Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- A wood frame, two story structure is built along a concrete sidewalk in Central City, Colorado. The duplex has a rectangular window on either side of the upper level of the house. A door with a window in it, and a side window are on either side of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Duplexes--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Large hogan for medicine sing
- View of a large Native American (Navajo) hogan, possibly a medicine lodge at Shiprock, New Mexico; the hogan door frame is draped with a blanket on either side; wooden handled hoes are propped up on either side of the doorway; large piles of wood...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [1908?]
- Large hogan, for medicine sing
- View of a large Navajo hogan, possibly a medicine lodge, at Shiprock, New Mexico. The hogan door frame is draped with a blanket on either side. Two wooden handled hoes are propped up on either side of the doorway. Piles of wood are on either side...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Shiprock Agency--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [1908?]
- Aspen residence
- View of Pioneer Park, a residence in Aspen, Colorado; features a wrought iron front gate that encloses the front of the house; shrubs on either side of the sidewalk; planters on either side of the steps at the top of the stairs, and bay windows on...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Gates--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- President Herbert Hoover on speaker's platform
- President Herbert Hoover stands on a wooden stage decorated with bunting in either Denver or Pueblo, Colorado.
- Podiums--Colorado--1920-1940.; Presidents--United States--1920-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- November [either 1928 or 1932]
- Chief Goes-in-Lodge (on horse right) Still from early Tim McCoy film "War Paint" or "Covered Wagon"
- Still photograph from a Tim McCoy film, either the film "War Paint" or "Covered Wagon." A group of Native American (Arapaho) men on horseback pose near a group of tepees in a film studio. Chief Goes-in-Lodge points to the distance. The men wear...
- Arapaho Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--1920-1930.; Tribal chiefs--1920-1930.; Westerns--1920-1930.; Goes in Lodge.; McCoy, Tim--Homes & haunts.
- [either 1922 or 1926]
- Fairmount Cemetery parkway
- View of a parkway at Denver's Fairmount Cemetery, 430 South Quebec Street in the Windsor Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Gravestones and trees are in the parkway's grass median. Wide paved lanes are on either side of the median and rows of...
- Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Parkways--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2010
- Pueblo flood
- People walk along Union Avenue in mud and debris from the Arkansas River flood, Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows multi-story commercial buildings, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot, the Leach building, the tracks of either...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly either Ida Jaffa or Domino Burnes. She wears a white blouse with ornate gathers on the sleeves and at the neck.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man and two women
- Studio portrait of possibly the P.H. Kamber family. The man wears a dark wool suit and sits in an upholstered chair. Women stand on either side of the chair. One woman wears a one-piece dark-colored, well fitted dress with a bar pin at her neck....
- Families--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of Joseph and Pete Barter with an accordion
- Studio portrait of two men, identified as Peter and Joseph Barter, they stand on either side of a stone pillar with an accordion resting on it. They are dressed in dark wool suits with white shirts, neckties, and watch chains. They rest their arms...
- Accordions--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Barter, Joseph.; Barter, Peter, resident of Las Animas County, Colo.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait of two women, one is possibly S. Cordova. The older of the two wears a dress of black and gray fabric. her basque bodice is fastened with small closely set buttons. The younger woman wears a light colored dress with shoulders that...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City Episcopal Church
- The altar of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is before stained glass windows with gothic, pointed arches. A cross is on the altar, and wooden chairs are in the rear corners. Enclosed areas, with decorative elements around the top, on either side of the...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1950-1970.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the opera house was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, partially obscured by a tree branch, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s and was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house...
- Central City Opera House--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, 1934
- The Central City Opera House of Eureka Street is illuminated by its own sconces on either side of the main entrance. The granite structure and the billboards on either side of the door are visible, as is the roof over the entrance. A third light is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the opera house was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, 1931
- The Central City Opera House, originally opened in 1878, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Central City Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Originally opened in 1878, the Central City Opera House was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the...
- Central City Opera House--1900-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Central City Teller Opera House, Colorado
- The Central City Opera House was reopened in 1932 after renovation. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect R.S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Central City, Colorado street scenes, Eureka
- The Central City Opera House was originally opened in 1878 and described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- Opera House, Central City
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Central City Opera House
- View of Central City Opera House on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, after 1930's renovation. Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County granite. The main roof, a shingled,...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [1932?]
- Teller House, Central City
- View of two of the four stories of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The lower windows and the entry over the paneled door are rounded. Wrought iron gas lights with white globes are on either side of the door. A wrought iron gas light...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Pine Street, Central City
- Above a retaining wall and through the trees on Pine Street in Central City, Colorado, is a box-shaped building with conical-roofed, shingled turrets on either side of it. The main part of the house has a gabled porch, arched windows on either side...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- La ventana dedicada a la finada Josefita O. Barela, y el altar de la parroquia de Trinidad, Colo.
- Interior view of Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows the stained glass window, altar and pews. The twelve pointed rose window is a combination of circles and florets. High wainscoting...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches.--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1911
- Corner of General Grant Room at Teller House, Central City, Colo, 1933
- General Grant's bed is in the corner of a room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The bedstead has carved woodwork and paneling with a finial on each side of the headboard. The bed is covered with a quilted spread. A dresser is next to...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Teller House interior
- A parlor room in Central City, Colorado, has four large windows on either side of the corner. They are covered with lace curtains and large ornate draperies. An rococo sideboard with a mirror is against the wall. Parlor chairs are on either side...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.; Parlors--Colorado--Centra City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Businesses in Central City, Colorado
- The Hawley block on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, houses the Hawley Merchandise Co. and the Morrell Hardware Co. The masonry building with arched windows and a flat roof has a bracketed cornice and buildings on either side of it. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.
- 1898
- Saloon, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. The one story wood construction building has a bracketed cornice, engaged columns on either side of the central double door, and pilasters on the outside edges of the two large mullioned windows on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Swimming baths at Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The Mammoth Swimming Bath house in Idaho Springs, Colorado, features vertical board siding and a front gable roof with an open porch at the entrance. A horizontal log fence and a false front structure are on either side of a dirt road. The fence...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Interior of Wheeler Opera House
- Interior view of the empty Wheeler Opera House is from the back balcony; shows the proscenium and play sets, box seats on either side of the stage (with pilasters and voussior arches), orchestra pit, and two wood doors with transoms on either side...
- Wheeler Opera House (Aspen, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- 1442 Creede by W.H. Jackson.
- People bundled in coats stand in front of shanties in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. One of the rectangular, wood-frame buildings has a gable with roofing; the gables of the other buildings are covered with tent material. Stacks...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- St. Mark's interior, Durango
- A view of the interior of St. Mark's Church in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, includes three pointed arches at the altar end of the church, with a fourth arch over the altar itself; pipes for a pipe organ fill one arch. A hymn board is on one...
- Durango (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Interiors.; St. Mark's Church (Durango, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Motor tourist house with Belgian windows
- A small child plays on a toy wooden horse near a camper at an auto camp (motor camp) in Denver, Colorado. The camp site may be at either Rocky Mountain Lake Park or Overland Park. The camper has a row of small square windows and a canvas awning....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Birdcages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Children playing outdoors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Recreational vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Tourist camps &...
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Dome Rock depot
- A dog stands in front of the depot building of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Dome Rock, Colorado, in Jefferson County. A white picket fence extends parallel with the tracks on either side of the depot building. Trees grow on either sides of the...
- Dome Rock (Jefferson County, Colo. : Town)--1920-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dome Rock--1920-1960.; Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
- [between 1920 and 1960]
- Colo. Glenwood Springs Bath House
- Swimmers (two man and one woman) frolic in the Natatorium at the hot springs spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. The woman lies on a wooden ladder as the two men, one on either end of...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.
- [about 1910]
- The Bunch at Ramers
- Men and women sit on a porch at either the Ramers' Community Hall or Ramers' Hotel in Livermore (Larimer County), Colorado. The women wear hats, blouses and skirts. The men wear suits and either ties or bow ties.
- Livermore (Colo.)--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.; Porches--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.
- 1905
- D and F dressmakers
- View of Daniels and Fisher Department Store dressmakers in Denver, Colorado. Among the women are Dora and Lida Merryman, Lida probably ran the department. All the women wear conservative round, high-collared dresses either closed or decorated with...
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--People--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Seamstresses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Interior of St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Edgewater, June 1908
- The interior of St. Mary Magdalene's Catholic Church in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, has an altar within an arched apse; stepped shelves behind the altar hold flowers, and three framed pictures, one of Jesus Christ and another of Mary,...
- St. Mary Magdalene Church (Edgewater, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Edgewater (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Edgewater--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1908
- Forest supervisors meeting, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Men stand on a staircase of probably a stucco building with arched windows, scalloped awnings, iron details above a door, and tall lanterns on either side of the door. The men hold hats and wear suits with rounded collars and neck ties or bow ties....
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Foresters--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.; Men--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- Roadway and arches at La Conception
- A road leading to the arches at La Conception on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico stands in the foreground with the arches visible in the distance. A stone wall lines the road and trees grow on either side. A gate with two small towers on either...
- Archaeological sites--Mexico--Yucatan Peninsula--1910-1920.; Rock formations--Mexico--1910-1920.; Stone walls--Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the exterior of a house in Georgetown, Colorado. The wood construction building has full-length gables on either side, each with three windows, and a porch in front of the center section of the house. The yard is enclosed by a picket...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Fences--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Curtis: sosh cut
- Kathy Swiers, 16 talks to Tom Wither, 16, in Denver, Colorado. Kathy wears her hair short and Tom wears his hair combed forward with bangs, a style known as the "sosh cut." He has on a plaid madras jacket and dark tie. They sit at a table with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conversation--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Hairstyles--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Swiers, Kathy.; Wither, Tom.
- 1963 September 2
- Central City Opera House interior
- View, from the stage, of the seating section of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Rows of wooden chairs with arched backs and spindles are in three sections, with two aisles running from stage to lobby. Exit doors are on...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]