Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Tin Type Tent, Opera House Festival
- Scene from the first year of the Central City Opera House Play Festival taken inside a tent. A poster in the foreground to the left has photographs attached to it. In the foreground, the photographer, S.S. Newbury, squats behind a camera to take...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Photographers--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Annisfeldt, Marrescha.; Cosgriff, J. B., Mrs.
- 1932
- Shipboard boat drill on the U.S.S. Marine Fox
- Tenth Mountain Division troops during a boat drill on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, en route to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. Shows boats hanging from davits from the side of the ship.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Troops during a shipboard boat drill on the U.S.S. Marine Fox
- Tenth Mountain Division troops during a boat drill by davits on the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was enroute to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- On the "Saturnia" [art original] : [illegible].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [1934].
- Old Trinidad courthouse and group of men
- Men pose in front of the Trinidad courthouse, Trinidad, Colorado. This two story brick building has a rusticated stone foundation, stone quoins, gables topped by sharp finials and square mansard roof tower with widow's walk. The elaborate portico...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Garcia, Eugenio.; Hill, Orlando.; Jennings, John.; Maes, Edward.; Millikani, William.; Sipe, Burney.; Vaight, P. S.; Valdez, Caledonio.; Wallace, S. S.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- U.S.S. Denver at time of launching
- The U.S.S. Denver backs out to sea at its commissioning ceremony, in Camden, New Jersey. People crowd the foreground, railings of the drydock, and the bow of the ship, which is draped in bunting. Men work in track-mounted cranes, in the upper...
- Denver (Ship)--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.; Ships--New Jersey--Camden--1940-1950.
- April 4, 1942
- Medal belonging to Robert Vaughn
- View of a medal given to Robert Vaughn by a committee headed by Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown to commemorate the rescue mission by the S. S. Carpathia during the sinking of the ship Titanic.
- Medals--1930-1940.; Vaughn, Robert,--member of S.S. Carpathia crew--Associated objects.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- A group of Co I on deck of S.S. China; Spanish guns on inside of walls surrounding old Manila.
- Kansas vs. Colorado
- A group of mostly members of Colorado and Kansas legal teams sit or stand and pose on the front (east) portico of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The men wear suits with neck ties or bow ties, wire-rimmed spectacles, watch...
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910.; Attorneys general--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Washington...
- 1906 Dec
- Couple at a club function
- An African American (Black) couple talk in a large, opulent room in an unknown location, Denver, Colorado. The woman is seated on a couch and wears a formal party dress. She gestures with one hand and looks into the face of a man who leans on the...
- African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Men at a club function
- A group of African American (Black) men sit on wicker furniture and pose in a large, opulent room at an unknown location in Denver, Colorado. Each man wears a sash under his tuxedo jackets. Heavy curtains cover the windows in the distance. The men...
- African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- From Pineta Pompeii [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Painting, American.; Travel in art.; Pineta Site (Italy)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Mining Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Mining Building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The building is a Renaissance style structure designed by architect S. S. Beman. The exterior is decorated with ornate bas-relief decorations and a...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Charles S. Stobie and his two Indian scouts
- Photograph of a newspaper clipping. Illustration shows Charles S. Stobie flanked by his North American Indian (Ute) scouts. (Left) Wanzito (Antelope), and (right) Chief Piah (Black Tail Deer.
- Indians of North America.; Ute Indians.; Artists--American--1860-1870.; Clippings.; Military scouts.; Piah, Ute chief.; Wanzito.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1865 and 1869?]
- Tiny Town, Colorado - miniature steamboat
- The miniature riverboat S. S. Columbine is anchored in a man-made lake in Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The boat has three decks and two smokestacks.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Steamboats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Tiny Town
- A one sixth scale riverboat, the S.S. Columbine, floats in a dammed lake created with water diverted from South Turkey Creek in Tiny Town, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- On Bennett Avenue looking east in 1892-93
- View east on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado (formerly Fremont prior to incorporation); street scene includes horse-drawn wagons, boardwalk, flagpole, dogs, unhaltered colt, and one and two-story flat-roof commercial wooden frame buildings...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1892 or 1893
- Troops aboard the Marine Fox return to New York Harbor
- Hundreds of Tenth Mountain Division Troops fill the U.S.S. Marine Fox as it enters New York Harbor. All are wearing light khaki uniforms. Most of the men are face the camera. Two other ships are in the background.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--New York--1940-1950.; Troop movements--New York--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Larimer Street
- View of Larimer Street businesses in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts with signs: "Utah Loan Office," and "The Talk of The Town Bar Whiskey Beer."
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Pawnshops--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- Idaho Springs 1890's
- Interior view of the theater in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a stage with a central depiction of Venice, Italy (by Veach), surrounded by advertising plaques that include: The Boyd Park Jewelry Co., N. Weinberger - Dry Goods, E. P. Swanson Shoes,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Advertisements--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- The Wet Mountain Valley hay store on the northeast corner of 6th and Main Street in 1872
- The Wet Mountain Valley hay store in Canon City, Colorado, is a two-story frame building with a gable roof and posters on it reading: "Pearline for Easy Washing," "Coming Soon Gentry Bro's Famous Shows," "War Malone wedding is co(?)," "Coming the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Hay--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Hugh D. Connor, J. E. Brown 1881, Mrs. A. Flornoy, A. Flornoy, Mrs. Jas. Pennington 1881, Jas. Pennington...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- McLellan Memorial Gate at City Park, Denver
- A view of the McLellan Gate located at the East Eighteenth Avenue entrance to City Park in Denver, Colorado. The granite gateway was a gift to the city from William W. McLellan in 1907. It was later moved to the East 21st (Twenty-first) and York...
- McLellan, William W.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Sunday school classes of the Methodist church
- Children from the Sunday School classes at the Methodist Episcopalian church pose with their elders in front of their church in Montrose, Colorado. The children hold a variety of signs, including: "Win One - Stand by Methodist Sunday School,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1930.; Sunday schools--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Repairing levee near Fourth Street
- Laborers stand near a broken levee on a rocky slope between a railroad grade and the flooded Arkansas River in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows telephone poles and a freight car that reads: "St. Louis Southwestern S.S.W. 19730" on Denver and...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Laborers--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Troops homebound by ship
- Tenth Mountain Division troops fill the entire frame, except for a small triangle of water in the upper right corner; troops are returning by ship to the U.S.A. All are in uniform, most wear helmets and some wear life vests. Some are reading, some...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Duryea Morton on the Atlantic Ocean
- Portrait of the photographer with the Atlantic Ocean behind him. Taken on the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was transporting Tenth Mountain Division troops back to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Duryea Morton, shipboard
- Portrait of the photographer taken on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was enroute to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. Behind him are other, unidentified, Tenth Mountain Division soldiers.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Troops viewing the Statue of Liberty
- Troops look toward the Statue of Liberty on the right and a ship on the left as they enter New York harbour on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was enroute to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. According to the photographer,...
- Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Welcome ship, New York Harbor
- The Welcome ship that greeted the Tenth Mountain Division troops returning to the United States on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox in New York Harbor. The ship is flying flags and carries a sign that reads: Welcome home, well done. A band is playing on...
- Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Exhibits and transcript of testimony in case of Kansas vs Colorado over waters of Arkansas River
- Men identified from left to right as: "S.S. Ashbaugh, Counsel for Kansas, N.C. Miller, Atty. Gen. for Colo., L.G. Carpenter, Consulting Engineer and Expert for Colo., J.P. Doyle, Stenographer, G.A. Richardson, Com. U.S. Supreme Court," pose beside...
- Attorneys general--Colorado--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--1900-1910.; Lawyers--1900-1910.
- 1905 May
- St. Louis Southwestern Ry. clouds, 2333 waycar caboose almost broadside Big Sandy, Texas.
- View of a St. Louis Southwestern Railway caboose #2333 in Big Sandy (Upshur County), Texas. Boxes are stacked inside the door. The caboose reads: "Cotton Belt Route, S.S.W." and "2333."
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company--1940-1950.; Big Sandy (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cabooses--Texas--Big Sandy--1940-1950.
- 1946 March 10
- Tiny Town
- The miniature riverboat S.S. Columbine is anchored in a man-made lake in Tiny Town, a miniature village in Jefferson County, Colorado. The boat has three decks and two smokestacks. Ducks are in the pond near the boat.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Turkey Creek (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Model boats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Steamboats--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colorado School of Mines 1890 football team
- The Colorado State School of Mines football team poses for a group portrait, Golden, Jefferson County. The men wear uniforms with letters S.S.M. across the chest. They are: 1. Muzzy, 2. Schaffer, 3. Heller, 4. Wood, 5. Bowie, 6. President Char, 7....
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Colorado School of Mines.
- 1890
- Dalmatian Mts. from Pilsna SS [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Mountains in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Dalmatia (Croatia)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [1934].
- Sundown Cattora Fjord [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Kotor (Montenegro)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Harbor at Rhodes [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Rhodes (Greece)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Minarets and windmills of Rhodes [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Islands in art.; Rhodes (Greece)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Famagusta Island of Cyprus [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Famagusta (Cyprus)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- The city wall, Siena [art original] : from Garden at Palazzo Ravizza.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Siena (Italy)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- From garden of Palazza Ravizza [art original] :Siena.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Siena (Italy)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Via di Stalloniga [art original] : Siena, Italy.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Painting, American.; Travel in art.; Siena (Italy)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Stampalia [art original] : from porthole. 278-281 Pilsna.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Astypalaia Island (Greece)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Sirocco at Athens [art original] : [illegible handwriting].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Athens (Greece)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Altar of Apollo [art original] : Delos Cyclades.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Apollo (Greek deity); Islands in art.; Delos Island (Greece)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Along Greek Islands [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Islands in art.; Greece--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Delos [art original] : smallest of Cyclades.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Painting, American.; Travel in art.; Sea in art.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Delos Island (Greece)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934
- Catacolo = KATAKOLON [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Painting, American.; Travel in art.; Olympia (Greece : Province)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [1934].
- Cattoro Fiord [art original] : Fjord.
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Kotor (Montenegro)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Region--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [1934.]
- Cattoro Fiord [art original].
- Watercolor painting captures a scene from 1934 Odyssey Cruise (from July 17 to August 11) on the privately chartered S.S. Cracovia.
- Sea in art.; Painting, American.; Ocean travel--Pictorial works.; Travel in art.; Kotor (Montenegro)--Pictorial works.; Mediterranean Sea--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1934