Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Byers Junior High School after planting
- Byers Junior High School, in Denver, Colorado, is a three-story brick building with stone trim, buttresses, and a projecting, square entry. Lawn, flowers, and trees in the foreground comprise Saco R. DeBoer landscaping.
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Speer & Lincoln old auto on 7th Ave
- View of the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows a drinking fountain / street lamp / horse trough, landscaping, a truck, the Western Columbia Laundry, and Cherry Creek with concrete flood control walls.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Watering...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Elitch Gardens theater
- Rooftop view of the theater in Elitch Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign on the theater reads: "Elitch Gardens Players Theatre Change of Play Weekly."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923 June
- C B & Q Depot Brush, Colo.
- View inside the Colorado, Burlington and Quincy railroad Depot in Brush (Morgan County), Colorado. E.S. Dutton, the agent, and George Stewart, the telegraph operator, sit at telegraph equipment. Dutton, in a bowler hat, taps out a message. The men...
- Brush (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph--1900-1910.
- 1901
- St. Charles community center
- Two women stand in an open arch of the arcade of St. Charles community center at 3777 Lafayette Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows dirt walkways, flower gardens, and a dome. Sign reads: "Keep Off the Grass."
- Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; St. Charles Place Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Arcades (Architectural components)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Community centers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1916 and 1925?]
- St. Charles Park community center
- Two women walk towards the entrance to the St. Charles Place Park community center at 3777 Lafayette Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a California Mission style structure with arcades, a tiled roof, and domed towers.
- Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; St. Charles Place Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Community centers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1925?]
- Premier Waterproofing Co. 2311 So. Inca St.
- Two unidentified men in suits pose near a Chevrolet El Camino in front of Premier Waterproofing Company located at 2311 South Inca Street in the Overland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a two story front glass and steel...
- Premier Waterproofing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Pickup trucks.
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Offices & shop building of McPhee & McGinnity Lumber Co.
- View of the office and shop building of the McPhee-McGinnity Lumber Company at 23rd (Twenty-third) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows, contrasting trim, and decorative brickwork. Signs...
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1984]
- Cripple Creek - Streets
- Men stand near and on horse-drawn wagons loaded with machinery on Bennett Street in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Shows the "Cripple Creek Machine Works Company" and the "National Hotel" building.
- Cripple Creek Machine Works Company--1900-1910.; National Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Equipment industry--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.;...
- 1903
- Dillon, Colorado
- View of probably Main Street in Dillon (Summit County), Colorado. Shows automobiles parked in front of commercial storefronts. Signs read: "Monty's Drugs," "Cafe Bar," "Coors Beer," "Dillon Drug at Dillon," "Al's Package Liquors," "Staghorn Package...
- Dillon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Dillon--1950-1960.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Dillon--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- A bit in Denver Bottoms
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell of buildings, smoke stacks; bushes are in the foreground and along the stream. Henrietta uses orange, blue, purple, green, grey and pink oil paints on a rectangular board. An inscription on the back of...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ouray, head chief of the Utes
- Portrait of Chief Ouray, Native American Indian, spokesman for the Utes, peacekeeper between his people and ever increasing number of white settlers. He wears long neat braids, thin facial hair, a tailored vest and shirt with a beaded choker around...
- Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1870-1880.; Ouray.
- [between 1877 and 1880]
- Byers Junior High School, Denver, Colo after planting
- Byers Junior High School, in Denver, Colorado, is a three-story brick building with stone trim, buttresses, and a projecting, square entry. Lawn, flowers, a pedestal, and trees comprise Saco R. DeBoer landscaping.
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- View from above Maysville looking down
- Maysville, in Chaffee County, Colorado, also known as Crazy Camp, consists of frame buildings and dirt road among trees. Wagons are parked by log buildings in the foreground.
- Maysville (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1882?]
- The Bushwhacker Mine Aspen, Colo.
- View of the shafthouse and tramway of the Bushwhacker Shaft near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bushwhacker Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Louisville Colo
- View of the head frame, shafthouse, and power house of the Acme Mine near Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado. The roof of a building reads: "The Northern C&C Co. and Acme Mine".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Acme Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Louisville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Central City residence interiors
- Two bookcases filled with books are on opposite sides of a fireplace in Central City, Colorado. Miners candle holders hang along the top of the bookcase. A standing lamp is in front of the bookcase on the right. The fireplace has a large gilded...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- The Morane
- View of a Morane Parasol monoplane by hangars; pilot Georges Guynemer poses.
- Air pilots--French--1910-1920.; Airplanes--French--1910-1920.; Fighter planes--French--1910-1920.; Guynemer, Georges, 1894-1917.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- E. Le Neve Foster Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a residence in Georgetown, Colorado. The L- shaped wood construction building has a long porch, full-length gable with a bay window, modest decoration at the top of the porch posts, and two windows and a door on the porch; a small...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie near Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. The residence of General William Jackson Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs, is three story, with a chimney and ridge cresting. Trees conceal most of the house except...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Mineral Springs near Colorado City
- View of the gazebo at the Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a rustic struture with faceted conical roof and uprights of rough tree branches surrounded by tourists. Two men stand on the roof; one wears a tall, shiny stovepipe hat. One...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882?]
- Arrastre at Buckskin Creek
- View of an arrastre (or arrastra) used by miners for grinding ore, beside Buckskin Creek, Park County, Colorado; shows a man kneeling by a water-filled, circular hole in rock.
- Buckskin Creek (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Park County--1920-1940.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Park County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1920-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Arastra at Buckskin Joe
- View of an arrastre (or arrastra) by Buckskin Creek, Park County, Colorado; shows a water-filled, circular hole in rock, used by miners for grinding ore.
- Buckskin Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Park County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- The road to Bailey's
- Dirt road (Highway 285) to Bailey, Colorado, Park County; shows automobile parked on roadside and sign: "Beautiful Murray Springs, Bungalow Sites, Lots and Acreage For Sale, M. F. Murray, Harrison St. Denver."
- Bailey (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Bailey--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- Marion Street Parkway
- View of Marion Street Parkway, in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping, street lights, the City Ditch, and homes.
- City Ditch (Arapahoe County and Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marion Street Parkway (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parkways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Marion Street Parkway
- View of the Marion Street Parkway, in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping, street lights, the City Ditch, and homes.
- City Ditch (Arapahoe County and Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marion Street Parkway (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parkways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- City Auditorium, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows a stone building with domes and entablature, and cars on 14th (Fourteenth) Street.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--19201940.
- [between 1920 and 1939?]
- 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
- Fifteenth Street, Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, homes, storefronts, and a horse and buggy. Sign reads: "Sign Painting."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1889?]
- City whitewash crew
- View of city employees in Denver, Colorado spraying white paint on a brick building. Lettering reads: "[H]ughes Br - Lumber Yard."
- Spray painting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ore mill, Colorado
- Snow surrounds a mine processing shed in (probably) Colorado; the corrugated metal building has an elevator, debris chute, and woodpile.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Roberts Rose Co.
- View of a garden and trestle at Roberts Rose Company probably in Denver, Colorado. A path leads to a set of steps near the trestle.
- Roberts Rose Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Nurseries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Republic Building entrance
- View of the entryway to the Republic Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal doors, decorative trim, a flagpole, and light fixtures are part of the marble entrance. A sign reads: "The Republic Bldg."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935?]
- Republic Building
- Rooftop view of the Republic Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Building has decorative trim and an arched entryway. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1935?]
- Gas and Electric Building
- Nighttime rooftop view the Gas and Electric Building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with light bulbs and electric signs that read: "Use a Gas Water Heater Use [?] Coke" and "The...
- Lighting, Architectural and decorative--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gordon V. Comer's Class of 1936 Denver, Colo.
- Group portrait of Christian Science Church students in Denver, Colorado; the men and women carry Bibles and diplomas.
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Christian Science churches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Christian Scientists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Comer, Gordon V.
- 1936
- S. R. DeBoer's office
- View of Saco R. DeBoer's office at 515 East Iliff in the Rosedale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a tower, pitched roof, and decorative brickwork.
- DeBoer, S. R.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rosedale (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Studio of S. R. DeBoer Denver, Colo.
- View of the studio at the Saco R. DeBoer house at 501 East Iliff Avenue in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The wood frame studio has a pitched roof, awning, and arbor. A garden and stone path are nearby.
- DeBoer, S. R.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Eighth street houses, Denver
- View of houses with covered porches and lintels in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Frank Warren oils up the ore car prepatory to taking tourists through his Spring St. Mine in Central City
- Frank Warren oils a mine ore car at the entrance to the Diamond Lil Tunnel near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Warren, Frank.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Delos Chappell residence
- View at the Delos Chappell house at 2900 Sheridan Boulevard, in Edgewater (Jefferson County), Colorado; landscaping features a lily pond and lawn. The residence has a half hipped roof and twin chimneys.
- Chappell, Delos Allen--Homes & haunts.; Edgewater (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Edgewater--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- A. C. Foster Denver
- A woman poses near a dirt road at the Alexis C. Foster residence at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two-story brick house has a chimney.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Alexis C. Foster residence
- View of the Alexis C. Foster house at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two-story brick house has chimneys, hip roof, columns, and a one-story extension.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A. C. Foster
- View of the grounds and house at the Alexis C. Foster residence at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The house has a chimney and columns.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Yards--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Alexis C. Foster residence
- View of the Alexis C. Foster house at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a hip roof, eyebrow dormer, chimneys, and columns.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Alexis C. Foster residence
- View of the porch and grounds of the Alexis C. Foster residence at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Patio furniture and columns are on the porch.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Estates--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Alexis C. Foster residence
- View of the Alexis C. Foster house at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The house has a one-story extension and a porch with columns.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A. C. Foster
- View of the Alexis C. Foster house at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. A one-story extension and stone patio are near the lawn and trees.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A. C. Foster Denver
- View of the partially constructed Alexis C. Foster house at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two-story house has a hip roof, dormers, chimneys, and scaffolding.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- A. C. Foster
- View of a garden at the A. C. Foster residence at 3800 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. A stone and dirt path is in the garden.
- Foster, Alexis C.--Homes & haunts.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; DeBoer, S. R.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]