Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women who pose near a plain backdrop. The women stand close together and wear fitted bodices. The center panel of one woman's dress is made from floral decorated fabric. A large pin anchors one woman's bodice to her skirt....
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who poses near an ornate backdrop. She rests her arm on the back of an upholstered chair. She wears a dress with a zig-zag hemline and matching short jacket. She has a pin at her hip and a bow around her neck. Her short...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Whittier Neighborhood
- San Luis Institute chorus
- Students in the General Vocational Program pose inside the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. The men are identified as, Top row: Abel Rodriguez, Abel Rena, Jose A. Lucero, Raymond Muniz, and William...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Choral organizations--Pictorial...
- [1953]
- S.P.M.D.T.U. Concilio No. 31, Chama, Colo.
- View of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (United Workers' Mutual Protection Society) Concilio No. 31 at the Southwest Corner of Costilla County L.7 and 22.3 in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story stuccoed adobe...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--Buildings--1990-2000.; Chama (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Adobe buildings.; Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Fraternal...
- 1992
- Robinson House
- Facade and south elevation of the Robinson House (1905 : L.T. Brown, architect), built for Lizzie Robinson, a housemaid, at 1005 Olive Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The modified four-square style house has a large,...
- Robinson, Lizzie--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Robinson, Lizzie--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Streets - Monte Vista
- Unpaved street in the commercial district of Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Produce sacks are stacked on a parked, flatbed truck. Shows pedestrians, cars, electric street lampposts. Signs read: "Fassett," "Hotel La Veta," "Stow's,"...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Alamosa Hospital, Dr. E.L. Freiberger
- View of the Alamosa Hospital at 503 Main Street (the corner of Hunt and Main) in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado). A sign reads: "C.I. Stephenson, Osteopath."
- Osteopathic hospitals--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1915?]
- An Avenue of Poplars at Glenwood Springs, Colo. on the Denver & Rio Grande R.R.
- Poplars line an avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a trestle bridge, stone wall and the Colorado River in the distance.
- Poplar--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Dillon, Colorado
- View of probably Main Street in Dillon (Summit County), Colorado. Shows automobiles parked in front of commercial storefronts. Signs read: "Monty's Drugs," "Cafe Bar," "Coors Beer," "Dillon Drug at Dillon," "Al's Package Liquors," "Staghorn Package...
- Dillon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Dillon--1950-1960.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Dillon--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Looking south from Nob Hill, San Francisco, Cal.
- Panoramic view from Nob Hill of San Francisco, California. Shows the shell of Temple Emanuel on Sutter Street, the building has two towers, but is missing the onion domes that topped the towers. Shows the steel structure of a building under...
- Hotel St. Francis (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Temple Emanuel (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Earthquakes.; Hotels.; Ruins.; Synagogues.
- c1906
- Stock saddle
- Shows a saddle made by E. L. Gallatin & Co. from Cheyenne, Wyoming. The saddle has a double rig wood stirrup, the horn is covered with leather and the cantle is covered with laced rawhide. Inscription on the skirt reads: "E. L. Gallatin & Co....
- Saddles--1870-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1896]
- Denver street scene
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street at California Street in Denver, Colorado. A man on a horse-drawn wagon, streetcar, and men on bicycles are in the street. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. Signs on buildings read: "A. T. Lewis & Son," "Schultz Drug...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Lillian Hamenslough
- Studio portrait of Lillian Hamenslough. She wears a dress.
- Teenagers--1910-1920.; Hamenslough, Lillian.
- 1919
- Irvin Hare
- Studio portrait of Irvin Hare. He wears a suit and tie.
- Men--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.; Hare, Irvin.
- 1919
- Victor Cresto
- Studio portrait of Victor Cresto. He wears a suit and tie.
- Men--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.; Cresto, Victor.
- 1919
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit, tie, and vest.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit and tie and has a watch chain on his lapel.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit, vest, and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado. Streetcars and horses with carriages are on Sixteenth Street. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Kittredge Building, First Congregational Church, and Denver City Hall. The fire-damaged remains of the People's...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Street in Lower Creede
- Pedestrians and horse-drawn carts proceed down a busy street in the town of Creede (Lower Creede, Mineral County), Colorado. Several buildings are under construction. Architectural elements of the existing buildings include clapboard siding,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Ball players sitting on the monument
- Two baseball players sit on top of the Thornburgh monument with their baseball gloves. The two part sandstone monument commemorates the Thornburgh battle in 1879 during the last days of September and early days of October. The top stone has names...
- Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Meeker (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- Yellowstone
- Group shot of possibly President Harding and cabinet members on their 1923 tour of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The driver stands beside the long touring automobile filled with men, parked on at a lookout over eroded canyon cliffs. Emblem on...
- Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Journeys --Wyoming.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Cabinet officers--United States--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Mrs. Sarah Du Prau and Mrs. T. Sebelin [sic.] in parlor of Beaumont Hotel
- Mrs. Sarah Du Prau and Mrs. T. Sebelien play cards at a parlor table inside the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The parlor has patterned carpet, heavy drapes and floral upholstered funiture.
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Card games--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Du Prau, Sarah.; Sebelien, T.
- 1905
- Pine Grove school house
- A man and children pose on the deck of a hewn log schoolhouse in Pine, (originally Pine Grove), Jefferson County, Colorado. They are (l to r): Robert Daniels, (?), Dr. S. T. Lindsey, Roy Raine, Theron Smith, (?), Rob Lindsey, Geo Caldwell, Virginia...
- Pine (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Pine--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Pine--1890-1900.
- 1892
- 8:45 AM.
- A Senior citizen group from Dallas, Texas, boards a Trailways bus in the parking lot of the Ouray Chalet Motel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Automobiles on road include a Model T and a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Aged persons--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Tourists--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 23, 1979
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]
- Walden, early day group of North Parkers in Walden
- Men in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, are identified as (l to r): Billy Baldwin, Fred McEvoy, Chas. Flineau, Alec Dunbar (in woolies), Bob Pardue, Elmer Smyzer, Link Riddle, Casper Fox, Henry Boston, Ned Norris, Billie Hill, Bert Butler, E. A....
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1904
- 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]
- Wells and Lowell Hardware Store
- B. T. Wells, Frank Lowell, W. S. Wells pose with group of children, and other men in front of their hardware store, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Three women, with potted plants, sit on the sills of the upper windows of the brick two story...
- Wells & Lowell Hardware (Blackhawk, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Lowell, Frank.; Wells,...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Williamette Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View west on Williamette Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, towards snow dusted Pikes Peak. The mountain reflects in a puddle of water in the muddy, tree-lined street. Horse drawn wagons park in front of residences.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Operation Understanding visitors from Colorado Springs, Colorado pose before the Hercules missile during a recent visit to McGregor Range
- Abe Bain, Mentor B. Daniels, Max L. Davis, Merlyn D. Smith, Lt. Col. Robert T. Hummer, Clair W. Snell, Morton Neufield, Maj. George P. Pineau, pose in suits and topcoats in front of a Hercules Missile, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rockets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Van Briggle Art Pottery original pieces 1st prizes at Paris Ex. & St. Louis Fair
- An interior display at Van Briggle Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features ceramic vases and jugs with bas-relief floral or vegetal designs; some have carved wooden bases.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Van Briggle Art Pottery, original pieces took 1st prize at Paris Exposition also St. Louis & other fairs
- View of a ceramic vase and pitchers display at Van Briggle Pottery Art Pottery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They feature bas-relief floral patterns and a human form; some have carved wooden bases.
- Van Briggle Pottery Company--1900-1910.; Art pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potteries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Pottery--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Nederland
- A gravestone in the Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado, features a curvilinear top which encloses a relief of two birds on flowers; epitaph reads in part: "Allie, daughter of L. T. & V. J. Nosaman(?), Died July 22, ??" A foot, wearing a saddle...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nederland--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- 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
- Silverton
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, and: "1. Greene Co. Smelter 2. Anvil Mountain 3. Rough 'n Ready Smelter 4. Kendall Mountain 5. Las Animas River 6. Cement Creek 7. Town T- Call 8. Melville's Lightning...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Cor. Dale & Tejon Sts., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All Souls Unitarian Church, at Dale and Tejon Streets, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, has a stone foundation, a belltower with flared eaves, shingle siding, and leaded windows.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.; Unitarian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1893 and 1914]
- Cor. Huerfano St. & Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Church of the Strangers United Presbyterian Church, Nevada Avenue and Huerfano Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is a corbeled brick building with a corner entry tower and steeple.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Deaf & Blind Institute
- View of a Deaf and Blind Institute building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a four-story stone structure with dormers, steps, and balconies. A woman poses.
- Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Deaf & Blind Institute
- View of a Deaf and Blind Institute building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a four-story stone structure with dormers, steps, and balconies.
- Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Deaf & Blind Institute
- View of the Deaf and Blind School, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a two-story stone building with hip roof, entry steps, and gables.
- Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- First Congregational Church, St. Vrain - Tejon Sts. Colorado Springs Colo
- First Congregational Church, St. Vrain and Tejon Streets, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, has stone columns and a half- timbered, faceted roof with dormers.
- First Congregational Church (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- First Presbyterian Church
- First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is built of rusticated stone with a corner entry, belltower, and incised stone trim.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Flower Carnival
- Men pose on horses at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They are: L. Q. Dana, Mayor J. T. Anderson, Kennedy ?, W. W. Postlethoraite, and Matthew Kennedy (Postmaster). Outfits include uniforms,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs Colo.
- View of Grace Church, Weber Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Benjamin Brewster's 1873 design includes rusticated stone, stained glass, ornamental shingles and a steeple. A carriage is in the street.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Interior of Grace Church
- Interior view, Grace Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a pipe organ, a paneled, open-beam ceiling, and an altar.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Organs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Lincoln School, Colorado Springs, Colo
- View of Lincoln School, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a two-story brick building with stone trim. Children sit in a buggy.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]