Sunday, December 4, 2016

Dolores, almost 100 years ago





 

Photo 1:
CHS.X4358
Title Town of Dolores
Summary Aerial view of the town of Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Shows houses, barns, outbuildings, and commercial structures. The Dolores River and a portion of Haycamp Mesa are in the distance.
Date [between 1900 and 1920?]
Notes Accession number: 89.636.2230; History Colorado.; Condition: soiled, ink mark.; Formerly F20682; Handwritten on envelope: "C-Dolores."; Photographic print is a vignette.; Title inked on back of print.; R7200043589
Physical Description 1 photographic print ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Is Part Of History Colorado, Denver and Rio Grande collection
Subject Dolores (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Dolores--1900-1920.

History Colorado: http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/reproduction-commercial-use-fees





Photo 2:CHS.X5289
Title Del Rio Hotel, Dolores
Summary View of the Del Rio Hotel in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. The three-story Chateau-style hotel has a stucco surface, a steep gabled roof, dormer windows, a corner entrance, and large windows on the first floor. Men stand on the sidewalk near scaffolding and construction equipment. A sign on a building next door reads: "Stroud's Cash Store, Groceries, Dry Goods, Meats."
Date 1931
Notes Accession number: 96.69.145; History Colorado.; Formerly F41601.; Handwritten on envelope: "C-Dolores-Hotels."; Penciled on verso: "Built April, 1931."; Title penciled on verso.; R7200052897
Physical Description 1 photographic print ; 10 x 15 cm. (4 x 6 in.)
Is Part Of History Colorado, Denver and Rio Grande collection
Subject Del Rio Hotel (Dolores, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dolores (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Dolores--1930-1940.


History Colorado: http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/reproduction-commercial-use-fees


Photo 3:
X-7734


Title Dolores, Colorado
Creator Mollette, Rex.
Summary A girl holding a doll walks along a muddy street in Dolores, Colorado, in Montezuma County. Patches of snow melt on the street, on the sidewalks, and on top of the one-story commercial storefronts along the street.
Date [between 1920 and 1930]
Description 1 photoprint ; 16 x 25 cm. (6 x 9 3/4 in.)
Type of Material Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Content Type Image;StillImage
Subject Dolores (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children playing with dolls--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.
Format-Medium Photograph
Source R. L. Dorman - 11/92 gift.

Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.



Photo 4: X-7733


Title Dolores
Creator Mollette, Rex.
Summary Two cars with four people in each drive down an unpaved street in the town of Dolores, Colorado, in Montezuma County. People sit and stand along the sidewalk and watch the scene. One-story commercial storefronts are along the street. Signs include: "Delores Mercantile Co."
Date [between 1920 and 1930]
Description 1 photoprint ; 17 x 25 cm. (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Type of Material Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Content Type Image;StillImage
Subject Dolores (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.
Format-Medium Photograph
Source R. L. Dorman - 11/92 gift.

Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.