Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 11, 1909 May 1
- Western History Subject Index
- Morrow, Jack
- Fiftyniners' directory : Colorado Argonauts of 1858-1859. A directory of their arrivals, removals, deaths, marriages, children, property, mines, ranches; with names of old towns, mining camps, gulches, mountains, rivers, creeks, and other matters.
- A transcription of two volumes originally created by Henrietta Bromwell pertaining to the lives and events surrounding the early settlers of Colorado.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 2004
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Safely's residence
- View of the Safely home in Denver, Colorado. The house has a small porch, decorative trimmed eaves, and shutters.
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Safely family--Homes & haunts.
- 1864
- Central City Masonic building
- The Central City Masonic building is a three story, brick structure with gabled roof, chimneys, arched windows with open shutters and arched entryways in Central City, Colorado. The words over the doors read "Sessler-Sauer" and "WW Tiffany."...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Denver Jail in 1874
- A group of men stand outside the Denver City Jail located at 231 Thirteenth (13th) Street, Denver, Colorado. A police officer stands outside a set of large wooden doors. The building is a one story brick structure with heavy wood shutters. Bars...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jails--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- 1875 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 3rd Annual Denver City directory
- Old home of Olive H. Oakes
- Women identified as Anderson and Eliza Carter pose near a wooden fence at the Olive Oakes house on Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The house has a hip roof, shutters, decorative trim, and is covered by ivy.
- Oakes, Olive H.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Carter, Anderson.; Carter, Eliza.
- 1881
- Walsenburg's orchestra: playing in the patio of the second Sporleder Hotel in 1882.
- A band poses in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, with a cello, cornet, guitars, and a violin. The men wear suits; one has a music stand, and a hat lays on the lawn. Boys and girls sit to the sides; the adobe wall with louvered shutters in the...
- Sporleder Hotel (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Orchestras--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Sporleder Orchestra in the yard of the Sporleder Hotel of the historical fame
- A band poses in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, with a cello, cornet, guitars, and a violin. The men wear suits; one has a music stand. Boys and girls sit to the sides; the adobe wall with louvered shutters in the background is the Sporleder...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.;...
- 1882
- William F. Robinson residence 634 So. 15th near Dailey Ave
- William Francis Robinson, Mary Byers Robinson, a boy, and a dog pose outdoors near their house at 634 South 15th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The brick house has a porch with decorative railing, and shutters. A low stone wall with...
- Robinson, Mary Byers.; Robinson, W. F.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1885 October
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Mexican house, Taos
- Single-story adobe residence with screen door, paned glass windows with wood shutters, vigas, and chimneys in Taos, New Mexico.
- Adobe houses--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Houses--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.
- 1906
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- Decker Hall
- View of Decker Hall, a dormitory on the campus of Colorado Teachers College (also known as the University of Northern Colorado and formerly as the State Normal School, Colorado State College of Education, and Colorado State College) in Greeley,...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1920-1930.; University of Northern Colorado.
- 1923
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- John Evans town house
- View of the entrance to the John Evans II house at Alameda Avenue and Race Street in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story house has a tile roof, ornate transom, modillions, and shutters.
- Evans, John, 1884-1978--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Exterior Alton O. Stimson
- View of the Alton O. Stimson house at 1531 South Washington Street in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick house has a pitched roof, wall dormer, shutters, and a covered entryway. A brick wall is nearby.
- Stimson, Alton O.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Mr. Boardman Robinson house
- A two story, clapboard house with rectangular windows and shutters is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house has a gabled roof, a chimney, a screen door, and steps leading up to the front porch. A picket fence encloses...
- Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952--Homes & haunts.; Scott, Walter, Mrs.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Healy House, Leadville, 1937
- This view to the southeast in Leadville, Colorado, includes the dilapidated west facade of the Healy House Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three story wood frame building was...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1937
- Westwood, Colorado, buildings, exchange, exterior, front
- View of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building probably in the Westwood Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story brick building is constructed in the style of a domestic structure with an arched doorway and...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Westwood (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937 July 16
- Home of Courtney Riley Cooper, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- A stone wall and steps are in front of the two-story Colonial Revival style residence of Courtney Ryley Cooper in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The house has a balcony over the entry porch, columns, and shutters. The numbers "1122"...
- Cooper, Courtney Ryley, 1886-1940.--Homes & haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Front elevation-east C. F. Wolfer residence
- Front elevation (east) of a simple Tudor Revival style residence in Fort Collins, Colorado, commissioned by C. F. Wolfer in 1939. The one and a half story house contains wood siding, a wood shingle roof, multi-paned windows, large brick chimney...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1939.; Houses.
- 1939, January
- Healy House, Leadville, 1940
- Exterior view of the west facade of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three-story wood frame building was built in 1878 by August R. Meyer and features...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1940
- Healy House, Leadville, 1940
- Exterior view of the north facade of the Healy House State Museum on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The three-story wood frame building was built in 1878 by August R. Meyer and features...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Healy House State Museum.
- 1940
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- Henry Myron Blackmer residence
- View of the Henry Myron Blackmer residence at 1212 Grant Street in Denver, Colorado; features gables, oval windows, shutters, and a classical portico.
- Blackmer, Henry Myron, 1869-1962--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Gertrude Pulsifer residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Gertrude Nash Pulsifer residence on Taos Street, a wood construction building with brick between the inner and outer walls. The house has a gable roof, two brick chimneys, and double-hung mullioned windows. The facade is...
- Pulsifer, Gertrude Nash--s Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- House on Eureka St., Central City, 1953
- A gothic revival home along Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, is built above a masonry retaining wall. The L-shaped, one and one-half story, clapboard house has a gabled roof, a stovepipe chimney, and rectangular windows with shutters on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- House, Eureka St., Central City, 1953
- Two houses built above a retaining wall stand on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. One house is a two-story, brick box with a flat roof, a double-bracketed cornice, a covered porch, and is separated from the other house by a white picket...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Houses, Eureka St., Central City, 1953
- An L-shaped, clapboard, one-story house is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. It has a peaked tin roof, a chimney, and a covered porch. The rectangular windows have dark shutters, and an electrical wire is attached to the front...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Santa Claus
- Children, Santa Claus, and elves pet deer and goats at North Pole theme park, near Pikes Peak, Colorado. A cottage has window boxes, shutters, and cutouts of Santa, a sleigh, and reindeer.
- North Pole, Santa's Workshop (El Paso County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Santa Claus--Colorado--El Paso County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1965
- McAllister House (Museum) 423 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs
- A man poses on the side of Major Henry McAllister's house, 423 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. It features cross hipped gable roof, stone quions, bays and window shutters. Dedicated as a museum in 1961.
- McAllister, Henry 1836-1921--Homes & haunts.; McAllister House (Colorado Springs, Colorado)--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1967
- House in Lake City
- View of a house in Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. The painted brick house has shutters, a hipped roof, a center gable with a gambrel roof, and a porch with columns. A sign above the porch reads "Sokan."
- Lake City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Antonito, Colorado
- View of the one-story modern log structure with low side gable, asphalt shingles, aluminum entry door and decorative shutters in Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado; sign on roof reads: "Narrow Gauge Curio and Gift Shop, Cafe,...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Antonito--1970-1980.
- 1974
- Residences at 1438 - 1444 Niagara Street
- View of houses at 1438 through 1444 Niagara Street in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story houses have fish scale shingles, decorative shutters, and decorative brick work.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976