Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #106 Paonia, Colorado
- A horse-drawn wagon is parked in front of a warehouse in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Men and women gather under the covered area of the building. Architectural features of the one-story, clapboard building with a gable, a chimney, and a...
- Paonia Fruit Exchange Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Food storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.;...
- [1911?]
- #196 Note: stage from Paonia Hotel
- Men are gathered along the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in Paonia, Colorado. Crates of fruit are stacked next to the depot building. A horse-drawn bus, with "Paonia Hotel," painted on the side, is backed up next to the depot.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- 1908
- #399 Man in buggy possibly Henry Davis building was originally Paonia High School now (1979) Junior High
- A man, possible Henry Davis, sits in a horse-drawn buggy in front of the newly-built high school in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. He holds the horse's reins in one hand and a whip in the other. The high school is a three-story, masonry...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Davis, Henry.
- [1909?]
- 1400 block on 15th Street
- Workmen transport steel beams with horses and wagon wheels on Market Street near 15th (Fifteenth) Street as part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby on horseback and in carriages....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen walk near a team of horses that pull a vertical tubular boiler on Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. The machinery will be used for the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen accompany a boiler and crane machinery on a horse-drawn wagon, possibly Blake Street, as part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado . Spectators stand nearby. Signs read: "1409", "Denver Brewing Cos...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen sit on a horse-drawn wagon at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A traveler and cranes are in the distance. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 15th & Lawrence Sts., Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows street railway car number 313 with passengers boarding, men crossing street, and bicycles. Businesses include John Thompson Grocery Company, Dr. Grant Seely (dentist), Grand...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1898 and 1915]
- 15th St. below Holiday St Denver
- Men stand on the sidewalk at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn buggy is parked near the business district buildings. Signs read: "Printing Office", "Colorado National Bank", "United States...
- Colorado National Bank--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- [either 1866 or 1867]
- 15th St. from Champa, Denver
- View northeast on 15th (Fifteenth) Street from Champa towards Arapahoe, Denver, Colorado; shows Gas and Electric building, Charles building, Mining Exchange building, Central Savings Bank, electric street railway cars and tracks, trolley number 330...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 15th St., Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado on a busy day; shows electric street railway cars (or trolleys including car number 358), horse-drawn wagons and carriages, bicycles, men and women on sidewalk and the Mining Exchange Building....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1908 or 1909]
- 15th Street, Denver
- View of trolley cars on 15th (Fifteenth) Street at the intersection of Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men stand beside commercial buildings; sit on horse-drawn wagons; or stand on trolley cars with numbers and lettering that read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1887
- 16th & Stout Streets, Denver
- View of the intersection of 16th and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Women with puffed shirt sleeves and skirts and men in suits and hats are in the street near horse-drawn wagons, a bicycle, and trolley tracks. Multi-story commercial...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- 16th Ave. and Broadway, Denver
- View east down 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue from Broadway, Denver, Colorado; several early automobiles on street & parked at curb, horse-drawn wagon, man riding bicycle; Denver Auto Goods Company (1600 or 1614 Broadway), Young Men's Christian...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1912]
- 16th St. from Arapahoe, Denver
- Busy daytime view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street from Araphoe Street, Denver, Colorado; shows incomplete view of Daniels & Fisher tower possibly under last stages of construction, Whitney-Steen Company (engineers, contractors, builders) sign attached...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- 16th St. from Arapahoe, Denver
- 16th (Sixteenth) Street from Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colorado; shows street railway car number 42 (forty-two) on track, the Tabor Opera House, Joslins Dry Goods, and the Capitol building in distant background. Also shows many people on sidewalk...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 16th St. from Glenarm, Denver
- Ernest Morris, Lawyers.; View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street from Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado; shows Kittredge building and Masonic Temple with United States flag flying from atop roof, horse-drawn carriages, delivery wagons (Campbell-Sell Baking...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908]
- 16th Street
- View on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows men in suits and bowler hats and women in long skirts on sidewalk by cast metal lamp posts and a clock; automobiles, horse-drawn carriages and trolley tracks are in the thorougfare. Business...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909]
- 16th Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, a horse-drawn carriage, bicyclists, pedestrians, an electric street car "Union Depot - #244," a clock, Daniels & Fisher tower construction, and signs: "The Braman Co.," "A. J....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910?]
- 16th Street Denver Colo.
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Tabor Opera House is nearby. Horse-drawn wagons are in the street.
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- 16th Street Looking North
- View of 16th Street in Denver, Colorado, looking north; circus banner hangs across street in foreground; pedestrian, bicycle, horse-drawn carriage, and street car traffic appears; man at far right stands on ledge; building in distance has banners...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1901]
- 16th Street, Denver
- View northwest from California Street down 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, delivery wagons & carriages, street railway car & tracks, Daniels & Fisher tower, streetlights with electric tramway...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- 16th, Denver
- Bird's eye view northwest on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; Kittridge building, Equitable building, steel frame for building under construction; numerous businesses including Carter Brothers Hardware (James S. & Oscar E., 301-303 16th),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- 17th & Champa
- View of horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians, and bicyclists on 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "E. H Rollins," "The Standard Fire Brick Co.," "Wall Paper," "Ornamental Iron Work," "Walter W. White &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 17th and Broadway, Denver
- View towards Trinity Methodist Church, Hotel Metropole and edge of Brown Palace on Broadway from 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Edge of trolley or street railway car, left foreground; early automobiles, streetlights, assay office and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1909
- 17th and Broadway, Denver
- View north on Broadway from 17th (Seventeenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; Trinity Methodist Church (with sign attached to steeple); Hotel Metropole (sign painted on building) opened in 1891 by William H. Bush, later became part of Cosmopolitan...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Trinity...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 17th St. from Tremont, Denver
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) street from Tremont Place, Denver, Colorado; shows small wrought iron arch spanning street and bicycles & horse-drawn carriages parked at curb; businesses include Mexican & Indian Curio store, C.L. McFadden (taxidermist),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1907 or 1908]
- 17th St. from Union Station, Denver
- Welcome Arch at Union Station in Denver, Colorado; view of 17th (Seventeenth) street, street railway car number 248, men and women walking towards Union Station (not in view), horse-drawn carriages and a touring sightseeing coach parked at curb,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- 17th St. Looking N. W. Denver
- Rooftop-level, northwestward view of 17th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado; pedestrian, street car, and horse-drawn carriage traffic on street; business signage at left: Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Home Diary Cafe, J. J. Russell Merchant Tailor;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 17th Street, Denver
- Bird's eye view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Champa Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Boston, American National Bank and Equitable buildings; two men on scaffolding with rope pulley paint Denver National Bank building; men, women, automobiles,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 17th Street, Denver
- Southeastward view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows Railway Exchange, Ideal Cement, Ernest & Cranmer, Colorado National Bank, Boston Building, First National Bank, Equitable Building, Hotel Kaiserhof (later Hotel Kenmark),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1917]
- 17th Street, Denver
- View northeast on 17th (Seventeenth) from California Street, Denver, Colorado; identifiable buildings include California, Equitable, First National Bank, Boston, Ernst & Cranmer, & Quincy buildings; street railway car number 231 (17th Street) and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911 or 1912]
- 17th Street, Denver
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street near Tremont intersection toward Savoy Hotel on Broadway; shows Brown Palace on left, street railway tracks and cars, early automobiles, horse-drawn carriage, bicycles parked on curb, ornate street lamp, men in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907]
- 17th Street, Denver
- View northwest on 17th (Seventeenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; early automobiles & horse-drawn wagons parked at curb, street railway tracks, streetlights supporting electric tramway wires, distant view of Union Station (old) with tower clock,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912 or 1913]
- 1st street car
- View of horse-drawn street car, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a trolley operator holding reins, railway tracks, and timber stacked along the dirt street. Signs on the railway car include: "Cameron's R.R. ticket," "Take this car to the Grand...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1887?
- 1st Virginius boiler
- Men pose on and by a horse-drawn freight wagon with a vertical boiler, bound for the Virginius Mine, in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the George R. Porter general store and post office, sign posted on the hand-hewn cabin reads: "Post...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boilers--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 2nd pueblo Taos fiesta
- View of Rio Puerco (Pueblo Creek), Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows a Native American (Taos Pueblo) woman in a blanket bending over the water. Horse-drawn wagons and white people are in the background.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Rio Pueblo de Taos (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1917
- 32nd Avenue at Mead, Denver
- View of 32nd (thirty-second) Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows brick commercial buildings, streetcar railway tracks, intersection of Mead Street, horse-drawn wagon, an automobile, and signs: "Long Distance Telephone," "Millinery," "Denver Bible...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 400 blk. Main St.
- View along the 400 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the one, two and three story mainly brick commercial buildings with horse-drawn carriages along the dirt street. The Longmont National Bank is on the corner with striped awnings....
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- 400 block Main
- View along the 400 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the mainly brick commercial buildings with horse-drawn carriages along the dirt street. The Longmont National Bank is on the far corner and the 1907 Idependent Order of Odd Fellows...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- 400 block Main
- View along the 400 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the one, two and three story mainly brick commercial buildings with horse-drawn carriages along the dirt street after the cottonwoods were cut down in 1901. The Longmont National...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- 400 block Main
- View along the 400 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the one and two brick commercial buildings with horse-drawn carriages along the dirt street with tall cottonwoods. A man drives his team from on top of a wagon piled high with full...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- 4th of July
- Firemen ride in horse-drawn carts down an unpaved street in La Junta, Colorado in Otero County. They wear their uniforms and hats. American flags decorate the carts. A wood-frame building with a belltower is in the background.
- Fourth of July--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.; La Junta (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.
- 1888
- 505 off for the fire
- A horse-drawn steam pumper races from Engine Company No. 1 firehouse at Colfax and Broadway; three-story brick gabled Victorian structure with decorative vergeboard and pointed arched windows; two-story brick Denver Omnibus & Cab Co., Metropole and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire stations & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 6 A.M. snow storm
- View of Main Street after an early July snowstorm in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A striped arch, probably for the Fourth of July, spans the snow covered street, a street light hangs from the center of the arch. Shows the Jeffers Building, with...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Arches.; Commercial streets.; Snow.
- 1897 July 3
- 7th Avenue & 9th Street
- View of the newly settled community of Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. An L-shaped, wood frame house is situated across the street from a one-story commercial, false-fronted, lumber storefront; a man and a woman stand in front of the building....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- 7th Street & 7th Avenue
- View of a box-shaped, masonry, commercial building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Features include a bracketed cornice, arched windows, chimneys, storefront windows, and a wooden porch where two men stand. Two men are in a horse-drawn...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- [Eighteenth] 18th Street cable car house Denver City Cable Railway Co.
- View of the Denver City Cable Railway Company cable house at 1801 Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and decorative brickwork. A horse-drawn wagon is nearby. Signs read: "The S. H. Supply...
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cable railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- [Eighteenth] 18th Street Denver Colorado North from Lawrence St.
- View of a building on the corner of 18th (Eighteenth) and Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building has decorative trim and towers with domes. Horse-drawn wagons and a carriage are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- [Eighth] 8th & Kalamath Sts.
- View of the Barnard Block at 8th (Eighth) Avenue and Kalamath Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three-story building has arched entryways and windows. Automobiles and a horse-drawn buggy are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]