Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City, Colorado
- The Gilpin County Courthouse faces Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, across from the Eureka House. The side of the St. James Methodist Church juts into the right midground. Several mines dot the hillside behind the courthouse. A covered...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Parade in Victor
- Rear view of parade on Victor Avenue, Victor, Colorado; three fire trucks with hoses and fire equipment pass by sidewalks lined with people, Victor Fire Dept. No. 2 emblem is on third truck; "Welcome to Victor" banner and commercial brick buildings...
- Victor (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Victor--1980-1990.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Victor--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- First American ponton bridge across Po River at San Benedetto Po, Italy
- Major General Willis D. Crittenberger and other high ranking officers watch the 5th Army, 1554th Engineering Heavy Ponton Battalion complete the first ponton bridge (an M-2 Treadway pontoon bridge) built across the Po River at San Benedetto Po...
- World War, 1939-1945--Engineering & construction--Italy--San Benedetto Po.; San Benedetto Po (Italy)--1940-1950.; Bridge construction--Italy--San Benedetto Po--1940-1950.; Military occupations--American--Italy--San Benedetto Po--1940-1950.; Pontoon...
- 1945 April 25
- Teller County Hospital, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of restored Teller County Hospital (also called Hospitality House), 600 North "B" Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; hospital erected in 1901 and closed in 1960's; building was later purchased by Mackin family and used for handling...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hospitals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Cripple Creek, ca. 1980's
- Bird's eye view across residential rooftops of Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes backside view of Teller County Courthouse and flat rooftops of brick commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- Engineers rest behind a tank destroyer during an assult, Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- Ten Tenth Mountain Division 126th Mountain Enginers rest behind a tank destroyer on a mountain road while taking cover from German sniper fire. Those closest to the tank destroyer stand and sit upright while those farther from cover lie flat on the...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Trianon
- Exterior view of Grand Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, with elaborate landscaping and sculptures. The one story U-shaped residence features Ionic columns, French windows and doors with arched...
- McLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Trianon
- Exterior view of Grand Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, built in 1908 by architect Thomas McLaren.
- McLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Trianon
- Exterior view of Grand Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, with elaborate landscaping and sculptures. The one story U-shaped residence features Ionic columns, French windows and doors with arched...
- McLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- 1952
- Yellowstone, Crater of Old Faithful
- View of geyserite silica accretions at Old Faithful Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Copy of a poster with drawing of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody riding a horse. Cody wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and embroidered flowers. He also wears gloves with tassles and a wide-brimmed hat. His horse's bridle is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Litter bearers evacuate wounded on Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Two soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Regiment, 1st Battalion, walk in front of a wounded soldier on a litter carried by five others. According to the caption the soldier had been wounded in the attack on Mount Belvedere during the...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 20, 1945
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A two story brick house is built above a retaining wall on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The white painted house has a hipped roof, double brackets under the eaves, rectangular windows, a front bay window, and a covered porch supported...
- Central City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.
- 1971
- Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in Denver Eleanor & daughter-in-law in shadows
- United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stands next to a uniformed military officer, a stone arch, and a crowd in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Military officers--United States--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- [1936?]
- Benjamin Stapleton - possibly at his campaign headquarters
- Denver Mayor Benjamin Franklin Stapleton (1873-1950) poses (eyeglasses and spotted tie), with a crowd of men and women, in Denver, Colorado; bunting is on the wall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Governor Billy Adams
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams (eyeglasses) poses with another man in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.
- [between 1927 and 1933?]
- Governor Billy Adams
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams (eyeglasses) poses with another man in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.
- [between 1927 and 1933?]
- Automobile - streetcar wreck
- Denver Tramway Company car number 36 is by a crushed Plymouth car in Denver, Colorado; women look on.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Parade
- Soldiers march in uniform in (probably) Colorado; the Imperial Apartments are a six-story brick structure with corbeled arches and a faceted tower. Sign reads: "Hotel France."
- Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1941 and 1945?]
- Parade on 16th Street
- View of a military marching band in uniforms, on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Thom Mcan," "Zall Jewelry," and "Hyde Pharmacy."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Marching bands--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Fire at McPhee & McGinnity
- View of a fire in Denver, Colorado; lettering on the brick warehouse reads: "McPhee & McGinnity Co. Denver, Colorado."
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 23, 1935
- Fire at McPhee & McGinnity
- View of a fire and firemen in Denver, Colorado; lettering on the brick warehouse reads: "McPhee & McGinnity Co. Denver, Colorado."
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 23, 1935
- Fire in Denver
- Firemen stand atop burning houses in Denver, Colorado; a bird house is on the gate.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Automobile - streetcar wreck
- Denver Tramway Company car number 36 is by a crushed Plymouth car in Denver, Colorado; people look on.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Traffic...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Denver - Welton Street
- View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado; shows parked cars, pedestrians, and business signs: "Jim Furlong Loans," "Baker Hotel," and "Estes Hotel."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- December 21, 1948
- Aerial view of Denver's railyards
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad switch yard, Union Station, the Longmont Farmers Milling and Elevator Company (flour mill), and the South Platte River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver Welcome Arch
- A L.C. McClure photograph attached to a cork board shows 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; parked cars, the Welcome Arch with lettering: "Mizpah," are near Union Station.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Welcome Arch (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Post building
- View of the Denver Post (newspaper) offices, in Denver, Colorado. Cars are parked along Champa Street.
- Denver Post--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Agnes Phipps Memorial Hospital
- Aerial view of Agnes (Phipps) Memorial Sanatorium, in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping and a complex of medical buildings.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Probably in Denver
- Portrait of women in Denver, Colorado; costume includes satin, brocade fabric, a brooch, a bone belt buckle, pearls, and fancy hats with feathers and ribbons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- 17th St. on top of Brown Palace
- Women pose on the roof of the Brown Palace Hotel, in Denver, Colorado. They wear outfits that include leopard skin, fur, feathers, fancy hats, a plaid cape, gloves, taffeta, and high heels. 17th (Seventeenth) Street and downtown commercial...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cherry Creek - flooded
- View of Cherry Creek, in Denver, Colorado, during the Castlewood Dam flood. Speer Boulevard and a Sinclair gas station edge the water.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 August 3
- Baseball at Denver's Merchants Park
- View of a baseball catcher and player in action at Merchant's Park, South Broadway and West Center Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Baseball--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stadiums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Denver - looking east I-25 runs through center of photo
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows streets, houses, Interstate Highway I-25, and the Colorado State Capitol building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Pioneer Zephyr "Dawn to Dusk Club" in Chicago
- Men, boys, and girls pose with a burro in Chicago (Cook County), Illinois; and signs: "Zephyr Dawn to Dusk Club" and "ZEPH Denver to Chicago May 26, 1934." A Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad locomotive is in the background.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Chicago (Ill.)--1930-1940.; Children--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.; Clubs--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.; Railroad...
- 1934 May 26
- D & R G W wrecked locomotive
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive with collision damage; number tag reads: "1207."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1930-1940.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- F. D. R. in Denver
- United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks from a podium in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol portico and dome are in the background.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Public speaking--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- 1936?
- F. D. R. in Denver
- United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks from a podium in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol portico and dome are in the background.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Public speaking--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- 1936?
- P. U. C. hearing
- View of a Public Utilities Commission hearing in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows a man in a suit, tie, and eyeglasses.
- Colorado Public Utilities Commission--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- P. U. C. hearing
- View of a Public Utilities Commission hearing in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows a man in a suit, tie, and eyeglasses.
- Colorado Public Utilities Commission--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Unidentified woman
- A woman poses in a jacket, corsage, and a fluted velvet hat with bow.
- Women--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Unidentified woman - possibly in Baby Doe's suite at the Windsor - note: window shade
- View of a woman in a brocade dress sitting at a desk, in (possibly) Bay Doe's suite at the Hotel Windsor, in Denver, Colorado; interior decor includes a painted lamp shade, sculpture, and a stenciled window shade.
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- July 6, 1935
- D & R G W ski train
- Men, teenagers, and boys pose by a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coach, in Colorado, with skis, ice skates, and a toboggan.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1930-1940.; Skiing--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- William Gilpin
- Portrait of Colorado Territorial Governor William Gilpin (1822-1894), with signature.
- Governors--Colorado--1850-1860.; Gilpin, William, 1822-1894.
- [between 1850 and 1860?]
- Harry Rhoads, wears a barrel
- Portrait of photographer Harry M. Rhoads, on stage in (probably) Denver, Colorado, wearing a wooden barrel, a Fedora hat, and camera equipment bags. A microphone is to the side.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barrels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- John Long Routt
- Portrait of Colorado Territorial Governor John Long Routt (1826-1907), with signature.
- Governors--Colorado--1850-1870.; Routt, John Long, 1826-1907.
- [between 1850 and 1870?]
- Capitol Heights Presby. Church corner of Fillmore & 11th Ave.
- A view of the Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church located on the corner of Fillmore Street and 11th (Eleventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The church was built by architects Robert Willison and Montana S. Fallis. It was dedicated in 1912.
- Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- City and County Building with Christmas decorations
- Shows an illuminated night view of the City and County Building decorated for Christmas at Civic Center park on Bannock street in Denver, Colorado. A tree in front of the building is decorated with lights and ornaments.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 to 1950?]
- Denver City and County Building illuminated for Christmas
- Shows an illuminated night view of the City and County Building decorated for Christmas. A tree in front of the building is decorated with lights and ornaments. A post in the foreground is decorated with a wreath, garland and illuminated candles....
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Temple Emanuel
- View of the Temple Emanuel (Temple Events Center) located on 16th (sixteenth) and Pearl Streets in Denver, Colorado. John J. Humphreys was commissioned to design the Moorish style building with twin towers and cooper minarets. The temple was...
- Temple Emanuel (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Synagogues--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]