Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buffalo Bill
- William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses outdoors on a boulder on a hill or mountain. He wears a suit, tie, and cowboy hat. Shows a valley and distant mountains.
- Entertainers--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- 1917
- Sidesaddle on a burro
- A girl rides a burro in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado, on Main Street. She wears high button shoes, a pleated dress, and a straw hat with ribbons. A building has a balcony / porch and signs "Emery's Photograph Gallery," and "Drug...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- 1884
- 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
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- The Aeronaut, His Book Read Aloud: The Yearbook of the Students of South High School 1929
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1929.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1929
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- 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
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- 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
- 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
- Good Americans Organization banquet
- View of a Good Americans Organization (G.A.O.) banquet probably in Denver, Colorado. Well dressed men and women sit at banquet tables. There is a head table with men and women and a priest at the front of the room. An American flag is beside the...
- Good Amiercans Organization--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Banquets.; Good Americans Organization--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Dinners and...
- [1954?]
- Anita Apodaca Alire and friend
- Anita Apodaca Alire, in a long coat, poses with a gas station attendant as she puts gas into an automobile. The license plate on the car reads: "1-44792 5 Colorado 49."
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations.; Women.; Alire, Anita Apodaca--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Service stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- [1949?]
- Unidentified group in front of church door
- An unidentified group of students and adults poses in front of an wooden arched entrance to a church. The men women and teenage boys and girls stand or kneel on the concrete sidewalk in front of the building..
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American teenagers--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Church doors--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1957?]
- Dilia Trujillo, Josephine Sandoval, Manuelita Santistevan
- Three well dressed women pose beside an automobile. They are identified as Dilia Trujillo, Josephine Sandoval and Manuelita Santistevan. The three women wear dresses with low waists and scarfs. They wear their hair short. One woman has marcelled...
- Trujillo, Dilia--Pictorial works.; Sandoval, Josephine--Pictorial works.; Santistevan, Manuelita--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Pictorial works.
- 1928
- UFWOC sign
- View of a UFWOC (United Farm Workers Organizing Committee) sign in the window of an office of the lettuce strikers at Finerman Farms in Center (Saguache County), Colorado. UFWOC was the precursor to the UFWA (United Farm Workers of America) and...
- United Farm Workers Organizing Committee--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Signs (Notices).; United Farm Workers Organizing Committee--Pictorial works.; Signs and signboards--Colorado--Center--Pictorial works.; Center (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1970?
- Nuns and children
- A nun dressed in a habit poses on the porch of a house or building with a large group of students in Colorado. The children stand on porch steps. The boys, girls and teenagers are well dressed. A dog is near the steps.
- Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Teenages--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Nuns--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [bertween 1920 and 1930?]
- Karl's Liquor, Denver, Colo.
- An unidentified employee stands in the door of Karl's Liquors located at 6781 West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A sign in the window of the store reads "There is No Strike Against This Store." The United Farm Workers were demonstrating...
- Karl's Liquors (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Karl's Liquors (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Boycotts--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1975?
- Sister Pauline Apodaca and her father
- Sister Pauline Apodaca poses in a living room with her father. She wears a blue habit and glasses. Her elderly father wears a shirt and tie. He has gray hair and eyeglasses
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Older people.; Apodaca, Pauline--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1969
- Boy at UFW protest
- View of a young boy, probably from Colorado, at a United Farm Workers protest with his family. He kneels in the dirt and plays. He has long dark hair, a striped T-shirt and striped pants. Bleachers are in the distance.
- United Farm Workers--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Boys.; United Farm Workers--Pictorial works.; Demonstrations--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Play--Pictorial works.
- [1970?]
- Girl and young boy in wagon
- Unidentified children, a boy and a girl, sit in a wagon in a backyard probably in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a dress and saddle shoes. The boy wears a shirt and shorts. A brick row house is in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Children.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Julio Acosta
- Julio Acosta walks down a street near the Poblana Restaurant, probably in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark shirt, light colored pants and dark glasses.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acosta, Julio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1945
- Anita Alire and some friends pose in front of a gas station
- Anita Apodaca Alire, in a long coat, poses with three men in front of a service station probably in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads: "Joe Service Pat." Two of the men wear service station uniforms. The woman rests her hand on a...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations.; Women.; Alire, Anita Apodaca--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Service stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- [1949?]
- United Farm Workers protest
- Members of the United Farm Workers of America and their supporters march in a field at an unidentified farm. One man carries a UFW flag, another wears sunglasses.
- United Farm Workers of America--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Demonstrations--Pictorial works.
- [1970?]
- UFW Conference, Fresno, Calif.
- Cesar Chavez, greets a member of the Colorado delegation at the United Farm Workers of America Convention in Fresno, California. He has his arm around an unidentified, elderly woman. She has white hair, eyeglasses, a floral print dress and a...
- United Farm Workers of America--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fresno (Calif.)--1950-1960.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1974
- Dad
- A man identified as "dad" poses in a field in Colorado. He wears a hat, jacket, slacks, vest and tie and smokes a pipe. A small image overlays the print. It shows an elderly Hispanic woman in a long black dress and a full, black manta or shawl that...
- Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Women.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Minority older people--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- [between 1930 and1940?]
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, Company C preparing to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition, Paradise, Washington
- Men from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), Company C line up beside their skis as they prepare to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Behind them is Paradise Lodge, obscured by tremendous snow drifts.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- Spring 1942
- Above Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) looks at Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Expedition. He is wearing a cap, goggles, gloves, and an anorak and is carrying a large backpack, and rope and...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May, 1942]
- The birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- Captain Albert Jackman and Lieutenant Paul Townsend inside an Everest Tent, on Mount Rainier, Washington
- View of Captain Albert Jackman and Lieutenant Paul Townsend of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) inside a green Everest Tent during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Jackman is taking notes and Townsend is reading. Equipment...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; Townsend, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May 1942]
- Captain Albert Jackman at Cadaver Gap, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Captain Albert Jackman of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) and commander of the Mount Rainier Test Expedition, at Cadaver Gap, Mount Rainier, Washington.
- Cadaver Gap (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Captain Albert Jackman, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re- enforced
- Portrait of Captain Albert Jackman of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) leader of the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. He is wearing a cap, snow goggles, khaki anorak, light khaki pants, shoe packs and crampons and sitting in the snow.
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 1942]
- Group of skitroopers in "whites", near Paradise, Washington
- A group of twelve 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) skitroopers, wearing winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" and carrying knapsacks and rifles, stand near pine trees heavily covered with snow.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May, 1942]
- Captain Albert Jackman belays Corporal Peter Gabriel as he cuts steps into the face of a crevass en route to the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington
- Captain Albert Jackman of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) belays Corporal Peter Gabriel as he uses an ice axe to cut steps into the face of a crevass en route to the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington. Taken during the Mount...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army....
- [May 1942]
- Leaving Camp Muir at the end of the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- Thirteen men, expedition team members, and porters from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) prepare to leave Camp Muir, also known as Camp One during the Mount Rainier expedition lead by Captain Albert Jackman to test field equipment...
- Camp Muir (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 20, 1942]
- Lieutenant John Jay with motion picture camera, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Portrait of Lieutenant John Jay of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) holding a small motion picture camera. Jay is wearing a head-band that covers his ears, dark goggles, a gold watch with a leather band, and a khaki anorak. Taken...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Jay, John.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 1942]
- Instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Nineteen instructors from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) stand at ease on their skis, or sit in a snow covered valley. One man practices a snow-plough stop. All are wearing caps, dark wool uniforms and shoe-packs. Snow covered...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Lieutenant Paul Townsend skiing, Paradise, Washington
- Lieutenant Paul Townsend of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), skis barechested near Paradise, Washington.
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Townsend, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division,...
- [1942]
- Men and fog on the summit of Mount Rainier, Washinton
- Seven men from the Mount Rainier Test Expedition of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) on the summit as fog descends and obscures visibility. All relax in various states of repose wearing anoraks with the hoods up, dark pants, and...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 16, 1942]
- Men on the roof of Paradise Lodge, Washington
- A group of men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) at ease on the roof of Paradise Lodge, Washington on a sunny day. Snow covered mountains stretch into the distance.
- Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Mount Rainier from North Fort Lewis, Washington
- View of snow-capped Mount Rainer taken from North Fort Lewis, Washington. White army barracks and parked cars line a flat open field bordered by pine trees in the distance. One person is visible walking toward the nearest building. The 87th...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Mountain landscape near Paradise, Washington
- A snowy mountain landscape taken near Paradise, Washington shows the area where the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) began mountain training.
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Paradise Lodge buried in snow, Washington
- View of Paradise Lodge, Washington, training Headquarters of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced). The building is buried in snow. Two doors on the ground floor are visible and two windows on upper floors are partially clear. A jeep is...
- Camp Muir (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Captain Paul Lafferty and ski instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Captain Paul Lafferty and five ski instructors, all from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), stand on skis at the top of a slope in the mountains near Paradise, Washington. All are wearing caps, anoraks, wool pants and shoe-packs.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Charles C. Bradley
- Portrait of the photographer, taken with his camera, while in the 10th Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group. He is wearing a cap and a white anorak and has a small mustache.
- Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; Bradley, Charles C., 1911-; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943 or 1944
- Charley Bradley ski jumping, Aspen, Colorado
- Charles C. Bradley of the U. S. Army Tenth Mountain Division during a ski jump Aspen, Colorado. A wooden building, possibly a watch tower, is visible in the background. Bradley is wearing his ski uniform including his cap.
- Photographers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Bradley, Charles C., 1911-; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943 or 1944
- Clarence Campbell ski jumping Aspen, Colorado
- Clarence Campbell of the Tenth Mountain Division ski jumps from a slope facing Aspen, Colorado. He is wearing his army issue ski uniform.
- Photographers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Campbell, Clarence.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943-1944
- Captain Paul Lafferty, Paradise, Washington
- Portrait of Paul Lafferty, Captain in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced). He is wearing a white anorak, sun glasses, goggles, a knapsack and has a rifle over his shoulder. In the background other skitroops dressed in the same...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Corporal Eldon Metzger attaching ski climbers, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Corporal Eldon Metzger of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), attaches ski climbers as part of the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Metzger is wearing dark-glasses, and zinc oxide on his lips, a dark shirt and pants, suspenders, a belt...
- Ski troops--Washington--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Metzger, Eldon.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 1942]
- Evacuation of injured student near Paradise, Washington
- Seven men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing skis pull an injured student strapped to a sled across the snow, near Paradise, Washington.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]