Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #129 Fruit Sheds on 2nd Street
- View of fruit warehouses in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Scaffolding and boards are in front of the building in the foreground. Planks, boards, and debris litter the foreground in front of the outhouses. Other warehouses in the background.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Food storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 43, 1909 December 11
- Ware house [sic] & Post Office, Mt. Sneffles [sic], Colo.
- Mule teams are hitched to wagons on a dirt road in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The Porter store, barns or warehouses, and the Sneffels Post office are among frame and false-front buildings. A bridge is over Sneffels Creek, and the craggy...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sneffels Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stony Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Animal teams--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Boys Warehouse, 13th Avenue, Denver
- Cars are parked along 13th Avenue (Thirteenth) in Denver, Colorado. Warehouses line the gravel street. Men stand near the loading dock at the "Boys Warehouse."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co. Warehouse
- View of a corrugated metal building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men pose with a horse drawn wagon by doors. Letters read: "Storage Grain & Produce," and "The Rifle Creek Merc. Co. Warehouse Hay Grain & Produce."
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Company (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Paonia in the fertile North Fork Valley, Colorado
- View of the town of Paonia in Delta County, Colorado. A canal, warehouses and sheds are at the edge of town near the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks. A sign on one building reads: "The Paonia Fruit Exchange Co." Shows the Junior High School,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Fort Garland, Colo.
- View of wood frame, gabled warehouses and wooden crates in Fort Garland (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a dirt road and the Sierra Blanca Mountains. A sign hangs from a building and reads: "San Luis Produce Co."
- San Luis Produce Co. (Fort Garland, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Fort Garland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural facilities--Colorado--Fort Garland--1900-1910.; Crates--Colorado--Fort Garland--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Fort...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Yacht Suedon
- View of a yacht identified as the Suedon under full sail. Shows saltbox style warehouses and residences on the shore.
- Suedon (Yacht)--1900-1910.; Houses--1900-1910.; Warehouses--1900-1910.; Yachts--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Oil Refineries at Florence, Colo.
- View of the United Oil Company refining works in Florence, (Fremont County) Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and freight cars, warehouses, oil storage tanks, and a mill building. Signs on buildings in the area read: "The United...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1920.; United Oil Company--Facilities--1890-1920.; Florence (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Florence--1890-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Florence--1890-1920.; Storage...
- [between 1895 and 1920?]
- Van Schaak & Co. Warehouse at 1539 Wynkoop
- View of Wynkoop Street in Denver, Colorado; shows brick warehouses, loading docks, a water tower, and truck / window lettering / signs: "Weicker," "Osborn Truck Line," "R. J. Chadbourne Honey," "Campbell & Speer Freight," "Shippey Transfer," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1936 May 21
- Kennicott Patterson Transfer Company
- View of brick warehouses in Denver, Colorado; shows parked cars and signs: "The Kennicott Patterson Transfer Company, Main Office 1500 Glenarm St."
- Kennicott-Patterson Transfer Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Kennicott Patterson Transfer Company
- View of buildings on Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses, businesses, and signs: "The Kellogg & Stokes Stove Co.," "The Kennicott Patterson Transfer Co," "Schoenhofen Brg. [Brewing] Co," and "Merchant's Lunch Bar & Cafe."
- Kennicott-Patterson Transfer Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Sprinkler
- View of a street cleaning sprinkler truck in Denver, Colorado; men pose; brick warehouses are in the background.
- Street cleaning--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 April
- Sprinkler trucks
- View of tractor-drawn street cleaning sprinkler wagons in Denver, Colorado; brick warehouses in the background have lettering: "The Hallack-Howard Lumber Co." and "The General Machinery & Su-."
- Street cleaning--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tractors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Warehouse district
- Aerial view of the warehouse district in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a complex of buildings owned by the Weicker Transfer and Storage Company. Painted signs on the side of the building include a swastika symbol. Other businesses in the area...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Hungarian Flour Mill - 1441 7th St.
- View of South Platte River flood damage at the Hungarian Flour Mill in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses, trucks, and a semi trailer with letters: "Hungarian Flour."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 June 17
- Blake Street bridge
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break; shows muddy water, the Blake Street bridge, people, debris, and warehouses with signs: "Mile High Poultry Farm."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1933 August 3
- South from 16th Street viaduct, Cherry Creek flood
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado. Men clear debris in a railroad yard. Letters on warehouses read: "The M. J. O'Fallon Supply Co.," "Weicker's Fireproof Warehouse," and "Henry George."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1912 July 14]
- Industrial area
- View of the Platte River valley in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses, factory buildings, smokestacks, a hay stack, and the tower of the Blayney-Murphy slaughterhouse.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1934 October 24
- Damaged warehouse at 3rd St. and Santa Fe tracks
- View of warehouses damaged by the flood waters of the Arkansas River on 3rd Street in Pueblo, Colorado. The brick buildings have water damage and carts and equipment are buried in deep mud. The wall of one of the buildings has collapsed. A sign on...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building failures--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- 20th Street Viaduct, Denver
- View of the 20th (Twentieth) Street viaduct (at Wazee) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Warehouses read: "Mid-Continent Refrigerator Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-2000.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-2000.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-2000.;...
- [between 1985 and 1993?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver warehouses
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 38, 1909 November 6
- Red Dot Oil
- Cars are in a parking lot at the Red Dot Oil Company offices in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A building nearby reads "School Supply Co., Seating" and a smokestack reads "Burlington Route." Shows warehouses and frame buildings.
- Red Dot Oil Company--Buildings--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Crossings, high potential, Berthoud, Colorado
- View of telephone poles that parallel railroad tracks in Berthoud (Larimer County), Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railroad Company cars sit on railroad cars. Warehouses, elevators, and a building with a mansard roof are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Berthoud (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Berthoud--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Berthoud--1910-1920.; Utility...
- 1914
- Mt. Tamalpais
- Panoramic view of San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island with Mt Tamalpais in the distance, San Francisco, California. Shows piers, a lighthouse, and warehouses along the Embarcadero, sailing ships in the bay, and houses and buildings on city...
- Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Harbors--California--San...
- [between1880 and 1902]
- Goat Island, Oakland, California
- View of Yerba Buena Island (Goat Island) and the Oakland Outer Harbor on San Francisco Bay, near Oakland (Alameda County), California; shows piers and warehouses. Steamboats, three-masted sailing ships and sailboats are in the Harbor. Signs read...
- Alameda County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Oakland Outer Harbor (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yerba Buena Island (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Alameda County--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- San Francisco Bay, the ferries
- A view of the Oakland Outer Harbor on San Francisco Bay in Alameda County, California; shows steam ferries, three-masted sailing ships, piers, warehouses, and houses.
- Alameda County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Oakland Outer Harbor (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Alameda County--1880-1910.; Harbors--California--Alameda County--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880-1902]
- San Francisco Bay
- View of San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California with three-masted sailing ships. On shore men with horse-drawn wagons unload boats at the wharf near warehouses. A sign on shore reads, "Clean House with Sapolio."
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Harbors--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Piers & wharves--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Sailing ships--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Johnstown, Colorado
- View of agricultural warehouses in Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County shows storage tanks, farming implements, and cylindrical vats in front of a warehouse. A pitched tent is in the background.
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Johnstown--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Weigker [sic] & Co. wagons w/ clothing (?)
- Men pose with truck loads of food packages in (probably) Denver, Colorado; possibly as a relief or war effort. Lettering reads: "Weicker T & S Co.," "Fireproof Warehouses," and "716 12th St."
- Food relief, American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- D. Hurd & Son, wholesale grocers, 417 Blake Street, Denver, Col.
- View of brick storefronts and warehouses on Blake Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows men and signs: "D. Hurd & Son," "Wholesale Grocers."
- D. Hurd & Son Wholesale Grocers--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Market Street
- View of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile and truck traffic, warehouses, and advertising signs: "Poultry Adelman Produce Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Traffic congestion--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 December 26
- Market Street traffic control proposal
- Reproduction of a sketch of Market Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, trucks, warehouses, and median dividers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948 June 22
- Welton Street
- View of Welton Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses, cars, and business signs: "The Angelus, Busy Bee Lunch Room," "Drink White Ribbon," "The American Bank & Trust Co," "Harvey Hotel," "Hotel Hillard," "Reiter Wallpaper & Paint Co," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Franklin St. bridge
- View of the Franklin Street bridge construction over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; shows footings, warehouses, a water tower, and (possibly) Northwestern Terminal Railroad tracks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1930-1940.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Soldiers assemble around one of the post's Quartermaster warehouses, Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers. They wear uniforms and carry bed rolls.
- Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Troops gather in front of one of the Quartermaster warehouses with musettes and canvas shoulders bags, Fort Logan, Colorado. 106 Class ten wheeler No 524, an 1890 Baldwin, heads up a Denver and Rio Grande train ready to depart from this WW I...
- Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Tivoli Brewery
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows the Tivoli Brewery in the Auraria neighborhood, surrounding warehouses, and office buildings. Snow dusts front range mountains in the background.
- Tivoli Union Brewing Company--Buildings--1970-1980.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Cityscapes--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972 December 18
- Denver Union Stockyards [sic] Company, pens
- View of Denver Union Stock Yards Company and meat-packing warehouses in Denver, Colorado; shows holding pens filled with cattle, factory buildings, and letters: "The Colorado Packing & Provision Company."
- Colorado Packing & Provision Company--1910-1920.; Denver Union Stock Yard Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Weicker T. & S. Co.
- View of Wynkoop Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses and horse drawn delivery wagons with signs: "W Weicker T. & S. Co. Fireproof Warehouse For The Storage of Household Goods and Merchandise." A trolley switch shack and tracks are at an...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1897 and 1915]
- Windmill at North Platte station
- Men, women and children stand next to railroad tracks and a large windmill at the Union Pacific station in North Platte (Lincoln County), Nebraska. Railroad cars labeled "U.P.R.R., 1418" and "U.P.R.R. 1976" stand on tracks nearby. Brick buildings...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; North Platte (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Railroad stations--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.;...
- [1869]
- View of Denver from west, ca. 1978
- Distant view of the skyline of downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the Security Life Building and Colorado National Bank Building. The World Trade Center is under construction. Cars are in parking lots near warehouses and railroad tracks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1978
- House floated across field and was grounded in the middle of nowhere (approx 1st and Umatilla)
- View of South Platte River flood damage near 1st (First) Avenue and Umatilla Street in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows houses, warehouses, smokestacks, and a sign: "King Soopers."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 June 16
- Shot from a helicopter about 10:00 the morning after the flood
- Aerial view of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad yard, the 23rd (Twenty third) Street viaduct, traffic, warehouses, fuel tanks, railroad tracks, and the South Platte River.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Railroad shops &...
- 1965 June 17
- D. & R.G.W. Railroad tracks, Wazee Market
- View of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows water and mud on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, trailers, and warehouses. Signs read: "Morgan" and "Rio Grande Rock Island."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Facilities--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1965 June 17
- North of Colfax - west of Valley Highway
- View of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows warehouses, smokestacks, power poles, water, railroad tracks, and the Colfax Avenue viaduct. Billboards read: "Chevrolet" and "Jim Beam."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Electric lines--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 June 16
- Castlewood Dam Break Cherry Creek flood
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break. Men and boys clear debris by a bridge over Cherry Creek; warehouses are in the background. Sign reads: "American Forge Works - Oil Well Supplies."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Denver police mounted patrol
- Denver police officers mounted on horses patrol a warehouse district on Packing House Road in the Swansea Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The policemen ride their horses along a set of railroad tracks that run parallel to the road. Shows brick...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- 1982
- T.C. Durant, Esq. & heads of depts. U.P.R.R.
- Thomas C. Durant poses with some of the directors of Union Pacific Railroad departments; they stand beside railroad track and engine "14" in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The men wear suits with frock coats, overcoats, ties, felt caps, derby...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Business people--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroad employees--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Durant, Thomas C.
- 1866 October