Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #321 Interior of Emry Shoe & Clothing Co.
- View of shelves stacked with shoeboxes in the Emry Shoe & Clothing Company in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Ladders lead to the top shelves of the store. Items for display in the store cases include: socks and handkerchiefs. Penants hang...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- Teachers stand behind a group of students who work at a switchboard at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company operator's school at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs facing the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1983 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1st switchboard, Grand Junction
- Interior view of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph switchboard office area, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows two female switchboard operators behind a wooden spindle balustrade with swinging door. A group of men, women and one boy pose...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Telephone switchboards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.
- 1903
- 4th of July mine boiler
- The interior of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has a large boiler surrounded by bricks that have fallen into rubble. Roof beams are scattered across the floor, and sun is shining through both a broken window...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- 8990 West Colfax Avenue, Denver
- View of a women's clothing store at 8990 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado. The California Bungalow Style building has floor to ceiling windows and a covered entry. Neon sign reads: "Lilli Russell;" other letters read: "House of Vision...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Lakewood--1980-1990.; Fur trade--Colorado--Lakewood--1980-1990.
- 1980 September
- [South Broadway Christian Church interior]
- Interior view of the South Broadway Christian Church located at 23 Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado. The view shows the pulpit, pews, cross, stained glass windows, and arched ceiling. The church organ located behind the pulpit was built and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1930?]
- [Unity Church interior with balcony]
- Interior view of the Unity Church once located at 19th and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado (opened 1887). View taken from the balcony, shows bowed pews, altar, stained glass windows, and coffered ceiling. Organ console and organ pipes are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A Brief History of Auraria
- A Chinese interior
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, two Chinese men dressed in silk jackets, dark trousers and skullcaps sit in a room on a Chinese style divan. Shows embroidered wall hangings behind the divan, ornate wood carving on the...
- Chinese Americans--Men--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Houses--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A grassy resort
- Interior of a tavern, Grassy, Colorado, with a group of men, in hats and work clothes, drinking at a table with a bottle and glasses; some hold up their glasses for a toast. The walls are wood panels; crates, blankets, and wood are piled in a...
- Grassy (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Toasting--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- A stock company at the Opera House in its heyday
- A theater troupe performs on the stage of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The orchestra and the audience's heads are in the foreground. Some cast members sit in chairs on the stage, and others stand behind them. The cast is...
- Central City Opera House--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Stage props--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A Walking Tour of the Ninth Street Historic Park
- A. E. Leikauf Meat Company
- Interior view of the August E. Leikauf Meat Company located at 1013 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows display cases filled with meat, bacon and pork; cans of "Armour's Simon Pure [leaf] lard" sit on the counter with potted ferns....
- August E. Leikauf Meat Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butchers shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meat--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- A. J. Beckwith Grocery Company, Denver
- View of Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company, 408-410 16th (sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows ceiling fan over entryway, displays of fruit, vegetables, canned goods, and window lettering: "Fresh meats," "Poultry & Fish," "Eggs," "Butter,"...
- Adolphus J. Beckwith Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900- 1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920]
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown, interior of caboose 55 (sidebay) W.H. Rinehart, brakeman, Geo. Silcott, Brittain
- Interior view of Akron, Canton and Youngstown caboose #55 in Brittain (Summit County), Ohio. George Silcott sits with is feet up, and brakeman W.H. Rinehart sits at a desk. Bedding is piled on a bench and a coat hangs from the ceiling. Shows a cast...
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Brittain (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroad employees.; Rinehart, W. H.; Silcott, George.
- 1941 March 9
- Al "Bucky" Lamb's Home 1880's
- Two ornately decorated rooms in the Lamb home in Aspen, Colorado contain patterned wallpaper, ropes and tassels hanging from the entryways, paintings on the wall, book cases, velvet parlor chairs, straight-backed chairs, coffee tables, statues, and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Al "Bucky" Lamb's home 1880s
- Three ornately decorated rooms in the Lamb house in Aspen, Colorado contain patterned wallpaper, ropes and tassels hanging from the entryways, paintings on the wall, book cases, velvet parlor chairs, straight-backed chairs, coffee tables, statues,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Albany Hotel dining room
- Men and women in evening dress sit at long banquet tables in the dining room of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a carpeted room with large windows with lambrequins and sheer draperies, a...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Banquet halls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Albany Hotel lobby
- Interior view of the lobby at the Albany Hotel, after remodeling designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The modern style lobby has rounded support pillars and an open second story, or...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Desks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1936]
- Albany Hotel staircase
- Interior view of the lobby and staircase at the Albany Hotel, after remodeling designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. The modern style staircase rises to the open second story, or loggia,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hand railings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1936]
- Alfred Bromfield residence, dining room
- Interior view of the dining room in the Alfred J. Bromfield Jr. residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4975 South University Boulevard in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The dining room has rounded walls, some...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Circular rooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dining tables--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.;...
- [1936]
- Altar and chancel at Christmas Holy Trinity Church, Pueblo, Colo.
- Interior view of Holy Trinity Church, Pueblo, Colorado, an Episcopal church; shows high altar with wooden tracery, chancel area decorated with garlands of evergreens or greenery from floor to ceiling, pulpit, communion bench, wooden pews, and song...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Altar of the old San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, N. Mex.
- Interior view of the adobe San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows the altar, communion rail, a tabernacle and candlesticks. Paintings or prints hang on the wall over and beside...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Altars--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Interiors--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Altar of the old San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Interior view of the adobe San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows the altar, communion rail, a tabernacle and candlesticks. Paintings or prints hang on the wall over and beside...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Altars--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Interiors--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of a lighting fixture in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; features a bronze fixture with four lamps covered with square stained glass lanterns hung by chains from a decorative beamed ceiling;...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Light fixtures--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of a wall mural in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; depicts grape bunches on leavy vines and portion of a beamed ceiling; portions deteriorated and retouched with paint; Yens Erickson, a...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Murals--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Antonito, Colorado, Frederick Warshauer residence.
- Interior view of a carved oak post and beam in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows a portion of a art nouveau mural above the woodwork, bare electrical wires, beamed ceiling, and stained glass lanterns.
- Antonito (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Woodwork--Colorado--Antonito--1960-1970.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [1964]
- Any night in the lobby, Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek
- Lobby of Palace Hotel crowded with men in hats and overcoats, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three columns extend to high ceiling in lobby, double entry door with transom.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Apex, Colo. recreation hall interior, piano on stage
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano and painted backdrop of trees; flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage; wood paneling in...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [May 1957]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall for miners, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado shows the theater stage with painted backdrop of a smoking volcano. Stage is flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage. The hall has...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]
- Apex, Colorado recreation hall, interior
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows theater stage with painted backdrop of an idealized 1900s Apex main street that includes businesses, glass storefronts, and awnings; business...
- Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
- [1957]
- Apts of Miss Mary McLean Bancroft
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes ceiling coves, a carved wood chair, and a curio cabinet.
- Bancroft, Mary McLean--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- between 1900 and 1909
- Arcade Grocery & Market
- Interior view of a grocer's at Home Public Market, in Denver, Colorado; shows glass display cases, ceiling lamps, and signs: "NRA - We Do Our Part," and "Arcade Grocery & Mar[ket] The Store Distinctively Different."
- Home Public Market (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Markets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Archbishop Casey saying centennial mass in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Boulder
- Faceted lamps hang from the interior of the angled, open beam ceiling in this church in Boulder, Colorado. People fill the pews, and priests prepare the sacraments on a table flanked by flower arrangements. A crucifix rises in the center, and above...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church (Boulder, Colo.)--1970- 1980.; Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.
- 1975
- Arthur E. Johnson residence
- Interior view of a living room in the Arthur E. Johnson residence, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 515 Race Street in Denver, Colorado. The modern style room has a vaulted ceiling and exposed rustic wood beam rafters, brick walls, and large...
- Johnson, Arthur E., 1892-1977--Homes & haunts.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hides & skins--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1939?]
- Aspen residence interior
- A brass chandelier hangs from a ceiling in a residence in Aspen, Colorado. The three, scroll-shaped arms have three lamps with bell-shaped globes. The shadows of the arms are visible on the ceiling.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Aspen residence interior
- Interior view of an iron chandelier with glass globes hanging from the ceiling in front of an entry door, Aspen Colorado; features sunlight shining through the entry door; "Pioneer Park" (appearing backwards) painted on the transom over the door;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Astro Jets Club Christmas
- View of an Astro Jets Social Club function. A crowd of African American (Black) club members gather around a table with hors d'oeurvres at a home in Denver, Colorado. The smiling party goers pose with their arms around each other. One man wears a...
- Astro Jets Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parties--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [1969?]
- Auditorium, El Jebel Temple, Denver
- Interior view of El Jebel Temple, Denver, Colorado; local Masonic order of El Jebel Shriners (building dedicated November, 1907); shows stage area of auditorium with chairs and bench on stage, backdrop, curtain draped open, wall mural painted by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Eriksen, Jens.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A man adresses the audience from beside a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop....
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auditorium, Loveland
- A woman with a corsage stands at a lectern on stage of the auditorium, Loveland Community Building, Colorado. The stage is full of men in suits with a orchestra seated behind them. An American flag is above them on the back curtain drop. Two...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auditorium, Loveland, CO
- Interior auditorium view, Loveland Community Building, Colorado, includes a men on a stage with an American flag on the back curtain drop. Two flower arrangements and "USA Work Program, WPA" signs are on the edge of the stage. The audience in floor...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Loveland--1930-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1936 and 1941]
- Auraria Higher Education Center: existing buildings study
- Auraria Remembered