Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 S
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Hopi Indians
- View of Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) women who carry water containers in cloth slings and a pail near the Snake Shrine at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The Snake Shrine is a large pile of stones in which the jars for the snake washing...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Brighton
- View of an ornamental iron grave marker standing on a pedestal base in the cemetery in Brighton, Colorado; marker in the shape of a cross with rounded caps at the ends of the cross bar and at the top; decorative tendril and scroll like metal work...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Brighton--1940-1970.
- [between 1949 and 1966]
- Gunnison church camp
- A small gable-roofed log cabin is at the base of an evergreen- covered mountain at a church camp in Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. A metal porch chair sits on a porch made of stones, and stones line the street in front of the building. A car...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1967]
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- Western History Subject Index
- Moffat, David Halliday
- Colorado State Register of Historic Properties Nomination Form for Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- 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
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05272-007-00
- Blanca, Colo. old town pump house
- View of the structure over the Blanca town pump at the corner of Main street and Broadway in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. The building is made from field stones and mortar, has four arched openings and has a shingled roof.
- Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Stone buildings.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Blanca (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1994
- La Garita, Carnero Creek Cemetery
- View of the Carnero Creek Cemetery in La Garita (Saguache County), Colorado. Wood and metal crosses and grave stones are scatter through the cemetery. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance. The cemetery is on the United States and...
- Carnero Creek Cemetery (La Garita, Colo.)--1990-2000.; La Garita (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cemeteries.; Historic sites.; Carnero Creek Cemetery (La Garita, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--La Garita--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2000?
- Clear Creek in Silver Plume
- View of Clear Creek in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The water level is high. The stream banks are reinforced with stones and retaining walls. There are structures on either bank of the creek, these include a bandstand, St....
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (Silver Plume, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Streams.; Houses.; Catholic churches.; Bandstands.; Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (Silver...
- 2010
- Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
- View of Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church (1910 : John McDonald; additions and restorations 1918 : Harry James Manning and Frances W. Frewan; 1926 : William Bowman; 1958 : Edward F. Jansen), 1980 Dahlia Street in the South Park Hill...
- Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Presbyterian churches.; Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Presbyterian...
- 2002
- José de la Cruz Páiz and daughter María
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José de la Cruz Páiz and his teenage daughter María Dolores Páiz, Apishapa (Las Animas County), Colorado. An elderly José wears a jacket, and matching vest and pants. He has thick gray hair and a...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Apishapa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Families.; Older people.; Teenagers.; Páiz, José de la Cruz--Pictorial works.; Páiz, María Dolores--Pictorial works.; Fathers and...
- ca. 1860
- History of Denver
- The Colorado and Swimming Pool, Glenwood Springs
- View of the Hotel Colorado and the stone Bath House at the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. The four-story Italianate-style, stone and brick Hotel Colorado has square towers and a first floor arcade near...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1897?]
- Shale ledge at the retort of Cont. Oil Shale Mining Co., Rio Blanco Colo. [?]
- Close-up view of layered shale cliffs in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows steep rock walls and scattered stones on the ground in an area identified as near the Continental Oil Shale Mining Company retort.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Elysian Park, Fremont Gate
- View of the Fremont gate entrance to Elysian Park in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Shows a road and a steep path entering the park from a roadway adjacent to railroad tracks. An iron lamp post topped with an eagle is at...
- Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Boats.; Bridges.; Gardens.; Parks.; Trails & paths.
- [1905?]
- Fetish
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) tan stone fetish of a bear. Turquoise stones are used for the eyes and along the spine.
- Fetishes (Ceremonial objects)--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Zuni sculpture--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Moosongnave from Shepaulave
- View of a Hopi pueblo identified as Moosongnave (Musangnuvi or Mishongnovi) in Arizona. The pueblo structures are on the Second Mesa. Shows utilitarian pottery, baskets, grinding stones (matate), and a pathway between two pueblo complexes.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Street construction at the Alameda Avenue subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working by paving stones. Mount Evans is in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Tombstone of Mary E. Dudley, 1856-1915
- View of a grave marker in a Denver, Colorado, cemetery, with inscription: "Mary Dudley 1856-1915;" shows flower arrangements and other tomb stones.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Grave of H. H. on Cheyenne Mountain
- Helen (Fiske) Hunt Jackson's grave site on Cheyenne Mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, consists of a pile of stones.
- Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885--Tomb.; Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cairns--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Graves--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1891?]
- Grave of H. H. on Cheyenne Mtn.
- Helen (Fiske) Hunt Jackson's grave site on Cheyenne Mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, consists of a pile of stones.
- Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885--Tomb.; Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cairns--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Graves--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1891?]
- Grave of "H.H." Jackson
- Grave site of Helen (Fiske) Hunt Jackson on Cheyenne Mountain (El Paso County), Colorado. A large pile of stones, a cairn, marks the grave.
- Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885--Tomb.; Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cairns--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1891]
- Cliff Palace Mesa Verde
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins at Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows multi-story buildings with windows and square and round walls. Stones are scattered on the ground.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
- 1892
- Mesa Verde, the Cliff Palace
- View of multi-story Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins and rocky cliff walls. Multi-story buildings have square walls. Stones are scattered on the ground, and trees are in the canyon.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
- 1892
- The Merced and Bald Mt. near Wawona
- View of the South Fork Merced River and trees near Wawona in Yosemite National Park, California. A man and woman are on a large rock near fallen timber and stones in the river. Snow is on a mountain identified as Bald Mountain in the distance.
- Merced River, South Fork (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1900.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mission San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
- View of a fireplace in the refectory (dining hall) at San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano (Orange County), California. An earthenware vase filled with dead flowers sits on the mantle. Stones are piled near the fireplace opening and a can...
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Fireplaces--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; Interiors--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; Missions--California--San Juan...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Streets of Acoma, N.M.
- A group of Native American (Acoma) women wearing manta shawls stand by a ladder at Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. A Native American (Acoma) man with a band wrapped around his head and a poncho over his shoulders stands nearby. Stones erode from the...
- Acoma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- San Diego, Coronado Beach, Tent City
- Striped canvas tents are set up in rows on a narrow strip of land on Coronado Beach in Coronado (San Diego County), California. Laundry hangs on lines, and the door flaps of some tents are tied open. Wooden enclosures labeled: "Sink 1" and "Sink 3"...
- Coronado (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; Oceans--California--Coronado--1900-1910.; Sea walls--California--Coronado--1900-1910.; Tents--California--Coronado--1900-1910.
- c1905
- Bowen, Colorado
- A telegraph operator stands outside the Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office in Bowen, a Victor American Fuel Company town in Las Animas County, Colorado. The operator is probably a Hispanic man who wears pants, suspenders, a light colored...
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Bowen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Bowen--1900-1910.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Bowen--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Meeker, Colorado
- Men pose on boardwalk in front of the Meeker Hotel, a converted adobe army barracks with wood false front, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The hotel was founded by Susan C. Wright, one of the founders of Meeker. Her brother Reuben Sanford Ball...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- Rollinsville, Colorado
- Rollinsville, in Gilpin County, Colorado, consists of a quartz stamp mill, outbuildings and dwellings along a dirt road; Boulder Creek meanders through the adjacent meadow.
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865?]
- Nevada City
- View of a gravestone and stone plot foundation, in the Nevadaville, (Nevada City) cemetery, Gilpin County, Colorado, features: a carved rectangular stone with a curtain, tassels, a wreath, and a relief of a scroll. The inscribed epitaph on the...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Central City convent
- The St. Aloysius Convent and School, a boarding and day school, was opened in 1875 in Central City, Colorado, by the Sisters of St. Aloysius. The Victorian building is a two story structure with arched windows and a large cupola topped with a...
- St. Aloysius Convent & School (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1870-1940.
- [between 1875 amd 1935]
- Central City, Colorado
- This is the earliest known photograph of Central City, Colorado, which was probably taken in the early 1860s. The image shows a dirt road flanked by log cabins. Mine tailings scar the hillside, and a few trees remain at the top of the hill. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- Mesa Verde - detail of structure - grinding stone
- A grinding stone, used in ceremonies at Sun Temple, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, adjoins the southwest side of the ruin and is enclosed by flat stones on two sides.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sun Temple (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde - detail of structure - grinding stone
- A grinding stone, used in ceremonies at Sun Temple in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, adjoins the southwest corner of the ruin and is enclosed by stones on two sides.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sun Temple (Colo.)--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde Admin bldg
- A man is on the steps of the park headquarters building, Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The building is constructed in southwestern adobe style with flat stones, a flat roof and vigas.
- Park buildings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Leonard & Ella Knapp
- Leonard and Ella Knapp visit the final resting places of Jairus and Harriet Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Spouses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Ella.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.; Knapp, Leonard.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Probably Leonard's parents
- View of two gravestones that likely belong to the parents of Leonard Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Julia, on far right, and her parents, Ella & Leonard K. Knapp
- Leonard, Ella, and Julia Knapp visit the final resting places of Jairus and Harriet Knapp, Colorado. Stones read: "Jairus S. Knapp, May 8, 1825, Oct. 1, 1905," and "Harriet K. Knapp Jan. 31, 1825, May 24, 1905."
- Spouses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Knapp, Ella.; Knapp, Harriet K.--Tomb.; Knapp, Jairus S.--Tomb.; Knapp, Leonard.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Indians, Pueblo, food preparation
- Pueblo Native American women use grinding stones (metates) inside bins to process food.
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Home food processing--1910-1920.
- [between 1910-1930?]
- Ruins- McElmo Dist. J 82
- View of Anazazi ruins (later to be designated Hovenweep National Monument), Montezuma County, Colorado. Two men pose on a large rock near the Native American ruins of a stone and mud tower; one man stands close to the ruins, the other below on the...
- Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Knives and scrapers
- Close-up view of eleven stone knives and scrapers, possibly two metate stones.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Scrapers (Tools)--1890-1910.; Antiquities--1890-1910.; Knives--1890-1910.
- [between 1895?]
- Little Crow Indian cemetery, on Oak Creek
- An elderly Native American (Crow) stands near a grave at the Little Crow Indian Cemetery on Oak Creek, possibly Wyoming. Other grave stones are in the area, a wooden church building is in the background on a vast plain.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--1900-1910.; Graves--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Step House, Mesa Verde
- View of Stephouse ruin on Wetherhill Mesa, at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The Native American (Anasazi) ruins of a two story stone and mud pueblo building with two window holes stand near other one story pueblo ruins that...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Step House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- Step House M. V.
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) ruins, Step House, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. A two story stone and mud pueblo building with a flat roof and two window holes stands near a cliff overhang. Underneath the cliff...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Step House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915
- Spring House
- View of ancient Native American (Anasazi) stone and mud cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The Spring House ruins stand on two levels underneath a cliff overhang. The pueblo homes on the upper level have wooden...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Spring House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological...
- 1915