Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Political cartoon of Casimiro Barela
- Political cartoon of State Senator Casimiro Barela with a studio portrait inset. The cartoon shows Senator Barela shaking hands with an unidentified senator near his desk. His desk has vases of flowers and letters that read: "Casimiro Barela Fourth...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1907]
- Rice school
- The Rice School, in Trinidad, Colorado, is a brick and rusticated stone building with a high gabled, terra-cotta tiled roof, and a projecting square tower with a high pavilion roof. The windows have rusticated stone lintels and sills. Above the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1939?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a leaded glass window in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. This window is inset in a swinging door, and has two brass rails crossing the lower part. A clear rectangular inset with the word "Buffet" frosted into it is in...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Leaded glass windows--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Green Mountain Townhouses
- A woman stands in the kitchen of a model town home at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. She holds a tray of glasses and wears a short bathrobe. Shows a built-in, wood grained, gas stove inset into a pink counter, an exhaust hood,...
- Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Kitchens.; Ovens.; Row houses.; Stoves.; Women.
- [1965?]
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- Denver Fire Clay Company
- State Armory Building
- View of the State Armory (1889; William Quayle) at 2565 Curtis Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story, brick, Romanesque Revival influenced, symmetrical building with semi-circular arched windows, belt courses...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Crestone
- View of 108 South Alder Street, Crestone (Saguache County), Colorado. The two story Queen Anne commercial style building has a covered porch that wraps around the south and east elevations of the building. Wagon wheels are inset into the railings...
- First Amendment Liquors (Crestone, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Crestone (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Liquor stores.; First Amendment Liquors (Crestone, Colo..)--Pictorial works.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Crestone--Pictorial works.; Crestone (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1990
- Bank Block, Idaho Springs
- View of the Bank Block at 1535 Miner Street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story brick structure has brackets and cornices. An inset plaque reads: "Bank Block 1901." The lower level has two businesses, "The Big Scoop," an...
- Bank Block (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Big Scoop (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Home Centre (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Hardware stores.; Commercial facilities.; Bank Block (Idaho...
- 1994
- Soddy, Plains Conservation Center
- View of a replica of a sod house at the Plains Conservation Center in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The soddy, made from sod bricks covered with a layer of scored mud, has a slightly sloped roof, a tall chimney pipe, a single window with...
- Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Aurora (Colo.)--2010-2020. .; Sod buildings.; Plains Conservation Center (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sod houses--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Aurora...
- 2010
- Odd Fellows Hall, Russell Gulch, Colo.
- View of the Russell Gulch Odd Fellow Hall no. 2, located 3.5 miles southwest of Central City in Russell Gulch, Colorado. The two-story field stone structure has a red brick facade with a commercial space on the ground floor. Large store windows...
- Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Russell Gulch Lodge No. 2 (Russell Gulch, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Russell Gulch--2000-2010.; Russell Gulch (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rocky Mountain Independent Order of Odd...
- 2002
- Anne Evans Mountain House, Evergreen, Colo.
- View of the Anne Evans Mountain House located on Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, Colo. Built in 1910 by Jock Spence, the Rustic Style residence was further expanded by noted Denver architect, Burnham Hoyt in 1924. The front facade has a simple...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--2010-2020.; Evergreen (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Evans, Anne, 1871-1941--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--Pictorial works.; Evergreen (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2010
- Corinthian Masonic Lodge #35, Leadville, Colo.
- View of the Corinthian Masonic Lodge #35 located at the corner of Harrison Avenue and East 7th Avenue, Leadville, Colo. Built in 1910, the two-story brick building has a pediment with a parapet above containing the Masonic symbol. An inset plaque...
- Freemasons. Corinthian Lodge No. 35 (Leadville, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Freemasonry--Colorado--Leadville--Lodges--1970-1980.; Leadville (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Freemasons. Corinthian Lodge No. 35 (Leadville, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- c.1970
- Cochrane House
- View of the Cochrane House (1886) at 1304 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Italianate style brick house has paired arched windows, an inset, curved gable dormer and scrolled eve brackets. The yard is decorated for...
- Cochrane, Matthias--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Cochrane, Matthias--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1999
- Byers Junior High School
- View of Byers Junior High School (1921: William N. Bowman, architect), 150 South Pearl Street in the Speer Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick Gothic Revival style school has a central tower with buttresses, a shaped parapet, recessed...
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Schools.; Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1980
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church (St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church...
- ca. 2004
- Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the REI Building, located at 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the top portion of the southeast elevation of the red brick building with a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sporting goods stores.;...
- 1999
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church main entrance from Galapago Street before restoration, Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Gables.; Historic buildings.; St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- ca. 2004
- REI building
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the southeast elevation of the red brick building with a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sporting goods stores.;...
- 2002
- Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a refuse container with construction debris, fencing, and a sign in front of a red brick building. There are ladders...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Construction.; Sporting...
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the red brick Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) building, located at 1416 Platte Street, and Confluence Park in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls on the South Platte River, a walkway, steps, low...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo....
- 1999
- Married couple
- Studio portrait of a man and a woman; she wears a puff shoulder bodice with a pleated inset, pince-nez, and a jeweled sash buckle. He has a goatee and watch fob jewelry.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Doll
- Front view of a doll made by Southern Plains Native Americans. The doll is constructed of muslin with white beadwork on the yellow cloth dress and leggings; it has horsehair for the hair, an embroidered green inset, sequin belt, and white, green...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Dolls--1860-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1900?]
- Buildings - residences - large two-story brick house
- View of a house with arched windows, an inset porch, and imbricated brick in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Grand Imperial Hotel
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking west; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows, mansard roof, chimneys and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. On the left at...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Silverton - Grand Imperial Hotel 9/21/78
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking north; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. The mansard roof,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- 1978 September 21
- Sterling, Colo
- Brick commercial buildings in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado. A storefront has inset, arched bays; a boy stands by a corner streetlamp. Signs read: "Magees," "The Florsheim Shoe," "Western Union," and "Advocate."
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Yellowstone
- Image of a painted map of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, includes all the features, lakes, mountains, basins, rivers, falls and geysers painted with dimension. The west entrance with the Oregon Short Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western...
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Pinewood School District No. 19, Rattlesnake Park Pinewood, Colo.
- View of Pinewood, Larimer County, Colorado, shows the frame schoolhouse with a shingle roof, inset porch, double hung windows, and a sign: "Pine Wood School Dist No 19." It was built in 1873 by Amos Penoyer, a pioneer rancher.
- Penoyer, Amos--Homes & haunts.; Pinewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Pinewood--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Salida apartments
- Two dogs are leashed to a iron fence in front a of two-story brick apartment building with arched windows and inset porch entries, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Parquet, Opera House, Colo. Springs
- View of the parquet in the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows ornate cast iron seats with letters on backs: "L, K, J," and a piano in front of stage. The proscenium and walls are painted with decorative borders and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Seating furniture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Interior view, Charles N. Miller residence, Cripple Cree, Colorado
- Interior view of Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes side table with ash tray, sea shell and lamp near hallway, ornately carved column decorating hallway corner, view towards...
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Elk Hotel, note fire escape
- View of the Elk Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows people lounging in the inset porches of the three-story brick building with stone trim, a dentiled cornice and fire escapes. Bicycles lean against the fence along Pikes Peak...
- Elk Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1900
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields young son of the President of the Carnival J. G. Shields accompanied by Miss Augusta Wight
- George Shields and Augusta Wight ride in the first prize Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, a pony cart, adorned with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw hats; hers is wide brimmed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Alamo Hotel
- View across intersection of Cucharas and Tejon Streets of the Alamo Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the four-story brick building with stone trim, pediments, inset, arcaded balconies, cast metal bays, and arched windows,...
- Alamo Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mt San Rafael Hospital 1888
- Exterior view of the San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad, Colorado. This three story rusticated stone building has a hipped gable roof and features a central wing with an arcaded porch topped by a balustraded terrace, and two end wings. The wing in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hospitals--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Trinidad Colorado opera house
- Jaffa Opera House, built in 1882, Trinidad, Colorado, is on the corner of Commercial and Main Streets. This three story edifice of incised sandstone has geometric stylized florets, a cornice with corbeled segments, and flourished pediments. Over...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Drugstores--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- 1965?
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a coffered ceiling in the Columbian Hotel, in Trinidad, Colorado. Probably pressed tin, the ceiling has a beveled square pattern with grooves and inset ridges. Two steps of coving follow, each being a variation of a flourish...
- Columbian Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Ceilings--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields, young son of the president of the carnival. Accompanied by Miss Augusta Wright.
- George Shields and Augusta Wright ride in a pony cart, decorated with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, at the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The children wear straw hats ; hers is wide brimmed and flowered. A man...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Ute Indians, Ignacio monument
- A man takes a picture of the monument erected in honor of Chief Ignacio, a leader of Native American Utes. It is a square tower of stone construction inset with plaques on both visible sides and surrounded by a low stone wall. One of the plaques...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--1950-1970.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--1950-1970.; Wiminuche Indians--Commemoration--1950-1970.; Monuments & memorials--1950-1970.; Ignacio, Ute Chief--Monuments.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Residence of Dr. Dennison
- Presentation view of the Doctor Dennison (or Denison) residence at 1623-25 Logan Street, in Denver, Colorado; architectural features include corbeled brick with stone trim, gothic arched windows, columns, and an inset porch.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dennison, Dr.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Breckenridge boys
- Six men of the Breckenridge Volunteer Fire Department of Breckenridge, Colorado, pose with their safety bicycles in front of a false fronted store. Wearing soft hats and suspenders, they have bedrolls and boxes tied to their handlebars. The...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Breckenridge storefront
- This frame, false fronted, storefront in Breckenridge, Colorado, has dentiled cornices with end brackets at the top and topping the plate glass windows. Diagonal cut borders are under each cornice, and the store's entry is inset and flanked by...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- J.A. Turk and Co., drug store, Arlington House, Levi Clothing store
- The Arlington House hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, has a low false front flanking the gable roof. Its cornice is dentiled. Two flanking buildings have similar roofs. All three are two story frame structures, with second floor sash windows. The...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [1880 or 1881?]
- Masons
- Nine young Masons in sack suits, ties and hats pose on a snowy street in Breckenridge, Colorado, in front of frame, gable roofed and false fronted buildings. The two-story building has a glass storefront with a mitred, inset entry and a Masonic...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- View on Lincoln Ave
- A wagon and team are parked in the ditch by the boardwalk in a street scene from Breckenridge, Colorado. A storefront with an inset, mitred entry is on the right. False fronted buildings line the other side of the dirt street. Lettering on one...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Main Street, Breckenridge
- On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, two-story, gable roofed buildings on the left are at 123 and 121 South Main, both dating from the 1880's. The near one has a false front with a bracketed cornice and sash windows, and has projecting signs...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- 1968 Mar 14