Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Glenwood Canyon series
- Men stand at ends of tie marks on the old track of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Denver Public Library 1931 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 1931. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing book shelves in the sections "Fiction" and "Biography". Book cases have seven shelves each and the ends are a royal blue color. The ends have small white signs with letters to indicate what books are held in each row....
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1930 December 17
- 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
- Interview with Albert Niederhut
- Aspen Springs Realty II
- A view of The Aspen Springs Realty building and signs, on U.S. 160 outside Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. The area around the Realty building is wild grass and bush. The building is constructed of logs interlocking at the ends. The...
- Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; real estate business.; Signs (Notices).; Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Real estate office...
- 1993
- Old Douglas County Courthouse
- View of the old Douglas County Courthouse at 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. The building is made of rhyolite, has a large square clock tower with dual arches topped by a cupola, large windows, two stories and a basement with windows....
- Colorado. District Court (18th Judicial District : Douglas County)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Castle Rock (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Courthouses.; Douglas County Courthouse (Castle Rock, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Colorado. District Court (18th Judicial...
- 1973
- AMTRAK Depot, Granby, Colo.
- View of the Granby AMTRAK Station located at 438 Railroad Avenue, Granby, Colorado. The structure is a replica of an old-style clapboard depot with bracketed eaves and fishscale shingles on the cross-gable ends.
- Amtrak--Colorado--Granby--1980-1990.; Granby (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad stations.; Amtrak--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Granby--Pictorial works.; Granby (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1987
- Livermore Hotel & General Store, Livermore, Colo.
- View of the Livermore Hotel and General Store located near the intersection of US-287 and Red Feather Lakes Road in Livermore, Colo. The ca.1890 wood frame structures were once the center of the town's commercial life. The vernacular style hotel...
- General stores--Colorado--Livermore--2000-2010.; Hotels--Colorado--Livermore--2000-2010.; Livermore (Colo.)--2000-2010.; General stores--Colorado--Livermore--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Livermore--Pictorial works.; Livermore...
- 2001
- Fourteenth Street, Denver
- View of newly constructed Administrative Offices of the Denver Public Schools at the corner of 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Tremont Place in Denver, Colorado. The building has brick pilaster strips topped with stone rondelles and rosettes, a...
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Administrative agencies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, and necktie. His hair is parted on the side and his full moustache is curled up at the ends.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit, vest, and thick neck tie. A watch chain and fob dangle from his vest. He has a full moustache that is drawn out at the ends.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a capped sleeved dress. The V-shaped neckline of the dress is lined with feather decoration. The ends of the capped sleeves are draped with ball shaped rickrack.
- Dresses--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- 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?]
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon of Arizona
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The first floor is sheathed with log slab siding complete with finely-honed corner notching that gives the appearance of log construction. The upper stories have rough...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon
- View of the El Tovar Hotel, in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The building is on the edge of the Grand Canyon, a stone wall is near the rim of the canyon. The hotel has multiple roofs at different levels. The center section of the hotel has a...
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- 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]
- Arrow
- A collection of four arrows made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arrows are shafts with red feathers on the tail ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Arrows--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Pouch
- Shows doeskin pouch made by the Native American Mescalero Apache. The pouch is decorated with multi-colored beadwork sewn on in the shapes of flowers or sun shapes; a sunflower is in the center. Fringe with tin jinglers on the ends is attached at...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Pouches--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Miniature cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) miniature cradleboard with a doll inside of it made by Chipeta. The cradleboard is decorated with multi-colored beads and thread, and buckskin fringe on the bottom. The doll has black cotton thread hair and painted...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Dolls--1880-1890.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- 1880
- Yoke; cape; poncho
- Shows a yellow ochre yoke, from a cape or poncho (Native American Jicarilla Apache). It is possibly made with animal hide and is decorated with white and navy beadwork. A strip of beadwork squares are in the middle, and stripes of navy and white...
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Apache Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Toy bow
- Native American (Apache) curved wooden bow with sinew and green, red, and gold pigment.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bows (Archery)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Stick
- Shows two sticks Native American (Sioux) with rawhide fringe on both ends and orange, black and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Sticks--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Belt or Headband
- Shows a Native American (Great Lakes; Sioux? Menominee?) loom woven bead headband or belt with fringe on both ends. The beads are red, blue, green and white. The beadwork is in images of stylized leaves.
- Headbands--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Belts (Clothing)--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Dress
- A Native American (Lakota) dress made with animal hide and decorated with multi-color beadwork. It has fringe on the ends of the cuffs and at the bottom hem. The design pattern on the dress top is blue beaded background and multi-color geometric...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Teton Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Dresses--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Quirt
- A leather Native American (Cheyenne?) quirt (a riding whip) with metal bands on the splayed ends, a brass and steel buckle, and sinew. The quirt was found in Sand Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Whips--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Necklace
- Shows a Native American (Sioux?) necklace. Glass and ceramic black, blue and white beads and brass pieces are strung on leather strips. In the center of the piece is a round white shell. Leather strip ties are both ends of the necklace.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Necklaces--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Portrait of a young girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl, possibly the daughter of Oscar Troy. She wears a cotton dress with puffs at the shoulder and an ornate white lace collar. Her hair hangs straight to her shoulder and curls up at the ends.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fresno. Stemming raisins
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, men in a factory probably in Fresno (Fresno County), California, dump boxes of raisins onto a conveyer belt, which carries the fruit to a de-stemmer. Other workers load the stemmed raisins...
- Raisin industry--California--Fresno--1900-1910.; Fresno (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Factories--California--Fresno--1900-1910.; Interiors--California--Fresno--1900-1910.; Raisins--California--Fresno--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Omaha, Agricultural Building
- View of the Agricultural Building during the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. The structure has a wood frame with plaster of Paris and staff overlay. Designed in the Renaissance Revival style, the...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Canals--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of Pythias, Leadville Lodge, No. 1, pose in Aspen, Colorado. The Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdiction of Colorado was organized in 1879. Members in full uniform including dark jackets, trousers, epaulets, striped belts, white gloves and...
- Knights of Pythias. Leadville Lodge No. 1 (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Silverton, Colo.
- View down 12th (Twelfth) Street of Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, ends at Silverton Northern Railroad line along Cement Street. Well maintained residences and walkways line the gridlines of the streets. The 1908 City Hall dome is far right,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Wellsville, Colorado
- A crowd of people dressed in finery gathers in front of the train depot at Wellsville, Fremont County, Colorado. The railroad depot has a bell-shaped, hipped roof, a second building nearby has American flags on opposite ends of the gable. Tracks of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Wellsville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Wellsville--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Wellsville--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Wellsville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1896?]
- The inevitable "parlor" where girls entertained in elegant splendor
- Interior view of refurbished parlor of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened in 1950's...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 September 16
- Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows brick commercial buildings, pedestrians, buggies, wires and a streetlamp. An oversized pocketwatch hangs over a storefront awning. The Antlers Hotel, a four-story stone...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1898?]
- Crested Butte
- Interior view (looking to the rear of the nave) of the Union Congregational Church, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows pews with lancet arch ends and decorative engraving, pointed windows, and the vestibule.
- Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.
- [1965]
- Wild West Show cooks
- Cooks for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pour water into iron kettles over cooking fires using buckets at the ends of poles. Also shows a canvas tent and piled logs. The Wild West Show reportedly employed seven cooks, two pastry chefs and two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central City, Colorado
- This is the earliest known photograph of Central City, Colorado, which was probably taken in the early 1860s. The image shows a dirt road flanked by log cabins. Mine tailings scar the hillside, and a few trees remain at the top of the hill. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Monument Lake Lodge
- Exterior view of a Pueblo style guest lodge at Monument Lake, thirty eight miles west of Trinidad, Colorado. This split level structure is built on a hillside and has three floors built in steps with terraces on the lower roofs. Built of adobe,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lodges--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Pueblos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1938?]
- Interior view of Trinidad Country Club, Trinidad, Colorado
- The Trinidad Country Club, in Trinidad, Colorado, has an open log beam ceiling; squared beams with corbel ends run the other direction at a lower level. An adobe fireplace fitted with andirons is in back, with trophies on its mantle; Navajo urns...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Navajo textile fabrics--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1925?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a chandelier at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The scallop edged shades are bowl shaped, and frosted with flourishes; some are aimed upwards and supported by curved rods, and others point down and are hanging...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- The summer camp
- View of tepees among trees, possibly on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Descriptive information reads: "This breezy picture depicts well the camps of the Prairie Indian on a glorious summer day. The clouds, the trees and the picturesque teepees...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Montana--1910-1920.; Indian reservations--Montana--1910-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Central City people
- Seven men, three in the front and four in the back, pose for a photo in Central City, Colorado. All of the men wear suits, waistcoats, and white shirts. The men on the ends of the back row have their hands on the shoulders of the men in front of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of large petrified log segments at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The log-like rocks stand on their sides and ends on a rocky desert landscape. Possibly Blue Mesa stands in the distance.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of large petrified log segments at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The log-like rocks stand on their sides and ends on a rocky desert landscape. Possibly Blue Mesa stands in the distance.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Nez Perce belles participating in the Lewis & Clark Centennial at Lewiston
- Two Nez Perce Native American girls carrying decorated bags (left), wearing headbands with two feathers pose on a street corner with two white girls wearing headdresses; all have on buckskin dresses with fringe and beads, Second Street, Lewiston,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--Women--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.; Lewiston (Idaho)--1930-1940.; Costumes--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Dauters [i.e. daughters] of Chief Two Strike
- Two Strikes daughters, Native American Sioux women, pose outside on a fur skin in front of a white man in a two-wheel buggy. They wear long braids with beads on the ends; one has a blanket the other a shawl wrapped over their dresses.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Knock Two Off--Family.
- [1891?]
- Breckenridge High School
- The red brick high school in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a large scale two story building with two hipped gable end wings and a gabled wing connecting them. The main floor features sash windows, and the elevated basement has small ground level...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]