Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Glasgow, [?], Glasgow & Missouri [sic] R.R.
- Aerial view of Glasgow (Howard County), Missouri and the Alton Railroad Bridge of the Chicago and Alton Railway over the Missouri River. Shows houses, trees, and smokestacks beside the river and scaffolding for the new steel railroad bridge in the...
- Chicago and Alton Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Glasgow (Mo.)--1890-1900.; Missouri River--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Missouri State Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
- View of the Missouri State Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (Missouri School for the Deaf) in Fulton (Callaway County), Missouri. Shows buildings including a Victorian eclectic style building with an ornate clock tower, arched windows, a columned...
- Missouri School for the Deaf--1890-1910.; Fulton (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Deaf persons--Education--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1910.; Schools--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- First wagon train over Oregon Trail, 1830
- A fur trading expedition leaves the area near St. Louis, Missouri. Men on horseback ride beside horse-drawn and mule-drawn Conestoga wagons on the Oregon Trail. Shows horse-drawn surreys with canvas curtains, and scouts and mountain men in...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1830-1840.; Covered wagons--Missouri--1830-1840.; Fur trade--Missouri--1830-1840.; Guides & scouts--Missouri--1830-1840.; Horseback riding--Missouri--1830-1840.; Trappers--Missouri--1830-1840.; Wagon...
- 1930
- Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo.
- View of Baity Hall, the brick administration building at Missouri Valley College in Marshall (Saline County), Missouri. Shows a multi-story building with a gabled roof, towers with finials, arched windows with carved tympana, and chimneys. A path...
- Missouri Valley College (Marshall, Mo.)--1880-1900.; Marshall (Mo.)--1880-1900.; Universities & colleges--Missouri--Marshall--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 29, 1912 July 20
- Missouri River near Glasgow, Mo.
- The Chicago and Alton Railroad Bridge near Glasgow in Howard County, Missouri spans the Missouri River. Shows a train on the bridge, a wooden gate and fence, and scattered houses in the distance.
- Chicago and Alton Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Glasgow (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Missouri River--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.; Trestles--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Westport Landing, Mo.
- View of tents and Conestoga wagons beside the Missouri River near Westport (Jackson County), Kansas, a starting point for the Oregon Trail. A steam paddlewheel riverboat is anchored near the edge of the river. Shows people on horseback and near a...
- Missouri River--1850-1860.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1860.; Westport (Kansas City, Mo.)--1850-1860.; Camping--Missouri--Jackson County--1850-1860.; Covered wagons--Missouri--Jackson County--1850-1860.; Horseback...
- 1937
- Missouri River near Glasgow
- View of the shoreline of the Missouri River near Glasgow in Howard County, Missouri. Shows a wooden fence and scattered houses.
- Glasgow (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Missouri River--1890-1910.; Fences--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Glasgow--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Missouri Flats
- View of an obelisk shaped gravestone with a decorative iron fence in the Missouri City (Missouri Flats) cemetery, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Missouri City (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Missouri City--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Missouri City--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Ft Benton, Mt
- Ferry boats cross the Missouri River at Fort Benton (Chouteau County), Montana; town buildings are on the river bank.
- Fort Benton (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Missouri River--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.; Ferries--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.; Rivers--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Former Springfield MO. street cars 3 Birneys west of Mansfield on one of which I put a Seiberling sign.
- The Streetcar Cafe Service Station, west of Mansfield (Wright County), Missouri, consists of three converted Birney interurban streetcars once used in Springfield, Missouri. A man in a gas station attendant's uniform stands by the gasoline pumps....
- Trolley cars--Missouri--Mansfield--1940-1950.; Wright County (Mo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Missouri--Wright County--1940-1950.; Diners (Restaurants)--Missouri--Wright County--1940-1950.; Trucks--Missouri--Wright County--1940-1950.
- 1941 December 24
- Fulton State Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
- View of the Fulton State Institute for the Deaf and Dumb (Missouri School for the Deaf) in Fulton (Callaway County), Missouri. Shows Victorian eclectic style buildings with arched windows, towers, and a covered connection between two buildings.
- Missouri School for the Deaf--1890-1910.; Fulton (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Deaf persons--Education--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1910.; Schools--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Missouri City, Spring Gulch, Quartz Hill, Navada Gulch, and part of Central City
- Engraving of Missouri City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows cabins, stages, trees, and pointed mountains. Also called Missouri Flats, this short lived gold town burst into existence in 1860.
- Missouri City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Missouri City--1860-1870.
- 1861
- World's Fair
- A gondola sits in the lagoon in front of the Palace of Electricity at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Sunken Gardens, Liberal Arts
- View of the Palace of Liberal Arts with statues and Sunken Gardens at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Eighth St. south from Felix St. St. Joseph Mo. published by Wm. Schroeder St. Joseph Mo.
- View of Eighth Street, St. Joseph (Buchanan County) Missouri; shows pedestrians including women and a man with a baby stroller, a trolley car, and masonry office blocks with signs: "Hirsch Bros. Dry Goods Co.," "Piano, Rug Store." The Courthouse...
- Saint Joseph (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.; Children--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.; Courthouses--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.; Street railroads--Missouri--Saint Joseph--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1905]
- Wideawake, Colo.
- A woman drives a horse and buggy along a dirt road into Wideawake, Colorado. A mine shafthouse is in the left midground, and several log structures stand in the background. A second mine shafthouse stands on the hill in the distance. A man stands...
- Wideawake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Wideawake--1899-1900.
- [1899?]
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Ry. motor car 1 and trailer 2 at Missouri Pacific depot, Trinity Tex. Missouri Pacific 2-8-0 1069 and caboose 218 behind.
- View of a Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway motor car and trailer, Missouri Pacific Railroad locomotive #1069 and caboose #218 in Trinity (Trinity County), Texas. An African American (Black) man is beside the motor car and trailer. The frame...
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Company--1940-1950.; African Americans--Texas--Trinity--1940-1950.; Trinity (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cabooses--Texas--Trinity--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1946 August 8
- Kanesville crossing of the Missouri
- Mormon emigrants in covered wagons and Conestoga wagons crowd the Mormon Trail at the Kanesville Crossing on the Missouri River at Kanesville (later Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County), Iowa. Men drive cattle and ride horseback towards the river....
- Mormons--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1840-1860.; Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1840-1860.; Missouri River--1840-1860.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1860.; Covered wagons--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1840-1860.; Ferries--Iowa--Council...
- [between 1930 and 1938?]
- Denver Public Library 1936 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1936. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Burlington & Missouri R.R. Burlington combination
- This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company locomotive and passenger and freight cars. The word "Burlington" on each car has been retouched. Other words on the cars, also retouched,...
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Missouri State Lunatic Asylum
- View of the Missouri State Lunatic Asylum (Fulton State Hospital) in Fulton (Callaway County), Missouri. Shows a Second Empire style structure with a columned porch, balconets, a mansard roof, and pedimented windows.
- Fulton State Hospital (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Fulton (Mo.)--1890-1910.; Mental institutions--Missouri--Fulton--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- St. Louis, Eads Bridge
- View of the Eads Bridge, a steel truss span bridge, in St. Louis, Missouri. A steamship is docked at a pier. Ice appears on the Mississippi River.
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1900-1910.; Mississippi River (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Ice--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Electricity building
- Night view of the Palace of Electricity at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri. The classical style building is covered in lights; shows lagoon and statues.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Education
- Night view of the Palace of Education and Social Economy at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri. The Classic Grecian style building is covered in lights. Shows a lagoon and decorative stairway.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Festival Hall
- Night view of Festival Hall at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri. The building, dome, and steps are covered in lights; shows the Central Cascades, fountains, and lagoon.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- World's Fair
- View of buildings, lagoon, and bridge at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri. From left to right is the Palace of Machinery with towers, the Palace of Electricity, and the Palace of Education and Social...
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Varied Industries
- View of the Palace of Varied Industries with colonnades and domes at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri; shows lagoon, bridge, and the Louisiana Monument.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Terrace of States
- Partial view of the Terrace of States at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri. Shows marble statues, landscaped grounds, promenade, and benches.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Gardens--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- West over Missouri Lake
- An unidentified man sits among pine trees on the shore of Missouri Lake in Gilpin County, Colorado, near where a rowboat is tied up. A fishing creel leans against rocks on the shore in the left foreground. A log cabin stands on the far shore of the...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Missouri Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing & hunting gear--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ice on Missouri Lake
- A large tree stands near two tree stumps on the near shore of Missouri Lake in Gilpin County, Colorado. A run-down, wood building is on the far shore of the icy lake.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Missouri Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- Western History Subject Index
- Slavery. Missouri
- Western History Subject Index
- U.S. HISTORY. CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865. MISSOURI
- Diorama of Ordway, Colorado
- View of a diorama showing the town of Ordway in Crowley County, Colorado; shows tilled fields, streets, houses, and the Missouri Pacific Railroad tracks and cars. A metal plate below the diorama reads: "1000 Acre Irrigated Alfalfa Field, Ordway,...
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1930.; Dioramas--Colorado--Ordway--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Deadwood Gulch, "Elk Horn" narrow guage [sic] ry., S.D.
- View of a Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley (the "Elkhorn") narrow-gauge railroad passenger train stopped on a railroad crossing, near a dirt road and trestle, in Deadwood Gulch (Lawrence County), in the Black Hills near Deadwood, South Dakota....
- Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad--1900-1910.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Deadwood Gulch (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad passenger cars.; Rock...
- c1900
- The Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
- Men stand on a pier near the Eads Bridge which crosses the Mississippi River in Saint Louis, Missouri. A railroad locomotive is on the lower portion of the bridge, and a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians are on the upper portion of the steel...
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Steamboats--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Truss...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Louisiana Monument, Varied Industries
- View of the Louisiana Monument next to the Palace of Varied Industries building with colonnades, domes, and towers at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Pennsylvania
- View of the Pennsylvania State Building at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Pennsylvania--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Kansas, New York
- Flags fly over the Kansas State Building (left) and the New York State Building (right) at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Kansas--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; New York (State)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Mass., Minn.
- View of the Massachusetts State Building (left) and the Minnesota State Building (right) at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Massachusetts--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Minnesota--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Connecticut
- View of the Connecticut State Building at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Connecticut--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Education
- View of the Palace of Education and Social Economy at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition), St. Louis, Missouri. The classical building has colonnades and is surrounded by a lagoon.
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Austria
- View of the Austrian Pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri. The Secession style building has two towers and porches.
- Austria--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint...
- 1904
- Maine building, St. Louis
- The Maine State Building at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri is made of logs to represent a hunter's lodge.
- Maine--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint...
- [1904]
- Maine buildings, St. Louis
- The Maine State Building at the 1904 World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in St. Louis, Missouri is made of logs to represent a hunter's lodge.
- Maine--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)--Buildings.; St. Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Centennial celebrations--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Exhibition buildings--Missouri--Saint...
- [1904]
- Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado, the home for the town's first fire company, the Georgetown Fire Company No.1. Located on Taos Street, the building has a tall false front with a square bell tower and a bell on the roof,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the bell tower of the Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado. The Old Missouri was the home for the town's first fire company, the Georgetown Fire Company No.1. Located on Taos Street, the building has a tall false front with a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- MP locomotive, engine number 1708, engine type 2-10-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: St. Louis, Missouri, September 20, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--St. Louis.; Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1930
- Morrison Home, Lilac Hill
- View of Alfred W. Morrison's house, "Lilac Hill" in Fayette, Howard County, Missouri. Shows Early Classical Revival architecture with a columned porch, a balcony over a round-arched doorway and keystones on lintels.
- Morrison, Alfred William--Homes & haunts.; Fayette (Mo.)--1820-1830.; Houses--Missouri--Fayette--1820-1830.
- 1829