Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Curtis Street at night
- Night view of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado; shows snow and movie theaters. Electric signs read: "Marquette," "Iris Theater," "Isis," and "The Nanking Chop Suey, Pool."
- Iris Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture...
- [between 1913 and 1919?]
- [Audi]torium and City Hall, Pueblo
- View of classical-style City Hall and Memorial Hall Auditorium in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The three-story structure a has domed cupola, fluted columns with ionic capitals, a United States flag at half mast above a carved "1917," and a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Bank Night
- View of the La Mar movie theater and businesses on Center Street in possibly Lamar (Prowers County), Colorado. The art deco style theater has a marquis that reads: "$1750 Cash Club Tonite, "South of Pago Pago" and "Sporting Blood." Shows a ticket...
- Motion picture theaters--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Eng No. 101
- A group of men and women pose on engine no. 101 of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Company near Corona in Grand County, Colorado. Included in the group is possibly the famed pioneer movie producer Colonel William Selig (far left) and...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Denver - Fire Dept. horse drawn fire wagon parade?
- View of a Denver Fire Department horse-drawn wagon on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd the sidewalks. Office buildings flank the street; the Tabor Opera...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902]
- Denver Fire Dept. fire run or parade?
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd the sidewalks watching horses, buggies, and a man in a fireman's hat. A streetcar and Denver Union Station are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Denver Fire Dept. fire run or parade?
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd the sidewalks watching a horse drawn buggy full of firemen. Office buildings flank the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902]
- Denver - Fire Dept. fire run or parade?
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd sidewalks watching firemen in a horse drawn buggy.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902]
- Entertainment motion pictures production equipment projector
- View of a movie projector; shows the arc chamber, gears, film reels, and lenses.
- Motion picture devices--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Entertainment motion pictures production equipment Edison projector
- View of an Edison movie projector; shows mechanical parts and gears.
- Motion picture devices--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Entertainment motion pictures production equipment Edison projector
- View of an Edison movie projector; shows mechanical parts, gears, film reels, and lenses.
- Motion picture devices--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Entertainment motion pictures production Polyscope camera
- View of a movie camera; shows reels and a chain drive.
- Motion picture cameras--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Entertainment motion pictures equipment projector
- View of a movie projector; shows the arc chamber and lenses.
- Motion picture devices--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Entertainment motion pictures production equipment Polyscope Camera
- View of a Polyscope movie camera; shows mechanical parts and film reels.
- Motion picture cameras--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Leadville, Harrison Avenue
- This view looking north on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes a portion of old Lake County Courthouse after the July fire. Construction men work to brace the remaining structure. Landmark buildings include the American National Bank,...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; First Presbyterian Church (Leadville, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Vendome Hotel--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business...
- [1942]
- Street scene Vernal Utah
- View of a dirt street in Vernal, Utah; three children stand in street; posters (possibly movie posters) are propped in front of building; pedestrian and horse-and-buggy traffic are in distance; commercial buildings include a cafe, pool hall, and...
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Children--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Glenarm Street view
- Exterior view of the Paramount Theater, an art deco-style movie theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell built in 1930, along Glenarm Street (at Sixteenth, 16th) Street in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Signs: "Paramount," "Confessions of...
- Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Freight train on the Moffat Railroad
- Travelogue cameramen pose on a flatbed car of the Denver & Salt Lake (Moffat Road) which is situated on a wooden trestle, possibly Grand County, Colorado. One camerman rests his hand on a movie camera on a tripod and four railroad employees pose...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Cinematography--Colorado--1910-1920.; Motion picture cameras--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Paramount Theater
- Two women organists sit in front of the twin Wurlitzer organs inside of the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at the intersection of Sixteenth (16th) Street and Glenarm Street in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Built in...
- Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1941?]
- Warden Roy Best
- Warden Roy Best is surrounded by law officers holding rifles, and reporters, at the State Penitentiary, Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, during filming of the movie "Canon City." One newsman writes in a notepad; another holds a microphone with...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Best, Roy.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Picture show, Silverton, Colo.
- View of the abandoned movie theater and adjacent wood frame buildings with false fronts in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Prominent signs read: "Silverton Coal Co. Crested Butte King Iron Fireman Stoker", "Ladies & Gents [G]arments Cleaned...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.
- August, 1941
- Harry M. Rhoads and others taking pictures of passing parade
- Harry M. Rhoads, in a hat and bow tie and loading film into his still camera, stands with other photographers with still cameras and movie cameras during a parade in Denver, Colorado. Spectators look on, several young boys stand near the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture cameras--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Curtis Street at dusk - early 1900's, known as "Theater Row"
- A view down Curtis Street, referred to as "Theater Row" or "Great White Way", in Denver, Colorado. It was known as the best lit street in the world and featured a string of popular movie palaces. Some of the theaters include the "State," the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sunrises &...
- [between 1927 and 1930]
- Mayan Theatre at 110 Broadway opened on Nov. 20, 1930
- View of the Mayan Theatre at 1st (First) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Movie marquee reads: "Fox Mayan", "New Songs, New Gags, Al Jolson In 'Big Boy'; Fox News Vitaphone Act Comedy, 'Our Nagging Wives.'" Business signs read: "Broadway...
- Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [1930?]
- "Big Chorus" with Henry DeFluites doing great revival hymns
- Interior view of a convention hall decorated with bunting in Denver, Colorado; shows a crowd of people and a movie projection screen.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Social & civic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Flag raising Aug. 1936 by Gov. Johnson in which the disputed strip of land was formally annexed
- This view of a flag raising ceremony outside of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes the large scale two story brick structure, with a hipped gable roof and a cupola with paired sash windows on each of its four sides....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Flags--American--1930-1940.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Denver Theater premiere of "Silver Dollar"
- View of people at a premiere of the movie "Silver Dollar," at the Denver Theater, in Denver, Colorado. A woman models a costume used in the biographical film about Baby Doe Tabor.
- Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture premieres--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.--Portrayals.
- 1932, December 2
- Denver Theater premiere of "Silver Dollar"
- View of the premiere of the movie "Silver Dollar," about Silver Dollar Tabor, at the Denver Theater, in Denver, Colorado; shows a crowd of people on Glenarm Street and signs: "Silver Dollar."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture premieres--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.--Portrayals.
- 1932, December 2
- Curtis at corner of 16th
- Rooftop view of Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Daniels & Fisher Tower is nearby. Signs on buildings read: "Agents Opera House Building Horace W. Bennett & Co.," "Isbell-Kent-Oa[...] Dry Goods Drapery Bedding," "The Henneberry Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Strand Theater entrance
- View of the Strand movie theater, in Denver, Colorado; shows an ornate arch, ticket windows, and people.
- Strand (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Clayton College auditorium
- Interior view of the auditorium at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. A movie screen and chandeliers are in the building.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 May 26
- Equity bldg
- Two story commercial building in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A neon sign hangs from the store at 2563 Welton Street it reads: "Equity Savings." The sign on the shop window reads: "Equity Savings and Loan Association."...
- Equity Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- Indians and plow scene from 'The covered wagon'
- Native American (Plains) men stand near a wooden horse drawn plow near a group of tepees. One man is on horseback. The men wear fringed blankets and feathers in their hair. Two men wear medals on ribbons around their necks. This is probably a still...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Great Plains--1920-1930.; Plows--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Tipis--Great Plains--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Intersection 6th & Corona
- View of the intersection of 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Corona Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile, truck, and van traffic, a house, a mailbox, and businesses. Movie theater marquee reads: "Don't Look Now, Donald Sutherland."
- Vans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Speer (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.;...
- 1974 March
- Paramount Theater
- Boys and girls crowd into a hallway of the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. The children wait to be seated for a free movie.
- Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1937 December 24
- The Stars Came Out
- People crowd the entrance of the Denver Theater at 1545 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado; band members wear helmets, and the neon marquee reads: "Kit Carson," and "Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum."
- Denver Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Motion picture premieres--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 August 27
- W. Colfax Drive-In Theatre
- View of a movie sign in Denver, Colorado; it reads: "W. Colfax Drive In Theatre," and "Jane Fonda & Charles Boyer - Barefoot In The Park," and "Alfie."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967 December 6
- America Theatre
- View of the America theater at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Cars and people are in the streets; electric roof sign depicts an eagle and shield, and reads: "America Theatre - See America First - Lets go Places a Riot of...
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- New Isis Theatre, Denver
- Exterior view of Isis Theater, 1722 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; includes ornate theater facade, two women at ticket alcove or booth, and movie posters "Vitagraph in two parts," "the Great Diamond Mystery," and "A Wild Ride"; adjacent...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture posters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- UP historic equipment, engine number 58, engine type 4-4-0
- With steam-turbine-electric engines 1 & 2 on "Union Pacific" movie special train; 30 MPH. Photographed: near Denver, Colo., April 26, 1939.
- Railroads--Equipment and supplies--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad equipment--Colorado--Brighton.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1939
- UP historic equipment, engine number 58, engine type 4-4-0
- With steam-turbine-electric engines 1 & 2, on "Union Pacific" movie special; 15 cars, 50 MPH, engine is ex-Virginia & Truckee #18. Photographed: near Gilcrest, Colorado., April 26, 1939.
- Railroads--Equipment and supplies--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad equipment--Colorado--Gilcrest.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1939
- UP historic equipment, engine number 58, engine type 4-4-0
- With steam-turbine-electric engines 1 & 2 on "Union Pacific" movie special train; 15 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: near Brighton, Colo., April 26, 1939.
- Railroads--Equipment and supplies--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad equipment--Colorado--Brighton.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1939
- D.W. Griffith's two million dollar spectacle "Intolerance"
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of the the resident vaudeville cast and orchestra of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado during the run of the movie "Intolerance." Shows a canopied entrance. Signs read: "D.W....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Members of Beau Geste Company D Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the resident theatrical company of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway during the presentation of the movie "Beau Geste." Men and women in hats and coats pose at the front entrance to the theater; a woman in a fur coat holds a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927, Feb. 20
- Ten Commandments, "Company F," Broadway Theatre
- Members of the road show company for Cecil B. DeMille's "Ten Commandments" pose at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats stand at the theater entrance. Shows a poster for the movie. Signs read:...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925 February 4
- Cavallo's Orchestra
- Men pose with musical instruments in front of the Princess Theater at 1620 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The band leader Rafaello Cavallo, holds a conductor's baton. Musicians wear suits and hold instruments that include: cello, stand...
- Princess Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Conductors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1927?]
- Silverton train at Durango
- Men walk by Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 453 (#8 for movie) at Durango (La Plata County), Colorado; the consist is made up of a passenger car and an open touring car, lettering reads: "[De]nver & Rio Grande Western" and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad shops &...
- [1953?]
- Pack train arriving at mine, western Colo., Silverton
- Men stand by a tripod movie camera, near men with pack mules, near sheds in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.; Motion picture cameras--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.; Mules--Colorado--Silverton--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Inmates watching preview of "Canon City", probably were in it
- Prisoners and officials at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, watch the movie "Canon City," based on the 1947 prison break led by James Sherbondy. Numbers are stamped on the shirts of the convicts.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- RGS narrow gauge caboose number 0409
- Three-quarter, close view; relettered for movie "Ticket to Tomahawk." Photographed: Rico, Colorado, November 17, 1951.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Rico--1950-1960.; Rico (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Rico--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951