Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The three witnesses to the divinity and authenticity of the Book of Mormon
- Photomontage of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris; ornate border has symbols including a locomotive, harp, alembic, trident, ship, caduceus, scribe, mortarboard, lion, book, keys, moose, crown, swords, acorns, and angels. Printed...
- Mormons--1880-1890.; Cowdery, Oliver.; Harris, Martin (1783-1875); Whitmer, David (1805-1888)
- 1886
- A. Brisbois photographer & staff
- Photomontage of Alfred Brisbois, a photographer in Leadville (Lake County) Colorado, and his staff, identified as: "Miss Rose Northrupp, Reception Room," "Mr. A. Muhr, Operator Late of New York," "Mr. W. W. Cecil, 1st Printer," "Mr. C. C. Turldon,...
- Brisbois, Alfred.; Cecil, William W.; Eitner, Carl.; Muhr, Adolph F., d. 1913.; Northrupp, Rose.; Turldon, C. C.; Photographic assistants--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1890?
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- A day in Mammoth Gulch
- Photomontage of scenes near Mammoth Gulch (Gilpin County), Colorado include: miners Holmes and Ripley, Echo Lake, prospectors on the Fremont Trail, and Judge Knaebel on horseback.
- Jessie (Dog)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Saint Bernard dog--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Snip (Horse)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Pike's Peak from Colorado City, Col.
- Photomontage of Pike's Peak from Colorado City (El Paso County), Colorado. Probably Fountain Creek is nearby. The photomontage also includes a portrait of Zebulon Pike.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813.
- 1907
- Columbine High School (or Jr. College)
- Photomontage of a girls basketball team from Columbine High School in Denver, Colorado. The students hold basketballs. The school was located at East 28th (Twenty-eighth) and Columbine.
- Basketball players--1900-1910.; Teenagers--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1908
- D. B. H. S. Class of 1913
- Photomontage of the members of a De Beque High School graduating class in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. The boys wear suits and ties and the girls wear blouses or dresses.
- De Beque (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1920.
- 1913
- One of chiefs in battle dress at left, at right are two warriors among rocks
- Reproduction of a photomontage; three Native American (Paiute) men, two wear feather headdresses, beaded vests, and leggings, and fur pelts.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Bowthwell [sic] Browne with his Bathing Beauties and the Browne Sisters, Orpheum, Denver
- Photomontage of some of the cast of a musical revue by Bothwell Browne and the Browne Sisters. The cast members stand in front of the Orpheum Theatre at 1537 Welton in Denver, Colorado. Shows posters for the show pasted at the front entrance to the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Browne Sisters--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Aug 27
- Gus Hill's Minstrels, Chas. A. Williams, Mgr. Broadway Theatre Denver, Colo.
- Photomontage and panoramic photograph of the Gus Hill Minstrels at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men in kepi hats and blue wool coats with large buttons pose at the front entrance of the theater. Some band members hold...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Gus Hill Minstrels--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, March 29
- Maud Fulton and Co. in the Hummingbird, Director Oliver Morosco Broadway Theatre Denver
- Photomontage of the cast of "The Hummingbird" and of a woman and two men. The actors pose in front of the stage door entrance of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Maud [Maude] Fulton stands at the center in a bicorne hat....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Photo Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photography industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1920, Sept 29
- Sigma Pi Phi
- Panoramic photomontage of African American members of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity who are identified as (left to right) V. B. Spratlin, A.B.A.M., C. F. (Clarence) Holmes, B.S.D., D.S., H. E. Rahmine, D. B. S. T. M., E. W. D. Abner, M.D., C. E. Terry,...
- Sigma Pi Phi--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Men--1920-1930.; Fraternities & sororities--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Ceremonies at New St. Thomas Seminary
- Photomontage of activities surrounding the opening ceremonies of Saint Thomas Seminary at 1300 South Steele Street in the Cory-Merrill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Scenes include the placement of the cornerstone in the building, a procession...
- St. Thomas' Seminary (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Seminarians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cory-Merrill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cornerstone...
- 1926 March 15
- The Colorado Training School for Nurses affiliated with the Denver General Hospital
- Photomontage, panoramic view of nurses and teachers who pose outdoors near Denver General Hospital Training School for Nurses in Denver, Colorado. The women wear aprons and caps. The montage also includes images of the Denver General Hospital...
- Colorado Training School for Nurses--Buildings--1920-1930.; Colorado Training School for Nurses--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Educational facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Nurses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928 October 20
- CSU football team
- Photomontage of Colorado State University football players who include John W. Mosley, an African-American man. They wear their uniforms and shoulder pads.
- Colorado State University--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--1940-1950.; Football players--1940-1950.; Mosley, John W., Lt. Col. ret.
- 1943
- Mabel Jimes- Sweet Grass Oled Bell Hawkins Chief Big Snake
- Photomontage of Native American (Sioux) woman Sweet Grass (Mabel Jimes) and (Ponca) Chief Big Snake (Oled Bell Hawkins.) Sweet Grass wears a blanket around her legs, a beaded shawl, and a hair pipe necklace. Chief Big Snake wears a suit.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ponca Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Big Snake, d. 1879.; Sweet Grass.
- [1870]
- Up a tree, side-walks of Alamosa, Colo. 1907, State Av.
- Humorous photomontage of pigs on a tree-lined sidewalk. The pigs step from behind trees and over a picket fence. Shows two cowboys up in the trees, another is on horseback in the distance.
- Pigs--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- The crop that's never scarce in Utah
- Photomontage of faces of children, babies, boys and girls.
- Boys--1860-1890.; Girls--1860-1890.; Infants--1860-1890.; Mormons--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Panorama of Denver
- Photomontage of a rooftop view of Denver, Colorado and a drawing of a proposed building. Houses and commercial buildings line the streets of downtown and the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The Tabor Grand Opera House is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Man, woman, and girl
- Photomontage of a family, a man, woman, and boy. Three exposures of the boy show him in a dress and in knickers. The man wears a suit. The woman wears a dress.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1015?]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf montage
- A photomontage of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railway. The first image is of railroad tracks in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The second image is of the railway line at Mother Grundy in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The third image is of a...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Crazy Snake (Chitto Harjo)
- Photomontage, a painted photo, depicts head and shoulders portrait of Crazy Snake Native American Creek chief and leader of a 1901 anti-allotment uprising.
- Creek Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Crazy Snake, Creek chief, 1846-1911.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman & man looking in oven
- A photomontage of a couple as they look into the open oven of a gas stove. Steam rises from a pot on the stove and from food in the oven. The woman wears a dark dress and white apron; the man wears a suit and white shirt. The image is surrounded...
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Man and woman
- A photomontage of a man and woman in five separate exposures, four with the man and woman separately, one with them together. The various exposures show against a brick house and rose bush background.
- Men--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Photomontage of four men and a woman
- Photomontage of four men and a woman. The men wear suits and ties. The woman wears a coat and a hat.
- Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Man and woman
- A photomontage of a man and woman in five separate exposures, four with the man and woman separately, one with them together. The various exposures show against a brick house and rose bush background.
- Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Photomontage of a man
- Photomontage of one man in five different exposures: in a rocking chair, as he reads, a portrait, as he stands, and as he holds a safety bicycle. In two exposures, the man wears a bowler.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch composite A. L. Zerbe, prop.
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Rifle Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1....
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Zerbe's Ranch composite
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1. Good...
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado troops Douglas Arizona
- Panoramic view, a montage of soldiers from the First and Second Separate Battalion Colorado Infantry who march in formation at a camp in Douglas, Arizona. Men on horseback, stables, and tents are nearby. Other images of officers identified as (left...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st. Separate Battalion, 1st--People--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st. Separate Battalion, 2nd--People--1910-1920.; Douglas (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Horseback...
- [between 1916 and 1917?]
- Green Bros. Fruit Co. building & autos artwork
- Photomontage of the Green Brothers market delivery trucks and building in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads: "The Green Bros. Fruit & Produce Co."
- Green Brothers Fruit & Produce Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Kastle Kountry Klub
- Photomontage of the image of a man, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, in a white hood and robe, mounted on a horse draped with a white robe, superimposed upon an image of Castle Rock on South Table Mountain near Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--People.; Hate groups--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1924]
- Scenes from the "Home and Funeral" of "Cheif [i. e. Chief] Iron Tail" whose face was used as a model for the Buffalo Nickel
- Photomontage of Iron Tail, a Native American (Sioux), his funeral, and related ceremonies that include a military honor guard and the Giveaway Ceremony.
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1910-1920.; Iron Tail.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Ku Klux Klan montage
- Photomontage of Ku Klux Klan women members, who include Mrs. Gano Senter, as they prepare to distribute baskets of food for Thanksgiving in Denver, Colorado. One portion of the montage shows a baby, Master Richard, dressed in a robe and hood.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- November 26, 1925