Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Athletic Club's new addition
- View of the Denver Athletic Club building on Glenarm Street in Denver, Colorado, during construction; shows a brick and stone structure with arched windows. Apartments are at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Street.
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 May 5
- Downtown Denver
- View of downtown Denver, Colorado; shows log and frame buildings including the U.S. Mint (with tower and battlements) and "Saddlery Hardware.
- United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- Image of the two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. Members of a brass band are holding instruments, including drums and trumpets and an American flag.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Concert Hall, Central City
- View of two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. The building is between a two-story, flat-roofed masonry structure with the words "Stage Line" written at the top and a two-story building with a balcony that has a flat...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Main Street, Central City
- View looking north on Main Street toward Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The block consists of mostly wooden, clapboard, one and two-story storefronts. The unpaved street is littered with garbage and debris. In the foreground, two men,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The view looking north, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows residences, and a grocery store with a false front along Miner Street. Sign painted on false front reads: "D. Favire, Wholesale and Retail Grocer." Also visible are signs advertising a...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Howardville [sic], Baker's Park
- View of the early Howardsville settlement at Bakers Park along the Animas River, shows many log buildings with chinking, corrals dirt roads and men standing near a building with signs that read: "Billiard Hall." Shows a log bridge over the creek...
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Howardsville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Howardsville--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Howardsville--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Gold Hill - 9000 feet above sea level, Colorado
- Members of the mining community of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County gather along unpaved Main Street. Signs: "The Gold Hill Billiard Hall and Temple Room."
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gold Hill--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Denver C.T.
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, houses, a corral, horse, and sheds. The first U.S. Denver Branch Mint is to the side; signs read: "Ladies Emporium," "Metropolitan Billiard Hall," and "F. A. Brocker Groceries."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 13
- The American House
- People, horses, wagons, and buggies stand outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado; other people stand on balconies and on the roof. The hotel is a three-story brick lodging house with stone...
- American House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wooden buildings, outhouses, and stone buildings, one of which is the town's school under construction. Signs on buildings read: "Concert Hall, Billiard Rooms" and "Overland Stage Line, Wells,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Black Hawk, Chase's Gulch
- View west from Swede Hill of downtown Blackhawk (Black Hawk, Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows the Presbyterian Church and schoolhouse on Bates Hill, Gregory Number 2 mine on top of Bates Hill, tram tracks, Mammoth Hill, and mine facilities....
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of frame houses and commercial buildings in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings on Main Street include the Wells Fargo & Co. building with a sign on the roof that reads: "Overland Stage Line," the frame "Concert Hall, Billiard...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- between 1867 and 1868
- Tent city at Promontory
- Men pose in front of tents or false front frame buildings in possibly Promontory (Box Elder County) or Corinne (Box Elder County), Utah. Legible signs on businesses read: "G. Goldberg, Wholesale Wines, Liquors, Tobacco & Cigars," "Billiard Hall,"...
- False fronts--Utah--1860-1870.; Stores & shops--Utah--1860-1870.; Tents--Utah--1860-1870.
- 1869 June 30
- Street scene Canon City
- Men, women, and children in straw hats watch a man on a tightrope over Main St. in Canon City, Colorado. The rope is fixed to the brick cornice of Murry's Saloon, with its corbeled arches. Potted plants fill stone sills of arched sash windows....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aerialists--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Catholic Church, Lake City, Colo.
- in Lake City, added the French-inspired shingled mansard roof between 1897 and 1902; it was later owned by John and Vera Vickers, who operated the Senate Saloon, billiard hall, bowling alley, livery stable and, in 1929, the Vickers Dude Ranch....
- Lake City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Catholic Churches--Colorado--Lake City--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1910-1930.; St. Rose of Lima (Church : Lake City, Colo.)
- [1910-1930]
- Foote-Vickers-Rucker House
- Senate Saloon, billiard hall, bowling alley, livery stable and, in 1929, the Vickers Dude Ranch. This 1942 print shows the L-plan house in disrepair, corner porch with missing balusters and spindles along porch frieze, a projecting three-sided bay,...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; St. Rose of Lima (Church : Lake City, Colo.)
- 1942
- Foote-Vickers-Rucker House
- Vickers, who operated the Senate Saloon, billiard hall, bowling alley, livery stable and in 1929 the Vickers Dude Ranch. This 1942 print shows the L-plan house with projecting three-sided bay in disrepair, boarded up windows and doors, and a corner...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Foote-Vickers-Rucker House
- Close view of front facade of Foote-Vickers-Rucker house on bluff above Henson Creek, Lake City, Colorado. Shows L-plan house in disrepair with boarded up entry door and windows on projecting three-sided bay and upper story, front stoop missing...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Foote-Vicker's house
- 1929, the Vickers Dude Ranch. Detail shows: projecting three-sided bay window with cornice and decorative brackets, mansard roof with shingles, and two window dormers.; Detail of right side front facade of Foote-Vickers residence, Lake City,...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Union depot in Denver
- View of Union Station, in Denver, Colorado, built in the railroad Gothic style with a clock tower. Hills and houses are in the west; signs in the foreground read: "Lodging," "C. Garbareno & Phil M. Luxich Billiard Hall," "Cigars, Tobacco, Etc." and...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1894?]
- Ames mining community
- A large group of men stands on the sidewalk in front of a group of businesses in Ames, a mining community near the Ophir Loop in San Miguel County, Colorado. A billiard hall is in the left foreground with a false front. The Ames Hotel and...
- Ames (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Ames--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ames--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--Ames--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Central City before the fire
- The Teller House stands in the left center background on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The hotel was named for Henry M. Teller, one of Colorado's first senators. Across Eureka Street is St. James Methodist Church. Houses and businesses...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1876?]
- Sixth Street, Ea. Las Vegas, N.M.
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in East Las Vegas (now Las Vegas), in San Miguel County, New Mexico. Ox teams pull a log on a wagon carriage. Shows brick and wood commercial buildings with finials, quoins, decorative brackets and towers. A pile of...
- East Las Vegas (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--New Mexico--East Las Vegas--1880-1890.; Ox teams--New Mexico--East Las Vegas--1880-1890.; Utility poles--New Mexico--East Las Vegas--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Central City: John Eastman, Mayor Jenkins
- H. John Eastman, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, and Central City Mayor John C. Jenkins, Jr. sit and hold drinks in probably a bar or hotel in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. John Eastman holds an "8" (eight) billiard ball in...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Sitting--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Eastman, H....
- 1948 July
- Black Hawk
- View west from Swede Hill, of downtown Black Hawk, Colorado. Shows Presbyterian Church and schoolhouse on Bates Hill, Gregory #2 mine on top of Bates Hill, tram tracks for loading raw ore down to the smelters, Mammoth Hill, and mines working...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Gold Coin Club
- Composite interior and exterior views of four images of Gold Coin Club, 413 West Diamond, Victor, Colorado. The club house (rebuilt after August 1899 fire & formally opened March 5, 1900) was built by Wood Investment Company for Gold Coin mine...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Gold Coin Club (Victor, Colo.); Woods Investment Co.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Residence for Mr. C.F. Best, 725 Corona St, Denver, Colo. [fixtures]
- This item is from the Gove and Walsh Architectural Drawing 1888-1926 collection (C MSS WH1542). This drawing (1 of 179) shows elevations and cross sections of fixtures, linen closet, library, bedroom and a billiard room mantel for the residence at...
- Best, C.F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.); Chimneypieces.; Closets.; Houses.; Mantels.; Sideboards.
- [19--?]
- Perry House & buildings, Garland, Col.
- Drivers have lined up carriages and wagons full of people on the main street of Garland, Colorado, to pose with other men, two cows, and a burro. The large building on the corner is probably the Perry House; other signs on the street read,...
- Garland City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1878]
- Keystone Hotel, Home, Colorado
- This hotel in Home, Larimer County, Colorado, has a mansard roof, a parterre, smoking chimneys, and a United States Flag on a pole. A bridge spans a river, and a stagecoach is on the road. A vignette depicts a canoe on a lake; lettering reads:...
- Home (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Home--1890-1900.; Keystone Hotel (Home, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Golden City
- View, along Washington Avenue, of false front businesses with covered boardwalks, in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes: "Louis Billiard Room," "Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes & Clothing," "Jefferson Coal & Mining Co." and "C.A. Clark Groceries...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Men stand under a sign in a commercial district in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Signs: "Voemme Boot Maker," "Collins House," "Billiard Hall," and "Harness Shop."
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City, C. T.
- View of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County before the fire that destroyed most of the town. Piles of boards behind commercial buildings near patches of snow on the ground. Signs: "Clothing & Furnishing Goods O. K. Store Wholesale & Retail,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business
- Western History Subject Index
- Conley, Harry
- Western History Subject Index
- Cheney, P B
- Western History Subject Index
- Cheney, P B
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. AMUSEMENTS
- Western History Subject Index
- Billiards
- Western History Subject Index
- North, Charlie
- Western History Subject Index
- Fairplay, Colorado. Business
- Western History Subject Index
- Eames, James H
- Western History Subject Index
- Meine, H F
- Quaintance Block
- Photograph of an alley near the Quaintance Block located in Golden, Colorado. Originally located on a corner lot, the brown glazed brick portion of the one-story commercial building was constructed for Charles F. Quaintance in 1911. The building...
- Golden (Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- Undated
- Quaintance Block
- Photograph of Quaintance Block located in Golden, Colorado. Originally located on a corner lot, the brown glazed brick portion of the one-story commercial building was constructed for Charles F. Quaintance in 1911. The building was moved fifty...
- Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- 1993 August
- Quaintance Block
- Interior photograph of an office located in a building on the Quaintance Block located in Golden, Colorado. Originally located on a corner lot, the brown glazed brick portion of the one-story commercial building was constructed for Charles F....
- Golden (Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- Undated
- Quaintance Block
- Photograph of Quaintance Block located in Golden, Colorado. Originally located on a corner lot, the brown glazed brick portion of the one-story commercial building was constructed for Charles F. Quaintance in 1911. The building was moved fifty...
- Golden (Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
- Undated
- Ex-Servicemen's Club
- View of the Ex-Servicemen's Club, Pool Room and Casino Ballroom at 2623-2627 Welton Street in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story commercial style building has a brick and stucco exterior. The second story has small...
- Ex Servicemen's Club (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Clubs.; Billiard parlors.; Dance halls.; Ex-Servicemen's Club (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1994
- La Paz 10 Pool
- View of La Paz 10 Pool Hall at 2745 Welton Street in the Five Points Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The structure is in a one-brick building with a classical revival style facade. A pediment with a decorative urn, an architrave with dentils and...
- La Paz 10 Pool Hall (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Billiard parlors.; La Paz 10 Pool Hall (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1981
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 11, 1911 March 11