Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- General Electric Building
- View of the General Electric Building at 1441 18th Street in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building was constructed by the Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company circa 1906. General Electric later used the...
- General Electric Building (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Office buildings.; Historic buildings.; General Electric Building (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Office...
- 2007
- Rio Grande County Courthouse, Del Norte, Colo.
- View of the Rio Grande County Courthouse located at 925 6th (Sixth) Street in Del Norte (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The rusticated stone modernist style building has smooth dressed stone vertical elements with vertical windows, blank stone...
- Rio Grande County Courthouse (Del Norte, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Del Norte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Courthouses.; Rio Grande County Courthouse (Del Norte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Del Norte--Pictorial works.; Del Norte...
- 2009
- Gold Nugget Grill and Elite Liquors, Denver
- View of 1623 and 1627 (Elite Liquors) Larimer Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Gold Nugget Grill is at 1623 Larimer Street, (constructed in 1880), the building is a four-story Italianate-style commercial structure...
- Elite Liquors (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gold Nugget Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Larimer Street (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Liquor...
- 1972
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Industries construction crew at work at Alameda subway
- Workmen, who include Idaho and a boy, pose near a Nagle vertical center crank water pump in the bottom of an excavation pit at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Clayton Ryan, on horseback, is near Idaho.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Holes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Water...
- [1909]
- Mines on Gold Hill above Cripple Creek
- View of mine buildings, Gold Hill, near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado; a large smokestack stands near two buildings, one two story, with pitched roofs and wooden vertical slats; two men stand on one of three wooden rail bridges, one holds...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901?]
- The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane
- View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V."
- Bell Aircraft Corporation--Products--1950-1960.; Vertically rising aircraft--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Flight testing--New York--Niagara...
- 1954, November 16
- Bedrock - 1959
- View in Bedrock, Colorado showing the open front porch of a store in Bedrock; features crates, barrels and other miscellaneous items littering the porch; wood beams run horizontally the length of the roof and vertical supports are along the front...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Porches--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Bedrock - 1959
- View in Bedrock, Colorado showing a man standing on an open front porch of a store in Bedrock; includes crates, barrels and other miscellaneous items littering the porch; wood beams run horizontally and are vertical supports along the front of the...
- Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Porches--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
- 1959
- The house at Gregory Point - (Black Hawk) home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederich Kruse 188?-1939, Ben Draper, March 1940
- Front view of two-story horizonal-clapboard Kruse residence in Black Hawk, Colorado, featuring three front bays, sawtooth gables, two chimneys, open first-story porch with posts supporting a projecting roof, and balustrades making up the bargeboard...
- Kruse, Frederich--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1939]
- Black Hawk, 1968
- Front view of two story home in Black Hawk, Colorado. It is square, single-detached, with 3 front bays (center door and double hung windows on either side), horizontal clapboard siding, center gable up front with 3 center pointed windows, sawtooth...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Colorado School of Mines students
- Three young Colorado School of Mines male students stand around a vertical magnetometer in a field, learning to operate the instrument that measures magnetic intensity. They wear jodhpurs, tall lace up boots, shirts and ties.
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Elevations, exterior and interior Willows building
- Elevations (interior and exterior) for the Willows building, 4th and Grant Street, Speer Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, commissioned in 1961. The building is an example of post-World War II Modern architecture. The exterior structure is grounded...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Office buildings.; Interiors.
- 1961, December 1
- Vertical engine and switchgear
- View of an electrical switchbox and vertical engine in the interior of a mine building probably in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Engines--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1901]
- McPhee and McGinnity Paint Factory/Clock tower Building/Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Building/Styro Building
- Oriental Theater
- View of the facade of the Oriental Theater at 4335 West 44th Avenue in the Berkeley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The brick exotic revival structure has a stepped parapet with an ornate frieze and a large marquee with a vertical sign that reads:...
- Oriental Theater (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theaters.; Oriental Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Berkeley (Denver,...
- 2005
- Curé d'Ars Catholic Church
- View of Curé d'Ars Catholic Church (1978; Paul Maybury, architect) at 3201 Dhalia Street in the North Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a modern precast concrete building with a low- pitched roof. There are six vertical stained...
- Curé d'Ars Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches.; Curé d'Ars Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church...
- 1987
- Lena Marques
- Studio portrait of Lena Marques, sister of Crisanta Montoya of Fort Collins, Colorado. Lena poses beside a wicker corner chair, she wear a long dark dress a vertical stripe and belt. The dress has a lace Bertha collar and her dark hair is pulled...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Marques, Lena--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Rio Grande County Museum, Del Norte, Colo.
- View of the Rio Grande County Museum at 580 Oak Street in Del Norte (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The one story building has a brown stucco exterior, two protruding elements that frame the entrance, two narrow, vertical windows and a small...
- Rio Grande County Museum (Del Norte, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Del Norte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Galleries & museums.; Rio Grande County Museum (Del Norte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--Del Norte--Pictorial works.; Del Norte...
- 2009
- Geer homestead barn
- View of the Geer Homestead barn in Jamestown (Boulder County), Colorado. The building is constructed of vertical wood planks with a low stone foundation and a plank roof. The barn has an open hayloft door, two large double doors and a single small...
- Geer family--Homes & haunts--1990-2000.; Jamestown (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Barns; Geer family--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Barns--Colorado--Jamestown--Pictorial works.; Jamestown (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Surface Creek Winery
- View of the Surface Creek Winery and Oddfellows Lodge at 12983 Highway 65, Eckert (Delta County), Colorado. The dark stone building has two stories, a curvilinear parapet and a double door entrance with a window on either side. The second story has...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Buildings--1990-2000.; Surface Creek Winery and Gallery (Eckert, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Eckert (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Surface Creek Winery and Gallery...
- 1992
- Russellville Ranch
- View of the Log gateway at Russellville Ranch in Franktown (Douglas County), Colorado. The sign hangs over the log entry and reads "Russellville Ranch," a red metal gate closes off the road to the main house and outlying structures. The two story...
- Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Franktown (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Russellville Ranch (Franktown, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.; Gates--Colorado--Franktown--Pictorial works.;...
- 2001
- Colorado Springs welcome sign
- View of the plastered concrete welcome sign located on I-25 at the entrance to Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The sign consists of vertical umber and white geometric shapes that suggest Garden of the Gods rock formations. Painted...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Signs (Notices).; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Waycott Opera House, Colorado Springs
- View of Meadow Muffins, a restaurant in the Waycott Building in the Old Colorado City neighborhood, 2432 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The three-story brick building has round arched windows, a third story ghost...
- Waycott Building (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Meadow Muffins (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Old Colorado City (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Waycott Building (Colorado Springs,...
- 1996
- [Sanchez Reservoir, Costilla County, Colorado]
- Panoramic view of the Sanchez Reservoir and dam in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows shoreline, the dam and the overflow intake tower. Text on print includes reservoir capacity and tower, conduit, and dam dimensions. "Contained at date photo was...
- Reservoirs--Colorado--Costilla County.; Dams--Colorado--Costilla County.; Sanchez Reservoir (Colo.)
- 1911
- Lace House, Black Hawk, Colo.
- View of the Lace House at its original location on 161 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. Constructed in 1863, the two-story vertical board-and-batten structure sits on a stone foundation and is an example of Carpenter Gothic architecture. The...
- Dwellings--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Black Hawk; Lace House (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Grand Lake Yacht Club
- View of the Grand Lake Yacht Club located at 1128 Lake Avenue, Grand Lake, Colo. The two-and-one-half story simple Victorian Stick Style weathered wooden structure has clapboards on the first story and vertical slab log siding on the second. An...
- Grand Lake Yacht Club (Grand Lake, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--2010-2020.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Grand Lake Yacht Club (Grand Lake, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--Pictorial works.;...
- 2005
- Union Congregational Church, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of the Union Congregational Church located at 403 Maroon Avenue, Crested Butte, Colo. Eastlake style trim adorns the front-gabled Carpenter's Gothic church with clapboard siding and decorative vertical trim boards. The square corner tower...
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--2000-2012.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--2000-2012.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Congregational...
- 2007
- Humphrey's Store, Grand Lake, Colo.
- View of Humphrey's Store located at 1100 Grand Avenue, Grand Lake, Colo. Built in 1881 by James Carin, the two-story log building has horizontal and vertical lodge pole slab siding with a covered porch sheltering the sidewalk.
- Humphrey's Store (Grand Lake, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Stores, Retail--Colorado--Grand Lake--1990-2000.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Stores & shops.; Humphrey's Store (Grand Lake, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Stores, Retail--Colorado--Grand...
- 1991
- Holden Hotel
- View of the Holden Hotel at 1817 California Street in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story, brick, commercial building with pilasters and decorative brick work. A vertical sign which extends from the...
- Holden Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Holden Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1977
- Anne Evans Mountain House, Evergreen, Colo.
- View of the Anne Evans Mountain House located on Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, Colo. Built in 1910 by Jock Spence, the Rustic Style residence was further expanded by noted Denver architect, Burnham Hoyt in 1924. The front facade has a simple...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--2010-2020.; Evergreen (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Evans, Anne, 1871-1941--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--Pictorial works.; Evergreen (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2010
- Sid King's Crazy Horse Bar
- View of Sid King's Crazy Horse Bar, 1201-1225 East Colfax Avenue, in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story commercial building (1905; Edwin Moorman) has Mediterranean Revival features including stucco walls, a tile...
- Sid King's Crazy Horse Bar--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Signs (Notices); Sid King's Crazy Horse Bar--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- ca. 1980
- Pete's Satire Lounge
- Two men stand in front of Pete's Satire Lounge, 1920 East Colfax Avenue, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story brick commercial structure with a partially tiled roof and parapeted side elevations. The exterior of...
- Pete's Satire Restaurant & Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Restaurants.; Pete's Satire Restaurant & Lounge (Denver,...
- 2006
- Gravestones, Augusta Tabor, Riverside Cemetery, Denver
- View of gravestones for August Tabor, block 7, lot 78, Riverside Cemetery, 5201 Brighton Boulevard, Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows grave markers and flower arrangements. A vertical, polished granite marker has a rough-faced...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Joe's Cave, Denver
- View of Joe's Cave, a bar located at 75 Federal Boulevard in the Barnum neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single-story, stucco-covered, brick building with a flat roof, pilasters and a shaped parapet. A large vertical neon sign over the...
- Joe's Cave (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Barnum (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Joe's Cave (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1973
- Park Aire Apartments
- View of the Park Aire Apartment Building (1938) at 1310 Franklin Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story Modernistic building. The building is constructed of blond brick with red brick trim. Notable...
- Park Aire Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apartment houses.; Park Aire Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2009
- Shanty Bar
- View of the Shanty Bar at 151 South Broadway in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The modified residential structure has a gabled roof with a dormer window. There is a covered entrance and a large vertical electric neon sign that reads:...
- Shanty Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Shanty Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1977
- Industries construction steam engine at work
- A group of men stand near a vertical tubular boiler and a steam engine at a construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries construction equipment steam power
- A group of workmen pose near a steam engine and vertical tubular boiler at a construction site in Denver, Colorado. A wooden scaffolding and a building are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen sit and stand near a vertical tubular boiler and loaded wheelbarrows at the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A railroad bridge is nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Federal Mint building construction
- View of the Federal Mint building under construction at West Colfax Avenue and Delaware Street in Denver, Colorado. The two-story, granite building has marble lunettes above both rectangular and arched windows. The second floor is not completed and...
- United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1899?]
- Y.M.C.A. building
- Exterior view of Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building, East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado. The Commercial style building has a flat roof, bracketed cornice, voussoirs above first floor windows, flag...
- Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The woman wears a dress with a fitted bodice that buttons up the front. Her skirt is decorated with vertical strips of bric-a-brac. She stands with her hand resting on...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Couples--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a bodice adorned with vertical ruching, a broach and a decorative handkerchief. The woman's hair is pulled back away from her face into a pompadour.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a soldier
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a military uniform and a cavalry campaign hat. The man's trousers have a vertical stripe. The man crosses his arms.
- Cavalry--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose amidst ornate studio props that include artificial grass and a stone wall. A bearded man wears a buttoned suit, boots and a vest. A woman holds a baby in a light colored dress. The woman wears a...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with puffy sleeves, a high collar and vertical lace stitching along the bodice. The woman's hair is pulled back away from her face.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby who sits on a chair covered with hay. The baby wears a long white gown with vertical stitching.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]