Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eureka Street, Central City
- Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, is crowded with cars and jeeps in a view that looks toward Central Hill. Four people sit in a jeep in the foreground. A man smoking a cigarette drives the jeep; another man wearing a hat, glasses, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Flags--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Colo. State Indust. School, crowded dormitory
- Interior view of a crowded dormitory at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a room tightly packed with rows of boys sleeping on metal frame beds with...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- 1928 December 26
- Red Lion Inn, Vail, Colo.
- View of the Red Lion Inn at 304 Bridge Street, Vail (Eagle County), Colorado. This white stucco three-story building has irregular shaped roofs, a balcony and an outdoor patio crowded with customers at tables with umbrellas. A logo of a lion with a...
- Red Lion Inn (Vail, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Vail (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Red Lion Inn (Vail, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Vail--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Vail--Pictorial works.; Vail (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1997
- Auraria Casa Mayan Dancers Curtis Park 16th Sept.
- The Auraria Casa Mayan dancers entertain at a 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) Mexican Independence Day celebration in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dancers include Magdalena Gallegos and Alice...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dance.; Holidays.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Alice--Pictorial works.; Dance--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- between 1952 and 1953
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 13, 1909 May 15
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- View on Main St, Pueblo
- View of a crowded Main Street filled with pedestrians in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings (including the Grand Opera House), horse-drawn carriages, cars, a trolley car and rows of electric street lamps. A sign on the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Cor. Harrison Ave. and W. Chestnut look[ing] west or down Chestnut St.
- Horses, wagons, and people on crowded wooden sidewalks are beside commercial buildings on Chestnut Street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows brick and frame buildings with signs that read: "Smith Painting" and "John Leininger Books &...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- 1421 Champa, interior offices, general plant, "engineering."
- Men and women sit at desks in a crowded office in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building in 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The women work on typewriters and adding machines at library tables in the center of the room....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916 February
- Glass bottom boat, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island
- Passengers stand and sit on a crowded side-wheel, glass bottom boat while the captain steers through Avalon Bay near Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a buoy and boats in the distance. A sign on the boat reads,...
- Avalon (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1900-1910.; Glass bottom boats--California--Avalon--1900-1910.; Passengers--California--Avalon--1900-1910.; Side...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Midland block's mining exchange in Leadville, Colorado
- This interior view of the busy Mining Exchange in the Midland Block in Leadville, Colorado includes men in suits with fedoras, derbys and various other types of hats crowded in the exchange room with two columns, hanging gas lights, and a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1892]
- Any night in the lobby, Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek
- Lobby of Palace Hotel crowded with men in hats and overcoats, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three columns extend to high ceiling in lobby, double entry door with transom.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Cripple Creek Palace Hotel
- Lobby area crowded with men in hats and overcoats, Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three columns extend to high ceiling in lobby, double entry door with transom.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Only 1 restaurant open for breakfast! note line! Sunday 9:00 AM.
- View of a crowded sidewalk along Main Street shows a group of people standing in line in front of the Alpine Cafe waiting to eat breakfast in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Business signs read: "Westside Gallery," "P. David Smith, Attorney At...
- Alpine Cafe (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cafes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Queues--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 2
- Ouray, Colo.
- View west on Eighth (8th) Avenue, Ouray County, Ouray, Colorado, of a street crowded with teams of horses and mules hitched to wagons loaded for the mines. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad depot and trains show across the Uncompahgre River in...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Cascade Avenue Montrose, Colo No. 16
- Cascade Avenue in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, is crowded with horses, buggies, men and children. Boards cover the ditch in the foreground; a waterwagon is further back. Signs and building identification read: "Grocers," "Buddecke & Diehl,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Children & adults--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1887 May 2
- Cripple Creek, July 4 - 93
- Crowded street scene with people and horse-drawn wagons and carriages for Fourth (4th) of July celebration on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; spectators stand on second story porch of Palace Hotel; striped bunting and United States flags...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Celebrations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Cripple Creak--1900-1910.; Holidays--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1893 July 4
- 10th units lead Victory Parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Columns of soldiers march down a crowded tree lined avenue as paper falls from the sky. A soldier in the center of the image is carrying the American flag. According to the caption: "A platoon and the Colorguard of the 10th Mountain Division lead...
- Military parades & ceremonies--American--Brazil--Rio de Janiero--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Brazil--Rio de Janiero--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 July 18
- Businesses in Central City
- The Sauer McShane Mercantile Company on Eureka Street is crowded with merchandise, including boxes of soap, baking powder, fruits, nuts, and chandeliers. The shopkeeper, in a vest, is behind the counter. Men lean against the sales counters looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Main Street, Central City
- The intersection of Eureka Street and Main Street is crowded with people on a summer day, possibly July 4th, in Central City, Colorado. Historic buildings include: the Harris block (with signs that read "Earl's Toll Gate Bar," and "Rare Books"),...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Main Street, Central City
- A view of the crowded intersection of Main and Eureka streets in Central City, Colorado, during the Central City play festival. People crowd the sidewalk on both sides of the Main Street. Garbage litters the street. Historic buildings, which are...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Festivals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Indians. Bannock. Abodes.
- View of Native American (Bannock) men and women by a cloth tent and parked cars, in Pocatello, Idaho during the Fort Hall Centennial; they wear blankets and scarves.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Hall Agency--Commemoration--1930-1940.; Bannock Indians--Women--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) tepees, in Pocatello, Idaho during the Fort Hall Centennial; Bannocks walk among them; loudspeakers are atop poles.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Hall Agency--Commemoration--1930-1940.; Bannock Indians--Women--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Taos Pueblo
- Hitched buggies and wagons stand near adobe cluster homes at Native American Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The three and four story pueblo buildings are crowded with spectators, probably for the festivities for San Geronimo Day.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo...
- September, 1895
- Laying cornerstone of courthouse
- A large crowd is gathered on sloping ground at the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado. The men wear suits and hats and the women are in dresses and elegant hats. Within the crowded...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Laying cornerstone of courthouse
- A large crowd is gathered on sloping ground around a cordoned off area at the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado. The men are in suits and hats and the women wear dresses and elegant hats....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- July 31, 1909
- Laying cornerstone of courthouse
- A large crowd is gathered on sloping ground at the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado. The men are in suits and hats, the women are in dresses and elegant hats. A touring car with four...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Byers Branch
- Exterior of Byers Branch of Denver Public Library, 675 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado; small rectangular Neoclassical building; one- story buff stucco over brick with arched windows and entrance and a tile roof; named for William N. Byers,...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Ore teams, a morning scene in Idaho Springs, Colo.
- The view looking west, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows Miner Street in downtown, crowded with ore teams, their wagons, and many men. Signs include: "Bakery" and the "Brunswick Flat." Electric utility poles line the street.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- Main Street, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View west of downtown Silver Plume, Colorado, shows a crowded street with most of the people looking east. Many of them are on horses or burros, some are on carriages, and one man is on a bicycle. A saloon is on the south side of the street; coffee...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Aspen Leaf
- The interior of a dry good store in Aspen, Colorado, is crowded with merchandise, including books, magazines, Indian rugs, skins, photographs, light fixtures, and leather goods. Animal trophies are mounted on the wall; a cash register is in the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- View of a crowded Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway car, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado, shows the horse on the rear platform and a few people in motion next to the car. Post Office 3510 has a...
- Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Early days in Creede
- Passengers wait on a crowded train platform of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Bearded men sit or stand atop train cars in front of a platform at the tracks. One of the three tracks is...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Carbondale, Colo. football, 1911 ("Potato Day") "Welcome"
- Crowded street scene in Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado, includes two woman (one displays a football pennant); an elderly man wears cowboy hat, another wears a bowler hat. A large group of people are in the distance...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1911
- Mushroom farm in Westminster, Colorado
- This interior view of the Savery mushroom farm in Westminster, Colorado, shows a bed crowded with ripe, white fungi. A man in a suit, tie and fedora picks one in the background.
- Westminster (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Westminster--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Mushrooms--Colorado--Westminster--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Motorboat on Sloans Lake
- Men and women are crowded into a large wooden hull motorboat on Sloans Lake in Denver, Colorado. Saint Anthony's hospital is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sloans Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sloans Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Motorboats--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Links Club
- View of a Links Club function. An African American (Black) family sit in a theater in Denver, Colorado. A man, woman and young boy are seated in row "G" in the crowded audience. The man holds a hat on his lap.
- Links Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- "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
- Prisoners in stripes, crowd
- Convicts in pinstriped overalls eat at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, while guards patrol. Convicts sit at crowded tables facing the same direction.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- The Negro exodus, scenes on the wharves at Vicksburg
- African American (Black) men, women and children stand at a frame cotton elevator building that reads: "Missis[sippi] Elev[ator]," and wave to passengers on a steamship at Vicksburg (Warren County), Mississippi. Shows African American people beside...
- African Americans--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Vicksburg (Miss.)--1870-1880.; Passengers--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Piers & wharves--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Ships--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.
- 1879, May 17
- The colored exodus, scenes at Topeka, Kansas
- African American (Black) men, women and children, former slaves, arrive at the Shawnee County Fairgrounds in Topeka (Shawnee County), Kansas. Frame buildings on the fairgrounds have cupolas. Interior views of Floral Hall show people at a church...
- African Americans--Kansas--Topeka--1870-1880.; Topeka (Kan.)--1870-1880.; Refugees--American--Kansas--Topeka--1870-1880.; Religious services--Kansas--Topeka--1870-1880.; Sleeping--Kansas--Topeka--1870-1880.
- 1879 July 5
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Ry. motor train near Trinity, Tex. collecting fares from passengers.
- A railroad worker in overalls collects fares from African American (Black) men, women and children passengers aboard a crowded Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway trailer pulled by motor car #1 near Trinity in Trinity County, Texas. Lettering...
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Company--1940-1950.; African Americans--Texas--Trinity County--1940-1950.; Trinity County (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Passengers--Texas--Trinity County--1940-1950.; Railroad motor cars--Texas--Trinity...
- 1946 October 5
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Ry. motor train, Onalaska, Tex. "white" passengers ride in car, "colored" passengers ride in trailer.
- View of a Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway motor car and trailer beside the dilapidated depot in Onalaska (Polk County), Texas. Shows African American (Black) men, women and children passengers aboard the crowded trailer "W.B.T. & S. 2" and...
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Company--1940-1950.; African Americans--Texas--Onalaska--1940-1950.; Onalaska (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad motor cars--Texas--Onalaska--1940-1950.; Segregation--Texas--Onalaska--1940-1950.
- 1946 October 5
- Arrow, Colo. on the Moffat Road
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake) passenger train at Arrow, Colorado train station; dining room, Elk Saloon and rooms, Cottage Bar, hotel, and New England Kitchen are identifiable businesses; wooden frame...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Billboards--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Black Hawk Colo., after the flood, July 30, 1895
- View from ground level of a street crowded with people after the flood of 1895 in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows a woman seated with umbrella, one woman standing with umbrella and propped against a leaning pole, and one woman with her left arm behind...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Greeley, Colorado residences Meeker, Nathan
- Rattan seated rockers in the home of Nathan Meeker in Greeley, Colorado, are crowded into this room in front of a square grand piano. A carved wood china hutch has a pediment with finials, and is in the corner flanked by curtained windows. The...
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Interior Brown mercantile company, 1409 Pearl
- Hardwood shelves of crockery and tins line interior walls of this mercantile in Boulder, Colorado. Stacked, wood tables are crowded with canning jars, dinnerware, and cooking utensils. Tin buckets and lamps hang from the ceiling; crates in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Central City
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Landmarks: the Teller House, Central City Opera House, and St. James's Methodist Church. Signs: "Teller House" and "Temple of Fashion Dry Goods Carpets."
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado
- This early view of booming Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows Pap Wyman's and another log cabin in the middle of the street with new commercial buildings built around them. Wood frame false fronts and bank construction rubble, including...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Wolhurst fete
- Bunting drapes a table at a Wolhurst party in Littleton, Colorado. Flower garlands, a pitcher, and cups are spread on the cloth, in front of well dressed ladies. A sign on a tree reads: "Lunch," and in the background, people are crowded around a...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Garden parties--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1898