Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05023-006-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05012-016-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05281-016-00
- 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
- An Index to Trail Magazine 1908-1929: Deaths and Obituaries.
- An index to the death and obituary notices published in Trail Magazine. Index is organized alphabetically by last name, and includes the type of announcement, the volume, number and page of the original announcement. Includes both volumes I and II.
- Society of Colorado Pioneers.; Sons of Colorado (Organization) ; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Obituaries--Indexes.; Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Patriotic societies--Colorado.
- undated
- Colorado Obituary Project 1969-1990, Revised
- The Colorado Obituary Project is a statewide index of approximately 50,000 non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990. Researchers may request a copy of the full text obituary through the Western History and Genealogy Department.
- Colorado--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.;Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- Descendants of Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2005 April
- Descendants of Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- World War I Civilian Registration Index of Colorado Minorities.
- List of men of ethnic minority between the ages of 18 and 45 who were required to register for the United State Selective Service during World War I. List is taken from Microfilm Rolls # 1509 CO 1-CO 2, and CO 6-CO 9, for Alamosa, Arapahoe,...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System-- Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914 -1918.; United States....
- undated
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- 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
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado Springs, Colorado Museum. Pioneer Museum.
- Antlers Hotel fire
- A crowd looks at the charred debris of the Antlers Hotel following a fire that destroyed the hotel on October 1, 1898. Only the smoke stack and burned debris from the walls are left standing. The town of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Glenwood Springs
- A view overlooking the town of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows the town, the Colorado river, the Roaring Fork river, bridges and railroad tracks. The Hotel Colorado is the lone multi-story building on one side of the river.
- Colorado River (Colo. - Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Hotel Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Hotel Colorado pool
- A group of bathers stand on a staircase attached to a slide in front of the Hotel Colorado pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Next to the slide is a lean-to covered with vines, a few men are seated on a bench underneath.
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver office building
- Men look into a window of a brokerage office in Denver, Colorado. A miniature oil derrick is on display in the window. The words: "Boulder. Florence. Pagosa Spgs. Debeque." and "Oil Stocks and Broker [?]" are painted on the window.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Antlers fire
- A view of the burned remains of the Antlers hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed in a fire on October 1, 1898. Shows a large section of burned rubble, spectators on the surrounding streets and local...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- Laying cornerstone of courthouse
- A large crowd is gathered on sloping ground at the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado. The men wear suits and hats and the women are in dresses and elegant hats. Within the crowded...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Maiden voyage to Cripple Creek
- A group of men and women pose in front of a Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railroad passenger train on its maiden voyage to Cripple Creek, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and hats, the women wear full length dresses and hats. A plume of smoke...
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Group on handcar on Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railway
- A group of men and women on a handcar on the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek Railway, pause for a view into a valley, Teller County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- No. 5 of Colo. Spgs. & Cripple Creek District RR
- A group officials, digintaries and the press men pose in front of engine number 5 of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, prior to departure from the Rio Grande station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A coal car and passenger...
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Events--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1901 March 1927]
- Train at summit of Pikes Peak M & P.P. Ry.
- View of a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway locomotive and passenger car on the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the one story, stone Army Signal Station. A nearby rock is inscribed: "B.G. Robbins. Colo Spgs. 8-10-90 P.P. or...
- United States. Army. Signal Corps--Buildings--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Signal...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Manitou Colo.
- View of a street in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, utility poles, houses, and hotels.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Polo Glenwood Spgs.
- Men on horseback play polo in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Polo--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [1899, August 9]
- Hunting party at Colo. Hotel, Glenwood Spgs.
- Members of a hunting party that includes President Theodore Roosevelt pose outdoors near the Colorado Hotel in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. The men wear suits.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Spring, Colo.)
- [1905]
- Hunting party at Glenwood Spgs.
- A member of President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party poses on horseback in Garfield County, Colorado. He wears a bandolier bag, chaps, and a wide-brimmed hat. A pack of dogs and other men in the party are nearby.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Hunting party at Glenwood Spgs.
- A member of President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party poses on horseback in Garfield County, Colorado. He wears chaps, a scarf around his neck, and wide brimmed hat.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Antlers fire
- Spectators stand next to the charred rubble of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed by a fire on October 1, 1898.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- Antlers fire
- People walk through the burned remains of the Antlers hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed in a fire on October 1, 1898. Shows the hotel remains, horse drawn carriages and mountains in the background.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- Antlers fire
- Spectators watch as fire fighters put out a hot spot in the burned remains of what was the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (El Paso county), Colorado. The hotel was destroyed by fire on October 1, 1898.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898 October 1
- Ute Park 14 mi. above Colo. Spgs. on Ute Pass station on Colo. Midland R.R.
- View of farms, hay meadows, houses, and a Colorado Midland Railway depot near Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colo. Spgs. baseball team
- Group photograph of a baseball team in uniform with a bat boy in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Bat boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Group on handcar near Hell Gate
- A group of men and women, on a handcar on the Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, pause near Hell Gate for a view of Fryingpan Valley, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland Band at Colo. Spgs.
- Shows the Colorado Midland Railway Company band at Colorado Springs, Colorado. They wear uniforms and headdresses with a Native American theme. The members are seated in chairs possibly in a public park; a few spectators are in the background. One...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colo. Midland RR Car No. 100
- Three men pose next to Colorado Midland Railway Company passenger car no. 100 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Glenwood Spgs., Hotel Colo.
- Interior view of the Palm Garden Annex at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. A waterfall cascades into a pool that is partitioned by an iron fence. Dining room tables have place settings, tablecloths and napkins....
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood...
- 1901
- Glenwood Spgs., Hotel Colo.
- View of the Hotel Colorado from a foot bridge over the Colorado River, Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Short line engine no. 2
- A women uses a bottle of champagne to christen the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek train No. 2 in Colorado. "Schenecady Locomotive Works" is stamped on the engine door.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; Dedications--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colo. Spgs. & Cripple Creek Dist. RR excursion
- Passengers pose on the tracks in front of a Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railroad train in Colorado. One man holds a camera on a tripod.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Fairy Caves Glenwood Spgs.
- Men stand in a cave at Fairy Caves in Garfield County, Colorado. Stalactites are on the ceiling.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Caves--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Stalactites & stalagmites--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fairy Cave Glenwood Spgs
- Interior view of a cave at Fairy Caves near Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Caves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Glenwood Spgs, Colo.
- View of Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows store fronts, pedestrians, a flagpole and parked cars (a license plate reads: "166-545 Colo."). Signs on store buildings read: "Ford Authorized Service Center," "Chevrolet...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.
- 1925 June
- Club house, Russell Spgs Lakes
- View of three men and three hunting dogs by a wooden cabin near Russell Springs Lakes in Saguache County, Colorado. Shows a hay stack and a horse drawn wagon (with a farm implement on it) in the distance.
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.
- 1909 February 5
- Idaho Spgs house
- View of a house on Colorado Street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story building has chimneys, a bay window, and decorative barge board with stars, arrows, flowers, and geometric shapes.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Idaho Spgs School
- View of the high school in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The cornerstone reads: "Idaho Springs High School [...]".
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Above Idaho Spgs, Alma Lincoln mine
- View of the Alma Lincoln mine with: buildings, tailings, tramway, railroad tracks, and ore cars in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Victor, Colo.
- View in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, shows store fronts with decorative brickwork along a dirt road. Signs read: "Cole Bros Circus, Colorado Spgs., daily 2 and 8 p. m., Wednesday, July 31," "Notary Public, Insurance," "Fairview Dining Room,"...
- Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Idaho Spgs. church
- View of the mission style Calvary Episcopal church in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Calvary Episcopal Church (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938