Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Well dressed...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Cor 16th & Larimer Sts
- Roof-top view of a building on the corner of Larimer and 16th (Sixteenth, G) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Women lean on the sills of second story windows. Signs on the building read: "George W. Bacon," "Daguerreotypes Photographs," "Wm. Graham...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864
- J. J. Joslin, dry goods and ladies' wear, Larimer Street, corner Fifteenth, Denver, Colorado.
- View of a brick storefront / office block in Denver, Colorado, on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets. A woman and baby stroller are under awnings; signs read: "J. Jay Joslin, Staple & Fancy Dry Goods," "Bess Goods, Silks, Shawls,...
- J. J. Joslin, Dry Goods and Ladies' Wear--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Joslin, John Jay--Homes & haunts--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Emmerson & Case 284 Fifteenth St. Evans' Block, Denver, Col.
- View of a storefront in Denver, Colorado, on Larimer Street; shows men posing by display windows, merchandise, and lettering: "J. H. Ham Cash Grocer."
- Emmerson & Case--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Salomon Bros,. corner Larimer and Fifteenth Sts. Grocers, Denver Colorado.
- View of Salomon Brothers' store on the corner of Fifteenth and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows a clock and signs: "Salomon Bros," "Munk & Stapper," "Staple & Fancy Groceries," and "Jewelry Manufacturer."
- Salomon Bros. Grocers--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Larimer Street
- View of a portion of the business district on Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the two-story brick buildings read: "Stoves Sheet Iron Copperware", "Hardware Cutlery Tinware", "Jewelry Manufactory", "J. H. Hense & P. Gottesleben", and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [either 1867 or 1868]
- Curtis at 17th Street
- View of Curtis Street at 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and a horse-drawn streetcar are near buildings. Signs read: "Union Electric and Novelty Company," "L. M. Quown Wallpaper Shed's...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Thirty-eighth Avenue underpass
- Two men stand on 38th (Thirty-eighth) Avenue near a railroad bridge in Denver, Colorado. A signs on nearby buildings read: "The Colorado Lumber Co.," "Tony C. W. Romeo Staple & Fancy Groceries," and "W & F Coal Yard."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on a building read: "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Glass, Fancy Goods." The Lawrence Street Methodist Episcopal Church is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked on Larimer Street by businesses in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Bucklin & Clark Staple & Fancy Groceries," "[D]ry goods & Clothing," "Hats, Caps & Furnishing Goods," and "Highland Nurseries."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Larimer Street
- Men pose near a horse-drawn wagon and a building on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Dunagan & Cross Dealers in Staple & Fancy Groceries" and "Flour, Feed, & Hay."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Larimer Street
- Rooftop view of buildings on Larimer Street and downtown Denver, Colorado. The Lawrence Street Methodist Church is in the distance. Signs on the one-story brick buildings read: "Millinery," "Mrs. E. L. Babcock," "Fancy Goods," "Empire Clothing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Block on Larimer St and part of East Denver Colo. Ter.
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street and downtown Denver, Colorado. One-story wood frame and brick buildings have signs that read: "J. Sharman,""Millinery," "Mrs. F. L. Babcock," "Fancy Goods," and "Empire Cloth[ing]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1863 and 1870?]
- F St. Salida, Colo.
- View of "F" Street, Salida (Chaffee County) Colorado; shows brick businesses, the Presbyterian Church, pedestrians, cars, a bicycle, a horse-drawn merchant's wagon, and signs: "E. (Edward) C. Berrian, Real Estate, Insurance, Notary Public," "F. W....
- Salida (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1914 or 1915?]
- Logan Block
- View of Logan Block at Seventeenth Avenue and Logan Street, Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, a horse drawn wagon, a bicycle, window displays, and signs: "The Hepner Drug Co.," "Drink Coca-Cola 5 Cents", "Peters, The Original Chocolate,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1916]
- Silver Plume, Colorado
- View north in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows the mines on Republican Mountain, including: the Diamond Tunnel, the Pelican, the Dives, two Baxter mines, the Dunkirk, and the Payrock mines. The central business district has been rebuilt after the fire...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [189-?]
- Native American man
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Potawatomi) man. He holds a war club and fringed rifle sheath and wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, quill-work shirt, and scarves in his braids.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Potawatomi Indians--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1879]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- Men and women pose inside and on top of the weathered Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car as the horse rides on the back platform, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The women have on...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1905]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- Men and women pose inside the weathered Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car as the horse rides on the back platform, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The women have on fancy hats with...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1905]
- Creede, Colo., early '90s
- A man wearing trousers, a vest, a jacket, and a cap walks down an unpaved street in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. Pedestrians walk down the street behind him, near horse-drawn wagons. Architectural features of the commercial...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Formerly "Jimtown," now Creede, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk along unpaved Main Street in Creede, Colorado (Jimtown/Upper Creede), in Mineral County. Horse drawn carts wait at the side of the street. Architectural features of the commercial storefronts include cornices, bay windows,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Mr. O'Breen looking back form front of car
- A group of men and women pose inside and next to the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car with the horse on the back platform, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The men wear suits, derby...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Mr. O'Breen looking back from front of car
- A group of men and women pose inside and in front of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car with the horse on the back platform, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The men wear suits,...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Cripple Creek, Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1
- Anaconda firemen pose with their hose wagon in front of two Cripple Creek businesses in Teller County, Colorado. Two boys stand on a ladder leaning on side of wagon with two fireman helmets on top. Small girl in a fancy dress and bonnet sits on...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- 1894 May 20
- The southeast corner of Main and 4th Streets, 1878, showing James Clelland's store and Engleman & Thompson's store
- This two-story brick building in Canon City, Colorado, has a bracketed wood cornice with pendants and letters reading: "Engleman Clelland's." Window lettering reads: "Millinery fancy goods boots and shoes dry goods notions clothing groceries and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Millinery--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1878
- Bob Huff reads in the Denver Public Library Western History department
- Bob Huff reads a Beadle's Half Dime Library dime novel titled "Fancy Frank of Colorado" in the Western History department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An...
- Huff, Bob.; Denver Public Library. Western History Dept.--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1947 February 23
- Main St. Jimtown, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk down the unpaved street of Creede (Jimtown), Colorado in Mineral County; many people stand on the wood-plank sidewalks in front of the building. Horse-drawn wagons are parked at the sides of the street. Architectural elements of...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1899]
- Rocky Mountain News
- Photograph of a lithograph which depicts Rocky Mountain News newspaper offices in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Rocky Mountain News, News Block, Pioneer Newspaper of the Rocky Mountains, Byers & Daley Publishers, Blank Book Manufacturers...
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Lithographs--1860-1870.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1860
- General view of Denver from the Tower
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows businesses with signs: "Fancy Goods," "Rickard Men's Furnisher 383," and "Jno. Stuart." Fifteenth (15th) Street, the Denver Waterworks, Front Range mountains, and West Denver neighborhoods are in the background; a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Exhibits of work done by the various boy scout troops at Granada.
- Boy scout troop exhibits at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. A "Boy Scouts of America, Amache District" banner hangs above the exhibit, with a wooden sign "Troop 162" in front of it. A scout crest...
- World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Relocation camps--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.
- 1943 May 10
- Sitting Bull's son, a Dakota, and David F. Barry Sitting Bull's son in Indian clothing with elaborate headdress, full length.
- Sitting Bull's son Louie and David Frances Barry, full length studio portraits; Sitting Bull's son seated with four feathers in hair, hair ornamentation, fur vest with shiny metal adorments, seashells, and sheriff badge attached, loin cloth over...
- Dakota Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- 1926
- Unidentifed Crows, dressed in war clothing with headdresses, full length
- Two unidentified Crow Native American males, full length standing studio portraits with painted backdrop, wearing feather headdresses, breastplate, holding pipes, moccasins; beaded sash draped over one's arm also holding a bow, the other wears...
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Stewart store at Golden
- Interior view of Stewart's Store, Supplies & Fancy Groceries, Golden, Colorado, includes three men and a pregnant woman with a young child, bananas, whisk brooms, cans of Chase and Sanborns Seal Brand coffee, American Beauty gingersnaps, Ferry &...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Golden--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910]
- Golden, Col.
- Three men, possibly the owner and store managers, with a young girl pose on the sidewalk in front of Stewart's Store, Supplies & Fancy Groceries, 922 Washington, Golden, Colorado. The two-story brick corner block features a decorative cornice,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Colorado and Northwestern excursion
- View of tourists on a Colorado and Northwestern Railway excursion, probably in Boulder County, Colorado; they stand in groups on a snow bank and on the caboose. The men wear suits and the women wear dresses and fancy hats.
- Colorado and Northwestern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1899 April 16th
- Royal Gorge
- Men, women, and children sit and stand on a rock face and in a fissure in the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. The well-dressed members of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad excursion wear fancy hats, long dresses and suits and hats.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Tourists--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.
- 1897 Aug. 7
- Grandpa Walters
- Charles Orville Walters, a member of Devlin's Zouaves, stands in costume on the grounds of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds a rifle and wears a fez hat with the letters "D" and "Z," a short jacket with appliqued...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- North side of Main Street between Third and Fourth showing the old McClure house, O.B. Myers Grocery
- Two and three story rusticated stone or brick buildings with arched windows and storefronts line Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Canvas awnings and signs read: "Davis.," "Groceries O. B. Myers. Provisions," "Dentist," "Staple Fancy Groceries,"...
- Storefronts--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Queen City Meat Market
- Men, women and a child pose in front of a meat market at 12 Pierpont Street (later Washington Street, Five Points neighborhood) in Denver, Colorado. Painted signs on the brick, two-story commercial building read: "H.L. Morris, Dealer in Staple and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Glen Eyrie, Residence of Gen'l Palmer No. 403.
- View of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado; a frame residence built in 1871 by General William Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou Springs citizen. It has bays, dormers, balustrades and covered porches. The lookout of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1871 and 1887?]
- Billy Reese saloon
- Interior of Billy Reese's saloon, possibily in Pitkin or Gunnison, Colorado, shows the bartender sharing a shot of whiskey with two customers; all lean on the bar. The bottle and three glass stand on the ornate wooden bar. Fancy decanters, stacks...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Alcoholic beverages--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Pitkin--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Williams' Block
- View of the William's Block probably on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a brick, two story building with a stepped parapet and decorative pediments. The front of the building has decorative brickwork, stone lintels and...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Main Street, Gunnison, Colo.
- View of east side of Main Street from the Red Lion Inn, Gunnison, Colorado; owners of the "Stough and Davis Dry Goods and Millinery" stand at their entry with fabric displayed; a large camera is on top of their rooftop sign. Frank E. Dean and his...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Stores carried across swinging bridge to E. Pueblo which was cut off from supplies, San Isabel
- Boxes of food and supplies are unloaded from a truck and stacked in a street after a flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Men, women and children stand and watch. Buildings nearby have signs that read: "J.D. Simmons Free Auto to Wall Paper Sample Room and...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boxes--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Food relief--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Gamblers
- Men and women smoke cigarettes, drink beers, and play cards in (probably) Denver, Colorado. Chips lay on the tables; one couple wears fancy cowboy boots.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Card games--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Gambling--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- 349 South Broadway Street, Denver
- View of businesses at 349 South Broadway Street in the Overland Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A frame house has canopy and signs: "Plain & Fancy Custom Kitchens." An adjacent building has a curved glass block wall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 March
- Home of ex-Governor Eaton, Greeley, Colo. 1902.
- Stone trim finishes this four-story brick residence of Governor Benjamin H. Eaton in Greeley, Colorado. Bargeboard adorns the gable over an arched window; an ornate chimney is at the side. Fancy woodwork finishes the spacious, rooftop lookout, and...
- Eaton, Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1940--Homes & haunts.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Kokomo, Colorado
- Frame commercial buildings line this sloping street in Kokomo, Summit County, Colorado. The two-story buildings have half-height false fronts, cornices, awnings, and signs: "The Palace of Fashion Fancy Staple and Dry Goods Dressmaking," "Oak Hall...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Kokomo--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Geo F Pharmacy 1200 block, Boulder, Colo
- Men posing in the doorway and on the boardwalk of this storefront in the 1200 block of Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, are identified as Col. George Fonda, and Fred and Herbert Lockwood. Posters, soap, and wicker creels are in the window;...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Western History Subject Index
- Fancy Eagle (Pawnee Indian)