Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Auditorium, drop curtain
- A drop curtain on the stage at the Denver Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, features an American theme with George Washington, and probably Thomas Jefferson on horseback, a man standing in uniform, angels, Native Americans, and wilderness views.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Theater curtains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- September 18, 1909
- Apex, Colo. recreation hall interior, piano on stage
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano and painted backdrop of trees; flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage; wood paneling in...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [May 1957]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows theater stage with painted backdrop of an idealized 1900s Apex main street that includes businesses, glass storefronts, and awnings; business...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall for miners, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado shows the theater stage with painted backdrop of a smoking volcano. Stage is flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage. The hall has...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]
- Backdrop from theatre at Apex, Colo.
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with painted backdrop of a idealized 1900s Apex main street and a stool on wheels; businesses transformed from low wood and...
- Apex (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 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?]
- Cinco de Mayo
- A crowd gathers at a covered stage to hear music during the Cinco de Mayo festival hosted by the West Side Coalition on Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows musicians and a large crowd that includes Mexican...
- Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Concerts.; Holidays.; Stages (Platforms); Cinco de Mayo (Mexican...
- 1973
- Broadway Theatre, Denver Col.
- Interior view of the Broadway Theater in the Hotel Metropole at 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Shows box seats topped by domes, ornately carved ceiling and proscenium arch, and backdrop titled: "A Glimpse of India."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Arch and stage auditorium
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows the stage, a backdrop with fleur-de-lis patterns, box seats, and a scrim curtain with embroidery.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stages (platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Minick
- Group theater portrait in Denver, Colorado; Denver Community Players are identified as: "Don Weimar - Helen Coffey," "Morris Goodnight - Walter Jancke," "Wm. L. Myatt - Joanne Sustrick," "Robt McCord - Mildred McLain," "Theresa O. Ellsperman - Mary...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 February 24-25
- Set for "Children of the Moon" E. B. Sargent, director
- View of a stage set in Denver, Colorado for a production by the Denver Community Players. Props include a telescope and a fireplace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Stage props--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 January 13 - 15
- Broadway Theatre
- Interior view of the Broadway Theater in the Hotel Metropole at 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Shows box seats topped by domes, ornately carved ceiling and proscenium arch, and backdrop titled: "A Glimpse of India."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City scenery in High School
- The empty stage of the high school auditorium in Central City, Colorado, is painted with a road winding up through a scenic mountain area. A log cabin next to the road and trees are in the foreground behind a cross-rail fence. A panel of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Stages (Platforms)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Theater stage actors
- A photo of a group of actors, four women and six men, on stage. The props include an upholstered chair and couch, the back props are walls with tapestry/indian designs.
- Actors--1890-1910.; Stage props--1890-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- Interior view of the Mineral Palace in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; shows a stage, sculpture of King Coal, and faux stalactites.
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Stages...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines, orchestra in ball room
- The band leader, the band, and the singer (eleven men and one woman) pose on the bandstand in mountain resort of Troutdale-in-the-Pines ball room, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. Their instruments include guitars, violins, a bass, drums,...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Big bands--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- September 4, 1935
- From balcony, interior Opera House, Colorado Springs
- View from the upper balcony of the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a Venetian scene painted on the stage curtain, draped box seats, orchestra pit with piano, ornate cast iron seats, a crystal chandelier hanging from...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- The Garden Scene
- Interior view of the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County County, Colorado, shows the Garden Scene, a painted stage curtain, the landscaped garden with a balustrade and trees, front rows of cast iron opera seats, and the box seats form the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stage props--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Opera House
- Interior view of the Opera House stage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the painted Venetian backdrop with water and ruins bordering painted drapes and the State of Colorado seal with mining tools and "Nil Sine Numine." The...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stage props--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Opera House, Colorado Springs
- Interior view of the Opera House stage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, decorated with a canon, American flags, tombstone memorial, flowers and garland. Draped upper box seats are in the proscenium which is painted with decorative...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- 1881
- Parquet, Opera House, Colo. Springs
- View of the parquet in the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows ornate cast iron seats with letters on backs: "L, K, J," and a piano in front of stage. The proscenium and walls are painted with decorative borders and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Seating furniture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Montclair School, interior (school play)
- Interior view at Stanley School, Denver, Colorado, shows students performing a play on a stage decorated with Americana. Empty chairs in front of the stage suggest a rehearsal.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Bond opening day of Dotsero Cutoff
- Men, women, and children crowd a stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 June 16
- Bond opening day of cutoff
- People crowd the stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading: "NBC," "Columbia...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Bond opening day of Cutoff
- People crowd the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. A band plays by a stage covered in bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Denver Theater interior
- Interior view of the Denver Theater in Denver, Colorado; shows the stage, curtains, and ornate molding around the proscenium, including a mask.
- Denver Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1964 July
- Wheeler Opera House in 1951
- Interior view; a man stands at a podium on a stage in the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado; features an audience of men and women, a large screen hanging on stage, people in the balcony, and velvet drapes hanging from the top of the stage;...
- Wheeler Opera House (Aspen, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Nevada
- Actors perform in the play "Nevada" on a stage in a Craig, Colorado, theater. A mountain scene is painted on the wall as a backdrop and a wood-frame cabin is part of the set. The actors are dressed in costumes; members of the audience sit in chairs...
- Craig (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Craig--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- Interior view of the stage in the Colorado Mineral Palace in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The stage represents a grotto with stalactites and stalagmites. The stage backdrop shows a mountain stream, a waterfall and Pike's Peak; burros and...
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Columns--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.; Dome coffers--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.; Exhibition...
- [1891]
- North High School Black Masque Dramatic Club
- View of the stage and backdrop for the play, "Glory of the Morning," performed at North High School at 2960 North Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An actor in a military uniform stands over an actress dressed as a...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1926
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- View of part of the interior of the ornate Victorian style Colorado Mineral Palace in the city of Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a proscenium stage with the statue of an Indian woman, artificial coal, and stalactities. There is a domed and...
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado Mineral Palace
- View of the ornate Victorian style interior of the Colorado Mineral Palace, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a hardwood floor, a domed roof supported by gilded columns with glass display cabinets in their bases with mineral specimens. Shows...
- Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Shrine Circus preview at Post Boost
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado; clowns are by a stage. Storefront letters read: "Justice When Expelled From Other Habitations Make This Thy Dwelling Place" and "Tis a Blessing To...
- Denver Post--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 October 3
- Denver Businessman's Orchestra
- Interior view of a theater in (possibly) Denver, Colorado. An orchestra and piano are on the stage. Proscenium decor includes ornate Moorish designs and a Masonic symbol of a sword, crescent, and star. Audience members include men in fez hats and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Orchestras--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Devlin's Zouaves on stage
- Scene of an outdoor performance by the Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The young men hold rifles over their shoulders and wear fez caps, short jackets, baggy pants and white leggings. The bleachers in...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Stages (Platforms)--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Mineral Palace stage in Pueblo, Colorado
- The stage at the Colorado Mineral Palace in Pueblo, Colorado, was meant to resemble a grotto made of stalactites and stalagmites. At the back of the stage, built to accommodate an orchestra, is an image of a mountain stream, a waterfall and Pike's...
- Colorado Mineral Palace--1890-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.; Organs--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Grand Lake evening festivities Steward Burkhardt, Britt Breitenstein, Bill Cody, Al Gould, Dick Dickson, Hal Dahl Jr., Forrey Button, Joe Dekker, Wayne Van Vleet, Con Becker.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, dressed in western clothing, stand on a stage in front of a microphone at the Grand Lake Lodge in Grand Lake (Grand County), Colorado, during the group's annual trail ride. The men are identified left...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.
- 1957
- CU public show, Boulder pow wow/rodeo awards presentation Joe Dekker, Miss Boulder pow wow, Rick Ricketson, Al Gould, mayor of Central City.
- A man identified as the mayor of Central City, possibly George Ramstetter, presents an award to Rick Ricketson, member of Roundup Riders of the Rockies, on a stage in Folsom Field at the University of Colorado in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Folsom Field (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Stadiums--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 July 20
- Riding lessons! Cutting up during evening festivities
- View of evening entertainment on a Roundup Riders of the Rockies annual trail ride in Colorado. John "Jack" Foster poses on a saddle and saddle stand, and Rudy Paulson stands beside him and speaks into a microphone, on a stage. Foster wears a woven...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1953 July
- Opera house at Central City, Colo., interior after restoration in 1932
- View of the stage and the lower seating level of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Empty wood chairs that face the stage are in the foreground with a partition. A classical winged pegasus being held by a man in a tunic is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Stages (Platforms)--1930-1950.
- [between 1932 and 1950?]