Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Old house of Spring Street, Central City, 1953
- A dilapidated, two story, brick house on Spring Street in Central City, Colorado, is partially obscured by trees. It has a covered porch, arched windows with window sills, and decorative brick work over each window. Several panes of glass in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Saco R. DeBoer's office
- View of Saco R. DeBoer's office (architect-Lester Varian) at 515 East Iliff Street in the Rosedale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a Tudor-style cottage, with a hip roof and tower, covered in vines and obscured by trees. Saco R. DeBoer...
- DeBoer, S. R.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rosedale (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dwellings.; DeBoer, S. R.--Homes and haunts.; Cottages--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rosedale (Denver,...
- 2007
- York Minster
- A view of York Minster in York, England, shows the cathedral obscured by houses and buildings. The cathedral has towers with spires and tracery windows. A fortified path with battlements and a bridge lead to the cathedral.
- York Minster--1890-1910.; York (England)--1890-1910.; Anglican churches--England--York--1890-1910.; Cathedrals--England--York--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--England--York--1890-1910.
- [1890-1910?]
- Boulder, Colorado, street
- A boy poses on the sidewalk in front of a large brick house obscured by trees in a residential area in Boulder, Colorado. Shows a wood post and wire fence, a bicycle, and a hitching post.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Houses.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Leadville, Colo.
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows smelters, which include the Arkansas Valley Smelter with large square brick smokestacks, the old High School (West 9th (Ninth) Street), commercial buildings and houses. Mount Massive is in the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Mining.; Schools.; Smelters.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- University of California, Berkeley, Cal.
- View of the University of California campus at Berkeley, California. Buildings include North Hall, in the Victorian Second Empire style, it has mansard hip roofs with cast iron cresting, an attic with round arched dormers with hood molding and...
- University of California (1868-1952)--1900-1910.; Berkeley (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Educational facilities.; Universities & colleges.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Pasadena, Cal., roses and palms
- View of an unidentified home in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The house is covered with, and obscured by, climbing roses, a roof dormer has iron cresting and a spindle. A large palm is in the front yard.
- Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Houses.; Palms.; Roses.
- [1899]
- The Colorado Midland near Buena Vista
- View of Colorado Midland Railway tracks in a rock cut near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Westward Ho!
- View of a Romantic painting depicting Westward expansion. Shows pioneers, wagons, horses, women in distress, men with guns on horses, and rugged landscape.
- Paintings--1900-1910.; Pioneers--1830-1900.; Westward movement--1830-1900.
- c1904
- San Francisco Bay from Saucelito [i.e. Sausalito]
- View of San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California. Shows a rocky shoreline and overhanging rocks. A boat and hills obscured by fog are in the distance.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Waterfronts--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco from Saucelito [i.e. Sausalito]
- View of San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County) from Sausalito (Marin County), California. Shows the shoreline, islands, scrub bushes, and hills obscured by fog in the distance.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Waterfronts--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- The Growler, Norris Geyser Basin
- View of a fumarole identified as The Growler in Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a landscape and trees obscured by steam. Mountains are in the distance.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Pueblo Laguna, N.M.
- A photographer stands behind a large format camera near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows pueblo buildings in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Cameras--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Upper Falls are in the distance.
- Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Yellowstone River--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The brook
- Close view of a stone footbridge crossing a tree-lined creek; roadway bridge behind footbridge is partly obscured by vegetation; probably near Cheyenne Road in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cheyenne Road, Colo. Springs
- View of Cheyenne Road in Colorado Springs, Colorado; a tree- lined dirt road crosses a creek, with fence at left and right; in distance, small buildings are obscured by trees.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cheyenne Road, Colo. Springs
- View of Cheyenne Road in Colorado Springs, Colorado; tree-lined, dirt road crosses creek, with fence at left and right; a building in distance is obscured by trees.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pine Cliff, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View from Pine Cliff (later Pinecliffe), Colorado, reached via the Moffat Road; Beaver Creek in foreground; fence with gate at mid-ground and roof of a small structure obscured by trees; a few dwellings on pine- clad hill in background; utility...
- Pinecliffe (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Grand Junction, Colo
- In Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, the George Whitfield Kelly home is mostly obscured by trees and bushes.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Kelly, George W., 1894---Homes & haunts.
- 1920
- Dr. W. Finley Thompson residence
- View of the Finley house, Estamere (or Estemere), Palmer Lake, El County, Colorado, (partially obscured by trees) shows fountain with sculpture in front yard, covered porch with frieze, and corner turrets.
- Thompson, William Finley, d. 1892--Homes & haunts.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Elephant Rock, Palmer Lake
- View of Elephant Rock partially obscured by evergreen trees, near Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Owned by Dr. W. Finley Thompson
- View of the Finley home, Estamere (or Estemere), Palmer Lake, El County, Colorado, (partially obscured by trees) shows the fountain with sculpture in front yard, front porch frieze, turrets, and decorative gables.
- Thompson, William Finley, d. 1892--Homes & haunts.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Care takers house Spar City just to right over foot bridge as you drive into Spar City.
- View of the caretaker's house at Spar City (Fisher City, Lime Creek), Mineral County, Colorado, partially obscured by trees.
- Spar City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Spar City--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Poncha Springs
- View possibly of the Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with an outdoor staircase, partially obscured by surrounding foliage.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View possibly of the Jackson Hotel in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with an outdoor staircase partially obscured by surrounding foliage.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Huerfano Street, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View west along Huerfano Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows brick businesses obscured by trees, pedestrians, buggies, a buckboard and Pikes Peak in the background. Signs read: "O.K. Bakery," "C. A. Crane," and "P. Jones."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Casey Street, Central City streets
- View looking down on Casey Street from the top of a hill. Shrubs and other vegetation cover the hill. A row of houses is at the bottom of the hill; all of the houses have peaked roofs and appear to be of wood construction. Casey Street is...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Creede
- View of a monument tomb in the Creede cemetery, Mineral County, Colorado, shows a man obscured by bushes next to a small stone chapel inside a wrought iron fence plot.
- Craig (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Dick Cochran in "whites" and on skis
- Tenth Mountain Division Corporal, Richard Cochran bends over his skis as though adjusting his bindings. He is wearing winter camouflage of "whites" as well as a knapsack and his rifle. Almost obscured behind him is another soldier in the same...
- Military officers--American--1940-1950.; Cochran, Richard.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1941 or 1944]
- Central City streets
- View of two streets in Central City, Colorado. Spring Street is on the left above the rock and wood retaining wall. Another retaining wall is built above Spring Street, and a house, which is almost completely obscured by trees, is above it. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stone walls--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Central City High School
- Central City High School, an Italianate, granite building with narrow, arched windows and a cupola is on the hill next to the granite St. Paul's Episcopal Church. A one and one-half story clapboard house, partially obscured by trees, is in the...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1930
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, Company C preparing to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition, Paradise, Washington
- Men from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), Company C line up beside their skis as they prepare to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Behind them is Paradise Lodge, obscured by tremendous snow drifts.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- Spring 1942
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, partially obscured by a tree branch, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s and was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house...
- Central City Opera House--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- Central City
- A dilapidated two-story house in Central City, Colorado, stands isolated on the hillside. Partially obscured by a huge, gaping hole in the exterior wall, the stone house has a hipped roof (with two large holes in it) and two dormers. A crumbling...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Looking down upon the Teller House
- The Teller House is partially obscured by the trees, branches, and houses in the foreground. It is a four story building with a flat roof and rectangular windows. The houses along Pine Street and St. Aloysius' Academy are in the background.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Buildings in Central City, Colorado
- An earthen staiway leads to a house on a hill in Central City, Colorado. Part of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is visible in the foreground. The church, which is built above a masonry retaining wall, has a gabled roof and a gothic pointed arch...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story, masonry house is built above a retaining wall at the intersection of two streets in Central City, Colorado. The house has a flat roof, a chimney, two side bay windows, rectangular windows with lintels, and a covered porch that extends...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Central City, Colorado
- This is the earliest known photograph of Central City, Colorado, which was probably taken in the early 1860s. The image shows a dirt road flanked by log cabins. Mine tailings scar the hillside, and a few trees remain at the top of the hill. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, in a snowstorm; the town is covered in snow, and the valley between the town and Silver Plume is obscured. In the foreground is a rough stone wall; in the right middle distance is a house with a picket fence that is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.; Snowstorms--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.
- [between 1874 and 1917]
- Colorado and Southern locomotive 235
- A locomotive blowing black smoke approaches in the snow covered Colorado & Southern railyard, in Trinidad, Colorado. Scene includes two cabooses and part of a freight car. A man stands next to two harp switches, and another man stands in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [1922?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. A sculpture of a sitting lamb sits on top of the stone. The inscription on the stone reads: Waldemar Son of A.J. & Augusta Youngstrom Died Nov. (??), ASSS...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Storefronts, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of storefronts in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. The central storefront is one story with a half-story false front across the top. The double door is flanked by two large mullioned windows. A sign...
- African Americans--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Crow Indians on horseback
- A group of five Native Americans (Crow) sit on their horses wearing eagle feather headdresses. One of the men holds a rifle. Other details are obscured.
- Crow Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Squaw parade
- View of a long line of Native American (Crow) women (?) on horseback, possibly on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Tepees are in the distance. Many of the details are obscured.
- Crow Indians--Women--Montana--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Teller House Gen. Grant's room, Central City, 1941
- Curtained windows on opposite sides of a mirrored chest-of- drawers in the General Ulysses S. Grant bedroom illuminate a room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. A painting hangs above a loveseat. Patterned wallpaper covers the walls.
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Clothes chests--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Old house on Spring Street, Central City, 1953
- A deteriorating two story, brick house on Spring Street in Central City, Colorado, is partially obscured by the trees that grow in front of and around it. It has a flat roof, chimneys, and arched windows with decorative brick work above each window...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north up Rose Street from a low vantage point on Leavenworth Mountain. The lake is in the distance. Visible are the new school, south of the tower of Alpine Hose Company No. 2; the Fish Block and Masonic Lodge; the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960.]
- Sabin Home on the Casey, birthplace of Dr. Florence Sabin and Miss Mary Sabin, Central City
- The Sabin home, located on Casey Avenue in Central City, Colorado, is built above a masonry wall, through which there is a gate and steps leading to the house. The Gothic Revival house, which is partially obscured by several trees, is a simple, two...
- Sabin, Florence--Homes & haunts.; Sabin, Mary--Homes & haunts.; Sabin Family--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Briarhurst overgrown
- Exterior view of Briarhurst Mansion, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Rebuilt in 1888 after a fire, this Tudor style two-story residence features dormers, circular bays, carved lintels, ornamented stone chimneys and roofcrests, jigsaw work in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1950-1960.; Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.
- 1958
- Cliff House in fog
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three story frame structure with hipped gable roof and wrap around porch and balcony was the premier hotel in the west, featuring 110 rooms, hot and cold...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- September 1887