Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Woman in costume on a parade float
- Interior shows a woman on a parade float, she wears a dress and a crown. The float is decorated with flags, bunting, and cloth. Signs on the door read: "Bicycle Racing Team, National Circuit Races, Oct 17, 18, 19." and "Comedy Company In A...
- Festive decorations--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 November 26
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. NIGHTCLUBS. COMEDY WORKS
- Western History Subject Index
- Comedy connection
- Western History Subject Index
- Comedy shoppe
- Broadway Theatre week of Oct. 31 1920 John Court's [sic] big musical comedy success "Listen Lester" with Fred Heider
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Listen Lester," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater. Shows the wrought iron window railings of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Oct. 31
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 February 17
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Theaters
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Theaters. Elitch's
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. NIGHTCLUBS. COMEDY WORKS
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 13, 1911 March 25
- Londoner Bros., Leadville, Colorado
- Men stand and pose near doorways at the wood frame Londoner Bros. store with a gabled roof and a false front in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men wear hats, suits or vests, and stand beside store windows and a straw broom display on the wooden...
- Londoner Bros. (Leadville, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1888?
- 16th Street decorated for Christmas
- A snowy 16th (Sixteenth) street, Denver, Colorado, is decorated for Christmas with garlands of evergreen and wreathed stars that hangs over the street. The Daniels and Fisher Tower at Arapahoe Street is on the right. In the foreground the marquee...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Festoons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Mayan Theatre at 110 Broadway opened on Nov. 20, 1930
- View of the Mayan Theatre at 1st (First) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Movie marquee reads: "Fox Mayan", "New Songs, New Gags, Al Jolson In 'Big Boy'; Fox News Vitaphone Act Comedy, 'Our Nagging Wives.'" Business signs read: "Broadway...
- Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [1930?]
- Hopi Pueblo Kachina dolls
- View of Native American Hopi and Pueblo art displayed on bookshelves. Items include kachina dolls, pottery, animal fetishes and a totem pole; book titles on shelf below read: "Poetry of the English Renaissance," "Faust, Goethe, Raphael," "The...
- Fetishes (Ceremonial objects)--1930-1940.; Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Talismans--1930-1940.
- 1933
- [Eighteenth] 18th Str. & Curtis southwest corner
- View of a building on the corner of 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians cross the street and automobiles are nearby. Signs read: "Musical Comedy and Pictures," "Cafe," "Colorado Candy Company,"...
- Colorado Candy Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Federal Theatre Federal Blvd. at
- View of the Federal Theater near 38th (Thirty-eighth) Avenue and Federal Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has towers topped with domes. Signs read: "Baird's Pharmacy," "Drugs Service at Curb...
- Federal Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1927]
- Denver Theaters Fox Mayan 110 Broadway
- View of the Mayan Theater at 110 Broadway in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story building has an ornate theater facade and a marquee that reads: "Bebe Daniels, 'My Past' and Ben Lyon Lewis Stone Comedy 'His Error' 'Novelty'...
- Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931 June 30
- Mission Theater
- View of the Mission Theater at 1465 South Pearl Street in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story building has a tile roof and arched window wells. Signs read: "Mens Suits Overcoats Dresses Plain Ladies Coats," "The Man I...
- Mission Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Mission Theater
- View of the Mission Theater at 1465 South Pearl Street in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story building has a tile roof and arched window wells. Signs read: "Mens Suits Overcoats Dresses Plain Ladies Coats," "The Man I...
- Mission Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Princess Theater
- View of the Princess Theater at 1620 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, an automobile, and a bicycle are nearby. The four-story building has an ornate entryway decorated with electric lights. Signs read: "A Mermaid Comedy,"...
- Princess Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1922]
- Princess Theater
- View of the Princess Theater at 1620 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The four-story building has an ornate theater entryway decorated with electric lights. Automobiles, pedestrians, and bicyclists are nearby. Signs read: "Frank Mayo...
- Princess Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1922]
- Denver Theaters Rivoli 1741 Curtis
- View of the Rivoli Theater at 1741 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A group of men stand on the sidewalk nearby. Signs read: "Eat," "Musical Comedy," "All Kinds of Hats Cleaned and Blocked 50 [cents]," and "Musical Girlie Parade."
- Rivoli Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Queues--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tabor Theater
- View of the Tabor theater and the intersection of 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobile traffic are by storefronts and signs: "Harry Huffman's Tabor Now Musical Comedy," "F & C Shoes," "Stage Show Hello...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 May 2
- Tabor Theater
- View of the Tabor theater and the intersection of 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrian and automobile traffic is by storefronts and signs: "Harry Huffman's Tabor Now Musical Comedy," "F & C Shoes," "Stage Show Hello...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 May 2
- F. Ray Comstock Oh Boy Company
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Oh Boy," a musical comedy produced by F. Ray Comstock at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose in hats and coats in front of the Metropole Restaurant next to the canopy at the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Jan 14
- F. Ray Comstock Oh Boy Company
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Oh Boy," a musical comedy produced by F. Ray Comstock at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women stand in front of the Metropole Restaurant next to the canopied theater entrance. All...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Metropole Restaurant (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1920, Jan. 14
- Irene, direction the Vanderbilt Producing Co. Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Irene," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theatre, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose in front of the theater. Helen Shipman sits in a chair. Shows the bell tower and roof of Trinity...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shipman, Helen.
- 1921, April 27
- Potash and Perlmutter in Society photographed in Denver
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of the cast of the comedy "Potash and Perlmutter in Society," at the stage door entrance to the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway. Shows the spire of the Central Presbyterian Church. Sign reads: "Tailoring."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917, Dec. 19
- Flo Flo Co., Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Flo Flo," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats and two small children pose at the entrance to the theater. One woman holds a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1920, March 4
- Little Whopper Co., Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Little Whopper," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the front entrance to the theater. A woman holds up the arms of a little girl. A man holds...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Oct. 6
- Hit the Deck at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Hit the Deck," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed in sailor whites and women dressed in white middy blouses, short white skirts and gob hats pose in...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 14
- Hit the Deck at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Hit the Deck," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed in sailor whites and women dressed in white middy blouses, short white skirts and gob hats pose in...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 14
- Edgar J. MacGregor presents "The Sweetheart Shop" Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "The Sweetheart Shop," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater. Shows the wrought iron railings at the window...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, Feb. 2
- Edgar J MacGregor presents "The Sweetheart Shop" Broadway Theatre Denver Coast tour
- Panoramic view of the cast of "The Sweetheart Shop," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater. Harry K. Morton kneels at center. Shows the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Morton, Harry K.
- 1921, Feb. 2
- Broadway Theatre week of Oct. 31, 1920 John Cort's Big Musical Success "Listen Lester" with Fred Heider
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Listen Lester," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater. Shows the wrought iron window railings of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Oct. 31
- "Turn to the Right" company, Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Turn to the Right," a comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men, women, and a girl stand at the arched front doors of the Broadway Theater. Posters show scenes from the show....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918, March 2
- Nat Goldstein presents the N.Y. Vanderbilt Theatre Success "Oh Look" Company Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Oh Look," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand at the theater entrance. Harry Fox sits in the center of the group. A man in a hat and a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fox, Harry.
- 1923, Feb. 22
- Al Jolson & Company in "Bombo" Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic photograph of the cast and crew of "Bombo," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand at the theater entrance. Two men sit in a Packard automobile; Al Jolson sits...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Jolson, Al, d. 1950.
- 1924, April 12
- Al Jolson & Company in "Bombo" Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic photograph of the cast and crew of "Bombo," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand at the front entrance. Three men sit in and on a Packard automobile. Al Jolson...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1924, April 24
- "Gingham Girl" Company, Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Gingham Girl," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose at the theater's front entrance. Sign reads: "French-Italian Rotisserie Inc....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Jan. 28
- "Abie's Irish Rose" at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Abie's Irish Rose," a comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the theater's front entrance; two little girls stand at center. A sign above the door reads:...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, July 22
- Irene, Denver
- Members of the cast of the musical comedy "Irene" pose in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Posters with pictures of scenes from the play stand in front of the theater. Signs read: "Metropole," "Restaurant,"...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1922 March 4
- Main Street, Telluride, Colo.
- View east down wide dirt Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado; Ajax, Telluride and Ingram Peaks with light snow and Ingram Falls are in background. Identifiable buildings include: painted brick San Miguel County...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Larimer Square, Denver
- Night view of businesses on Larimer Street in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Congdon Building (1421-25) has storefronts, dentiled cornices and arched windows. Signs read: "Lincoln Hall," "Basin Street," and "The Comedy...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Theaters. Elitch's
- Western History Subject Index
- Bloch, Beverle
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. NIGHT CLUBS. COMEDY CLUB
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. NIGHTCLUBS. COMEDY CLUB
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. NIGHTCLUBS. COMEDY WORKS