Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Going up the firebreak
- Soldiers, probably the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, hike over a firebreak on a hill on the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation (now Fort Hunter Liggett Military Installation) in Monterey County, California. Shows a wide firebreak through brush.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; Hunter Liggett Military Reservation (Calif.)--1940-1950.; Firebreaks--California--Hunter Liggett Military Reservation--1940-1950.; Hiking--California--Hunter Liggett Military...
- 1942 November
- Brig. Gen. Irving Hale
- Prize Army Division Marksmanship," depicting soldier on horseback with gun; 2. "Skirmishing," depicting crouching figure; 3. illegible with four point shape; 4. "Creedmoor" with 1887 date and illegible lettering; and 5. "Creedmoor" with illegible...
- Military officers--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hale, Irving, 1861-1930.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Our Indian war sketches
- North American Indian (Arapahoe) men sit with military men in uniform, and smoke a calumet (pipe) near an Indian camp. The Indian men have long hair, necklaces or earrings, and sit wrapped in robes. One man wears a feather in his military hat....
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Calumets--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--1860-1870.; Military scouts--1860-1870.; Smoking--1860-1870.
- 1867 June 29
- Lowry Air Force Base Commanding Generals House
- Exterior photograph of the Lowry Air Force Base Commanding Generals House located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 August
- Lowry Air Force Base Commanding Generals House
- Exterior photograph of the Lowry Air Force Base Commanding Generals House located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 August
- Lowry Air Force Base WWII hanger
- Exterior photograph of the Lowry Air Force Base World War II hanger located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe and the...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 August
- Lowry Air Force Base "The Palace"
- Exterior photograph of the building known as "The Palace" on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.); Air bases--Colorado.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Lowry Air Force Base
- Exterior photograph of the entrance to a building known as "The Palace" on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.); Air bases--Colorado.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Lowry Air Force Base
- Exterior photograph of two airplanes on display at Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe and...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.); Air bases--Colorado.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Lowry Air Force Base
- Exterior photograph of an airplane on display at Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe and...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.); Air bases--Colorado.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Lowry Air Force Base "The Palace"
- Exterior photograph of the building known as "The Palace" on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 March
- Lowry Air Force Base "The Palace"
- Exterior photograph of the building known as "The Palace" on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 March
- Lowry Air Force Base "The Palace"
- Exterior photograph of the building known as "The Palace" on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 March
- Lowry Air Force Base "The Palace"
- Exterior photograph of a stone balcony and stone decorative elements on the facade of the building known as "The Palace" on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 March
- Lowry Air Force Base "The Palace"
- Exterior photograph of a two carved stone eagles, a round window and stone decorative elements on the facade of the building known as "The Palace" on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Air bases--Colorado--1990-2000.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1998 March
- Lowry Air Force Base brick barracks
- Aerial photograph of the brick barracks on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe and the...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Air bases--Colorado--1940-1950.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- circa 1940
- Lowry Air Force Base brick barracks
- Aerial photograph of the brick barracks on Lowry Air Force Base located in Denver, Colorado. The Lowry Field Brick Barracks represents America's militarization program in response to increasing international military threats in Europe and the...
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Air bases--Colorado--1940-1950.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- circa 1940
- Early Military Parade in Denver
- Spectators watch a military parade in front of the City Hall building located on 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Streets, in Denver, Colorado. The parade was to honor soldiers leaving for the Spanish American War in 1898.
- Gun-carriages--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spanish-American War, 1898.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades &...
- 1898
- Lowry Field - military supply train
- Men in military uniforms stand along side a supply train that moves through Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. Shows an open field, train cars, and military vehicles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Old military academy
- At the old Military School in Canon City, Colorado, uniformed cadets are at parade rest with rifle butts to the ground. Two have flags, one of the United States. A three story brick building behind them has a mansard roof, bracketed cornice, stone...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Military education--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1880 or 1881
- Corps of Indian Scouts
- Native American military scouts, probably under the command of First Lieutenant Edward Casey at Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana, pose on horseback. The men wear felt hats, military coats, gauntlets, striped trousers and diagonal leather chest...
- Indian scouts--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- Major General Grenville M. Dodge Commander Department of the Missouri.
- Head, shoulders and chest portrait of Major General Grenville M. Dodge, shows the commander with a full beard wearing a military issue double breasted winter coat, a bow tie and hat. Dodge was a civil and military engineer and Chief Engineer of the...
- Military officers--1860-1870.; Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831-1916.
- 1865
- Six Colorado Springs businessmen take off from Peterson Field
- Business men and military officers pose in front of a small military airplane, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Left to right: Merlyn D. Smith of the Merlyn D. Smith Insurance Agency; Max L. Davis, manager Zales Jewelers;...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- November 7, 1961
- Main entrance, Camp Swift, Texas
- View of the Main Entrance at Camp Swift Texas. A military police man allows a Bell Telephone car to pass through gate number one. A small building and the other part of the gate is in the background. The Tenth Mountain Division was stationed here...
- Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Military police--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- August 6, 1944
- President & Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt leaving St. Mark's Episcopal Church
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during his 1936 campaign. Standing in the doorway with the President from left to right, is Mrs. James Roosevelt the President's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Military officers--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Presidents' spouses--United States--1930-1940.; Presidents--United...
- October 11, 1936
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and family
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and family in the official touring car at Fort Francis E. Warren near Cheyenne, Wyoming, during his 1936 political campaign. In the rear seat from left to right, President Roosevelt, his daughter-in-law, Mrs. James...
- Fort Francis E. Warren (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.; Military officers--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.;...
- October 11, 1936
- Capt Taylor and his noted Indian scouts on drill at Pine Ridge S.D.
- Captain Charles William Taylor poses with Philip Wells and his Native American Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne scouts in formation on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They wear uniforms with fur hat and hold rifles. A tepee camp shows in...
- Cheyenne Indians--Military service--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Military service--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian scouts--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Military service--South...
- [1891]
- Gen. Crook's Army in camp, on French Creek, after arrival of train
- View of General George Crook's Native American campaign expedition camp on French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows army canvas wall, A-frame, and small two man tents supplied by train, arranged in military organization. The...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; French...
- 1876
- Fishing trip on the Pine River
- Men, women and a boy pose on logs and boulders in Los Pinos (Pine) River in La Plata County, Colorado. Colonel Peter T. Swaine, commander of the 22nd (Twenty-second) Infantry at Fort Lewis, reclines on a log and wears a hat and an unbottoned...
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Military officers--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [1887]
- Fort Yates, North Dakota
- Fort Yates, North Dakota, empty yard and dirt sidewalk enclosed by picket fences which also surrounds several one-story and two-story wooden frame and brick residences and buildings, group of soldiers in military uniform at end of sidewalk and...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1880-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Western History Subject Index
- U. S. military. Colorado
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Soldiers Graves, Old Ft. Garland
- View of adobe ruins and grave markers at the military cemetery in old Fort Garland in Fort Garland (Costilla County), Colorado. Houses, barns, railroad tracks and a church are in the distance.
- Fort Garland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fort Garland (Fort Garland, Colo. : Fort)--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Fort Garland--1900-1910.; Historic sites--Colorado--Fort Garland--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Fort...
- 1908 Aug. 6
- Military men in WWI uniforms posing with machine gun on sidewalk - 3 roadsters in background
- Outdoor portrait of men in World War One military uniforms by an automatic, tripod mounted rifle with ammunition on a (probably) Denver, Colorado sidewalk; automobiles are parked in the street.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military uniforms--American--1910-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Jarvis Hall Military Academy, Montclair, Colorado
- Men and teenage boys of the Jarvis Hall Military Academy football team pose in Montclair (Denver), Colorado. Front row identified from left as: Pooler, Lockhart, Palmer; 2nd row: Ferguson, Colbran, Clay; back row: Newton, Clark, Frank Spaulding...
- Jarvis Hall Military Academy (Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military education--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1893
- Sunflower Carnival
- A military ambulance wagon with a cross and a sign that reads: "U. S." makes its way past grandstands on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The wagon is hitched to a team of two mules. A man...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ambulances--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Southeast corner of 4th and Main Streets
- At Fourth and Main Streets in Canon City, Colorado, uniformed cadets are in formation with bayoneted (fake?) rifles at the shoulder. Two have flags; one of the United States. A suited brass band of men and boys have cornets, a bass drum, and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- North High School Black Masque Dramatic Club
- View of the stage and backdrop for the play, "Glory of the Morning," performed at North High School at 2960 North Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An actor in a military uniform stands over an actress dressed as a...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1926
- Parade at Cantonment on Uncompahgre, Major Geo. K. Brady commanding, Nov. 5th, 1886
- Men probably from Company G or K of the 19th (Nineteenth) Infantry under George K. Brady are lined up at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre, later renamed Fort Crawford, near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men wear military uniforms, hold...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861- )--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infantry--American--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1886 Nov. 5th
- Greeley Opera House
- Members of the ensemble of a play pose on the stage of the Greeley Opera House in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County for a formal portrait. Costumes include: tuxedos, white suits with large bow ties, and military uniforms. The cast members wearing...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- John P. Lower
- Denver, Colorado, resident and gunsmith John Prey Lower stands next to a bull's-eye target riddled with bullet holes with a round sign reading: "Jan 2, 1882" above it. He holds a rifle propped on one end in front of him. A sign below the image of...
- Lower, John Prey, 1833-1917.; Gunsmithing--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Targets (Sports)--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- C Co. 85th Mtn. Inf. Regt. Camp Swift, Texas
- Members of C Company, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment stand at ease in front of military barracks and buildings at Camp Swift (Bastrop County), Texas. The men hold rifles; some hold cigarettes. They are dressed in battle fatigues, helmets, boots...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel--Texas--Camp Swift.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Military camps--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Military training--Texas--Camp...
- 1944
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Rafael Chacon
- Studio portrait of Major Rafael Chacón (retired). He is dressed in his United States Army uniform. His jackets has two rows of brass buttons, he wears a cap and has a sword at his waist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Chacón, Rafael, 1933-1925--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Retired military...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 6 and 7, 1922 July-August