Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City
- View of Central City with brick buildings in the business district and frame or brick houses, Central City, Colorado. Two brick buildings have signs that read "Teller House" and "Temple of Fashion."
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note building, Denver
- View of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note building at 1062 Delaware Street in the Golden Triangle Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Neoclassical Revival style one-story brick building features a copper dome at one corner, decorative brick work and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Golden Triangle (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1991 April
- Choker
- A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Jar
- Shows a Native American (Laguna) ceramic jar with a cream background, red and black designs and black base. Design images include stepped lines, cross hatching, dots and triangles.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Laguna Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Laguna pottery--1890-1930.; Jars--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1924]
- Headdress
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) headdress. It is made from eagle feathers, red wool; red, blue and purple down; loom woven orange, green, red, blue, black and white Italian? beads; transparent red faceted beads, a round painted disc, fur, buckskin.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Headdress--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Garfield school
- Architectural drawing of Longfellow School at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--1880-1890.; Longfellow School (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--1880-1890.
- 1889
- St. Patrick Couple
- A man and a woman dressed in costume for Saint Patrick's Day pose, probably Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress with ruffled sleeves, lace and satin bodice, and a tiara. He wears a hat and suit with satin and wide lapels.
- Saint Patrick's Day--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1969?]
- St. Patrick Dancers
- A man and a woman dressed in costume for Saint Patrick's day pose for a photo. She wears a long patterned dress with ruffled sleeves, lace and satin bodice, and a tiara. He wears a hat, suit with satin and wide lapels, knickers and tights.
- Saint Patrick's Day--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1969?]
- National Guard aircraft
- National Guard aircraft, probably P12's, fly over Guard support units at Camp George West in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Guard support from over 20 Colorado towns gathered for review from state and military officials.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military camps--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military parades &...
- June 1933
- Interior of unidentified home
- An interior view of an unidentified home. Shows wicker furniture, wood furniture and a porch swing. Rugs cover some parts of the tiled floor and the walls are brick and the ceiling is made of wood. The windows and a doorway are arched.
- Houses--1900-1950.; Interiors--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Thoroughbred
- Native American (Navajo) men pose on horses in New Mexico; they wear moccasins and blankets.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Blackhawk, Colorado 1860-1869
- and built in 1863. The Blackhawk schoolhouse was built in the lot next to the church in 1870. Mine shafthouses line the hill in the background and above the church.; The Commission House, a wholesale and retail grocery store, stands adjacent to a...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bakeries--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Shay geared locomotive, narrow gauge
- View of a Shay locomotive (possibly from the Gilpin County Tramway or Argentine Central Railway) in Utah Junction (Adams County), Colorado.
- Adams County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Adams County--1930-1940.
- 1939 Aug
- Puppet Project at Wyman School
- Puppet project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six students from Wyman Elementary School demonstrate the puppets they have created. From left to right the students are Billy Carpenter, Patricia Burns, Charles Hazlewood, Edmund...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1937
- Untitled Poem
- Letter written by P.T. Barnum to Judge Silas B. Haynes regarding Villa Park's development
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company
- Exterior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and distributed bank forms to...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company
- Exterior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and distributed bank forms to...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company
- Exterior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and distributed bank forms to...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company
- Exterior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and distributed bank forms to...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company
- Exterior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and distributed bank forms to...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company interior
- Interior photograph of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and distributed bank forms to...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company wood ceiling
- Photograph of the wood ceiling structure in the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company interior
- Photograph of the interior of the Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1929 building is associated with the development of the part of the printing industry that created, developed, and distributed bank forms...
- Rocky Mountain Bank Note Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998 November
- Unidentified woman - possibly in Baby Doe's suite at the Windsor - note: window shade
- View of a woman in a brocade dress sitting at a desk, in (possibly) Bay Doe's suite at the Hotel Windsor, in Denver, Colorado; interior decor includes a painted lamp shade, sculpture, and a stenciled window shade.
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- July 6, 1935
- Ludlow strike. Note to Undersherrif [sic] in Walsenberg. He later helped Horace Hawkins with information
- Reproduction of a note from UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I; reads: "Jack McQuarrie - you had better leave this part of the country, as you are to [sic] free with your mouth and God hates a squealer. You done fine in Denver but it is the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- The Earnest Presbyterian: Vol. I No. 1
- Newspaper produced by the Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, known today as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1882 January
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Photo of three ladies on brown couch.
- Hanmer's Addition thru The Hunter Addition. Also Hill Top Subdivision: Highland Park block 14
- Hanmer's Addition thru The Hunter Addition. Also Hill Top Subdivision: Highland Park block 15
- Hanmer's Addition thru The Hunter Addition. Also Hill Top Subdivision: Highland Park block 27
- Hanmer's Addition thru The Hunter Addition. Also Hill Top Subdivision: Highland Park block 29
- Hanmer's Addition thru The Hunter Addition. Also Hill Top Subdivision: Highland Park block 31
- Witters 1st Add thru Ziehl and McLains Add: Wymans 3rd Addition blocks 1 & 2
- Witters 1st Add thru Ziehl and McLains Add: Wymans Addition block 37
- Witters 1st Add thru Ziehl and McLains Add: Wymans Addition block 46
- Members of the Mile Hi Chapter of the American G.I. Forum
- Group portrait of members of the Mile High Chapter of the American GI Forum, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Birdie Hernandez, Rich Padilla, Jim Maestas, Al Herrera, Ruben Valdez. Ben Gayton and Al Herrera squat in front.
- American G.I. Forum--People--1980-1990; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Veterans.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; American G.I. Forum--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- S.P.M.D.T.U. Concilio Superior meeting
- Middle aged and older men and women, members of the Concilio of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado, pose in their meeting hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Many wear ribbons or...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Older people.; Women.; Sociedad...
- [2000]
- Sign near Henderson Molybdenum Mine
- View of a sign on the property of the Henderson Molybdenum Mine (a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.) near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The sign reads: " WARNING Explosives are used for avalanche control in this area....
- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Facilities--2010-2020.; Henderson Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Signs (Notices).; Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 2010
- María Onofre Paiz at gasoline pump
- María Onofre Paiz, A young woman uses a handle to pump gasoline into an elevated tank outside a tin building on the Paiz Ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County) Colorado. She wears a dress with short sleeves and her hair is short, parted in the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Paiz, Maria Onofre, 1895-1934.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Ninth Street Historic Park Knight House (1015 Ninth Street)
- View of a section the Knight House (1885) after restoration, 1033 Ninth (9th) Street, located in Ninth Street Historic Park, Auraria Ninth Street Historic District, Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick Second Empire...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Conservation &...
- [1976?]
- Detail, Lester Drake monument, Riverside Cemetery
- View of the monument for Lester E. Drake, Sr. (July 31, 1822 - March 16, 1889) located in block 4, lot 23, of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a detail...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Drake, Lester E., 1822-1889--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2003
- Lester Drake monument, Riverside Cemetery
- View of the monument for Lester E. Drake, Sr. (July 31, 1822 - March 16, 1889) located in block 4, lot 23, of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Drake, Lester E., 1822-1889--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2003
- Angel on headstone of Marie Contassot Riverside Cemetery
- View of an angel that sits on the headstone of Marie Contassot (died October 1894), located in block 8, lot 9, of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a...
- Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Contassot, Marie, d. 1894--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2003
- Addison Baker memorial at Riverside cemetery
- View of grave marker for Addison Baker, a farmer and real estate investor, located in block 17, lot 118, in Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An Italian marble...
- Baker, Addison, 1818-1884--Tomb--2000-2010.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Horses.; Statues.; Tombs and sepulchral monuments.; Baker, Addison,...
- 2003
- Ray & Fred
- Mexican Americans Ray Baca, age two, and his brother Fred, age three, sit in a toy wagon in front of 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys wear lace dresses, one wears a bonnet. A sign on the front of the...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys.; Carts & wagons.; Play (Recreation); Baca, Fred--Pictorial works.; Baca, Ray--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1928
- Dora Moore School 846 Corona St.
- View of the Dora Moore Elementary School (1889; architect-Robert Roeschlaub) at 846 Corona Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The School was restored by Stanley Pouw Associates in 1993. Shows a Romanesque Revival /...
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1990-2000.; Dora Moore School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Domes.; Historic buildings.; Schools.; Denver Public Schools--Pictorial works.; Dora...
- 1995