Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver City Library
- Portrait of Herbert E. Richie of the Mercantile Library in Denver, Colorado; bookshelves are in the background.
- Mercantile Library (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Books--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1896 September 12
- Helen Ingersoll and library's force at St. Louis
- Librarians who include Herbert Richie, Helen Ingersoll, Anna Hallkowitz, Irene Smith, Isabell McIntyre, Lila Van, and Charles R. Dudley pose outdoors in Saint Louis, Missouri. The men wear suits and hold hats. The women wear dresses and bustles. A...
- Ingersoll, Helen Frances, 1878-; Denver Public Library--People--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Librarians--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Men--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Women--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Front view
- Men identified as Mr. J. A. McIntyre (building superintendent), Mr. C. R. Dudley (librarian), Mr. Gustave Wilkie (contractor), and Mr. B. H. Lichter (contractor), pose near the partially constructed Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1900-1910.; Contractors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1907
- Regional library conference
- Librarians who include Dr. Malcolm G. Wyer, B.F. Coen, Mrs. Lillian B. Corry, Miss Freda Conrad, Mrs. Ruth Tyler, and Miss Frances Mentzer stand and sit at a conference table probably in Denver, Colorado. The women wear hats decorated with flowers...
- Denver Public Library--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1943 April 2
- Leslie Peterson happily checks out books from librarians Dorothy Bennet and Jane Cotner (r)
- Smiling women write at a desk in the library in Pueblo, Colorado. A girl in a winter coat looks on, by a stack of books. Books are on shelves on the interior walls.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Dr. Malcolm G. Wyer at Barnum dedication
- Doctor Malcolm G. Wyer poses at the Ross-Barnum Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; poster board reads: "Frederick R. Ross Branch It's All New - Everyone Welcome."
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Barnum Branch--1950-1960.; Barnum (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building dedications--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 May 21
- Librarians at Denver Public Library
- Librarians who include Frances Lumbeck, Phyllis Miller, Martha Baker, Eulalia Chapman, Ruthellen Brown, Harry J. Mooney, and Forrest Carhart sort catalog cards in the Bibliographic Center at the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock...
- Denver Public Library--People--1950-1960.; Catalog cards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1955 June 27
- Agostino Mastrogiuseppe
- Portrait of Agostino Mastrogiuseppe, special collections librarian and curator of photographs, Western History and Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library, in (probably) Denver, Colorado. Banner reads: "Historic Denver Week, Citicorp;" logo...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Mastrogiuseppe, Agostino D.
- 1984
- Quah-se-yah - close friend of Chief Quanah Parker, & Sgt. Swett of Ft Sill who is Ft Sill librarian
- Quah-se-yah, (Quah-sah-yah, Quassiah) a Native American Comanche man, wearing a headdress, hair pipe breastplate, moccasins, blanket, and holding a feathered staff poses with Sergeant Swett at Chief Quanah Parker's memorial, Post Oak Mission...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Mission Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.;...
- [1926?]
- Denver Public Library catalog department
- Women work in the catalog department in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Desks, typewriters, books, and a card catalog are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1937?]
- Denver Public Library catalog department
- Women work at desks in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Desks, books, and shelves are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [1937?]
- Malcolm G. Wyer
- City Librarian Malcolm Glenn Wyer reads a book at his desk in the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. A blotter, pen set, and wooden tray are on the desk. A bookcase and telephone are nearby.
- Denver Public Library--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Wyer, Malcolm Glenn.
- [1937]
- Library at Denver General Hospital
- A group of doctors or possibly medical students sit at tables in a library, a branch of Denver Public Library, at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The men wear white jackets and have books open in front of them. One man wears saddle...
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1950-1960.; Denver Public Library--Branches--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [1958?]
- James Cagney at DPL American Motors Conservation Award.
- James Cagney and Denver City Librarian John Eastlick, admire a plaque for the American Motors Conservation Award presented to the Conservation Library Center at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Actors.; Awards.; Librarians.; Cagney, James, 1899-1986.; Eastlick, John T.; Denver Public Library--People--1960-1970.; Denver Public Library. Conservation Library.
- [1968]
- Interior of City Library / Mercantile Library - receiving room - Chamber of Commerce Building - 14th and Lawrence
- Interior view of the Mercantile Library receiving room in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women by shelves of books. Costume includes ruffles, a cameo, watch and chain, high collars, and puff shouldered blouses. Helen Ingersoll wears a dress with a...
- Ingersoll, Helen Frances, 1878-; Denver Public Library--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1899?]
- Charles R. Dudley
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Charles Rowland Dudley, librarian and attorney; practiced law in Massachusetts (1878-82); arrived in Denver 1882; organized Denver Public Library (1885-1911); member, Board of Regents, University of...
- Lawyers--Colorado--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dudley, Charles Rowland, 1853-1921.; Denver Public Library.; State Historical Society of Colorado.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Charles R. Dudley
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Charles Rowland Dudley, librarian and attorney; practiced law in Massachusetts (1878-82); arrived in Denver 1882; organized Denver Public Library (1885-1911); member, Board of Regents, University of Colorado...
- Lawyers--Colorado--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Dudley, Charles Rowland, 1853-1921.; Denver Public Library.; State Historical Society of Colorado.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Staff of Denver Public Library on High School steps
- Well dressed Denver Public Library staff posing on Denver, Colorado High School steps are identified as: "Standing at right rear: Florence Irene Willard and Helen F. Ingersoll - students in training class, George M. Lee -- head of accessions, Ralph...
- Ingersoll, Helen Frances, 1878-; Denver Public Library--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Staff of the City Library after consolidation on step of the Chamber of Commerce Bld'g
- Portrait of Mercantile Library / Denver Public Library staff, in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women on stone steps of the Chamber of Commerce Building. Costume includes ruffles, a cameo, watch and chain, high collars, and puff-shouldered...
- Ingersoll, Helen Frances, 1878-; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1905?]
- DPL catalog department
- Women librarians sit at a long table and catalog books in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library (Carnegie Public Library) in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. The women write on catalog cards. Card catalog drawers, boxes of...
- Denver Public Library--People--1900-1920.; Catalogers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Denver Public Library catalog department
- Women who include Frances Sims, Agnes S. Hall, Anamtille [?] McClung, and Louise Wells work at desks in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado....
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver Public Library librarians office
- Interior view of a librarian's office in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A desk, chair, file cabinets, telephone, and bookcase are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Miss Julia Douglas, the librarian of the Evergreen library
- Julia Brewster Douglas, a former teacher and New Jersey librarian and a sister of Canon Winfred Douglas, opened the Evergreen library in 1917 in a grocery store in Evergreen, Colorado. Later it was located in a stone and timber building above the...
- Evergreen (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Interiors.; Librarians--Colorado--Evergreen--1910-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Evergreen--1910-1940.; Douglas, Julia Brewster.
- [between 1917 and 1936]
- Catalog department in former main library
- Men and women work at desks in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Books, book trucks, typewriters, and card catalogs are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1950-1960.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Books--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1955]
- Woodbury Library
- Joanne Classen (left - Branch Head) and Priscilla Tinnell pose by the Woodbury Branch Library sign in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; reads: "Woodbury Regional Library, Denver Public Library."
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Signs (Notices)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Ford-Warren
- View of the Ford-Warren Branch of the Denver Public Library at 2825 High Street at East Twenty Eighth Avenue in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a solarium, and a door with portholes.
- Denver Public Library. Ford-Warren Branch--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Five Points Branch Denver Public Library
- Interior view of the Five Points Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; shows "mod" decor, wall graphics, curved wall cutouts, and amorphous chairs. A Black (African American) staff member helps a woman.
- Denver Public Library. Five Points Branch--1970-1980.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.;...
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Time for a new card
- At the Englewood Library in Englewood, Colorado, Grove Stanley, signs his new library card for the librarian behind the desk, Mrs. Harry Weatherman. The city librarian, George Hertz, looks on. The desk holds a stack of open books, card files, a...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Librarians--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Hertz, George.; Stanley, Grove.; Weatherman, Harry, Mrs.
- January 24, 1962
- Mrs. James A. Wilson, Children's Librarian, confers with a customer
- A young girl, Lynn Wilson, stands in front of the circulation desk and checks out a book at the Lakewood Public Library in Jefferson County, Colorado. She wears a sleeveless shirt, plaid trouser; her hair is styled in a ponytail with a headband. ...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Librarians--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; Wilson, James, Mrs.; Wilson, Lynn.
- July 3, 1962
- Librarian signs up another reader
- A librarian at the Lakewood Branch of the Jefferson County Library, Mrs. Herman Van Blois, explains the summer reading program to ten year-old Ricci de Neve. She holds a card that reads, "Reading is Something to Crow About!" A sign (with a goat...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Librarians--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Lakewood--1960-1970.; de Neve, Ricci.; Van Blois, Herman, Mrs.
- June 20, 1962
- Awaiting a train to photograph it on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad between Durango and Hermosa, Colorado
- North of Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, Agostino D. Mastrogiuseppe, special collections librarian and curator of photographs, Western History and Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library, holds his 35mm camera. He wears a pony tail,...
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Mastrogiuseppe, Agostino D.; Richardson, Robert W.
- October 1995
- Waiting for the Silverton Train (to photograph it) at the south end of Baker Park on the Rio de las Animas, Silverton, Colorado
- Robert W. Richardson, retired executive director of the Colorado Railroad Museum, and Agostino D. Mastrogiuseppe, special collections librarian and curator of photographs, Denver Public Library Western History and Genealogy Department, wait for the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Mastrogiuseppe, Agostino D.; Richardson, Robert W.
- October 1995
- Aurora Public Library
- Two librarians from the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Colorado, sit at a table, partially hidden by piles of books. Behind them are bookshelves full of more books. They each hold open books and book cards in their hands.
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1950-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- September 19, 1962