Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, boy's room, 2nd floor
- A telephone sits on a desk in the boy's room at the Lawrence Cowle Phipps house in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A couch, upholstered chairs, and tables are arranged in this sitting room. An oriental rug covers the floor and wood...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Beckwith guest house room
- Interior view of a room in the Beckwith residence in (probably) Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; decor includes a carved Chinese table, a hookah (water smoking pipe), a Moorish commode, Native American rugs, draperies, cushions, a beaded lamp,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- San Francisco, Union Square and St. Francis Hotel
- View of Union Square near the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Construction materials for the St. Francis Hotel are in the street. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men and boys lounge on the...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities.; Parks.
- [1903?]
- Union Square and St. Francis Hotel [sic], San Francisco, Cal.
- View of Union Square in San Francisco, California. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men, women and boys lounge on the grass, on park benches and near the Dewey Monument. The monument is 79 foot granite...
- Dewey, George, 1837-1917--Monuments--California--San Francisco.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Columns.; Commercial facilities.; Hotels.; Monuments & memorials.; Parks.
- [1905?]
- Newton, dining room
- View of the dining room in the Arcade Hotel, a Harvey House, in Newton (Harvey County), Kansas on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line. Shows a carpeted floor and tables set with linen and silver, a coffered ceiling, wood paneled walls,...
- Arcade Hotel (Newton, Kan.)--1900-1910.; Newton (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Kansas--Newton--1900-1910.; Dining tables--Kansas--Newton--1900-1910.; Hotels--Kansas--Newton--1900-1910.; Interiors--Kansas--Newton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Denver Post Office
- Rooftop view of the Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Streetcars, pedestrians, and horse-drawn wagons are on the street. The Mining Exchange is in the distance. A sign on a building...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- U.S. Post Office
- View of the United States Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire style building has a central tower with a mansard roof, pediments, columns, and arched windows. People and horse drawn...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1905?]
- Library
- Interior furnishings at the Paterson residence near Littleton, Colorado, include a leather rocker and fainting couch, sheer draperies, and a rug. An ornate scarf and books top a carved wood table, a framed painting is on the wall, and an oil...
- Paterson, C. B.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Interior view of a Leadville Victorian parlor
- Interior view of Mrs. Marion Smith's parlor, 200 West 9th Street, Leadville, Colorado,shows two arches with ornately carved wood mo and tasseled heavy draperies, built-in book cases, a carved table, a chair and fireplace mantle with beveled mirror...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A spree in a Leadville theatre
- Reproduction shows men and women in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, carousing. Scantily clad ladies are in the room; draperies cover interior walls.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Burlesque shows--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1881
- President Theodore Roosevelt going up 17th Street with Secret Service men: (Hat is covering pres. Roosevelt's face.)
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides in an automobile decorated with U. S. flags as part of a motorcade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Police, one on horseback, and Secret Service Agents escort the car. Spectators line the street....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motorcades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Presidents--United States--1920-1930.; Secret...
- [1920]
- Blackmer's Furniture Co., window display
- Display window for Blackmer's Furniture and Carpet Company store, 1542 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado with upholstered chairs and couch, cushions, lamps, carpet, and draperies.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Teller House interior
- A parlor room in Central City, Colorado, has four large windows on either side of the corner. They are covered with lace curtains and large ornate draperies. An rococo sideboard with a mirror is against the wall. Parlor chairs are on either side...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.; Parlors--Colorado--Centra City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Teller House interior
- A room in the Teller House, Central City, Colorado, is illuminated by light from two large windows decorated with draperies and lace curtains. A large, gilt mirror hangs above a square grand piano with ornate legs and an upholstered bench. A round...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Sam Jaffe
- An actor from the Central City Play Festival poses for a full torso portrait on the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. He wears a suit, vest tie, and a watch chain. He stands in front of a false window with draperies decorated with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Colorado Blvd. @ Virginia Ave.
- View of Colorado Boulevard at Virginia Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked in lots near the street. Signs read: "Sanders Carpets Draperies INteriors," "Andy's Smorgasbord," "Ta[r]g[et]," "George Irvin Chevy," "The Sanders Building,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse and the Colorado State Capitol building. Signs read: "Cross & Sauntry Furniture Carpets & Draperies," "The Knight-Campbell Music Co.," "Garland...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Shop on Larimer Street
- View of The Denver Leather Company at 1455 Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building is between three-story brick buildings. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Draperies," "Silvey & Webster," "H. Phillips House...
- Denver Leather Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Leather goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Crested Butte, Colorado, Jacob Kochevar residence
- Detail of ornate carved lattice work in a doorway, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; interior shows door frame and open draperies on windows.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Jacob Kochevar residence
- Detail of carved lattice work in a doorway, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; interior also shows door frame and light streaming in windows with draperies in background.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Empire, Colo., gift shop
- The interior of a gift shop at the Hotel Splendide in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, includes a round wood table with spiral- shaped legs and wood chairs, a Victorian sideboard with pottery on its shelves, an open door through which wire...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Empire, Colo., gift shop
- The interior of a gift shop at the Hotel Splendide in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, includes a round wood table with spiral- shaped legs and chairs, a Victorian sideboard with pottery on its shelves, an open door through which wire chairs...
- Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Gift shops--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- 1967
- Post Office
- View of the United States Post Office (later the Customs House) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; businesses include: W.F. Robinson Printing Company (at 1508-1514 Arapahoe), and the P. Casey Building with a sign which...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Denver police and firemen's parade
- Denver police officers march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade near the corner of Sixteenth (16th) Street and Welton Street in the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the sidewalk and American flags hang above the...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Commemoration--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 7?]
- Albany Hotel dining room
- Men and women in evening dress sit at long banquet tables in the dining room of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a carpeted room with large windows with lambrequins and sheer draperies, a...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Banquet halls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- David Moffat on right of cup; Senator Thomas on left
- David H. Moffat and Senator Charles S. Thomas (former Colorado Governor) pose with other men by an oversized trophy cup in the Colorado State capitol. Interior features include false columns, draperies, hanging lamps, and United States flags.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Government officials--United States--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1909 and 1911?]
- John Barrows residence, dining room
- Interior view of the dining room at the John Barrows residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4000 S. Gilpin Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. A small dining room table and five upholstered chairs are on...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Bookcases--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Chairs--1930-1940.; Dining tables--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.;...
- 1938
- John Barrows residence, bedroom
- Interior view of a bedroom at the John Barrows residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4000 S. Gilpin Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Twin beads with rectangular headboards and matching reading lamps...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Beds--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Boudoirs--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dressers...
- 1938
- Club room, Cleveholm, Redstone
- View of the club room at Cleveholm (Osgood Castle), the home of John Cleveland Osgood in Redstone (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows a wood paneled room with a fireplace, French doors, and a coffered ceiling. The furniture includes leather arm...
- Osgood, John Cleveland, 1851-1926--Homes & haunts.; Cleveholm (Redstone, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dens--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.; Estates--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Interior, Crawford Hill house
- View of a living room in the Crawford Hill house at 969 Sherman Avenue, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room has carved plaster brackets and crown molding, wallpaper, and large windows with plaster moldings and draperies....
- Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mantels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Unidentified residence, steps
- Interior view of a sitting room in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style house has patterned draperies around an arched window and glass french...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Seating furniture--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939]
- Unidentified residence, bedroom
- Interior view of a bedroom in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style room has wood paneled walls, and probably a vinyl floor with a geometric,...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Beds--Colorado--1930-1940.; Chairs--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Unidentified residence, living room
- Interior view of a living room in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The room has a modern style fireplace built into a flat wall, built-in bookshelves, a...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Bookcases--Colorado--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pianos--Colorado--1930-1940.; Seating...
- 1939
- Alfred Bromfield residence, living room
- Interior view of the Alfred J. Bromfield Jr. residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4975 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows furniture, bookshelves, and a grand piano in the...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Lamps--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Pianos--1930-1940.;...
- [1936]
- Ballad of Baby Doe, Central City, Windsor Hotel scene, Augusta, Horace, Baby Doe
- Three actors perform a scene from the opera, The Ballad of Baby Doe in Central City, Colorado. The set includes heavy draperies, plants, furniture, a chandelier, and faux marble and woodwork. The two actresses are in long dresses and the actor is...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1956
- Central City, Colorado
- Four funeral wreaths are arranged in front of a wall painted with draperies, steps, and a table covered by a tablecloth in Central City, Colorado. The wreaths are made of roses, carnations, lilacs, lilies, and ferns. One arrangement is lyre-shaped...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Wreaths--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Inga Hill as the nurse in Doll's House
- Actress Inga Hill holds wrapped packages stacked on top of each other on the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. She wears a maid's costume of a black dress with a lace collar and a white apron. The props on the set include a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--1930-1940.; Hill, Inga.
- 1937
- Clapboard house in Leadville
- This weathered clapboard two-story house in Leadville, Colorado, has decorative front gable trim with turned finial, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, arched attic window, first floor large window flanked by two small...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Wolhurst club '53
- Interior features of this dining room at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, include a circular recessed lighting cove in the ceiling, fantasy murals, draperies and tasseled ropes, a dance floor, and a bandstand. Drums and piano are on the stage;...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Nightclubs--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Home of Absalom V. Hunter
- Absalom V. Hunter was a vice president at the Carbonate National Bank in Leadville, Colorado. In this interior view of his home, from parlor to dining room, we see that both rooms are ornately furnished and decorated in Victorian style. An archway...
- Hunter, Absalom V.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 5 and 6, 1927 May-June
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- NHSH The Annual: 1910
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1910
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Report of Henry A. Buchtel Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colorado
- This is a report submitted to the Quarterly Conference at the close of Henry A. Buchtel's term as pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. During his tenor the church raised money to build a new building at 1820 Broadway in Denver, Colo. The...
- Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 30
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- Dedication Sunday : December 4, 1938
- Booklet created to celebrate the Dedication of the new First Baptist Church in 1938. Booklet covers the construction of the new building.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1938 December 4
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- The Coloradan: Vol. II No. 3
- Article and front cover of The Coloradan, pertaining to First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1893 May 1
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business. Draperies