Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- 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]
- 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
- A man consults a card catalog in the Bibliographic Center of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Archival boxes are stacked on the card catalog.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Card catalogs--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1947 May 25
- Baker Junior High students in library
- Photograph of an unidentified female student from Baker Junior High School in Denver, Colorado using the card catalog in the school's library. She stands at the catalog looking through an open drawer while other students sit at tables behind her.
- Libraries.; Baker Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY. CATALOG DEPARTMENT
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1909 March 20
- 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
- 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?]
- 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 catalog department
- View of the catalog department in the Denver Public Library on Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Desks, books, a chair, typewriter, and shelves with bundles of papers are in the room.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1930-1940.; Cataloging--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Desks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Denver Public Schools Antique library card catalog case
- Photograph of a card catalog case used by the Denver Public Schools in the York Street Center in Denver, Colorado.
- Card catalogs.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- City library Ft. Collins
- Interior view of the City Library in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. A woman works at a typewriter, another looks through books. Bookshelves and card catalog cabinet are against the back wall.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Find a book? there's nothing to it
- Interior view of Adams County Library, 8964 North Washington Street, Thornton, Colorado; shows card catalog drawers, a typewriter, Hoyt's volumes, book carts, bookshelves, and workers. Lettered card reads: "How To Find A Book."
- Thornton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- November 14, 1963
- Palmer Lake's Library
- Interior view of the Palmer Lake Library, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a magazine table with Life and Holiday magazines, reading tables and chairs, book shelves against walls, a circulation desk and a card catalog with sign above:...
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.
- May 26, 1966
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- View across open plain across a embankment to Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, show dwellings, livestock pens and mountains in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- 1880 May 1
- Library, East Denver High School
- Interior view of East High School library, 1545 Detroit Street,located along the Esplanade on the south side of City Park, Denver, Colorado; English Jacobean style designed by George H. Williamson, 1924; shows tiled floor, wooden tables, chairs,...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Libraries (Rooms)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1926]
- Aurora Public Library
- A view of the Aurora, Colorado, public library is seen from behind the circulation desk. The silhouette of a globe and plants are in the foreground. A woman stands behind the circulation desk, and a woman borrower stands at the desk, checking out...
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- April 11, 1962
- Berkley [sic] Branch Public Library
- Interior of Smiley Branch of Denver Public Library, 4501 West 46th (forty-sixth), Denver, Colorado, shows circulation desk with arched doorways flanking, cove ceiling, wood paneling, movable bulletin board with bookshelf and "Our Allies" poster...
- Smiley, William H.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Smiley Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920]
- Denver Public Library 1906-1956 (Civic Center)
- Interior of the (Carnegie) Main Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; features columns, ornate stenciled beams with moldings and dentils separating ceiling bays and a geometric pattern tile floor. The circulation desk is by catalog cabinets,...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [1938?]
- Denver Public Library 1906-1956 (Civic Center)
- Interior of the (Carnegie) Main Public Library, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; features columns, ornate stenciled beams with moldings and dentils separating ceiling bays and a geometric pattern tile floor. The circulation desk is by catalog...
- Denver Public Library--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1938]
- Warren Branch
- Interior of Warren Branch of Denver Public Library, (formerly East Denver Branch) 3354 High Street, Denver, Colorado; Italianate structure; interior shows a high ceiling with skylight, elaborate moldings and brackets, Allen True's painting "The...
- Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Warren, Henry White, 1831-1912.--Monuments.
- [1913]
- Woodbury Branch Public Library
- Interior of Woodbury Branch of Denver Public Library, West 33rd and Federal Boulevard, Highland Park, Denver, Colorado; one-story brick Renaissance villa; reading room features: high beamed ceiling with hanging globe lamps, large arched windows,...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Woodbury, Roger Williams, 1841-1903--Monuments.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Marion St. Parkway, Norman Apts. in background
- View of Marion Street Parkway, in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping, a car, and the Norman Apartments.
- Norman, The (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parkways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Building on 16th Street
- View the Bon.I.Look building on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative eaves and woodwork. A sign reads: "Consumers Wholesale & Catalog House."
- Bon.I.Look Consumers Wholesale & Catalogue House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Unidentified Indian, seated, holding tomahawk, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Dakota male, wearing fur piece with jewelry, tomahawk in lap, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- David F. Barry, seated, dog on table (older), 3/4 length
- Studio self portrait of photographer David F. Barry, seated next to table, and his dog, Jack, His Horse, sitting on the table. Barry is wearing hat and pinstriped suit.
- Dogs--1880-1890.; Photographers--United States--1880-1890.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Two unidentified Indian women, seated, one holding fan
- Full length studio portrait of two unidentified Dakota women, seated in front of painted backdrop. Both wear dresses, blankets around their shoulders, long belts, bead and dentalium shell jewelry; one woman is holding a fan.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Two unidentified Indians, one seated, one kneeling, full length
- Full length studio portrait of two unidentified Dakota males. One seated, one kneeling, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Wolf Chief & Harry Eaton, Dakota, holding peace pipe, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Wolf Chief, in long fur coat and hat, and Harry Eaton, wearing fur piece and long necklace and holding peace pipe, Dakota males, standing in front of painted backdrop. Wolf Chief is looking at piece of paper in his...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wolf Chief.; Eaton, Harry.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Indian burial, poses of Indian woman, wearing bracelets, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified woman, wearing leather shirt, blanket and beaded belt, resting on bale of hay, next to raised platform with object wrapped up to resemble a dead body.
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Beef distribution, Dakota, groups of people standing in and around a wooden fence, church and houses in background
- Large groups of people, some on horseback, gathered around and inside fenced area waiting for cattle to be butchered and distributed for rations. In background are two houses, a church and cemetery. Possibly at Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota.
- Indians of North America--Subsistance activities--1880-1890.; Livestock-- 1880-1890.; Slaughtering--North Dakota.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Sunshine, Crow, as child, full length
- Full length standing studio portrait of Sunshine, Crow girl, dressed in elk teeth waist and wearing earrings.
- Indians of North America--Children.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sunshine.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Annie Oakley, holding rifle in both hands, full length
- Annie Oakley, wearing hat and two medals, holding rifle in both hands, one foot propped on edge of teepee. Full length studio portrait with painted backdrop.
- Cowgirls--1890-1930.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
- [between 1897 and 1926]
- Elizabeth B. Custer (Mrs. George A.), bust
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer, studio portrait, head and shoulders, right profile; background is deleted, main image is Mrs. Custer's portrait.
- Women--1870-1880.; Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Gen. George Crook, seated, in group of unidentified white people, full length
- Full length portrait of General George Crook seated holding walking stick in middle of group of men and women. Identified men standing: second man from left, Governor Charles Foster of Ohio; fourth man from left, Senator William Warner of Missouri;...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Foster, Charles, 1828-1904.; Warner, William, 1840-1916.
- 1889
- Gros Ventre Group Picture - Black Owl seated (on left), Mary standing, unidentified Indian seated, full length
- Gros Ventre group portrait. Includes Black Owl, seated at left; Mary, standing; and an unidentified Indian male, seated at right. Both males wear a feather in hair, braids, and are wrapped in blankets; Mary wears braids, necklace and beaded...
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Black Owl.
- [188?]
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, wearing an Uncle Sam outfit, full length
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, standing holding an umbrella and wearing socks and no shoes. He is dressed as Uncle Sam for a Fourth of July parade or for a cornerstone laying at the state capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota. Two days later Hairy Chin died; no...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- 1889
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated on horseback, full length
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated on horseback, full length, at Fort Yates (formerly Standing Rock Agency), Dakota Territory, on his favorite pony; he wears fringed leather jacket and leather gloves; in the distant background are board...
- Horses--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188?]
- Rain-in-the-Face and his squaw, similar view
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, with his wife on their wedding day, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; Rain in the Face seated wears suit jacket, vest and slacks loaned him by D.F. Barry, hair unbraided but tied at ends, moccasins;...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Weddings--1889.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sati.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1889?]
- CNW locomotive, engine number 1230, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Chadron, Nebr., May 31, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Nebraska--Chadron.; Chicago and North Western Railway Company.
- 1937
- CNW locomotive, engine number 1231, engine type 4-6-0 [graphic]
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Rapid city, S. D., September 1, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--South Dakota--Rapid City.; Chicago and North Western Railway Company.
- 1935
- CRI&P locomotive, engine number 951, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Kansas City, Mo., August 20, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Kansas City.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1932
- CRI&P locomotive, engine number 953, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Denver, Colo., August 28, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1939
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1061, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end . Photographed: Carlsbad, N.M., July 22, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Carlsbad.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1935
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1062, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Albuquerque, N.M., October 23, 1920.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1920.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Albuquerque.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1920
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1052, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Wichita, Kan., September 6, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Wichita.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1937
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 1066, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored. Photographed: Newton, Kan., September 4, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Newton.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1937