Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Capitol Hill Cheesman Park, Detailed Physical Plan, Summary
- Detailed view, west facade, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- Detailed view of the exterior of the Leprino Family Atrium (2002) on the west elevation of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (formerly known as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science) in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The atrium, a three-story...
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science--2000-2010.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Atriums.; Galleries and museums.; Parks.; Reflections.; Denver Museum of Nature and Science--Pictorial works.;...
- 2004
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. DOWNTOWN AREA
- American Woodmen's Life
- View of the American Woodmen's Life Building (1950; Gordon White, architect) at 2100 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. White terracotta wraps much of the exterior of the two story, Streamline Moderne building....
- American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Insurance companies.; American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Insurance...
- 1994
- Kinneavy Terrace
- Detailed view of a corner of the Kinneavy (1889; John J. Huddart), an apartment building, at 2700-2714 Stout Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has been rehabilitated and is now the Kinneavy Terrace and is a...
- Kinneavy Terrace--2000-2010.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apartment houses.; Kinneavy Terrace (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 2000
- Denver Fire Department No. 10 building
- Detailed view of the front entrance of the Women's Bean Project, located in the restored Denver Fire Department No. 10 building (1928), at 3201 Curtis Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The former fire station, a two-story...
- Women's Bean Project (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Vocational education.; Women's Bean Project (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Vocational education...
- [between 1995 and 2000?]
- Detail of lion fountain, Greek Theater, Civic Center Park
- Detailed view of a lion head fountain mounted on a wall in the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (1919; Marean and Norton, architects) in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a lion with an open mouth above a granite basin....
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fountains.; Sculpture.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture, American--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1986
- Strathmore Hotel, Canon City, Colo.
- View of the facade of the Strathmore Hotel located at 323-331 Main Street, Canon City, Colorado. Built in 1874 by William H. McClure, the three-story, L-shaped, red brick structure is crowned with a garland frieze and has a detailed cornice with...
- Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--2010-2020.; Canon City (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--Pictorial works.; Canon City...
- 2011
- Brooklyn's at Invesco Field
- Detailed view of the turret of Brooklyn's at Invesco Field in the J. Solf Building (1896) at 2644 West Colfax Avenue in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the round-based turret of a Queen Anne-style commercial building. The...
- Brooklyn's at Invesco Field (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.;Bars (Drinking establishments); Historic buildings.; Restaurants.; Brooklyn's at Invesco Field (Denver,...
- 2000
- Detail of the Cheesman Park rustic shelter
- Detailed view of the seat and rails of the rustic shelter (1906) in Cheesman Park, 1000 High Street, in the Cheesman Park Neighborhood, of Denver, Colorado. Reinhard Schuetze, a landscape architect, designed the park and this log-and-wood gazebo....
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Benches.; Gazebos.; Historic buildings.; Benches--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- American Radiator Company building
- Detailed view of the top of the facade of the American Radiator Company building at 2346 Blake Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a balustrade, a stone cornice and decorative, relief, brick work. An...
- American Radiator Company--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Commercial facilities.; Facades.; American Radiator Company--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Commercial...
- 2004
- Mayan Theater
- Detailed view of the top of the facade of the Mayan Theater (architect Montana S. Fallis, 1930) at 110 Broadway in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a polychrome terracotta Mayan figure (crafted by Julius P. Ambrusch of the Denver...
- Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Speer neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Facades.; Motion picture theaters.; Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Facades--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1986
- Wheeler residence
- Detailed view of the cherry wood fireplace mantel with tile and wire screen inside the log house built by Indian Agent Wheeler in the early 1880s, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Wheeler, Walter F.--Homes & haunts.; Ouray (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Mantels--Colorado--Ouray--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- The famous railroad Loop, near Georgetown, Colorado, U.S. A.
- A Colorado and Southern narrow gauge train makes its way east towards the Devil's Gate High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in Clear Creek County, above Georgetown, Colorado. The railroad tracks winds its along Clear Creek and on slopes to make the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Durango Danforth Chapel
- View of a single leaf door at the Danforth Chapel on the campus of Fort Lewis College, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado. The door features a detailed tile mosiac, the design of which includes a number of different religious symbols.
- Fort Lewis College--1950-1970.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.
- [between 1959 and 1970]
- Durango Danforth Chapel
- View of the Danforth Chapel at Fort Lewis College in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, includes a single leaf door with a detailed tile mosiac of religious symbols.
- Fort Lewis College--1950-1970.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.
- [between 1959 and 1970]
- Denver, residences
- View of brick residences on an unidentified street, Denver, Colorado. Each features decorative, gingerbread elements including finials, fish scale imbrication, detailed stone work, and ornate spindle work.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver, residential interior
- Interior view of an unidentified residence, Denver, Colorado, shows a fireplace and mantle, plants, decorative mirror, lamps, wicker chair, detailed wallpaper, and upright piano.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mantels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mirrors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver, residential interior
- Interior view of an unidentified residence, Denver, Colorado, shows a fireplace and mantle, plants, decorative mirror, lamps, detailed wallpaper, clock, spittoons, and sofa.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mantels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cliff House, early view
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three story frame structure with wrap around porch and balcony has a hipped gable roof, chimneys, a widow's walk, and a sign on the rooftop that reads:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- Manitou House, Manitou, Colorado.
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormers, diamond-shaped windows, and wrap-around open air porch and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north; ;shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountaine qui Bouille, and three boys atop it. The stone ring...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Ute Iron Spring Spring
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Spring Chateau, Manitou Springs (El PasoCounty), Colorado. In the foreground is the bridge across Ruxton Creek. The octagonal pavilion with its latticework and projecting bays has a horse and buggy to the right of it....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887?]
- Ruined pueblo of the Pecos, interior of the old Pecos church
- Interior view of the old Pecos Church, Pecos Pueblo (Pecos National Monument), New Mexico, shows the Native American structure in a state of eroded disrepair. Walls and wooden beams have fallen; a man stands inside.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Churches--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Interiors--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Missions--New...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Gold exhibit at their office, consisting of specimens of native gold
- View of gold ingots in a metal cage, some from mines of the Ibex and Antioch Mining Companies of Leadville, Colorado.
- Antioch Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Ibex Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Gold exhibit at their office, consisting of specimens of native gold
- View of gold ingots, some from mines of the Ibex and Antioch Mining Companies of Leadville, Colorado.
- Antioch Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Ibex Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--Products--1880-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- D&RG NG open observation car #502, "Argus" and parlor car "Camp Bird" on eastbound train #316 at Lake Junction, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge train #316 stops with passenger cars "Argus" and "Camp Bird" at the Gunnison River and Lake Fork Junction (became Blue Mesa Reservoir), Gunnison County, Colorado. People wave from the coaches; a gazebo...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1912?
- Indians, cradleboards
- Studio portrait of a Native American woman, she stands with her back to the camera to show her infant child in its cradleboard. The cradleboard consists of two planks of wood connected by a centerboard upon which is placed the intricately detailed...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--1880-1910.; Infants--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- San Antonio, Texas
- Men on horses pose by businesses in San Antonio (Bexar County), Texas. Signs read: "Formerly Vernor Veramendi's Palace" and "Deckers Veramendi Garden."
- San Antonio (Tex.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Texas--San Antonio--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Texas--San Antonio--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Texas--San Antonio--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hal Sayre residence
- Interior close-up view of detailed woodwork at the Hal Sayre house at 815 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Sayre family coat of arms is featured on the wood.
- Sayre, Hal, 1835-1926--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Coats of arms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1948
- Sunken Gardens
- Two men, one probably the gardener, stand in the center of an ornate planting bed at the Sunken Gardens in Denver, Colorado. The flowers are arranged in a detailed geometric pattern. Hoses stretch across a grassy area and sprinklers are on. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gardening--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Canon City pioneers [graphic]
- A group of men pose in Canon City, Colorado. Standing are: B. F. Rockafellow, C. W. Talbot, J. C. Palmer, A. W. Duggan, A. Coburn, Geo. W. Griffin, W. A. Sturup, James Noble, H. C. Beckham, Augustus Sartor. Seated are: Chas. Pauls, Eugene Weston,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Idaho Springs
- A headstone at the cemetery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, is inscribed with: "L. H. Arthur, Died Apr. 25, 1881, Aged 48 Years." and, "ARTHUR," (on base). The stone is a large square that evolves into a rounded cap topped by a detailed, rounded...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Pastime Club in Leadville
- Detailed view of the top of a sided false front with "Pastime Club, Cafe, Bar" and "Coors Beer" signs with peeling paint. The original bracketed cornice is above the entry and on top of the building. Rooftops of residences, a shed and the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Silverton, Colorado
- Detailed southwest look at Silverton, Colorado, shows the San Juan County Courthouse, Greene Street, the sheds of the Hercules Consolidated Mining Company at the base of the mountain, pedestrians on the boardwalk, Cement Creek bridge, and Grand...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Ruins detail in Hovenweep National Monument, Cutthroat Castle Group
- Detailed view of part of the Cutthroat Castle Group Ruins, a North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) archaeological site at Hovenweep National Monument in Colorado. Shows a ruin with curved masonry and mud walls with openings, and rubble inside...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1970-1990.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1970-1990.; Cutthroat Castle Group Ruins...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Cutthroat Castle
- Detailed view of part of the Cutthroat Castle Group Ruins, a North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) archaeological site at Hovenweep National Monument in Colorado. Shows Cutthroat Castle, a tower constructed of masonry and mud. Stones are...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1970-1990.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1970-1990.; Cutthroat Castle Group Ruins...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Grand Imperial
- A detailed look at the wooden door that opens into the dining room of the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton, Colorado. Part of a sign is visible, it reads: ...trance, ...ining Room. The wooden doorframe, buzzer button, and pilaster are on the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Black Hawk - 1942, schoolhouse built in 1872
- Exterior view of schoolhouse and Presbyterian church in Black Hawk, Colorado. The two-story square school has a medium center gable roof shape, horizontal clapboard siding, and pilaster corner boards. The entry way is a center door at the main...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Education--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Elevation [and] plan Architectural League Competition, New York
- This item (1 of 179) is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing is a competition drawing for the Architectural League Competition in New York and shows a detailed elevation and floor plan of...
- [19--?]
- Study for front porch residence of John H. Porter, Esq., Denver
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows a detailed elevation study of a front porch for the residence of John H. Porter (address not given, most likely 777 Pearl Street, Capitol...
- Porter, John H.--Homes and haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses.; Porches.
- [191-?]
- First Baptist Church Jubilee Souvenir Bulletin: Commemorative of the Burning of the Mortgage and of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Church
- Booklet produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Church. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, a detailed account of its financial history, a program for that day's...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1904 June 5
- Archaeological Excavation Map of the History Colorado Site
- Detailed Excavation Map used by the archaeologists to conduct the excavations at the History Colorado Center. Map Courtesy of RMC Consulting http://www.rmc-consultants.net
- 2009
- Park Hill Elementary
- Four Mile House porch and railing
- Detailed photograph of the south east porch, stairs, railing and newel's, after restoration, of the Four Mile House located in Denver, Colorado. With a portion dating from 1859, Four Mile House is Denver's earliest surviving structure. The...
- Four Mile Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Denver.; Transportation facilities--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
- 1995 January
- Arno Apartments
- Exterior photograph of the Arno Apartments located in Denver, Colorado. Photograph shows the detailed brick and masonry work on the corners and windows the the building. Completed in 1920, during Denver's early 20th century apartment house...
- Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Humboldt Street Historic District house
- Exterior photograph of a house in the Humboldt Street Historic District located in Denver, Colorado. Located west of Cheesman Park, the district includes 24 large residences constructed between 1895 and 1920. Relatively simple versions of the...
- Humboldt Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Fowler House
- This Queen Anne style house was designed by Robert S. Roeschlaub and built by Mouat Lumber in 1890. Visible in this photo are the gables decorated with half-timbering. Detailed masonry work decorates the wall surfaces in horizontal bands, a common...
- Fowler House (Denver, Colo.)
- 2004
- King Jones Wedding party
- Photograph of the wedding party of Richard King and Lorraine Jones at the Scott United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the picture are: Ricky Jackson, Gene Carter, Margaret Cunningham, Elizabeth Scott, Shirley Green, Minnie...
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 1948 June 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9