Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #238 Paonia, Colorado
- View of a commercial area in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County, shows wood-frame buildings with false fronts and warehouse with stepped cornice and doors open. Signs: "The Busy Corner. The Gibson-Castell Lumber Co.," "Office," "Paint Oil and...
- Gibson - Castell Lumber Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- #322 Cobbler at work - rear of Emry Shoe and Clothing Company
- A cobbler repairs the sole of a shoe in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. The shoe is mounted on an iron that the cobbler holds between his feet as he sits on a wooden bench. He taps the sole with a hammer. His box of tools in on the bench next...
- Shoes--Maintenance and repair--Colorado--Paonia--1900- 1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoemakers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- #329 Art Ward's barber shop
- Three barbers shave their customers in a barber shop in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Each customer lies back in the barber's chair with a sheet draped over his chest. A seventh man wearing coveralls stands by the mirror in the background.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barbers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Shaving--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- #533 Exterior - Methodist Church
- The congregation of Paonia Methodist Church stands outside of the church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the L-shaped, masonry building: gable roof, gothic windows, fish-scale siding, and a belltower with a hipped...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- #728 Nelson Bros. Fruit Company Shed
- View of a warehouse in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Features of building: masonry construction, gable, false front with stepped cornice, and vents. Man on horse next to building. Signs: "Nelson Bros. Fruit."
- Nelson Brothers Fruit Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Food storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- #735 Exterior of Methodist Church
- Exterior view of the Paonia Methodist Church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the L-shaped, masonry building: gable roof, gothic bays, fish-scale imbrication, and a belltower with a hipped roof.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- #745 Interior of Methodist Church Christmas Party
- Two rows of girls holding baby dolls perform in the Christmas pageant at the Methodist Church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Baby cradles and miniature brooms are in front of the girls in the front row. Christmas trees flank the stage. The...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- 1 1/2 miles below Royal Gorge
- A man in uniform stands on railroad tracks near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. He carries a rifle and wears a cartridge belt. Shows mountains and brush.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.; Uniforms--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- 1 A. M. New Years, clear moonlight, ad a man lights from Pikes Pk.
- View east from Pikes Peak on a moonlight night, shows the lights of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado and snowcovered foothills. Image taken by AdAmAn Club member Harry Standley, during the annual mountaineering trek to the top of the...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1941]
- 1 story with sign
- Brick house in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Sign posted on the front porch reads: "This Building Will Be Down [...] McCrea Wrecking Co. [...]"
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- 1 story with sign
- One story wood house with a front porch and two chimneys in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Sign posted on the front porch reads: "This Building Will Be Down [...] days McCrea Wrecking Co. AL54142."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- 1 very old swimming pool, 2 bath house, 3 office
- A view of the springs in Sulphur Hot Springs, Colorado, includes the natural steaming swimming pool, a stone bath house, a wood building, a log cabin, a wood bridge, a tent, and a rail fence surrounding the area. Three men are near the fence; one...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1860-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.
- [between 1860 and 1912?]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- 1. Memphis Mine Dump on road N. of Ouray 2. Memphis mine 3. Memphis boarding house
- Memphis Mine and boarding house on the cliffs of Cascade Mountain, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Memphis Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- 10 Mile [?]llow wheel
- View of snow covered mountainside with plowed railroad tracks, Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- 10 Mile Canon below Wheeler's
- View of a snow-covered mountainside and plowed railroad tracks in Tenmile Canyon, Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 1000 mile tree U.P. RWy.
- View of the 1000 Mile Tree near Union Pacific Railway Company tracks in Weber Canyon, Utah. A sign on the tree reads: "1000 Mile Tree." Telegraph poles are nearby.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1880-1900.; Trees--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1897]
- 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon, U.P. Ry.
- View of the 1000 (one thousand) Mile Tree and Union Pacific Railway tracks with rock formations in Weber Canyon, Utah. Shows telegraph poles.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1880-1900.; Trees--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 11 Mile Canyon road
- View of dirt road and tunnels cut in rock in Elevenmile Canyon, Park County, Colorado.
- Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Park County--1920-1940.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- 1100 block on Pearl, south side
- Frame and brick false fronted stores line Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. Men and boys pose on the boardwalk in suits, bowlers, and a chef's apron and hat. Cornice lettering reads: "Bush & Co. Jewelers.," and a pole edging the dirt street bears...
- Shold, P. M.; Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- 1137 Pearl Street
- Posing in sack suits, hats, ties and gold chains, in Boulder, Colorado, these men are identified from left to right as: Hi Washburn, John Bester, Mell Sundstrag, Mr Bottoms, Barkley Sanders (or T.F. Wagner). The storefront behind them has window...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 1200 block Grant Creswell house in foreground
- View of the Joseph Creswell house at 1244 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne-style rusticated stone house has a hip roof, dormer, semicircular window, and covered porch.
- Creswell, Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 1228-1240 East Colfax
- View of the facade of a building at 1228-1240 East Colfax Avenue in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This three-story residential apartment-over-commercial building has a flat roof and terracotta veneer. It has features from...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1976
- 125 W 12th Street, Denver
- View of a shop building at 125 West 12th (Twelfth) Street (between Acoma and Bannock Streets) in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include overhead doors and corrugated metal siding. Signs on the building read:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1993 March
- 12th Ave. and Grant
- View of the home of Samuel B. Morgan located at 1200 Grant Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The house is constructed of cut sandstone and features porches, a turret, rounded arch windows, and transom windows.
- Morgan, Samuel B.--Homes & haunts.; Capital Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- 1346 Palmer Lake Eating House G. G. Russel Prop. D. & R. G. R. R.
- Four men and one woman stand outside of the eating house near the shore of the lake in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad are in front of the building. The "Lunch Room" has a hipped roof, gables,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake Eating House (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- 1355 Pennsylvania St., Denver
- View of a brick, three story house with a wide front porch at probably 1355 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A sign in the yard reads "TIORCO." The house converted into an office building has a low pitched...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1983 and 1988]
- 1357 Williams
- View of Frank L. Woodward's house at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two-story home has dormers and a covered porch.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams
- View of the covered porch and carriage parking area of Frank L. Woodward's house at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The second-story extension has a bay window and a wooden trellis.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams
- Interior view of the study in Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado; decor includes book cases with leaded glass doors, a beer stein, arts and crafts furniture, and cushions.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams
- Interior view of Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. May F. Woodward leans over a wooden railing near the stairs. Decor includes paneling, coffered ceilings, and a brass floor lamp.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams
- View of Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story house has dormers, a covered carriage parking area, bay window, and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams Mrs. Frank Woodward
- May Woodward poses in a hammock in the sun room of her house at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hammocks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Mae.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams Street
- A man rides a bicycle near Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story house has dormers and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 13th Ave. between Sherman and Grant Streets, Denver
- View of a one story brick commercial building with multiple store fronts, on 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue between Sherman and Grant Streets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The vacant building has a decorative, two-toned brick...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 November
- 1400 class engine climbing Soldier Summit at Gilluly, Utah
- View from hillside over Gilluly station looks south across Soldier Creek, Utah. A Denver and Rio Grande F-81 Class 2-10-2 Engine makes its way up on one of the three levels of track required for the new two-percent grade up Soldier Summit.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Gilluly (Utah)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1928]
- 1427 Welton Street, Denver
- View of a three story commercial building at 1427 Welton Street, in downtown Denver, Colorado; the three story brick building (built 1924) has arcuated windows and an arched door. Signs read: "Arthur Murray Dance Studio," "Mathias Lock and Key," ...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-2000.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.
- [between 1985 and 1995?]
- 1432-34 Macon Street Apartments, Aurora
- View of twin apartment buildings at 1432-34 Macon Street, in Aurora, Colorado. The three story brick buildings have clerestory windows above the entries, and rooftop areas with wide sunshades. A Pontiac four door sedan is parked at the curb.
- Aurora (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment buildings--Colorado--Aurora--1980-1990.
- [between 1983 and 1990?]
- 1434 to 44 Wazee St. Denver, Colo.
- View of a livery and brick business at 1434 Wazee Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows horses, well dressed people in carriages, buggies and a wagon, storefronts, and signs: "Racine Wagon and Carriage Co. Peter Schuttler Wagons.," "John Thams...
- John Thams Carriages Buggies Wagons (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Old Elephant Corral (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- 1437 California Street, Denver
- View of Denver Art Supply at 1437 California Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story brick building has ceramic ornaments, metal frame windows, and a canopy with letters: "Denver Art Supply." A Volkswagen is parked nearby.
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.; Show windows--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.
- [between 1985 and 1995?]
- 14th & Colo. Ave., church has been remodeled Spanish style : Calvary Episcopal (After fire in 1926, replaced by Spanish-type church
- The Calvary Episcopal Church in Idaho Springs, Colorado, is shown prior to its burning in 1926. A large group of men, women and children (including white and Black men and women) stands in front of the church. The church has a steeply gabled roof,...
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- 14th & Lawrence
- A view of the snow covered intersection of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows trolley car tracks, utility poles, residences and snow covered trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 14th & Lawrence
- A view a multiple story building at the intersection of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence streets in Denver, Colorado. Piles of wood and other construction materials are on the streets in front of the building. Shows other local businesses, utility...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 14th Street Between Court Place and Tremont Place, Denver
- View of a building with show windows at 355 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three story brick building has awnings, arched windows, and a wrought iron balcony railing. Cars are on Tremont Place. Lettering on an awning...
- Trianon Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.;Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial art galleries--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View, facing northwest, of a portion the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site between the South Platte River and Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. Temporary rail tracks are on the wooden scaffolding bridge that crosses the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 23, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A view of bridge construction at the corner of 14th (Fourteenth) and Platte. A man stands amongst steel beams. Bicycles lean against a small shed. A residential street is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; I-beams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900
- 15 Alliot, Glenwood - Valley of the Grand
- Panoramic view overlooking the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado (formerly known as Defiance), in Garfield County. Tracks of Denver and Rio Grande Western parallel with Colorado River. Visible landmarks: Hotel Colorado, hot springs, bathhouses,...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1902]
- 1500 Curtis
- View of buildings along the 1500 block of Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado, shows: "Rialto Theater," "Hotel Regent," "Baur's Candy, Home of Baur's Candy, Est. 1872," The Coffee Spot, Swift's Ice Cream."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]