Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Houses on Franklin Street
- View of houses on Franklin Street between 16th (Sixteenth) and 17th (Seventeenth) Avenues in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The homes have covered porches with trellises and pitched roofs. Snow is on the houses and the ground.
- City Park West (Denver Colo.--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Mine and boarding houses
- View of a mine, boarding houses, and utility buildings near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign on one of the boarding houses reads: "K T Boarding House".
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Row houses
- View of row houses (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; features covered porches and a bay window. A church steeple and belfry are in the background. Numbers on the houses read: "1301, 1305, and 1315."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Central City, Colorado houses
- View of many houses in Central City, Colorado, taken from the interior of a window; the row of bricks of the exterior wall of the house is visible to the left. In the foreground is a two-story board-and-baten house with a shingle roof. Behind it...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Houses destroyed by flood
- View of houses, shacks and railroad box cars overturned and destroyed by the Arkansas River flood near the Walker railroad yard in Pueblo, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and an adobe oven (horno) near the houses. Denver and Rio Grande Western...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building failures--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921 June 12-17
- Houses blocking the street in Grove district
- Houses moved off their foundations by an Arkansas River flood block a street in the Grove district of Pueblo, Colorado. Shows a two story house and barn on the side of the street and two one story houses blocking the street. Shows trucks and a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building failures--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- Ninth Street Historic Park after restoration, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. Houses (1873-1890) are identified (left to right): the Schulz Double House (1047/1045 Ninth...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 1992
- Town of Ward
- View of Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows one- and two-story houses and an abandoned church on a steep hillside. The houses are in various states of repair. Automobiles are parked on a dirt road near stone retaining walls. The town, founded in...
- Ward (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cities & towns.; Houses.; Churches.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Church buildings--Colorado--Ward--Pictorial works.; Ward (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 51, 1910 December 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 29, 1912 July 20
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 24, 1913 September 27
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of frame, multi-story houses on hillsides in a canyon near Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. One house has a steep pitched, hipped roof; dormers; and a brick chimney. Other houses have mansard roofs. A rounded gazebo ,possibly over a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Quality Hill, Silverton, Colo.
- View of frame two story houses with gambrel or mansard roofs, porches with gingerbread details, and fenced yards, and possibly St. John's Episcopal church on Snowden Street, in what is identified as "Quality Hill," an area near the base of Anvil...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1905?]
- Boulder
- View of frame houses in Boulder, Colorado. Shows wooden sidewalks and utility poles beside dirt streets. Houses and Mount Saint Gertrude Academy are on University Hill, and the buildings of the University of Colorado, Hale Science Building, Old...
- University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- Pagosa Springs
- Panoramic view of frame houses and buildings in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Shows a church, frame and log houses, brick commercial buildings, a trestle over the San Juan River, and smokestacks at probably the Pagosa Lumber Company...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Sopris, Little Italy
- Clothes hang on lines in the yards of wood frame houses at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. The neighborhood, identified as "Little Italy," consists of houses, outhouses, and coal sheds. Picket...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1880-1930.; Sopris (Colo.)--1880-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Sopris--1880-1930.
- [between 1887 and 1928?]
- Red Cliff
- Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks extend past small wood frame houses in the town of Red Cliff (Redcliff) in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows houses, outbuildings, and privies. Hills are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Red Cliff--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Golden, Colo. looking north
- View of brick and stone houses and possibly commercial buildings in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Victorian houses have steep pitched roofs. Shows a building with a tower and battlements, probably a church.
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.
- 1880?
- Residence Street, Buena Vista, Colo.
- View of houses along a dirt road in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. A man and woman pose in a horse-drawn buggy near a row of cross-gable-roofed houses and a fence.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Unidentified mine, San Miguel County, Colorado
- View of an unidentified mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows a mine tunnel opening, an ore mill, boarding houses, cabins, and houses.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses.; Mills.; Mining.; Ore industry.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Palm Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif..
- Rows of palm trees line Palm Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Houses are on either side of the dirt street. Architectural features on the wood frame houses include gabled roofs, bays, chimneys, cornices, brackets, arched windows, windows with...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.
- [1905?]
- Palm Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Rows of palm trees line Palm Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Houses are on either side of the dirt street. Architectural features on the wood frame houses include balconies, porches, bays, pilasters, cornices, and egg and dart molding. A large...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Houses.; Neighborhoods.; Palms.; Residential streets.
- [1905?]
- Rivers
- View of houses on a hill near possibly the Colorado River in Colorado. Utility buildings are near the houses.
- Houses--Colorado--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Residences on Logan bet. Colfax & 14th Aves
- View of houses on Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The houses have towers with conical roofs, balconies, and covered porches.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak range
- View of houses and buildings north of downtown Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Frame houses have porches and fenced yards, and laundry is on clothes lines. The stone tower of the First Presbyterian Church and the tower with dormers of...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Los Angeles
- Panoramic, aerial view of commercial buildings, frame Victorian houses, and trees in Los Angeles, California. Signs on multi-story buildings read: "Harness & Saddlery," "Franklin," and "Highland Villa, 1886." A brick building has tunnel archways....
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.; Houses--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic view of frame houses, commercial buildings, and the Black Hills in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. A steel bridge of the Homestake Mining Company is over possibly Chicago and North Western Railway Company tracks. The rusticated...
- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Houses--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mining--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Lead, Homestake Mine
- Panoramic view of Homestake Mining Company buildings, railroad tracks, houses, commercial buildings and the Black Hills in Lead (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows the T. J. Grier residence beside ore car tracks, bridge, and the tunnel of the...
- Grier, T. J.--Homes & haunts.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Homestake Mine (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Lead (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Houses--South Dakota--Lead--1900-1910.; Mills--South...
- [1900?]
- Colorado Springs
- Panoramic view of houses and trees in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows stone and frame houses, fenced yards, and roads. Shows mountains including a portion of Pikes Peak and the Rampart Range.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rampart Range (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Chautauqua Grounds, Boulder, Col.
- View of tents, frame houses, and Chautauqua Lake (reservoir) at Chautauqua Park in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Utility poles and a flagpole are nearby. Houses on University Hill, mountains, and sandstone rock formations are in the distance.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauqua Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.;...
- 1900
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Houses in Leadville, Colorado
- Three weathered clapboard two-story houses in Leadville, Colorado, are featured in this photograph. The house on the left has decorative front gable trim, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, an arched attic window, a first floor...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Silver Cliff, Colorado
- View of Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows Silver Cliff Mill Sampling Works (probably) and frame houses.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Ciff--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Siver Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885]
- General view Battle mt. and it's mines from Independence
- View of Battle Mountain with the Portland, Black Diamond, and Doubtful mines and boarding houses, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Doubtful Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Central City, 1953
- Several houses along Spring Street in Central City, Colorado, are built above a retaining wall. The house on the far left is a two story wood frame structure with a gabled roof, chimney, covered porch, rectangular windows, and a white-picket...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- McFarlane House [sic] Central City
- Two houses on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, one is a large, two-story clapboard structure with a spindled balcony, a covered porch with spindles along the porch freize, and a large bay window. The second is a simple two story clapboard...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; McFarlane House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- 1953
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two houses connected by a second story addition, creating a covered passageway at the ground level. Each house is of wood construction with a gable roof; each has a picket fence and foliage. The mountain is visible behind the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1941
- South Williams Street, Denver
- View of houses on South Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. Brick masonry bungalow houses line the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Eureka 1942
- View of four residences and one shed fronting a dirt road in Eureka, Colorado; features a medium gable, horizontal clapboard siding, open front porches (two with pedimented gables), and a bay window; railroad tracks in front of the houses;...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Residence on Bates Triangle now Civic Center
- View of houses at Bates Triangle in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One of the two-story brick houses has a tower and bay windows.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1912]
- Gladstone - 1945 back row of houses
- View of a row of dilapidated houses in Gladstone, Colorado; features a line of houses on one side of a dirt path, and outhouses in a row on the opposite side of the path; broken lumber and debris scattered in the middle of the path; fog is overhead.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.; Privies--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
- 1945
- House on California Street
- View of houses at 1827 California Street in Denver, Colorado. One of the houses, a two story brick building, has a covered porch and decorative trim.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Our block
- View of houses on Gaylord Street between 12th (Twelfth) and 13th (Thirteenth) Streets in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick houses have awnings and covered entryways. One house has a hip roof and dormer.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Wind River Reservation
- View of houses and cars at the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. A flagpole with a U. S. flag tethered to it is in the center of a grassy area. One story houses line the area near the flagpole.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of a two story house on the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The two story house has a covered porch and a brick chimney. Other houses are on either side. A tree lined sidewalk is near the houses.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Residences
- View of houses in Denver, Colorado. The Bungalow style houses have covered porches, dormers, arched windows, and bargeboard.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bungalows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Residences
- View of houses in Denver, Colorado. A man and woman stand near a house with a wrap around porch and frieze. The other houses have decorative brick work and hip roofs. An early automobile is parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Residences at 1438 - 1444 Niagara Street
- View of houses at 1438 through 1444 Niagara Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story houses have fish scale shingles, decorative shutters, and decorative brick work.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976
- Residences at 772 and 780 Magnolia Street
- View of houses at 772 and 780 Magnolia Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The houses have pitch roofs, covered porches, and chimneys. One house has a bay window wall dormer.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976