Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lower Downtown Denver, view of storefront
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of store fronts
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of parking lot
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of store front
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of building
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of building
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of building
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of parking structure
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of railroad yard
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of parking lot
- South Platte River Bridges
- Lower Downtown Denver, view of store
- Auraria Higher Education Center
- Ninth Street Park Dedication. Historic Denver, Incorporated.
- Historic Denver News: Preservation for the People
- Saint Rose Residence for Women
- View of the abandoned, four story St. Rose Residence for Women, opened by the Franciscan Sisters in 1890, located at the corner of 11th and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The buildings has shaped parapets, roof...
- St. Rose Residence for Women (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; St. Rose Residence for Women (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- [1973?]
- Two boys dressed as Huck Finn
- Larry Gallegos and Jack Smith participate in the 10th annual Huck Finn Day in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. One boy wears a straw hat, short sleeved shirt and jeans, rolled up and tattered. He holds a fishing pole. The other boy wears...
- Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Gallegos, Larry--Pictorial works.; Smith, Jack--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Corrine Baca, First Communion St. Cajetan's Church.
- Studio portrait of Corrine Baca on the occasion of her First Communion at St. Cajetan's Church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She leans on a prop and wears a white dress and veil and holds a missal.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Baca, Corrine--Pictorial works.; Clothing and dress--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1947
- Cleotilde Rivera
- Cleotilde Rivera stands in front of her home at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The elderly woman wears a floral print dress and has curled, gray hair.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Older people.; Women.; Rivera, Cleotilde--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1950
- Skipper Herrera
- Skipper (Jim) Herrera, a young boy, poses near plants and a tree in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a shirt, coveralls and a brimmed cap with possibly a military insignia on the front.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Hats.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hats--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1942
- Ray & Fred
- Mexican Americans Ray Baca, age two, and his brother Fred, age three, sit in a toy wagon in front of 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys wear lace dresses, one wears a bonnet. A sign on the front of the...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys.; Carts & wagons.; Play (Recreation); Baca, Fred--Pictorial works.; Baca, Ray--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1928
- Skipper (Jim) Herrera
- Jim (Skipper) Herrera poses against the side of his house with his dog and a puppy in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Dogs.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1942
- Tom Vigil
- Tom Vigil poses in front of the Foundry near 12th (Twelfth) and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage boy wears a dark shirt and pants with the cuffs rolled up. His dark, curly hair is parted on the side.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Vigil, Tom--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1941
- Celia Baca
- Celia Baca poses near 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage girl wears a wrap around coat tied with a belt. Her curly, dark hair is worn back.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teenagers.; Women.; Baca, Celia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1943
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, dressed as an altar boy, poses outside of St. Cajetan's Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a cassock and a white, lace surplice. His hands are folded as in prayer. Commercial...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Acolytes.; Boys.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Acolytes--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1931
- Lawrence Rivera and Skipper Herrera
- Lawrence Rivera sits on a tricycle and has his arm around Jim (Skipper) Herrera near 12th (Twelfth) and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They pose in front of a brick wall. Lawrence wears a T-shirt, pants and...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bicycles & tricycles.; Boys.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Lawrence--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1941
- Gloria Herrera
- Gloria Rodriguez, née Herrera, age 5, poses on her front porch at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a winter coat and pants.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Rodriguez, Gloria--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1949
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, poses in front of his home at 1126 12th (Twelfth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He is bare chested and wears pleated pants. His wavy dark hair is parted on the side and combed back. His brother, Skipper (Jim)...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1941
- Bobby Herrera
- Bobby Herrera, poses on a pony in front of a house at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Bobby is dressed as a cowboy, he wears a western hat and a leather vest and chaps decorated with metal conchos....
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Horseback riding.; Ponies.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1948
- Pedro Rivera
- Pedro Rivera cuts a piece of metal with a large hacksaw on a sawhorse near 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears jeans, a leather jacket and a fedora hat.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sawhorses.; Saws.; Rivera, Pedro--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sawhorses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sawing--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
- 1950
- Skipper (Jim) Herrera
- Jim (Skipper) Herrera poses in front of his home at 1126 12th (Twelfth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a jump suit with short sleeves. His dark hair is parted on the side. He poses near a house with stone steps.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
- 1942
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, poses on the steps of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit and tie, has a ribbon tied on his arm and holds up his First Communion certificate in his...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1930
- Manuel Olguin and Bobby Herrera
- Manuel Olguin and Bobby Herrera, pose outside 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys pose in T-shirts, jeans and tennis shoes. They have their arms over each others shoulders.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Olguin, Manuel--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
- 1953
- Gloria Herrera and her grandmother
- Mexican Americans Gloria Rodriguez, née Herrera and her grandmother, Tillie Rivera, pose in front of a brick house at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Gloria wears blouse, skirt, sweater, bobby-socks and tennis...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Girls.; Grandparents.; Older people.; Rivera, Tillie--Pictorial works.; Rodriguez, Gloria--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1955
- Lourie and Stevie Herrera
- Lourie and Stevie Herrera pose outside a brick house at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Lourie wears bib overalls and a short sleeved shirt, his brother wears jeans, suspenders and a short sleeved shirt.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Families.; Herrera, Lourie--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Stevie--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1954
- Pete Baca, Bobby and Gloria Herrera, and Robert Marquez
- Children Pete Baca, Bobby Herrera, Gloria Rodriguez, née Herrera and Robert Marquez sit on the front steps at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Pete wears a striped shirt and shorts and has curly hair, Bobby...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Girls.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver,...
- 1947
- St. Cajetan's Catholic Church
- View of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church (now St. Cajetan's Center), 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The church is surrounded by rubble, the remains of buildings destroyed for the Auraria Higher Education Center...
- St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Catholic churches.; Debris.; Demolition.; St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial...
- [1973?]
- Peter Solano and Della Lareato
- Mexican Americans Peter Solano and Della Lareato pose after their wedding in front of 1109 8th Street, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The bride wears a lace wedding dress and veil. She has pearls around her neck. The groom wears a...
- Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Solano, Della Lareato--Pictorial works.; Solano, Peter--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Brides--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Hispanic...
- 1929
- Juanita and Tony Ramos wedding party
- Juanita Ramos née Solano, poses with her husband, Tony Ramos and members of their wedding party in front of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 Ninth (9th) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The bride wears a wedding dress with...
- Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Ramos, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Ramos, Tony--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Brides--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1960-1970.; Hispanic...
- 1960
- Juanita and Tommy Solano
- Mexican Americans Tommy and Juanita Solano (now Ramos) play with a toy wheelbarrow in their backyard at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Juanita sits in the wheelbarrow and her brother stands behind her. Shows...
- Children.; Play (Recreation); Toys.; Wheelbarrows.; Ramos, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Solano, Tommy--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1945
- Pete Solano
- Pete Solano, father of Juanita Ramos née Solano, poses near an automobile in his back yard at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Automobiles.; Backyards.; Fathers.; Ramos, Juanita--Family--Pictorial works.; Solano, Pete--Pictorial works.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Fathers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic...
- [between 1940 and 1946?]
- Hank Enrique Roybal 11th Street.
- Hank Enrique Roybal sits on the front steps of the porch at his home on 11th Street, in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. He has his hair cut short and wears a polo shirt and jeans with the bottoms rolled into cuffs. The wood frame...
- Porches.; Teenagers.; Roybal, Hank Enrique--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American teenage boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver,...
- [1953?]
- Viola Roybal Ford front St. Cajetan's Grade School.
- Viola Roybal Ford poses on the steps of St. Cajetan's Grade School with her diploma in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Alumni & alumnae.; Women.; Ford, Viola Roybal--Pictorial works.; Elementary school graduates--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1953
- Jerry Rodriguez & Jackie Torres
- Two children, Jerry Rodriquez and Jackie Torres, stand in front of an automobile that belongs to Phil Torres on 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Jerry wears a two-tone jacket and a bow tie, Jackie wears a First Communion...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Clothing & dress.; Girls--Colorado--Denver.; Rodriguez, Jerry--Pictorial works.; Torres, Jackie--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- 1948
- Denver skyline from top of tower at Six Flags Elitch Gardens 2000 Elitch Circle
- View of the Denver skyline from the top of a tower at Six Flags Elitch Gardens, an amusement park, at 2000 Elitch Circle in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The view, facing east, shows a train, Speer Boulevard, Cherry Creek and the...
- Six Flags Elitch Gardens (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cities & towns.; Streams.; Six Flags Elitch Gardens (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1995
- St. Cajetan's Holy Name Society
- Young men and teenagers pose on the steps of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The unidentified men are members of a St. Cajetan's Mens Sodality, the "Holy Name Society." They...
- Holy Name Society--1930-1940.; St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banners.; Organizations.; Teenagers.; Holy Name Society--Pictorial...
- 1933
- St. Cajetan's Elementary School
- View of St. Cajetan's Elementary School near 9th (Ninth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story, Art-Deco influenced brick building has a shaped parapet, decorative brick work and tall, narrow windows. A...
- St. Cajetan's Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools.; St. Cajetan's Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Elementary...
- [between 1947 and 1950?]
- Eddie and Ida Lopez, 50th wedding anniversary
- Elderly Eddie and Ida Lopez celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Cajetan's Catholic Church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Father Tomas is shown shaking hands with Eddie.
- St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Spouses.; Older people.; Anniversaries.; Priests.;...
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- West Side Coalition meeting
- Mexican Americans, members of the West Side Coalition, a Denver neighborhood association, meet before an audience in the Auraria Community Center in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are discussing why West Denver is being left out...
- West Side Coalition (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Community service.; Meetings.; West Side Coalition (Denver,...
- [1973?]
- St. Cajetan's parishioners after mass
- Parishioners gather after Mass near the steps of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The "Perkins Epeneter Pickle Co." is on the opposite side of the street.
- Perkins Epeneter Pickle Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Food industry.; Perkins Epeneter Pickle Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1947 and 1950?]