Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver from the north side
- Bird's eye view east towards downtown Denver, Colorado from the north side; brick row houses and Denver Tramway Company Power House, foreground; Daniels & Fisher Tower under last stages of construction, opened November 1911, "Campanile" idea...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado southwest from Daniels & Fisher Tower; Curtis street in view; Gas & Electric building, 15th & Champa, later called Insurance Exchange building, foreground left; Charles building, 15th & southwest corner of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1918]
- Daniels & Fisher bldg.
- View of Daniels & Fisher building & tower, 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe, & view west on 16th Street, Denver, Colorado; "Campanile" tower conceived by Major William Cooke Daniels of Daniels & Fisher stores, designed by architects Sterner &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- 17th Street, Denver
- View northeast on 17th (Seventeenth) from California Street, Denver, Colorado; identifiable buildings include California, Equitable, First National Bank, Boston, Ernst & Cranmer, & Quincy buildings; street railway car number 231 (17th Street) and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911 or 1912]
- Daniels & Fisher bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of Daniels & Fisher building & tower, 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe streets, Denver, Colorado; tower formally opened in November,1911; height of 330 feet, flagpole added 42 additional feet, "Campinile" tower idea possibly conceived by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1914]
- Silverton and Sultan Mtn.
- Bird's eye view of Silverton, Colorado centered on rows of blocks between Blair Street (left) and Greene Street (right); Sultan Mountain (elevation 13,368 feet), background right; Grand Turk (elevation 13,148 feet), background left; small pond on...
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1920.; Grand Turk (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- W.F.M.A. Union Hall, Victor, Col.
- Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall & street scene, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado. Shows several two-story & one-story commercial brick buildings with storeroom windows & displays, window awnings, men, women & dog (out-of-focus) on...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
- [1903?]
- Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet), background; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (Aspen branch through Carbondale) standard...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Illustrated Supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; illustrations include: Farris Hotel (J. R. Farris), Pueblo County Court House, Fifth Avenue Hotel (G. M. Chilcott, owner), E. H. Martin & Co.'s real estate office,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Reproduction of bird's eye view lithograph, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows: 1. Methodist Church 2. Public School; (stamp mills): 3. Empire 4. Polar Star 5. Black Hawk 6. Gregory 7. New York 8. Campbell & Pierce 9. Randolf 10....
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- David Bruce Powers train of Leavenworth at Denver
- David Bruce Powers' supply train from Leavenworth, Kansas forms a circle on Market Street, Denver, Colorado. Men sit on burros and lead teams with covered wagons. Signs on businesses read: "Leather & Shoe Findings Storage & Commission," "Saddlery...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1868 June 20
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from Daniels & Fisher Tower, 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe southeast down 16th towards Colorado State Capitol building & grounds, Colorado State Museum (Colorado State Historical Sociey) at East 14th Avenue &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Bank block with new Victor Hotel
- Exterior view of Bank block with "new" Victor Hotel, Fourth (4th) Street & Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado; a semi-detached, rectangular stone & brick building, four stories (constructed in 1899), with load bearing tan brick walls with basement...
- Victor (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Victor--1960-1970.
- [1965]
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, C. & N.W. Ry. Ticket Office
- View of the entrance to the ticket office of Chicago and North Western Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad in Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. The four-story brick building is on a corner and has a turret with metal Sullivanesque...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Cheeseman [sic] residence, Denver
- Exterior view of Walter Scott Cheesman's residence (later called Cheesman-Evans-Boettcher mansion & Governor's mansion), 400 East 8th (eighth) Denver, Colorado; Colonial Revival architecture with formal portico topped with balustraded balcony,...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Columns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Porticoes (Porches)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Pioneer Monument, Denver
- View of Pioneer Monument, triangle intersection of Colfax, Broadway & Cheyenne Place, Denver, Colorado; designed & sculpted by Frederick MacMonnies at cost of $75,000, bronze cast made in Paris, France, dedicated June 24, 1911; monument occupies...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carson, Kit 1809-1868--Monuments.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Victor on fire, train-load of household goods saved by F. & C.C. Ry.
- View across Victor, Colorado, from ridge cut by Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad on outskirts of town. Shows gondola cars filled with people & their household goods moved by rail to this point saved from the devastating fire of August 21, 1899;...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from Daniels & Fisher Tower on 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe, southeast down 16th Street towards Colorado State Capitol building & grounds; Arapahoe County courthouse, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Trinity...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Central Block, Omaha in 1868
- People and a horse-drawn stagecoach are outside the Central Block, a three-story brick commercial building on Farnam Street between 13th (Thirteenth) and 14th (Fourteenth) Streets in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows sidewalks and telegraph...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Gold Coin Club
- Composite interior and exterior views of four images of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond, Victor, Colorado. The club house (rebuilt after August 1899 fire & formally opened March 5, 1900) was built by Wood Investment Company for Gold Coin mine...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Victor fire
- View of Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad engine & train in ridge cut above Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire of August 21, 1889. Shows flat bed railroad cars filled with men holding personal belongings, household goods & furniture moved by...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Main St., Salt Lake City
- View of Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a dirt Main Street with pedestrians and electric streetcars, wide sidewalks lined with multi-story masonry commercial buildings, some with smoke stacks, and flag poles; twenty-two telephone...
- Salt Lake Temple--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- F. B. & L. Block, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Fairley Brothers and Lampman Block Building, 300 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this three-story brick commercial building has rock-faced stone quoins, storefront windows with displays of merchandise and goods, recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- International Trust Co. bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of International Trust Company building (17th & corner of California), Denver, Colorado; designed by architects & brothers William E. & Arthur A. Fisher, completed in 1912, International Trust Company merged with First National Bank...
- International Trust Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Main St. Salt Lake
- View of Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah; shows a dirt Main Street with pedestrians and electric streetcars, wide sidewalks lined with multi-story masonry commercial buildings, some with smoke stacks, and flag poles; twenty-two telephone...
- Salt Lake Temple--1890-1900.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sloan place and family
- Two children, Ray and Lottie Sloan sit in a buggy behind horses in Prairie Divide (Larimer County), Colorado. A woman, Mrs. Sloan stands by the horses and her husband, Billie Sloan, sits on horseback. Shows a chinked log cabin house with a plank...
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Homesteading--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Sloan, Billie.; Sloan, Lottie.; Sloan, Ray.; Sloan...
- [between 1882 and 1893?]
- Cosmopolitan Hotel under construction, a different angle
- Renovation of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, 1760 Broadway, Denver, Colorado (also known as the Hotel Metropole). Signs read: "Insulite Roof Insulation, Assures Winter Warmth Summer Coolness, Hallack & Howard Lumber Co.", "This Entire Hotel Is Being...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1926]
- At Adamville [sic] near Sunset
- A view of a leased Denver South Park & Pacific locomotive (engine #160) with Colorado Central railroad cars on the Greeley, Salt Lake & Pacific line near Adamsville (Boulder County), Colorado. The bridge is supported by wooden trusses and possibly,...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Greeley, Salt Lake, and Pacific Railway Company--1890-1900.; Adamsville (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1891?]
- Central City, 1864
- City Bakery stands farther down the block next door to the Young American Clothing Hall. Another store has the word "Stoves" painted on its front facade. On the near side of Main Street in the center midground is the two-story, wood frame building...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [1864?]
- Illustrated supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, churches, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; identified illustrations include: Pueblo Hardware Co. on Thatcher Block, Charles Henkel's residence, Ferd [sic] Barndollar's residence, Hobson Block building,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Miners Union store, Victor
- Exterior view of Miners Union Hall, also called Donnelley Mercantile building, 412 West Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado, a two-story commerical building with brick masonry and decorative frieze. Second-story on right side has tall, narrow windows...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Alamosa, Colo., S.E.Cor. 6th & Hunt
- The first general store and outfit station along the new Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at South 6th (Sixth) Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Two false fronts have large painted block letter signs: "Field & Hill, Schuttler Wagons" and "Field &...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.
- [between 1907 and 1941]
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, C. & N.W. Ry. tic[ket office]
- Close-up view of a corner entrance to the ticket office for Chicago and North Western Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad in Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. The brick building has a turret with metal Sullivanesque geometric...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Ticket offices--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and commercial area, possibly in the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks and horses pull wagons in the streets. Signs on buildings read: "It's Paul Jones, Tillmann & Bendel Dist.," "Wilson...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 16th, Denver
- Bird's eye view northwest on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; Kittridge building, Equitable building, steel frame for building under construction; numerous businesses including Carter Brothers Hardware (James S. & Oscar E., 301-303 16th),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Denver from El Jebel Temple
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from El Jebel Temple (18th & Sherman); Trinity Methodist Church, Albany Hotel, Equitable building, tower & statue atop Mining Exchange building; steel frame for American National Bank building (17th & Stout)...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- Yampa St., Craig, Colo.
- View down Yampa Avenue, Craig, Colorado; wooden frame & brick buildings, boardwalk, horse-drawn wagons & carriages; businesses on left include Bank of Craig, J.W. Hugus & Company (general merchandise), & Baker house; businesses on right include a...
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- 16th Street, Denver
- View northwest from California Street down 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, delivery wagons & carriages, street railway car & tracks, Daniels & Fisher tower, streetlights with electric tramway...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Topic Theatre : dance hall and bar in connection
- Interior two-story view of Topic Theater, 313-315 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes private balconies, wooden paneling on ceiling & balconies, piano covered with protective dust cloth, and bronze railing around orchestra pit;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- First National Bank bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of First National Bank building, 17th (Seventeenth) & northwest corner of Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado; opened January 1, 1911; early automobiles, horse-drawn wagons and carriages parked at curb; Menter, Rosenbloom & Company (1629...
- First National Bank of Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Alamosa
- One of the buildings moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878, has several store fronts with large pane windows, wood kickplates, pilasters, bracketed cornices and "Field & Hill" with painted faux marbeling. Three men in suits and hats...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- Larimer St
- View of Larimer Street and nearby buildings in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the buildings and awnings read: "Singer Sewing Mach[ines] Dr. Lawrence[e]," "Carpets," "Munk & Stapper," "Gallup," "Stanbury," "Manhattan Jewlers," "Watches Clocks," "Carpets...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Daniel & Co., crockery, cutlery, lamps, &c, refrigerators, 379 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- View of a storefront in Denver, Colorado; men pose by baby strollers and safes, signs read: "Daniels & Co. Crockery & Glassware, Queensware, China and Glass at Wholesale & Retail," and "Steinh[?] Druggis[t]."
- Daniels & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Pike's Peak from Papetown [sic]
- View of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from Papeton (formerly Curtis), Colorado, northeast of Colorado Springs; original site named Curtis by W.W. Curtis who opened Curtis Coal Mine, relocated & renamed Papeton by striking coal miners in 1903...
- Papeton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Papeton--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Papeton--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Midland Terminal, Victor
- Exterior view of Midland Terminal railroad station, 4th (fourth) street & Granite Avenue, Victor, Colorado; dirt street extending past depot & wooden frame residences (some two-story) & surface buildings; abandoned freight box car parked next to...
- Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Reprint of New Hotel Victor
- Exterior view of Bank block with "New" Victor Hotel, Fourth (4th) & Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado; reprint of original photograph, four coins holding down corners of original print; semi-detached, rectangular stone & brick building, four...
- Victor (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- [1965?]
- Victor fire
- Bird's eye view of Victor, Colorado, during devastating fire on August 21, 1899, taken from vantage point on hillside where many people fled with household goods & personal belongings for safety. Shows horse- drawn wagons & carriages filled with...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Victor Hotel
- Exterior view of original Victor Hotel, Victor Avenue & Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado, a two-story wooden frame commerical frame building. Shows additional ground level with storeroom window displays & awnings, corner main entrance & several side...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Victor Hotel (Victor, Colo.)
- [1895]
- Victor Hotel
- Exterior view of original Victor Hotel (destroyed by Aug., 1899 fire), Victor Avenue & Fourth (4th) Street, Victor, Colorado, a two-story wooden frame commerical building; shows additional ground level with storeroom window displays & awnings,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Victor Hotel (Victor, Colo.)
- [1895]