Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records : 1873-1979
- Index to the records of the Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records located in boxes 1-18 and between the years 1873 and 1979. Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and includes: Last and First Name, Date of Event, Type of Records, Box Number,...
- Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Nash-Miller Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy. Denver (Colo.) -- Vital records.
- 2008
- Chin Hey Quai grave marker at Riverside cemetery
- View of grave marker for Chin Hey Quai, in the Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876) at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a red sandstone marker inscribed with "Chin Hey Quai" and Chinese...
- Baker, Addison (Nathan Addison), 1818-1884--Tomb--2000-2010.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Quai, Chin...
- 2003
- 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
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, wearing "Uncle Sam" costume, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Hairy Chin, Dakota male, dressed in "Uncle Sam" costume, with a top hat and jacket, standing in front of painted backdrop. Hairy Chin was wearing this costume to lead a Fourth of July parade in Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1889.
- [1889?]
- Chinese-American men
- Studio portrait of Chinese-American men who include Wa Chin and Tang Ya-Shun in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Wa Chin wears a long shirt and wide-brimmed hat. Tang Ya-Shun wears a suit and watch chain with a charm.
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Chin, Wa.; Ya-Shun, Tang.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 26, 1909 August 14
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, bust
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, head and shoulders studio portrait; two feathers in hair, short beaded necklace, fur wrapped around one braid, scarf tied on other braid.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.
- [1889?]
- Denver Public Library 1933 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 1933. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- 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
- Joseph E. Howard, Ethleyn Clark and Co. in Chin Toy Orpheum Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Chin Toy," a musical revue presented at the Orpheum Theater at 1537 Welton, Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose next to the canopied entrance to the theater. Sign reads: "Second Balcony Admission 15...
- Orpheum Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, August 12
- Western History Subject Index
- Chin, James L
- Western History Subject Index
- Chin Chin mine. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Sou, Chin Lin (Willie Chin)
- Western History Subject Index
- Sou, Chin Lin (Willie Chin)
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 C
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Juan Antonio Baca
- Portrait of Juan Antonio Baca of San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Mr. Baca was elected to the Colorado General Assembly as Senator for Costilla County. He wears a jacket and bow tie, and has gray hair and a chin beard.
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans y 1880-1890.; Legislators--Colorado.; Baca, Juan Antonio, 1821-1899--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, patterned neck tie, and plaid shirt. His moustache is long and extends to the level of his chin on the sides.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of two women
- Photograph of a studio portrait of two women who sit on a bench and lean toward each other with their heads touching. Each has an armed wrapped around the waist of the other. One woman wears a dress with a pleated skirt, and fitted bodice with...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a buttoned suit jacket and neck tie. He has short hair, a receding hairline, and full moustache that extends almost to his chin on the sides.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a young girl who wears a bonnet and overcoat. Her hat is decorated with gathered lace and fastened by a bow below her chin. Her short bangs are curled on her forehead.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a pin-striped jacket fastened at the top button. A patterned neck tie is knotted around his neck. The ends of his moustache extend to his chin.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait shows a girl in a bonnet with ruffled trim tied with a bow under her chin and a multi-colored possibly mohair dress or overcoat. The girl stands in front of a draped lace backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait shows a girl in a bonnet with ruffled trim tied with a bow under her chin and a multi-colored possibly mohair dress or overcoat. The girl smiles and holds a fabric doll. Shows a draped lace backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio bust portrait of a young girl with short bangs in a soft hat tied under the chin with an oversized bow and a dress with sleeve caps. She poses in front of a lace fabric backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman and an infant
- Studio portrait of a woman and a baby. The woman sits in front of a painted studio drop, she wears a narrow-brimmed hat decorated with ribbon and tied under the chin and a dress with a matching scarf. The young boy has a side-parted hairstyle and...
- Boys--1890-1920.; Infants--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- between 1891 and 1913
- Portraits of an infant
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a baby in a long dress with lace ruffles on the hem, collar and cuffs, and a linen or cotton jacket with a scalloped edge. The baby wears a bonnet decorated with bows and tied under the chin.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of an infant
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a baby in a long dress with lace ruffles on the hem, collar and cuffs, and a linen or cotton jacket with a scalloped edge. The baby holds a silver rattle and wears a bonnet decorated with bows and tied under the...
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a full moustache and a small chin whisker in probably a sack suit and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Trinidad biography, unidentified
- Portrait of an unidentified man in Trinidad, Colorado. The gentleman has long, gray chin whiskers, and the area around his mouth is clean shaven. He wears a vest and jacket with wide, trimmed lapels, and a bow tie.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., four Sioux posed with two white men
- Unidentified Native American Sioux men pose with a white man in front of a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Two Native Americans are wrapped in cloths, two wear shirts, vests, neck scarves and hats, another wears a top hat. The white man...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- É-nu-ints-i-gaip, or one of the ancients
- Seated elderly Native American (Paiute) man, Énuintigaip, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. He wears fringed leggings, a skin cap with ears and horns attached, probably from a mountain sheep, and a chin strap. He holds a bow and several arrows...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Nevada--1870-1880.; É-nu-ints-i-gaip.
- 1874
- Kó-mo-hoats
- A young Native American (Paiute) woman, Kómohoats, kneels on the ground holding a bow and arrow, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. She wears a skin cap with a chin strap and a fringed buckskin dress.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Nevada--1870-1880.; Women--Nevada--1870-1880.; Kó-mo-hoats.
- 1874
- McClellan Opera House Program
- Program from the McClellan Opera House in Georgetown, Colorado. "Helen Potter Pleiades, Impersonations" is at the top of the program; six images show the actress in six characters: Lawrence Barrett as Cassius, Mlle. Sara Bernhardt, as Chin Foo, as...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1980.; Actresses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1980.
- [between 1940 and 1980?]
- Pancho, Maricopa
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Pancho, a Native American (Maricopa) man. He wears his hair in long braids with bangs. His face is tattooed or painted with lines that extend from the corners of his mouth down to his chin, out to his ears; a...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Maricopa Indians--1890-1900.; Aged persons--1890-1900.; Body marking--1890-1900.; Pancho, Maricopa Indian.
- 1899
- Unidentified Potawatomi man
- Outdoor head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified elderly Native American Potawatomi (Prairie Band) man with short gray hair, mustache and chin hair, Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Aged...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]]
- Unidentified Potawatomi man
- Outdoor head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified elderly Native American Potawatomi (Prairie Band) man with short gray hair, mustache and chin hair, Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Aged...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]]
- Unidentified Potawatomi man
- Outdoor profile, head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified elderly Native American Potawatomi (Prairie Band) man with short gray hair, mustache and chin hair, Potawatomi Reservation west of Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Aged...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]]
- Mr. Chappel of Silver Plume
- Mr. Chappel is sitting for a studio portrait in Silver Plume, Colorado. He is wearing a dark jacket, buttoned at the top, and a bow tie over a white shirt. There is a chain hooked into the button on his vest which disappears under his coat. It may...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Lola Eilene Adams
- Lola Adams, a young girl, sits in the center of a dry, circular fountain in Aspen, Colorado. She wears a long coat, bloomers, leather shoes, and a bonnet that ties under her chin. Statues of a boy holding an umbrella and a girl are behind her. A...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Roaring Fork bridge
- A man and a boy are on the Roaring Fork Bridge near Aspen, Colorado. The man lies on his stomach on the split rails of the bridge and rests his chin on his hands. The boy wearing breeches, a coat, long boots, and a cap, stands by the rails near...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Miss Myrtle Cook who taught the Conifer school in the year of 1901
- Studio portrait with Myrtle Cook of Conifer, Colorado, seated in a wicker chair, resting her chin against her hand of her upright propped arm. She wears a flower in her hair and a cotton dress with crocheted lace and stand up collar.
- Conifer (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.; Cook, Myrtle.
- 1901
- Mug shot
- A police officer takes a mug shot photograph of a woman at the Denver Police Department in Denver, Colorado. A powerful lamp hangs over the woman who sits near a light colored backdrop. A number under her chin reads: "11754." The officer leans over...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Here's the way I spend my time
- in the woods. Taken during training near Camp, Hale, Colorado; snow covers the ground.; View of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier, either the photographer or his brother Kenny Molenaar, sitting on his knapsack with his chin resting on his hand and...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1943
- Ute Indians
- An unidentified, Native American man poses in ceremonial dress for a full-length, studio portrait. He wears a feather headdress tied under his chin and a woven blanket draped over his shoulders and reaching the floor. A thin stick resembling an...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Ute Indians--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- Alex Boneparte
- Alex Boneparte and another Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana pose on horseback on the reservation. Bonaparte, on the right, wears a unique headdress with two antlers. He holds a tomahawk across his chest and...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Boneparte, Alex.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Aggie and Angeline
- Aggie and Angeline, two Native American (Sioux) women stand in front of trees with bare branches in Montana. The woman on the left wears a scarf tied under her chin. The woman on the right wears a headband. Both have their hair in braids and hold...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Moyle Family, Silverton, Colo.
- Portrait of the Moyle Family Band in Silverton, Colorado, posing with tubas, cornets, and a bass drum on the balustraded deck in front of a gable-roof clapboard house. The men have soft hats, moustaches, and chin whiskers; one smokes a pipe. The...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Moyle family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Arapahoe Indian
- A Native American man poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in the dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. He wears a single feather on the back of his head nad holds a long...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Rosa Bonheur
- French artist Rosa Bonheur sits in the right center midground next to the canvas of her famous portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback. She wears a dark cape over her dark dress. She also wears a dark bonnet tied under her...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Artists--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]