Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Civil War veterans
- A large group of men is gathered outside in a grove of trees at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The group is probably comprised of Civil War veterans invited to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as guests of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Home of Absalom V. Hunter
- Absalom V. Hunter was a vice president at the Carbonate National Bank in Leadville, Colorado. In this interior view of his home, from parlor to dining room, we see that both rooms are ornately furnished and decorated in Victorian style. An archway...
- Hunter, Absalom V.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Front elevation building for Mr. R.V. Weicker
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows elevations, sections and details of the Weicker Warehouse (Boettcher Warehouse) at 14th and Wynkoop...
- Weicker, R.V.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Warehouses.; Boettcher Warehouse (Denver, Colo.); Weicker Warehouse. (Denver, Colo.)
- 1920 April 22
- Central City Residence of Dr. V. C. Sharp
- Three Central City residents stand in a yard in front of the home of Dr. V. C. Sharp in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. The house and residence, which are enclosed by a white picket fence, are built above a retaining wall. Shrubs and...
- Sharp, V. C.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Allie V. Blake
- Studio profile portrait of Allie V. Blake, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse with silk, lace, and ribbon; her hair is upswept with curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Blake, Allie V.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Early plane
- Lt. E. V. Harbeck, pilot, and a passenger pose in a biplane, Denver, Colorado. On fuselage: "Texas - 36th Div."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Harbeck, E. V.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- [Lo]wer floor furnace room A. V. S. Co
- Workers pose in the furnace room at the A. V. S. Company in Denver, Colorado. They hold metal rods and stand near coal carts.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- [Seventeenth] 17th & Market
- A group of men stand on the sidewalk on Market Street near 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on nearby buildings read: "J. V. Rhoades Employment Agency," "McMillan's Employment Agency," "Chile," and "Blatz Beer."
- J. V. Rhoades Employment Agency (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; McMillan's Employment Agency (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Employment agencies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 December 31
- Manual Training High School
- View of Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style brick building with tall windows with ornamental arches, dentils, and rusticated...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1893 and 1912?]
- B & O gas-electric cars, 6053-6123 at Bloom Jct. W.V. almost head on
- Self-propelled Baltimore & Ohio Railroad gas and electric motor car #6033 with baggage car #6173 is stopped near a signal shack in Bloom Junction (Scioto County), Ohio. The engineer leans out of the motor car.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bloom Junction (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Railroad facilities.; Railroad motor cars.; Railroads.
- 1939 January 2
- William Van Derveer Hodges
- Studio bust portrait of William Van Derveer Hodges, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hodges' hair is parted on the side and brushed back. He wears a coat, a vest, and a light colored neck tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hodges, William Van Derveer.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Twin Lakes summer home
- People pose on the porch of the Dexter Cabin at the Interlaken Resort in Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado. Identified people include: "J.V. Dexter's wife, twin daughters, and James Dexter." The log house has a mansard, shingled roof with dormer...
- Dexter, James V.--Homes & haunts.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.; Log houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- D. V. Donaldson with whip
- David V. Donaldson, President of the Mining Exchange, holds a ribboned buggy whip and poses with a man and two ladies in their Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw and flowered hats, and one...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 10th Mountain Division 86th Regiment Company A
- Group portrait (sitting, standing) of the 10th (Tenth) Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company A in uniform at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Men are numbered in rows front to back, and from left to right: FIRST/BOTTOM ROW...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company A.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- [1944]
- Denver Public Library bookmobile
- Interior view of the Denver Public Library bookmobile in Denver, Colorado; Helen V. Watts and Ellen Berner watch Black (African American) boys and girls read books.
- Denver Public Library--Equipment & supplies--1960-1970.; African Americans--Children--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bookmobiles--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1964 November 4
- Santa Fe Avenue
- View of Santa Fe Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado, shows the west side of Santa Fe Avenue between 4th (Fourth) and 5th (Fifth) Streets with horse- drawn wagons and an early bicycle parked in the street. One and two-story wood frame buildings with gable...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Portrait of two men
- Studio portrait of two men, one possibly V. Abeyta. One man wears a dark wool suit and sits in a chair covered with an animal fur rug; a watch fob and chain are attached to his vest and he wears a gold ring and tie pin. The other man wears striped...
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 1545 South Broadway Street, Denver
- View of a V.F.W. Post at 1545 South Broadway Street in the Overland Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The stucco finish building has glass block windows, awnings, urns, steps, and a sign: "V.F.W. So. Denver Post 2461 & Ladies Aux."
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. So. Denver Post 2461 (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Organization's...
- 1994 December
- Hunters Liquor Store
- View of Hunter's Liquors and T.V. Radio Repair at 2523 and 2527 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick buildings have signs that read: "Budweiser - King of Beers," "Coors," "Pabst," "Schlitz," "Hunter...
- Hunter Liquor (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Liquor stores.; Hunter Liquor (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver,...
- 1981
- Monte Vista
- Pedestrians walk or stand by stone and brick commercial buildings that line the main street of Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows a person on a bicycle and a dog. A sign on a waste container reads: "Put your papers here." Signs on...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Monte Vista Streets (1st Avenue)
- Bricklayers work on a building as pedestrians walk down First (1st) Avenue in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows parked cars, commercial buildings and a clock on a pole. Signs read: "The Stow Mercantile Co.," "[Ca]sh Meat Market W.V....
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Dish of strawberries
- Close up view of a dish of strawberries. The berries are piled in a china dish with a scalloped edge. A handwritten tag reads: "Grown by O.V. Coulter, Rifle, Colo., Picked Oct. 26, 1907."
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Strawberries--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Hotel, La Jara, Colorado
- People pose outside the frame "Commercial Hotel" in La Jara (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows false front buildings painted with signs that read: "Geo. V.B. Williams" and "Office."
- Commercial Hotel (La Jara, Colo.)--1880-1900.; La Jara (Colo.)--1880-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1900.; People--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- 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]
- 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]
- Nevada Gulch, "Elk Horn" Narrow Guage [sic] Ry., S.D.
- Men pose beside the passenger car of a Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad train and narrow gauge tracks at Nevada Gulch in Lawrence County, South Dakota. A man poses at the window of locomotive number 209. F.E. & M.V.R.R. or Deadwood...
- Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad--1900-1910.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Nevada Gulch (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.; Passengers--South Dakota--Lawrence...
- [1900?]
- Colo Trading and Transfer Co. in 1894 in Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Exterior view of Colorado Trading and Transfer Company with several horse-drawn freight wagons parked in front, North Fifth (5th) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; also included are several other wood frame buildings with saltbox...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Nevadaville looking north - Main St. beyond
- View of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dilapidated Pozo Mill sheds, Gunnell Hill with tailings and remains of stone commercial buildings on Main Street, including the Odd Fellows Building,
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Radium Vapor Health Institute
- View of a sanitarium in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows a sign: "Radium Vapor Health Institute, Hot Vapor Caves Baths, Natural Hot Water Tub, Showers, Baths, Massages, Rubs, Electric Treatments, Dr. C. V. Bates." Several men pose in back of...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1926 and 1929]
- Sacred thirty-six
- Sacred 36 (Thirty Six) society banquet at the Denver Country Club, Denver, Colorado. Guests include: Mrs. Fred Berger, John Porter, Katherine Symes (Mrs. Joshua [?]), Dr. Jayne Harrington, Eleanor [?], T. R. Stearn, Mrs. Forbes Dubard, Crawford...
- Denver Country Club--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Country clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Socialites--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 or 1915
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A black 1930's sedan draped with bunting and with numerous 'Stars and Bars' flags mounted in the front bumper and coming out of the windows makes its way along the brick street. A banner on its side reads:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Cu-ra-can-to, Muache Ute war chief
- Studio portrait of Cu-ra-can-to, a Native American war chief (Muache Ute), wearing a jacket with epaulets, a stovepipe hat with an ostrich feather, and a hand woven scarf around his neck.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Muache Indians--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Cu-ra-canto.
- 1873 July 4th
- Marker on spot of Thornburgh Battle ground, monument, Sept 24 to Oct. 5 - 1879
- View of a weathered sandstone marker commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Inscription reads: "In Memory Of Officers, Soldiers And Civilians Of The...
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1927 and 1940?]
- J. G. Rogers home
- Interior view of the James Grafton Rogers house (formerly the Olds House), Georgetown, Colorado, torn down in 1965. Three uphostered chairs in deep shadow are clustered around a bay window that has sheer curtains pulled aside. A vase of flowers...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bay windows--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1950
- Overhead Mining & Express Co.
- View of an Overhead Mining and Express Company delivery wagon; letters read: "M. & Ex. Co."
- Carriages & coaches--1870-1890.; Transportation--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Forester Guard Hall 15th & Curtis
- View of the Independent Order of Foresters Guard Hall, at 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a mansard roof and arched windows. Plaque reads: "I.O.O.V. Guard Association."
- Independent Order of Foresters--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Col. Royal and officers of the Third Cavalry
- U. S. Army Cavalry officers pose on a rock outcropping during the Native American Sioux campaigns, along French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Included are: First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military...
- 1876
- Hanging Bridge - President Theodore Roosevelt and party at Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River
- President Theodore Roosevelt poses with men including (left) Major Shadrick K. Hooper G. P. A., and (4th from left) Amos C. Ridgway, General Manager, at Hanging Bridge on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad line, Royal Gorge, Fremont County,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--Colorado--Fremont County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1905 May 8
- Adams Express Company, portrait
- Studio portrait of employees of the Adams Express Company, Denver, Colorado. Identification: "First row, read left to right - 1. C. V. Riley, 2. F. J. Gould, 3. C. M. Day, 4. R. S. Towne, 5. F. O. Reed, 6. J. C. North, 7. C. I. Fitzgerald, 8. J. W....
- Adams Express Company--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver Art Club
- Portrait of the Denver Art Club, in Denver, Colorado, identified in diagonals, from left: 1. Mrs. H. Read, 2. - Neski, - Pickett, Joe Bunke, 3. - Landon, Lillie Patterson, Frane Root, Henry Read, 4. Ethel Patch, Amy Londoner, Nell Bramby, Helen...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Art clubs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Group of Japanese women, men and young girls
- A group of Japanese-American women, men and young girls pose in front of the Colorado Times newspaper office at 1930 Lawrence in Denver, Colorado. The women and young girls wear kimonos. The men wear suits and ties. In front row, third from left is...
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Thirty eighth Avenue underpass
- View of a railroad underpass on 38th Avenue, in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and industrial buildings with signs: "Tony C. V. Romeo Groceries," and "The Colorado Lumber Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Denver--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Thirty eighth Avenue Subway
- View of a railroad underpass at 38th Avenue, in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and industrial buildings. Signs read: "The Colorado Lumber Co.," and "Tony C. V. Romeo groceries."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Denver--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Thirty eighth Avenue Subway
- View of a railroad underpass on 38th Avenue, in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and industrial buildings. Signs read: "The Colorado Lumber Co.," and "Tony C. V. Romeo groceries."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Denver--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Thirty eighth Avenue Subway
- View of a railroad underpass on 38th Avenue, in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and industrial buildings. Signs read: "The Colorado Lumber Co.," and "Tony C. V. Romeo groceries."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Denver--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Only child saved out of Sand Creek Massacre 1864 Raised by Miss Ford Central City
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Arapaho) girl. She holds a basket and rests her arm on a table. She wears a dress and has a scarf around her neck.
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1870-1880.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Children.; Girls--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- A woman rides on a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. She wears a gown and stands on a platform covered with cloth. Signs read: "Kansas Salt Co. R. S. V. P. Hutchinson Kansas" and...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Pay Rock Mine
- Miners pose near the shafthouse and tailings of the Pay Rock Mine near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Pay Rock Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
- View of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks &...
- [between 1871 and 1878]