Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bear Creek Canon
- View in Bear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a timber bridge and trees lining the stream.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse treesin Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse trees in Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Aspens in autumn
- View of a path through an aspen grove with a few evergreens; fallen leaves are scattered on the dirt hiking trail, possibly in Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado.
- Aspen--Colorado--1920-1930.; Autumn--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1927]
- Martha's Lake
- View of Martha Lake located at headwaters of Chedsey Creek near Continental Divide in Jackson County, Colorado; logs float on water near bank at foreground.
- Martha Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Jackson County--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Zig Zag Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canõn, Arizona
- Hikers descend Bright Angel Trail with pack horses in Grand Canyon (later National Park), Arizona.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Blatz candy display
- Display of ribbon-tied candy boxes reads: "Blatz Candy, Assorted Flavors, Bittersweet Creams, Milk Chocolate Creams, Chocolate Assorted, Assorted Flavors, Assorted Nut Meats Covered With Milk Chocolate, Milk Cluster and Net Weight One Pound."
- Candy--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- On the Roaring Forks River
- View, from downstream, of the Roaring Fork River in Roaring Fork Canyon between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado; water tumbles over boulders; pile of driftwood at top of falls, with tall pines at horizon.
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Post Office, Denver
- United States Post Office located at intersection of 19th (Nineteenth) and Stout Streets (designed by New York architects Tracy, Swartwout, and Litchfield with James Knox Taylor, supervising architect for the U.S. Treasury Department); neoclassical...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Speer Blvd., Denver
- Westward view of Speer Boulevard, west of Broadway, in Denver, Colorado, a wide dirt avenue lined with saplings, street-lamps, and sidewalks. Shows Cherry Creek, gardeners at work, sprinklers, and buildings in distance, including West Side High...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left center of panorama view northwest over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows the Colorado (Grand) River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds,...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right center of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds and the town of...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, tents and sheds; the...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama view over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows Colorado River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and scattered wood frame residences and sheds; eroding slope of Mount...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- South Cheyenne Canon
- South Cheyenne Canyon with South Cheyenne Creek, El Paso County, Colorado; dirt road between two rocky domes, Hercules Pillars.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1920-1930.
- [bewteen 1923 and 1925]
- Ranch, Carbondale Dist Colo. Midland Ry
- View of a hay field, with baled hay, in the Roaring Fork River Valley near Carbondale, Colorado; trees line riverbed in distance; mountains at horizon.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Panoramic view of Denver
- Panoramic view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado from the Daniels & Fisher Tower. Buildings include the Colorado State Capitol Building, Arapahoe County Courthouse, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Trinity Methodist...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- Denver 1920-1929
- Panoramic view of Denver Colorado from the dome of the State Capitol Building. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Voorhies Memorial, Mountain States Bell Telephone and Telegraph building, the Republic Building, Majestic and Metropolitan...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Cliff walls near Mesa Verde
- View of sandstone ledges with "desert painting" near Mesa Verde, Colorado; man stands at base of rock walls, center foreground.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Retort and machinery, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of machinery and probably an experimental petroleum distillery at the School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows an elevated tank, machinery, a brick furnace, a steel hood, insulated pipes and steel pipes.
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Distillation apparatus--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire extinguishers--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Retort, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of probably an experimental petroleum distillery at the School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick furnace with boilers mounted on top, insulated and steel pipes that empty into a retort, a wooden ladder,...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Distillation apparatus--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Retorts...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Colorado School of Mines
- View of the campus at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows Samuel Guggenheim Hall, the administration building with a central tower next to the gymnasium with a Mission Style parapet, the assaying laboratory...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mount Zion (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company
- Salesmen pose in the Gano-Downs Clothing store at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) & Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and ties. Shows desks, a chair a bench, display cases, racks with coats on hangars, display windows...
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mannequins--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Blue and black sect. clothing dept. Gano-Downs Co. Denver
- Men's suits hang from racks in the clothing department at the Gano-Downs Clothing store at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) & Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Interior view shows coffered ceilings and hanging glass lamps. The clothing...
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mannequins--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Broadmoor
- View of a Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The hotel is a nine-story Italianate building with hipped roofs and a tower with a cupola. Automobiles are parked on the side of a tree lined dirt street with electric...
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Double staircase
- View of an interior double staircase in an unidentified house, probably in Denver, Colorado. Shows parallel wooden staircases with curved banisters and wood spindled balusters. An entryway and a glass door is between the staircases. Shows a coved...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Balusters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Entrance halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hand railings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Staircase
- View of an interior staircase in an unidentified house, probably in Denver, Colorado. Shows wooden stairs with an ornate hand wrought metal railing with filigree. Shows paneling in an arched niche, and arched french doors on the first landing. A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; French doors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hand railings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Stairways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Colorado School of Mines, Guggenheim Hall
- View of Samuel Guggenheim Hall at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Guggenheim Hall, the administration building, is a Mission style two-story building with curvilinear parapets and a central square bell tower...
- Colorado School of Mines--Buildings--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Testing equipment, School of Mines
- A man stands next to a table near some unidentified testing equipment in a geology workshop or laboratory at Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. A battery powered piece of equipment is on the table next to a large...
- Colorado School of Mines--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1920-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Experimental petroleum distillery
- View of an experimental petroleum distillery at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick furnace with three insulated tanks mounted on the top. Pipes, a holding tank and machinery are in the room.
- Colorado School of Mines--1910-1920.; Distillation apparatus--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Interior
- View of a room decorated with garlands of artificial leaves, and artificial plants and flowers. Shows a table with a flower cross and crown decorated with roses, pots and vases with mums, gladiola, and roses. A bowl is displayed on a crotched...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Interior
- View of a dining room decorated with garlands of artificial leaves, and artificial plants and flowers. Shows a round claw-foot table, with a lace tablecloth and a large rose center piece and small basket table decorations, and chairs. A brick front...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Quartzville
- A dirt road overlooks the mining town of Pitkin (Quartzville) in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a two story false front wood building, log cabins, and a one story wood building in the valley. Two American flags are on flagpoles. Mines with...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Quartzville
- A young man sits beside a dirt road that overlooks the mining town of Pitkin (Quartzville) in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a two story false front wood building, log cabins, and a one story wood building in the valley. Mines with tailings piles...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Quartzville
- View of the mining town of Pitkin (Quartzville), in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows log cabins and buildings, and a flag pole.
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Statue of Fred A. Falkenburg
- Men, some in uniform, and members of the Woodmen of the World, stand at attention at the dedication of a funeral monument and statue of Fred A. Falkenburg, in the Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Falkenburg was co-founder of Woodmen of the...
- Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dedications--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1905 and 1908?]
- Sun room, Crawford Hill house
- View of a sunroom in the Crawford Hill house at 969 Sherman Avenue, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room has a tiled floor, brick walls, and a coffered ceiling. A large, square table with a pedestal and four carved legs...
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sunspaces--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Oakes Home
- Interior view of a side chapel in the Chapel of Our Merciful Savior at the Oakes Home for tuberculosis patients at 2825 West 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a stained glass window with the risen...
- McLellan, Mary, d. 1903.--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Chapels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1909 and 1920?]
- Gilluly residence
- View of the D. Gilluly residence at 101 Humboldt Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story house has Mediterranean style elements that include a tile roof, a stucco finish, arched doorways and a porch enclosed with...
- Gilluly, D.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Room in Karl C. Schuyler residence
- Interior view of a living room in the Karl C. Schuyler house at 300 East 8th (Eighth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room has pilasters with Corinthian capitals and elaborate crown moulding. Shows carved chairs and...
- Schuyler, Karl C.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company
- Interior view of the Gano-Downs Clothing Company in the Steele Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a display with silk ascots on removable collars, a table with a glass shelf and a sign that reads: "Gano-Downs...
- Gano-Downs Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Neckties--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Workshop at Colorado School of Mines
- Interior view of a mining workshop at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a large room with machinery, catwalks, a hopper and chute, work benches, light weight ore cars, and pipes.
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Laboratory at Colorado School of Mines
- Interior view of probably an assaying laboratory at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows an oak workbench with drawers and cabinets and probably a tile top. Bottles, glass funnels, and a mortar and pestle are...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Assaying apparatus--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Engine room, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of a machinery room at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick room with steel beams, and round, arched and oblong windows. Machinery powered by steam motors, pulleys, wheels, belts, gauges,...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mechanical systems--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Retort, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of probably an experimental petroleum distillery at the School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick furnace with boilers mounted on top, insulated pipes and steel pipes that empty into a retort, a wooden...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Distillation apparatus--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire extinguishers--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Laboratory at Colorado School of Mines
- Interior view of a laboratory classroom at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows oak workbenches with drawers and cabinets and probably a tile top. Shows chairs, stools, display cases, and a switchboard. Bare...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Colorado School of Mines
- A man stands on a raised platform next to tanks or vats and a metal staircase at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows machinery with cog wheels, pulleys, belts, and other tanks throughout the room. Shows pipes,...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Electro-Metallurgica[l] Laboratory, Colo. State School of Mines
- Students pose in the metallurgical laboratory at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. The men pose near workbenches with gauges and metal discs, a portable kiln or furnace is mounted on casters, a metal gas tank sits...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Metallurgy--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Ore dressing laboratory, Colo. School of Mines
- View of an ore dressing (processing) laboratory at Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. The room has a work bench against one wall, a blackboard, and ore pulverizing machinery operated by pulleys and belts mounted on...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Ore-dressing--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Hedgcock & Jones
- Interior view of the Hedgcock & Jones Store on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows an escalator to an upper story, shoe display cases, a counter with stools, an oriental rug and a chair. A mannequin wears a blouse, and leaf...
- Hedgcock & Jones Specialty Store Co. (Denver, Colo.) 1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Escalators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Footwear--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]