Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sitting Bull School, Grand River
- Group portrait of Dakota students and white teachers outside Sitting Bull School, Grand River, North Dakota. Two dogs are in front of the students. Students range from small children to young adults.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Education--1880-1890.; Schools--North Dakota--Grand River--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Philips School kindergarten class
- Photograph of a kindergarten class at Philips Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during play time. Students around the room are in various groups playing with building blocks, puzzles, reading, baby carriages, and boxes. A teacher walks...
- Philips School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Newlon School students working in groups
- The photograph is of students and their teacher in a classroom at Jesse H Newlon Elementary School at 361 Vrain Street in Denver, Colorado. The students are seated near the blackboard and appear to be working in groups. All the students in one of...
- Newlon School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Barnum West (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Teachers.
- 1951
- Outstanding Sophomores
- Students identified as only Ms. Cruz and Mr. Martinez, and recognized as the outstanding sophomores of their class, stand near an art-deco style jukebox at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado.
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Jukeboxes.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1954?]
- Outstanding Freshman
- Students identified as only Mr. McClaren and Ms. Alvarez, and recognized as the outstanding freshman of their class, stand near a console style record player at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado....
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Phonographs.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1953]
- Skinner Junior High School weeding lawn
- A photograph of students weeding the lawn of Skinner Junior High School. The school building is beside the group of students. They are all busy pulling weeds while their teacher supervises.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Gardeners.; Gardening.; Weeds.
- 1930
- Smiley Junior High School 9A class picture
- A photograph of the students from 9A class from Smiley Junior High School. The class arranged on the stairs of the entrance to the school. The matte for the photograph has the signatures of the students.
- Smiley Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Group portraits.
- 1938 June
- San Luis Institute chorus
- Students in the General Vocational Program pose inside the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. The men are identified as, Top row: Abel Rodriguez, Abel Rena, Jose A. Lucero, Raymond Muniz, and William...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Choral organizations--Pictorial...
- [1953]
- Class of 1897
- Studio group portrait of members of the class of 1897 at probably Georgetown High School in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Professor D.R. Hatch has a moustache, wears a suit with a bow tie and sits with the students. The young women...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dresses--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Geological labratory [sic], Colo. State School of Mines
- Students sit at long wooden tables and study rock specimens in the geology lab at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Wooden drawers filled with rocks are in front of the students. Two students wear sweaters with...
- Colorado School of Mines--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Chemical laboratory, Colo. School of Mines
- Students sit at work tables in the chemical laboratory classroom at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Glass bottles, beakers, a funnel and filter, and a crock are on the tables and in the room. A teacher stands...
- Colorado School of Mines--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Laboratories--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- High School students in art class
- Photograph of several students in an art class at an unidentified high school in Denver, Colorado. The students sit with their backs to the camera, with one male student sitting the corner with his back to the other students. Examples of...
- Students.; Artists.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1890
- Students, Georgetown, Colorado
- A group of students pose for a group photograph in Georgetown, Colorado. The students are in three lines in front of a brick wall (probably the two-story brick school built 1874.) Two children's faces are dimly seen in one of the windows. The boys...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ralston School
- Group portrait of elementary through high school age students, and two teachers, at the Ralston School in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. The students stand and sit in rows in front of a wooden clapboard building. The boys wear western shirts,...
- Jefferson County Public Schools (Jefferson County, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Ralston School (Arvada, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Arvada (Colo.)--1950-1960.; School children--Colorado--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Arvada--1950-1960.;...
- 1951
- Lower Town Grade School
- Students of the Lower Town Grade School pose on the front steps of the school, Gunnison, Colorado. 1. Phillip Vidal -- 2. Bruce Hartsman -- 3. Archie Northway -- 4. Annie Silka -- 5. Hazel Hartsman -- 6. ? Vidal -- 7. Myrtel Crey -- 8. Tra Fosten...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Five students, four girls and one boy, browse in the school library in a Greeley, Colorado school in Weld County. Each student holds an open book. Rows of books are on the shelves behind them.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Special English class sponsored by United Mexican-American Students at CU
- An instructor at a podium lectures students in a special English class at the University of Boulder in Boulder, Colorado. The is class sponsored by United Mexican-American Students. Writing on the chalkboard reads: "Hellems Annex 356 EXT. 8521...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.;...
- 1971
- Caroline Bancroft High School Scrapbook
- Scrapbook created by Caroline Bancroft pertaining to her years as a student at North Denver High School. Included in the scrapbook are photographs of students, dance cards, news paper clippings, and dance photographs of students. Some pages have...
- Bancroft, Caroline--Archives.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; North Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910-1920
- Newlon School classroom with students
- The photograph is is of students in a classroom at Jesse H Newlon Elementary School at 361 Vrain Street in Denver, Colorado. Two boys are passing out books from a cart while the rest of the class works independently. The school is located in the...
- Newlon School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Barnum West (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Books.; Students.
- undated
- Smedley School mid-morning lunch
- Photograph of a mid-morning lunch at Smedley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Lines of younger students stand against the walls of a hallway. In the middle of the room are sawhorses with plywood across the tops. One top of the plywood are...
- Smedley School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Philips School physical education class
- Photograph of a physical education class at Philips Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. A class of older students sit on the gym floor looking at a raised platform. On the platform is a teacher with two students. The two students with with...
- Philips School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Students at St. Cajetan's School
- Young women students and Theatine priest, Father John Ordinas, pose on the steps of Saint Cajetan's School, located at Lawrence and 8th (Eighth) Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Magdalena Gallegos is in the front row, she...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Priests.; Students.; Teenagers.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Ordinas, John, Father--Pictorial works.;...
- 1949
- Stevens School first school in Denver re-enactment
- Photograph of a re-enactment of the first school in Denver by students at Stevens Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado. One boy wears side burns, spectacles and a period suit as he sits at a podium. next to him is a split log bench, a...
- Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1935
- Owl canyon School
- Girls, Hispanic students, pose in and near the doorway at Owl Canyon School in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear winter coats.
- Owl Canyon School (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Students.; Schools.; Girls.; Owl Canyon School (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1937 November 18]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- Steele School sewing project
- Photograph of a teacher and students during a sewing project at Steele Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The teacher is seated at a desk. Around her stand several students. Each student has some fabric, needles and thread and are in various...
- Steele School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938 January
- West High School motion picture project filming students
- Photograph taken of filming during Denver's West High School's motion picture project entitled "How to Find a Job". A unidentified male student stands with his back to the camera while he is filming a group of students. Next to him are two other...
- Motion Pictures.; West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Denver elementary teacher with students
- Photograph of a teacher in a Denver Public School classroom with four of her students. Two boys sit at a table with typewriters in front of them and hearing headphones. Their heads are turned to look at two unidentified girls standing at a...
- Typewriters.; Classrooms.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1961 February 3
- Students from Martínez School
- Anglo American and Hispanic American school students from the Martínez School pose in Martínez Plaza near the village of Plaza de los Martínez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys and teenagers, one on horseback, sit on the ground or...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Martinez Plaza (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children.; Students.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Martinez Plaza--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Martinez...
- 1910
- Montclair School cheesemaking project
- Photograph of a class participation project on cheesemaking at Montclair Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Pictured in the photograph are five unidentified students straining the whey from the curds. One boy pours a liquid into the cheese...
- Montclair School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Cutler, Wm. F. Strieby, Chimsty [sic]
- Interior view of a Cutler Hall chemistry classroom, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows wooden desks, scientific glassware, a chalkboard, parlor stove, and oil chandeliers. Professor William Strieby poses with...
- Colorado College--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Classrooms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Strieby,...
- 1890
- Barn built by boys of the manual training class, Appleton
- Buggies sit in front of stalls where horses stand in a barn built by Appleton high school manual training students in Appleton (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a long, low covered wooden shed with open stalls.
- Appleton High School (Appleton, Colo.)--Products--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1918?]
- Colorado State College football
- Four football players, Mickey Holmes, Mike Woolford, Don Millwood, and Hiram Haynes, pose in a line with their hands on their knees on the playing field in on the campus of Colorado State College (also known as the University of Northern Colorado...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.; Football players--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1960-1970.; University of Northern Colorado.
- 1967 May 12
- McKinley School students making Japanese kites
- The photograph shows a teacher from McKinley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, kneeling beside two students as they make kites while another student watches. There are several finished kites hanging on the wall behind the students. `
- Kites (Toys); McKinley School (Denver, Colo.); Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School welding class
- Photograph of two unidentified men during a welding class at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. The both stand next to a large heat treat furnace. One man stands with a welding torch working on one end, the other...
- Welding.; Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1950
- South High School Commercial Class
- Photograph taken during a commercial class taught by Miss Julia Gardiner at South High School in Denver, Colorado. Miss Gardiner sits at her desk looking at the students. One student stands writing on the board while two others have their hands...
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Classrooms.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- Del Pueblo School bilingual class
- Photograph of an unidentified student participating in a bilingual class at Del Pueblo Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The girl stands facing a group of three students. She points to her eyes, behind her is a cartoon of a person with...
- Del Pueblo School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- St. Cajetan's School play
- Interior view of a play at Saint Cajetan's School, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Girls in caps, blouses and skirts stand in a row next to a sign that reads: "? St." and "Lawrence." Magdalena Gallegos poses at the end of the line in...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.; Theatrical productions.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Drama--Pictorial...
- between 1947 and 1948
- Ebert School teacher with students
- Photograph of Mrs. Larson, a teacher at Eagleton Elementary School, standing behind a table of her students. She is leaning over the table with her right index finger on a student paper while with another student is facing them pointing to a place...
- Ebert School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- Jerome School, Segundo, Co.
- Children pose on the front steps of a frame, two-story school building with a gabled roof in Segundo (Las Animas County), Colorado. A sign above the entrance reads: "Jerome School, Dist. No. 61, Segundo." Women and a man, probably teachers, pose...
- Jerome School (Segundo, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1910.; Teachers--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Arrival of Pres. Theo. Roosevelt at the Antlers
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides a horse-drawn carriage at the front of a procession surrounded by a large crowd on Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A band plays; a group of girls stand in rows with scarves or stars on their heads to...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Political parades & rallies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.;...
- 1901
- Traylor School classroom
- Interior of Frank A. Traylor Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Young children sit in desks covered with sheets of paper and books, facing the front of the classroom. In the front of the classroom a teacher is sitting at a desk, looking at her...
- Traylor School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Twenty-Forth Street School 6A Class Picture
- 6A Class Picture at Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, re-named Crofton School in 1959. A class picture of Class 6A in June of 1950.
- Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1950
- Central Presbyterian Church School
- A pamphlet that describes the Sunday school for Central Presbyterian Church. It discusses the plan for attendance, and the supplies that will be needed for the students.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- undated
- Evans School
- Photograph of Evans School located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect David Dryden designed the 1904 Evans School in a Classical Revival/Colonial Revival style. The red brick, three-story building features a formal facade portico and a large...
- Evans School (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1995 April
- Evans School
- Photograph of Evans School located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect David Dryden designed the 1904 Evans School in a Classical Revival/Colonial Revival style. The red brick, three-story building features a formal facade portico and a large...
- Evans School (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1990-2000.; Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 1996 April
- Evans School
- Photograph of Evans School located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect David Dryden designed the 1904 Evans School in a Classical Revival/Colonial Revival style. The red brick, three-story building features a formal facade portico and a large...
- Evans School (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--2000-2010.; Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)2000-2010.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 2001 January 31
- Evans School
- Photograph of Evans School located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect David Dryden designed the 1904 Evans School in a Classical Revival/Colonial Revival style. The red brick, three-story building features a formal facade portico and a large...
- Evans School (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--2000-2010.; Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)2000-2010.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 2001 January 1
- Evans School
- Photograph of Evans School located in Denver, Colorado. Denver architect David Dryden designed the 1904 Evans School in a Classical Revival/Colonial Revival style. The red brick, three-story building features a formal facade portico and a large...
- Evans School (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--2000-2010.; Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)2000-2010.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
- 2001 January 1