Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 46, 1910 November 12
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 7
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 December 17
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1931 January 14
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 April 15
- Ebert School students at chalk board
- Photograph of Ebert School students Darlene Loetz (sp?) and possible John Pierce standing facing a chalk board in a classroom. Darlene holds a long stick and is either pointing at something on the board or reaching for something higher. John...
- Ebert School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1928
- The Yearling ("Little Horse, Big Chair") in Denver
- The red painted steel chair is 21 feet tall and ten feet wide, and the painted fiberglass pinto pony is six feet tall at the ears. The scale of this work is meant to recall that time in life when even everyday objects seemed monumental. The...
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 32, 1910 August 6
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 1 and 2, 1925 January-February
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 4
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 January
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- The Church Record: Vol. II No. 12
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1903 June
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- Christianity : a sermon preached in First Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- An undated, published sermon given by Reverend Robert Hopkin of the First Congregational Church, in Denver, Colorado.
- Hopkin, Robert.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- Undated
- Prepare for the miracle! : a sermon
- Sermon given by Reverend Raymond A Waser to the congregation of First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Miracles.; Healing of the paralytic (Miracle); First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 14
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 51, 1910 December 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 12, 1911 March 18
- North Main Street, North from 4th St., Pueblo, Colo.
- View of North Main Street in Pueblo, (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a commercial street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings (including the Pueblo Opera House) and two rows of street railway tracks in center of street. Shows...
- Grand Vodevil (Pueblo, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Salida River Side Park
- Well dressed crowds gather on and around a wooden trestle across the Arkansas River in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, and watch something floating in the river. The European Hotel, on the near bank, has stone trim and finials; the Denver and Rio...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it. The man's saw rests on the side of meat. A young man drags something in the background behind the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Pike's Peak highway entrance
- A Packard Twin Six, used as the Rocky Mountain News press automobile, begins the Pikes Peak Highway ascent, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The mountain road entrance has a stone gateway and fence attached to a small building.
- Rocky Mountain News--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parkard automobile--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Bryce Canyon
- A man concentrates on something in his hands as he stands on crumbling sandstone near the edge of a dropoff, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Bryce Ampitheater, with its columns and fins of rock known as hoodoos, is in the background.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Indian children, Flathead reserve, observe their plaited hair
- Six Native American Flathead (Salish) children stand with their backs to the viewer looking toward something in the distance. Each of the children wears loose clothing and a "plaited" hair style. The tallest child is wrapped in a blanket, wears a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Medicine man
- Interior view of a cave with Native American men (Hopi) during a ceremony, Second Mesa, Arizona. Bundles, baskets, corn meal, candles, and feathers are on the floor; one man holds a basket and puts something in his mouth. Shows a sandpainting and...
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Second Mesa...
- 1899 or 1900?
- Boy and girl
- A young Native American Ute boy and girl sit on a buffalo skin; the boy points to something. Both wear fringed hide clothing.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Children--Utah--1870-1880.; Boys--Utah--1870-1880.; Girls--Utah--1870-1880.; Hides & skins--Utah--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- Shrine in Manitou
- View of a shrine to the Virgin Mary in Manitou Springs, Colorado. In a stone grotto, a white, carved likeness of the Virgin Mary reflects the winter sun. Trees flank the rough stone arch, and snow covers the foreground. Something is bundled in a...
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Statues.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Shrines--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Pres. Roosevelt in front of Antlers Hotel Co Spgs
- Spectators and a marching band crowd the intersection of Cascade and Pikes Peak Avenues near the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, awaiting the arrival of President Theodore Roosevelt. A banner reads: "Something to Talk...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States.;...
- [between 1901 and 1903]
- Grandpa [sic] freighting outfit
- Men pose near unloaded horse-drawn wagons possibly on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Boots and Shoes", "H. J. Hall", "Bank", and "McLaughlin's Livery Feed".
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [either 1872 or 1873]
- Unidentified Potawatomi woman
- An unidentified Native American Potawatomi (Prairie Band) girl stands on a woven blanket in front of a bark covered lodge; she wears a blouse with a ruffled collar and sleeves, skirt with edge banding, head scarf and carries something wrapped in a...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--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?]]
- Main Street, Silver Plume, Colo.
- View west on Main Street, in Silver Plume, Colorado, shows many people standing in the street, looking at something not yet in visible. People, horses, burros, and the town brass band are included. The central business district is in the middle...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Byson Cooper team fortification bridge close to front house in Craig
- Partygoers sit in a large sleigh drawn by three teams of horses on New Year's Day. The horses wear three blankets; each blanket has something written on it: "Happy," "New Year," and "1902." A man in black face and top hat stands near the sleigh....
- New Year--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.; Craig (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.
- 1902 January 1
- Defending the wagon train
- Several cowboys lie next to their horses on the ground in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The cowboys use their horses to shield themselves as they fire toward something in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons.; Cowboys.; Historical reenactments--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- At fire of 10/23/66
- A fireman in Brighton, Colorado, cranks a wrench at the top of a fire hydrant; a fireman behind him points at something. Men in the background work on a pump mounted on the front of a 1940's firetruck. A brick building with a glass-brick window is...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- 1966 [October 23]
- Pavillion [sic] at Eldorado Springs group picture
- Young men and women sit at a wooden picnic table under a pavilion at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Several pose with their hands to their mouths, as though eating something.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Folsom
- The tracks of the Burlington Railroad are adjacent to the water tower and depot in Folsom, New Mexico. A man stands between the tracks looking at something in his hands.
- Folsom (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Folsom--1910-1920.; Water towers--New Mexico--Folsom--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Chihuahua Lake and Grizzly Peak
- Men and women sit or stand at the summit of Gray's Peak (Clear Creek County and Summit County), Colorado. The men wear suits and hats, one looks through a hand held telescope, another points toward something in the distance. The women wear fitted...
- Chihuahua Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grizzly Peak (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- Mrs. Rena Flake, a kindergarten teacher from Wichita, Kan., did she enjoy our Rocky Mountains!
- Mrs. Rena Flake sits on and among boulders on the Camp Nizhoni campground in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. She wears a polka dot, ruffled-collar dress, bracelet and earrings. She holds something in her right hand.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1936, August
- Woman and child
- A Native American woman hands something to a child; they stand in bushes.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Boys--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Golden, Colorado
- View south over Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows Castle Rock, South Table Mountain, wood frame and a few brick buildings, mills, churches and businesses.
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aerial views.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Gen. Clark and Gen. Hays planning offensive
- General Hays, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division, looks at a map and General Mark Clark, commander of the 5th Army, points to something in the distance as they confer before the start of a big offensive during the Italian campaign. They stand...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Robert "Bob" Lake, in Pietra Colora
- chance to rest.; Portrait of Robert "Bob" Lake of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company I. According to the photographer this photograph contains many items that were considered luxurious after being relieved from combat duty. They...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; Lake, Robert.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Mesa Verde, general views
- Knife Edge, a jagged, rock cliff, stands at the top of a steep hill above Knife Edge Road in Mesa Verde National Park. Deric Nusbaum stands at the base of the cliff with his arm raised pointing at something in the distance. Small shrubs stand near...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Knife Edge Road (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, Indians
- Deric Nusbaum squats down on a ledge in Mesa Verde National Park with Zuni Dick, a Native American man. Zuni Dick points down toward something in the canyon below where they are. The steep edges of mesas are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; Zuni Dick.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, Indians
- Deric Nusbaum and Zuni Dick, a Native American man, stand on top of a cliff above Spruce Tree Canyon in Mesa Verde National Park. Zuni Dick points to something in the distance. A vast canyon is formed by steep mesas below where the two stand.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; Zuni Dick.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Spruce Tree Canyon (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- A woman, possibly H. H. Lake's wife Theodora, sits in a chair stitching something. She wears a blouse and a checkered skirt. A fishing creel hangs on the wall behind her.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fishing & hunting gear--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Sewing--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Lake, Theodora.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Mining hoists
- A miner leans against a windlass pulling something up from below ground, probably in Gilpin County, Colorado. Wood boards lie on the ground near where the man stands. He wears a hat and work clothes.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hoisting machinery--1890-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]