten men and one women pose in front of the Morning Advertiser's office in Trinidad, Colorado. Two wooden spiral posts flank the glass doors and sign reads: "Advertiser." The doorframe below the transom has the number 318 mounted on it....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Beshoar, Michael, 1833-1907.; Sipe, Burney.; Stevens, S. H.
- 1892
- Santa Clara Indians at cliff dwelling in Manitou, Colo. silversmith, Epenfenio Tafaya [i.e. Tafoya]
- Native American (Santa Clara) silversmith, Epenfanio (Epenfanio) Tafaya (Tafoya), wears a fringed buckskin shirt with a beaded flower motif over the shoulders, beaded and fringed leggings, and moccasins, Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, Manitou...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Silversmiths--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Tewa...
- September 1, 1924
- Tucumcari, N. M. during county fair
- View of Main Street, Tucumcari, New Mexico, during the county fair. Men, women, and children stand on sidewalks and in the dirt street. Two story brick buildings and one Spanish Colonial adobe building, the American National Bank, line the street....
- Tucumcari (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.; Crowds--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Georgetown, Colo. looking north
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north, the year that the two settlements of Georgetown and Elizabethtown merged into the city of Georgetown. The Hamill House (in its earliest form) with a white fence is visible; behind the house the Hall smelter can...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Georgetown - stores, interiors
- Interior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado, down the center aisle, with glass showcases on bases with carved woodwork, cast iron stools, and shelves with carved woodwork on both sides. Towards the back of the store a man in a dark suit leans...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Maxwell residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth Street. Construction began in 1870; the house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Georgetown - stores, interiors
- Interior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado. On either side of the center aisle are glass showcases on bases with carved woodwork, cast iron stools, and shelves with carved woodwork. A man in a dark suit leans on a case towards the back of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Arlington Hotel at Manitou Colo.
- Exterior view of the Arlington Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east. This two-story, cross gabled frame structure has an open side porch and deck with railing. The striped canvas awning that shelters the deck is retracted, and small...
- Bennet, W. A.--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Arlington Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1895 and 1900?]