Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Longmont Colo., Colo. Bank & Trust Co.
- View inside the Colorado Bank and Trust Company, Colorado, shows three employees behind the brass bars of the white marble bankers cage with contrasting trim and two customers in the lobby. Interior includes a mosaic tile floor, "Pacific Mutual...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 December 4
- Longmont Colo., Colo. Bank & Trust Co.
- Interior view of American National Bank, Longmont, Colorado, shows employees behind the Art Nouveau brass bars of the marble bankers cage. The room has a mosaic tile floor, diagonally beamed ceiling, and stenciling on upper wall and ceiling. Signs...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 Novemvber 23
- Longmont Colo., Schwartz Lumb. Co.
- View of the J. F. Schwartz Lumber Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows a two-story brick storefront with an arched parapet and an attached brick shed with a stepped gable and large open door. Wood frame structures are in the background.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 December 4
- Longmont Colo., St. Johns Church
- Exterior of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 305 4th Avenue, Longmont, Colorado, features the front gable stone church with Gothic details including arched stained glass windows, side bell tower with pointed steeple topped with a cross. Built...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- December 4, 1926
- Longmont Colo., Biose-Payette Lumb. Co.
- Perspective view down interior corridor between covered lumber storage sheds of the Boise Payette Lumber Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows a man on top of a truck loading lumber; another man stands below.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 4, 1926
- Longmont National Bank
- View from intersection of the exterior of the two-story Longmont National Bank, Colorado, housed in the corner of a brick block with decorative tiles and marble entry surround. Bronze plaque on corner reads: The Longmont National Bank, Savings...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- Longmont National Bank, interior
- View inside the Longmont National Bank, Colorado, shows the white marble bankers' cage with dark kick molding, brass bars, labeled: "Collections," and "Teller." A man's face shows behind the teller bars and a large taxidermied golden eagle [?]...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1926 November 23
- Longmont new High School
- Angle view of a new public high school in Longmont, Colorado, shows the rectangular three story brick with flat roofline and projecting entry with curved parapet. Several bicycles lean against the building. The main building with curved parapet...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Longmont Fire Department
- Two firemen in an open cab fire engine pause outside the vehicular door of the two-story brick fire department station, Longmont, Colorado. A domed belltower with a flagpole is on the flat top roof. Kodaks and The Quality Creamery are next door. A...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 1926
- Longmont residence section [graphic]
- View of a residential section in Longmont, Colorado, shows a two- story Dutch Colonial style house with a gambrel roof and large bare trees in the yard. Other wood frame and brick homes show in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- Longmont Police [graphic]
- Members of the Longmont Police department pose in front of City Hall, Longmont, Colorado, next to a police car and a motocycle with a side car. Three of officers wear uniforms, one has on tall leather riding boots and gloves. The fourth man wears a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1924 May 9
- Longmont School Band
- An elementary school drum corp poses at night on the High School athletic field, Longmont, Colorado. The band members wear vests, waist sashes, bow ties and hats with balls around edge of brim. A baton twirler wears a short skirt and cowboy boots...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Youth bands--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Louisville Highschool Jr. Band honorable mention
- The Louisville High School Junior Band poses at night in an outdoor stadium, Denver, Colorado. They wear uniform striped pants, capes and caps. Instruments include: bass and snare drums, trombones, saxaphones, clarionets, and a tuba. The band...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Youth bands--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.
- August 28, 1939
- Longmont, Colo.
- View from intersection of Third Avenue and Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the commercial district busy with pedestrians and automobiles. Lankmark buildings include the Hotel Imperial with corner entrance and pressed tin corner piece, the...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- November 23, 1926
- Loveland High School Jr. Band 2nd Prize
- The Loveland High School Junior Band poses at night in an outdoor stadium, Denver, Colorado. They wear uniform white pants, capes and caps. Instruments include: bass and snare drums, trombones, saxaphones, clarinets, and tubas.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Youth bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- August 28, 1939
- Joslins
- View of the five story Joslin Department store on the corner of Curtis and 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado, includes the A. C. Foster Building (University Building), Rialto Theater, Kress building, street cars, pedestrians and automobiles.
- Joslins (Firm)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 2, 1930
- Stockyards
- View over the Denver, Colorado, stockyards and pens, shows men inspecting the cattle. Smoke rises from the smokestacks of the Colorado Packing and Provision Company in the background. The sheep market barn is beyond the rows of stock pens.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Stockyards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Coal mine underground
- In Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado, men wield a pick and a pneumatic tool. They wear hats with lamps; sparkling coal comprises the interior of the mine. An ore car is in the background.
- Lafayette (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.
- 1921
- U. S. A. General Hospital No. 21 Denver, Colo Transformers and Pole Line
- Power poles in Denver, Colorado, have a working platform and tranformers mounted on the crossbeams. A concrete building has a sign over the door: "Office Quartermaster;" a cylindrical brick smokestack is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Electrical apparatus--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- Fort Collins
- The Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, consists of brick, terra cotta roofed buildings around a lawn park.
- Colorado State University--1910-1930.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Fort Collins
- View of campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado shows buildings, a smokestack, and landscaping.
- Colorado State University--1910-1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941?]
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- The Western Light and Power Company, in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building with storefronts. Appliances are displayed in the windows; a streetlamp is on the sidewalk. Lettered and neon signs read: "The Public...
- Western Light and Power Company (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1910- 1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910- 1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Nederland High School Jr. Band
- The Nederland High School Band poses on the field of a Denver, Colorado, stadium at night; they hold musical instruments including clarinets, French horns, trumpets, tubas, trombones, saxophones, a xylophone, batons, a snare drum, and a bass drum...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.; Marching bands--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Pine, Colo
- View of Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows frame residences and resort cabins built on gentle slopes with sparse trees.
- Pine (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- January 1929?
- Pine, Colo.
- View of Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows stacks of railroad ties along Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks, houses with screened porches and snow covered the hill in the background.
- Colorado and Southern Railway Company--1920-1930.; Pine (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Pine--1920-1930.
- [January 1929?]
- Pine, Colorado
- Engine #9 and passenger coaches are by the depot, Pine, Jefferson County, Colorado. Houses and businesses flank tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad and a trestled ramp and tilt-table with coal cars. Lettering on a false front reads: "Ice...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1930.; Pine (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pine--1920-1930.
- January 1929?
- Paonia Fire Department
- A fire truck of the Paonia (Delta County), Colorado Fire Department is parked along Fourteenth Avenue in front of Civic Center Park in Denver. Painted on the truck: "Paonia," and "P. F. D. No. 1." The doric columns of the Greek Theater and...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Paonia--1920-1930.
- August 12, 1925
- Central City and Blackhawk, Colorado
- Rendering shows Blackhawk and Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Dwellings, churches, civic buildings, and mining facilities follow streets; mountains are in the background. Vignettes have labels: "Hardware Groceries," "The Daily Register,"...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1873
- The ghost town of Robinson, at the head of Tenmile Canon
- View of Robinson, Summit County, Colorado; shows Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, houses, and mining facilities with smokestacks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Robinson (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Robinson--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Rock Cliff, Colorado
- In Rock Cliff, Colorado, a man poses in a tent by a display of grain, vegetables, fruit, a trophy cup, a mirror, a United States flag, and signs: "The Farmer Feeds Them All," "Our Boys," "Don't Handle the Exhibits" and "Rock Cliff."
- Rock Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941?]
- Salida
- View along F Street, busy with cars, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows brick businesses and signs: "Strait," and "McKenna 1902," "Everett Bros. Groceries," "Fulton Market," "Lewis' Candy Ice Cream," "Drugs," "Palace Hotel," and "Fisk."
- Salida (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Salida, birdseye view
- View over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot, freight cars and passenger coaches on the tracks by the Arkansas River, houses, brick businesses, a mill with a smokestack and the Monte Cristo...
- Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Salida (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Wray High School Jr. Band, 1st prize
- The Wray High School Junior Band poses in an outdoor stadium, in Denver, Colorado, in uniforms and holding tubas, drums, saxophones, clarionets, horns and batons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Wray--1930-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Wray--1930-1940.
- August 28, 1939
- Strontia Springs, one of the most popular summer resorts in Platte Canon
- View over snowcovered Strontia Springs, (Deansbury) a summer resort at milepost 26.80 of the Denver, South Park and Pacific line of the Colorado and Southern railroad, Platte Canyon, Douglas County, Colorado. The two story 1884 brick hotel shows...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1930.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Strontia Springs Hotel (Strontia, Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1920-1930.; Strontia Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1929
- Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
- View of the covered porch of the Steamboat Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
- View of the three-story Steamboat Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, shows gables, dormer, contrasting wood trim, balconies, and a wraparound porch.
- Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Cabin Hotel
- View of the Steamboat Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, features the three-story frame building with gables, dormer, contrasting wood trim, balconies and wraparound porch.
- Steamboat Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.
- July 24, 1929
- Den of Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs
- Interior view of the Steamboat Cabin Hotel den, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, shows Mission style furniture (chairs, tables, and rocking chairs), a piano, and a stone fireplace.
- Steamboat Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dens--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1929 July 24
- Dining Room at Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs
- Interior of the Steamboat Cabin Hotel dining room, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, includes round tables with table cloths and four chairs, stone fireplace, wait stands and cash register.
- Steamboat Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [1929?]
- Exterior of bldg. Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs
- View across Yampa River to the Steamboat Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, features the three-story frame building with gables, dormer, contrasting wood trim, balconies and wraparound porch.
- Steamboat Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Yampa River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Lobby of Cabin Hotel, Steamboat Springs
- View of the Steamboat Cabin Hotel lobby, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, includes front desk, clock, Mission style chairs and taxidermied animal trophy heads.
- Steamboat Cabin Hotel (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.
- July 24, 1929
- 44th & Wadsworth, King
- A house and outbuildings in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, has picket fence and a sign: "For Sale, Frank King Realtor, Phone 878."
- Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Baker at oven
- A baker removes baked rolls from a oven with a wooden paddle in the kitchen of the mountain resort, Troutdale-in-the-Pines, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. He wears white chef's uniform with a baker's hat. Baked bread and pies cool on a...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Baking--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Ovens--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 30
- Chef at typewriter
- The restaurant chef sits at a typewriter inside the kitchen of the Troutdale-in-the-Pines mountain resort, Troutdale, Colorado in Jefferson County. His chef's uniform consists of a neck scarf, apron, and a chef's hat.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cooks--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Kitchens--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 30
- Exterior and horseback riders
- Four horseback riders pass in front the mountain resort of Troutdale-in-the-Pines and Bear Creek, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. Bathers gather at the swimming pool and the multi-story stone and frame building is in the background.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.;...
- 1937 June 30
- Dining room & guests
- Guests sit around tables with white table cloths in the dining room of the mountain resort of Troutdale-in-the-Pines, Troutdale, Colorado in Jefferson County. Interior includes: iron light fixtures, stone walls and large windows.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Troutdale in the Pines ballroom & orchestra
- Interior of the mountain resort, Troutdale-in-the-Pines, ballroom and dining room, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado, is decorated with pines boughs. Band members pose with their instruments on stage in front of dance floor; tableclothes cover...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- 1935 September 4
- Troutdale in the Pines, exterior and horseback riders
- Four horseback riders pass in front of a small lake and the mountain resort, Troutdale-in-the-Pines, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. The multi-story, frame and stone hotel show across the lake.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 30
- Troutdale
- Horseback riders leave for a ride from the Troutdale-in-the-Pines resort, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. Tourists watch from the retaining walls above the lake and the balconies. Signs read: "Please Drive Slowly" and "AAA Rocky Mountain...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Troutdale
- Three young boys dressed in cowboy outfits prepare for a horse trail ride in front of the Troutdale-in-the-Pines mountain resort, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man, possibly the guide, wearing jodhpurs, riding boots, a leather coat, and...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]