Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Elati and Third Streets, Denver
- View of businesses at 3rd (Third) and Elati Streets, in Denver, Colorado; a car at the curb has a loudspeaker mounted on it. Pedestrians are by a storefronts with signs: "Piggley Wiggly Groceries Meat Fruits and Vegetables," (282 Elati Street) and...
- Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 June
- Denver Public Library
- North facade of the Denver Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The Greek revival style Carnegie building features gray Turkey Creek Sandstone construction, fourteen fluted columns with Corinthian capitals, hipped roof and skylight....
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver Public Library.
- [between 1940-1950]
- Parade on 16th Street
- View of a military marching band in uniforms, on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Thom Mcan," "Zall Jewelry," and "Hyde Pharmacy."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Marching bands--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver - Welton Street
- View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado; shows parked cars, pedestrians, and business signs: "Jim Furlong Loans," "Baker Hotel," and "Estes Hotel."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- December 21, 1948
- Cars on street
- View of automobiles on Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Background signs read: "Rock Island Lines, Route of the Rockets," "Hotel Denver, 80 Outside Rooms, $1.00 to $3.00, Thoroughly Modern, Permanent and Transient."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Randell School
- The Randell School, 1600 Madison, Denver, Colorado, is ornately decorated with arched windows, columns, cornices, dentils, and a balcony.
- Randell School (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948?
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion
- View of the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive, in Denver, Colorado (Harry James Manning, architect); shows a stone Tudor style residence with ornate chimneys, a terrace, battlements, arcades, a pavilion, and landscaping.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Post Office fire
- Firefighters extinguish a fire near the Post Office building on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Spectators and a fire truck are in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "For Rent Will Divide to Suit Call Owner," "Mayer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- April 1941
- Arapahoe St. between 15th & 16th
- Firemen and spectators stand on Arapahoe Street after a fire at the Post Office building in Denver, Colorado. Fire trucks and hoses are also in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Established 1889 Hoeckels Office Supplies Lithographing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Denver, Colorado South Broadway
- View of Harris Auto & Parts Company junkyard at 1654 South Broadway in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A tow truck is parked near the yard. Signs on the fence and building read: "Harris New & used Auto Parts Mot[or]s Tires Tubes."
- Harris Auto & Parts Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver Colo.)--1940-1950.; Junkyards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 January
- Cleveland Place
- Workmen finish work on Cleveland Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Trucks with an engine and construction debris are nearby. Signs on buildings read: "[G]ates Factory Store," "Mobil Gas," "Uptown Motor Co. Chrysler Plymouth," and "Marble Hall...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 April
- Masonic Temple, Denver
- Mason Temple (1889) Lodge #5, 4135, at 1614 Welton Street, Denver, Colorado; native red sandstone structure with carved arches and columns; business signs read "Fahey-Brockman Clothiers," "Denver Jewelry Co.," "National Shirt Shop," "Walgreens Drug...
- Freemasons. Lodge no. 5 (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1940-1949?]
- Market Street
- View of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile traffic, storage buildings, and advertising signs: "Seattle Fish Co.," "Poultry Adelman Produce Co. 1637 Market." truck reads: "J. A. Sharoff Egg Specialists."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Traffic congestion--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 December 27
- North from Colfax
- View of Sherman Street at the intersection of Colfax Street in Denver, Colorado; shows houses, cars, and snow.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941 April 15
- New River Drive underpass excavation, bridge
- View of underpass construction during construction of Platte River Drive in Denver, Colorado; shows a bridge, water mains, and workers.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 June
- Urban renewal 16th St
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street at Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The street is under construction in preparation for trolley buses. Signs read: "Imperial Pharmacy Drugs," "Haanstad's," and "McMeen's Candies."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Sixteenth Street at night
- Nighttime view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Streetlights are decorated with greenery and Christmas lights.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Sixteenth Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk and cross the street. The Daniels & Fisher Tower is in the distance. Signs read: "Buy War Bonds," "The May Co.," and "J. C. Penney Co."
- J.C. Penney Co.--Buildings--1940-1950.; May Shoe & Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1944 June
- Night view of business section Denver, Colorado
- Nighttime view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles make their way down the street. The Colorado State Capitol building is in the distance. Signs on buildings read: "Tab[or]," "Neiser's," "Texaco Texas Company," "The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 April
- Sixteenth Street traffic
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, electric trolley buses, pedestrian traffic, office buildings, and signs: "W. T. Grant Co," "Kendrick Bellamy."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1949?]
- Denver and the Rocky Mountains
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows the Brown Palace Hotel, automobile and streetcar traffic, and the Rocky Mountains.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941?
- Harrison Motors
- A pickup truck and automobile are parked near Harrison Motors at Broadway and Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the one-story brick building with an arched gable read: "Autocar Trucks," "Hudson," and "Service."
- Harrison Motors (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Charpiot's Hotel
- Watercolor painting shows Charpiot's Hotel, residential apartments at 1540 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a building with a cornice and sign: "Delmonico of the West;" shows a sidewalk clock, storefronts, pedestrians, and cars.
- Charpiot Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Tribune Building
- This watercolor painting shows the Tribune Building at 1600 Market Street in Denver, Colorado; pedestrians walk by the corner entrance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Soapy Smith's (Jefferson Randolph) office 17th & Larimer
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the intersection of Larimer and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado; traffic and streetcars are by storefronts with signs: "Coca Cola" and "Manhattan Rooms." This is where Soapy Smith (Jefferson...
- Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The Arcade
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the old Arcade, buildings at 1609-1615 Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; business signs read: "Gold Nugget Grill," "St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau;" it features a carved stone pediment. The Arcade,...
- Chase. Ed--Homes & haunts.; Chucovich, Vaso L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Denver & Intermountain Railway
- Denver & Intermountain Railway locomotives 1110 and 1109 leave the Denver Tramway Company shop at West 39th (Thirty Ninth) Avenue at Utica Street, in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sedan automobile is to the side.
- Denver and Intermountain Railway Company.--1940-1950.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 October 19
- Denver & Intermountain Railway
- Denver & Intermountain Railway locomotives 1110 and 1109 (with coal cars) turn a corner at West 38th (Thirty Ninth) Avenue at Utica Street, in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An electric bus is to the side; business signs read:...
- Denver and Intermountain Railway Company--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 October 19
- Denver Tramway Co. Lineup of cars on viaduct (derailment) of car 377 on W. Colfax Ave. viaduct.
- Denver Tramway Corporation car 377 is derailed on the Colfax Avenue viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Workers, a maintenance truck, and cars are on the street; sign reads: "[Denver Steel] & Iron Works Co."
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 October 20
- Denver & Intermountain Railway
- Denver & Intermountain Railway locomotives 1110 and 1109 (with ore gondola cars) turn a corner in the yard at West 39th (Thirty Ninth) Avenue at Utica Street, in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver and Intermountain Railway Company--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1945 October 19
- Denver Tramway, car #32 on 17th Street
- View of Denver Tramway street car number 32, intersection of Arapahoe and Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado; shows business district with automobiles, buses and pedestrians. Signs read: "Help Complete Your General Rose Memorial Hospital,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Market Street
- View of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile and truck traffic, warehouses, and advertising signs: "Poultry Adelman Produce Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Traffic congestion--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 December 26
- Daniel & Fisher tower
- View of the Daniels and Fisher Stores Company, at the intersection of 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile and pedestrian traffic, and the clock tower.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver Colorado 16th Street
- Pedestrians cross 16th (Sixteenth) Street at Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Barth Building is nearby. Signs read: "Bellamy-Kendrick" and "Chiropodist."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Sixteenth Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; pedestrians cross Stout Street. Shows Denver Tramway Company electric trolley buses, automobile traffic, office buildings, and stores with signs: "Kendrick Bellamy," and "Grant Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1949?]
- Sixteenth Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows traffic, office buildings, the Tabor Opera House, and the Colorado State Capitol building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Sixteenth Street Denver, Colorado
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street at Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobiles are on the street. The Daniels and Fisher Tower is in the distance. Signs read: "[L]erner Shops," "Verne Anderson Co. Wholesale Jewelers,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1947 April 17
- Elm tree on the corner of 14th Ave. & Race
- View of a large elm tree on the corner of 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue and Race Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A house is nearby.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Elms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Famous Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- View of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and pedestrians are in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Dave Cook Sporting Goods," "Surplus Sales," "Nugget," "Manhattan Restaurant," "M & M," "Gart Bros.," "Barclay...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Glenarm Street [sic] Denver
- View of Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobiles are in the street. Buildings include the Midland Bank Building, Baltimore Hotel, and Kittredge Building. Signs read: "Edelweiss Cafe," "Cocktails," "Republic Hotel,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1946 and 1950?]
- Broadway
- View of automobiles on Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Buildings line the street. Signs read: "Rollnick's," "Hotel Elsworth," "Hotel Irvington," "Broadway Bootery," "Falby Paint Glass Hardware," "Supermarket Boys," and "Desserich's."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941 June
- Rogers, Jennie, mansion - 1942 Market Street
- This gouache painting shows 1942 Market Street, in Denver, Colorado. Business buildings flank the Mattie Silks and Jennie Rogers bordello, a sandstone townhouse with ornate trim. Signs read: "Buddhist Church," "Truck Terminal," and "Reuler."
- Rogers, Jennie--Homes & haunts.; Silks, Mattie, 1845 or 6-1929--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brothels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Denver Tramways #67
- View of Denver Tramway Corporation street car number 67 on Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobiles are nearby. Signs read: "H. M. Lustig," "Restaurant," "Bar," and "Help Complete Your Memorial Rose Hospital 600,000...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- On Madison St at E 34th Ave. east terminal for Rt. #64
- View of Denver Tramway Corporation street car number 29 at 34th (Thirty-fourth) Avenue and Madison Street in the Clayton neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An automobile and trash bins are nearby. A sign reads: "Opening Sat. May 22 Elitch Gardens...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clayton (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1943 and 1948]
- Tabor Grand Opera House
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; storefronts read "Walgreen Drugs" and "Leeds Shoes."
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Auditorium Hotel
- View of the Auditorium Hotel at 1406 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a five-story Italianate style building with two wings. Signs read: "Denver Motor Hotel. Day-Nite Parking," "1410," and "Bauer Drug." Automobiles are parked in the...
- Auditorium Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1948?]
- Baur's downtown Denver
- View of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado; pedestrians include men in uniform, women, and children. Cars are at the curb; neon signs read: "Baur's Restaurant," "The Sota Zar Denver's Soda Bar," "Hotel Regent," "Chop Suey," and "Rialto Theater." A...
- Baur's (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1943 August
- Lindell Hotel, Denver
- View of the West Lindell Hotel at 11th (Eleventh) and Larimer Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; cars are by storefronts with signs: "Bens Bar Cafe Tivoli Beer," "Solitaire Home Owned Stores," and "Boh Mercantile Company." The...
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 April
- [First] 1st & Broadway off-street parking
- Rooftop view of Broadway at 1st (First) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and streetcars are on the street. Signs on buildings read: "[W]illiams Stores Stetson Hat," "Walco's Sport Spot," "Prescriptions," "Taylors," "Bernard's Proven Better...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 September 9
- Market Street traffic control proposal
- Reproduction of a sketch of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, trucks, warehouses, and median dividers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 June 22