Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Central City residence interiors
- A double bed in the Prosser house is illuminated by the light streaming in through the lace curtains of the window behind it. The brass headboard against the window is decorated with spindles and curved brass. The brass footboard is arched and has...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Graham Mesa Band
- Members of the Graham (family) Mesa Brass Band pose with musical instruments in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. They are identified as (top row, left to right): Elmer, Albert, Claude, Isem W., Henry and Jennie and (bottom row, left to right):...
- Graham, Isem W.--Family.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.;...
- 1911, October 16
- Central City residence interiors
- Two bookcases filled with books are on opposite sides of a fireplace in Central City, Colorado. Miners candle holders hang along the top of the bookcase. A standing lamp is in front of the bookcase on the right. The fireplace has a large gilded...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Colorado's first brass band
- Nine men sit and stand with brass instruments and drums in Blackhawk, Colorado. Left to right - Upper row: Snare drummer unknown, J.J. Hamllik, George Stroehle, D.D. Lake, Albert Lintz. Lower row: Adam Schussler, Tulley Jones, Aleck Newton, Alec...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bands--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Musicians--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1862
- St. Michaels [sic] College
- Group portrait of the St. Michael's College brass band in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The boys, teenagers and men, who include Hispanics, wear suits, ties and caps; they hold brass instruments, cymbals, and a drum. One man wears a...
- Saint Michael's College (Santa Fe, N.M.)--People--1900-1910.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Bands--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Boys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Brass instruments--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Religious...
- 1902
- Miners Eloy Cruz and Leandro Vigil
- Coal miners Eloy Cruz (left) and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil pose near the entrance to the Frederick Mine in Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. Eloy wears a jacket, a cap with a battery operated lantern, safety boots and holds a bucket and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal miners.; Cruz, Eloy--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Leandro--Pictorial...
- [1920?]
- 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]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Denver business, mining machinery supplies
- View of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company building, Denver, Colorado. It is a three story brick building with a decorative cornice and advertisements in many of the windows. They read in part: "Pipe fitting, Brass goods, Machinery supplies,...
- Mine & Smelter Supply Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Our Lady of Guadalupe, Conejos
- Inscription on brass plaque reads: "This tablet is the property of the State of Colorado. D.O.M. June 10, 1958. This tract was selected by Bishop Machebeuf, for the first permanent church in Colorado. Here was built A. Jacal (Picket) church, later...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Church : Conejos, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conejos (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Conejos--1960-1970.
- 1960
- The Cosmopolitan
- Interior view of the Cosmopolitan, Telluride, Colorado, a saloon and gambling club. Men in suits and hats are seated at gaming tables with stacks of poker chips, a roulette wheel table is in left foreground, and a bartender stands behind long...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1920.; Maclean, Kenneth Angus.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- My mother, Mrs. Julia A. Thompson
- Studio bust portrait of Julia A.. Thompson of Poston (later Dabney, Ripley County), Indiana. She wears a dress with narrow stripes and a lace collar. The dress has a matching pelerine decorated with dark satin ribbon. Her hair is pulled back from...
- Women--1870-1890.; Thompson, Julia A., fl. 1875.
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- Greeley First Brigade Band
- This band in Greeley, Colorado, carries brass horns and a clarinet. Their uniforms have trousers with sideseams, and dark jackets with brass buttons. Their hats have feather plumes; the marshal wears a busby and holds a silver topped baton. A...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Silver Coronet Band - organized 1870
- Band members pose in Greeley, Colorado. Their uniforms have white belts, jackets with brass buttons, and hats with fur or feather ornaments. They hold a variety of brass instruments; drums are on the ground in front. They are (l to r) S. H....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Denver Public Library 1932 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 1932. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Silverton brass band
- An outdoor portrait of a brass band in Silverton, Colorado; they wear sack suits with vests, gold chains and a variety of hats; all hold their instruments (including tubas, trombones, cornets, and a large bass drum with "Silverton" lettered on it)....
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Colorado Brass Foundry Company
- People watch a fire at night at the Colorado Brass Foundry Company at 941 Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A fire truck is in the background.
- Colorado Brass Foundry Company (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Foundries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 March
- South High School brass band in classroom
- Photograph of a small brass band playing to a classroom full of students at South High School in Denver, Colorado.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Brass instruments.; Bands.; Musical instruments.; Musicians.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Curled brass fixture in the dining room has delicate yellow shades
- Interior view of a brass light fixture in the Franklin C. Avery home, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. The shades are ruffled glass.
- Avery, Franklin C.--Homes & haunts.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Gaslight fixtures--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Collins--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- "The Infamous Silverton Brass Band" at Outlaw Bar & Cafe playing for their free drink! 5:30 PM.
- Members of the Silverton Brass band, wearing period costumes of straw, top, and bowler hats and long dresses, play their instruments inside of the Outlaw Bar and Steakhouse on Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Bar decor...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bands--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 22
- "The Infamous Silverton Brass Band" at Outlaw Bar & Cafe "four songs for their Coors"
- The Silverton Brass band prepares for a performance inside of the Outlaw Bar and Steakhouse on Main Street (Third, 3rd) in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Interior decor includes a hanging wagon wheel chandelier, model ships, saddles, antlers, a...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bands--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 22
- Silverton Brass Band arrived marched through town to ball park area, swimming pool, 4:00 PM.
- Members of the Silverton Brass band, wearing period costumes of straw, top, and bowler hats and long dresses, march along Main (Third, 3rd Street) Street in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Their instruments include a tuba, a French Horn, trombones,...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bands--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 22
- The Red Cliff (Colorado) Brass Band at Red Cliff
- The Redcliff Brass Band poses in Red Cliff, Eagle County, Colorado, with musical instruments; uniforms have epaulets and plumed kepi hats. They are (l to r): Charles Thomas, Fred Shafer, Percy Mason, Wm. B. Thom, Henry Sherer, John Gardner, Frank...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Brass bed in the second floor of the "Home Comfort Hotel" above the Stark Bros Merc Co St Elmo Colo
- In Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, at the Home Comfort Hotel, a brass bed has curving corner-posts and a flowered bedspread. A carved wood and upholstery chair is against the interior wall.
- Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Beds--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- Image of the two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. Members of a brass band are holding instruments, including drums and trumpets and an American flag.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Concert Hall, Central City
- View of two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. The building is between a two-story, flat-roofed masonry structure with the words "Stage Line" written at the top and a two-story building with a balcony that has a flat...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Western Brass Works
- View of the J. Des Serich building at 1436 Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Western Brass Works," "The Rocky Moun," "Jobbers Importers Manufacturers Drugs Chemicals Sundries," and "The Mutual Drug Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- Western History Subject Index
- Brass cheque gallery
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 B
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Delfino Salazar
- Studio portrait of Delfino Salazar, a student at Jarvis Hall, a liberal arts, grammar and military college in Denver, Colorado, and a resident of the San Luis Valley. Delfino wears a uniform with a jacket with brass buttons and a flat cap with a...
- Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Cadets.; Boys.; Salazar, Delfino--Pictorial works.; Jarvis Hall (Denver, Colo.); Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Military...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Pauline Apodaca, Cadet Nurse
- Studio bust portrait of Pauline Apodaca, a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. She wears a uniform with brass buttons and a sleeve patch that reads: "Cadet Nurse" and a beret with a metal insignia.
- United States. Cadet Nurse Corps--People--1940-1950.; Nurses.; Apodaca, Pauline--Pictorial works.; United States. Cadet Nurse Corps--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American nurses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1945
- Rafael Chacon
- Studio portrait of Major Rafael Chacón (retired). He is dressed in his United States Army uniform. His jackets has two rows of brass buttons, he wears a cap and has a sword at his waist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Chacón, Rafael, 1933-1925--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Retired military...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Post Office, Rifle, Colo.
- View of the Rifle Post Office located at the southeastern corner of Railroad Avenue and East 4th Street, Rifle, Colorado. The one-story red brick Colonial Revival style post office has standing brass and copper lanterns standing next to the granite...
- Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1990-2000.; Rifle (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--Pictorial works.; Rifle...
- 1998
- Roberto Torres, Jr.
- Roberto Torres, Jr. carries the flag in the opening event of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Roberto rides a horse, wearing a traditional Mexican cowboy (charro)...
- National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American.; Horseback riding.; Rodeos.; Torres, Roberto, Jr.--Pictorial works.; National...
- [2006 January 1]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 12, 1912 March 23
- Cowboy band, Silverton
- Men hold musical instruments and banners and pose in a street for probably a parade in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Men wear chaps, holsters, ties, and cowboy hats. Longhorns are on top of banners that read: "Presented to the Cowboy Band...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining & Ref'g Co.
- Men, employees of the Mt. Logan Oil Shale Mining and Refining Company, pose in a rock cave near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; a brass bed, shelves, and calendars are on the wall. One man smokes a pipe.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; De Beque (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum workers--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Junction Cornet Band
- Members of the Grand Junction Cornet Band hold brass instruments or drums and pose in a row on Main street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The men wear suits and hats, they hold musical instruments and are identified left to right as:...
- Grand Junction Cornet Band--People--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Looking down Blake Street
- View down Blake Street toward 15th (Fifteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows brick commercial buildings, storefronts, the Studebaker Colorado Vehicle Corporation building, horse-drawn wagons, carriages, street railway car and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a jacket with upstanding puffed sleeves, passementerie on the bodice and a high collar edged with feathers or fur. Shows a basque with possibly brass buttons under the jacket.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Ranch bedroom
- Interior view of a brass bed at (probably) the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; decor includes a cushion with ruffles and embroidery, and a pitcher and tureen.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Kennicott family--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Taken at Fort Crawford, Colo.
- A member of the U.S. Cavalry poses on horseback near Fort Crawford (Montrose County), Colorado. His uniform consists of a dark jacket with brass buttons and a single bar on the shoulder, pants with a single stripe, boots and gaiters. He wears a...
- Fort Crawford (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cavalry.; Forts & fortifications.; Horseback riding.; Military officers.; Cavalry horses.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- President Taft in Montrose, Colo.
- President William Howard Taft addresses a crowd before the opening ceremony for the Gunnison Tunnel at the Montrose County Fairgrounds in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The president stands behind a fence draped with flag bunting and fans. A...
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Public appearances.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos.; Presidents--United States.; Public speaking.; Racetracks (Horse racing); Rites & ceremonies.; Spectators.
- [1909 September 23]
- President Taft in Montrose, Colo.
- President William Howard Taft addresses a crowd before the opening ceremony for the Gunnison Tunnel at the Montrose County Fairgrounds in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The president stands behind a fence draped with flag bunting and fans. A...
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Public appearances.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States.; Public speaking.; Rites & ceremonies.; Spectators.
- [1909 September 23]