Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- Beyond the Little Bighorn
- View of a Native American (Crow) and tepees highlighted by a setting sun on the bank of the Little Bighorn River in Montana. Image was taken just below the Custer Battlefield.
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Montana--1900-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Indians making camp
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits on a horse in the right center background near a group of Native Americans setting up a teepee in the midground. Several additional riders are in the left background. The group is probably setting up camp...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Denver Weekly News
- View of the headquarters of the Denver Weekly News, an African American newspaper, at 2547 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story brick and plaster commercial style building has decorative half timbering on...
- Denver Weekly News--1980-1990.; Fasta Type Setting Company (Denver, Co.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Newspapers.; Printers.; Commercial facilities.; Denver Weekly News--Pictorial works.; Fasta...
- 1981
- Kismet Club Initiation Ceremony
- This document describes the setting of the initiation ceremony and the rituals that the ceremony should include for the Kismet Club of North High School in Denver. The story behind the colors, silver and purple, that symbolize the club is included...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kismet Club (Denver, Colo.)--Archives.; Greek letter...
- circa 1936
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 17, 1912 April 27
- Jefferson County Fair Grounds setting up the parade.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies line up on horseback before a parade at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colorado. Some men and women wear costumes and are dressed as North American Indians; others are dressed as Arabs with...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957?
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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 November 26
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhood (CHUN) Board of Delegates Meeting Minutes: Capitol Hill Community Center
- Benson Sculpture Garden, Loveland, Colo.
- View of the Benson Sculpture Park located at 2908 Aspen Drive in Loveland, Colo. Established in 1985, the beautiful and unique outdoor setting showcases 136 pieces of sculpture on permanent display.
- Sculpture gardens--Colorado--Loveland--2000-2010.; Loveland (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Benson Sculpture Garden (Loveland, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sculpture gardens--Colorado--Loveland--Pictorial works.; Loveland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Aspen Motel
- View of the Aspen Motel, 2167 South Santa Fe Drive in the Overland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The motel, built around 1950, is a one story brick building with wooden trim. The motel's sign reads: "Aspen Motel" and "Vacancy" and features a...
- Aspen Motel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Electric signs.; Motels.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Monuments.; Aspen Motel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1975
- 2814 Champa St. Owned by George Apodaca until 1978 and known as "The Indian House" locally
- View of 2814 Champa Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The eclectic style brick house has a fish scale, gable roof, a front dormer with a gambrel roof, gabled side dormers and a covered porch with brick pillars and a...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dormers.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Dormers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 3 and 4, 1931 March-April
- Central City Opera House
- A billboard on the left side of the Opera House entrance reads "Central City Opera House Association, Inc., Sixth Annual Play Festval July 17 to August 7, 1937 Mr. Richard Aldrich Presents Miss Ruth Gordon, Mr. Dennis King, Mr. Walter Slezak, Mr....
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Showing the location of Denver's new City and County Building now under construction
- View of the bronze sea lion sculpture in the fountain pool at Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver City and County Building steel frame construction with cranes, the Voorhies Memorial, and the United States Mint with an American...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mint of the United States--Buildings--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Masons waiting to set cornerstone on new City & County building
- View shows men on a platform in preparation for the setting of the cornerstone at the City and County building, Denver, Colorado. The men wear mason's aprons over their clothing. The platform is decorated with bunting and an American flag.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Freemasons--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- February 21, 1931
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rodeo in Trinidad, Colorado. A cowboy wearing chaps with conchos hangs onto a bucking horse. Other cowboys are in the background, many standing, some sitting on a rail fence.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Utes Group
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men,standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Utes
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men, standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.
- 1896
- The Messenger
- Posed outdoor setting of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children gathered around a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The women wear blanket shawls and belted...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Tableaux--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1894
- The Messenger
- Posed outdoor setting of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children gathered around a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The women wear blanket shawls and belted...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Tableaux--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1894
- Banquet in old opera house A. F. & A. M.
- The interior view of the opera house in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a large gathering of men dressed in formal attire standing in rows. Streamers hanging from the rounded ceiling and an American flag accent the confluence of the streamers in the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910]
- Arkansas mission
- A young Native American man holds the reins to a team of mules attached to a wagon on an Arkansas mission for southeastern Native Americans. An elderly farmer sits next to a plow in the back of the wagon.
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arkansas--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Arkansas--1880-1900.; Farmers--Arkansas--1880-1900.; Missions--Arkansas--1880-1900.; Mules--Arkansas--1880-1900.; Teenagers--Arkansas--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Tent colony, Ludlow
- View of the UMW camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men setting up a canvas tent.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church - 22nd Ave and Dexter St.
- View of St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 22nd (Twenty-second) Avenue and Dexter Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a tile roof and Mission style belfry.
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Aspen, Colorado in 1967
- View of west side of Aspen, Colorado, including the Big Tent, Aspen High School, and Seminar Building. Scene includes houses and trees in the background at the foot of Aspen Mountain, outline of the former Aspen racetrack, an access road through...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Tents--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Sedalia
- A view of Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House, built in 1959 near Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado, includes a back view of St. Edith's Chapel, which has a spire with a cross and an attached enclosed walkway with arched windows. Another scene of a...
- Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House--1950-1970.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1970.
- [between 1959 and 1967]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Children sit at long tables in prayer before mealtime at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a china mug, knife, fork and spoon at each...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children praying--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Lick Observatory, Cal, "Crown Diamonds" the great 36 inch objective lenses
- Interior view of the Lick Observatory in Santa Clara County, California; shows the reflector telescope, focusing apparatus, a declination setting circle, counterbalances, metal stairs, a ladder, and the steel frame dome. A man is on the drive base.
- Lick Observatory--1900-1910.; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Astronomical observatories--California--Santa Clara County--1900-1910.; Interiors--California--Santa Clara County--1900-1910.; Telescopes--California--Santa Clara...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- General Mesa Verde headquarters ruins
- The corner of a flat-roofed, stone building, possibly superintendent Jesse Nusbaum's home in Mesa Verde National Park, is lightly covered with snow in this winter setting. Resembling a Native American pueblo, wooden beams protrude from just below...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--1920-1930.; Stone buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- General Mesa Verde headquarters ruins
- Stone supports frame a view of Spruce Tree Canyon from the porch of the Natural History Museum in Mesa Verde National Park. Juniper and pine trees are covered in snow in this winter setting.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spruce Tree Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1931?]
- Idaho Springs school
- The cornerstone to the new addition to the grade school is being laid in Idaho Springs, Colorado, in 1902. A large group of people has gathered and are standing around a triangular support apparatus made of three timbers. It is being used in the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Mess hall, Camp Hale, Colorado
- View of the tables set with white ceramic plates for a meal in a mess hall at Camp Hale, Colorado. One Tenth Mountain Division soldier is setting a table in the center of the image. Pictures are placed on the walls in between the windows and a pot...
- Mess halls--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- Sphinx Head Rock, Tunnel 30, Moffat Road
- Sphinx Head Rock with Denver, Northwestern & Pacific engine Number 100 (one hundred) emerging from Tunnel Number Thirty; elk horns placed on oil headlight by engineer Billy Rush to distinguish his engine; standard gauge track passing over former...
- Sphinx Head Rock (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands looking out from an open side of his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right hand on the support pole of the tent and wears a wide- brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Salt Lake Valley, Utah
- A Mormon wagon train travels down the steep Mormon Trail into the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah. The men, women, and children ride in wagons, are on horseback, or walk beside the ox-drawn Conestoga wagons. Streams flow into the Great Salt Lake in...
- Mormon pioneers--Utah--1840-1850.; Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1840-1850.; Great Salt Lake Valley (Utah)--1840-1850.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1850.; Covered wagons--Utah--1840-1850.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--1840-1850.; Sunrises &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Detail of mantel in living and dining room J.H. Porter Esq.
- This item (1 of 147) is from the Maurice B. Biscoe Architectural Records (C MSS WH1523). This drawing shows sections, plans, and elevations for mantels at the residence of John H. Porter (address not given, most likely 777 Pearl Street, Capitol...
- Porter, John H.--Homes and haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chimneypieces.; Houses.; Mantels.
- 1917 September 21
- Students of the Colorado School of Mines at work
- Interior of the Colorado School of Mines Edgar Experimental Mine in Idaho Springs, Colorado, show students setting up a drill with a huge wrench. They wear heavy, soiled clothing, hard hats, and miners lamps.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Monolithic National Monument Park
- Views of Colorado National Monument in Mesa County, Colorado. Portraits of John Otto and Miss Farnham, his fiancé, on horseback. Landmarks include Independence Monument, the Coke Ovens, and Jefferson Monolith. Shows men rappelling on the face of...
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; Rock climbing--Colorado--Colorado National...
- 1911 July 1
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Julesburg, Colorado
- Photoprint of a copy of an ink drawing of Julesburg, Colorado in Sedgwick County, where Indians mounted on horses watch as the buildings of the town burn.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fires--Colorado--Julesburg--1860-1870.
- February 2, 1865
- Newlon School Harvest display
- The photograph is of students at Jesse H Newlon Elementary School at 361 Vrain Street in Denver, Colorado. Three students are setting up a Harvest display. One of the students is an African-American boy. The display contains gourds, pumpkins,...
- Newlon School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Barnum West (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); African Americans--Children.
- 1951
- Smedley School kindergarten play time
- Photograph of a play time kindergarten activity at Smedley School in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are six kindergarten students playing house. One boy wears an apron while cooking on a wooden and cardboard stove. Three other students sit at a...
- Kindergarten.; Smedley School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Valverde School first grade students in library
- Photograph of students in the 1A class at Valverde Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, during library hours. Five students sit at tables made from fruit crates and plywood. The sit on chairs made from fruit crates. Three have books open, and...
- Libraries.; Valverde School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Cole Junior High printing class
- Photograph of two unidentified students during a printing class at Cole Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The two boys stand at a type case setting type.
- Typesetting.; Cole Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938 January
- Emerson School students
- Photograph of three unidentified students from Emerson Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two boys sit on makeshift crate chairs talking. A girl sits off to the side on a similar chair in what appears to be a mock living rooms setting.
- Emerson School (Denver, Colo.); Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1925