Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Sam Maestas Jr. & Alice Ebel Maestas, about 1947 Denver
- Sam Maestas, Jr. and his wife Alice Ebel Maestas pose in the yard of their house on the corner of 29th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Spouses.; Women.; Maestas, Samuel--Pictorial works.; Maestas family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1947?]
- South elevation res. for Ralph Damon George & Alice Josephine George
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a wall elevation and section for a residence at Bayaud and South Birch Streets in the Belcaro...
- George, Alice Josephine--Homes & haunts.; George, Ralph Damon--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses.
- 1937 July 1
- Twin Lakes house, T. F. Van Wagener
- View, Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado; shows women, girls, a man, a frame house, and a picket fence.
- Van Wagener, Theo F.--Homes & haunts.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Greeley
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Greeley, Colorado, features an arched top, a raised image of a lamb lying on its side, and an inscription that reads: "Mary Alice. Daughter of Thomas & Sarah L. Benson. Died Feb. 23, 1872. Aged 1 yr. 10 mos. & 18...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Cheesman home landscape garden Mrs. Walter Cheesman's home
- View of a garden at the Mrs. Walter Cheesman house at 400 East 8th (Eighth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Flowers and shrubs grow near grassy areas. A swimming pool is in the distance.
- Cheesman, Alice--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1926?]
- Pergola and lily pond of Mrs. Walter S. Cheesmans home
- View of a lily pond and an arbor at the Mrs. Walter Cheesman house at 400 East 8th (Eighth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Bushes and trees are nearby.
- Cheesman, Alice--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Home of Mrs. Walter S. Cheesman
- View of the gardens and residence at the Mrs. Walter Cheesman house at 400 East 8th (Eighth) Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A fountain is in the garden surrounded by trees. The house has dormers, pitched roof, balcony,...
- Cheesman, Alice--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Forbes Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Forbes house in Georgetown, Colorado. Alice Forbes, in a cowboy hat and a dress decorated with braid poses on a donkey and holds the reins and crop. Her mother stands behind the picket fence gate. The yard of the one story...
- Forbes, Alice--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- San Luis Institute chorus
- Members of the San Luis Institute chorus pose around an upright piano at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. Chorus members are identified as (top row): Mitchell Medina, Herbert Cordova, Salomon...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Women.; Choirs (Music).; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Choral...
- [1953]
- Owl canyon School
- Girls, Hispanic students, pose in and near the doorway at Owl Canyon School in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear winter coats.
- Owl Canyon School (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Students.; Schools.; Girls.; Owl Canyon School (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1937 November 18]
- Blanche Dunton gravestone
- View of part of the Blanche Dunton funerary monument in the Idaho Springs Cemetery, Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The monument is a playhouse, a cement replica of a miner's log cabin. The name Dunton in carved above the cabin's...
- Dunton, Blanche, d. 1899--Tomb--2000-2010.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Children's playhouses.; Dunton, Blanche, d. 1899--Tomb--Pictorial works.; Sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 2002
- Cheesman Memorial Pavilion
- View of the west elevation of the Cheesman Memorial Pavilion (1910; Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton architects) located in Cheesman Park, 1000 High Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The pavilion is a designated...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Landscape pavilions.; Monuments & memorials.;...
- 2006
- Cheesman Memorial Pavilion
- View of the east elevation of the Cheesman Memorial Pavilion (1910; Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton, architects) in Cheesman Park, 1000 High Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Both the memorial and the fountain are...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fountains.; Historic buildings.; Landscape pavilions.; Monuments &...
- 2005
- Cheesman Memorial Pavilion
- View of the east elevation of the Cheesman Memorial Pavilion (1910; Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton, architects) in Cheesman Park, 1000 High Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The structure has dual columns and a...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Landscape pavilions.; Monuments & memorials.;...
- 2005
- Auraria Casa Mayan Dancers Curtis Park 16th Sept.
- The Auraria Casa Mayan dancers entertain at a 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) Mexican Independence Day celebration in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dancers include Magdalena Gallegos and Alice...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dance.; Holidays.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Alice--Pictorial works.; Dance--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- between 1952 and 1953
- Amanda "Mandy" Maestas daughter of Sam Maestas, Jr. and Alice Ebel.
- Studio portrait of Amanda (Mandy) Maestas, a resident of Denver, Colorado. She poses in her first communion dress, she wears a crown shaped veil and holds a missal and rosary. She sits on a bench in front of a backdrop of Christ holding a chalice.
- First communion--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Studio portraits.; Girls.; Maestas, Amanda--Pictorial works.; Maestas family--Pictorial works.; First communion--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1947 and 1950?]
- Torres family
- Studio portrait of the Torres family, they pose in their living room of their house in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: (back row, left to right) Benny Torres, Tom Torres, Margaret Torres, Joe Torres, and Vincent...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Women.; Torres family--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [1940?]
- Julesburg, Colo., all aboard for the picnic
- Children and men sit and pose in a horse-drawn wagon on a dirt road in Julesburg (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Girls wear ruffled bonnets; boys wear felt hats. A foal is beside the team of horses.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.
- 1893 August 13
- Carriage from Stonewall to Trinidad
- A group of passengers stand outside the J.W. Shouse General Store in Stonewall (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man identified as Jim Ryan sits in the drivers seat of the Trinidad and Stonewall carriage. Women and children sit in the passenger...
- Stonewall (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- School at Willard, Colorado
- Students and faculty pose outside the Willard, Logan County, Colorado, school. They are, "l to r, back row: Elbert Coats (principal) Bernice Cannon, Trellis Pickle, Edna Brown, Rachel Clark, Lula Flint, Beulah Pickle, Helen (Cannon), Hazel Solders...
- Willard (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Walden in 1887, the entire population at that time
- Townspeople of Walden, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado, pose by the towns first log house built by I. H. Greene in 1885. The group includes: 1. Ruth Rathbun, 2. Mrs. Shippey, 3. Maud Rathbun, 4. Ike Greene (with transit,) 5. Doc Squires (a...
- Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Gilpin County, Colo.
- A gravestone in a Gilpin County, Colorado, cemetery depicts flowers and reads: "Alice M. Died Apr. 26, 1879. Aged 4 ys. 10 m. 15 ds," and, "Cora D. Died May 1, 187?. Aged 3 ys. 3 ms. 2 ds."
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Judge Geo. H. Stewart residence
- Judge George H. Stewart, Alice and Marcia sit on the front porches of the their residence, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Stewart has a full white beard and holds a cane; Alice holds the reins of her saddled horse. The two story wood...
- Stewart, George H.--Family--1880-1900.; Stewart, George H.--Homes & haunts--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Judges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Residences--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Moonlight on Lake Alice [sic]
- The Amphitheatre, an eroded butte, is reflected in Trappers Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness of Garfield County, Colorado.
- Amphitheatre (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Flat Tops Wilderness (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Buttes--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Lake Alice [sic]
- The Amphitheatre, an eroded butte, is reflected in Trappers Lake in the Flat Tops Wilderness of Garfield County, Colorado.
- Amphitheatre (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Flat Tops Wilderness (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1920.; Reflections--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Gilpin County
- View of two gravestones in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; stone has a modified arch top with the raised image of a lamb laying on its side; inscription reads: "Thomas Albert Son of Wm. & L. Wilkinson died April 21, 1?? Aged 3 yrs. 3 ms. 4...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Sixteenth Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Daniels & Fisher Tower is in the distance. Signs read: "Denver Arlo Guthrie 'Alice's Restaurant'," "Duplers Furs," "[Pa]ramount," "Swift Steak House," "Douglas Optical," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1969 November
- Interior of Doris (?) tunnel, machine drill working
- View of three miners working a pneumatic machine drill with a column support inside of the Doris (possibly Doric) tunnel, Clear Creek County, Colorado. They work by candlelight in tight quarters.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Original tunnel of the Doric stored dynamite
- View of the entrance to the abandoned Doric Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A pile of rocks and boulders is nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Doric Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- January class, 1921, Ashland School, Denver, Colo.
- Students and teachers pose in front of Ashland School at West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue & Firth Court in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Names inked on the back of the photoprint read: "Teachers. Lelah C. Starr, Ann Tierney,...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, January
- Auditorium Hotel
- Side view of the Auditorium Hotel at 1406 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with decorative brackets, a barber pole, and a large roof sign. Signs read: "Firestone Tires. Auto Tire & Accessory Co.," "Hotel...
- Auditorium Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 Jul. 5
- Women's Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Women's Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The Italian Renaissance style structure, designed by architect Sophia G. Hayden with decorative elements by Alice Rideout and Enid...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893]
- Idaho Springs
- A headstone at the cemetery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, features an irregularly shaped stone atop a square stone atop a large pedestal stone. Leaves have been carved into the top stone, above the inscription, which reads: "Alice Maud (?), Died Sep....
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Wagon with passengers
- People, on an open horse-drawn coach, pose in front of the Oasis Hotel in Greeley (Larimer County), Colorado. The passengers and bystanders are well dressed and wear hats. An ornate wooden porch wraps around the front of the brick hotel on an...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Trappers Lake and Amphitheatre
- The Amphitheatre, an eroded butte, part of The Flat Tops in the Flat Top Wilderness, is reflected in Trappers Lake in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows clouds, brush, and forest. Hills and mountains are in the distance.
- Amphitheatre (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Flat Tops Wilderness (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Buttes--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1940.; Lakes & Ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- McKinley School class weaving project
- Photograph of four students from McKinley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a Native American class project. Three girls, Violet Turner, Dorothy Wings and Alice Jean McKinies are seen at a vertical weaving loom. Two of the girls are...
- Indian baskets.; Indians of North America.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts.; McKinley School (Denver, Colo.); Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public...
- circa 1925
- Department of Parks and Recreation History of Cheesman Park
- Park Hill Actionews
- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records : 1873-1979
- Index to the records of the Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records located in boxes 1-18 and between the years 1873 and 1979. Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and includes: Last and First Name, Date of Event, Type of Records, Box Number,...
- Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Nash-Miller Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy. Denver (Colo.) -- Vital records.
- 2008
- Railway employee records for Colorado : Volume III
- Index of Colorado Railway Employee records for the: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, Colorado & Southern Railway in Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railway, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad , Union Pacific Railway. Information includes name...
- Railroads--Colorado--Employees--Names.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--Employees.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Employees.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Employees.; Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway...
- 2005
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory