Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Dr. Clock Pharmacy
- The interior of a soda fountain in Brighton, Colorado, includes men posing among barstools and chairs of twisted wire. A glass jar on a table holds straws. The fountain on the bar has a domed, fringed, petaled shade, and the mirrored, wooden...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Downtown Denver street scene
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver. The Gano & Company Men's Outfitters occupies the first floor of the Steele Building on the southeast corner; awnings hang over the windows, a sign advertises furnished rooms, and...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Business...
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie
- View of Boggio's Parisienne Rotisserie, a restaurant and lounge located near the corner of Tremont Place and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The building has a tile overhang roof and arched windows and entrances. Signs on the building read: "Air...
- Adolph Coors Company--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1940-1950.; Boggio's Rotisserie (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; General Outdoor Advertising Co.--Products--1940-1950.; Denver...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Western History Subject Index
- U.S. United States Army
- 2721 Welton Street, Five Points
- View of 2721 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick commercial style buildings have decorative corbeling. A hand painted sign for "Young's Soul Food Cafe" is hung on the facade of the building, next...
- Young's Soul Food Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 20th Century Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Kapre Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.;...
- 1978
- Cherry Creek Grange # 58
- View of the Cherry Creek Grange near Parker Road and East Arapahoe Road in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one story stuccoed building has tall arched windows and a hipped tile roof. A sign over the door reads: "Cherry Creek Grange." ...
- Colorado State Grange Cherry Creek Grange No. 58 (Arapahoe County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Englewood (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Farmer's groups.; Buildings.; Colorado State Grange. Cherry Creek Grange No. 58 (Arapahoe County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- Pagosah Healing Waters
- View of a wagon with a sign that reads: "Pagosah Healing Waters," in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. The tall, enclosed wagon has a barrel shaped roof and is light colored with dark trim and advertises hot spring baths. A building in...
- Pagosah Healing Waters (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Carts & wagons.; Signs (Notices).; Springs.; Pagosah Healing Waters (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Wagons--Colorado--Pagosa...
- 1993
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the entrance and marquee, and panels with Egyptian designs and hieroglyphs on either side of the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Bag Factory Lofts, Denver
- View of the Bag Factory Lofts (1958), 2715 Blake Street located in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Shows a renovated three story building with a separate, square, glass and steel tower with a steep, hip roof. Steel walkways connect...
- Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Condominiums.; Signs (Notices); Bag Factory Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 2006
- Advertising - Billboards
- Three men stand near a billboard that advertises Cudahy's Soap possibly in Colorado. The billboard reads: "Cudahy's Diamond 'G' Soap, the C Mark, Does Better Work and Goes Further Than Any Other Laundry Soap." Two of the men wear work clothes and...
- Billboards--1890-1900.
- 1897, September 29
- Maysville, Colorado
- In Maysville, Chaffee County, Colorado, also known as Crazy Camp, men and a woman pose on boardwalk fronting a false fronted store. They wear tophats and a draped overdress; a chalked sandwichboard sign advertises boots. Items are displayed in the...
- Maysville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Maysville--1870-1890.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Maysville--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1882?]
- 4th of July celebration
- Crowds gather around the bunting-draped flagpole and grandstand on Main Street and Fifth (5th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado; the Magnolia Band is in the center with parade floats on Main (Third, 3rd.) United States flags, streamers, and evergreens...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Osborne Drug store, Colorado Springs
- Interior view of a drug store, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows employees, a customer, a pharmacist, a molded ceiling with flourescent light fixtures, shelves with medicine bottles, sign: "Osborne Prescriptions," a soda fountain...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Pharmacists--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Soda fountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver, Colo.
- Panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Denver Omnibus & Metropole," "Studebaker Automobiles, Flanders 20" "Moon Motor Cars, Rauch & Lang Electrics, Matheson Motor Cars, Vreeland Bros. Auto Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Early flights in Denver
- A group of people gather around an early biplane inside fenced grounds of the flight area, Denver, Colorado. A small observation stand has sign: "Bar Open Under Grandstand," a billboard advertises: "Paulhan Stops At The Auditorium Hotel, Why Not...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Pine Ridge Agency S.D., (hunters with wild game)
- Four hunters pose with rifles and carcasses of antelope, rabbit, and birds on the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The white men have horses and a wagon with bed rolls; a rooftop sign advertises: "Lodging, Meals."
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- [1890 or 1891?]
- Rivoli
- View of the (William Fox) Rivoli Theatre at 1751 Curtis Street Street in Denver, Colorado; sign advertises the film "Passion," starring "Pola Negri & cast of 5000."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1922?]
- Denver theaters, Rivoli
- View of the (William Fox) Rivoli Theater at 1751 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado; sign advertises the film "Passion", starring "Pola Negri & cast of 5,000." Landmarks include Original Frisco Restaurant, Cosmos Hotel, Chas. Bomash Loan Office,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1922?]
- Denver theatres, America
- View of the America Theater and Scholtz Mutual Drug Co. at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; marquee advertises Douglas Fairbanks in "The Mollycoddle" motion picture (released June, 1920). Signs read: Barber Studio...
- American Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Roxy
- The Roxy theater on the 2500 block of Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The marquis advertises: "R Mitchum S Hayward Lusty Men." The Denver Public Library Cosmopolitan Branch is on the corner of 26th and Welton...
- Denver Public Library Cosmopolitan Branch--1950-1960.; Roxy Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Motion picture...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Roxy
- The Roxy theater on the 2500 block of Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The marquis advertises: "R Mitchum S Hayward Lusty Men." The Denver Public Library Cosmopolitan Branch is on the corner of 26th and Welton...
- Denver Public Library Cosmopolitan Branch--1950-1960.; Roxy Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Motion picture...
- [1952]
- Denver churches, Catholic, St. Patrick
- View of St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 3325 Pecos Street, Denver, Colorado; Sells & Weber grocery store building advertises Uneeta Biscuit (3341 Pecos Street).
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Denver education, schools, public, South
- View of South High School, a Denver Public School, 1700 East Louisiana Street in Denver, Colorado; shows building under construction, incomplete clock tower, scaffolding, and construction materials; sign on shed advertises Dunn & Gibson...
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Denver--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1926]
- Denver business, Curio
- View of display windows at entrance to the G. M. Harris Curio Co. Gift Shop, "successors to Kohlberg's," at 517 16th Street, Denver, Colorado; kimonos, lamps, candlestick holders, handbags, mannequin head, and other curios are displayed; sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Lower 14th Street at Larimer Street, City Hall, stone building facing Larimer in background
- View along 14th (Fourteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows the 1886 City Hall with stone clocktower, commercial buildings, merchant's wagons, pedestrians, automobiles, and signs: "Colorado Moline Plow Co.," "John Deere Plow Co.," "The Pine Cone...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Fairplay - 1941 old brewery
- The old brewery in Fairplay, Colorado, is constructed of cut, coursed stone, and has a false front. The other building is constructed of the same materials as the brewery, and has a bracketed cornice and one large window bay on either side of the...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Tabor Theater
- View of the Tabor theater 16th (Sixteenth) Street entrance in Denver, Colorado. People, boys, and bicycles are by the arched entry and ticket window; electric signs read: "Continuous Vaudeville 5 [cents] 10 [cents]." Poster advertises "The Balkan...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Paris Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Paris Theater, 1751 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; movie posters include "Utah & the Mormons," "The Little Enchantress," and movie produced by Broncho Feature films; billboard advertises "three & four reels first run pictures...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paris Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- New Isis Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Isis Theater, 1722 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; includes ornate theater facade, two women at ticket alcove or booth, and movie posters "Vitagraph in two parts," "the Great Diamond Mystery," and "A Wild Ride"; adjacent...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture posters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- An early town, Arrow
- View of wood frame businesses on main street of Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado; includes two men in a low wagon drawn by two light colored mules; board and batten structure advertises: "Chicken Dinner," "Dinner Or Lunch, Rooms," and "Hot Coffee;" sign...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; False fronts--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [1904 or 1905]
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening." Young boys wear...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- September 1927
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene at festival
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening," sponsored by the Arvada...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce officials at Arvada Festival
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce officials pose in front of their information booth, a structure constructed of hay bales, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. Sponsors of the Third Annual Harvest Festival, Friday and Saturday, September Sixteenth and...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chambers of commerce--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- September 1927
- Aspen Street in Arrowhead
- A couple walks along center of Aspen Street, Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. Log structures, one tent and false fronts line dirt street with tree stumps. The Graham advertises: "At All Hours, Graham's Meals 25 cents, Lodging 25 and 35 cents." A beer...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- 1905 July 16
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Group portrait of Muriel Wolle's December, 1933, University of Colorado scenery project team at the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colorado. Left to right are Max Vawter (Herald-Democrat press reporter), Frank Geck, Mr. Jolly (stage manager from...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar and the buildings between the Lake County Courthouse and the Fox Theater on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the courthouse while townspeople look on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Idaho Springs
- The view at the railroad station in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a large group of men standing at the loading area in front of the depot. Most of the men wear suits and either bowler or derby hats. A horse and carriage is in the shadows under the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Squaw race
- Two Native American women race their horses past a large crowd congregated behind a fence on the side of a dirt track. One woman is ahead of the other. Some of the men in the crowd stand on the fence rails. A square, viewing stand holds more people...
- Advertisements--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horse racing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Masonic Temple, Denver
- Second-story level view of the Masonic Temple at 16th and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado; built in 1890 by F. E. Edbrooke and Company; signage appears on building: Woodworth's Short-Hand College & Night School; awning on building at left...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Mining Exchange
- advertises the Central Business College, Shorthand Institute and Night School.; View of the Mining Exchange building located at 15th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1891 and razed in 1963); pedestrian, horse-drawn carriage,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Mining Exchange, Denver
- Night School.; View of the Mining Exchange building located at 15th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1891 and razed in 1963); pedestrian, street car, and horse-drawn carriage traffic appears, with some blurred images; sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Ute Iron Spring, Manitou
- View of the Ute Iron Spring Pavilion and souvenir store in Manitou, Colorado; a women stands on sidewalk in front of pavilion; signage at left reads: Ute Iron Springs Pavilion, J. G. Heistand, Official Photographer M. & P. P. Ry., Orders Taken in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Ute Iron Spring, Manitou
- View of the Ute Iron Spring Pavilion and souvenir store in Manitou, Colorado; two men sit under pavilion; signage at left reads: Ute Iron Springs Pavilion, J. G. Heistand, Official Photographer M. & P. P. Ry, Orders Taken in the Store, for Pike's...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- L'Imperial, Denver
- View of L'Imperial (Imperial) apartments at Colfax Avenue and 14th (Fourteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; features corbeled arches and a faceted corner tower. Shows a sign that advertises "Roberts Stove and Hardware."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- A large round fountain with no water stands in the courtyard of the frame/stucco construction Hotel Alvarado in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Buildings in the background include the "Gross Co." and "Kindling Elevators." A sign advertises "Takoma...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Courtyards--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Fountains--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- City Hall and Auditorium, Pueblo, Colo.
- View of City Hall and Memorial Hall (Auditorium), Pueblo, Colorado; City Hall has domed columned cupola atop hipped roof, built in 1917, designed by W. E. Stickney; Memorial Hall, adjacent bulding designed by Godley & Haskey and built in 1919;...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Flags--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [1919 or 1920?]
- Beaver Brook railroad depot
- Stereographic view of men and women standing on the platform and stairs in front of the ticket office at Beaver Brook Station near where Beaver Brook meets Clear Creek on the border of Clear Creek and Jefferson counties in Colorado. A sign on the...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Dance halls--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Windsor Hotel, Denver
- The Windsor Hotel is at the northeast corner of 18th and Larimer streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The hotel, built by an English firm under the direction of James Duff, opened its doors on June 23, 1880. The exterior of the Windsor Hotel...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Stone...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Pueblo, Colorado, buildings
- View of two-story brick commercial building, Pueblo, Colorado, with lettering on street-level windows "La Nortenita Cafe;" adjacent business has electric sign "Liquors" attached to building; automobiles are parked at curb; a three-story brick...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Pueblo--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989.]
- 1st street car
- View of horse-drawn street car, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a trolley operator holding reins, railway tracks, and timber stacked along the dirt street. Signs on the railway car include: "Cameron's R.R. ticket," "Take this car to the Grand...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1887?