Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- $75 reward! : stolen -- Sunday evening, September 15th, 1872 ... Canadian horse pony.
- Poster that offers a $75 reward for the return of a Canadian horse pony stolen from Daniel Witter of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Crimes--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Horse stealing--Colorado--Denver.
- 1872
- 10th Mountain Division Name Lookup Index
- Database of 32,213 records of men who served with the “Mountain Troops” from 1941-1945. You may use the Name Lookup Index to determine if a person was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, and the company or Regiment with which he served.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.; Military records.; Colorado--Genealogy
- 2002
- 1400 block, Pearl Street
- View of a part of the 1400 block of Pearl Street in the Platt park neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Commercial style buildings line the street, businesses include the Pearl Street Grill and the Vogue Theatre. Shows parapets, cornices, awnings and a...
- Pearl Street Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Vogue Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial streets.; Restaurants.; Theaters.; Pearl Street Grill (Denver,...
- ca. 1990
- 1879 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the third Graduation of the Denver High School in 1879.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1879
- 1880 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the fourth Graduation of the Denver High School in 1880.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1880
- 1881 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the fifth Graduation of the Denver High School in 1881.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1881
- 1882 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the sixth Graduation of the Denver High School in 1882.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1882
- 1883 Denver High School Commencement Program
- Program for the seventh Graduation of the Denver High School in 1883.
- Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1883
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 First Baptist Church Directory
- Membership directory for the First Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory are a list of church events, officers and their reports, lists of members, and advertisements.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1924
- 8:30 AM Sept. 23, 1979 enroute to Silverton
- A 1920s automobile passes in front of The Citizens State Bank of Ouray, and the Outlaw Bar, 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, where 1970s cars and trucks are parked.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 23, 1979
- [Etched door panels in elevator] Midland Savings & Loan Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows door etchings for first floor elevator doors of the Midland Savings building located at 444 17th...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks.; Doors and doorways.; Elevators.; Office buildings.; Midland Federal Savings (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 September 25
- [Four elevations] estate of John Evans
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows outer wall elevations for the residence at 2001 East Alameda Avenue in the Speer neighborhood of...
- Houses.; Evans, John, 1884-1978--Homes & haunts.
- 1910 September 21
- [Gate lodge elevations] building for Mr. John Evans
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows outer wall elevations for a gate at residence at 2001 East Alameda Avenue in the Speer neighborhood...
- Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Gatehouses.; Houses.; Evans, John, 1884-1978--Homes & haunts.
- 1910 September 21
- [Living room interior] building for Mr. John Evans
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows living room wall elevation details for the residence at 2001 East Alameda Avenue in the Speer...
- Speer (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Houses.; Interiors.; Evans, John, 1884-1978--Homes & haunts.
- 1910 September 21
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- A grave believed to be near Silver Plume
- View of a wooden tombstone beside boulders and a steep cliff wall, probably near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Words painted on a crude timber board read: "Here, Carrie J. Welton, Lay to Rest, Died Alone, Sept. 23 [?] 1884."
- Welton, Carrie J., d. 1884.--Tomb.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892?]
- A town comes of age
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Empire, Colorado features an arched top and rectangular sides. Within the arch is an engraved cross and beneath is an inscription that reads: "Peter Geary, Shot by G. V. Hunter Sept 20, 1864. Aged 35 Years." This...
- Empire (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Empire--1950-1960.
- 1959
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
- $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
- Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Allotment crew ready to divide land at Pine Ridge
- Agent Brennan poses in front of a tent with his son, Billy (William) Garnett, an interpreter, (son of General Richard B. Garnett of old Fort Laramie and a Native American Sioux mother), his wife, daughter and three sons, and a land allotment crew...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian interpreters--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Families--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Surveyors--South...
- [1891]
- Alma Library
- This exterior view of the Alma Library, in Park County, Colorado, features the small one-story plaster finish building with front gable and a wood entry door with small gable bracketed roof flanked by two sash windows. A sign "Alma Library", hangs...
- Alma (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Libraries--Colorado--Alma--1970-1980.
- September, 1973
- Alta Mine Telluride, Colo. Silver Mt. 13000 ft.
- View of the shafthouse and aerial tramway of the Alta Mine near Alta (San Miguel County), Colorado. Silver Mountain is in the distance.
- Alta (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Alta Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Silver Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Alta--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Alta--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- American Shale Refining Co.
- View of the American Shale Refining Company plant site near De Beque on Conn Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows one-story houses with gabled roofs and tar paper siding. Identical buildings, possibly boarding houses or dormitories, an...
- American Shale Refining Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [1920 August]
- American Shale Refining Company (Wingett Process), on Conn Creek
- View of an American Shale Refining Company oil shale processing facility near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows dormitories and outhouses. Road grade and tailings are on slopes of the Roan Cliffs.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Annual History Book University Park P.T.A. 1961-1962
- Architecture, J. F. Welborn country home, Fort Logan, M. Biscoe, architect
- The home of J.W. Welborn in Fort Logan, Colorado, features rounded eaves, shingle siding, and an awning over the arched window. A large yard includes: a hammock, wicker chairs, and a croquet set-up.
- Welborn, J. W.--Homes & haunts.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Fort Logan--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Arrow, Colorado fiftieth anniversary
- Reverend Edward T. Bollinger reads from a diary to a group of young men from his parish who stand on a snowy hill. The group erected a sign marker on a pole at site of where Aspen Street once was in Arrow, Grand County, Colorado. Marker reads:...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bollinger, Edward T.
- [1954]
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening." Young boys wear...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- September 1927
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene at festival
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening," sponsored by the Arvada...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- 1927
- At Butlers store
- Native American (Navajo) boy poses outdoors near Butler's Trading Post in New Mexico. The boy stands near a wooden building. He wears pants and a shirt and has a large, round stomach.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Boys--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- September 21, 1908
- At Four Corners
- Four men pose, one in each state, near the Four Corners boundary stake. The stake stands amidst a rocky desert landscape and consists of a pile of rocks which supports a dark rectangular rock. One man rests a rifle across his lap. One man leans on...
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Historical markers--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.
- September 21, 1908
- Auraria Casa Mayan Dancers Curtis Park 16th Sept.
- The Auraria Casa Mayan dancers entertain at a 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) Mexican Independence Day celebration in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dancers include Magdalena Gallegos and Alice...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dance.; Holidays.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Alice--Pictorial works.; Dance--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- between 1952 and 1953
- Badlands N. M. near 4 corners
- View of barren rock mesas in New Mexico, near Four Corners. A dirt road or path leads through the mesas over a sandy desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes.
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Deserts--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Mesas--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Bank and store in Meeker showing street at right where robbers were killed.
- View along of the Hugus Block, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; two story brick and stone building that housed a mercantile and Bank of Meeker where three bank robbers botched their crime on October 13, 1896. A horse drawn carriage parks in...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.
- 1897 September 8
- 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
- Beecher Island monument at Beecher, Colo.
- View of a concrete obelisk marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, fought between U.S. troops and some 1,000 Native Americans (Cheyenne)in Yuma County, Colorado. The marker is surrounded by an iron fence. A U. S. flag flies from an...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- Birdseye view looking north west, Deadwood, S.D.
- Panoramic view of buildings in downtown Deadwood (Lawrence County) South Dakota, located in the Black Hills. Timber, brick, and stone buildings include the Federal Courthouse and Post Office building with a flat roof and pediment, and the Adams...
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Blackfoot family
- Group portrait of a Native American (Blackfoot, Siksika) family shows a man, two girls, and a woman sitting outside of a tepee on an open plain. The man is smoking a pipe and wears fringed clothing and a blanket around his waist. The children wear...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Siksika Indians--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- 1890
- Bolder [sic] bridge, Holy Moses Trail, Creed [sic], Colo.
- View of Willow Creek near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado; a natural bridge formed by boulders overhangs the water.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Willow Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1896 September
- Boston Mine Boarding House
- This shingle sided structure in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has one side of its gable roof built into the hillside. John Dumont built the structure, used as a dormitory for employees of the Boston Mine Company (active between 1872...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Dumont, John M.
- 1960
- Bridge- West Wilow [sic] Canon, Creed [sic], Colo.
- View of a bridge made of interwoven logs in Willow Creek Canyon, near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Shows a person on the bridge, Mammoth Mountain, tilted pine trees and rocks. The bridge's support piers are also made of cribbed logs.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mammoth Mountain (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Willow Creek Canyon (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1896 Sept
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Broadway Coast Co. Broadway Theatre Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Broadway," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand in front of the theater. Sign reads: "[Hote]l Cosmopolitan. [Co]ffee Shoppe."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927, Sept. 17
- Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "George White's Scandals of 1919," a musical revue presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men, women, and a girl pose at the theater front entrance. A sign in the theater window reads:...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Sept. 8
- Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "George White's Scandals of 1919," a musical revue presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the theater front entrance. A sign in the theater window reads: "The...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920, Sept. 8
- Brownville Band, 70's
- The Terrible Silver Cornet Band, of Brownsville, Jefferson County, Colorado, was named after the Terrible mine. Men in suits and stovepipe hats pose holding a bass drum, a snare drum, bass and treble cornets, and trombones. A frame storefront in...
- Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Brownsville--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1879]
- Building of Victor Miners' Union, no. 32
- Exterior view of Miners' Union Hall, number 32, 118-122 North Fourth Street, Victor, Colorado; two-story commerical brick building, center double entryway with ornamental wrought iron over doorway stating Victor Miners Union No.32 W.F.M.A., second...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1902]