Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- D&RGW "Canon" series observation car on eastbound #2
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad "Canon" series observation car stops eastbound at Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Men, women, and a porter pose on the vestibule; the Arkansas River is at the side, and pipelines follow...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad observation...
- December, 1927
- D&RGW open platform observation car on rear train #2 the Scenic Limited, at Hanging bridge in the Royal Gorge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad observation car and train #2 stops by the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado; men, women, and porters pose on the vestibule by a sign: "Denver and Rio Grande Western Scenic Limited."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad observation...
- Summer, 1928
- Georgetown, Grace Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of the Grace Episcopal Church, on hill on the east side of Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Simple Carpenter Gothic architecture, built by G. G. Griffith, features a steep front gable with cross at apex, clapboard siding, entry...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Georgetown, Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of the Grace Episcopal Church, on hill on the east side of Taos Street, Georgetown, Colorado. Simple Carpenter Gothic architecture, built by G. G. Griffith, features a steep front gable with cross at apex, clapboard siding, entry...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal Churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Berkley [sic] Branch Public Library
- Interior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado, shows circulation desk with arched doorways flanking, cove ceiling, wood paneling, movable bulletin board with bookshelf and "Our Allies" poster...
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Smiley Br.
- Exterior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado; L-shaped brick bungalow with tile roof and entry vestibule; named for Denver Public School teacher and superintendent, William H. Smiley.
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- United States National Bank Building
- Interior view of the United States National Bank lobby, 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the marble vestibule with vaulted ceiling; Allen True paintings of Western animals and Native American motifs from San Ildefonso...
- United States National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1932]
- United States National Bank Building
- Interior view of the United States National Bank lobby, 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout, Denver, Colorado, shows the marble vestibule with vaulted ceiling with Allen True paintings depicting Western animals and Native American motifs from San...
- United States National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1932?]
- Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Shows a small printing press, probably the Washington hand press that Jesse Summers Randall, the newspaper's editor, bought from the Colorado Miner newspaper, and a large...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Indian abodes, models
- Reproduction is of a wood and clay model that shows a Native American earth lodge, common to the Pawnee. The tepee shaped structure with projecting vestibule is covered by clay and features a cutaway section to show the framing technique. Covering...
- Earth houses--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Structures--1970-1980.; Pawnee Indians--Structures--1970-1980.; Building models--1970-1980.
- 1979?
- Gillett
- View of a brick and stone church building in a field in Gillett, Colorado; features a frame vestibule and a barrel-curved roof surmounted by a cross; according to the artist, building was a Catholic church.
- Gillett (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Gillett--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Granby - Episcopal Chapel of St. John Baptist
- The Episcopal Chapel of Saint John Baptist, in Granby, Colorado, features a single story, a vestibule, tar paper covering on the outer walls with a brick pattern on it, and a cross on the roof. A sign bearing the name of the chapel and service...
- Episcopal Chapel of St. John Baptist (Granby, Colo.)--1930- 1970.; Granby (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Granby--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Granby - St. John Baptist (Episcopal)
- The Episcopal Chapel of Saint John Baptist, in Granby, Colorado, features a single story, a vestibule, tar paper covering on the outer walls with a brick pattern on it, and a cross on the roof. A group of people come out the door after a service...
- Episcopal Chapel of St. John Baptist (Granby, Colo.)--1930- 1970.; Granby (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Granby--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Granby - St. John Baptist
- The Episcopal Chapel of Saint John Baptist, in Granby, Colorado, features a single story, a vestibule, tar paper covering on the outer walls with a brick pattern on it, and a cross on the roof. One woman walks in the door, and a group of three...
- Episcopal Chapel of St. John Baptist (Granby, Colo.)--1930- 1970.; Granby (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Granby--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- New Castle, Colorado
- Saint John's Episcopal Church, in New Castle, Colorado, features a projecting vestibule, a wheel window, intersecting rooflines with a cross on the roof ridge, and arched pointed windows.
- St. John's Episcopal Church (New Castle, Colo.)--1930-1970.; New Castle (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--New Castle--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Red Cliff
- A church in Red Cliff, Colorado, features a belfry with a pyramidal roof topped by a finial, a projecting vestibule with a gable, and flush board siding. Residences and commercial buildings also line the street.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Red Cliffs--1930-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Red Cliffs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Church at Guston 1941
- View of a wooden church atop a small hill in Guston, Colorado; shows imbrication on the gableboard, a vestibule on the front, and a belfry with a pyramidal roof.
- Guston (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Guston--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Guston--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Montrose church
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Montrose, Colorado, features brick construction, medium gable, projecting vestibule, arched pointed windows, and decorative brickwork.
- Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (Montrose, Colo.)--1930-1970.; Montrose (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Evans Chapel
- Exterior of the Evans Chapel, Denver, Colorado; a small grand, Gothic, stone structure features: a steep front gable with a stone cross, side entry vestibule, stained glass windows, and roof cresting; built in 1873-1878 by Dr. John Evans,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Crested Butte, 1980's
- Detail of sign on the vestibule of St. Patrick's reads: "Historic St. Patrick's Catholic Church 1883-1967, restored as a residence by the Crested Butte Pakg," near First Street on Maroon Avenue, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989]
- St. George's Episcopal Church
- Exterior view of St. George's Episcopal Church, West Fourth and Pine Streets, Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1881, at a cost of $18,000, this wood frame church features a steep central front gable with Gothic characteristics including side...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1945?]
- Gunnison Baptist
- A Baptist church in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, has a bell tower with a large bell over a pedimented vestibule; a sign over the door reads, "Gunnison Baptist Church." The building has a shingled gable roof. A large tent is set up next to...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Gunnison Episcopal Church
- Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, dedicated Christmas Day, 1882, is a one-story gable roofed stone building with a light-colored vestibule; crosses are at the apex of the roof on the front, and atop the...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Gunnison Episcopal Church
- Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, dedicated Christmas Day, 1882, is a one-story gable roofed stone building with a light-colored vestibule; crosses are at the apex of the roof on the front above a round window,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Gunnison
- The old Pine Street School in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, built in 1800, is a two-story gable-roofed brick building with a gable with a round window on its side. Ashlar masonry is at the corners, the tall narrow windows have rounded...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Jefferson Community Church [graphic]
- Exterior view of a former schoolhouse used as the Jefferson Community Church in Jefferson (Park County), Colorado. The wood frame building has clapboard siding, shingle hipped roof, brick chimney and a belltower with diagonal pattern shingles. The...
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Churches.; Jefferson Community Church (Jefferson, Colo.)
- 1981
- Gunnison
- Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado, dedicated Christmas Day, 1882, is a one-story gable roofed stone building with a light-colored vestibule; crosses are at the apex of the roof on the front, and atop the...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1960.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Sedalia
- St. Phillip in the Field Episcopal Church, in Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado, is a white wood building with a steeply sloping gable roof with a cross at the top and a vestibule with a double-door entrance that has a pointed-arch tympanum window....
- Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1970.
- [between 1959 and 1967]
- St. George's Church, Leadville
- Exterior view of St. George's Episcopal Church on West Fourth and Pine Streets, Leadville, Colorado. Built in 1881, at a cost of $18,000, this wood frame church features a steep central front gable with Gothic characteristics including side...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Leadville school
- Leadville school exterior, Colorado. Two-story brick building with central pedimented pavilions, two-segment central sash windows, an arched entry with small projecting add-on wooden vestibule, stone window lintels, stone foundation and quions,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Colo. Springs, St. Michael Archangel
- The interior view, looking to the rear, of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel (Episcopal) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, features a barrel ceiling, wooden pews, a choir loft, five flags evenly spaced along the bottom of the loft, and the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Drawing of a church
- Shows the artist's representation of a church, somewhere in Colorado. It is a Gothic style church with crosses on the front gable of the church body and on the projecting vestibule. A bell hangs on a covered stand next to the church, and an exhaust...
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Churches--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Eagle, Colo. St. Mary's Catholic Church 5/12/78
- St. Mary's Catholic Church in Eagle, Colorado, is a small light- colored clapboard building that has a gabled roof with a cross at the top front and a vestibule on the front. A sign in front of the building reads, "St. Mary's Catholic Church," and...
- St. Mary's Catholic Church (Eagle, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Eagle (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- Granby, Colo. community church, built 1890's
- Exterior view of the 1890's Granby community church, Grand County, Colorado, shows the log structure with front gable, composite shingles, belltower with louvers, an entry vestibule with double wooden doors, a cross below the apex and a sign that...
- Granby (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--Granby--1970-1980.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Granby--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 11
- Idaho Springs - Presbyterian
- The Presbyterian church in Idaho Springs, Colorado, features a steeply gabled roof with a single, center spire, horizontal clapboard siding, semicircular bays for windows and doors, a wood shingle roof, and a rock wall foundation. A staircase with...
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1970.
- [between 1949 and 1966]
- Presbyterian Church and Manse
- arches. Manse is a two-story frame structure with window pediments. Tall cottonwoods flank church, and white picket fence surrounds both buildings at Fifth Street and Gunnison Avenue. Double exposed image of residences, telephone lines and silver...
- Parsonages--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.; Lake City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.
- [1959?]
- Presbyterian Church
- bullet fuel tank, automobile on road and bluff in background.; View southeast along Fifth Street to side facade of the Presbyterian Church, Lake City, Colorado. Known as the oldest church on the Western Slop, it was built by George M. Darley in...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.; Darley, George M.--Homes & haunts.
- [1959?]
- Catholic Church at Gillette in 1919
- Exterior view of Catholic Church, Gillett (Teller County), Colorado; children pose in the doorway. Architectural features include brick and wooden framing, a frame vestibule, a barrel-curved roof topped by a bell tower frame with a cross, and a...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Gillett--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Gillett--1910-1920.
- 1919
- St. Patrick's Catholic Church
- View northwest towards exterior of St. Patrick's Catholic Church at corner of Galena Avenue and North Spruce Street, Telluride, Colorado. Built in 1896 on what became known as "Catholic Hill" for a large number of Catholic Italians and Austrians...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Catholic Churches--Colorado--Telluride--1930-1950.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1930-1950.; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Telluride, Colo.)
- [between 1935 and 1949]
- Taken at Gunnison Court House
- Posing on the entry steps of Gunnison County Courthouse, shortly after construction, Gunnison, Colorado, are (front row left to right): Annie Haigler (later Mrs. Alonzo Hartman), Charlie Harper, Louise Haigler (later Mrs. George Williams), Sidney...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Jails--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Georgetown Courier interior
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Shows a small printing press, probably the Washington hand press that Jesse Summers Randall, the newspaper's editor, bought from the Colorado Miner newspaper, a hand powered...
- Georgetown Courier--Facilities--1880-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Taxidermy--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1888?]
- Photograph of railroad station & telegraph office at Ivanhoe (west end of Busk - Ivanhoe tunnel) under Midland
- Two men and a tabby cat pose in front of the Colorado Midland train station in Ivanhoe, Colorado. The town's name is on two signs on the building, along with "Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office," "Colo. Springs 56.8 Miles," "Aspen 59.4," and a...
- Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1910-1920.
- 1914?
- St. Mary's, Littleton
- Exterior of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Littleton, Colorado, shows the brick building with intersecting gables, domed cupola, and entry vestibule, built in 1901. Sign on corner has times of masses and confessions and special service: Miraculous...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Littleton--1980-1990.; St. Mary's Catholic Church (Littleton, Colo.)
- [between 1980 and 1990]
- East High School Statue of Abraham Lincoln
- Interior view of a statue of President Abraham Lincoln located in a vestibule. Behind the statue is a small trophy case and a arched window.
- Marinoff, Oscar, 1898-1982--Archives.; Marinoff family--Archives.; East High School (Denver, Colo.).; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Denver Orphan's Home Historic Building Application Forms
- Morrato Block
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1911 March 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 14, 1912 April 6
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 16, 1913 May 31
- Miscellaneous details the Colorado B'ld'g. & Inv. Co
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows sections of entrance areas, and plans for desks and lanterns for the Colorado Building and Investment...
- Banks.; Desks.; Entrance halls.; Lanterns.; Loggias.; Toilets.; Colorado Building and Investment Company (Denver, Colo.); Colorado National Bank Building (Denver, Colo.); Central business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 January 15