Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Family of Jesse W. Nelson
- Outdoor family portrait of men and women at a 50th (Fiftieth) wedding anniversary gathering in a fenced yard in Rising Sun (Ohio County), Indiana. An elderly man and woman sit in wooden and wicker chairs. John W. Nelson wears a suit with a vest, a...
- Nelson, Jesse W.--Family.; Nelson, Sabra--Family.; Rising Sun (Ind.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Anniversaries--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Families--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Mo-ha-ko-ko, Rising Fish, a chief of the Sacs & Foxes
- Seated studio portrait of Mo-ha-ko-ko (Rising Fish, Gleaming Fish, Fish Rising Above the Water), Native American man and chief of the Sacs and Foxes, wearing an otter skin turban, bear claw necklace, leggings, moccasins and a blanket around his...
- Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Tribal chiefs--1850-1860.; Rising Fish.; Sac and Fox Nation--People--1850-1860.
- [1858 or 1859]
- Marshall Rising Hand, Mark Sitting Spider, Jim Sweetgrass
- Portrait of three North American Indian (Sioux) men, Marshall Rising Hand, Mark Setting Spider and Jim Sweetgrass. The men all wear feather headdresses, beaded or fringed leggings and beaded moccasins. Two wear hair pipe breast plates. Marshall...
- Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America.--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress.; Headdresses.; Rising Hand, Marshall.; Setting Spider, Mark.; Sweetwater, Jim.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 Q-R
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Redman's Hall "Rising Sun Tribe" Nankervis Butcher Shop in lower part - Built 1883 Main St.
- View of the dilapidated two story Redman's Hall, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the brick front of the stone structure with arched windows and broken glass. An incised panel under the cornice reads: "Rising Sun Tribe No. 2 1887."
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1937?]
- The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane
- View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V."
- Bell Aircraft Corporation--Products--1950-1960.; Vertically rising aircraft--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Flight testing--New York--Niagara...
- 1954, November 16
- Denver Public Library 1998 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1998.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 1999
- Page 5560
- The 1887 Denver Directory
- Fuller House, Fort Collins, Colo.
- View of the Fuller House located at 226 West Magnolia Street, Fort Collins, Colo. The two-story brick Queen Anne Style house with asymmetrical facade was once the home of Fort Collins' first architect, Montezuma Fuller. Built in 1895, other...
- Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Fort Collins--2000-2010.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fuller, Montezuma, 1858-1925--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Idaho Springs, Colo.
- A man wears a suit, holds a cane, stands near women on a hillside, and watches a crowd of people near a rising hot air balloon at Fourth of July festivities in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows houses and a freight train on...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Balloons (Aircraft)--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Idaho...
- 1890 July 4
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and commercial area, possibly in the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks and horses pull wagons in the streets. Signs on buildings read: "It's Paul Jones, Tillmann & Bendel Dist.," "Wilson...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Uncompagre Peak
- View of Uncompahgre Peak near Lake City, Colorado, taken from timberline; stunted pine trees at left foreground, patchy snow fields and rocks at mid-ground, with 14,306-foot peak rising in background.
- Uncompahgre Peak (Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Meeker and White River Valley
- View across widely scattered buildings of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the rising river bluffs in south of town and the school on hill in foreground. Landmarks on Main Street include the Hugus Block, Meeker Hotel and St. James...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; White River (Colo. and Utah)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Meeker early 1900s taken from north side of town on a hill above town.
- View across widely scattered buildings of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, show the rising river bluffs in south of town.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; White River (Colo. and Utah)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Gold Mining Stock Exchange building, 373-379 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; constructed after 1896 fire and purchased in 1911 by Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks - Number 316. Later, the building was called...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.; Gold Mining Stock Exchange Building (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- 1988?
- Yellowstone
- Two men stand a safe distance from steam rising from a thermal pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Poncha Springs
- Aerial view of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows steam rising from hot springs on valley floor and snow and trees on hillside.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Saguache [sic] Range
- View towards Sawatch Range, Rocky Mountains, Colorado; pine- covered slopes rising toward above timberline ridges.
- Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, rising above a band of clouds and Jackson Lake.
- Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1900-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Clouds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, rising above a band of clouds and Jackson Lake.
- Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1900-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Clouds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Wyoming, Tetons
- View shows the jagged peaks of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming, rising above a band of clouds and Jackson Lake. Woman and child in foreground.
- Jackson Lake (Teton County, Wyo.)--1900-1930.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1900-1930.; Clouds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1900-1930.; Mountains--Wyoming--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Yellowstone Park
- Grotto Geyser, in the Old Faithful area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows steam rising from a mineral formation.
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Old school house, Breckenridge
- The old schoolhouse in Breckenridge, Colorado, seen from the northwest, is a frame, cross gabled, two story structure featuring a belfry with four sided arched dormers and a conical roof topped by a windvane with compass point indicators. The...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Old school house, Breckenridge
- Looking to the southwest in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a view of the old schoolhouse, a frame, cross gabled, two story structure featuring a belfry with four sided arched dormers and a conical roof topped by a windvane with compass point...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Main street, Breckenridge
- Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes the Denver Hotel during festivites. The open porch has a crowd on its balcony, bunting hangs on its balustrade, and American flags are behind the spectators. The two- story, frame building features...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Boulder
- View of a gravemarker sitting atop a pedestal stone in a cemetery in Boulder, Colorado; features the image of a church with a steep gable with crocketts rising above an arched pointed frame, inside of which is the raised image of a person...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Carson, 1950
- View of a mountain valley near Carson, Colorado; shows pine trees, scrub brush, a deep rift where water drainage occurs, and mountain inclines rising above timberline.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Carson, 1950
- View of three dilapidated structures in Carson, Colorado; features vertical plank siding with medium gable roofs, lumber strewn about, mine tailings, and mountains rising above timberline.
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Tincup, Colorado
- View of Tincup, Colorado showing many dilapidated structures near the well kept town hall; town hall features a medium gable, louvered spire rising above the gable, and hipped roof with a pole extending from the top; tree and snow covered mountains...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.; City & town halls--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- 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?]
- Wood carving of the Four Freedoms
- Photograph of a wood carving depiction of the Four Freedoms by James Gertin, an African-American (Black) student, at Manual Training High School in Denver, Colorado. "The Four Freedoms" is carved at the top of the piece. A radio microphone...
- African Americans--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wood carvings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Colorado Senate
- Composite of studio portraits of twenty-nine members of the Colorado Senate of 1885. Identification: 13. Governor B.H. Eaton; 12. Liet.-Gov. Peter W. Breene, President of Senate; R. 18. Jas. Moynahan, President Pro Tem; 7. Geo. T. Clark; R. 1 Jas...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1880-1890.; Legislators--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1885
- State Universaty[sic], Boulder, Colo.
- Looking across University Lake (now called Far City Pond) to University of Colorado's Old Main hidden from view and rising from trees, Boulder, Colorado; cornerstone laid in 1875; campus built on land donated by Marinus G. Smith, George Asa Andrews...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Beginning of the great fire, Victor, Colo.
- Bird's eye view across rooftops of Victor, Colorado, shows smoke rising from business district as early stages of August 21, 1899 fire progresses beginning from Third & Portland Avenue area; Gold Coin Mine & Gold Coin Club, rear view of prominent...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Smouldering ruins, Victor's big fire
- View of Victor, Colorado's smouldering remains of once thriving business & residential district after devastating fire of August 21, 1899. Shows men, women & children sifting through & inspecting remains; brick chimney stacks and smoke rising from...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Holy Cross City old miner's cabin
- Frame, saltbox structures in alpine tundra comprise Holy Cross City, Eagle County, Colorado. Men are with saddled and pack horses in the foreground, and snow dots the rock rising in the background.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boulder, Colo. High School day trackmeet.
- Officials in straw hats write on their pads and spectators watch this high school trackmeet in Boulder, Colorado. In mid-throw, an athlete wears a black shirt and shorts. The brick, large scale two-story school building has arched first floor...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Athletes--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Track athletics--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Boulder and the Flatirons
- Residences and civic buildings of Boulder Colorado include the Court House, a five-story structure with a cupola, towers with widow's walks, projecting bays, and a portico, and the Masonic Temple, a stone building with arched windows, pediments,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- CASTLE RISING CENTER
- W. H. Stanton, Company M, 1st Colorado Volunteers - correspondence sent to Frank B. Milner: original
- Sherman Elementary School entrance
- Photograph looking up at the entrance to the Sherman Elementary School entrance located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1893, the Sherman School is a prominent landmark that represents the grandeur and pride that was once part of the public school...
- Sherman Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Sherman Elementary School
- Exterior photograph of the Sherman Elementary School entrance located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1893, the Sherman School is a prominent landmark that represents the grandeur and pride that was once part of the public school image. Rising above...
- Sherman Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Sherman Elementary School
- Exterior photograph of the Sherman Elementary School entrance located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1893, the Sherman School is a prominent landmark that represents the grandeur and pride that was once part of the public school image. Rising above...
- Sherman Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Sherman Elementary School
- Exterior photograph of the Sherman Elementary School entrance located in Denver, Colorado. Built in 1893, the Sherman School is a prominent landmark that represents the grandeur and pride that was once part of the public school image. Rising above...
- Sherman Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1990 February
- Two side buildings at the William Owens Estate
- Color photograph of buildings at the William Owens Estate located in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Both buildings are made of stone and are connected by an arch. One building is two stories and has a small turret rising above the roof. Built...
- Owen, William Roland--Homes & haunts.; Cherry Hills Village (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Cherry Hills Village--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.;...
- 1999
- Two side buildings at the William Owens Estate
- Color photograph of buildings at the William Owens Estate located in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Both buildings are made of stone and are connected by an arch. One building is two stories and has a small turret rising above the roof. Built...
- Owen, William Roland--Homes & haunts.; Cherry Hills Village (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses--Colorado--Cherry Hills Village--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Englewood.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Englewood.;...
- 1999
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- McPhee and McGinnity Paint Factory/Clock tower Building/Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Building/Styro Building