Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Black Hawk - 1957
- View up a steep, tree filled incline in Black Hawk, Colorado. Four residences are on hillside. Center house is two-story, with horizontal clapboard, medium gable, a single-centered chimney with brick base and stovepipe top, a single-pane square...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Black Hawk-1937
- View up a dirt street in Black Hawk, Colorado. Two structures built above the street on rock wall foundations are tiered to adjust for the sloping landscape. The structure on the left is two story, white, horizontal clapboard, medium gable. First...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Five Points Neighborhood Plan
- D wing building of medium security unit 56
- Aerial view of the medium security facility complex at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Buildings are surrounded by construction debris. A tilled field is across a dirt road, and a gambrel roofed barn is labelled: "Midway." Other...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1956 and 1960?]
- Medium security area at Canon City
- Aerial view of the dormitories of the medium security facility at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Lawn, hedge and parking lot front them; a birdbath and radio tower are in the yard. Picnic tables are beyond the landscaped area;...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1960
- Medium security
- Chain link fence surrounds the medium security complex of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Flat and shed roofed buildings have lawn and baseball backstops fronting them. Guard towers are at entrances on each side; trees, the town,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1960
- Voc. machine shop at medium security
- Inmates (one Black) at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, use metalworking machinery under hanging, shaded flourescent lights. Wheeled tool carts are among vise mounted tables; a gas heater is on the interior block wall. Corrugated...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Metalworking--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Portrait of a dog
- Portrait of a long-haired, medium size dog who poses on fake grass.
- Dogs--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Colorado Midland R.R. Engine No. 1 at Hell Gate
- Performer Anna Held and a group pose for a photo at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some of them stand on railroad Engine car No. 1, others stand on or near the tracks. Anna Held stands in the center, she wears a white...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actresses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 May 10
- Denver Post Office
- Rooftop view of the Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Streetcars, pedestrians, and horse-drawn wagons are on the street. The Mining Exchange is in the distance. A sign on a building...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek - 1960 Imperial Hotel
- Street view of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one- and two-story wood frame medium gable roof residences in the foreground; distant view of Imperial Hotel and other brick commercial flat-roof two- story buildings; utility poles.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Tutt and Penrose Building, South Third (3rd) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado prior to 1896 fires; the two-story commercial flat-roof brick building is shared by three street-level businesses with separate entries and signs: "3rd...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1896]
- Cripple Creek
- Rows of wooden frame buildings along hillside, Cripple Creek, Colorado; residences are square shaped with low and medium gable, flat and hipped roofs; man stands on roof of shanty; outhouses appear across distant hillside.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1895?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo 1899 home & birthplace of Ralph Owens
- Edward T. and Ella Owens with baby Ralph stand in front of their one-story home, Cripple Creek, Colorado; residence has a medium gable roof, uncovered front porch with side stoop leading to single entry off- center of main facade, one double sash...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Owens, Edward T.; Owens, Ella.; Owens, Ralph.
- 1899
- Episcopal church and free reading room, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Saint Andrews Episcopal Church and Guild House, Carr between 3rd (Third) and 4th (Fourth) (373 East Carr), Cripple Creek, Colorado; plain steps lead to double-wide center door with two-centre pointed leaded glass transom; brick...
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1890- 1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Freighting in the Rocky Mountains, Hull Transfer Co.'s teams, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Several horse and mule-drawn teams pulling covered wagons and freight wagons block traffic on Bennett Avenue between First (1st) and Second (2nd) Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado; teams identified as Hull Transfer Company, stop in front of Grant...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple...
- 1893 March 13
- Street scene, Cripple Creek
- Row of one and two-story medium gable wood frame and log houses probably on north side of Eaton Avenue or possibly Carr Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one is under final stage of construction; dirt street has light snow and wagon tracks on it;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Platoro
- View of a log cabin in Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado, features a single story structure with a single leaf front door and a medium front gable.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--Platoro--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Thornton
- Rear view with snow of The Chapel of the Intercession Episcopal Church, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, shows brick walls, a tall, medium gable, and loudspeakers on two of the building's corners.
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Thornton
- Rear view with snow of The Chapel of the Intercession, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, features brick walls, a tall, medium gable, and loudspeakers on two of the building's corners. A woman with a handbag walks on a sidewalk and cars are in the...
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Union High School of Adams County
- The one-story brick Union High School was built in 1916 in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado. It was put into use in January, 1917, when the high school class moved into this building from the four-room grammar school. The building features a...
- Union High School (Adams County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer near an igloo, at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Arctic explorer, Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson stands beside an igloo in a snowfield at Camp Hale, Colorado. He taught lessons in snow-craft to the Tenth Mountain Division.
- Igloos--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Septembeer, 1943
- Grammar school at Adams City
- The four-room grammar school building in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado was built in 1907. The light colored brick building features a rambling floorplan with two stories. The two end sections have hipped roofs and open double-hung windows. A...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1910.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Allen's Park
- View of the Saint James Episcopal Church in Allen's Park, Colorado; shows a single story, horizontal log structure with medium gable, and overhanging eave, gabled bell tower with a cross on top, horizontal clapboard siding, double wide open door...
- Allenspark (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Allenspark--1930-1970.; Log buildings--Colorado--Allenspark--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Breckenridge - 1953, Methodist church
- View of the Methodist church in Breckenridge, Colorado; shows a louvered bell tower, medium gable, horizontal clapboard siding, arched- pointed window openings, projecting gabled entryway, and a chimney; two cars in front of the church along a dirt...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Columbine - 1942
- View of three dilapidated buildings in Columbine (Routt County), Colorado; shows buildings constructed of horizontal logs with medium gables, large shed with vertical plank wall, and two smaller shed roofs.
- Columbine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Columbine--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Bonanza, 1942
- View of three dilapidated structures in Bonanza, Colorado; features include: false front backed by a medium gable, rectangular bays with double hung windows, a single leaf door (four panels), hewn log siding, vertical board and batten siding, small...
- Bonanza (Colo.)--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Bonanza--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Bonanza--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Carson, 1950
- View of three dilapidated structures in Carson, Colorado; features vertical plank siding with medium gable roofs, lumber strewn about, mine tailings, and mountains rising above timberline.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Eureka 1942
- View of single story residences in Eureka, Colorado; shows a willow plant in the foreground, single story residences with medium gables and rectangular bays, mine tailings, cliff bands, and snow touched peaks in the distance.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eureka 1942
- View of many dilapidated structures in Eureka, Colorado including Eureka Creek surrounded by a fence; features a large building with vertical plank siding, medium gable, and staircase leading up the outside of the gabeled facade; shed with a...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eureka 1942
- View of Eureka, Colorado showing a line of five residences fronting both railroad tracks and a dirt road running parallel to each other; residences feature medium gables, rectangular bays and tin chimneys; mailbox mounted on a short pole and...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eureka 1942
- View of a row of four residences along a dirt road in Eureka, Colorado; features medium gable, bay window, and projecting porch roofs. cliff bands on steep mountain faces, talus fields, and a deep valley in the background.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eureka 1942
- View of Eureka, Colorado showing a line of five residences fronting a dirt road; residences have medium gables, projecting rectangular bays, gabled, open front porches with steps leading up, and tin chimneys; telephone poles, trees, and cliff...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eureka 1942
- View of a dirt road with residences and sheds in Eureka, Colorado; residences feature medium gable, horizontal clapboard siding, open front porches (two with pedimented gables), and a bay window; snow capped mountains rise steeply behind the houses.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Eureka 1942
- View of four residences and one shed fronting a dirt road in Eureka, Colorado; features a medium gable, horizontal clapboard siding, open front porches (two with pedimented gables), and a bay window; railroad tracks in front of the houses;...
- Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Jane Dyde
- View of a woman and a saddled horse on the outskirts of Carson, Colorado; shows four buildings including the false fronted saloon building; features vertical plank siding and medium and steeply gabled roofs.
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Dyde, Jane.
- 1946
- New Carson - west side of Divide
- View of vertical board and batten siding buildings, Carson, Colorado; shows the stable (with modified arch doorway), residences (hipped and medium gable roofs), and post office; tall mountains and pine trees in the background.
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Post office
- View of four dilapidated structures in Carson, Colorado; shows vertical board and batten siding, medium and cross gable roofs, and a structure with a shed attached; two large trees frame the old post office in Carson; discarded timber and lumber...
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
- 1946
- West side of Divide
- View of a deteriorating structure in Carson, Colorado; features medium gable and rectangular bays weathered to the point of collapse; possibly a porch in ruins on the facade of the building; pine trees in the background.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Tincup, Colorado
- View of Tincup, Colorado showing many dilapidated structures near the well kept town hall; town hall features a medium gable, louvered spire rising above the gable, and hipped roof with a pole extending from the top; tree and snow covered mountains...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.; City & town halls--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Dudley, Colorado
- Partial view of the smelter in Dudley (Dudleyville), Colorado; shows an open structure with bracketed supports, a medium gable and a gabled vent on the roof ridge; adjacent to a dilapidated shed structure missing part of its roof.
- Dudley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Smelters--Colorado--Dudley--1940-1950.
- [between 1946 and 1947]
- Kremmling
- View of the former gathering place for members of the Trinity Church in Kremmling (Grand County), Colorado; originally serving as the front office of a lumber company; features a false front structure, pressed metal siding designed to look like...
- Kremmling (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Kremmling--1950-1960.; Privies--Colorado--Kremmling--1950-1960.
- [between 1951 and 1966]
- Kremmling
- View of the former gathering place for members of the Trinity Church in Kremmling (Grand County), Colorado; originally serving as the front office of a lumber company; features a false front structure pressed metal siding designed to look like...
- Kremmling (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Kremmling--1950-1970.
- [between 1951 and 1966]
- La Plata - 1942
- View of two buildings along a dirt road in La Plata City, Colorado; two story building in good condition with a medium gable and fence surrounding the property; other building of horizontal logs and in poor condition; timbers supporting the...
- La Plata (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--La Plata--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--La Plata--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Kremmling
- Interior view of the Trinity Church built in 1961, in Kremmling (Grand County), Colorado; features a triangular wooden alter with three linked circles inside a triangle on the front, medium gable ceiling, pews, a crucifix above the alter, candles,...
- Trinity Church (Kremmling, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Kremmling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Kremmling--1960-1970.
- [between 1961 and 1966]
- Idaho Springs, Colo. springs
- View of the Mammoth swimming bath house near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a single structure with vertical board siding, medium front gable with open porch and overhead roof supported by four square timbers, and a gabled vent with horizontal...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1863 and 1875]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of a residence with three people in front (one man on a bicycle, two women standing on the porch) in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a medium gable and "L" shaped floor plan, horizontal clapboard siding, and bays with rectangular openings...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, early days
- View looking west, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows many residences in a valley; features the two story Alvord house with medium gable and a single chimney offset; sign reads: "Alvord House;" Clear Creek beyond the house.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Valleys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Mammouth swimming bath house, Idaho Springs
- View of the Mammoth swimming bath house near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a single structure with vertical board siding, medium front gable with open porch and overhead roof supported by four square timbers; large sign advertising the name of...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1875]