Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- 1931 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.7
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- [Horses running] [art original].
- Horses in art.; Horses--Pictorial works.; Oil paintings.
- 1979
- "First Choice"-Dance at San Ildefanso [sic]
- Native Americans of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, perform a dance wearing costumes with headdresses; other Native Americans and white people gather in a circle around the dancers.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1900-1920.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--New...
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- A Navajo belle N. Mex.
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a blanket, a belt with a silver buckle, and bead necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1940-1960.; Navajo Indians--1940-1960.; Women--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Adult male lobo wolf and young
- Two wolves killed by biological survey hunters hang by their hind legs from ropes tied around a wooden pole on the Diamond Bar Ranch northeast of Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico.
- Wolves--Control--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Grant County (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Dead animals--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.; Wolf hunting--New Mexico--Grant County--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Altar of the old San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, N. Mex.
- Interior view of the adobe San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows the altar, communion rail, a tabernacle and candlesticks. Paintings or prints hang on the wall over and beside...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Altars--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Interiors--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- American Woodmen insurance ledger : 5 June 1901 to 31 July 1907 : index
- Index of the American Woodmen Insurance Ledger from 1901-1907. Index pertains to insurance policies bought by African Americans during that time frame. The index contains the following information: Name of the Insured, "Camp and State" of...
- American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company.; Life insurance agents--Colorado--Denver.; Life insurance--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2007
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Chama, N. Mex.
- A man poses at the window of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive, number "418," at Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The tender is loaded with coal.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1900-1910.; Chama (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Chama, N. Mex.
- A man poses at the window of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive, number "418," at Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The tender is loaded with coal.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1900-1910.; Chama (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Chihuahua al Pacifico Ry. motor car B2, Chihuahua, Mex.
- Ferrocarril de Chihuahua al Pacifico motor car B2 passes people at a passenger waiting area in Chihuahua (Chihuahua), Mexico.
- Ferrocarril de Chihuahua al Pacífico--1960-1970.; Chihuahua (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Railroad motor cars--Mexico--Chihuahua--1960-1970.; Railroads--Mexico--Chihuahua--1960-1970.
- 1964 July 1
- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railway 2-8-0 #1, Cerro Del Oro, Coahuila, Mex.
- Ferrocarril de Coahuila y Zacatecas locomotive #1 vents smoke and steam near a water tank in the railroad yard in Cerro del Oro (Coahuila), Mexico. Mountains are in the distance.
- Ferrocarril de Coahuila y Zacatecas--1960-1970.; Cerro del Oro (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Railroad locomotives--Mexico--Cerro del Oro--1960-1970.; Railroads--Mexico--Cerro del Oro--1960-1970.; Water tanks--Mexico--Cerro del Oro--1960-1970.
- 1960 January 4
- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railway 2-8-0 #1, Cerro del Oro, Coahuila, Mex. Baldwin, August 1897, #15435.
- Ferrocarril de Coahuila y Zacatecas locomotive #1 vents smoke and steam near a water tank in the railroad yard in Cerro del Oro (Coahuila), Mexico. A man stands near the locomotive. Lettering on the tender reads: "Coahuila y Zacatecas."
- Ferrocarril de Coahuila y Zacatecas--1960-1970.; Cerro del Oro (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Railroad locomotives--Mexico--Cerro del Oro--1960-1970.; Railroad shops & yards--Mexico--Cerro del Oro--1960-1970.; Railroads--Mexico--Cerro del Oro--1960-1970.
- 1960 January 4
- 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
- Cooperativa de Transportes Urbanos y Suburbanos S.C.L. streetcar #4, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mex.
- View of a Cooperativa de Transportes Urbanos y Sub-urbanos S.C.L. interurban streetcar in Veracruz (Merida), Mexico. A political banner on the front of the streetcar reads: "Para Diputado Fed. M. Vargas Saldana Senadores A. Llorente Gonzalez,...
- Cooperativa de Transportes Urbanos y Sub-urbanos, S.C.L.--1960-1970.; Veracruz (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Mexico--Veracruz--1960-1970.; Electric railroads--Mexico--Veracruz--1960-1970.; Streets--Mexico--Veracruz--1960-1970.
- 1964 July 7
- Denver and Pueblo Naturalization Index
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- El Paso City Lines PCC car 1509, El Paso, Tex 1972, streetcar line to Juarez, Mexico, abandoned 1974.
- El Paso City Lines interurban streetcar 1509 passes storefronts in El Paso (El Paso County), Texas. Lettering and business signs read: "Orizaba," "El Centro Mercantile," and "Chamizal." The destination sign on the trolley reads: "C Juarez Mex."
- El Paso City Lines (El Paso, Tex.)--1970-1980.; El Paso (Tex.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Texas--El Paso--1970-1980.; Commercial streets--Texas--El Paso--1970-1980.; Electric railroads--Texas--El Paso--1970-1980.
- 1972
- El Paso City Lines PCC car 1517, Juarez, Mex.
- Men, women, and children board El Paso City Lines PCC interurban streetcar 1517 in Juarez (Chihuahua), Mexico. Cars and trucks are parked by businesses. Signs read: "Marcos M. Flores S. A.," "Vargas Jewelry," "La Casa Del Regalo," and "Dog Racing."
- El Paso City Lines (El Paso, Tex.)--1960-1970.; Juarez (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Mexico--Juarez--1960-1970.; Commercial streets--Mexico--Juarez--1960-1970.; Electric railroads--Mexico--Juarez--1960-1970.
- 1964 June 28
- Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán (United Railways of Yucatan) 4-4-0 #77 four car passenger train, Merida, Yucatan, Mex.
- Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán locomotive 77 and passenger cars wait by a shed in Mérida (Yucatan), Mexico. The locomotive vents smoke. Box cars and tanker cars are near the train. People stand beside a railroad handcar.
- Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán--1950-1960.; Mérida (Mexico)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Mexico--Mérida--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Mexico--Mérida--1950-1960.; Railroads--Mexico--Mérida--1950-1960.
- 1959 December 22
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- Front of old San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mex.
- A man stands near a stone buttress on the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The adobe church has stone buttresses, a bell tower with shuttered openings and a window, and a...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Front of the old San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mex. - B.A.
- View of San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) on the Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows a plaster covered adobe building with stone buttresses, a bell tower with a hip roof and a cross. Arched belfry windows have...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Golden Jubilee of St. Elizabeth's School, 1891-1941, Denver, Colorado
- Lieut. Stottler & "Hot Stuff" Mescallero Indian Agency, N. Mex.
- View of Native American Mescalero Apache woman posing with Indian Agent Lieutenant V. E. Stottler, Mescalero Agency, New Mexico. The log cabins that Stottler forced the Apaches to build and live in show in background.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Mescalero Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mescalero Indians--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Indian agents--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Log cabins--New Mexico--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Lincoln Hills warranty deed list
- List of property owners for the Lincoln Hills community in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County)
- African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills. ; Lincoln Hills Company (Colo.) -- Archives.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- circa 1930-1940
- Louise Campa in Mexican reboso
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a Mexican dress with woven decoration and a striped reboso over her head. She wears a silver bead necklace and oversized...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and dress--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1946 and 1950?]
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-01284-031-00
- McGaffey Co. locomotive, engine number 1, engine type SHAY
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: at Gallup, New Mex., April 29, 1933.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1933.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Gallup.; McGaffey Company.
- 1933
- McGaffey Co. locomotive, engine number 1, engine type SHAY
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: at Gallup, New Mex., April 29, 1933.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1933.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Gallup.; McGaffey Company.
- 1933
- Mex. Caretta [sic], or cart, used by Ind's and Mex's of N. M.
- View of an ox team and wooden oxcart (carreta) in Tesuque Pueblo (Santa Fe County), New Mexico; a Native American (probably Tewa) boy drives the vehicle, he carries a whip.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1890.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1890.; Tesuque Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Boys--New Mexico--Tesuque...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mex. Indep. Day
- Chicano men and women and an African-American man participate in a march to commemorate Mexican Independence Day on 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue at Zuni Street in Denver, Colorado. Some of the marchers wear straw sombreros.
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1969 September 16
- Mexican adobe house, near Las Vegas, N. Mex.
- Men and women pose near an adobe house and horno (oven) near Las Vegas (San Miguel County), New Mexico. The house has wooden shutters and vigas. A house with a wooden corral and mountains are in the distance.
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1870-1880.; Ovens--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1870-1880.; People--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Mexican settlement, near Walsenburg
- View of adobe houses in a Mexican settlement near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows a man by a horse, beehive ovens (hornos), a wooden fence, a wagon with a barrel on it and a cedar tree.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Settlements--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Mrs. Minnie Size, N. Mex.
- A portrait of Tzu-Chey (Mrs. Minnie Size), a Native American woman (Laguna), she balances a large olla on her head at the Laguna Indian Reservation in New Mexico. She wears a printed scarf over he head, bead, turquoise, and silver necklaces, hoop...
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna Indians--Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Pottery--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- N de M Taller Diesel Baldwin "centipede" diesel # 6406 San Luis Potosi, Mex.
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (National Railways of Mexico) Baldwin "Centipede" locomotive #6406 is near the diesel locomotive house in San Luis Potosi (San Luis Potosi), Mexico. Moderne letters on the building read: "Taller Diesel" (Diesel...
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México--1950-1960.; San Luis Potosi (Mexico)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Mexico--San Luis Potosi--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Mexico--San Luis Potosi--1950-1960.
- 1959 December 18
- National Railways of Mexico narrow gauge 2-8-0 #144, Cuautla, Mex.
- A Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (National Railways of Mexico) narrow gauge mixed freight and passenger train pulled by locomotive #144 vents smoke in Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico. Shows tank cars, people, palm trees, buildings, and a railroad...
- Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México--1950-1960.; Cuautla (Mexico)--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Mexico--Cuautla--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Mexico--Cuautla--1950-1960.
- 1959 December 20
- Navajo
- A Native American (Navajo) man stands on a cliff and shades his eyes with his hand near Shiprock, New Mexico. He is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Men--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo
- Native American (Navajo) men pose outdoors near Shiprock, New Mexico. One man points to the distance while the other is on horseback, both are wrapped in Navajo rugs
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]