Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Northern Pacific 50th Anniversary announcement
- Depiction of Northern Pacific Railway train 2606 at Gold Creek (Lodge County), Montana. Vignette shows locomotive 5000 and coal car. Printed with Northern Pacific logo: "September 8th 1933, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the driving of the...
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1930-1940.; Gold Creek (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Montana--Gold Creek--1930-1940.; Railroads--Montana--Gold Creek--1930-1940.
- 1933 September 8
- Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church fiftieth anniversary Souvenir
- Souvenir booklet created by the Trinity Episcopal Methodist Church commemorating it's fiftieth anniversary.
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Arrow 50 anniversay
- View of a group of young men erecting a sign marker at site of Arrow (Arrowhead), to celebrate the town's fiftieth anniversary in Grand County, Colorado. Arrow was founded in 1904.
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church Fiftieth anniversary souvenir program
- Souvenir program for the fiftieth anniversary of the Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1972
- Alexander Fiftieth Anniversary
- Photograph of the Alexander Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1950. Pictured in the front row from right to left are: Mary Eliza Duncan, Bride Narcissus Alexander, Groom Freelon Alexander, Aunt Sarah, Aunt Clara and an...
- Little Rock (Ark.); Weddings.; Anniversary.; African American families--Religious life--Arkansas--Little Rock.;
- 1950
- 1st prize float
- The first prize parade float depicts Teddy Roosevelt's big game hunts on the White River with a forested scene and taxidermied elk. Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, Rio Blanco County, Meeker, Colorado....
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- 50th anniversary celebration 2nd prize float, "The Meeker Massacre"
- The second prize parade float depicts the Meeker Massacre, with white men dressed in Native American costumes. They wear feather headresses and skin pants, shoot Indian Agent Nathan C. Meeker, and hold a woman captive by her hair. Parade part of...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- 50th anniversary celebration
- A mounted cowboy unit herds Herefords down Main Street during the parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, Rio Blanco County, Meeker, Colorado. Spectators line sides of street, stand on balcony of the Meeker...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- 50th anniversary of White River National Forest
- John T. Barnett, President of Colorado State Planning Commission, deliver an address on the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, on the side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado. Townspeople listen to the...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Barnett, John T.
- October 11, 1941
- 50th anniversary of White River National Forest
- Regional Forester Allen S. Peck responds to address of welcome at the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, on the side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado. Governor Ralph L. Carr sits on left with two other...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Courthouses--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Carr, Ralph L. (Ralph Lawrence), 1887-1950.; Peck, Allen S.
- 1941 October 11
- Stage coach and team of four
- A group of men ride on a historic four horse-drawn stagecoach in a parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, Rio Blanco County, Meeker, Colorado. Spectators line the street with bluffs in the distance.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- Forest Service unit in pageant 50th anniversary celebration
- A ranger in historic costume (coon skin hat with a pack outfit) followed by a modern ranger (with a pickup truck and horse trailor) depict fifty years of progress, in a parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest,...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Costumes--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Rangers--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- Areation [sic] tanks
- A view of the aeration tanks at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The aeration tanks have walkways that criss-cross over a liquid filled tank. The sludge control tanks are in...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Aeration tanks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Areation [sic] tanks
- A view of the aeration tanks at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The aeration tanks have walkways that criss-cross over a liquid filled tank. The sludge control tanks are in...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Aeration tanks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Administration building
- A view of the administration building of the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located on 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story brick industrial style building with a lower level. Lettering on the front of...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Screen house
- Shows the screen house at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located on 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The brick industrial style building is on a raised brick platform. Steps on one side of the building lead to three...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Administration building
- A view of the administration building of the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located on 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a single story brick industrial style building with a lower level and two stair cases that...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Pump station
- Shows the single story brick pump station at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. Lettering above the double front door reads: "Pump Station".
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Floculation [sic] tanks
- A view of the flocculation tanks at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located at 50th (Fiftieth ) in Denver, Colorado. Shows divided tanks filled with a liquid. One walkway goes down the middle between the tanks and two other walkways are on...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Flocculation--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tanks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Gates to magnetite filters
- A view of the gates that lead up to the magnetite filters of the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant. The sewage plant is located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Filters and filtration--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Flume & operating machinery
- Shows the rectangular concrete flume (water channel) and operating machinery at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located on 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. Metal railing is on top of the flume and the settling bins can...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Flumes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sludge drying beds & conveyors
- Sludge dries in large beds at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located on 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The large beds are square areas dug into the earth and are criss-crossed by conveyors.
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Drying--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage sludge--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Magnetite filters & filter control building
- Show long concrete channels, which are magnetite filters, at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant. A concrete walkway with railing leads to the filter control building in the background. The Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant is located at 50th...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Filters and filtration--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Screen house & flume
- Shows the screen house and the flume at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works plant located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The screen house is a single story brick building on top of a brick platform.
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sludge control & tanks
- Four large circular above ground tanks surround the sludge control building at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant. The sewage plant was constructed in 1936 and is located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage sludge--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tanks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sludge pump house
- Shows the sludge pump house of the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The single story brick building features an industrial style architecture with ventilation slats, double doors,...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage sludge--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sludge conveyor
- Shows a metal conveyor system, near the sludge drying beds, at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant. The sewage plant is located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage sludge--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Magnetite filters & control building
- Shows long concrete channels, which are magnetite filters, at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant. A concrete walkway with railing leads to the filter control building in the background. The Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant is located at 50th...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Filters and filtration--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Bailey, Colorado
- Mrs. James Lamping sits on a chair with print upholstery and holds her two year-old great-grandson on the day of her fiftieth wedding anniversary, celebrated in Bailey, Colorado. The crying boy wears overalls, a shirt with a rounded collar and...
- Lamping, James A.,--Family.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.; Grandparents--1930-1940.
- December 12, 1938
- Bailey, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. James Lamping's three children pose with them during their fiftieth anniversary party in Bailey, Colorado. The couple sit in chairs at a large table. Mrs. Lamping wears a dark dress with silver buttons up the front, and her husband...
- Lamping, Edward Posey.; Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Lamping, James A.--Family.; Lamping, Joseph Anthony.; Seeley, Mary E.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938 December 12
- Lampings, Bailey
- Mrs. and Mrs. Lamping pose for a portrait on their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Bailey, Colorado. Mrs. Lamping, with her hair pulled back, wearing small, round, wire glasses, sits in a chair. Mr. Lamping wears a suit and stands with his hand on...
- Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- December 12, 1938
- College of the Sacred Heart
- A view of the College of the Sacred Heart located between West 50th (Fiftieth) Parkway and 53rd (Fifty-third) Avenue in north Denver, Colorado. The college was renamed Regis College in 1921 to honor a 17th century French Jesuit. The three story...
- College of the Sacred Heart (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Regis College (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1889]
- Mystic Shrine Mosk [sic], Denver
- View of El Jebel Shrine Country Home or El Jebel, "Mountain" Mosque; 4625 West Fiftieth Avenue and Vrain Street, corner of Berkeley Municipal Golf Course in Denver, Colorado; shows Moorish architecture, terra cotta roofs and sign: "El Jebel Mosque,...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Edgewater, Colorado, 50th anniversary
- A pickup truck marked "Apex Neon and & Sign Co." serves as the float for the Fire Department in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, as part of the parade celebrating the town's fiftieth anniversary in 1951. Four charter members, firemen since...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Edgewater, Colorado, 50th anniversary
- A float in the Edgewater, Colorado, Fiftieth Anniversary Parade has a sign reading "Defenders of Liberty"; on the float are an army soldier holding a gun, a nurse, a sailor, the Statue of Liberty, another military man, a boy on crutches, another...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Edgewater, Colorado, 50th Anniversary
- Jeannette Lynn is crowned the queen of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the town of Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. She and Mayor Lloyd Doherty stand in the center of a stage; on the left is Ruth Dillner and on the right is Betty...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Doherty, Lloyd.; Lynn, Jeannette.
- 1951
- Family of Jesse W. Nelson
- Outdoor family portrait of men and women at a 50th (Fiftieth) wedding anniversary gathering in a fenced yard in Rising Sun (Ohio County), Indiana. An elderly man and woman sit in wooden and wicker chairs. John W. Nelson wears a suit with a vest, a...
- Nelson, Jesse W.--Family.; Nelson, Sabra--Family.; Rising Sun (Ind.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Anniversaries--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Families--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Denver Sewage Disposal Plant
- View of settling basins at the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District (now Metro Wastewater Reclamation District) plant, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 50th (Fiftieth) Avenue and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Waste disposal facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Metro Wastewater...
- [1937]
- Denver Sewage Disposal Plant
- View of the Administration Building at the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District (now Metro Wastewater Reclamation District) plant, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 50th (Fiftieth) Avenue and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado....
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Waste disposal facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Metro Wastewater...
- [1937]
- Denver Sewage Disposal Plant
- View of the chemical building at the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District (now Metro Wastewater Reclamation District) plant, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 50th (Fiftieth) Avenue and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows pipe...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Waste disposal...
- [1937]
- Denver Sewage Disposal Plant
- View of the chemical building at the Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District (now Metro Wastewater Reclamation District) plant, designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 50th (Fiftieth) Avenue and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows pipe...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewerage--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Waste disposal...
- [1937]
- Regis College Chapel
- View of the Regis College Chapel, at Regis College at West 50th (Fiftieth) Parkway and 53rd (Fifty-third) Avenue in north Denver, Colorado. The brick building has arches and a terra cotta tile roof.
- Regis College (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Chapels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1960?]
- A Half Century of Progress : The Golden Anniversary of the First United Presbyterian Church
- Program for the fiftieth anniversary of the First United Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Including the worship program for the anniversary and a brief history of the church.
- First United Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1933 June 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 35, 1910 August 27
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 5 and 6, 1924 May-June
- 50th anniversary of incorporation of Arrow
- Reverend Edward T. Bollinger stands with his briefcase, hat and plaid jacket in deep snow on terminus of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad (later the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) near Corona or Rollins Pass. His son George and a group...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939