Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 1 and 2, 1928 January-February
- Toy cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard. It is constructed of a rectangular board, buckskin, red velveteen and canvas and decorated with copper, button, fringe, white, blue, red and yellow glass beads. The cradle has a hood and the front was...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Toltec Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- The Toltec Hotel in Trinidad, Colorado is a three story structure built in 1910-11, and is a Victorian adaptation of the Tudor style. Finished with glazed tile, it has a slightly projecting cornice with square ornaments and dentils. The main floor...
- Toltec Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Toltec Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado
- The Toltec Hotel in Trinidad, Colorado is a three story structure built in 1910-11, and is a Victorian adaptation of the Tudor style. Finished with glazed tile, it has a slightly projecting cornice with square ornaments and dentils. The main floor...
- Toltec Hotel (Trinidad, Colo.)--1960-1980.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- 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
- Dedication exercises, East High School.
- Program for the dedication of the East High School building on Colfax and Elizabeth Street in Denver, Colorado.
- High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 September 25
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- Stevens School lofts formerly the Clayton or Stevens School, Denver, undergoing renovation
- View of the Stevens School Lofts (1901; Robert S. Roeschlaub, architect), formerly known as Stevens School (Clayton School), at 1140 Columbine Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story Neoclassical building is...
- Stevens School Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Condominiums.; Stevens School Lofts (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Condominiums--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1995
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 9, 1911 February 25
- San Gabriel Mission
- Interior view of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel in San Gabriel (Los Angeles County), California. Shows the nave, benches, pews, stucco finished walls, the pulpit and decorative alter with sculptured figurines of saints and candle holders. Hung on the...
- Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; San Gabriel (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Missions--California--San Gabriel--1890-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad - crossing the timberline
- A view of the Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railroad in El Paso County, Colorado shows: partially finished track, cabin and tents near the railroad grade. A group walks along the track.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1891?]
- Navajo woman weaving blanket
- A Navajo woman poses at a loom with a partially finished blanket probably on the Navajo Indian Reservation. The weaver sits on a sheep skin, she wears a calico blouse and a long skirt. Sheepskin is draped over a line nearby.
- Indians of North America--Women--Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Looms--Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Weaving--Navajo Indian...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. E.T. Gillett. She wears a bold plaid silk dress closed with close-set, small buttons. The collar of the dress is high and finished with a white frill of lace. The sleeves are a solid color and the shoulders...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of Mrs. E.T. Gillett
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. E.T. Gillett. She wears a bold plaid silk dress, closed with close-set small buttons. The collar of the dress is high and finished with a white frill of lace. The sleeves are a solid color and the shoulders...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Silver Dollar Saloon Main St Nevadaville
- Silver Dollar Saloon, on Main Street in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is frame and has a false-front finished with wrinkled tar paper. Double doors remain; the windows are gone. The brick Bon-Ton Saloon adjoins to one side.
- Bon-Ton Saloon (Nevadaville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Silver Dollar Saloon (Nevadaville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Bars--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1937 and 1939?]
- The south side of Spar City
- View across lake of abandoned log structures in Spar City (Fisher City, Lime Creek), Mineral County, Colorado.
- Spar City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Spar City--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Cheyenne Mt. Zoological Park, Colorado Springs
- View of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, P̀rimate World,' which was under construction, was almost completely destroyed when a wall of water estimated at 30 feet in height swept huge boulders and trees through the...
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Zoos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965 July 25
- Georgetown, Churches, Episcopal
- Grace Episcopal church in Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has a cross on the gable peak, a four-pointed window, a covered vestibule, an arched door, and a bell. Sign reads: "Started in 1867 Finished in 1869, Grace Episcopal Church."
- Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)--Buildings--1930- 1970.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Georgetown, Churches, Episcopal
- Grace Episcopal church in Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has a cross on the gable peak, a four-pointed window, a covered vestibule, an arched door, and a bell. Sign reads: "Started in 1867 Finished in 1869, Grace Episcopal Church."
- Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)--Buildings--1930- 1970.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- St. James Methodist Church
- St. James Methodist Church is on the corner of County Road and Eureka Streets in Central City, Colorado. A retaining wall is to the left of the church, and a wood frame house is partially visible behind a tree branch. Trees and Eureka Street are on...
- St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a concert in Trinidad, Colorado showing the conductor with his raised baton and the backs of the orchestra. Members of the orchestra dressed in their blues and dress caps are holding their instruments. The background is a crush of people,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Concerts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Trinidad State Nursing Home
- Aerial view of the state nursing home in Trinidad, Colorado. This complex of low gable roofed brick buildings are mostly one story, with a two story central hall, and a cantilevered shelter over the drive. The gables and panels between the windows...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Nursing homes--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- [1967?]
- Trinidad State Nursing Home
- State nursing home in Trinidad, Colorado is a complex of low gable roofed brick buildings, mostly one story, with a two story central hall. A cantilevered shelter is over the drive and the gables and panels between the windows are of white siding....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Nursing homes--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- [1967]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of the front doors at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. Both doors have rectangular carved insets enclosing concentric diamonds. The diamonds are squared off with jigsaw cut flourishes, and have stylized florets at the...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The scallop edged shades are bowl shaped, and frosted with flourishes; some are aimed upwards and supported by curved rods, and others point down and are hanging...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Outbuildings, Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two of the buildings behind the Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado, both in "chateau" style and made out of local granite. On the left is William A. Hamill's office, with a hip roof, a central dormer, and two doors and two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carriage houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Geogetown--1940-1950.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts.
- 1942
- Hamill's office, left, and the stable turret on top of the stable was a roost for squab.
- View of the grounds of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado. The house was built by Joseph Watson, and was acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874. A cast iron fountain is in the foreground including a basin at ground level rimmed by...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Potters demonstrating for School of American Research, Dr. Hewett
- Three Native American (Tewa) women create pottery for an audience from the School of American Research, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. One woman, probably Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), sculpts a pot, one kneads clay, and one holds a...
- School of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara...
- [1912?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a woman. She wears a dress with pleated skirt, lace collar, ribbon tie, and choker with a cross pendant.
- Women--1870-1880.
- [1870]
- Carson Indian School, Stewart, Nevada, "Ancient and lovely things awake from their dreams," a craft revival in Washoe Indian basketry
- A Native American Washoe (Washo) women sits and weaves a basket, a white man looks over finished baskets, Carson Indian School, Stewart, Nevada.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Stewart--1930-1940.; Washo baskets--Nevada--Stewart--1930-1940.; Washo Indians--Arts & crafts--Nevada--Stewart--1930-1940.; Washo women--Nevada--Stewart--1930-1940.; Stewart (Nev.)--1930-1940.; Basket...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Push-ma-ta-ha, Chactan warrior
- Reproduction of a lithograph of a painting depicts Pushmataha, Choctow Native American tribal chief, wearing a military jacket with epaulets and ruffled shirt and short cropped hair. Pushmatah (also known as Apushamatahubib, Warrior's Seat Is...
- Choctaw Indians--1830-1840.; Indians of North America--1830-1840.; Military officers--1830-1840.; Pushmataha, ca. 1764-1824.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harrison Ave.
- This view northeast on Harrison Avenue from Third Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows a two story brick Mountain Claims Office on the corner with the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Office next to it. Next, numbered on the print, are (1) the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two story frame building featuring a gable roof with flat side extensions, a belfry, and a plate glass ground floor front with transoms. Lettering on the three front windows reads...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireman's Hall (Breckenridge, Colo)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Old school house, Breckenridge
- The old schoolhouse in Breckenridge, Colorado, seen from the northwest, is a frame, cross gabled, two story structure featuring a belfry with four sided arched dormers and a conical roof topped by a windvane with compass point indicators. The...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Old school house, Breckenridge
- Looking to the southwest in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a view of the old schoolhouse, a frame, cross gabled, two story structure featuring a belfry with four sided arched dormers and a conical roof topped by a windvane with compass point...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Mr. Willis & cabin on Gibson Hill
- Built on a slope, this frame, one story, gable roofed residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, has a covered, open porch supported by piers; the underside is finished with plank siding. Chairs, antlers, and a round topped display case are on the porch,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Breckenridge residence
- An open porch with Ionic columns and a balustrade surrounds a frame residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, and shelters a bay window in the near end. A wreath is on the wall next to it, and a door on the other side is decorated with pine branches....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970 Feb 6
- Bridge construction milepost 207
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in (probably) Colorado or Utah consists of men working among concrete forms and finished bridge pylons. Wheelbarrows and lumber are in the foreground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad bridges--1920-1940.; Railroad construction & maintenance--1920-1940.; Railroad construction workers--1920-1940.; Reinforced concrete construction--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- D&RG NG open observation car #502, "Argus" and parlor car "Camp Bird" on eastbound train #316 at Lake Junction, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge train #316 stops with passenger cars "Argus" and "Camp Bird" at the Gunnison River and Lake Fork Junction (became Blue Mesa Reservoir), Gunnison County, Colorado. People wave from the coaches; a gazebo...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1912?
- Georgetown, Grace Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of the Grace Episcopal Church, on hill on the east side of Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Simple Carpenter Gothic architecture, built by G. G. Griffith, features a steep front gable with cross at apex, clapboard siding, entry...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Market Street traffic control proposal
- Reproduction of a sketch of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, trucks, warehouses, and median dividers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 June 22
- Idaho Springs
- View looking east on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, of a car lined street; features Queen Anne style buildings (most single story),; street lamp, electric utility poles, barber pole, and signs: "Sodas," "Newly Finished Hotel Central,"...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Our Lady of Guadalupe, Conejos
- Inscription on brass plaque reads: "This tablet is the property of the State of Colorado. D.O.M. June 10, 1958. This tract was selected by Bishop Machebeuf, for the first permanent church in Colorado. Here was built A. Jacal (Picket) church, later...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conejos (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Lock Joint Pipe Company 1716 California St.
- Workmen work outdoors with metal hoops and grinders at the Lock Joint Pipe Company in Denver, Colorado. A wooden structure with one wall and a roof covers the finished metal hoops nearby.
- Lock Joint Pipe Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pipe industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Concrete conduits Lock Joint Pipe Co.
- Workmen pour concrete from a bucket suspended from a crane into metal forms at the Lock Joint Pipe Company in Denver, Colorado. Finished cement pipes are nearby.
- Lock Joint Pipe Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pipe...
- 1929 October 9
- Main bay of Stearns-Roger Foundry
- Men work near large in-ground ovens at the Stearns-Roger Manufacturing Company Foundry in Denver, Colorado. Forms, a mobile crane in the rafters, and finished metal discs are in the warehouse building.
- Stearns-Roger Incorporated--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Foundries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Gano - Downs Clothing Stores
- View of the intersection of 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians and the "Gano-Downs" clothing store, in a tile finished moderne style building. The Colorado Building is to the side.
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- Unidentified Kansas res.
- View of a Native American Potawatomi (Prairie Band) baby wearing a diaper and sitting on a blanket playing with balls of yarn attached to a post, Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta, Kansas. Shows a finished blanket.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]]