Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Library and State Capitol
- View along Colfax Avenue of the Denver Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, includes pedestrians, street cars and a few automobiles with the State Capitol building in background. Greek revival Carnegie library features fluted columns...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Puma City, Tarryall Post-Office, looking north through Main Street
- View of Puma City, Park County, Colorado, shows frame dwellings and businesses flanking dirt street. This town peaked during the 1890's with a population over a thousand; town of Tarryall replaced it west of this location.
- Puma City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Bridge at Huntsman's
- View of Huntsman Bridge, Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden railroad bridge built up on a stone block foundation and rocky canyon walls.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Old 100 Mill
- View of the Old One Hundred and Green Mountain Mills on the edge of Cunningham Gulch near Howardsville (San Juan County), Colorado.
- San Juan County--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bull Hill mines
- View shows mines and tailings piles on the denuded southeast slope of Bull Hill, near Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Residences of the fledgling town in the foreground.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Goldfield--1880-1910.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Goldfield--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Cliff Palace, along Cliff Canyon
- Men and women pose on reconstructed walls and ladders at Cliff Palace, Cliff Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. The 13th century Pueblo culture's masonry dwellings are under a sandstone cliff overhang on...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Kivas--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- 1920 or 1921
- Distant view of Cliff Palace from near Sun Temple on opposite side of cliff canon, in Mesa Verde National Park
- View from Sun Temple, across Cliff Canyon, to Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. The 13th century pueblo culture's masonry dwellings were built under a sandstone cliff overhang on Chapin Mesa and...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Chapin Mesa (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- 1920 or 1921
- Skitroops on parade at Paradise Lodge, Washington
- Approximately one hundred men of the 87th Mountain Infantry Battalion (reinforced) in white camouflage suits, carrying knapsacks and rifles and wearing skis stand in columns in the middle of a snow covered field with Paradise Lodge, Washington, and...
- Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1941 or 1942]
- GIs dug in near Sassomolare, Italy
- Men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company K, dig in on a ridge north of Sassomolare. According to the caption, they are protecting the left flank of the main column moving up the Porretta-Moderna Highway, a few...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 4, 1945
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the opera house was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City Opera House
- Patrons stand outside the Central City Opera House before a performance of Othello. The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri"...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878 and described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is...
- Central City Opera House--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Central City Opera House
- Opened in 1878, the Central City Opera House was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County granite, except for...
- Central City Opera House--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [between and 1880 and 1890?]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, partially obscured by a tree branch, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s and was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house...
- Central City Opera House--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Opera House
- A billboard on the left side of the Opera House entrance reads "Central City Opera House Association, Inc., Sixth Annual Play Festval July 17 to August 7, 1937 Mr. Richard Aldrich Presents Miss Ruth Gordon, Mr. Dennis King, Mr. Walter Slezak, Mr....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the opera house was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the Central City Opera House was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the...
- Central City Opera House--1900-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Central City Teller Opera House, Colorado
- The Central City Opera House was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect R.S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Central City, Colorado street scenes, Eureka
- The Central City Opera House was originally opened in 1878 and described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- St. Aloysine Academy at Central City
- The St. Aloysius Convent and School, a boarding and day school, was opened in 1875 by the Sisters of St. Aloysius. The Victorian building sits on a barren hillside and is a two story structure with arched windows and a large cupola topped with a...
- St. Aloysius Convent & School (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1879?]
- Park by Opera House
- The park east of the Central City Opera House is flanked by evergreen trees. A gardener, holding a shovel, works near an iron railing that is along a retaining wall. A wheelbarrow is next to him. A young boy in overalls watches the man work. The...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Central City Play Festival
- The renovated Central City Opera House, seen from the east, was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- Central City convent
- The St. Aloysius Convent and School, a boarding and day school, was opened in 1875 in Central City, Colorado, by the Sisters of St. Aloysius. The Victorian building is a two story structure with arched windows and a large cupola topped with a...
- St. Aloysius Convent & School (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1870-1940.
- [between 1875 amd 1935]
- Public Library, Denver
- Exterior view southeast at the first public library located in Denver, Colorado's Civic Center at Colfax and Bannock Street (designed by architect Albert Ross, opened in 1910); frieze inscription reads "Erected in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ross, Albert Randolph, 1869-1948.
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- St. Aloysius Convent and School
- The St. Aloysius Convent and School, a boarding and day school, was opened in 1875 in Central City, Colorado, by the Sisters of St. Aloysius. The Victorian building is a two and one-half story structure that accommodated up to one hundred...
- St. Aloysius Convent & School (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1870-1940.
- [between 1879 and 1935]
- School House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the public school in Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1874 and used until 1938-39. The two-story brick building, which has seven large classrooms and accomodated four hundred children, was also a center for many civic activities. The...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- William D. Evans
- A photo of William D. Evan. He has a mustache and wears a suit, bow tie and dress shirt. This photo is part of a complete family album that includes the families of Morgan and Evans. The photo is mounted on an album page that has a gold border and...
- Evans, William D.; Men--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900?]
- Miss Catherine E. Lewis
- A portrait of Miss Catherine E. Lewis. She wears a dark colored dress with a high collar and a scarf. This photo is part of a complete family album that includes the families of Morgan and Evans. The photo is mounted on an album page that has a...
- Lewis, Catherine E.; Women--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900]
- Monument at Massacre Hill of Fetterman's Hill, Wyo.
- A man and young boy pose in front of a tall stone column with a bronze plaque, commemorating the Fetterman Fight or the Fetterman Massacre, (known to the Sioux as the Battle of the Hundred Slain.) Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux, led...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Oglala Indians--Commemoration--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Fetterman...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Tonopa shops
- The Tonopa machine shop in Breckenridge, Colorado, some three hundred feet long, is a corrugated tin and frame structure with a monitor roof. A dock along the length of the building has snow on it; a large flywheel is half exposed above the ground...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Issuing rations
- A Native American (Sioux) man holding a pipe squats in front of a tepee camp, probably the Dakota Territory. Shows U.S. officers and their families with Sioux sitting and standing behind them waiting for the distribution of rations.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Food relief--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1882?
- Denver Red Light district "Blue Row"
- A man looks at a brick wall in Denver, Colorado, with gauge arch windows and bricked in door openings, purported to be "Blue Row," an early prostitution section of the city.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1944 August 1
- Cinder block and brick lie in front of crumbled walls of Paris Theater
- Night view of the Paris Art Theater at 76 Knox Court in Denver, Colorado, after an explosion; shows firemen picking through rubble.
- Paris Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 May 27
- Firemen probe the crumbled walls of the Paris Theater, 76 Knox Court
- Night view of the Paris Art Theater at 76 Knox Court in Denver, Colorado, after an explosion; shows firemen picking through rubble.
- Paris Art Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 May 27
- Interior Hotel Campion, Twin Lakes, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of John Francis Campion's "Country Villa" at Twin Lakes, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; fringe trim hanging across doorway; several rocking, wicker and overstuffed chairs arranged around fireplace; taxidermied deer...
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1890-1900.; Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Machine drill, 700 ft. level, Gold Coin mine
- View of four miners standing seven hundred feet down in a mine shaft of the Gold Coin mine, possibly in Victor, Colorado. They stand around a machine drill and use candles to light the area.
- Mine shafts--1890-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 4th of July 100 yard dash, 1911
- View of a line of people at the end of the street preparing to run the one hundred yard dash on unpaved Hyman Avenue in Aspen, Colorado; shows two story commercial storefronts on both sides of the street and telephone poles and lines; Smuggler...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Racing--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- They didn't wait long
- View of the 16th (Sixteenth) Street entrance of the Tabor Theater in Denver, Colorado; shows children and teenagers in line, and the marquee: "Wallace Beery & Jackie Cooper O'Shaugnessy's Boy - Sanami & Michi - Alexander Bros."
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Queues--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1935 December 24
- Pastor gives sermon on rooftop Church of God of Prophecy
- A man standing on a rooftop extends a small bushel basket (collection basket) on a rope to a man with an outstretched arm below, Church of God of Prophesy, 5890 Newport Street, Commerce City, Colorado. Reverend Jerald Baxter held service on the...
- Commerce City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Commerce City--1960-1970.
- November 20, 1966
- Pastor gives sermon on the rooftop
- Reverand Jerald Baxter preaches from a pulpit on a rooftop platform, Church of God of Prophesy, Commerce City, Colorado. A group of men, women and children, black and white, stand below listening to the sermon. The 1955 church is a one-story brick...
- Commerce City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Commerce City--1960-1970.
- November 20, 1966
- Palace of living art and illusions
- Exterior view of Palace of Living Art and Illusions, a mini- palace theater on West Seventh Street, Leadville, Colorado. Built by H.C. Dimick for the Winter Crystal Carnival, the theater opened on January 11, 1896 across from the Ice Palace. The...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- The Lariat Trail
- A dirt road has been cut into a mountain side on the way to the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two cars are parked near one of many hair-pin curves in the road.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930]
- Central City, Colo. 1900
- has arrived. The Armory Hall (formerly the Belvidere Theatre) stands in the center foreground on Main Street adjacent to "The Shoo Fly," a variety and dance hall. Farther up Main Street in the left midground is the Retallack House, built in 1897...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1899 and 1900?]