Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #329 Art Ward's barber shop
- Three barbers shave their customers in a barber shop in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Each customer lies back in the barber's chair with a sheet draped over his chest. A seventh man wearing coveralls stands by the mirror in the background.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barbers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Shaving--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- #745 Interior of Methodist Church Christmas Party
- Two rows of girls holding baby dolls perform in the Christmas pageant at the Methodist Church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Baby cradles and miniature brooms are in front of the girls in the front row. Christmas trees flank the stage. The...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a house with a porch at the top of a hill in the distance looking over a rushing stream below; mountain covered with pines and a road with low bushes passes in front of the house.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 1016 scalps, summer of 1919, Arizona
- Two men hold signs over a heap of animal pelts in Arizona. Some animals have tags. The signs read: "1016 Scalps. Summer of 1919. Arizona" and "U.S. Biological Survey and Live Stock Sanitary Board Cooperating in the Destruction of Predatory Animals."
- Hides & skins--Arizona--1910-1920.; Hunting--Arizona--1910-1920.
- 1919
- 10th Mountain Division Name Lookup Index
- Database of 32,213 records of men who served with the “Mountain Troops” from 1941-1945. You may use the Name Lookup Index to determine if a person was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, and the company or Regiment with which he served.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.; Military records.; Colorado--Genealogy
- 2002
- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 11th Ave. and Speer Blvd., Denver
- View of a bridge over Cherry Creek at 11th Avenue and Speer Blvd. in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete stairs to Cherry Creek and a paved path. Signs or billboards read "Schlosser," "Narconon," "Charter 10 The Final...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- 1982 January
- 1357 Williams
- Interior view of Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. May F. Woodward leans over a wooden railing near the stairs. Decor includes paneling, coffered ceilings, and a brass floor lamp.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 1400 class engine climbing Soldier Summit at Gilluly, Utah
- View from hillside over Gilluly station looks south across Soldier Creek, Utah. A Denver and Rio Grande F-81 Class 2-10-2 Engine makes its way up on one of the three levels of track required for the new two-percent grade up Soldier Summit.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Gilluly (Utah)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1928]
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company building (1413-1425 Champa) under construction in Denver, Colorado. The building is a four story brick facade with dentals along the flat roof line. A carved stone over the door reads: "Telephone Building."...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- 1421 Champa, construction progress
- View of the partial facade and internal framework of the Colorado Telephone Company building, 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. Carved stone over the main entryway reads: "Telephone Building." Men stand on the sidewalk and look up at the...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902, September
- 1421 Champa, interior offices, general plant engineering
- A group of engineers work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Plans and and documents are stacked on the desks. One man leans over and confers with...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- Teachers stand behind a group of students who work at a switchboard at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company operator's school at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs facing the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- 1429 Champa, commercial office, exterior, front
- View of the commercial office of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company at 1429 Champa St. in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story brick structure with cornice, dentils, and large store-front windows. Carved stone entablatures...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- 1441 Market St., Denver
- View of a three story brick commercial building at 1441 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood of downtown Denver, Colorado. The building has glass blocks above ground floor display windows, and metal grates over basement level windows. A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 August
- 14th & Colo. Ave., church has been remodeled Spanish style : Calvary Episcopal (After fire in 1926, replaced by Spanish-type church
- The Calvary Episcopal Church in Idaho Springs, Colorado, is shown prior to its burning in 1926. A large group of men, women and children (including white and Black men and women) stands in front of the church. The church has a steeply gabled roof,...
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Pedestrians, horse drawn carriages and bicyclists cross over Cherry Creek via the completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Hotel Topsy Turvy", "Art Metal and Bui?", "Stone Saw Mill", "Moore Hardware and Iron...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Horse drawn carriages cross over the South Platte River via the completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians use the paved sidewalk. Cherrry Creek and the city of Denver is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Horse drawn carriages travel over the 14th Street viaduct as it runs along Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. Railroad bridges and local businesses are shown. Sign on building reads "?nlee & sons cut stone yard". The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct - Denver, Colorado
- Shows work crews resting on the nearly completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a bicyclist are on the bridge. The bridges for Colorado and Southern, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and Denver & Rio Grande...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 May 26
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- A crane on a traveler hoists a steel beam above a partially constructed bridge, part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado. The bridge passes over the Colorado Ore Sampling Company's buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the traveler and cranes at a partially constructed bridge over the South Platte River, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen guide a steel beam with a crane on a traveler at a bridge over Cherry Creek at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A sign on building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Wazee Streets reads: "J. M. Moore's...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A man stands in a ditch with a wagon and workhorse. The Denver City Hall on 14th (Fourteenth) Street, a rock retaining wall and a metal railroad bridge over Cherry Creek are visible in the background.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town...
- 1898 December 5th
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- View of the construction yard for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct. Shows cranes, pulley, materials, the unfinished bridge, and Colorado and Southern and Denver & Rio Grande railroad bridges over Cherry Creek. Shows railroad box cars in the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 January 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows the early stages of trestle work on the viaduct over the South Platte River. Colorado Southern railroad tracks run in front of the bridgework near the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators stand on the side of the 14th Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado, under construction. Shows Denver City Hall, located on 14th Street, and A.T.& S.F. and Denver & Rio Grande railway bridges over Cheery Creek in the background. Cranes and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 18
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as a construction crew moves a large steel beam into place for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The workers use a crane to move the load. The rock retaining wall and the Moore Hardware...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as construction workers use a traveling crane to move a steel beam into place on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cheery Creek. A few of the workers ride on the beam, and a man leans on a bicycle. The Moore Hardware and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows the snow covered 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct at Blake Street. A few people stand on the viaduct. Two pieces of machinery are next to the Congregation of Shomro Amunoh synagogue. Shows road and railroad bridges over Cherry Creek and the...
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Men pose at the intersection of 14th and Wazee on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct. Shows the iron work fence along the viaduct, Denver City hall, a railroad bridge over Cherry Creek, and local businesses. One man leans against a bike. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 May 26
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows the beginning trestle work on the bridge over the South Platte River and buildings in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 14th Street Viaduct, Denver, Colorado
- Men pose on the unfinished iron skeleton of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct over the South Platte River in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. Shows pulleys, cranes, wood supports, and rail track to move materials.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 1554 Race Street
- View of 1554 Race Street (1890) in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three story Queen Anne style house has intricate spindles and wood work over the entry porch and second story balcony. The house is red brick with...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Wyman Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2002
- 15th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric star shaped lights hang over the street, each garland has a lighted cross that hangs from its center...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.; Festive decorations.; Fraternal organizations.; Public utility...
- 1913 August 16
- 16th and Penn., John Galen Lock residence
- View on Sixteenth (16th) and Pennsylvania Streets, Denver, Colorado, shows a large brick house identified as having belonged to John Galen Lock. The sign over the door reads: "Colorado Educational Association."
- Colorado Educational Association (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Educational organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lock, John...
- 1956
- 16th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1910-1920.; Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.;...
- 1913 August 16
- 16th Street decorated for Christmas
- A view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, decorated for Christmas. Garlands and a large bell hang over the streets from buildings. The Daniels and Fisher Tower (D&F Tower) is in the background. Shows automobiles, trolley cars and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 November 30
- 16th Street decorated for Christmas
- A snowy 16th (Sixteenth) street, Denver, Colorado, is decorated for Christmas with garlands of evergreen and wreathed stars that hangs over the street. The Daniels and Fisher Tower at Arapahoe Street is on the right. In the foreground the marquee...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Festoons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- 16th Street Mall, Denver
- View of construction on the 16th (Sixteenth) Street Mall in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man sweeps newly laid stones on the center pedestrian walkway. Signs over storefronts read: "(Lane) Bryant," and "Baker's Shoes."
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Pedestrian malls--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Show windows--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981 October
- 17th Street at night, Knights Templar Convention
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street, decorated for the Knights Templar 1913 Conclave, Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Garlands of electric lights hang over the street and American flags hang from the lamp posts that support the garlands....
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets.; Electric lighting.; Festive decorations.; Fraternal organizations.; Utility...
- 1913 August 15
- 17th Street looking towards Broadway
- A view down 17th (Seventeenth) Street, at the corner of Lawrence Street looking toward Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Shows a trolley car line, automobiles, and local businesses. Some of the businesses include: "Milner Hotel" and "Joe Awful Coffee". A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
- Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1959
- 1874 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 2nd Annual Denver City directory
- 1875 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 3rd Annual Denver City directory
- 1876 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 4th Annual Denver City directory
- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- 1878 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 6th Annual Denver City directory