Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- 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.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- 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.)
- 1943 September 30
- Juan Bautista Córdova and family
- Studio portrait of Magdalena Córdova, daughter of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife, María Quirina Sánches. Magdalena wears a long dress with leg of mutton sleeves, and velvet trim. Her hair is curled and pulled back. She stands beside...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Pictorial works.; Women.; Córdova, Juan Bautista, 1830---Pictorial works.; Córdova, Magdalena, 1867---Pictorial works.; Sánches, María Quirina, 1836---Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 14, 1909 May 22
- Colorado State University
- College students walk past an academic building on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. The flagstone, glass, and aluminum structure is composed of flat-roofed blocks with horizontal lines.
- Colorado State University--1960-1970.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1970.
- December 4, 1968
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Men work by trucks and graded earth below the Fine Arts Center, built on a bluff overlooking Monument Creek, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The 1936 concrete structure composed of block shapes, with arcaded, square columned porches,...
- Meem, John Gaw 1894--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Exterior view of the Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the concrete structure composed of block shapes, with an arcaded porch. The 1936 facility was designed by John Gaw Meem.
- Meem, John Gaw 1894--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Men work by trucks and graded earth at the edge of Monument Creek, below the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The 1936 concrete structure composed of block shapes, with arcaded, square columned porches, was designed...
- Meem, John Gaw 1894--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monument Creek (El Paso County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Galleries &...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- Facade of the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the concrete structure composed of block shapes and a square columned entry with murals depicting the arts; painting, drama, dance, music. The 1936 facility was...
- Meem, John Gaw 1894--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
- The Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is a concrete structure composed of block shapes, with a square columned entry. The 1936 facility designed by John Gaw Meem, was designed to accomodate all of the arts; drama,...
- Meem, John Gaw 1894--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Central City
- View of a billboard at the Opera House in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, reading: "Miss Edna James, Mr. Raymond Hackett, Mr. Moffat Johnston, Mr. Frederic Worlock, Mr. Lewis Martin, Mr. Ian Wolfe, Mr. Arnold Ronnebeck, Mr. Paul Stephenson...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Central City's pony express
- A little boy in overalls, long sleeved shirt, and cap sits on a burro in front of the Central City Opera House. The burro has reins, bridle, and saddle. The granite facade of the Opera House, its paneled dorrs, and its transom are visible. The...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story, masonry house is built above a retaining wall at the intersection of two streets in Central City, Colorado. The house has a flat roof, a chimney, two side bay windows, rectangular windows with lintels, and a covered porch that extends...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Ignatius, an indian dancer
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Ignatius. He poses in front of a tepee in his dance costume which includes a dark colored shirt and an elaborate headdress composed of animal hides and eagle...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Ignatius, Salish Indian.
- 1907
- Interior Teller House
- A large wooden case with glass panels and "Gilpin Miner" painted on it is in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. Minerals sit on the cabinet shelves. An antique telephone and a desk with two lamps on it and several chairs in front of it...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Marble - 1942 marble sidewalks
- View of a sidewalk composed of marble stone in Marble, Colorado; residences and a dirt road on opposite sides of the walkway.
- Marble (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Marble--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Mackenzie's Fight battle marker
- Close up view of a stone marker that commemorates Mackenzie's Fight in Wyoming. The marker reads: "Here Nov. 25, 1876 Gen. R. S. Mackenzie with U. S. forces composed of detachments fo the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Cavalry, 4th and 9th Artillery, 9th and...
- Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, 1840-1889--Monuments.; United States. Army. Artillery.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army. Cavalry.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army....
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Mackenzie's Fight battle marker
- Close up view of a stone marker that commemorates Mackenzie's Fight in Wyoming. The marker reads: "Here Nov. 25, 1876 Gen. R. S. Mackenzie with U. S. forces composed of detachments fo the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Cavalry, 4th and 9th Artillery, 9th and...
- Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, 1840-1889--Monuments.; United States. Army. Artillery.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army. Cavalry.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army....
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- A block group of Japanese and Japanese-Americans, residents at the Granada Relocation Center listen to an explanation of the Army questionnaires
- Captain Willaim S. Fairchild stands behind a wooden lectern addressing Japanese internees at Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Fairchild wears a military uniform; a United States flag stands near him. The front two rows of metal...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1943 February 9
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque N.M., Harvey System, A.T.S.F.RY.
- View of Fred Harvey Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) New Mexico; shows a sprawling Mission- style building with arcades, towers, and a terra-cotta roof, the Santa Fe depot, and a man with horse drawn wagon.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New...
- [1904]
- Anaconda, Col.
- View along a curve in the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks northeast across Ananconda to the treeless rounded Gold Hill, Teller County, Colorado. shows town composed of several camps including Squaw Gulch, Mound City, and Barry nestled in...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- Delta, Colo. from Garnet Mesa
- A panoramic view of the town of Delta, Colorado, in Delta County includes the plain of the Gunnison River Valley in the background and residences and commercial buildings in the foreground.
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Delta, Colo. from Garnet Mesa
- A panoramic view of the town of Delta, Colorado, in Delta County, includes the plain of the Gunnison River Valley in the background. Structures include residences and commercial buildings.
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Fort Morgan, Colorado, 3rd Prize
- The band from American Legion Post Number 19 in Fort Morgan, Colorado, poses at a competition. The band is composed of drums, bugles, riflemen, flagmen, and a band leader. Inscriptions on the two bass drums read: "American Legion Harold DeHaan Post...
- Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--1930-1940.; American Legion. Harold DeHaan Post No. 19 (Fort Morgan, Colo.)
- 1939
- "Christ is Risen," probably Easter program
- Members of the choir of the Presbyterian Church in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, pose on a circular stage for the Easter service. Numerous potted plants are around the perimeter of the stage and on tables among the members of the choir....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Choirs (Music)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- April, 1898
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- A row of small buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico is shown from the back. Wooden ladders lead to the upper levels of the structures. The windows and doors are framed with wood. The surface of the ground is composed of large slabs of rock....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Catholic Church of Saint Rose of Lima
- stories with patterned shingles, a small round window, and louvers. Bluff slope is in background and birds on telephone or power lines.; View of front facade and part of side of Catholic Church of Saint Rose of Lima, Lake City, Colorado, a tall...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; Boggs, George.; St. Rose of Lima (Church : Lake City, Colo.)
- 1942
- Saint Rose of Lima, Catholic Church, Lake City, Colorado
- and second story, steeple stories with patterned shingles, a small round window, louvers, and a silver metal roof. Mountain slopes are in background.; View of front facade and side of Catholic Church of Saint Rose of Lima, Lake City, Colorado, a...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic Churches--Colorado--Lake City--1960-1970.; Boggs, George.; St. Rose of Lima (Church : Lake City, Colo.)
- [between 1961 and 1970?]
- Telluride, Colorado, Main Street view toward east
- View east down Main Street (Colorado Avenue) Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado, with snow-covered Ajax, Telluride, and Ingram Peaks in background; shows a two-story brick block on corner of Fir and Colorado (with "Telluride Real Estate...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1980-1990.
- 1982 November 5
- Montrose, Colo. drilling for artesian water
- A group of Montrose, Colorado, citizens pose in front of drilling equipment that drills an artesian well in Montrose County. The drill is composed of cables and steel bars. Electrical cables are attached to a steam-powered tractor; a puff of...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Artesian wells--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Perspective Sarkisian Gallery
- Perspective study for an uncompleted Modernist style Sarkisian Art Gallery (Sarkisian's), 463 Logan Street, Speer neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca. 1953. The structure is asymmetrical in design. It is composed of brick with a modified,...
- Sarkisian's (Art gallery : Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial art galleries.
- between 1952 and 1953
- Boulder County Courthouse, Christmas 1964
- Christmas lights, stars, and banners adorn the Courthouse (built in 1933) in Boulder, Colorado. The five story finished stone building is composed of block shapes with windows set in vertical lines and a clock on the western face of the main tower....
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Exterior Central City Opera House
- Exterior view of the facade of Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Architectural features: twin towers, a mansard roof, a balcony with spindles, arched windows and entrances, and an oculus. Signs: "Opera House,"...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical posters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Sauer McShane Mercantile Co.
- Men loiter in front of the Sauer-McShane Mercantile Company in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. The store is composed of two, brick buildings next to each other. A man stands in the second-story window.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; General stores--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver Orphan's Home Historic Building Application Forms
- Northern Colorado Company Substation
- Exterior photograph of the Northern Colorado Company Substation located in Lafayette, Colorado. This small 1908 brick industrial building, composed of a one story base and a two story tower, illustrates early power generation systems in Boulder. ...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
- Undated
- Northern Colorado Company Substation railroad tracks and power lines
- Northern Colorado Company Substation located in Lafayette, Colorado. This small 1908 brick industrial building, composed of a one story base and a two story tower, illustrates early power generation systems in Boulder. It is closely linked to the...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings.; Power lines--Colorado--Lafayette.;Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
- Undated
- Northern Colorado Company Substation
- Exterior photograph of the Northern Colorado Company Substation located in Lafayette, Colorado. This small 1908 brick industrial building, composed of a one story base and a two story tower, illustrates early power generation systems in Boulder. ...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
- Undated
- Northern Colorado Company Substation
- Exterior photograph of the Northern Colorado Company Substation located in Lafayette, Colorado. This small 1908 brick industrial building, composed of a one story base and a two story tower, illustrates early power generation systems in Boulder. ...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
- Undated
- Northern Colorado Company Substation
- Exterior photograph of the Northern Colorado Company Substation located in Lafayette, Colorado. This small 1908 brick industrial building, composed of a one story base and a two story tower, illustrates early power generation systems in Boulder. ...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
- Undated
- Northern Colorado Company Substation
- Exterior photograph of the Northern Colorado Company Substation located in Lafayette, Colorado. This small 1908 brick industrial building, composed of a one story base and a two story tower, illustrates early power generation systems in Boulder. ...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
- Undated
- Christ Methodist Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the Christ Methodist Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect Frank E. Kidder designed the Gothic Revival church building which opened in 1891. The stone building is composed of gray rhyolite trimmed...
- Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Christ Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sanctuary Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Scott Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City...
- 1996 January
- Christ Methodist Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the Christ Methodist Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect Frank E. Kidder designed the Gothic Revival church building which opened in 1891. The stone building is composed of gray rhyolite trimmed...
- Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Christ Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sanctuary Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Scott Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City...
- 1996 January
- Christ Methodist Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the Christ Methodist Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect Frank E. Kidder designed the Gothic Revival church building which opened in 1891. The stone building is composed of gray rhyolite trimmed...
- Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Christ Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sanctuary Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Scott Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City...
- 1996 January
- Christ Methodist Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the Christ Methodist Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect Frank E. Kidder designed the Gothic Revival church building which opened in 1891. The stone building is composed of gray rhyolite trimmed...
- Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Christ Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sanctuary Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Scott Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City...
- 1996 January
- Christ Methodist Episcopal Church
- Exterior photograph of the Christ Methodist Episcopal Church located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect Frank E. Kidder designed the Gothic Revival church building which opened in 1891. The stone building is composed of gray rhyolite trimmed...
- Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Christ Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sanctuary Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Scott Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City...
- 1996 January
- A.C. Foster Building / University Building
- Exterior photograph of the A.C. Foster, or University Building, located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1911, the twelve-story office building was designed by noted Denver architects William E. and Arthur A. Fisher. While the first and second...
- Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- A.C. Foster Building / University Building
- Exterior photograph of the A.C. Foster, or University Building, located in Denver, Colorado. Constructed in 1911, the twelve-story office building was designed by noted Denver architects William E. and Arthur A. Fisher. While the first and second...
- Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated