Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver, Civic Center
- Workmen raise and shim a two story apartment building to be moved for the development of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. A horse drawn carriage, an automobile and a bicyclist are on 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue, muddy from snow melt. The State Capitol...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Denver, Civic Center
- View across 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue of two boys on support timbers used to raise a long rectangular two story apartment building ready to be moved for the development of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The building has a bracketed cornice with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Denver, Civic Center
- View down Acoma Street and across 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue of a two story apartment building ready to be moved for the development of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The building has been raised on stacks of timbers. The 1909 Public Library shows...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- The Mosman Store in Ft. Collins
- Store interior in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado has men and women posing by glass cabinets. Hats and boxes are on display.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Lion's Club meeting hall
- Storefront in Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado, has log siding, a clock, and signs: "Bingo," and "Nederland Mountain Lion." Sign in an adjacent window reads: "Moved to Thunderbird Square Boulder."
- Nederland (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- May 30, 1970
- 804 at Orestod
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Engine 804 at Orestod, Eagle County, Colorado, junction of the D&RGW to main line. Note train 9 is on the Craig point of switch.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Orestod (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Orestod--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1934]
- St. Patrick's Church
- View of St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, The front gable church built in 1877, features clapboard siding, front entry belltower topped with a cross, shingle roof and stained glass windows.
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Wathen ranchhouse
- The S. A. Wathen family stands in front of the Spring Canon Ranch house, Stout (also known as Petra), Larimer County, Colorado. The native stone house has clapboard siding on the gable end and a balcony.
- Wathen, S. A.--Homes & haunts.; Stout (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Stout--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Stout--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Part of Wathen Ranch, Wathen home to left of Post Office
- View of Stout Post Office and Store, Stout (also known as Petra), Colorado in Larimer County; includes the S. A. Wathen ranch house, a two-story, clapboard building surrounded by a picket fence.
- Stout (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Stout--1880-1910.
- [between 1882 and 1910?]
- Courthouse Silver Cliff, note remains of jail in rear
- View of abandoned Custer County Courthouse in Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado. (The county seat was moved to Westcliffe.) woman and children are on steps; jail ruins are in back.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1930-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Silver Cliff--130-1940.; Women--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Powell House
- Interior view of Powell House dining room, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows tables, linen, china, silverware, goblets, rolled napkins, potted plants, floral wall paper, cabinets and buffets. Art hangs on the walls.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Farming at Willard, Colorado
- On the Cannon homestead, north of Willard, Logan County, Colorado, the Hays-Long harvest crew poses with mules. Ed Cannon is on the left; Curtis Page is on the middle wagon.
- Cannon, Ed--Homes & haunts.; Willard (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.; Page, Curtis.
- [1918]
- Broadmoor
- View from Cheyenne Mountain over the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes the hotel complex with lake, golf course, Pauline Chapel, the original Casino moved to a new location and eastern plains.
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Gas-Electric building, Denver
- Exterior view of Gas & Electric Company building, 15th (Fifteenth) & northwest corner of Champa, Denver, Colorado; opened November 10, 1910 with dazzling display of 10,000 light bulbs illuminating building; Public Service Company moved to another...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gas & Electric Company (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1912]
- Westcliffe
- View of Saint Luke's Episcopal Church and distant Hope Evangelical Church and Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado; Saint Luke's was originally located in Rosita, Colorado, then was moved to Silver Cliff, and finally settled in Westcliffe.
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--Buildings-- 1950-1970.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Westcliffe
- View of Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado, features a front gable, single, center spire with a cross on top of a pyramidal roof, front gable, double doors, and rectangular windows. The church was originally...
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Fill Station 2803
- Fill at Station 2803 to Station 2806 showing material moved from borrow pit, along the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Alamosa
- One of the buildings moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878, has several store fronts with large pane windows, wood kickplates, pilasters, bracketed cornices and "Field & Hill" with painted faux marbeling. Three men in suits and hats...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- 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]
- Lone Valley schoolhouse, southwest of Akron, Colo.
- The Lone Valley schoolhouse stands on a grassy plain southwest of Akron in Washington County, Colorado. The small, weathered, clapboard, one-room schoolhouse has an entry vestibule, front gables, shingle roof, and brick chimney. A merry-go-round is...
- Akron (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Akron--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Washington County--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Broadwell Hotel, Alamosa
- The Broadwell House on the corner of Hunt and 6th (Sixth) streets in Alamosa, Colorado, is one of the buildings moved into Alamosa from old Garland City. Men pose on the boardwalk on the corner in front of the two-story clapboard building. One man...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.; Water pumps--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- 1933
- Denver - Post Office Building
- A view of the former downtown Denver Post Office located on 1823 Stout Street. The building is constructed of Colorado white marble in a neoclassical style, it opened in 1916. The post office was moved to a 20th and Curtis location in 1994 when the...
- Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- U.S. Post Office Building - Denver
- A view of the former downtown Denver Post Office located on 1823 Stout Street. The building is constructed of Colorado white marble in a neoclassical style, it opened in 1916. The post office was moved to a 20th and Curtis location in 1994 when the...
- Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- International Trust Company building
- View of the International Trust Company bank on 17th (Seventeenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado; a Greek revival building with Corinthian columns. Automobiles are parked along the street and a bicycle is on the sidewalk. Business...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rocky Mountain Consistory Scottish Rite Temple at East 18th ave. and Sherman Street under construction
- Construction of the El Jebel Temple of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 18th (Eighteenth) and Sherman Streets in Denver, Colorado; a Moorish Revival Style, brick building with onion domes. It became the Scottish Rite Temple in 1929.
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado. The wood construction building, built in 1868, is seen at its original site at Fifth and Argentine Streets. Originally the Ohio Bakery, it became the court house in 1874....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950.]
- Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Clear Creek County Court House, Georgetown, Colorado. The wood construction building, built in 1868, is at its original site at Fifth (5th) and Argentine Streets. Originally the Ohio Bakery, it became the court house in 1874....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Breckenridge
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northwest, includes the frame, one story, gable roofed Saint Mary's Catholic Church on the right, with its gothic arched windows and cross on the gable peak. Numerous other frame buildings surround,...
- St. Mary's Catholic Church (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1887?]
- Breckenridge, looking southwest
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southwest, shows the frame, gable roofed, one story Saint Mary's Catholic Church with a cross on its gable peak and a ladder on its snow dusted roof. It has a gothic door and windows, and a round window...
- St. Mary's Catholic Church (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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
- The McLellan Gate
- A view of the McLellan Gate located at the East Eighteenth Avenue entrance to City Park in Denver, Colorado. The granite gateway was a gift to the city from Denver pioneer William W. McLellan in 1907. It was later moved to the East 21st...
- McLellan, William W.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of the Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Breckenridge, Colorado. This one story, gable roofed frame structure was built in 1881 and moved several times over the years. It has a gable roofed, projecting entry and sash windows...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1920-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Manager's residence
- Shows the two story residence of the manager at the Denver Municipal Airport (later Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado. The home features brick and wood siding, a covered porch and a wire fence.
- Denver Municipal Airport--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Eugene Field House
- View of the Eugene Field residence that later became the Eugene Field branch of the Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado. Prior to its being moved to accommodate the library, it was here at 307 West Colfax Avenue.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Library book transfer
- A man stands near a conveyor and dump truck at the Carnegie library in Denver, Colorado. A wooden crate on the conveyor holds books to be moved to the new library on Broadway. The City and County Building and a front-end loader are in the distance.
- Denver Public Library--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Book conveyors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dump trucks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956]
- Moving time in Denver
- View of a house moving operation in Denver, Colorado; shows a frame house and men working. Children watch; an automobile is in the background, and the truck has lettering: "Kennicott Patterson Transfer Hauling Placing of Machinery Boilers Safes...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trailers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 April 1
- C&S, U.S. Mail and Express car
- Colorado and Southern U. S. Railway Post Office, American Railway Express car 401 with a self propelled gas engine; Electro-Motive Corporation 302, in the Denver, Colorado, coach yard with team tracks; shows Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad mail service--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1936]
- Old C&S Engine no. 70
- Colorado & Southern Engine 70 (type 2-8-0) in Blackhawk ready to be moved to Central City, Clear Creek County, Colorado, for exhibition, with shiny new paint, Bear Trap stack, and two cars; shows two wood frame houses on slope above train.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1940-1950.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Larimer Street
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows Larimer Street, horse and buggy traffic, businesses, storefronts, and signs: "Rocky Mountain Views," and "News Block."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [1866 and 1867?]
- Central City water supply
- The Central City, Colorado, water supply wagon, which delivered water to the city from the eighteen seventies to the mid-eighties, when the city's water pipes were laid. The wagon, which is drawn by two teams of mules, stands next to the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Water supply--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1888?]
- Glenwood Canyon series
- View of Shoshone borrow pit and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Holes--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Pipe intersection
- View of a steel pipe as its moved on a horse-drawn sledge on probably 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Streetcars are nearby. A sign on the pipe reads: "Citizens Water Co. From Wynetka Queen City Foundry."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Penstocks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893
- West side open market on Cherry Creek
- A girl walks near a row of trees at an empty open-air market in Denver, Colorado. Cherry Creek is nearby. Signs on buildings in the distance read: "City Market Seed Co. [?]a[?]dey & Hartner Seed Importers Moved to 15th and Blake," and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Farmer's markets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Halloween treats for New Mexican Indians gathered by three elementary school students from Mile Hi Academy
- Children and an adult watch as Halloween candy is moved between two trucks. The candy is meant for Native American children in New Mexico and was collected by three students from Mile High Academy in Denver, Colorado.
- Mile High Academy (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Halloween--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Health & welfare--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Food relief--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; School...
- 1970? November 14
- Old Prospector Mines football team parade in Denver
- Members of the Colorado School of Mines football team (from Golden, Colo.) move a statue of a miner from the lobby of the Colorado National Bank Building in Denver, Colorado. The statue formerly stood atop the Mining Exchange building.
- Colorado School of Mines--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Football players--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967 September 8
- Eastern Market Company
- Interior view of the Eastern Market Company, in Denver, Colorado; butchers pose by meat hooks. John A. Tombling (vice president) wears a straw hat and suit.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business people--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tombling,...
- 1922
- Navajo weaver
- A Native American (Navajo) woman poses near a loom. She is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Navajo women weavers--1880-1910.; Weaving--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Silver Plume
- The Large Town Hall in Silver Plume, Colorado, built in Brownville in the early 1880's and moved to Main Street Silver Plume in 1886. It is a false front structure with a cornice and a second story balcony with balustrade. Pediments are over the...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1949]
- Silver Plume, Colo
- The Large Town Hall in Silver Plume, Colorado, was built in Brownsville in the early 1880's and was moved to Main Street, Silver Plume in 1886. It is a false front structure with a cornice, pilasters and a second story porch with balustrade....
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1950-1990.; City & town halls--Colorado--Silver Plume--1950-1990.
- [between 1954 and 1981?]
- Denver Arapahoe Northwest corner of 15th Mendota Place
- View of a building on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) Street and Court Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and contrasting trim. Horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians are nearby. Signs read: "Household...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]