Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 9 Numbers 11 and 12, 1926 November-December
- Tinytown
- Boys stand near a fence and look at a railroad engine over a bridge near a miniature commercial district at Tiny Town (Tinytown) in Turkey Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a miniature church, railroad depot, a replica of the Pine...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1930-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1930-1950.
- [between 1939 and 1950?]
- Celebration dinner
- Men and women pose with food including pears, bread, a roast pheasant or turkey, and an ornate cake. Decor includes carnations, a stove, bunting, stenciled wallpaper, and a paper bell.
- Celebrations--1900-1910.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1906, December 27
- Rifle area wedding party?
- Interior view of tables set for a banquet in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the tables are set with dinnerware, flower arrangements, and food including bread, crackers, a roast turkey, fruit, and an ornate wedding cake. Women and men in wait...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banquets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Food--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Red Cliff, Col.
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Glenwood Extension in Red Cliff (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows false front commercial and residential buildings on Main Street, and Turkey Creek in the canyon.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Red Cliff canon
- View of a train in a canyon in probably Eagle County, Colorado. Shows a locomotive, boxcar and caboose on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, and the Eagle River or Turkey Creek in the canyon.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Dance roach
- Native American (Osage) antler bone spreader with cut out design painted red and green; feather.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1880.; Osage Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1880.; Headdress--1830-1880.
- [between 1830 and 1880]
- Arrow
- Shows nine Native American (Cheyenne) arrows and a bow. The arrows are made of willow and alder, they have grooved red shafts, iron points and eagle, hawk and turkey feathers. The bow has twisted bast, grooves and a string bow attached to polished...
- Cheyenne Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Arrows--1860-1870.; Bows (Archery)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865]
- Jar
- A Native American jar found in Montezuma, Colorado. The jar was used to carry water, and feature a flared rim and a handle strap. The designs on the jar are hatching, turkey foot tracks and a key.
- Indian pottery--North America--1000-1300.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1000-1300.; Jars--1000-1300.
- [between 1000 and 1300]
- Holiday dinner
- Interior view of a dining room in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women at a table set with dinnerware, cutlery, a turkey, and a gravy boat. Potted plants are on the window sill.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Red Cliff
- Shows timber buildings, houses and probably commercial buildings with false fronts on Eagle Street in Red Cliff (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows the quartzite rock formation of what was known as Fort Arnett near probably Turkey Creek, Denver and Rio...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1898]
- Red Cliff
- Aerial view of frame and log buildings and dirt streets in Red Cliff (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows the intersection of Monument and Eagle Streets, and the two-story Quartzite Hotel with ladders over the sidewalk. Shows the quartzite rock...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1898]
- Construction work
- The Denver Public Library under construction, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Crane arms help to raise the steel framework interior as the Turkey Creek sandstone exterior with fluted Corinthian columns is set.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Public Library.
- 1908 May 21
- 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]
- Red Cliff
- View of Red Cliff and mines on slopes above town located at junction of Turkey Creek and Eagle River, Colorado. A wood trestle bridge spans the Denver and Rio Grande's railroad tracks, leading to the white schoolhouse. Only carriages show on main...
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Red Cliff--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Red Cliff--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Red Cliff--1910-1920.; Denver...
- [between 1910 and 1916]
- Fort Arnett Red Cliff
- People crowd Fort Arnett, a rock formation in Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows rifles and a surveyor's tripod. An American flag is on a pole.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1910.
- [1879]
- Red Cliff, Colo.
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Summit (or Eagle) County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek. Landmarks include the church, Eagle Hotel, Quartzite Hotel, Star Hotel, homes of Dr. A. G. Mays and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Redcliff looking up the Eagle
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows tents and frame buildings by Eagle River.
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Redcliff, Colo.
- Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado, is by Turkey Creek; sign reads: "Garage."
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1920-1950.
- [between 1929 and 1941?]
- Broadcasting Station, Tiny Town, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale broadcasting station with KFEL radio towers, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920. The large adobe pueblo in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Radio stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Miniature train at Tiny Town
- The engineer takes engine No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine with sightseers in passenger cars on a ride around the miniature village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Tiny Town
- View of Tiny Town, in Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes George Turner's estate ("Crow's Nest"), and the miniature village he opened to the public in 1920. Several automobiles with sightseers park in front of the one sixth...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- Moving company owner, George Turner, poses with friends on Main Street of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Buildings include a gas station, a replica of his warehouse, complete with its trademark light globes, grocery,...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Tiny Town--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1921]
- Tiny Town
- A one sixth scale riverboat, the S.S. Columbine, floats in a dammed lake created with water diverted from South Turkey Creek in Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Tiny Town
- View of the one-sixth scale library and twin spired church with rock lined walkways in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920.
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- The Tiny Town Special, a scaled steam engine, pulls passengers in open bench seat cars around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Other visitors stand next to their automobiles in parking lot under a sign:...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- Pop Goddard poses on engine No. 101 Tiny Town Special Railroad, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Children passengers peer out of coaches behind the Coors freight car. The train is parked in front of a residential area in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature...
- 1942
- Tiny Town
- View over the deteriorated buildings of Tiny Town Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to the public in 1920.
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1980-1990.
- October, 1987
- Tiny Town
- Jerald Lee Fitzmier poses next to the corner store in the business district of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Radio towers and a Dutch windmill show in background. The miniature village is built at one-sixth size scale...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Fitzmier, Jerald Lee.
- July 8, 1947
- Tiny Town
- View over Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the miniature village, opened to the public in 1920. Sightseers park their automobiles along edge of road. The one sixth scale town includes residences, a twin spired...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- Harry Altig, engineer, drives engine No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine with passenger and freight cars and a caboose, around the miniature village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Altig, George.
- July 8, 1947
- Tiny Town
- Harry Altig, engineer, drives engine No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine with passenger and freight cars and a caboose around the miniature village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Altig, George.
- July 8, 1947
- Tiny Town
- Sunny Marie Francis wipes the window on a one-sixth sized, front gable, clapboard sided house in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Francis, Sunny Marie.
- 1947 July 8
- Tiny Town
- Train No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine, pulls passenger and freight cars and a caboose around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Harry Altig, engineer in cab checks on his passengers. Sunny...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1947 July 8
- Tiny Town
- Several visitors look over a fence at the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Town include a business district, radio tower, gas station and residences. The Tiny Town Express comes along the...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Tiny Town
- Sunny Marie Francis and Jerald Lee Fitzmier look at the one- sixth scale Majestic Theater in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Fitzmier, Jerald Lee.; Francis,...
- 1947 July 8
- Tiny Town
- Sunny Marie Francis and Jerald Lee Fitzmier stand on the arched bridge leading to the Dutch windmill in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. It is one of many structures in a village built at one-sixth size scale.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Fitzmier, Jerald Lee.;...
- 1947 July 8
- Tiny Town
- Sunny Marie Francis and Jerald Lee Fitzmier stand on the front steps of the twin spired church flanked by tall pines in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. It is one of many buildings in a village that is built to one-sixth...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Fitzmier, Jerald Lee.; Francis,...
- 1947 July 8
- Tiny Town
- Sunny Marie Francis and Jerald Lee Fitzmier look on from beside Train No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine pulling passenger and freight cars and a caboose around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County,...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Altig, Harry.; Fitzmier, Jerald Lee.; Francis,...
- 1947 July 8
- Turner's Tiny Town, near Indian Hills, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The buildings, which represent famous buildings from Colorado history, include Turner Fireproof Warehouse with trademark globes, pool hall,...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.
- 1925
- Turners Tiny Town, near Mt. Morrison, Colo.
- View over Tiny Town's business district, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the one sixth scale town made up of a business district with: "Ford Garage," "Pine Crest Grocery," "Barber Shop," with pole, "Pool Hall," Turner...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Tiny Town
- Engineer Harry Altig drives Train No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine, across a bridge in Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Jerald Lee Fitzmier rides behind him on top of the tender.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- July 8, 1947
- Tiny Town
- View of the one-sixth scale buildings of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes a business district, gas station, and twin spired church. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935]
- Tiny Town
- Pop Goddard and a boy, both in overhalls pose on engine No. 101 Tiny Town Special Railroad, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Passengers peer out of cars. The train is parked in front of business district with the Central...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature...
- 1942
- Byers Branch
- Exterior facade of Byers Branch Library, Santa Fe Drive and West Seventh (7th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado; shows a building with Italian features, Turkey Creek Sandstone trim, arched windows and entry.
- Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Byers Branch.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Turkeys @ poultry company
- Butchers in white coats stand behind a display of turkey carcasses at an unidentified poultry company in Denver, Colorado; buckets hang from the ceilings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Turkeys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Grocery store
- Interior view of a grocery store, probably in Denver, Colorado. Grocers in white aprons and coats stand behind the counter; a girl sits on a stool. Shows displays of jars, bottles, fruit, dry goods, turkey and animal carcasses. Sign reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women participate in a Buffalo Dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts, body paint, and buffalo horn and feather headdresses and carry feathered spears. Women wear wrapped...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women participate in a Buffalo Dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts, body paint, and buffalo horn and feather headdresses and carry feathered spears. Women wear wrapped...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women participate in a Buffalo Dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts, body paint, and buffalo horn and feather headdresses and carry feathered spears. Women wear wrapped...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910