Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a toddler
- Shows a toddler seated on a chair. She wears a quilt patterned dress with a lace collar. Tintype is mounted on a page inside of the Morgan and Evans album.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits poses in rows on the steps leading up to an entrance with a pointed arch on top.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Biography, unidentified groups
- A large group of unidentified men in suits poses in three rows in front of a large doorway with a round arch of windows on its top. The men in the front row kneel on one knee.
- [between 1910 and 1931?]
- Abbott Church
- View of a church located in Abbott (Washington County), Colorado. Shows a one-story, wood frame building with a bell tower and cross at the top. A sign over the door reads: "Abbott Church 1913-DHD." Also shows a barbed wire fence and post.
- Abbott (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Churches--Colorado--Abbott--1990-2000.
- [between 1990 and 2000]
- Evacuation tramway by 126th Engineers
- Four members of the 126th Engineering company guide a litter basket along the evacuation tramway in Italy from a cliff top. Some of the trees nearby have leaves.
- Aerial tramways--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Storefronts, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of storefronts in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. The central storefront is one story with a half-story false front across the top. The double door is flanked by two large mullioned windows. A sign...
- African Americans--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Billboard for American Furniture Co.
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. The bottom of the sign consists of a narrow skirt with vertical uprights. Electric lights...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; American Furniture Company (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Furniture stores.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Cottrell's Clothes
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. A small sign on top of the billboard reads: "Alden Sign Co." Electric lights are mounted on...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Cottrell's Clothes (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Clothing stores.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Firestone truck tires
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. Electric lights are mounted on top of the billboard. The billboard reads: "Back of...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Denver Rubber Tire Works (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile equipment & supplies.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Estes Park hotels
- View of a billboard on the Boulder - Longmont Road in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. The bottom of the sign consists of a narrow skirt with...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Estes Park Chalets (Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Grand Lake Lodge (Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Stetson hats
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. Shows a cowboy inside a room, he looks in a mirror, combs his hair, and holds his hat. His...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; John B. Stetson Hat Company--Public relations--1920-1930.; May Shoe & Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cowboys.; Department stores.; Hat industry.; Hats.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Kingston's
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. A small sign on top of the billboard reads: "Alden Sign Co." Shows a man in an overcoat. A...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Kingston's (Firm)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Clothing & dress.; Clothing stores.; Women.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for McPhee & McGinnity Co.
- View of an Alden Sign Co. billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. The sign has a skirt with a cornice and latticework. Text reads: "You'll...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Lumberyards.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Billboard for Bluhill Coffee
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Bluhill Coffee--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Boys.; Coffee industry.; Dogs.; Peanut butter.; Roller skating.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Skidmore's
- View of a billboard located near the Speer viaduct, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. A small sign mounted on the cornice reads: "Alden Sign Co."...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Hart, Schaffner & Marx--Public relations--1930-1940.; Skidmore's (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Clothing industry.; Clothing stores.; Suits (Clothing)
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Billboard for Folger's Coffee
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top. the bottom of the sign has a narrow skirt with vertical uprights and a small plaque...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1940-1950.; J.A. Folger and Company--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Billboards.; Coffee industry.; Coffee.
- 1942?
- Oak Ames Monument U.P.R.R.
- View of the Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman, Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas relief of Oakes Ames near the top.
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877--Monuments.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Oakes Ames Monument
- View of Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railroad near Sherman, Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas-relief of Oakes Ames near the top. Words engraved on the monument read: "In Memory of Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames."
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877--Monuments.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1920.; Ames Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1920.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1890-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Ames Monument at Sherman, U.P. Ry.
- View of the Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railway near Sherman, Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas relief of Oakes Ames near the top.
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877--Monuments.; Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Ames Monument near Sherman, U.P.R.Y.
- View of the Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railway near Sherman (Albany County), Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas relief of Oakes Ames near the top. A man stands next to the base of the monument. The monument plaque reads: "Born...
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Cripple Creek, Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1
- Anaconda firemen pose with their hose wagon in front of two Cripple Creek businesses in Teller County, Colorado. Two boys stand on a ladder leaning on side of wagon with two fireman helmets on top. Small girl in a fancy dress and bonnet sits on...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- 1894 May 20
- Barn and silo on dam site
- Shows a wood barn and brick silo at the Kenwood Dam located in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The barn features beveled wood siding a slate tile roof with a ventilator on top. The brick silo in behind the barn.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kenwood Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Barns--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.; Silos--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.
- [1935?]
- Portrait of a man
- A man with a mustache in a tweed jacket and waistcoat, a windowpane patterned tie, shirt and trousers poses for a full-torso studio portrait in Aspen, Colorado. He holds a straw hat with a cloth hatband and rests his other hand on a stone pillar...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [about 1900?]
- Ninth Street Historic Park Groussman Grocery now known as the Mercantile Café, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Mercantile Café (formerly Groussman Grocery), located at 906 Curtis Street, in the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. The two...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Conservation &...
- 2000
- Aurora Fire Department truck
- An Aurora Fire Department truck is parked on an unpaved street in front of a plaza in Aurora, Colorado. It has two, large, water tanks with large gauges on top. Three fire extinguishers are on its running boards. The truck has whitewall tires, and...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Barr Lake Rod and Gun Club
- Two buildings make up the Barr Lake Rod & Gun Club in Barr Lake, Colorado. One is a two story, L-shaped, wood-frame structure with a false front, shingles on the roof, a gable, a stovepipe chimney, and a weathervan duck atop the false front. A...
- Barr Lake Rod & Gun Club (Barr Lake, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barr Lake (Colo. : Reservoir)--1910-1920.; Hunting & fishing clubs--Colorado--Barr Lake--1910-1920.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Barr Lake--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Grain elevators at Bennett in the Kiowa Valley
- Three grain elevators, one behind the other, are in a row behind a smaller building in Bennett, Colorado, in Adams County. Two of the grain elevators are similar; the third has two cylindrical structures with a rectangular structure on top. A dirt...
- Bennett (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grain elevators--Colorado--Bennett--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Black Hawk, Colo., early days, 1860's
- View west up Gregory Gulch toward Central City, Colorado; shows Chas. Leitzman's blacksmith shop, "Wholesale & Retail Meat Market" (with a horse in front and men sitting on the steps), a building that housed many saloons (most notably Jesse...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1863 and 1869]
- Black Hawk, residences
- View of a residence in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Carpenter Gothic style of architecture, steeply gabled roof, decorated bargeboard at the roof eaves and over each window, horizontal clapboard siding, flat window opening shapes with detailing over...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Dubois St., Chase Gulch
- View above the entrance to Chase Gulch, near Black Hawk, Colorado, with Highway 119 and North Clear Creek on the right. A large two- story house is on the right with bay windows on first floor, double hung on second, single chimney, front porch...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1970-1980.
- 1971
- Nederland Dam 1938
- 133,000 cubic feet of reinforced concrete were reportedly used to build the 624-foot dam, which was about 120 feet thick at the base and about 16 feet at the top. The dam was opened 1910. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.; The branches of a...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Nederland Dam 1938
- cubic feet of reinforced concrete were reportedly used to build the 624-foot dam, which was about 120 feet thick at the base and about 16 feet at the top. The dam was opened 1910. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.; Tall pine trees jut into...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Magnolia Keystone and Mt. Lion mill
- The dilapidated mill used by the Keystone and Mountain Lion mines in Magnolia (Boulder County), Colorado, features vertical board siding, and a stepped floor plan with a long shed roof below a gabled top. Debris is scattered on the ground around...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Magnolia machinery and ruins north of mill
- A large piece of broken machinery lies next to a dilapidated mill in Magnolia (Boulder County), Colorado. The mill is comprised of uncoursed stone and concrete and has a broken brick wall on top.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Magnolia Keystone and Mt. Lion mill
- The dilapidated mill used by the Keystone and Mountain Lion mines in Magnolia (Boulder County), Colorado, features vertical board siding, and a stepped floor plan with a long shed roof below a gabled top.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Portrait of two men and a boy
- Full length studio portrait of two men and a boy, they wear high button suits and vests. The group is gathered around a low stone pillar with a hat resting on top. One man holds a cigar and has his hand on the shoulder of an older man. All three...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Happiness or bust (originally untitled)
- An oil painting by Denver, Colorado artist Paul Gregg. The painting is of a young boy in a wagon pulled by oxen, with the words "Happiness or Bust" painted on one side; in the background is a landscape of shrubbery. A large yellow sun is behind the...
- Boys--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--1930-1940.; Ox teams--1930-1940.
- 1932 January 1
- Minnie Dusing Thomas
- Minnie Dusing Thomas poses for a portrait in Breckenridge, Colorado, in a tight sleeved white blouse with ruffled cuffs, and a simple black dress. Her hair is swept up and back, and she has a high collar. Her arm rests on a carved wood table with...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Thomas, Minnie Dusing.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- C.A. Finding residence
- Interior of a study in the Finding residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes a full bookcase in the left background, and in the right, a cluttered wooden table with a drawer and glass top. On it is a woman's portrait in an ornate frame, open...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Tooley Shoe Shop, Stephenson Drug Store Main St. 1898-99
- False fronted stores in Breckenridge, Colorado, are seen through a trench dug in deep snow. A frame business with a "W.B. Stephenson Druggist Paints Oils Glass Wall Paper" sign and "drugs" lettered in the transom over the door is above a snowbank....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Colorado State reformatory, Buena Vista
- This architectural model for renovations at the Colorado State reformatory includes flat and gable roofed institutional buildings, a water tower, a chapel and a basketball court. Signs read: "Do Not Touch" and "Colorado State Reformatory, Buena...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Architectural models--1950-1960.; Reformatories--Colorado--Buena Vista--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Sideboard
- Shows a mahogany sideboard in Chippendale style. It has end cabinets, six legs, pierced and carved gallery, four drawer, carved applique details and a glass top.
- Buffets (Furniture)--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925]
- Burlington, Colo., looking n.e.
- Workers complete the water tower in Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). The steel structure is complete, except for the top. A man stands on the rim of the structure; another worker stands on the ground near the materials for the water tank....
- Burlington (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Water towers--Colorado--Burlington--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Homestake Memorial [graphic]
- "Memorial erected by the Citizens of Leadville to the victims of a snowslide at Homestake Mine, Feb. 1886" is carved at the base of this memorial in Leadville, Colorado. The four tiered carved stone piece includes a mourning women in a veil at its...
- Burns, James--Monuments.; Mathews, Horace M.--Monuments.; Mathews, Josiah--Monuments.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Homestake memorial [graphic]
- "Memorial erected by the Citizens of Leadville to the victims of a snowslide at Homestake Mine, Feb. 1886" is carved at the base of this memorial in Leadville, Colorado. The four tiered carved stone piece includes a mourning women in a veil at its...
- Burns, James--Monuments.; Mathews, Horace M.--Monuments.; Mathews, Josiah--Monuments.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Camp Nizhoni
- A group of African American campers and their counselors (including Marie Anderson, later Marie L. Greenwood) frolic in South Boulder Creek on the campgrounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Most wear swim suits and swim...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1937
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- An unidentified man wearing a hat sits back in a chair with his leg resting on the arm of a canvas chair. His booted foot is held up in the air by a clamp in the foreground. He wears work clothes; his shirt buttoned to the top. A tent is propped...
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- The first school house erected in Canon City, 1874
- Students and teachers pose on the wooden steps of their brick school in Canon City, Colorado. They wear hats, kneepants, pleats and flounces. The building behind them has stone sills and an ornamental arch; glass in the transom is broken.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Keables Drug Co. - C. A. Keables, Prop.
- The interior of this drug store in Canon City, Colorado, has bracketed wooden counters, display cases, and glass fronted wall shelving filled with cigars, boxes, and stationery. The soda fountain is fronted with twisted iron stools, and a line of...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- Tower
- A faceted, rough concrete tower at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has windows with braces; board trim surrounds the top.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Towers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937