Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 15th Street and Platte Street, Denver
- View of a commercial building at 2373-75 15th (Fifteenth) Street (corner Platte Street) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; the brick building has show windows, an arched and stepped pediment, and signs that read: "Marshall Mfg....
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980
- 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 Curtis, Denver
- View of Joslins Department Store at the corner of Curtis Street and the 16th (Sixteenth) Street Mall in downtown Denver, Colorado. The building has a stone and concrete facade with show windows at street level.
- Joslins (Firm)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Pedestrian malls--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- 16th and Downing Street, Denver
- View of a Queen Anne style house on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Downing Streets, in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include bargeboard, shingle imbrication, stone trim, a curved bay, and an arched window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.
- [between 1980 and 2000?]
- 16th St. and Sherman St., Denver
- View of the an office building at the corner of 16th Street and Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The glass paned ground floor is recessed beneath the upper stories, which are covered with a shade grille of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980?
- 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, Denver, before the mall
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street (at Tremont Place) in downtown Denver, Colorado; shows the Kittredge Building, the Paramount Theater, World Savings, and the Daniels and Fisher clock tower. Pedestrians and traffic are in the street.
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1979
- 17th and Glenarm Place, Denver
- View of the Cherry Creek National Bank building at 444 17th (Seventeenth) Street (corner of Glenarm Place) in downtown Denver, Colorado; the brick building includes stone trim, columns, and arches.
- Cherry Creek National Bank--Buildings--1990-2000.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1992 Februrary
- 17th St between Gilpin St and Williams St, Denver
- View of storefronts at 1719 East 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a sign reads: "Green Carpet Shoe Shine Parlor Shoe Repair" and "Shoe Shine $1.00 Cigarettes 65 cents Cold Pop 40 cents Coffee 30...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Shoe shining--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 March
- 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?]
- 17th Street - Denver
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings, cars, pedestrians, bunting, banners: "Welcome VFW," Union Station, and signs: "Bennetts Coffee Shop," "Drexels," "Kenmark Hotel," and "Casanova."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- 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
- 1801 California, Denver
- View of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado; shows 1801 California Street (53 floors, 1983, Metz, Train & Youngren, architects); 1999 Broadway, MCI Tower, and the United States Post Office. 1801 California Street has two octagonal towers of...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- 1986
- 1809 18th Ave, Denver
- View of an apartment building at 1809 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue, in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building features stone trim, a cornice, and accented corners. A flag on the building reads: "Fight Cancer [American]...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 July
- 1811. Georgetown.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north from an elevated position on Leavenworth Mountain, with Republican Mountain on the left and Griffith Mountain on the right. Rose, Argentine, Taos, and Alpine (6th, Sixth) Streets are visible in the grid-plan...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- 1859 flat with wrecked 9305 on top
- Denver and Rio Grande Western flatcar 1859 waits in the yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado with the wreckage of flatcar 9305.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Debris--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1950 October
- 18th hole
- Panoramic view of Town and Gown Links in Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; shows a gully with a plank footbridge, the club house, and the Rocky Mountains.
- Town and Gown Links (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Golf--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- 1939 (street?) residence
- View of a brick New England style house with a pedimented door, chimney, and side balcony.
- Houses--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- 19th & Stout St.
- Close-up view of a man beside steps of probably row houses near 19th (Nineteenth) and Stouts Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The man wears pants, a jacket, a cap, smokes a cigar, and leans against an iron railing in front of the stone...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Row houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- 19th and Downing Street, Denver
- View of a house at 19th and Downing Streets, in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a hipped gable roof, covered porch and fish scale shingle imbrication.
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980
- 1: 30 P.M. Santa Fe tr. 102 north at Monument, Colo. Diesel 74
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad train no. 102 led by diesel locomotive 74 near Monument (El Paso County), Colorado. The consist has baggage, mail and passenger cars.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Monument (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Monument--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Monument--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 25
- 1:00 P.M. C & S tr. 1, Texas Zephyr, 1 mile north of Larkspur
- View of the Texas Zephyr, Colorado and Southern passenger train no. 1, led by diesel locomotive 9937A near Larkspur (Douglas County), Colorado. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "Burlington Route." The consist has a baggage car and passenger...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Texas Zephyr (Express train)--1950-1960.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1960.
- 1955 July 29
- 1:30 P.M. A.T.S.F. tr. 31, SF eng. 2889, C&S eng. 816 & 817 at Wolhurst, Colo.
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad train 31 pulled by A.T. & S.F. diesel locomotive 2889 in tandem with Colorado and Southern diesel locomotives 816 and 817 near Wolhurst (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars and a...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Wolhurst (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Wolhurst--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Wolhurst--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 18
- 1:30 P.M., Eastonville, Colo. Fort Worth 740 miles, Denver 64 miles, station sign
- View of the Eastonville Colorado and Southern railroad station sign in Eastonville (El Paso County), Colorado. The sign reads: "Eastonville." Houses and a barn are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Eastonville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Signs (Notices)--Colorado--Eastonville--1950-1960.
- 1955 August 1
- 1:40 P.M., S.F. tr. 31 at Sedalia, diesel 179
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train no. 31 led by diesel locomotive 179 at Sedalia (Douglas County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars, a tank car and caboose. A parked automobile and frame buildings are in the distance.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1956 February 13
- 1R sharpener
- A worker uses a large machine to sharpen a drill bit probably in Colorado. Tools hang on the wall of the work building in the distance.
- Sharpening of tools--Colorado--1930-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 1st artificial class, Miss Lockhart, W. H. Lockhart - Miss Carleton (Mrs. Dr. Magruder)
- Miss Lockhart, Miss Carleton and William H. Lockhart, secretary at the Alfalfa Land & Cattle Company, ride in a Flower Carnival parade entry decorated with artificial flowers and foliage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st Nat. Bank, 20 yrs. ago, A. H. Hunt, cash, at window
- Interior view of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features coffered wood ceilings and an ornate, three-windowed tellers box and brass footrails under writing shelves. A. H. Hunt, the cashier is behind beaded...
- First National Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bank tellers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banking--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 1st nature of flowers, Mrs. Geo W. Trimble & Mrs. Hunter
- View of a Sunflower Carnival Parade entry Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a horse drawn carriage decorated with fresh flowers, a driver wearing a top hat and Mrs. Geo. W. Trimble and Mrs. Hunter in ruffled white blouses, high...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st office of Rocky Mt. News
- Five men stand in front of the Rocky Mountain News building near 1301 Walnut Street in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story wood frame building with brick chimney. Four men wear dark suits and straw boaters or bowlers....
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1850-1860.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1850-1860.; Denver (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1850-1860.
- 1859
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields young son of the President of the Carnival J. G. Shields accompanied by Miss Augusta Wight
- George Shields and Augusta Wight ride in the first prize Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, a pony cart, adorned with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw hats; hers is wide brimmed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st Prize Progress of Christianity by Presbyterian Sunday School
- The first prize entry in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes women (some Black) and children on the float decorated with flowers, gauze, and banners: "The Progress of Christianity," Men in white suits...
- African Americans--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Banners--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1906 July 4?]
- 1st prize, Misses Phillips, Nells, & Sherwin
- Misses Phillips, Nells and Sherwin wear rose covered hats in a horse drawn buggy decorated with an arch with more blossoms and a "First Prize" banner, Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st, W. McK. Barbour
- View of the first Prize winner in the Sunflower Carnival Parade Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a wagon and team decorated with flowers. William McK. Barbour, business manager of the "Gazette," in a white suit and straw hat, holds...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 2 views of Acoma mission
- of grass are in the foreground. Standing on top of a large mesa, the mission is thought to have been built between 1629 and 1641 by Fray Juan Ramirez.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent in New Mexico is flat-roofed as shown in this photo of a...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- 20,000 tons $20.00 ore
- View of the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. A man identified as Costy stands on tailings between the old and new shaft houses. Shows a tipple, and a log and wood retaining wall. Lumber and...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings.; Mining.; Tipples.
- [1895?]
- 2063-73 Downing Street, Denver
- View of a two-story brick duplex at 2063-73 Downing Street in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features stone trim, arches, covered porches, a bay, pediments and a dentiled cornice.
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; North Capitol Hill (Denver Colo.)--1980-1990.; Duplexes--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 November
- 20th Street Viaduct, Denver
- View of the 20th (Twentieth) Street viaduct (at Wazee) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Warehouses read: "Mid-Continent Refrigerator Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-2000.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-2000.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.;...
- [between 1985 and 1993?]
- 21st and Broadway, Denver
- View of an industrial building at the corner of Broadway Street and 21st (Twenty first) Street (801 21st) in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two story brick building has ceramic ornaments, a stepped pediment, pilasters an...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981 January
- 226 W. 12th Avenue, Denver
- View of apartments at 226 West 12th (Twelfth) Street (between Bannock and Cherokee Streets) in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a terra cotta cornice, cream brick trim, an awning, and a mirrored door. Cars are...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 February
- 23rd and Blake St, Denver
- View of an industrial building at 1500 23rd Street (Twenty-Third or Park Avenue West, and Blake St) in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The six story brick building has cream brick insets and loading docks. Sign reads: "Awalt...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Furniture industry--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1986 January
- 2401: Georgetown C. C. R. R. Spiral Loop in the Distance
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible; shows Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school, priest's residence, and hospital located at...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ruins of the Rosebud Mill, Teller County, Colorado; shows stepped stone foundation built into the hillside, wheels, buckets, pipes, machinery parts, and wood piles.
- Rosebud Mill (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Ruins--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 2500 Curtis Street, Denver
- View of a brick commercial building at the corner of 25th (twenty fifth) and Curtis Street, in the Curtis Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include a portico, parapet, dark brick coursing and corbels Stone lintel reads: "Ideal;" entry...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1989 April
- 2501 California St. Gospel Mission Church, Elder Frank Mason (1977?- )
- View of Gospel Mission Church, 2501 California Street (California and 25th Streets), in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Gothic Revival-style church was built in 1887 as the First German Methodist Episcopal Church, and from...
- Gospel Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches.; Gospel Mission Church (Denver, Colo.)--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; African American...
- 1978
- 2519 California
- View of 2519 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single-story vernacular Queen Anne cottage. The residence has a front -facing L plan and a cross-gabled roof. There are wood shingles in a...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Girls.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Secondhand sales.; African Americans--Children.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1978