Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- Fairmount sexton's records, 1891-1953, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
- Fairmount Sexton’s Records 1891-1953 list over 85,500 burials or entombments. The Fairmount Sexton Records 1891–1953 were microfilmed in 1959 by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The grave registers were arrange in rough “alphabetical...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado--Genealogy.; Colorado--Vital records.
- 2004
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Denver Public Library 1937 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1937. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 1995
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1939
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna
- The flat-roofed buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico sit on top of a gently sloping hill in the distance. A small body of water, possibly the "lagoon" after which the pueblo was named, lies in the foreground. Small ripples are formed by the...
- Lakes & ponds--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Lake and white caps
- A small boat is tied on the shore of a small lake in Colorado, possibly Grand Lake in Grand County. The current in the water forms small waves. A ridge of mountains stands in the distance.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Waterfronts--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two small wood construction houses in Georgetown, Colorado, the home of the Hermit of Georgetown. Both buildings have gable roofs: the one on the left has the entrance in the long side, and the one on the right has the entrance in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1978?]
- Denver Public Library 1929 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1929. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Houses in Curtis Park Historic District
- Two unidentified houses in the Curtis Historic District, located in Denver Colorado. The buildings in the district reflect a wide diversity of styles and levels of sophistication in their design. While some wood frame examples survive, most are...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Houses in Curtis Park Historic District
- Two unidentified houses in the Curtis Historic District, located in Denver Colorado. The buildings in the district reflect a wide diversity of styles and levels of sophistication in their design. While some wood frame examples survive, most are...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- 1887 Corbett & Ballenger's 15th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Children Boarding Van at Mission Viejo
- Group of small children boarding a yellow van with the help of an adult. The van has lettering on the side which appears to say "Mission Viejo Recreation Center", although only "Miss" and "Recrea" are completely visible. Small red building with...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Mission Viejo Sign
- Wooden Mission Viejo sign. Sign has two slats across front with red lettering spelling MISSION/ VIEJO. A small wooden portion across top says CHAMBERS-HAMPDEN ENTRANCE in light colored lettering. Small portion on bottom says POPULATION 1440. Grass...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Homestead Cabin, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the small Homestead Cabin located at the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, 3202 Chambers Way, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The ca. 1860s, rustic one-story log cabin has small windows, a wood shake roof, and small stone chimney. The structure...
- Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Log cabins--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1990-2000.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Log...
- 1996
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Tunnel 6 and Plaines [sic], Moffat Road
- View towards Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake) Tunnel Six along the Moffat Road, Colorado; distant view of the Plains; man, stack of posts and small machine (wire spool or hoist mechanism) alongside standard...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Returning from the frontlines
- In a view taken from above, twenty-nine Tenth Mountain Division soldiers march around a curve in a road towards a bridge over a small creek. A covered truck is begining its crossing as a soldier driving a camuflaged weasle (a treaded mitlitary...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 February 22
- Estufa at Santa Clara entrance ladder
- View of an adobe estufa or kiva at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The kiva has a small round window and a small wooden platform near the top of the wall. A wooden ladder leans against the small platform, and extends past the top of the estufa. An...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Kivas--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestible, in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule. Crosses at the apex of the vestibule gable and the apex...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1950
- The Village beach, Grand Lake
- Partial view of boats docked on sandy shore of Grand Lake, Colorado near town of Grand Lake; one boat moored to small wooden pier; another boat with three people heading onto lake; edge of town with small wooden frame buildings or shacks.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Hyman's Club, Leadville saloon
- Four men pose in front of the two double door entry doors of the Hyman's Club at 316 Harrison Street in Leadville, Colorado. The wood frame false front building has large pane windows. Three of the men wear suits, vests and hats and the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- The remains of a stone wall stand on the slope of a small hill, probably in southeastern Utah or southwestern Colorado, in this slightly out of focus image. Small shrubs and rocks lie in the foreground. A hill dotted with small trees is in the...
- Archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Stone walls--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- John Graf 1939
- Eldora resident John Graf stands with a dog on a step in front of a house, probably in Eldora. He reportedly moved to the small mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, in 1919 and made his living selling and delivering fireplace wood to other...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dogs--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Window boxes--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Graf, John.
- [1939?]
- Eldora - Frost plume on pine tree 1939
- A large pine tree stands in the foreground on the side of a small hill near Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A small building resembling an outhouse stands near the tree. Several additional buildings stand in the background. A...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Privies--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Nederland, Colorado. Hotels and Motels. The Antlers (first)
- A group of men, women and children stands on the front porch and in front of The Antlers Hotel in Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, probably in the 1890s. A man stands next to a woman holding a baby on the right side of the front porch. The...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Nederland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.; Porches--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Twin Lake
- Men and two women stand onboard a two-level touring boat tied to a dock at Twin Lakes, south of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. Several scenes are painted on the rail at the bow of the boat, including a large fish and a landscape scene. A man...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Boats--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Piers & wharves--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1900.; Women--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Meeker School in Greeley
- Two small children sit on a horse in the left midground on the shore of a small pond in front of the large Meeker School at 8th Street and 10th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado. Several trees, including one in the right foreground, stand along the shore...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Children--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1900.; Meeker School (Greeley, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Grand Central Hotel, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Grand Central Hotel, Georgetown, Colorado. the wood construction building has a hipped roof with a brick chimney and overhanging eaves, a balcony, and a small room added on the back. A large sign hanging from a post at the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1910.; Grand Central Hotel (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1870 and 1910?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sprinkling salt or pepper on his food. He is wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. His food is spread out on a trunk covered by a small...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Native American man with children
- A Native American man kneels on the ground next to three small children. The man's left hand is bandaged and rests in a sling hanging from around his neck. He wears a blanket around his right shoulder. The man holds his right arm around a small boy...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Wounds & injuries--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Three houses in Leadville
- View of three wood frame houses on West Fourth Street in Leadville, Colorado. In the right foreground is a close-up of a small L- shaped house with a front gable and intersecting side gable. The corner front porch has turned posts, a spindle frieze...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1962
- Syphon Mutual Ditch, Sunny side, Plateau Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Syphon Mutual Ditch, Sunnyside, in Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dirt-covered and uncovered wooden flume extends down hillside and across small ravine; shows a small wood-frame residence, sod...
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Sunnyside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Flumes--Colorado--Sunnyside--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Sunnyside--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Pennsylvania Mining Accidents 1869 - 1916
- History of mines and mining in Pennsylvania, and an alphabetical index by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents in Pennsylvania for the years 1869, 1871, 1872, 1874 (partial), 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888,...
- Mine accidents--Pennsylvania--Indexes.
- 2007
- Denver Public Library 1936 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1936. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Hoffman Heights Development, Original Brick House
- Black and white print of unidentified brick house in Hoffman Heights Development in Aurora. House has lighter brick on top and darker brick along bottom. Street, sidewalk, and grass lawn visible. Lawn has a small bush and a small tree. Single car...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Eating Contest at Mission Viejo
- Young people seated face down at long brown tables with their hands in their laps. Appears to be an eating contest. Crowd of people standing around the tables to observe. Small strip of blue sky and white clouds visible at the top.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Families during Christmas at Mission Viejo
- A view looking down on adults and a few small children dressed in coats and sweaters. A decorated Christmas tree and wrapped presents in one corner. A door also visible.
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Family in Front of Tree at Mission Viejo
- Family of four standing in front of large pine tree with Christmas lights. Man wearing tan jacket and tan pants holding small boy wearing blue sweater with design and matching hat. Woman wearing dark blue shirt, red pants, and white furry jacket....
- Christmas..; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Singing Christmas Songs at Mission Viejo
- Group of young people singing from Christmas books. Many of the females wearing white blouses with small red bows at the collars.
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing a main desk. Carpet is rust colored and the counter is orange with white stripes dividing into sections. An adult and a child standing at the counter. A blue two seater couch and an orange chair, both with wooden arms...
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Interior of Library at Mission Viejo
- Interior of library, facing book shelves in the sections "Fiction" and "Biography". Book cases have seven shelves each and the ends are a royal blue color. The ends have small white signs with letters to indicate what books are held in each row....
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Man and Child Eating at Mission Viejo
- Man with curly hair and sunglasses holding young child with blond hair. Man is wearing white tank top with blue and red ribbing with blue shorts. Child is wearing blue sneakers and has napkin covering its front and is holding a spoon up to its...
- Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980