Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Aroya lighthouse
- View of the Aroya Light House in Aroya, Colorado. Shows a wooden building, probably an old gas station, with a large overhanging roof. The building is one level, and the paint is faded and pealing off the wood siding. The overhanging roof is...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Lighthouses.; Abandoned buildings.; Folk art--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1981
- Arizona, on the Line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- A man stands on a rock overhang at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A portion of the Grand Canyon stands in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Roosevelt Hotel
- View of the Roosevelt Hotel, 711 Eighteenth (18th) Street in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Shows a corner of a five-story commercial building with brick walls and overhanging eaves, a cornice supported by brackets, balconettes,...
- Roosevelt Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Roosevelt Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1973
- Town Hall, Mable, Colo.
- View of the Marble Town Hall located at 407 West Main Street in Marble, Colorado. The simple structure is distinguished by a gambrel roof, overhanging eaves and a full-length front porch. Moved from its original location on State Street, the...
- City halls--Colorado--Marble--1970-1980.; Marble (Colo.)--1970-1980.; City halls--Colorado--Marble--Pictorial works.; Marble (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1972
- The Colonnade
- View of The Colonnade (1902, architect-Charles Quayle) at 1212 East Colfax Avenue in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three story Classical Revival-style brick building with terracotta ornamentation. Projecting hipped...
- Colonnade, The (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Apartment houses.; Historic buildings.; Colonnade, The (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 1976
- 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
- Littleton RTD light rail station
- View of the Littleton Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot (now the RTD Littleton downtown light rail station), Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one story rhyolite depot has a retaining wall in the foreground. The wall has a mural of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--History--2000-2010.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Littleton (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
- 2001
- Littleton RTD light rail station
- View of the Littleton Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot (now the RTD Littleton downtown light rail station), Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one story rhyolite depot has overhanging eves supported by elbow brackets with acorn finials, a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--History--2000-2010.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Littleton (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
- 2001
- 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]
- Victor, Colo.
- Street scene in Victor (Teller County), Colorado shows commercial one and two-story buildings on 3rd (Third) Street. Victorian buildings have flat roofs with Baroque details, brackets and overhanging eaves. Grass is on a dilapidated sidewalk, and...
- Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Main St. looking East
- Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A boy holds a hoop and a stick. Brick and stone commercial buildings have flat roofs or decorative pediments with overhanging...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 3
- Glacier Point and South Dome
- View of five men on Overhanging Rock on Glacier Point. Shows Half Dome (South Dome) and Liberty Cap rock formations. Mt. Lyell is in the distance.
- Glacier Point (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Men--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; National parks &...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- 6 A.M. snow storm
- View of Main Street after an early July snowstorm in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A striped arch, probably for the Fourth of July, spans the snow covered street, a street light hangs from the center of the arch. Shows the Jeffers Building, with...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Arches.; Commercial streets.; Snow.
- 1897 July 3
- San Francisco Bay from Saucelito [i.e. Sausalito]
- View of San Francisco Bay (San Francisco County), California. Shows a rocky shoreline and overhanging rocks. A boat and hills obscured by fog are in the distance.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Waterfronts--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Glacier National Park, Lake McDermott, Many Glacier Hotel
- View of Many Glacier Hotel on the shores of Swiftcurrent Lake (Lake McDermott), Glacier County, Glacier National Park, Montana. Shows a Swiss chalet style hotel with overhanging roofs and balconies at the base of Allen Mountain.
- Many Glacier Hotel (Glacier County, Mont.)--1910-1920.; Allen Mountain (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Glacier National Park (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Swiftcurrent Lake (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Montana--Glacier National Park--1910-1920.; Lakes &...
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- The Antlers and Pikes Peak
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado from Pike's Peak Avenue. The hotel is of rusticated stone and wood construction with a turret and finial, half-timbered dormers, corbiestep parapet, and wrap around porch....
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- The Antlers and Pike's Peak
- View of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado from Pike's Peak Avenue. The hotel is of rusticated stone and wood construction with a turret and finial, half-timbered dormers, corbiestep parapet, and wrap around porch....
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1883 and 1898]
- Yosemite Valley, Rock at Glacier Point
- View of a photographer on Overhanging Rock on Glacier Point overlooking Yosemite Valley and Liberty Cap rock formation, Yosemite National Park, California.
- Glacier Point (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Liberty Cap (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Glacier Point and South Dome
- View of five men on Overhanging Rock on Glacier Point. Shows Half Dome (South Dome) and Liberty Cap rock formations. Mt. Lyell is in the distance.
- Glacier Point (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Half Dome (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; Men--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.; National parks &...
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Huron, S.D., corner of Third and Dakota Streets
- View of commercial buildings at the corner of 3rd (Third) and Dakota Streets in Huron (Beadle County), South Dakota. Buildings have decorative brackets, arched windows with elaborate crowns, decorative pediments, flags, dentils and overhanging...
- Huron (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--South Dakota--Huron--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Santa Fe-Midland Depot, Colorado Springs
- View of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad and Colorado Midland Railway depot in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The depot is of rusticated sandstone with parapet, clerestory windows, and overhanging eaves. Shows a freight house...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Leadville, Col.
- Panoramic view of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado, near the Stevens and Leiter Ditch. A frame house on Capitol Hill has an overhanging second story and a gabled, shingled roof. A man wears a suit and cap and stands on a log bridge over the ditch....
- Ditches--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Irrigation canals & flumes--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Longmont, Colo. Millers home [graphic]
- View of the Miller's home in Longmont, Colorado, shows a two- story brick home featuring a corner lot, low front gable, bracketed overhanging eaves, porch with balcony, and a trellis fenced back yard.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 December 4
- Longmont, old St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
- A man in a bowler hat, suit and overcoat stands outside the old St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Longmont, Colorado. The small clapboard church features a front gable, triangular window above the projecting gabled vestibule with double door...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1905]
- Bryant School
- Exterior of the Bryant School, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two- story brick building with hip roof and projecting front gable entry. Other features include a round tower, stone beltcourses, bracketed overhanging eaves, and a side metal tube fire...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 30
- John & Ann Pitts' home on 225 W. 8th St.
- This exterior snowy view of John and Ann Pitts' home at 225 West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows the one story house with front gable, overhanging awning roofs over projecting sash front windows, an entry door with transom, three small...
- Pitts, Ann--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Pitts, John--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Loveland Colo Depot, Great Western Ry.
- View of the Great Western Railroad Depot, Loveland, Colorado, shows the wood frame building with overhanging bracketed eaves and tracks in foreground.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- October 1959
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior view of Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story wooden frame multi-gabled building has vertical and horizontal siding, overhanging shed or side porch with ornamental brackets, and a second story...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900]
- Jeffers Bldg., 1959 Village Diner
- Possibly Albert Jeffers, in a tall bowler hat, poses with his son in entry of his store, 633 Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The ornate building features: two upper bay windows, bracketed overhanging cornice, triangular rooftop sign,...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Jeffers, Albert.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Jeffers Building
- Facade view of the Albert Jeffers store, (building later housed the Kiesel's Millinery, and the Village Diner) 633 Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, features two upper bay windows, bracketed overhanging cornice, triangular rooftop sign...
- Jeffers, Albert--Homes & haunts.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- St. Joseph's Hospital, Ouray
- Exterior view of the St. Joseph's Hospital, (Miner's Hospital) Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado, shows the two story structure built by Francis Carney of native stone, with a bracketed overhanging hip roof, the 1905 addition on the north end...
- St. Joseph's Hospital (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1919]
- Cripple Creek depot, F. & C. C. R. R.
- Exterior view of Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; engine with passenger train is parked at station; three men with empty baggage cart stand on station platform; horse-drawn carriage with top is parked on street;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Burns building, Colorado Springs
- Facade view of the Burns Building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the three story Beaux Arts opera house with overhanging bronze roof entrance. Lettering on upper windows reads: "Dr. Lennox, Dr. Baker," "Dr. C. T. Cain, Dentist,"...
- Burns Building (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1928]
- Manitou Spring Pavilion
- Exterior view of the Soda Spring Pavilion looking north, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. This ground level closeup affords an exceptional look at the open air pavilion on a busy midsummer noon, during which some 4,000 glasses of sparkling water were...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Alamosa, where a trip into narrow gauge country began
- The Alamosa Division headquarters and passenger station of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story brick structure with overhanging hipped roof. It was built after the old frame building burned in 1907. The...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- The Canon Depot, Stratton Park
- Passengers come and go from the Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway Canon Depot in Stratton Park, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The trolley terminal has a board overhanging roof. The park is landscaped with walkways and a rock...
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway Canon Depot.--1900-1910.; Stratton Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroad...
- [between 1905 and 1908]
- Stratton Park
- Passengers wait for their trolley at the Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway Canon Depot in Stratton Park, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man in a bowler hat poses inside the wooden turnstile of the terminal yard. The trolley...
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway Canon Depot.--1910-1920.; Stratton Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street railroad...
- 1910
- A. T. & S. Fe Depot, Colo. Springs
- A Colorado Transfer Company stagecoach, elegant carriages, surreys, and delivery wagons wait around the depot yard for passengers and freight from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Transfer Company.--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Santa Fe Depot, Colorado Springs
- A Colorado Transfer Company stagecoach, elegant carriages, surreys, and delivery wagons wait around the depot yard for passengers and freight from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Transfer Company.--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Santa Fe route station
- A Colorado Midland passenger train is at the Santa Fe Union depot in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The stone depot has wide overhanging eaves. The station yard is muddy and heavily tracked from wagon wheels.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- Central City
- An Italianate, stone home in Central City, Colorado, which is taken at a low angle looking up at the house. The Victorian structure has a bracketed cornice, tall, narrow windows, and overhanging eaves. Trees grow along the sides of the building.
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- High School, Central City
- The Central City High School, completed in 1870, was one of the oldest permanent High Schools in Colorado. The granite, Italianate building has a flat roof, double-bracketed cornice, tall, narrow windows, a cupola with a bell, wide overhanging...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Stone school house, 1901
- The granite Central City school was completed in 1870 and was one of the oldest permanent school buildings in Colorado. It has a flat roof with four chimneys, a cornice, tall, narrow arched windows with decorative brickwork, wide, overhanging...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Denver and Rio Grande Depot at Alamosa, Colorado, May 1893
- The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot in Alamosa, Colorado, is a two-story wood fram Victorian structure with intersecting gables with decorative aprons, cresting roof, octagonal shingles, bracketed overhanging lower eave, and clapboard siding...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- 1893
- Group on top above cliff dwellings - Mesa Verde
- View from beneath an overhanging rock of a group of people on top of Chapin Mesa, overlooking ruins, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde - Cliff Palace
- View from under an overhanging rock of Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Bryce Canyon - man on overlook
- A man stands on an overhanging rock looking down on eroding sandstone rock formations and a deep valley, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Bryce Canyon
- The shadows of two men on an overhanging rock extend out over the vertical cliff walls of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde - mesa top ruins across canyon
- View of Sun Temple ruins from across a deep ravine, Fewkes Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, shows Mummy House ruins and ladders under overhanging cliff.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sun Temple (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde National Park Colo.
- A man stands on a rock overhanging a vertical dropoff into a deep ravine, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]