Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gaming room of Old Homestead, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of refurbished gaming room of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened as a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Gambling--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Dry farm products, Routt Co. Fair, Hayden Colo.
- Interior view, exhibit building at the Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado; produce and potted plants are displayed on shelves; banners, bunting, sheaves, taxidermied animal heads, and flags decorate the balcony, rafters, and poles; banner...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1916]
- Central City Art Gallery
- Artwork is displayed in a corner of the Gilpin County Art Gallery in Central City, Colorado. Paintings hang on the stone walls and are propped up against the wall on the floor. Ceramics and sculptures are displayed on a tarp on the floor.
- Gilpin County Art Gallery--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Central City Art Gallery
- A tall sculpture and a low, round table with a ceramics display on it are in the Gilpin County Art Gallery in Central City, Colorado. Paintings are displayed on the wall in the background, where a ladder rests next to an arched window. A chair is...
- Gilpin County Art Gallery--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Georgetown stores interior
- Interior view of men's clothing store in Georgetown, Colorado. A main aisle divides the store. On one side, hats and caps are on a table and glass showcases display ties and handkerchiefs. Shirts are stacked and displayed behind the glass counters...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Logan County Fair
- Fair goers congregate around an exhibit table at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. An assortment of food is displayed on the table, including cabbages, onions, beets, turnips, apples, cauliflowers, cucumbers, zuchinis, and tomatoes. ...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Awards--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Vegetables--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Boulder, Colorado residences
- View of a sideboard in the John McInnes home in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County, features narrow, horizontal drawers, doors, and a shelf; china and a clock displayed on the shelf; crystal, a lamp, and other bric-a-brac displayed on the shelf in...
- McInnes, John--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Stevens School kindergarten flower shop
- Photograph of a kindergarten flower shop at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Hand made flowers are displayed on shelves in front of a house backdrop. A bulletin board has pictures of children with flowers, and different flowers are...
- Kindergartens.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Maria's Record Center and Gift Shop and D&D's Lounge
- View of Maria's Record Center and Gift Shop and D&D's Lounge at 2716 Welton Street in the Five Points Neighborhood, Denver Colorado. The building was built in 1898. The building is a two story brick building with decorative brick work. Curved...
- Maria's Record Center Gift Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; D & D's Lounge and Disco (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sound recording stores.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Maria's...
- 1999
- Amato of Denver
- View of the facade and southern elevation of Amato of Denver at 2501 16th Street in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story brick building has large overhangs on the north and south elevations. Lawn ornaments and sculptures are...
- Amato of Denver (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Commercial facilities.; Amato of Denver (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Children and Christmas tree
- Children group around a Christmas tree on Christmas day in a living room in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right as: (back row) Bobby Herrera and Lydia Herrera, (front row) Dolores Herrera, Evelyn Olguin,...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Girls.; Christmas trees.; Herrera family--Pictorial works.; Olguin family--Pictorial works.;...
- [1957 December 25]
- Bust portrait of Celedonio Mondragon
- Bust portrait of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of la Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, this portrait hangs in the Concilio Superior Hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows a man in a suit and tie, he has a full mustache,...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Portrait paintings.; Mondragon, Celedonio,...
- [1993?]
- Ghost image of portrait of Celedonio Mondragon
- Ghost image on glass from the framed portrait of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of la Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, this portrait hangs in the Concilio Superior Hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado.
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Pictures.; Mondragon, Celedonio,...
- [1993?]
- Doc Holiday Saloon, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- View of Doc Holiday Saloon located at 724 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The long, narrow, brick ca.1900 structure shares a common cornice and decorative frieze with the neighboring building to the north. A 10-foot neon sign with the...
- Doc Holiday Saloon (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--2000-2010.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Doc Holiday Saloon (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 2008
- Cinco de Mayo street vendor
- A man smokes and stands near his display of "Santa Fe Pottery" on a sidewalk at the Cinco de Mayo Festival hosted by the West Side Coalition on Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The pottery is displayed on tables...
- Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Holidays.; Pottery.; Street vendors.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1973
- Creede, Colo.
- Men sit or stand in a line and pose in front of a canvas tent and a log cabin in possibly Windy Gulch in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A skull and antlers is displayed with a painted sign that reads: "Saloon." A metal stove with a stovepipe is...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Queues--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- General store, Amity, Colo.
- Men and boys stand and pose outside the "Childs Block" building in Amity, a Salvation Army colony in Prowers County, Colorado. Painted signs on the stone building read: "Groceries and Dry Goods" and "Star Brand Shoes Are Better." Date on the stone...
- Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1903?]
- Moffat
- A man, woman, and children stand on the porch of the J. W. Hockaday Hardware store in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. Wagons, wheels, gears, and cans are displayed in the shop window. A large sign on the false front of the building...
- J.W. Hockaday Hardware (Moffat, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Moffat (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Rifle area fruit
- Close up view of a row of cherries displayed on a table beside a wooden ruler, probably in Garfield County, Colorado. A handwritten sign reads: "14 Cherries per foot from Clovers Orchard, Rifle, Colo., Garrison Photo."
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cherries--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Herbert's house in Alamosa on river bank
- Men pose near a picket fence in front of adobe brick buildings in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. One adobe house has a clapboard gable and a diamond pattern on the roof. A boy holds antlers in the yard; potted flowers are displayed on fence...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Station equipment, old model telephone booth, #30 type
- View of a telephone booth in a building probably in Denver, Colorado. The booth is a wooden ornate model with glass pane windows and heavy wooden door. A sign on the door depicts a bell logo and reads: "Local and Long Distance." A stuffed animal is...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Los Angeles, Cal. Shop in Chinatown
- Interior view of a gift and apothecary shop in Chinatown in Los Angeles, California. Shows a counter with low Chinese style wooden stools, a wall of drawers topped with shelves of porcelain jars, a glass case and shelves of large tins marked with...
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores.; Gift shops.
- [1899]
- Cities Denver celebrations Liberty Bell at Union Station
- Spectators gather around the Liberty Bell as it is displayed on a railroad car near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Sailors in the U. S. Navy guard the bell. A band plays nearby.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Liberty bell--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad freight...
- [July 11, 1915]
- Cities Denver celebration Liberty Bell at Union Station
- Spectators gather around the Liberty Bell as it is displayed on a railroad car near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Sailors in the U. S. Navy guard the bell. A band plays nearby.
- United States. Navy.--People--1910-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Liberty bell--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military...
- [July 11, 1915]
- Cities Denver celebrations Liberty Bell on display in front of Union Station
- Spectators gather around the Liberty Bell as it is displayed on a railroad car near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Sailors in the U. S. Navy guard the bell. A band plays nearby.
- United States. Navy.--People--1900-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Liberty bell--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cities Denver celebrations Liberty Bell at Union Station
- Spectators gather around the Liberty Bell as it is displayed on a railroad car near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Sailors in the U. S. Navy guard the bell. A band plays nearby.
- United States. Navy--People--1910-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Liberty bell--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military...
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Cities Denver celebrations close-up of Liberty Bell at Union Station
- Men, women, and children pass by the Liberty Bell, as it is displayed on a flatbed railroad car, near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Sailors in the U. S. Navy stand guard nearby.
- United States. Navy.--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Liberty bell--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Interior general store
- View of the interior of a tailor's shop probably in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. Hat boxes, cloth, and shoeboxes are displayed on shelves. A woodstove is in the center of the store.
- Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Tailor shops--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Men's store interior
- Men pose in a haberdashery possibly at 1704 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. They stand near a glass display case and a rack of coats and pants displayed on a table. Luggage lines the shelves near the ceiling. A sign reads: "Loan Department N....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Men's clothing store interior
- Men pose in a men's clothing store in Denver, Colorado. Hats and pants are displayed on top of glass cases. A sign reads: "Removing [Sal]e Clothing Furnishing[s] [...] & Trunks [M]ust Be Sold Belo[w] [Invent]ory Pr[ices]."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Wig store
- A man and woman pose by glass display cases in a wig shop in Denver, Colorado. Boxes are stacked on nearby shelves and wigs and hair pieces are displayed on top of the cases.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Wigs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Daniels & Fisher bldg., huge flag
- A giant American flag is displayed for holidays on the Daniels and Fisher Store at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1907?]
- Huge flag
- A giant American flag displayed for holidays on the Daniels and Fisher Store at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. Window displays show clothing and framed pictures.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1907?]
- Cities streets night view during Elks convention in downtown scene
- Nighttime view of a statue of an elk, displayed as part of the Elks Club convention, on possibly 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Streetlights decorated with stars line the street.
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Meetings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Elk--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Statues--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street...
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Street scene, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of a building located on the corner of Commercial Street and Plum Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man looks at shovels and a wagon displayed on the sidewalk. Signs on the building read: "Cash Bargain Store, 2nd Hand Goods,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- [A]rizona, the Grand Canyon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- View from what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card displayed probably on a wall. Shows a cliff called The Alligator and the Colorado River.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Cabinet photographs--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon...
- [1899 or 1900?]
- New York Store of "Abraham Raehofsky"
- A man, a child, and women stand and pose in front of the brick, two-story New York Store Mercantile Company building on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Possibly Abraham Raehofsky (?) wears a suit and holds a child. Women wear...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Garage Johnstown, Colo.
- A man loads an item onto a flat-bed pickup truck that is parked in front of a garage in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County. A gas pump is on the corner, and tires are displayed in the window.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Lutes Drug Co.
- View of the corner E. E. Lutes Drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, show the one-story brick building with large store front windows with transoms. Merchandise is displayed in the windows and a upright scale stands outside the corner post of the entry....
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 1926
- Longmont Hose Company # 1 at side of old City Hall, Fourth and Kimbark.
- Hose Company #1 in front of old City Hall, 4th Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado. The men are uniformed in flat top caps, shirts with breast bibs, belted dark trousers and white gloves. Their hose cart is displayed in center with a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- 1888 November 14
- Our dining room Sneffels
- In Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, a dining room table is set with silver and china dinnerware, flower arrangements, liquor bottles, a jar of jelly, and sliced cake. Spindle and rocking chairs are to the side; a tabby cat poses on a bed....
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- December 1896
- Peinze's Market
- This business in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, has the storefront finished in high-gloss ceramic tile. Merchandise is displayed in the window, including boxes reading: "Kelloggs Corn Flakes." A sheet metal and neon sign (and lettering)...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Morrison--1920-1950.
- [between 1924 and 1946?]
- Leadville, Carbonate Hill
- This snowy view over rooftops of wood frame and log structures to Carbonate Hill mines, Leadville, Colorado includes one and two-story residences, sheds, outhouses, and two-story false fronts. Signs for a market and a hotel are displayed.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Early day grocery store at Lyons, Colo
- Interior view of a grocery store, Lyons, Colorado, operated by Major Small, far left, next to him is a small boy, Harry St. Clair, and other men unidentified. They pose a dog on a chair with a hat on its head and a pipe in its mouth. Merchandise...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dogs--Colorado--Lyons--1870-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Lyons--1870-1880.; Interiors.; Small, Major.; St. Clair, Harry.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Uintah Hotel, Mack Colo.
- Interior view of the Uintah Railway Hotel dining room, Mack, Colorado, includes wooden chairs at tables set with linen tablecloths, silverware, and condiments. Chandeliers hang from the beamed ceiling and taxidermied birds and mammals are displayed...
- Mack (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Mack--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Mack--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1906 and 1911]
- 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?]
- J. L. Niebergall store, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of J. L. Niebergall store in a shed-roof round horizontal log cabin, Cripple Creek, Colorado; same store and site that was located in Fremont, 1892, prior to incorporation of Cripple Creek; man with dog stands in doorway while another...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; J.L. Niebergall Headquarters.
- [1892 or 1893]
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- The Western Light and Power Company, in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building with storefronts. Appliances are displayed in the windows; a streetlamp is on the sidewalk. Lettered and neon signs read: "The Public...
- Western Light and Power Company (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1910- 1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910- 1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Saloon, Cripple Creek
- Interior of saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men with hats and overcoats stand near bar and two bartenders (Tom and Jerry sign on backbar) stand behind bar, scene includes bare lightbulbs extending from ceiling, bottles of alcohol and liquor...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1907]