Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- 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 March 2
- Juan de Jesús Páiz
- Studio portrait (standing) of Hispanic American Juan de Jesús Páiz, a farmer and rancher from Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a suit, patterned tie. watch fob, boots and a broad brimmed hat. He is clean shaven. He poses in front...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Ranchers.; Páiz, Juan de Jesús--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial...
- [1891 November 20]
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Buffalo livestock
- A large buffalo is in the foreground tied to a post in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. While touring at Earl's Court in England, this particular buffalo reportedly got loose, charged his keeper three times and was finally shot.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Apennine Mountains, Italy
- Photograph of three photographs taped together to show a panoramic view of the Apennine Mountains in Bologna Province, Italy. Shows Monte della Spe and the cliffs of Roca di Roffeno.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Monte della Spe (Italy)--1940-1950.; Rocca di Roffeno (Italy : Mountain)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Panoramic...
- 1945 March 13
- 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
- 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
- Shot put sport
- A man in shorts and tank top hurls a shot put; men with a bicycle look on from bleachers.
- Athletes--1920-1930.; Shot putting--1920-1930.; Spectators--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Shot in the Eye, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Shot in the Eye, Native American Sioux (Lakota) man with a disfigured left eye, wearing a headdress, fringed shirt breastplate with quill work, and a fur choker with bear claws holding a smoking pipe.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Shot in the Eye.
- 1898
- Western History Subject Index
- Englewood, Colorado. Restaurants. Country
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 27, 1910 July 2
- Miss Annie Oakley, little sure shot, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Full standing portrait of Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses with her shotguns, pistols and shooting competition medals. She wears a hat and a fringed skirt with floral applique.
- Cowgirls--1890-1900.; Medals--1890-1900.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver policeman shot down
- A murdered Denver Policeman lies on the sidewalk in front of a Denver residence. Three men and a police officer stand on the lawn of the home.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Homicides--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Mug shot
- A police officer takes a mug shot photograph of a prisoner at the Denver Police Department in Denver, Colorado. A powerful lamp hangs over the prisoner who sits in profile near a light colored backdrop. The policeman leans over a camera that is set...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mug shot
- A police officer takes a mug shot photograph of a woman at the Denver Police Department in Denver, Colorado. A powerful lamp hangs over the woman who sits near a light colored backdrop. A number under her chin reads: "11754." The officer leans over...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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
- 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
- Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921
- List of fatal mining accident victims in 1905 (Virginia City Mine only) and 1912-1921, taken from the 1912-1921 Annual report of coal mines, State of Alabama, and from the website http://www.gendisasters.com/al/ "Alabama mine explosions". Gives...
- Mine accidents--Alabama--Indexes.
- 2007
- Fraternal Club Local 465 Waiters and Porters
- View of 2621 Welton in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building houses the African American Protective Order of Dining-Car Waiters and Porters, Local #465, associated with the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. The entrance...
- Protective Order of Dining-Car Waiters and Porters, local 465--Buildings--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad employees unions.; Clubs.; Protective Order of Dining Car-Waiters and Porters, local...
- 1995
- Mission Church of the Immaculate Conception, Sunnyside Cemetery
- View of the Immaculate Conception Mission Church and the Sunnyside Cemetery, on Bulldog Mine Road, 1/2 mile west of Creede, Colorado. The wooden Gothic-style church has lancet style windows an open bell tower topped with a cross. The church was...
- Immaculate Conception Mission (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sunnyside Cemetery (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Cemeteries.; Immaculate Conception Mission (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sunnyside...
- 2009
- Griffin Memorial, Silver Plume Mountain
- View of the Griffin Memorial on Silver Plume Mountain near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The monument marks the grave of Clifford Griffin, the co-owner of the Seven-Thirty Mine. On June 19, 1887 Griffin committed suicide and shot...
- Griffin, Clifford, 1847-1887--Monuments--2010-2020.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Monuments & memorials.; Obelisks.; Griffin, Clifford, 1847-1887--Monuments--Pictorial works.; Monuments--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- Conrad Moschel memorial
- View of a carved memorial for Conrad Moschel on the face of a rock in Castlewood Canyon near Castlewood Canyon State Park, Douglas County, Colorado. Small trees and shrubs cover other words carved into the stone, and there is a small, white obelisk...
- Castlewood Canyon--1970-1980.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Monuments & memorials.; Moschel, Conrad, d. 1864--Monuments.; Moschel, Conrad, d. 1864--Monuments--1970-1980.; Monuments--Colorado--Douglas County--Pictorial works.; Castlewood...
- 1977
- Francis Lowry Grave Riverside Cemetery
- View of grave marker for Francis Brown Lowry in Fairmount Cemetery (1890), 430 South Quebec Street, in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The statue of a World War I artillery man stands in front of a large marker. There is a seal on the...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Sculpture.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Lowry, Francis Brown, 1894-1918--Tombs--Pictorial works.; Fairmount...
- 2001
- 4040 Montview Boulevard
- View of 4040 Montview Boulevard in the South Park Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This modified foursquare house (1910 : William E. Fisher) features a pedimented gable attic window, a covered porch and chimney.
- Smith, Stella Moore--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Smith, Stella Moore--Homes and haunts.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Park Hill...
- 2006
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 26, 1911 June 24
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 18, 1909 June 19
- Parade
- ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) cadets march at the corner of Broadway and Maple Streets as part of an Armistice Day parade in Denver, Colorado. The teenagers carry rifles, wear hats and are dressed in uniform. Signs read: "Free," "200,"...
- United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps--People--1940-1950.; Armistice Day--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941 November 11
- Dr. Nininger, meteorite
- View of men, who include Dr. Harvey H. Nininger, stand beside pick-up trucks and probably a churn shot drill possibly in Saguache County, Colorado; the drill is labeled: "L[?] Dieckman Moffat Colo." Shows a horse-drawn wagon containing barrels.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1940-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Marksman
- A group of spectators watch as a Native American Sioux man stands in position to shot his bow and arrow. He wears a vest made of shell or bone; a decorative garland made of nuts, shell or bone that is around his waist, legs and ankles. Bird...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Sioux Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; Archery--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Parson Uzzell shooting jack rabbits Lamar, Colo.
- Parson Uzzel takes aim while hunting rabbits near Lamar (Prowers County), Colorado. Another man stands nearby and holds rabbits that have been shot.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--Lamar--1900-1910.
- [1900, December 19]
- Doctor's office
- Interior of a doctor's office, a man, possibly Dr. L. F. Preston, administers a shot to a patient, Denver, Colorado. Items in the room include: a desk, microscope, medical equipment, chairs, framed pictures, and a map of the United States.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Injections--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Medical offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Physicians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sick persons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Indian boy with bow
- A small Native American boy (tribe unknown) holds a bow and looks at an arrow he has just shot into the dirt. A woman with unbound hair dressed in a skirt and shawl stands in a doorway and smiles at him; another woman carries a baby on her back in...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Bows (Archery)--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Pueblos--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- San Francisco & Bay
- View of San Francisco, California. Shows the onion towers of the Jewish Synagogue and the Selby Shot Tower. Sailing ships are on San Francisco Bay in the distance.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Sailing ships--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco & Bay
- View of residences and commercial buildings in San Francisco, California. Shows an intersection, a vacant lot, and a building under construction. The Selby Shot Tower and San Francisco Bay are in the distance.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Building construction--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Sopris, John Bianchi
- A man identified as John Bianchi and a group of unidentified men pose near a store entrance in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. John Bianchi stands with his hand on his hip and holds a pistol. ...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Firearms--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Men--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1893 and 1915?]
- Bonnie McCarrol thrown from Silver, Bonnie knows they let'er buck
- Action shot of cowgirl Bonnie McCarrol, popular bronc-riding champion, being thrown off bucking bronco, Silver, at the Round Up, Pendleton, Oregon. She rides "slick" like male rodeo circuit riders with stirrups hanging loose. Riding "hobbled" with...
- Pendleton (Or.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Cowgirls--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; McCarrol, Bonnie.
- [1915]
- Yellowstone
- Group shot of possibly President Harding and cabinet members on their 1923 tour of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The driver stands beside the long touring automobile filled with men, parked on at a lookout over eroded canyon cliffs. Emblem on...
- Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Journeys --Wyoming.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Cabinet officers--United States--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- J.H. Kilday & W. Weld, prop.'s, White-House saloon, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of White House Saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; J. H. Kilday & W. Weld (proprietors), group of men stand in front of bar, two men wear aprons, one of whom holds a box of open cigars; additional men stand at bar with feet propped on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; White House Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1893 or 1894]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A seated, bespectacled elderly man wearing a Homburg hat gestures with one hand and holds a cane with the other. A seated Boy Scout pays close attention. A steamer type suitcase sits behind a metal cot...
- Boy Scouts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Reminiscing.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado, with a Boy Scout holding a Confederate flag and uniformed men on horses riding on the brick street. Onlookers stand on the sidewalk in the background. A lightpole with four crossed cast iron brackets holding...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, E. L.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Harry M. Rhoads at top of ladder, he never went anywhere without a ladder in his car
- Harry M. Rhoads stands on top of a ladder to get an elevated shot with his camera during an event in Denver, Colorado. Several other photographers hold up their cameras to Mr. Rhoads.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Harry M. Rhoads at top of ladder, he always had a ladder in his car
- Harry M. Rhoads stands on top of a ladder to get an elevated shot with his camera during an event in Denver, Colorado. Several other photographers hold up their cameras to Mr. Rhoads.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men pose with a saddled horse near Mishongnovi Pueblo, Second Mesa, Arizona. The men and horse stand on a sandy path lined with rocks. The men wear pants and shirts. One wears many beaded necklaces with a pendant....
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- With their boots on
- View of dead men on the boardwalk in Carbon (Carbon County), Wyoming. A boy identified as Judge Colbourne is by a barber pole; businesses are in the background.
- Carbon (Wyo.)--1850-1860.; Boardwalks--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Boys--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Buildings--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Dead persons--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.
- [between 1850 and 1860?]
- Soldiers of Wounded Knee
- Group shot of the Seventh (7th) Cavalry? posed with rifles in their camp on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The soldiers wear uniforms, some with fur skin caps and ammunition belts.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1891]
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895
- Red Tomahawk, who killed Sitting Bull
- Head and shoulders profile studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Red Tomahawk. He has a painted cloth draped over his shoulders and wears and eagle feather headdress on his head. He is known for being one of the Indian...
- Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Assassination.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Death & burial.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indian reservation police--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Red Tomahawk.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Red Tomahawk, slayer of Sitting Bull
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Red Tomahawk. He has a painted cloth draped over his shoulders and wears an eagle feather headdress. He is known for being one of the Indian police who shot and...
- Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Assassination.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Death & burial.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indian reservation police--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Red Tomahawk.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, wife of millionaire Horace Tabor; she wears a fur coat and hat, and is dusted with fake snow.
- Legislators' spouses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--1880-1900.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]