Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sun Dance pole
- View of the pole used for a Sun Dance in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The pole stands in an open field. Two animal skulls are at the base of the pole. A group of smaller wooden poles create the "Thunder's Nest" midway up the pole. A group of homes...
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Sun dance--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Symbols--Indian Territory--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Workers use wires and poles to prop up a telephone pole in an alley probably in Denver, Colorado. One group of workers steady the pole near the base while other workers push the pole on its end with long sticks. Low wood fences surround the brick...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. Two men stand on either side of the work area monitoring the alignment of the pole. Four men use wooden props to hold the pole...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Totem pole, Old Massett, O. C. I.
- View of a Native American (Coastal Salish) totem pole (crest pole) in front of residences. The pole features a bear carving atop a thick, undecorated base.
- Coast Salish Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Totem poles--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- North Pole Entry, Cascade, Colo.
- View of the rustic entry to the parking lot at the North Pole, Home of Santa's Workshop located at 5050 Pikes Peak Hwy, Cascade Colorado. This simple, round log and wood structure is anchored in a rough stone foundation. The pediment above...
- North Pole (Cascade, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cascade (Colo.)--2000-2010.; North Pole (Cascade, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Cascade--Pictorial works.; Parking lots--Colorado--Cascade--Pictorial works.; Cascade (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2000
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women hold a wooden pole draped with tepee canvas near four other erect tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. The tepee frame is near a group of bushes, flanked by a completed tepee and another tepee...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 September 1
- Bear and fish totems
- View of two Native American totem poles. The near pole has engraved footprints ascending from the base of the pole to a crouching bear at the top. The other pole has two anthropomorphic figures, one crouching, below the uppermost which represents a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Bears--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Fish--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Totem poles--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.
- 1890
- DeLaney Round Barn Ceiling
- There are no plans or drawings describing the construction techniques used on the barn so the exact process is unclear. Restoration has provided a glimpse into how the barn may have been built. The barn rested directly on the ground with no...
- Circa 2010
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 38, 1912 September 21
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers lift a pole in an alley probably in Denver, Colorado. The pole is propped on a wooden frame and workers are positioned along its length. Shows low wood fences, brick garages, yards, and houses.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand, filling hole & tamping
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a field probably in Colorado. Three men steady the pole with wood braces. Other men shovel soil back into the hole. Open fields and a house are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. One man braces the pole with a prop and other workers are positioned along its length. Several of the workers wear work...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph workers position a pole in an excavated hole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. A group of men lift the pole while another stands by with a prop. A barn, house, and fields are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Unique barber pole in front of Longmont, Colo. shop on Main Street.
- Two barbers stand beside their barbershop pole in front of their shaving parlor, Main Street, Longmont, Colorado. The wooden pole is painted with a diamond pattern. The tall shop front window has lettering painted on the window: "Herb & L[ather?]...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barbershops--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.
- [betweem 1880 and 1890.]
- Chifonetes climbing pole for prizes
- Three Native American (Pueblo) men in body paint, are dressed as clowns (Koshares), for the San Geronimo fiesta in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. One man is near the top of a pole, one man begins to climb, another is holding a ladder. Spectators stand,...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Chifonete pole San Geronimo feast, Taos, N. M.
- A Native American (Taos) man climbs to the top of a pole for the harvest festival of San Geronimo, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Spectators are gathered around the pole in wagons or on horseback. In the background are the multi-story adobe dwellings and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Framework and pole of Sundance of Cheyennes, Bushy Montana photo taken about one month after the dance.
- View of a Native American Cheyenne, Sun Dance circular pole framework with a center pole, in Bushy, Montana.
- Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Structural frames--Montana--1930-1940.; Sun dance--Montana--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Totem pole City Park Denver
- Close-up view of a portion of a totem pole at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The totem pole section depicts a man and a bear.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Totem poles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Totem pole City Park Denver
- Close-up view of a portion of a totem pole at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The totem pole section depicts a man and bears.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Totem poles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- South High School girls with May Day pole
- Photograph of various unidentified female students at South Denver High School gathered around a May Day pole . Each girl is dressed in a shepherdess dress and bonnet, and hold a ribbon from the pole.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); May Day.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1931
- Descendants of Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Tercio club
- View of the miners' club in Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a wood frame building with a covered porch, false front and flag pole. A horse stands tethered to the front porch pole.
- Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1903?]
- Exchange, construction progress
- View of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building on 3rd (Third) Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. The small wood frame structure is propped up by wooden beams along the front of the building. A sign on a...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896, June
- Aerial construction, hoisting crossarms
- A man on top of a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company utility pole guides a crossarm up to the top of the pole in Colorado. A worker on the ground hoists the crossarm with a rope. Other men stand nearby. Shows open fields and an...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Ouray
- Students pose in long rows outside their two story schoolhouse on Fourth (4th) Street and Seventh (7th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Architect William Quale of Denver designed the 1883 building, built by local contractor Francis Carney...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Interior of one of best houses cut out of sandstone rock, Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo, Arizona
- Interior view of Nampeyo's house, Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; A Native American (Hopi) woman sits in this home cut out of sandstone; shows a wooden pole, hung horizontally between opposite walls, with four blankets, a dress, and concho belt;...
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Reporters and spectators gather around Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Fokker tri-motor airplane on his visit to Denver, Colorado. Byrd visited Denver after his flight to the South Pole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- 1929
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- People crowd around Admiral Richard E. Byrd being interviewed by reporters, in Denver, Colorado, after his historic 1929 flight to the South Pole. Shows the Fokker tri-motor airplane used for Byrd's expedition.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.; Fokker Aircraft.
- 1929
- Women weaving near Butlers trading post
- View of 2 Native American (Navajo) women, a girl, and a baby sitting and standing outside of an adobe and wood building with a brush and wood porch, at Butlers trading post, possibly in New Mexico; one woman, who sits on a fringed blanket, weaves a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Baby and Navajo woman nearer in center of summer hogan
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and child, they sit inside a brush covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth while the child looks on. Sheepskins, a blanket, and fur pelts are on the floor and hang from a wooden pole...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- Baby and Navajo woman interior of summer hogan
- Native American (Navajo) woman and child sit inside a brush-covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth; the child looks at a sheepskin. Sheepskins, a blanket, and other fur pelts lie on the floor. Others hang from a wooden pole...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- San Geronimo Fiesta
- Native American (Pueblo) man dressed as a clown (Koshare, chifonete), climbs a pole the morning of the San Geronimo fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. He places prizes on the top. Spectators are standing or sitting on horseback or in wagons. More...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902]
- The Chifonetes, Taos, N.M.
- Native American (Taos) men in body paint are dressed as clowns, (Koshares), for San Geronimo fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. A man begins to climb a pole from the top of a ladder while two men hold the ladder in place. Spectators stand, sit on...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Salish Indians, totem poles
- View of men and women standing near the base of a Native American (Coast Salish) totem pole. The pole is a single piece of wood with polka-dots, a flared top, and human and animal representations. It stands near a large wooden building with...
- Coast Salish Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1890-1920.; Totem poles--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Salish Indians, totem poles
- A woman in a dark overcoat and hat is standing next to an incomplete Native American (Coastal Salish) totem pole. The pole features a human representation standing up and holding an unidentified object.
- Coast Salish Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Totem poles--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Salish Indians, totem poles
- View of a Native American (Coastal Salish) totem pole featuring a whale over a sitting man. The pole stands on the edge of a body of water.
- Coast Salish Indians--Spiritual life--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Totem poles--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- View of Georgetown, Colorado
- View of 6th (Sixth or Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, looking west. On the right are the Cushman Block, the Fish Block, and other storefronts. There is an electrical pole in front of the Cushman Block. On the left are other storefronts. A...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Utes Making of a tepee
- Native American (Ute) women tie canvas to a wooden pole underneath four erect tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Three tepees stand nearby. Groups of men and women sit and stand near one tepee as well as on a sandstone...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- September 1, 1913
- Utes Building the tepee
- A Native American (Ute) woman points a wooden tepee pole at the smoke hole of a partially constructed tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Another woman bends toward a pile of household items near the tepee. A tepee frame stands...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Taos Pueblo
- Native American (Taos) men and women take part in a celebration on San Geronimo Day at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. A tall wooden pole stands in plaza near pueblo homes. A cross made of aspen branches stands atop a bower near the pole. Spectators sit...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo...
- September, 1895
- Kokomo's school, 1963
- View of the weathered schoolhouse sitting on a hill in Kokomo, Summit County, Colorado; features a wooden two-story gable-roofed building with a bell in the tower above the entrance, front door sheltered by a peaked roofed porch, and lunette window...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Kokomo--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Georgetown, Colo. buildings
- View of a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in a simple Italianate style, with a hipped roof and eaves with brackets. A dentist's sign is on the second floor. The business next door has an...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Fire, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a fire near Georgetown, Colorado. A long one-story wood construction building, behind a large wood telephone pole, is reduced to a charred wall with smoke rising from it. In front of the pole women, two of whom are on horses, men, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
- [between 1940-1970?]
- Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men participate in a Sun Dance in a brush enclosure. The men blow eagle bone whistles decorated with feathers as they dance near the center pole. A bundle of dried foliage, the Thunder's Nest, is tied to the center pole....
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Shoshone Sun Dance
- Spectators stand near a brush wall that surrounds the center pole of a Shoshone Sun Dance. The Thunder's Nest consists of a bundle of brush tied near the top of the pole.
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Shelters--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Shoshone Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men participate in a Sun Dance. One man stands in an open area near a center pole, the Thunder's Nest of brush is tied to the pole near the top. The men wear leggings and kilts, body paint, bead necklaces, and feathers in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Shelters--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman works on the wooden pole frame of a bark lodge on the reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She holds a thin wooden pole.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American woman (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) whittles a pole near a wooden pole frame for a bark lodge on the reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. An automobile is parked in the distance.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Shoshone Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men stand in a brush shelter and blow eagle bone whistles as part of a Sun Dance. The men stand near the edge of the shelter, around the center pole. The Thunder's Nest, a bundle of brush, is tied to the center pole near...
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Shelters--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]