Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Emerson Community Garden in 2004
- The community garden at 8th and Emerson Streets in Denver's; Capitol Hill was started in 1977, on a large piece of prime real estate that covered two large house lots. Our water came from the fire hydrant that Denver Water let us use on a flat rate...
- 2004
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women. One woman is seated and the others stand behind her and rest their hands on each others shoulders. The women wear their hair in loose Gibson Girl styles.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901?]
- Colorado Midland R.R. Engine No. 1
- Performer Anna Held, a singer and actress, and others pose for a photo at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some sit on or lean out of railroad Engine car No. 1; others stand on or near the tracks. One man leans against...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actresses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 May 10
- Future homemakers at High School, 1941
- Girls in aprons stand at tables inside a classroom at Alamosa High, Alamosa County, Colorado. Front table has tub of "Crisco," covered tin of sugar, vanilla bottle, milk jar, flour sifter, bowl and hand beaters, "Calumet" baking powder and "Betty...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Home economics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado, with a Boy Scout holding a Confederate flag and uniformed men on horses riding on the brick street. Onlookers stand on the sidewalk in the background. A lightpole with four crossed cast iron brackets holding...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, E. L.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Utes Group
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men,standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Utes
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men, standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Members of Oglala Sioux tribe from Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) men and women, from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, demonstrate dance steps on the streets of downtown Denver prior to their appearance at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. They are dressed in traditional costumes and one...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Oglala Indians--Dance--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceremonial...
- 1966? July 21
- Playground, Berkeley Park
- Children pose near the base of a tree on the playground at Berkeley Park in Denver, Colorado. A group of children sit on a stone pedestal while others stand in an arc around them. Many of the children are smiling; one boy hugs another. Children...
- Berkeley Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hugging--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Model ships--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- View of Central City area, 1899
- Snow covers Gunnell Hill and the upper end of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Houses line the dirt road. Several mines stand on the hillside, including the Gunnell, the Grand Army and the Concrete mines. Large rocks are in the right...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hills--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Gillett, Colo.
- A young matador with a lance, possibly Carlos Garcia or Antonio Sentrea, poses in the bullring where a Mexican bullfight took place on August 24 and 25, 1895, in Gillett, Colorado. A bull stands by the wood fence around the ring. Two spectators sit...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighters--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Bullrings--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [August 1895]
- Trinity Methodist Church, 18th at Broadway, Denver, Colorado : one hundredth anniversary 1859-1959.
- Booklet created to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado in 1959. Included in the booklet is a history of the church, a list of former pastors and photographs of different members of the...
- Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1959
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1942 December 10
- Mayor Benjamin Stapleton and others
- View shows Mayor Benjamin Stapleton (wearing glasses and holding a pen) gathered around a desk in an office with seven other men, Denver, Colorado. Architectural drawings, probably of the Denver City and County Building, are on display along with a...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- [1929?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 7 and 8, 1927 July-August
- Utes-Buckskin Charlie, Antonio, Ocapoor and others
- Native American (Ute) men, women and children pose in front of tepees. Standing in headdress is Chief Buckskin Charlie (Sapiah) wearing the Rutherford Hays Indian Peace medal. Sitting to his left, holding a lance, is Tony Buck. Ocapoor sits in...
- Indians of North America--Women--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Children--1910-1920.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Ocapoor.; Buck, Tony.
- 1911
- Chief Colorow, Captain Jack, Piah and others
- Group portrait of Native American men (Ute): Chief Colorow (with a felt hat on his knee); Captain Jack, left top row; and Piah, fourth from left on top row, pose in front of the B.H. Gurnsey studio in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado....
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Colorow, ca. 1810-1888.; Jack, Captain, Ute leader.; Piah, Ute Chief.
- [ca 1875?]
- General Hays at Rescia Pass with three others
- General George P. Hays commander of the Tenth Mountain Division stands left with three others at Rescia Pass.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Capitol District Transportation Co. car 260 and two others, Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Capitol District Transportation Company streetcar #260 and others are parked in Little Rock (Pulaski County), Arkansas. Shows utility poles and wires.
- Capitol District Transportation Company (Little Rock, Ark.)--1940-1950.; Little Rock (Ark.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Arkansas--Little Rock--1940-1950.
- 1945 December 19
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- Annual Heraldo: 1914
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1914.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1914
- Letter from William Pitts to the Lincoln Hills Company
- William Pitts (original contractor for Lincoln Hills houses) writes to the Lincoln Hills Company to describe his experience at Lincoln Hills. He also states that he is available to provide his services to others looking to build in the area.
- African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills. ; Lincoln Hills Company (Colo.) -- Archives.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- 1928 February 1
- The Story of Trinity choir : 1859-1903.
- Brief history of the Trinity Methodist Church's choir. Included are photograph of prominent performers, a list of performers by their vocal classification, a reproductions of programs for earlier performances.
- Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado). Choir--History.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado)--1900-1910
- 1902
- 1924 First Baptist Church Directory
- Membership directory for the First Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory are a list of church events, officers and their reports, lists of members, and advertisements.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1924
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- 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.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- 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.)
- 1944 March 2
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- 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.)
- 1944 May 25
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- Central Presbyterian Church School
- A pamphlet that describes the Sunday school for Central Presbyterian Church. It discusses the plan for attendance, and the supplies that will be needed for the students.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- undated
- The Huskie Highlights 1939
- 1939 Yearbook from Douglas County High School
- Parker High School (Parker, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1939
- Coke ovens, Redstone, Colo.
- View of four beehive shaped coke ovens located in Redstone, Pitkin County, Colorado. Construction on the complex began in 1899 to provide coke for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Pueblo, Colorado. By the early 1900s more than 144 of the coke...
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Redstone--2010-2020.; Redstone (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Redstone--Pictorial works.; Redstone (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2011
- Manuel Olguin and Bobby Herrera
- Manuel Olguin and Bobby Herrera, pose outside 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys pose in T-shirts, jeans and tennis shoes. They have their arms over each others shoulders.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Olguin, Manuel--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
- 1953
- Antonito fire
- View of the aftermath of a fire in the town of Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows smoking adobe buildings destroyed by the fire. Hispanic American men, probably firefighters, stand near a wagon loaded with three large barrels filled with...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Antonito (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Business districts.; Fire fighters.; Fires.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Central business...
- 1905
- Longina L. Lobato
- Longina L. Lobato, an elderly Hispanic American woman (center) poses in front of an adobe house with two unidentified women, and a baby in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. Longina Lobato wears a long dark dress, a Basque with puff sleeves, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Infants.; Older people.; Women.; Lobato, Longina L., 1858-1936--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Longina L., 1858-1936.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Infants--Colorado--Las...
- [between 1929 and 1932?]
- Louise Campa in Spanish dance costume
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a classical style Spanish dance costume. She wears a dark top and a silk scarf decorated with fringe, a full, mid-length,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Adelina Sandoval
- Studio portrait of Adelina Sandoval, a resident of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She sits in a chair, wears a simple light colored dress, and her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women.; Sandoval, Adelina, 1890-1982--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1907]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 7, 1914 January 10
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Numbers 9 and 10, 1919 September-October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 3 and 4, 1927 March-April
- Manitou and vicinity, just from the mountains
- A group of miners stand with their burros on a dirt road near Manitou, El Paso County, Colorado. One man is mounted on a horse, the others stand nearby. One man holds a gun. The burros are loaded with gear.
- Manitou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Suffolk Mine, San Miguel Co., Colo.
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of the Suffolk Mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes and hats. Some men sit on the slope of the hill above the mine entrance. Others stand around an ore car.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Suffolk Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Anaconda Mine, Gold Hill, Cripple Creek
- A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
- Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Miners stand at a screen mechanism and process ore on a rocky slope near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. One man hoists a screen using a rope and pulley, others stand by a wheel barrow and a group of barrels.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Fourth of July, Trinidad
- View of men and women at a Fourth of July parade in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Women wear dresses and stand on a horse-drawn cart beside a plow decorated with American flags. Signs on horses read: "O[ur?] Machines Succeed 'Where...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1900 July 4
- Idaho Springs
- Firemen pose in front of the fire department in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Some pull their hand-drawn fire wagon, others pose in front of the wagon; a boy sits on top of the hose cart. They wear uniforms with spiked shoes. Some...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fires stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Palmer Lake, Glen Park
- Eleven men stand in front of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway building at an unidentified exposition, the building was later moved to Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado and served as the railroad depot. The Victorian style building has a tower...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Exhibition buildings--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Colorado Springs, exchange equipment, operating room
- Operators work at switchboards in the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs that face their work stations. Cords are strung...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1915