Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Wood Shop at Whittier School
- Wood Shop at Whittier Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six children are shown at various stages of construction. On the left side a boy uses a saw to cut a piece of wood. The boy standing in the middle uses a hand drill on a piece of wood...
- Whittier School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Morey Junior High School machine shop
- The photograph is of two male students working in the machine shop. Both students are wearing safety goggles.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.;Machine shops.;
- undated
- Morey Junior High School wood shop
- A photograph of students in the wood shop at Morey Junior High School. The students are working on various projects while the teacher watches.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Woodcutting.
- undated
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 2
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, Donut Shop
- Black and white print of man working in Donut Shop on the north side of Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center. Man standing in front of a counter. There are doughnuts in front of him, and a rack half full of doughnuts behind him. Windows with...
- Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1965
- Afro Bill's Barber Shop
- View of Afro Bill's Barber Shop at 1428 East 22nd (Twenty Second) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial style building has a white stucco exterior with red, white, and blue barber stripes painted...
- Afro Joe's Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; African Americans--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Barbershops.; Afro Joe's Barber Shop (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; African...
- 1980?
- Olde Town Hall Antiques
- View of the Olde Town Hall Antiques shop at 204 E Bridge Street, Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado. The brick building has pale paint peeling in places, mostly along the roofline. The entrance is a single door with four steps and a railing. On the...
- Olde Town Antiques (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Antique stores.; Olde Town Antiques (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Antique dealers--Colorado--Hotchkiss--Pictorial works.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Murder By The Book
- Professor Tom Noel waves from the front porch of Murder By The Book (1936), a book shop at 1574 Pearl Street, in the Platt Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The shop is in a Queen Anne style house with prominent front and side gables and...
- Murder By The Book (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bookstores.; Murder By The Book (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1998
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 9, 1911 February 25
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 5, 1912 February 3
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Filming a movie in Steamboat Springs
- Actors and actresses, members of the cast of the movie "The Wolves of the Street" directed by Otis Thayer and produced by the Art-O-Graph Film Company, pose near the corner of 9th (Ninth) St. and Lincoln in Steamboat Springs (Elbert County),...
- Art-O-Graph Film Company--People--1910-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--American--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [1919]
- Blacksmith works
- View of a frame, two-story blacksmith shop with dormer windows and a gabled roof in Blackhawk (Black Hawk, Gilpin County), Colorado. Men stand and pose near a front entrance. Signs on the building read: "Blacksmith Works" and "Weeks & Ventress...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Battle Mountain - Empire Zinc Co.
- View of the Wilkesberry Shaft House, machine shop, and store room of the Empire Zinc Company on Battle Mountain, Gilman, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Empire Zinc Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- St. James Hotel
- Exterior view St. James Hotel, between 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) on Curtis, Denver, Colorado. Shows the St. James bar, a tailor shop, a real estate office, barber shop poles, bicycles, horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians and street...
- St. James Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Loggias--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Atchee, Uintah Ry. Colo.
- View of Atchee (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows West Salt Creek, the Uintah Railway shop and yards, coal trestles, a narrow gauge flat car with wooden tanks, a coal tender and passenger cars. A water tank is near the shop buildings. Houses and...
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Atchee (Colo.)--1900-1910.; West Salt Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad shops & yards.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Atchee, Uintah Railway railroad yard
- View of Atchee and the West Salt Creek valley, in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the Uintah Railway shop yards and houses, narrow gauge shay locomotives and freight and gondola cars. A water tank is near the shop buildings. A trestle crosses the...
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Atchee (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baxter Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; West Salt Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Passes (Landforms); Railroad shops & yards.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Colo. Midland RR. ticket office Glenwood Springs
- Men and a young boy pose outside of the Colorado Midland Railroad ticket office in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The building is single story and brick with lettering in the windows that reads: "Colorado Midland R.R.". An awning in the front of the...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Ticket...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ocean Park, Ocean Promenade
- Vacationers sit on benches and walk on Pier Avenue in Ocean Park in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County), California. Above the pedestrians, chairs sit on a second story balcony. Across the street, an outdoor band shell is built into the second floor...
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Benches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; People--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Sitting--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- John M Dumont built this house for the Boston Mine
- This shingle sided structure in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has one side of its gable roof built into the hillside; dormers are at ground level. John Dumont built the structure, used as a dormitory for employees of the Boston Mine...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Dumont, John M.
- June, 1960
- Leadville, Colo
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with vignettes of municipal buildings, mining facilities, and scenery. Printing reads: "Court House, Post Office, Tabor Opera House, Central School, Ninth St. School, Seventh St....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Bennett Avenue, 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- One and two-story flat-roof brick commerical buildings on Bennett Avenue in 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado; storefront windows have transoms, decorated cornices, brackets, pediments, and swags of garlands; automobiles are parked alongside...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- View of Main Street, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado, shows, shows decorative lights draped from a wire over intersections, commercial buildings with signs: "Coffee Shop Lounge," "Hotel Harbor, Coffee Shop, Lounge," "Chevrolet," "Standard...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Six Colorado Springs businessmen take off from Peterson Field
- Business men and military officers pose in front of a small military airplane, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Left to right: Merlyn D. Smith of the Merlyn D. Smith Insurance Agency; Max L. Davis, manager Zales Jewelers;...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- November 7, 1961
- Royal Tiger Mines Co.
- View of Royal Tiger Mine, mill, and mining ore processing facility in San Juan County, Colorado; buildings include the carpenter shop, machine shop, and concentrator. A car is by tailings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Royal Tiger Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mills--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.
- August 22, 1923
- NcKinley-Newhard crafts
- The interior of the McKinley-Newhard craft shop in Central City, Colorado, has a display bench that rests on boxes in the foreground. A shelf supported by cinderblocks is on top of the shelf. Jewelry and other artwork is displayed on the shelves. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Handicraft--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.
- [between 1951 and 1958?]
- Denver, 1600 Wazee
- View shows a bicycle against a curb, a horse drawn buggy, and the Sheridan House at 1600 Wazee Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Sheridan House, rooms 50 (cents), 75 (cents), and $1.00 per day," signs: "Paint Shop," "Jackson...
- Sheridan House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]
- Denver, 16th and Wazee
- View shows a horse drawn buggy in front of the Sheridan House building, 1600 Wazee Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Sheridan House," "Paint Shop, signs," "Jackson Co.," and "Machine Shop."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Denver Engineering Works Company
- View of the Denver Engineering Works Company buildings on 30th (Thirtieth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. A bicycle lies near the dirt street. The brick buildings read: "Erec[t]ing And Boiler Shop", "Exc[e]lsior Steam Engine Works", and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Manufacturing, Denver
- View of factory buildings at 30th (Thirtieth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado; lettering on the brick buildings reads: "Hendey & Meyer Engineering Co. Erecting and Boiler Shop," "Excelsior Steam Engine Works," "Pattern Shop," and "Foundry."
- Hendey & Meyer Engineering Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver foundry and machine shop James W. Jackson, manufacturer of steam engines, mills, mining machinery, Cheyenne Avenue, near Larimer St., Denver, Colorado
- View of Denver Foundry and Machine Shop, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by a brick building with boilers and a horse-drawn wagon.
- Denver Foundry and Machine Shop--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- Group of Indian boys, from Dakota territory, taken after about fifteen month's residence at Hampton, Virginia. They have since returned home.
- Group portrait of Native American (Dakota) men dressed in suits, some hold books and others hold hats, Hampton Virginia. Identification reads: "Beginning at your left, rear row: White Breast: returned home August, 1880. U-har-ke-um-pa: returned...
- Dakota Indians--Virginia--Hampton--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Virginia--Hampton--1870-1880.; Hampton (Va.)--1870-1880.
- March, 1880
- Bundesturnfest
- The Colorado National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets, is decorated with American and German flags and bunting during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Ground floor businesses include a souvenir shop and a barber shop.
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile...
- [June 1913]
- In yellow, white & purple
- The Colorado National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets, is decorated with American and German flags and bunting during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Ground floor businesses include a souvenir shop and a barber shop.
- Colorado National Bank--Branches, chapters, etc.--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- [June 1913]
- Denver business, cigars
- View of Fred L. Stone's cigar shop at 614 16th Street in Denver, Colorado; shows men in shop (one behind glass display case holding cigar boxes), spittoons on floor, ceiling fan, and sign: "To The Smokery."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cigar industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cigars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1904 and 1905?]
- D. & R. G. 169
- Three-quarter view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 169, narrow gauge 4-6-0, with tender, bell, diamond stack and cattle catcher, inside Burnham Locomotive back shop, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- Spring, 1939
- T. S. Williams - Radio Drug
- Radio Pharmacy on the corner of 26th and Welton Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A neon sign hangs from the second floor of the building and reads: "Drugs" and "Meadow Gold Ice Cream." A woman looks in the shop...
- Radio Pharmacy (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Denver business, furniture, Davis & Shaw
- View of the Davis & Shaw Furniture Co. in the Pioneer Building at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows ornate, electric-light advertising sign on roof, James Petersen Shoe Shop, and Ibbs Barber Shop at right;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1919?]
- Transportation, automobiles, early automobiles 1920-1929
- View of automobiles inside the auto shop at Opportunity School, a vocational school in the Denver Public Schools at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado (named changed to Emily Griffith Opportunity School in 1934); shows pulley...
- Denver Public Schools--1920-1930.; Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- John M. Deutsch
- View of a barber shop on 15th (Fifteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by storefronts and a barber pole with lettering: "Shave 10 cents Haircut 25 cents."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Fifteenth and Cleveland
- View of the intersection of 15th (Fifteenth) and Cleveland Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses: "Whistle Shoeing Shop General Blacksmithing," "R. McCullough Optician," "V. O. Shackelford Carpenter Shop," and advertising billboards:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Billboards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Montgomery Ward Denver
- View of the Montgomery Ward building at 501 South Broadway in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The eight-story brick building has curvilinear gables and arched windows. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Hamms Beer," "Tin Shop," and...
- Montgomery Ward--Buildings--1920-1930.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1928 and 1930?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors, machinery, and supplies are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors, machinery, and supplies are in the shop. Tracks for a mobile ceiling crane are...
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors, machinery, and a drill press are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Machinery, hand tools, and metal pipe connectors are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Machinery, metal pipe connectors, and a mobile rafter crane are in the shop.
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Denver, Colo.
- View of Denver, Colorado, shows downtown buildings including the Arapahoe County Courthouse. Clouds top front range mountains; signs read: "I.A. (Mrs. Ida Alkire) Lehman Specialty Shop (or The Toggler Shop, 1538 California)", "Overland Cars," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)
- 1909
- Masonic Temple
- Rooftop view of the Masonic Temple at 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story stone building has arched windows and decorative trim. Signs read: "Upstairs Clothier Fahey-Brockman," "Drugs," "John Child's...
- Freemasons--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]