Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pioneer and Pastime Clubs
- This view of Leadville, Colorado looks northwest toward the front facades of the Pioneer Club and the Pastime Club on West Second Street in Leadville, Colorado. Located in what was once the center of the red light district, the Pioneer Club is a...
- Pastime Cafe, Bar, Club--1980-1990.; Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Pioneer Club
- This view to the northeast in Leadville, Colorado, looks toward the fron facade of the Pioneer Club on West Second Street in Leadville, Colorado. Located in what was once the center of red light district, the bar is a two-story brick building built...
- Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Pioneer Club
- This view towards the upper front facade of the Pioneer Club Bar Cafe, on West Second Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows the bracketed cornice, upper story windows with stone sills and lintels, and transom window above the lintel of a two-story...
- Pioneer Club, Bar, Cafe--1980-1990.; Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [1981]
- Pioneer Day Dance
- Group portrait of the attendees of the July 22, 1939, Pioneer Day Dance, Gunnison, Colorado. (numbers correspond to hand-lettered numbers on people; number after name designates husband or wife) 1. Mrs. Ed Mitchel -- 2. Mrs. Geo. Lightly-Hyatt --...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dance parties--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1940.; Dancers--Colorado--Gunnison--1930-1940.
- 1939 July 22
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 8, 1918 October
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City.
- Men ride on a float consisting of a single room building with "Deseret News" over the door, at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Banner reads: "Pioneer Printing Office, Deseret News 1850." The next float is decorated with large...
- Deseret News Publishing Company--Public relations--1890-1900.; Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- Sign for the Pioneer Train, Denver Zoo, Denver
- View of a sign for the Pioneer Train located in the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele Street, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The wooden sign has a painted image of the miniature train and reads: "Pioneer Train Ride," "Train Tickets 75 cents, Children Under...
- Denver Zoo--1970-1980.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Miniature railroads.; Parks.; Signs (Notices); Zoos.; Denver Zoo--Pictorial works.; Railroads, Miniature--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
- 1977
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 3, 1911 January 14
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- Native American (Navajo) girls sit on a hitched flatbed wagon as part of the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. A man who stands at the front of the wagon holds the reigns of a four horse team. One girl sits on an elevated chair...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New...
- [1910]
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- Women sit and stand on a flatbed wagon with a canopy cover, which displays a sign that reads: "Relief Society," as part of the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. One woman holds a wooden staff topped with a heart. She wears a sash...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--New...
- [1910]
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- Men sit on a hitched wagon as part of the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. The wagon is hitched to a team of two oxen. The yoke is decorated with a U. S. flag. One man holds a long wooden switch while the other man holds the...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Ox teams--New...
- [1910]
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- View of five floats in the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. One float consists of a wagon pulled by a team of two oxen. Another, with a sign that reads: "Relief Society" consists of a wagon on which women, one of whom holds a...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Ox teams--New...
- [1910]
- Pioneer monument
- Shows the Pioneer monument in Civic Center Park. The monument, created by Frederick MacMonnies of France, was dedicated on June 24, 1911. The man on the horse is a representation of Kit Carson; below him is a fountain and three other statues, a...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Statues.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Denver - downtown area of city from dome of State Capitol building. View northwest. Pioneer Monument at Colfax and Broadway under construction
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows houses, businesses, the Arapahoe County Courthouse, the Brown Palace Hotel, and signs: "Moreys' Solitaire Coffee," "Saurman's Bona Fide bargains," "Overland Auto," and "YMCA." The Pioneer Monument is under...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- Fall, 1909
- Wyatt School pioneer project
- Photograph of an unidentified boy and girl sitting in an replica of the interior of a log cabin at Wyatt Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The boy is dressed in a burlap replica of buckskins. He stands with his foot on a soap crate chair. ...
- Wyatt School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Bromwell School pioneer project
- Several students in the 5B class at Bromwell Elementary School play in a pioneer home as part of a project for their class in Denver, Colorado.
- Bromwell School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1936
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver, Monuments and markers Pioneer Monument
- Grand County Court House, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- View of the first Grand County Court House, now part of the Grand County Pioneer Museum located at 110 E Byers Avenue, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. The hewn log cabin structure was built in 1878 as a general store and later served as the county court...
- Grand County Court House (Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Courthouses--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--2010-2020.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Grand County Court House (Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2011
- Gunnison Pioneer Museum, Colo.
- View of the Gunnison Pioneer Museum located at 803 East Tomichi Avenue in Gunnison, Colorado. The museum contains 18 historic structures including a Denver & Rio Grande depot moved from Sargents, Colo., a Denver & Rio Grande water tank from...
- Gunnison Pioneer Museum (Gunnison, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Museums--Colorado--Gunnison--2000-2010.; Gunnison (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Pictorial works.; Gunnison Pioneer Museum (Gunnison, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2007
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 14, 1910 April 2
- Chestnut St. & Carbonate Hill
- View east on Leadville, Colorado's Chestnut Street with Carbonate Hill in the background includes a dirt street lined predominantly with wood frame false fronts of varying sizes, which create a stair step effect. The two-story "Grand Hotel" in the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Pinewood School District No. 19, Rattlesnake Park Pinewood, Colo.
- View of Pinewood, Larimer County, Colorado, shows the frame schoolhouse with a shingle roof, inset porch, double hung windows, and a sign: "Pine Wood School Dist No 19." It was built in 1873 by Amos Penoyer, a pioneer rancher.
- Penoyer, Amos--Homes & haunts.; Pinewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Pinewood--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Eureka Street, Central City
- Eureka Street in Central City is framed by two trees without leaves. The Henry M. Teller Law offices and the Opera House are in the foreground. The Teller House is in the center of the image, and the First National Bank block is in the background....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Central...
- Sullivan Gate, City Park, Denver
- View of the Sullivan Gate at the Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado (designed by Leo Lentelli; presented to the city by John Clarke Mitchell of the Denver National Bank in memory of the late Dennis Sullivan, a pioneer banker); shows sculpted...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- Old Oregon Trail
- Ezra Meeker sits in a wagon rut on the Oregon Trail in Natrona County, Wyoming; the elderly man was a pioneer trail blazer.
- Meeker, Ezra, 1830-1928.; Aged persons--Wyoming--Natrona County--1920-1930.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Oregon Trail--1920-1930.; Overland Trails--1920-1930.; Trails & paths--Wyoming--Natrona County--1920-1930.
- 1923, August 20
- Larimer St
- View of Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Two-story wood and brick buildings line the street. Signs read: "Chamberlains Ambrotype & Photographic Gallery", "Bookstore The News Depot", and "Graham's Pioneer Drug Store".
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1861
- Monument dedicated April 28, 1946
- Detail of a bronze plaque set into river cobbles and concrete reads: "This tablet is the property of the state of Colorado. In this immediate area once stood Arapahoe City, a pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County. Named...
- Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1940-1950.; Plaques--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1940-1950.
- [1946 April 28]
- Hurd W. Twombly
- Hurd W. Twombly, pioneer of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, poses in his suit and tie. He is bald and elderly, and has a pin with a cross in it on his lapel.
- Brush (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Twombly, Hurd W.
- May 5, 1941
- L. H. Easterly, C. P. Foster
- Standing studio portrait of Lewis H. Easterly (on left) and C. P. Foster, Gunnison County pioneers, Colorado; the two elderly gentlemen wears suits and ties; both have beards.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Easterly, Lewis H.; Foster, C. P.
- 1934
- Rowley, J. B.
- J. B. Rowley, a pioneer of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a studio bust portrait wearing a dark fur hat and a leather coat over a plaid shirt and a tie. Rowley was a prospector and small mine operator near the turn of the century in...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Rowley, J. B.
- [1939?]
- Rowley, J. B.
- bottle, possibly of wine, stands on the table near two small glasses and a pack of cigarettes. A cork lies next to the cigarette pack.; J. B. Rowley, a pioneer of the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, sits at a table in front of a...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Rowley, J. B.
- [1939?]
- Sewell, Jim
- Jim Sewell, a pioneer of the mining town of Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, sits on top of a horse, probably near Nederland. A dog stands near the horse barking at it. Snow covers the ground. Sewell wears a cowboy hat and a wool coat.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Sewell, Jim.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Wax figures
- Three men, including Reverend Jim Airey, Houston City Councilman Phil Hamburger and Houston Mayor Oscar Holcomb, pose with five life-sized, wax figures depicting, from left: Judge Roy Bean "Law West of the Pecos"; Jefferson Davis, President of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Statues.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Statues.; Airey, Jim.; Bean, Roy, d. 1903--Statues.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Statues.; Hamburger, Phil.; Holcomb, Oscar.; Williamson, Willie--Statues.;...
- [1940?]
- Charles Pollard Grocery Company, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado. The owner, Charles Pollard, was a pioneer groceryman in Georgetown and ran the Barton House hotel from 1874 to 1876 and from 1884 to about 1896. The man on the left in the photoprint is George...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.
- [between 1870 and 1910?]
- Pioneer Zephyr at Longmont, 2:25 P.M.
- View of the Pioneer Zephyr 9900 running as Colorado and Southern Railway train 32 stopped at the railroad station in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The streamlined art-deco style diesel locomotive and cars are constructed of stainless steel....
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Pioneer Zephyr (Streamliner)--1950-1960.; Longmont (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Longmont--1950-1960.;...
- 1950 February 19
- In Lamar, Colo.
- View of stone monumet of the "Madonna of the trail," on Highway 50 (fifty) the old Santa Fe trail, Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado; depicts a pioneer woman with two small children on top a pedestal with engraved words: N. S. D. A. R. Memorial...
- Lamar (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Lamar--1970-1980.
- September 1972
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Pioneer men and women of Colorado
- The University Park News, Volume 2, Number 8
- Colorado Obituary Project 1969-1990, Revised
- The Colorado Obituary Project is a statewide index of approximately 50,000 non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990. Researchers may request a copy of the full text obituary through the Western History and Genealogy Department.
- Colorado--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.;Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- Fifth Annual Pioneer Awards Program and Juneteenth Senior Luncheon
- Chapel of the Cross, Cedaredge, Colo.
- View of the rear exterior of the Chapel of the Cross in Pioneer Town in Cedaredge (Delta County), Colorado. The rear wall has a cross shaped window. A simple solid buttress is on the right side of the cross, the wall is free standing and connected...
- Chapel of the Cross (Cedaredge, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pioneer Town (Cedaredge, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cedaredge (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Chapel of the Cross (Cedaredge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Chapels--Colorado--Cedaredge--Pictorial works.;...
- 1992
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 40, 1910 October 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 27, 1911 July 1
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 5 and 6, 1922 May-June
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Procession of African American soldiers in uniform and on horseback at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Signs on back fence reads: "Quaker Oats The World's Break[fast]" and "Chapman's, Proof, Oil".
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); African Americans--Military service--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- A Native American (tribe unknown) procession with horse and wagon, pass by two-story residences in the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah; some wear traditional clothing, carry fans and a banner.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); African Americans--Military service--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Procession of African American soldiers in uniform, with white gloves and rifles over their right shoulders, march at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); African Americans--Military service--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Military personnel--American--Utah--Salt...
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Floats pulled by horses at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. A decorated arch on two pedestals reads: "Education"; two women sit beneath the arch in white dresses; they hold scrolls and signs that read: "B. Y. College". An arch in...
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.;...
- 1897