Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Wayne all steel body, model 4330
- View of a Wayne Works bus, model 4330. The coach body is installed on a Chevrolet chassis. The Chevrolet logo is on the side of the front hood.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co., Chevrolet
- A sign reads: "Chevrolet, Murphy Mahoney Motor Co." outside a brick commercial building with an arched cornice at 2986 Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Cars are on display inside the dealership. One-story businesses...
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1935]
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co., Chevrolet
- A man wears an overcoat and a felt hat and poses at the doorway of the Murphy Mahoney Chevrolet dealership at 2986 Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the one-story building next door read: "Lake Place Cafe,...
- Murphy Mahoney Motor Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1935]
- Carpenter Chevrolet Co. Denver
- View of the Carpenter Chevrolet automobile dealership, 2120 East Colfax (at Gaylord) Street, in Denver, Colorado. A man poses, electric sign reads: "Chevrolet," and the Weicker Storage and Transfer Company warehouse is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Over Cherry Creek Broadway & 7th
- Shows a metal truss bridge over Cherry Creek at the intersection of Broadway and 7th (Seventh) in Denver, Colorado. A billboard with a working clock in the background reads: "Chevrolet Chevrolet's First Again". Writing on a building reads: "Sure...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Automobile dealership
- View of the Chevrolet Motor Company automobile showroom in Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick and stone building has arched windows and signs that read: "Chevrolet," "Power Capacity Economy," and "We Close at 1 p.m. on Saturdays."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Brush Motor Sales Bldg
- A brick storefront in Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, has plate glass windows with Chevrolet advertisments in them. A projecting electric sign in the shape of a chevron reads: Chevrolet. Evergreen garlands are on a power line and the cast iron...
- Brush (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Brush--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Western History Subject Index
- Russ Vento chevrolet, incorporated
- Chevrolet Deluxe Coupe
- View of a 1939 Chevrolet Deluxe coupe automobile in (probably) Denver, Colorado.
- Chevrolet automobile--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Continental Oil building and Chevrolet sign
- View, from Broadway and 18th (Eighteenth) Street, of the Continental Oil building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street near Trinity Methodist Church. Signs read: "Conoco Products",...
- Continental Oil Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Billboards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Carpenter Chevrolet Co. Denver
- View of the Carpenter Chevrolet automobile dealership, 2120 East Colfax (at Gaylord) Street, in Denver, Colorado. The Weicker Storage and Transfer Company warehouse adjoins.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Tionesta Valley Ry. M55 4-2-0 Chevrolet bus, Hamilton, PA.
- View of a dilapidated Tionesta Valley Railway M55 Chevrolet motor car (a converted bus) beside railroad tracks in Hallton (Elk County), Pennsylvania. The motor car has boarded up windows. Shows a flatcar and a partly visible billboard on a nearby...
- Tionesta Valley Railway Company--1940-1950.; Railroad motor-cars--Pennsylvania--Hallton--1940-1950.; Hallton (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad sectrion cars--Pennsylvania--Hallton--1940-1950.
- 1941 April 26
- Chevrolet employees dinner at Stanley Manor
- A large group of Chevrolet employees pose on the steps on the Stanley Manor at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado; children are included in the group. The Stanley Manor, part of the hotel complex, opened in 1910. The manor has classical...
- Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colo.); Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile industry--Employees--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- 1926 March 7
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- 1939 Chevrolet, Jerry's First Car
- Jerry's 1939 Chevrolet had a stick shift on the steering wheel.
- 1951
- Western History Subject Index
- Capital Chevrolet
- Alamosa - streets
- View of Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado; shows storefronts, a church with a belfry, streetlights, automobiles, and signs: "Chevrolet," and "Fourth St."
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Junction
- View of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; shows the Seventh (7th) Street crossing, the Avalon Theater, streetcar tracks, automobiles, and signs: "The Daily Sentinel," "Chevrolet," "Majestic, and "Piggly Wiggly."
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Glenwood Spgs, Colo.
- View of Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, pedestrians, a flagpole and parked cars (a license plate reads: "166-545 Colo."). Signs on store buildings read: "Ford Authorized Service Center," "Chevrolet...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.
- 1925 June
- Jefferson, Colorado
- View of a Conoco service and gas station and the Jefferson Store in Jefferson (Park County), Colorado. Shows a United States flag on a flag pole and a sign on the store that reads: "Food, 3.2 Beer, Pop, Ice, Tackle." A Chevrolet Suburban and a...
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Jefferson--1970-1980.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Jefferson--1970-1980.
- 1978 August
- Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. A streetcar is on tracks in the paved street and cars are parked in front of commercial buildings. Shows the brick Avalon Theater and American flags near street lights on sidewalks....
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Conejos County, Manassa Town Hall
- Exterior of the Manassa Town Hall, Conejos County, Colorado, shows the simple square stucco finish building with a flat roof and two side garage doors. A Chevrolet Impala parks diagonally in front of the building and a boy rides his bike on the...
- Manassa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; City & town halls--Colorado--Manassa--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Paonia, Colo. street scenes, Grand Avenue and the surrounding country
- View down Grand Avenue in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Signs read: "North Fork Liquor Store," "Food," "Drink Budweiser," "The County Chairman," "Chevrolet Sales and Service," "Star Mercantile Co.," "The McClure Drug Company," "Apteekki Apoteka...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Paonia--1920-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Paonia--1920-1950.
- [between 1929 and 1941?]
- Ridgway, Colorado
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad depot at Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado; shows sign "Ridgway" and a Chevrolet station wagon.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- View of Main Street, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, shows, shows decorative lights draped from a wire over intersections, commercial buildings with signs: "Coffee Shop Lounge," "Hotel Harbor, Coffee Shop, Lounge," "Chevrolet," "Standard...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Villa Grove
- View of the Mountain Valley Pub, Villa Grove, Saguache County, Colorado; shows a frame building, signs: "Schlitz," "Mountain Valley Liquor," "Comfort Station," "Cold Beer To Go," "Villa Grove Cafe," a Ford van, motorcycles, Chevrolet and Dodge...
- Villa Grove (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Villa Grove--1970-1980.
- 1977
- Tejon Street, Colorado Springs
- View of Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows cars including a Chevrolet sedan and another vehicle with tailfins; signs read: "Dave's Furniture, Kelvinator Appliances," "Colorado Springs Music," "Colorado Commercial Bank,"...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Klan member at "Klan Day" at the races at Overland Park
- Ku Klux Klan members inspect the Miller Special race car owned by Ralph de Palma at Overland Park race track in Denver, Colorado. People crowd the bleachers. The driver, identified as Mr. Miller, wears a duster and holds a cap.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing...
- [July 1925]
- Fine new Country Club Motor Inn is attracting conventions to Trinidad
- Exterior view of the Country Club Motor Inn in Trinidad, Colorado. The Motel's sign is a sheet metal box type, consisting of two panels; neon lettering on the upper panel reads: "Country Club Motor Inn and the Fabulous," and the lower panel...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- May 1966
- Manitou Springs Bath House
- View of the Manitou Bath House in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; features include a hipped terra cotta roof, wrought iron, corner entry and tower. People are by arched windows, a Chevrolet sedan, and signs: "Manitou Center," "Boardwalk...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989?]
- Breckenridge storefronts
- This view of Main Street, in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes a building, on the left, which was built in 1880, and housed the Miner's Home Saloon. It has three sash windows on the second floor that have ornamented, pedimented heads. A first floor...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Denver Colo.
- Northwest view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from dome of State Capitol Building. Businesses include: Tours Hotel, Fishel-Walker Buick Inc., Capitol Drug Co., Western Tire and Vulcanizing, Gates Rubber Company, Peerless Garage, Peters the...
- Arpahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1933]
- Grand Junction, Colo - street scene
- View of Main Street, Grand Junction, Colorado; shows the Seventh (7th) Street crossing, the Avalon Theater, automobiles, and signs: "The Daily Sentinel," "Chevrolet," "Majestic, and "Piggly Wiggly."
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Automobiles dealership
- View of the Rogers Platt Chevrolet Co., automobile dealer located at 2120 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, and Weicker Warehouse (storage facility built 1925-1926).
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1935]
- Blake Street
- View of a corner on Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Brick buildings line the street. Signs read: "Oxy-Acetylene Welding," "Meadow Gold," and "Genuine Chevrolet Parts."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- South Broadway District
- View of businesses and automobiles on Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "Vulcanizing," "Jack Garner Hudson Essex Dealer," "Storall-Irwin Lincoln Fordson," "Chevrolet," "Monty Roberts Prop South Denver Garage Storage [...]...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Broadway
- View of Broadway at 6th Avenue in Denver, Colorado. An automobile dealership is near the street. Signs on buildings read: "The Leeman Auto Co.," "Leeman Chevrolet," "Jim Furlong Used Cars," and "The Northwestern Auto Sales."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Automobile dealership
- View of an automobile dealership at 324 South Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick building has decorative brickwork, two garage doors, and signs that read: "Viner Motor Sales Co." and "Chevrolet."
- Viner Motor Sales Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Washington Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Erhard Hotel
- View of the Erhard Hotel at 1940 Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men walk near parked automobiles. Signs read: "Viner-Kempte[...] Service Station" and "Chevrolet."
- Erhard Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver Colorado
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Businesses include: Tours Hotel, Fishel-Walker Buick Inc., Capitol Drug Co., Western Tire and Vulcanizing, Gates Rubber Company, Peerless Garage, Peters the Tire Man, ABC Co., Broadway Hotel, Motor Club of Colo.,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Canon City businesses
- Businesses on the 500 block of Main Street, in Canon City are housed in two-story buildings; the central one is rusticated stone with an incised panel reading: "Felter." A man crouches on scaffolding, and channel letters read: "Kelley Jewelers" and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1974?]
- Confluence Park, Denver
- View of plazas and steps at Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado; also shows the South Platte River, the 15th (Fifteenth) Street viaduct, the former Denver Tramway Company power house, a train, and a pedestrian walkway. Billboard reads: "Frontier...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.;...
- 1979 April 5
- New addition
- View at the Denver Botanical Garden at 1005 York Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows the Boettcher Memorial Center and Conservatory (Victor Hornbein, architect). Scaffolding, tarps, and concrete forms cover the...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver Botanic Gardens--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1969 December 2
- North of Colfax - west of Valley Highway
- View of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses, smokestacks, power poles, water, railroad tracks, and the Colfax Avenue viaduct. Billboards read: "Chevrolet" and "Jim Beam."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Electric lines--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 June 16
- United States Mail truck
- Chevrolet truck #382142. Photographed: Denver, Colo., August 22, 1945.
- Trucks--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1945.; United States. Post Office Dept.
- 1945
- United States Mail truck
- 1938 Chevrolet truck #382151. Photographed: Denver, Colo., ca. 1946.
- Trucks--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1946.; United States. Post Office Dept.
- [1946]
- Camp Nizhoni
- The Reserve Secretary (a white woman) from the YWCA in Denver, poses near a Chevrolet automobile on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Employees--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1937
- Golden Burro Cafe, Leadville
- This view is of the exterior of the Golden Burro Cafe and the Blosfeld building on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. The Golden Burro Cafe is in a one-story brick structure with a bracketed cornice, built in 1898 by E.H. Dimick. It has a...
- Golden Burro Cafe (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- 1981
- Golden Burro Cafe, Leadville
- Exterior view of the Golden Burro Cafe and the Blosfeld building on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. The Golden Burro Cafe is in a one-story brick structure with a bracketed cornice, built in 1898 by E.H. Dimick. It has a remodeled facade...
- Golden Burro Cafe (Leadville, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Pueblo street-car power plant ex-street car power house
- Six-story, street-car power plant buildings in Pueblo, Colorado, are metal with stepped, flat or monitor roofs and smokestacks. Transformer racks are enclosed by chain link fence, and 1970's vans and trucks with camper shells are parked in the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Power plants--Colorado--Pueblo--1970-1980.
- 1978