Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 March
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1920 October
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Ophir Loop Ames, Colo.
- View of Ophir Loop Bridge 45-A and 45-B of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, Ophir, San Miguel County, Colorado; shows frame residences, the Silver Bell mill at the base of Yellow Mountain, the mine, and tailings.
- Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1910.; Ophir (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Ophir--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Velox the polar bear
- Velox the polar bear poses on hind legs in the City Park Zoo. Velox passed away in 1961 after nearly 20 years in the zoo.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Velox (Polar Bear)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Denver Zoo--1940-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Polar bears--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.;...
- [between 1940 and 1961?]
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Hopi) men, Snake members, who take part in the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake members stand in a line, away from the kisi while two snakes are on the ground. Other Snake members stand near the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Group of Japanese women, men and young girls
- A group of Japanese-American women, men and young girls pose in front of the Colorado Times newspaper office at 1930 Lawrence in Denver, Colorado. The women and young girls wear kimonos. The men wear suits and ties. In front row, third from left is...
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Bridge and house of W. F. and Mary Byers Robinson
- A wooden bridge spans the North Fork of the South Platte River in Ferndale (Douglas County), Colorado. It was built by the owners of the cabin on the hill in the background, W. F. and Mary Byers Robinson.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Ferndale, Colo. bridge and house of W. F. & Mary Byers Robinson
- Mary Elizabeth Byers Robinson stands on a wooden bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. She wears a long skirt, a blouse, and a hat. Her cabin is just visible through dense evergreen trees.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts--1900-1920.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union convention
- Officers of the Women's Christian Temperance Union pose at the annual convention in Pueblo, Colorado. A few of the members identified include: Anna E. Keenan, Adrianna Hungerford, and Marie B. Nichols.
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Temperance--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1928, October
- Survivors and ladies at the Custer Battlefield Monument, full length
- Chief Gall); horse tethered to fence, piled stone and wooden markers below fence.; Reunion and Tenth Anniversary of Battle at Little Bighorn, June 26, 1886, attended by officers, enlisted men, scouts and ladies; group standing in front of wrought...
- Battlefields--Montana--1886.; Historical reenactments--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.; Baldwin, Frank D.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- 1886
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- Students on balcony of South High School
- Photograph of an unidentified male and female student from South High School standing in the loggia looking towards the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver, Colorado.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1926
- B.B. in Arizona [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, armed, escorts a prisoner across a mountain stream; from behind a boulder he is threatened by a masked rifleman.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1915
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 3, 1919 March
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1919 April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 7 and 8, 1927 July-August
- The Temple Pyramid, nine miles away: height 4000 feet.--Extreme right butte, twenty miles distant. --North-east from Trail (full power telephotograph)
- View of the Temple Pyramid in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The conical rock formation stands in the middle of the canyon. Other buttes stand in the distance
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Clearing sidewalks and hauling away debris
- A W.P.A work crew clears away fallen branches on a city street after a snowstorm in Denver, Colorado.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Cadiz R.R., smoke & steam, # 8 pulling train away from Cadiz depot, KY
- Cadiz Railroad steam locomotive # 8, with a consist of a boxcar and a passenger car, pulls away from the wood frame depot in Cadiz (Trigg County), Kentucky. Lumber is stacked near the depot and houses and a church are in the distance.
- Cadiz Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cadiz (Ky.)--1940-1950.; Houses.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1942 January 24
- Morey Musings
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1934
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- The Story of Trinity choir : 1859-1903.
- Brief history of the Trinity Methodist Church's choir. Included are photograph of prominent performers, a list of performers by their vocal classification, a reproductions of programs for earlier performances.
- Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado). Choir--History.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado)--1900-1910
- 1902
- In memoriam, Reverend Robert Hopkin : pastor, First Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado.
- Booklet created to commemorate the life and religious teachings of Reverend Robert Hopkin of the First Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado upon his death in 1927. the bulk of the book is a reproduction of a sermon given by Reverend Hopkin on...
- Hopkin, Robert.; First Congregational Church (Denver, Colorado)--History.; Congregational churches--Clergy--Biography.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1927
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 28 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.)
- 1942 March 26
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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.)
- 1943 March 4
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- 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 March 23
- 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
- 20th Anniversary Sermon
- The pamphlet contains the text for the sermon given by Rev. Frank T. Bayley in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, CO, 1911.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- Donaciano Córdova
- Studio portrait of Donaciano Cordova, of Taos, New Mexico, and Trinidad, Colorado. He wears a coat, vest, upright wing collar and bow tie. He has a full mustache and his dark hair is combed back. He managed Juan Santistevan general merchandise...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranchers.; Cordova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Sheep...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Catholic church, San Francisco, Colo.
- View of the Catholic Church in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. The building is constructed of cinder block with a white stucco exterior. The large steel-framed windows have clear glass. A glass block cross light the stairwell of the...
- San Francisco Church (San Francisco, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; San Francisco Church (San Francisco, Colo.)--2000-2010; San Francisco (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--San Francisco--Pictorial works.; San...
- 2001
- San Acacio Mission
- View of the San Acacio Mission church on County Road 15 in Viejo San Acacio Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe church has 18 inch thick walls and a pitched roof. The structure has thick buttresses and an open bell tower above the entrance. The...
- San Acacio Mission (Viejo San Acacio, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Viejo San Acacio (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Adobe buildings.; San Acacio Mission (Viejo San Acacio, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Viejo San...
- 2000?
- San Acacio Mission
- View of the San Acacio Mission Church on County Road 15 in Viejo San Acacio Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe church has 18 inch thick walls and a pitched roof. The structure has thick buttresses and an open bell tower above the entrance. The...
- San Acacio Mission (Viejo San Acacio, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Viejo San Acacio (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Adobe buildings.; San Acacio Mission (Viejo San Acacio, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Viejo San...
- 2001?
- Morada, San Francisco, Colo.
- View of the morada in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story adobe structure has a stucco exterior and a pitched roof covered in tar paper. An open bell tower is on the pitched roof. The building has doors and shuttered windows....
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--2000-2010.; San Francisco (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Churches.; Adobe buildings.; Historic buildings.; Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Moradas--Colorado--San Francisco--Pictorial works.; Adobe...
- 2001?
- Morada, San Francisco, Colo.
- View of the morada in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story adobe structure has a stucco exterior and a pitched roof covered in tar paper. An open bell tower is on the pitched roof. The building's roof creates an overhang...
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1970-1980.; San Francisco (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches.; Adobe buildings.; Historic buildings.; Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Moradas--Colorado--San Francisco--Pictorial works.; Adobe...
- 1972?
- Morada, San Francisco, Colo.
- View of the Morada in San Francisco (Costilla County), Colorado. The one story adobe structure has a stucco exterior and a pitched roof covered in tar paper. A white wooden cross is hung near the buildings entrance with the initials F.P.D.N.P.J....
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--2000-2010.; San Francisco (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Churches.; Adobe buildings.; Historic buildings.; Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Moradas--Colorado--San Francisco--Pictorial works.; Adobe...
- 2001?
- False front, Silver Plume
- View looking up at the side of an unidentified false front on a building in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The building is constructed of wood plank, with a gutter running down the side of the building, which sticks up past the roof...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; False fronts.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 1975
- Plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril
- View of a bronze plaque with "Two Rivers" a poem by Thomas Hornsby Ferril installed in Confluence Park, in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Plaque reads: "Two rivers that were here before there was a city still come together:...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parks.; Plaques.; Ferril, Thomas Hornsby, 1896-1988. Two rivers.;...
- 1977
- Stella and Alex Cordova
- An elderly couple, Stella Cordova, founder and owner of Chubby's, a Mexican restaurant. and her husband Alex Cordova, pose in their home in Denver, Colorado. Alex has his arm around Stella, and she wears a polka dot dress and glasses.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Business people.; Older people.; Women.; Cordova, Alex--Pictorial works.; Cordova, Stella, 1909-2009--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [2000?]
- Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera and unidentified Hispanic Vietnam veteran.
- An unidentified Vietnam veteran and Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera pose at a G.I. Forum event probably in Lincoln Park, Denver, Colorado. The veteran wears a tuxedo and a beret. The Rear Admiral is in full dress uniform. Civic Center Park is in the...
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Group portraits.; Veterans.; Herrera, Henry F.--Pictorial works.; Admirals--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1988 and 1990?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 37, 1910 September 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 31, 1909 September 18
- Larimer Family Papers, correspondence with Charles G. Chever
- Pueblo flood
- View of a partially washed away bridge along the Arkansas River in Pueblo County, Colorado. The bridge, identified as "County Bridge," is supported by wooden beams, a dirt road leads up to the bridge. Shows trees, poles and the wooden adjoining...
- Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, and neck tie. His beard is long and trimmed away from his cheeks.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890