Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1918 June
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 2, 1918 April
- Records of the Auraria town company, from October 1858 to March 1860
- Doc Holiday Saloon, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- View of Doc Holiday Saloon located at 724 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The long, narrow, brick ca.1900 structure shares a common cornice and decorative frieze with the neighboring building to the north. A 10-foot neon sign with the...
- Doc Holiday Saloon (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--2000-2010.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Doc Holiday Saloon (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 2008
- The Fort - Morrison - Sam Arnold & "Sissy" Bear
- A chained brown bear drinks from a bottle near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, at The Fort restaurant. Sam Arnold (in bolo tie), owner of the restaurant, shares a chain-link enclosure with the animal; women look on from the outside.
- Fort (Restaurant)--1970-1980.; Morrison (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bears--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.; Restaurants--Colorado--Morrison--1970-1980.
- 1970
- First train
- Men pose in Milliken, Weld County, Colorado, with an engine of the Union Pacific Railroad. Passenger cars are in the background.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Milliken (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Milliken--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Milliken--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Grand Avenue, Mancos
- Grand Avenue, in Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, shows commercial buildings including a theater, a sign reading "Mancos Hotel & Restaurant," cars including a Volkswagen, and trucks; the bluff in the background is probably Menefee Peak.
- Mancos (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Mancos--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- J. D. Milliken's new home
- This frame residence in Milliken, Weld County, Colorado, has a dormer, brick chimney, and wrap around, covered porch. It is the property of John D. Milliken, for whom the town was named.
- Milliken, John D. 1848-1943--Homes & haunts.; Milliken (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Milliken--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Main Street, Marble, Colo.
- Frame commercial buildings flank dirt street in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado. One in the foreground has an exterior stairway; mountains are in the background.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1908?]
- Mancos Theater
- This theater in Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, is a three- story brick building with a dentiled cornice and a diamond shaped marker reading: "1910." Letters over the ground floor entry read: "Theater Entrance;" a payphone is at the corner....
- Mancos (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Theaters--Colorado--Mancos--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Mancos Theater
- This theater in Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, is a three- story brick building with a dentiled cornice and a diamond shaped marker reading: "1910." Letters over the ground floor entry read: "Theater Entrance;" neon letters in the adjacent...
- Mancos (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Theaters--Colorado--Mancos--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Maybell, Colorado
- Store in Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a false front and a corner entry. A man approaches the door; pay telephones and hollyhocks are to the side, gasoline pumps are opposite. Signs read: "Chevron," "Self-Serve,"...
- Maybell (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Maybell--1980-1990.
- 1985
- Maybell, Colorado
- Store in Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a false front and a corner entry. Men approach the door; pay telephones and hollyhocks are to the side; gasoline pumps are opposite. Signs read: "Chevron," "Self-Serve,"...
- Maybell (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Maybell--1980-1990.
- 1985?
- Milliken birdseye of town
- Milliken, in Weld County, Colorado, consists of frame or brick commercial buildings and dwellings flanking a dirt street. Horses, buggies and people are by a shed roofed storefront.
- Milliken (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Milliken school house
- Women and children pose in Milliken, Weld County, Colorado, in the arched entry of a frame school building. They wear bib overalls, kneepants, and duster hats.
- Milliken (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Milliken--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Milliken--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- One mile of rails, for siding, in foreground Property of Colorado-Yule Marble Co., Marble, Colo.
- Men pose at the Colorado-Yule property in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, by an engine and car of the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad. Lettered on car: "Way Car 01. Marble Line." Rail is stacked in the foreground.
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1900-1910.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- April 1907
- Building for storage of Colorado-Yule Marble Co's supplies for quarry, mill, etc Marble, Colo, April.
- This storage building in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, is next to tracks of the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad. A cylindrical, wooden water tank is adjacent; the end of the structure is scaffolded. Tracks and snow are in the foreground,...
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1900-1910.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Pharmacy, Marble, Colo.
- This frame commercial building in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, is a two-story structure with a gable roof. A sign over the door reads: "Drug Store;" mountains are in the background.
- Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1908?]
- Harrison Avenue, Leadville
- Reproduction shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Harrison Avenue is lined with businesses; signs read: "Third St.," "Daniels Fisher & Smith Dry Goods," "Boettcher Hardware," "Joslin & Park Manfg Jewelers, Watchmakers," "Trimble & Hunter," "Sam...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1887
- The Ouray Band at the Elks State Convention, held in Ouray Colo. Sep. 14 to 15th, 1911
- The Ouray Band poses in uniform in front of the Ouray City Hall, Ouray County, Colorado, during the Elks State Convention. Their leader Thomas B. Mitchell sits center with Arthur Grabow to his right. Instruments include bass and snare drums,...
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.; Grabow, Arthur.; Mitchell, Thomas B.
- 1911
- Redstone Inn
- View of the Redstone Inn in Redstone, Pitkin County, Colorado; shows the lodge, landscaping, and the Crystal River.
- Redstone Inn (Redstone, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- The Redstone Inn
- Reproduction shows the Redstone Inn in Redstone, Pitkin County, Colorado, a tudor-style building with a clock tower, an arcade, dormers, and half-timbering.
- Redstone Inn (Redstone, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- First test hole drilled at top of Pawnee Pass, started in 1926
- In Willard, Logan County, Colorado, people crowd around an oil rig in which they bought $1.00 shares. Cars fill surrounding fields.
- Oil well drilling rigs--Colorado--Willard--1920-1930.; Willard (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Willard--1920-1930.
- [1927]
- Silt
- View of Silt, Garfield County, Colorado; shows a business with signs: "Silt Bar and Cafe," "Budweiser," and "Dance."
- Silt (Colo.)--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1990]
- Waldorf mine and road to Argentine pass and Vidler Tunnel, Summit County
- View of Waldorf / Vidler mines and the Continental Divide, Clear Creek County, Colorado, (11,666 feet); shows frame buildings, water tank, ore carts, mine dumps and tailings. Road parallels Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks and spur to...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- June 21, 1908
- Waldorf mine
- View of Waldorf Mine buildings and Mount Wilcox (13,408 feet), Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge tracks.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Waldorf--1900-1910.
- June 21, 1908
- Cunningham Gulch looking toward the pass, with Galena Mountain on the left
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Cunningham Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado, with a tepee, houses, and Galena Mountain.
- Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Leadville, Colorado
- Reproduction of pencil rendering; shows Harrison Avenue businesses, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with people and signs: "Drugs," "M. Harris," "S. McMillen," "California Riveted Quick Clothing," "David May," "Hyman's Warfield Fine Cigars,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Storefronts, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of storefronts in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. The central storefront is one story with a half-story false front across the top. The double door is flanked by two large mullioned windows. A sign...
- African Americans--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Check to Centro Cultural
- Centro Cultural treasurer, Edward Lucero stands and holds a large sized check with Miss Charletta Espinoza and Centro director Gil Martinez. The check is Centro Cultural's share to meet a matching grant from the Colorado Council on the Arts and...
- Espinoza, Charletta.; Lucero, Edward.; Martinez, Gil.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Checks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Gifts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1968 October 21
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A1 (Pioneer Fireproof Construction Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Union Pacific Railroad freight...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A1 (Pioneer Fireproof Construction Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Milwaukee and Northern Railroad...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows arch B6 (Wight Fire Proofing Company), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and an arch with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men examining a damaged arch with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations.
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Report of tests of fire proof arches, made in Denver, Colorado, for the Denver Equitable Building Company
- View of comparative engineering tests for the Equitable Building Company in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and arch A2 (Thomas A. Lee), with tiling, steel girders, and brick foundations. Milwaukee and Northern Railroad freight cars are in the...
- Equitable Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building materials--Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Testing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1890
- Mancos Jim
- Head and shoulders portrait of Native American (Paiute) man, Mancos Jim. He wears his hair in braids, a cotton print shirt, and a jacket with a safety pin in the lapel.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Paiute Indians--1890-1900.; Mancos Jim, Paiute Indian.
- [between 1890-1900?]
- Isop
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Native American (Paiute) man identified as Isop. He wears braids, a ribbon around his neck, and a white shirt.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Paiute Indians--1890-1900.; Isop.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- New Denver Post Office
- View of the United States Post Office in Denver, Colorado; shows arched windows, columns, and classical entablature.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Elks Golden Jubilee
- View of an elk statue atop a log arch on Stout Street in Denver, Colorado, during an Elks Club convention. Businesses and the United States Post Office flank the exhibit.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Elks (Fraternal order)--Meetings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Elk--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914, July 13-19
- Decoration on Champa St. Elks Jubilee
- View of office buildings decorated with bunting and United States flags for an Elks Club convention on Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. Bicycles are parked by storefronts and a street clock.
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Meetings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914, July 13-19
- Herd of elk & snow pile in front of Library
- View of elk in Denver, Colorado, during an Elks Club convention. The animals and a pile of snow are in a pen by the Denver Public Library.
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Meetings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Elk--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914, July 13-19
- Another view E[lks Jubilee]
- View of Champa Street in Denver, Colorado, during an Elks Club convention; shows pedestrians, office buildings, street clocks, bunting, United States flags, and a buggy with a steamer trunk.
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Meetings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914, July 13-19
- Margaret & Gorden Mitchell, Allison, Colo
- Margaret and Gorden Mitchell, toddlers, pose in Allison (La Plata), Colorado.
- Toddlers--Colorado--Allison--1910-1920.; Allison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Allison--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Allison--1910-1920.; Mitchell, Gorden.; Mitchell, Margaret, resident of Allison, Colo.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Welcome Arch at Auditorium Elks Golden Jubilee
- View of an arch on (probably) 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, built for an Elks Club convention. Taxidermied elk heads and painted mountains, sun, and clocks adorn the exhibit; the Denver Municipal Auditorium is to the side.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Elks (Fraternal order)--Meetings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914, July 13-19
- [Gorden] Mitchell, Allison, Colo
- Toddler Gorden Mitchell poses in Allison (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Mitchell, Gorden.; Toddlers--Colorado--Allison--1910-1920.; Allison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Allison--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Margaret Mitchell
- Toddler Margaret Mitchell poses in Allison (La Plata County), Colorado, with a doll.
- Mitchell, Margaret, resident of Allison, Colo.; Toddlers--Colorado--Allison--1910-1920.; Allison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Allison--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Denver foundry and machine shop James W. Jackson, manufacturer of steam engines, mills, mining machinery, Cheyenne Avenue, near Larimer St., Denver, Colorado
- View of Denver Foundry and Machine Shop, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by a brick building with boilers and a horse-drawn wagon.
- Denver Foundry and Machine Shop--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- A. H. Jones & Co importers and jobbers of wines, brandies and cigars Dealers in Kentucky, rye and white wheat whiskeys, California Wines and brandies, Crow & Clark's Block, Holladay Street, near G, Denver, Col.
- View of A. H. Jones & Co, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by brick buildings with storefronts. Sign reads: "E. H. Tobey & Co."
- A. H. Jones & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Hallack Bros. planing mill lumber, sash, doors, blinds, &c, Holladay Street, near Eighteenth
- View of Hallack Brothers mill in Denver, Colorado; shows brick buildings and stacked lumber.
- Hallack Bros. Planing Mill--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]