Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western History Subject Index
- Blue cross ---blue shield plan
- Western History Subject Index
- Blue river transmountain diversion project
- Western History Subject Index
- Blue river transmountain diversion project
- Park Hill Topics Volume 1 No. 11
- Dutch Mill Cottage Court
- View of the Dutch Mill Cottage Court, a mobile home park at 11973 East Colfax in Aurora (Adams County), Colorado. Shows two buildings and a mobile home. One building is a windmill with a white stucco exterior with blue trim. The roof is hexagonal...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Windmills.; Dutch Mill Cottage Court (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dutch Mill Cottage Court (Aurora, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Windmills--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Mobile home parks--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial...
- [between 1980 and 1990?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 1 and 2, 1931 January-February
- Cottonwood trees
- A landscape oil painting of cottonwood trees on a hill, shrubbery, grass, blue sky and a house in the background. The foliage is painted in fall colors of brown, green, blue, grey and beige. The painting is unframed.
- Hills--1890-1910.; Houses--1890-1910.; Trees--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Knife sheath
- Front view of a Native American Sioux two piece leather knife sheath. The piece has white, navy blue, light blue, orange, and rose beads. A looped leather strip is attached to the back of the sheath.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Sheaths--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Leggings
- Shows a pair of Native American Sioux buckskin leggings for a child. The leggings are decorated with blue, light blue and white beadwork and pale yellow leather cloth.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Leggings--1880-1910.; Children's clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Arm band
- Front view of a two piece leather arm band made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arm band in rectangular with light blue, navy blue, yellow, red and green beads. It has six leather strips attached to the ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Armbands--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Dress
- Shows a dress, Native American (Sioux), made from blue strouding a woolen fabric. The dress is decorated with cowrie shells, brass sequin, red, white and blue ribbon and a brass bell.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1900.; Dresses--1860-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1900]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American Sioux men's moccasins made or purchased in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. They feature blue and white beadwork, a calico and red ankle band, hard soles and blue poster paint.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Moccasins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Moccasins
- Shows a pair of Native American Sioux children's moccasins that have hard soles and are decorated with blue, light blue, red and white beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Moccasins--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club made by White Whirl Wind of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The head of the club is made of carved oblong stone which is painted with blue and red poster paint. The handle is wood and is decorated with red, blue,...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pipe bag
- Shows a Native American Sioux Indian pipe bag made by Bear Old Woman of Rosebud South Dakota. The bag features a tinkler; it has rhinestone, faceted blue, green, white and bronze color beadwork, rawhide fringe on the bottom edge and strip, wrapped...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Pipe bag
- Front view of a pipe bag made by Native American Sioux Driving Hawk of Lower Brule, South Dakota. The bag is decorated with designs of blue, red and white beadwork, tin jinglers, a chicken feather dyed red, horsehair dyed red, blue poster paint and...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1920.
- 1915
- Vest
- Shows a child's vest made by Native American Sioux, Little Hawk, from Rosebud, South Dakota. The buckskin vest features steel beads and geometric and triangular designs made from light blue, white, green, navy blue, opaque red and orange beads.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1875-1895.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1875-1895.; Vests--1875-1895.
- [between 1875 and 1895]
- Vest
- Shows a vest, found or purchased in Rosebud, South Dakota, made by Native American Sioux. The vest features geometric designs of a man on horseback [?], triangles and birds. The beads are in colors of royal blue, white, red, light blue, green and...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Vests--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Head band
- Shows a loom woven head band made by Native American Sioux, Nancy Then Elk of Rosebud, South Dakota. The head band features decorative geometric designs made of loom woven blue, red, and white beadwork and blue silk ribbon.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1920-1940.; Headbands--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & craft--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Knife sheath
- Shows a Native American Sioux rawhide [parfleche ?] knife sheath found or made in Rosebud, South Dakota. It features decorative blue, red and white beadwork; blue, green red and yellow poster paint, tin jingler, parfleche and horsehair dyed red.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Sheaths--1890-1930.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Ornament
- Shows a Native American Sioux ornament (circlet) found or purchased in Rosebud, South Dakota. The ornament features a tassel, blue and yellow beadwork; animal hide, possibly buffalo, tin jingler and horsehair dyed red. An image of a cross in yellow...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Ornament--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) buckskin pouch. The pouch feature decorative blue, dark blue, yellow and white beadwork in designs of lines, squares and triangles; the beadwork is attached with lazy stitch. The buckskin is yellow and ochre colored.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Pouches--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1888]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) buckskin bag with fringe on the bottom and on the flap, decorative pink, blue, white and yellow beadwork. The beadwork designs are pink triangles outlined in blue.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Dress
- Front view of a Native American (Sioux) buckskin dress with lazy stitch, fringe, royal blue, yellow, rose color, green and light blue beadwork. Images on the bodice of the dress are of a man on horseback, man walking, a isoscoles triangle and a...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Dresses--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Dress
- Back view of a Native American (Sioux) buckskin dress with lazy stitch, fringe, royal blue, yellow, rose color, green and light blue beadwork. Images on the bodice of the dress are of a man on horseback, man walking, a isoscoles triangle and a...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Dresses--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Dress
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) doeskin dress decorated with fringe, rhinestone and light blue, white, red, green, blue and orange beadwork. The sleeve is cape like and the beadwork design is in bands, hourglass design and geometric shapes.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1960.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1960.; Dresses--1910-1960.
- [between 1915 and 1955]
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- 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]
- Headdress
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) headdress. It is made from eagle feathers, red wool; red, blue and purple down; loom woven orange, green, red, blue, black and white Italian? beads; transparent red faceted beads, a round painted disc, fur, buckskin.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Headdress--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Saddle blanket
- A Native American (Sioux) saddle blanket, made from white canvas and buckskin. It is decorated with red, blue, yellow, green, bronze and white faceted Italian glass beadwork and faceted brass beads; all of the beadwork is attached with lazy...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Saddle blankets--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Women's wedding dress
- Shows the top portion of a wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with applique bands of ivory and cotton lace, ivory silk. On the front edge...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Prohibition "bust"
- People watch men open cases of liquor from the Blue Valley Distillery Company during a Prohibition arrest in Colorado. The men use crowbars to open the wooden cases.
- Alcoholic beverages--Colorado--1920-1930.; Law enforcement--Colorado--1920-1930.; Police raids--Colorado--1920-1930.; Prohibition--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Central City, Co
- United States Air Force soldiers march down Main Street in Central City, Colorado. They wear blue uniforms, combat boots, white belts, white gloves, berets, epauletes, and braids over their shoulders. Red, white, and blue flags are strung across...
- United States. Air Force--1970-1980.; Central City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1975]
- Breckenridge
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, includes tents, frame and log dwellings and commercial buildings dotting the flats next to the Blue River which winds up to and through town. The foothills of Boreas Mountain are in the left, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Idaho Springs
- View of the Silver Plume band in front of the Blue Ribbon Mineral Springs near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features fast running water in front of a horizontal board retaining wall; Silver Plume band, a sheriff, women, men, and children posed behind...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908]
- Mine Crew- Col Sellers Mine
- Miners pose outdoors at the Colonel Sellers Mine near Blue River, Summit County, Colorado.
- Blue River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colonel Sellers Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Blue River--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Blue River--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ten Mile Peaks. Blue River valley
- View of shallow bed of Blue River with Tenmile Peaks and one-story log building, Summit County, Colorado.
- Blue River (Colo. : River)--1880-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Up the Blue near Breckenridge
- View of mountain valley with Blue River and snow covered mountain range, Summit County, Colorado.
- Blue River (Colo. : River)--1880-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Long Ravine bridge - 120 ft. high, 678 ft. long, near view
- View of Central Pacific Railroad track, trestles, and shelters at Long Ravine bridge, near Blue Canyon (Placer County), California.
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1890.; Blue Canyon (Calif.)--1860-1890.; Railroad bridges--California--Blue Canyon--1860-1890.; Trestles--California--Blue Canyon--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1885?]
- Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- A leafless tree frames a view of Castel D'Aiano, Italy, scene of a major Tenth Mountain Division battle. The village lies in hilly country with larger mountains in the distance.
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April, 1945
- Gen. Hays on horseback at Zirroco, Italy
- General George P. Hays poses on horseback on the lawn in front of the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters, Zirocco, Italy, wearing a helmet, the 10th Mountain Division Patch and a holding a riding crop.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 27, 1945
- Logan County Fair
- View of an exhibit at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. Topographical map of Colorado displayed over pleated bunting. Areas indicated on map: Grand Junction, Denver, Pueblo, Sterling, and Logan County. The words "The 4-H World of...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Wayne Van Vleet with his first place ribbon site is the Rodeo Ranch which was adjacent to Red Rocks Park.
- Wayne Van Vleet, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses on his horse at Rodeo Ranch near Red Rocks Park in Jefferson County, Colorado. Van Vleet wears a cowboy hat, bandana, western shirt and blue jeans. He holds a blue ribbon and has...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Jefferson County--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Jefferson County--1950-1960.;...
- 1952 July
- Fraser Community Church, Fraser, Colorado
- Fraser Community Church in Fraser, Colorado, is an L-shaped clapboard building with a tower which has a pyramidal roof and four conical turrets. The leaded windows have translucent glass and the base of the building is of rounded stones. A house...
- Fraser (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Fraser--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Cinderella City
- Three tall street lamps with oval glass globes are silhouetted against the sky over Cinderella City shopping center in Englewood, Colorado. A colonnade of simplified vertical forms is attached to a building behind the lamps; three identical lamps...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Shopping centers--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.
- [1968?]
- Dedication Sunday : December 4, 1938
- Booklet created to celebrate the Dedication of the new First Baptist Church in 1938. Booklet covers the construction of the new building.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1938 December 4
- An Evening with Eugene Field
- Program of a poetry reading of Colorado author Eugene Field given at the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Archives.; Authors, American--Colorado--19th century.; Poets, American--Colorado--19th century.; Journalists--United States--19th century.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1900 March 1
- 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
- Plymouth Notes
- This is a news letter for the congregation of Plymouth Congregational Church. There is an article about raising money for different church projects. They would like to have an auditorium and a pipe organ. The newsletter has notices for...
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1898 January 30
- Denver Public Schools unidentified Administrator
- Color photograph of an unidentified man associated with the administration of Denver Public Schools. He wears spectacles, a dark blue suit with vest and a blue tie with white stripes.
- Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1910