Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- People and flood / car debris
- Men and a woman examine an automobile buried in flood debris.
- Automobiles--1930-1940.; Floods--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Train wreck / derailed
- Onlookers and investigators examine debris from the wreck of a derailed Colorado and Southern Railway train, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1940.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1920-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Woman's [sic] Room, Denver Public Library, East [sic] High School
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reading rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1900?] /; Brooks - 16th & Stout - Denver
- Alamosa Colo.
- View of the Alamosa passenger station of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (Alamosa County), Colorado, a two-story brick structure with overhanging hipped roof. A suspended decorative iron awning is over the entry. Shows pedestrians, horse-drawn...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- B. Remy double
- View of the Bernard Remy duplex (Baerresen Brothers Architects) in Denver, Colorado; the houses feature brick quoins, arched windows, and a porch / balcony with numbers: "421 - 425."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Duplexes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Remy, Bernard, resident Denver, Colo.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Shove Memorial Chapel, Colorado College, Colorado Springs
- Shove Memorial Chapel, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (built 1930 - 1931 / architect John Gray), has a square belltower with turret and a rosette window. Nevada Avenue has landscaping.
- Gray, John, . 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Colorado College--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Universities &...
- [1939]
- Sam Hoffman, Business Week Magazine
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman speaking with unidentified tenant outside Hoffman Heights brick house in Aurora. Tenant holding lawn mower. Men standing on lawn, with woman, toddler, and young boy visible in background. Another woman and...
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1953
- GPR Buggy
- The GPR unit at work. Surveying the site with the radar. Photo: RMC Consultants, Inc. http://www.rmc-consultants.net Ground Penetrating Radar by TAG Research by Sturm Inc. http://tagrsi.com/index.htm and Geophysical Investigations Inc.
- 2010
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, Liquor Store
- Black and white print of man standing in liquor store in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center. He is holding a bottle of wine while standing next to display rack with wine bottles and has a sign ""WINE"" at the bottom. Behind him are shelves...
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1965
- Man and women in a cafe / deli
- A man, woman, and dog pose in a cafe in Denver, Colorado. The man stands near a glass display case. The woman stands near a table and signs that read: "Cabinet" and "Here It Is Fresh Copenhagen."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cafes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December, 1914
- Women wrestling
- Women demonstrate a wrestling hold in a Denver, Colorado gymnasium.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Wrestling--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Wedding group
- Portrait of brides, grooms, and a minister, probably in Denver, Colorado. The women hold flowers.
- Clergy--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Weddings--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Burlington / Santa Fe train wreck
- View of Burlington Northern Railroad and Santa Fe Railroad boxcars, derailed.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1910-1930.; Railroad accidents--1910-1930.; Burlington Northern, Inc.--Disasters--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car and riders in front of thatched / stone structure
- Men and women pose in an open topped automobile by stone shelters with thatched roofs, probably in Colorado.
- Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Interior - mantle / door
- Interior presentation view of a room in a residence in Denver, Colorado; shows wood cabinets, mirrors, columns, entablature, carved wood, and a marble fireplace with a pressed metal interior.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mantels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1893]
- Interior of City Library / Mercantile Library - receiving room - Chamber of Commerce Building - 14th and Lawrence
- Interior view of the Mercantile Library receiving room in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women by shelves of books. Costume includes ruffles, a cameo, watch and chain, high collars, and puff shouldered blouses. Helen Ingersoll wears a dress with a...
- Ingersoll, Helen Frances, 1878-; Denver Public Library--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1899?]
- D&RGW at Iola, Colo. "Powderhorn" 268 w / 0588 & stock cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 268, with a consist of livestock cars and caboose 0558, vents smoke near Iola (Gunnison County), Colorado. A man stands on one of the stock cars. Shows men by a "pop car" or motorized section car, and hay...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Iola (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad section cars--Colorado--Iola--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Iola--1950-1960.
- 1953 October 9
- Western History Subject Index
- Crime and criminals Denver /
- Western History Subject Index
- KUVO f,-/r
- Ninth Street Historic Park Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. View of Ninth Street, Spanish Colonial revival style St. Cajetan's Center (formerly St....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; St. Cajetan's Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park...
- 1990
- Ninth Street Historic Park Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. View of Ninth Street, Spanish Colonial revival style St. Cajetan's Center (formerly St....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Cajetan's Center (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1998
- William G. Fisher House
- View of the William G. Fisher House / International House (1896; Frank E. Edbrooke and Willis A. Marean, architects) at 1600 Logan Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the front (west) elevation of a three-story...
- William G. Fisher House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; William G. Fisher House (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Daniels Fund building
- View of 101 Monroe Street, Daniels Fund Building in the Cherry Creek neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This three-story red-brick terraced building with a central tower suggests the Prairie Revival / neo-Wrightian style. Broad overhanging eves and...
- Daniels Fund--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Charitable organizations.; Daniels Fund--Pictorial works.; Charities--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2006
- 919 Newport Street Van Sickle / Ball House
- View of a two story red brick house (Frank E. Edbrooke : 1890) located at 919 Newport Street in the Montclair neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne style house has a front porch supported by columns, a second story balcony, bookend...
- Van Sickle/Ball House (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Van Sickle/Ball House (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- ca. 1999
- 1436 Market Street
- View of a vacant three story commercial building (ca. 1890) located at 1436 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood (Lower Downtown Historic District / LoDo), Denver, Colorado. The building has a shaped parapet, an elaborate Italianate...
- Straser Candy Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Straser Candy Co. (Denver,...
- 1977
- Children of Antonio Teodoro Lobato and Maria Epemenia Córdova
- Studio portrait of the adult children of rancher and farmer Antonio Teodoro Lobato and his wife Maria Epemenia Cordova de Lobato. They are identified Left to Right: Front row: Rosavel and José Julián "J.J." Lobato. Back row: Refugio,...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Women.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1890
- Kimball / Hegarty House
- View of a Queen Anne style house (1890) at 790 Oneida Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house features a decorative half-timbered gable, a circular turret on the second story and a porch on the second story of the north...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2002
- Tivoli Student Union, formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of a flatbed truck parked near the Tivoli Student Union (formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery), located at 900 Auraria Parkway on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver, Colorado. The brewery was built in 1881, with subsequent...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Signs (Notices); Student unions.; Trucks.; Universities & colleges.; Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 2004
- Jurassic leaves
- View of the public art installation, "Jurassic Leaves" at the Louisiana / Pearl Light rail station (2007) in the Platte Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The metal sculpture, constructed of patina painted copper and stainless steel, was...
- Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sculpture.; Street railroad stations.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Jurassic leaves
- View of the steel and glass, gabled elevator and public art installation, "Jurassic Leaves" at the Louisiana / Pearl Light rail station (2007) in the Platte Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The metal sculpture, constructed of patina painted...
- Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elevators.; Sculpture.; Street railroad stations.; Regional Transportation District (Denver,...
- 2007
- Raymond House-Castle Marne
- View of details on the facade of the Raymond House (1890: William Lang, architect) / Castle Marne Bed and Breakfast, 1572 Race Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house was constructed for real estate developer Wilbur...
- Raymond, Wilbur S.--Homes & haunts.; Raymond House (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Wyman Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Capitals (Columns); Historic buildings.;...
- 2002
- Harman Town Hall / Greenleaf Masonic Temple
- View of the Harman Town Hall / Greenleaf Masonic Temple (1891: Franklin E. Kidder and Ida Humphreys, architects), 400 Saint Paul Street in the Cherry Creek Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The eclectic style building has round-arched second story...
- Harman Town Hall - Greenleaf Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lawrence N. Greenleaf Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cherry Creek (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Historic buildings.; Harman Town Hall -...
- 1974
- Adobe house
- View of an abandoned adobe house near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows an adobe brick building with a sod roof and door and window openings. Sagebrush and trees are nearby. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Adobe buildings.; Houses.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Costilla County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.
- [between 2005 and 2006?]
- José Gaspar and Eligio Manzanares
- Hispanic American brothers José Gaspar and Eligio Manzanares stand in the snow on the side of a hill probably near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Jose wears a cap, shirt and jeans and smokes a pipe. Eligio wears a shirt, jacket and pants...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Families.; Manzanares, Eligio--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, José Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1920
- José Gaspar Manzanares and fellow railroad workers
- Hispanic American José Gaspar Manzanares and two unidentified railroad workers pose on the front of Union Pacific Locomotive 3978 in Rawlins (Carbon County, Wyoming. Jose sits, an African American and another man stand. They wear coveralls and...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Railroad employees.; Manzanares, José Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Union Pacific Railroad...
- 1946
- Excelso Manzanares and his family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Excelso Manzanares, his wife Senaida Roybal de Manzanares , his sons José Gaspar and Zacarías and his daughter, Aurelia. Excelso has a full mustache and wears a suit and tie. His wife, Senaida wears a long...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Manzanares, Excelso--Family--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, Senaida Roybal de--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1906
- Major Rafael Chacón and Juanita Páiz
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Major Rafael Chacón and his wife Juanita Páiz de Chacón. Major Chacón served in the U.S. Army in New Mexico during the Civil War. He wears a uniform and has a mustache, his wife wears a long dress with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Chacón, Juanita Páiz de--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1858
- Eusebio Chacón and Sophia Barela
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Eusebio Chacón, son of Rafael Chacón, and his wife, Sophia Barela de Chacón. They are dressed in their wedding clothes. Eusebio sits in a chair, he wears a suit and a white bow tie, he has a mustache and...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Spouses.; Chacón, Eusebio--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Family--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Sophia Barela...
- 1891
- Railroad workers
- View of a railroad work crew in New Mexico. A group of men and teenage boys stand with tools that include crowbars. The men are dressed for cold weather and wear hats, caps, suits, overcoats and jackets. Farmers from southern Colorado would travel...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Railroad construction workers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.
- 1905
- Students from Martínez School
- Anglo American and Hispanic American school students from the Martínez School pose in Martínez Plaza near the village of Plaza de los Martínez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys and teenagers, one on horseback, sit on the ground or...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Martinez Plaza (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children.; Students.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Martinez Plaza--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Martinez...
- 1910
- José de la Cruz Páiz and daughter María
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José de la Cruz Páiz and his teenage daughter María Dolores Páiz, Apishapa (Las Animas County), Colorado. An elderly José wears a jacket, and matching vest and pants. He has thick gray hair and a...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Apishapa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Families.; Older people.; Teenagers.; Páiz, José de la Cruz--Pictorial works.; Páiz, María Dolores--Pictorial works.; Fathers and...
- ca. 1860
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- El Heraldo
- View of the adobe newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle, a Spanish Language, Republican newspaper in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story adobe house next to El Heraldo belongs to José Ramos Valdéz, (8th from left), a school...
- Heraldo del Valle (San Luis, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Musicians.; Newspapers.; Heraldo del Valle...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- José Amarante Garcia family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Amarante García and his family. José served as sheriff and county judge in Conejos County, Colorado. Family members are identified as, front row L to R: José Victor García, Sofia García,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Judges.; Sheriffs.; Women.; García, José Amarante--Family--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinoza...
- 1912
- Gallegos Mercantile and Hotel
- View of the Gallegos Mercantile and Hotel on the plaza in San Luis, (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story stone building, owned by José Presentación "J.P." Gallegos, was also the telegraph and post office. The front of the building has a...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; General stores.; Hotels.; Gallegos, José Presentación--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Gallegos, José Presentación--Homes and...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Francisco and Raymundo Gallegos
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American brothers and ranchers, Francisco and Raymundo Gallegos from San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The men wear suits and ties. Francisco is seated in a chair and Raymundo stands beside him with his hand on his...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; San Luis (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families.; Ranchers.; Gallegos, Francisco--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Raymundo--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1895
- The Cordova house
- Hispanic American José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova pose with their families at their two story, Territorial style, adobe house in Las Córdovas, near El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. The house has a balcony and...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings.; Families.; Houses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Adobe...
- ca. 1895
- Erinea García
- Studio portrait (profile) of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She served as the Postmaster for San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado from 1934 to 1973. She wears a dress with a V-neck and a stone and metal...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--San...
- 1925
- Erinea García
- Studio graduation portrait of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She is seated on a stool and wears a white dress trimmed in lace, white stockings, white shoes and has an oversized bow in her hair. She holds her...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Antonito (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alumni & alumnae.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; High school graduates--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1922
- María Odila Lobato and Diego Antonio Gallegos
- Hispanic Americans Diego Antonio Gallegos and his wife María Odila Lobato de Gallegos pose for their wedding portrait. She wears a plain white dress with a low waist and flounced, lace over skirt. She wears a long veil, her hair is bobbed and she...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Gallegos, Diego Antonio--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, María Odila Lobato de--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]