Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Le Resume: 1937
- Yearbook for the year 1937 for Parker High School, located in Parker, Colorado.
- Parker High School (Parker, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1937
- Picketing Super Serve Drugs
- Senator Richard Castro pickets with supporters of the United Farm Workers, who include Jerry Ryan and Mike Wilzoch, in boycott of Gallo Wine at the Pecos Super Serve Drugs at West 44th (Forty-Fourth) Avenue and North Pecos Street in the Sunnyside...
- Super Serve Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.;...
- [1975]
- Picketing Karl's Liquors
- Jesús Valderrama pickets Karl's Liquors for the sale of Gallo Wine at West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. He holds a sign that reads: "AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Union Picket. Please Don't Scab. Huelga." A young girl, the daughter of the owner of...
- Karl's Liquors (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Girls.; Liquor stores.; Boycotts.; Pickets.; Valderrama,...
- [between 1973 and 1975?]
- United Farm Worker pickets
- Members and supporters of the United Farm Workers of America picket the Farm Bureau in Alamosa (Alamosa County) Colorado. Men and women carry signs that read: "Don't Support [?]" and "Farm Bureau Exploits Farm Workers." Railroad freight cars are in...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Alamosa--1970-1980.; Migrant agricultural laborers.; Pickets.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1970]
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They wave American flags and a sign that depicts a map of the United States and reads: "We Don't Cross the Border, It Crossed Us."
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Illegal...
- [2006 March 25]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 12, 1911 March 18
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Cartoon, stage from Rifle to Meeker
- Cartoon drawing of people in a horse-drawn stagecoach on a rutted mountain road between Rifle and Meeker. Text below the cartoon reads: "This picture was suggested by the following card from the manager of the Rifle-Meeker stage line to Assistant...
- Cartoons (Commentary)--1910-1930.; Stagecoaches--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with drop earrings, curled bangs and hair pulled back. The woman wears a dress with a high collar, upstanding puffed sleeves, and a bar pin on a ruffled bodice.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Tobacco shop
- Interior view of a tobacco shop in Denver, Colorado. A man poses behind the glass and wood display cases with pipes and cigars in them. Signs read: "Hassan Cigarettes Cork Tip," "Frozen Mints," "Rothenburg 10 [cent] Cigar," "The Popular Twice a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Reception area
- Interior view of a hotel reception area in Denver, Colorado; shows a man posing, a wooden counter, a spittoon, a telephone, a "Regulator" wall clock, a writing desk, and signs: "No Arguments Allowed - No Loud or Profane Language Permitted," and...
- Hotel front desk personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Raymond Nelson
- Studio portrait of Raymond Nelson. He wears a suit, vest, and tie.
- Teenagers--1910-1920.; Nelson, Raymond, Colorado resident.
- [1919]
- Ocean Park, Ocean Promenade
- Vacationers sit on benches and walk on Pier Avenue in Ocean Park in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County), California. Above the pedestrians, chairs sit on a second story balcony. Across the street, an outdoor band shell is built into the second floor...
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Benches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; People--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Sitting--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Cebolla, Colorado
- View of the summer resort hotel at Cebolla on the Gunnison River (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel is a two story brick structure and a one story long log cabin structure. Tents and outbuildings are in the yard and a bridge extends over the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cebolla--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cebolla--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Proposed Woodmen's Building at Leadville, Colo., T. P. E. Barber Architec
- Reproduction shows architect's proposal for the Woodmen's Building at Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. The three-story structure has a console over the entry, dormers with finials, and a round corner tower. People and buggies are in the street.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Rock Cliff, Colorado
- In Rock Cliff, Colorado, a man poses in a tent by a display of grain, vegetables, fruit, a trophy cup, a mirror, a United States flag, and signs: "The Farmer Feeds Them All," "Our Boys," "Don't Handle the Exhibits" and "Rock Cliff."
- Rock Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941?]
- International Rubber Sales Company
- Shows the store front of the International Rubber Sales Company located at 1047 Broadway in Denver, Colorado, before it became Gates Rubber Company. Signs in the windows read: "Put on International Rubber Half-Soles Saves you Half the Cost", "Make...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Boaters
- A man and teenaged girls in swimming suits pose in a boat, smiling; a pier in the lake reads: "Don't Go Out In The Lake Beyond the Depth of Your Shoulders."
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Girls--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Rowboats--1910-1930.; Smiling--1910-1930.; Teenagers--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Studebaker wagons
- View of motorized wagons carrying men and horses in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "We Carry the Horses. Draw Their Load and Don't Half Try. Studebaker Automobile Co. 1711 Tremont St.," and "Cook With Gas - Denver Gas & Electric Co."
- Studebaker trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Grandpa [sic] freighting outfit
- Men pose near unloaded horse-drawn wagons possibly on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Boots and Shoes", "H. J. Hall", "Bank", and "McLaughlin's Livery Feed".
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [either 1872 or 1873]
- Workmen on cage
- Miners wear helmets and headlamps while they pose inside a cage or landing chair inside a mine, possibly in Colorado. A group of men and one woman stand by. Signs read: "In Case of Accident, Fire, Or Danger, Blow 9 Blasts Then Blow Station...
- Industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Luella mine on flat near Silvercliffe [i. e. Silver Cliff]
- A miner poses near the hoist of either the Luella or Suella Mine near Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. The machinery includes a fly wheel and cables. "Don't Handle" is painted on the wall and a United States flag hangs on a pole nearby.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Intersection 6th & Corona
- View of the intersection of 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Corona Street in Denver, Colorado; shows automobile, truck, and van traffic, a house, a mailbox, and businesses. Movie theater marquee reads: "Don't Look Now, Donald Sutherland."
- Vans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Speer (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.;...
- 1974 March
- Denham theater players
- Group portrait of Denham Theatre actors in Denver, Colorado; shows men with drinks and cigars. Signs read: "The Old Timers Hang Out," "Hinky Dinks," "Eva Lang and the Denham Players," and "Please Don't Spit on the Floor."
- Denham Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- As You Like It
- Group portrait of Denver Community Players in Denver, Colorado dressed as Touchstone the clown and Corin and Silvius, shepherds, for Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Open-air theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- As You Like It
- Group portrait of Denver Community Players in Denver, Colorado dressed as characters in Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Open-air theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Champa St., Knight Templar illumination, Denver
- Night view of Champa Street with decorative lights for Knight Templar meeting held August, 1913 in Denver, Colorado; includes illuminated Gas and Electric building, illuminated sign "Kindel kleans karpets - don't do it this way, let George do it...
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Strathmore Hotel (old McClure House) Canon City
- The brick Strathmore Hotel, in Canon City, Colorado, has a flat roof, dentiled cornice, and stone sills and keystones. A second floor balcony has wrought iron railing and filigree skirting. and wraps the corner over the mitred entry. Canvas...
- Strathmore Hotel (Canon City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bird's eye view of Colorado State Penitentiary
- State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, which cuts through the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Orchard round Warden's Residence and no. from bell house and No 5 lower Colorado State Penitentiary, Canon City
- The Warden's residence at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a two-story stone building with a low-gabled roof and a faceted lookout tower and flagpole. Trees are behind a low stone wall lining the street in the foreground, and an...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ringside Lounge award
- View of an award ribbon granted to Joe "Awful" Coffee's Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; letters read: "Western Stock Show Association, National Western Stock Show 1948, 4-H Prize Beef, Bought by Joe 'Awful' Coffee's Ringside Lounge." Also...
- Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Ribbons--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Greeley, Colorado, business
- Six women and four men stand in a row in front of "The Golden Rule Store" in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. One woman holds a bicycle; another bike leans against the wall of the building. Building features include masonry construction, lintels,...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Millinery--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- The same 1932 "crew"
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-99] Five o'clock (A.M.) hike to Rollinsville. (Note the wraps.), [ARL-100] Ah! destination in sight-Rollinsville, at the bend of the road. It's only 8 o'clock!, [ARL-101] Don't eat the cup, Ethel,...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1932
- Yep, this is 1935
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-125] The first week group ready to go home, [ARL-126] Just hold those poses a moment, please. My, my, such figures!, [ARl-127] 'Andy Family' First week, [ARL-128] A good old water fight. You get wet...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1935
- 1936, cont'd.
- Text and annotations on album page read: [ARL-136] "Don't look so forlorn; there'll be another year. Woody must be going to Denver, she's all 'dressed' up, [ARL-137] First Week, 'Andy Family' 1936, [ARL-138] Take the picture quick; the train's...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Uncompahgre Project Colorado
- View looking east from a hill on the west side of Montrose, Colorado. The central business district, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad cars, residences, and the Methodist church are included. Flat Top mountain is in the distance.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940]
- Blizzard staff photographer, Italy
- Portrait of a photograper with a pencil thin mustache wearing army uniform, helmet and carrying a 4x5 camera with flash. Taken as he bites into a piece of bread [?]. The photographer is Pfc. Bill Thompson.
- Photographers--1940-1950.
- [1945]
- Excavated cliff thru which canyon road was constructed, Uncompahgre Valley project, Colo.
- People stop with a horse drawn buggy at a turn on the road in the Uncompahgre River gorge south of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A woman and girl sit on rocks by the excavated slope.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Mountain roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.
- 1905 July 2
- Stockyard
- View of an unidentified stockyard. Three men stand near a pen with cattle. Railroad cars with "Wabash" inscribed on them are seen in the distance.
- Stockyards--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gilman, Colo.
- View of a street (probably Main), in Gilman, Colorado, shows one and two story wood frame gable and flat-roof buildings on either side of the dirt street. Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages are parked near the boardwalk. A sign: "Gilman, Colo....
- Gilman (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1923?]
- Agency of Mora Mercantile Co. at Ribera, N.M.
- Interior view of a branch of the Mora Mercantile Co. in Ribera (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Hispanic men pose near a counter. Clothing hangs from clotheslines, can goods crowd the shelves, and bolts of cloth are stacked near the counter. Shows...
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Ribera (N.M.)--1900-1920.; General stores--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Interiors--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.; Merchandise displays--New Mexico--Ribera--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Ricker Block
- View of the Ricker Block on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows brick buildings with decorative cornices and brickwork, pediments, and arched windows. The buildings have awnings. Signs read: "Shaving 15 cts," "The Delmonico,...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bakeries--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- A "tea" break Emory "E.M." O'Connell, Dale Williams (realtor), Wayne Van Vleet, Eddie Williams.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose near a tent, beside a stack of cardboard boxes of Lipton Tea, during the group's annual trail ride in Colorado. The men, identified from left to right as: "Em" Emory L. O'Connell, Dale Williams,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Eating & Drinking--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Smiling--1950-1960.; Tea--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1957
- H. Schrader and P. Schnee
- View of brick commercial buildings probably on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Storefront businesses are in one and two story brick buildings. On the brick "Star Bakery" building, a pediment reads: "1890," and a plaque reads:...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bakeries--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Barber shops--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Petroleum Club Building
- View of the high-rise Petroleum Club Building (Charles D. Strong architect) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado; tenants include Columbia Savings and Loan and the Petroleum Club. Shows the Harris Hotel, the Adams Mark Hotel...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1970 March
- Colorado General / Mother's March
- A woman, probably a victim of polio, holds a paintbrush in her mouth and paints a sign for the National Foundation - March of Dimes that reads: "Don't Forget Mother's March Jan 29," in Denver, Colorado. She sits in a wheelchair and her left arm is...
- National Foundation--Public relations--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Painting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; People with disabilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Poliomyelitis--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955?]
- N.D.H.S. Annual: 1911
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1911
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- The Heraldo Annual: 1902
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1902.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1902
- Dorothy Klein
- Portrait of Dorothy Klein, a senior at West Denver High School. Klein wears a pleated light colored jacket, a pearl necklace, and short wavy hair.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Stanton family--Archives.; Stanton, Charles Edwin--Archives.; Stanton, Robert Eugene--Archives.
- 1927
- Unidentified Student
- Portrait of an unidentified student, a senior at West Denver High School. The student wears a light dress coat, a white collared shirt and a bow tie
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Stanton family--Archives.; Stanton, Charles Edwin--Archives.; Stanton, Robert Eugene--Archives.
- 1927