Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #1 in Royal Gorge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #5481 pulls train #1 through the Royal Gorge beside the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Hanging Bridge and the sheer walls of the canon spanned by the Royal Gorge suspension bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Arkansas River--1950-1960.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge Bridge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 Jul. 21
- 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company and K Company area above Gertrude Cove
- View of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company and K Company area above Gertrude Cove. Shows approximately twenty tents erected on rolling hills. A few men are walking through the camp area. The 87th Mountain...
- Military camps--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- 1943
- 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
- [First] 1st Nat'l Bank 17th & Stout
- View of the First National Bank Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk near a clock on the side of the building.
- First National Bank of Denver--1950-1960.--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956 March 17]
- [Forty-sixth] 46th Avenue
- View of Gibbs Tire and Battery Company at 4589 Washington Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An automobile and a truck make their way through the intersection of Washington Street and 46th Avenue. Signs on the building read:...
- Gibbs Tire and Battery Company (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Tire...
- 1953
- [Sixteenth] 16th & Welton
- View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street. Signs on buildings read: "S. O. Lindahl Photo Sales Flash Equipment Camera Repair Photo Supplies," "Berbert's Surgical Appliances," "Hotel," and "USO."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 April 1
- A bit in Denver Bottoms
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell of buildings, smoke stacks; bushes are in the foreground and along the stream. Henrietta uses orange, blue, purple, green, grey and pink oil paints on a rectangular board. An inscription on the back of...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A lake
- Rocks and trees line a lakeshore.
- Lakes & ponds--1900-1910.; Waterfronts--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A landscape
- View of a lake, willow and other deciduous trees and a grassy field.
- Lakes & ponds--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A landscape
- A bicycle lies on a dirt road beneath shade trees. Shows a lake and wood fence.
- Bicycles & tricycles--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A landscape
- View of a wooded spit and large lake from a grassy headland.
- Spits (Geomorphology)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--1900-1910.; Trees--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A landscape
- A path and a tree-lined dirt road run beside a lake.
- Dirt roads--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A miner's cabin in winter, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of a log miner's cabin with metal chimneys near Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Snow drifts are on the sides of the structure and on a portion on the roof. Shows a tunnel in the snow, probably to a cabin entrance. Snow is in a...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A roadway
- Men and women walk down a tree-lined dirt road.
- Dirt roads--1900-1910.; Trees--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- 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]
- Admission of Colorado to the Union
- An oil painting that depicts Miss Colorado being accepted into the Union by Madame Columbia. A group of men stand next to Miss Colorado and Madame Columbia who holds a Union flag. They all stand next to a stone archway that has the words "State of...
- Statehood (American politics)--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1884
- American flag
- Shows the American flag made in Denver, Colorado for the First Colorado Volunteers Cavalry in the Civil War. The flag is made of wool and cotton, has 34 stars, and encased in nylon net.
- Flags--American.--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1865]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Midland R.R.
- Men pose on a Colorado Midland Railway train or on the roof of a freight car near Hell Gap (Hell Gate), Pitkin County, Colorado. An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company freight car is on the train. Shows snow in a valley, a railroad grade in...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.
- [1888?]
- Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment, Denver
- An oil painting of an Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment in Denver, Colorado by Ester Yates Frazier. The painting is of a plains landscape with mountains in the background, native american figures, teepees and sky with clouds; the view is westward from...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1861 April
- Arch Rock from below, Mackinac Island, Mich.
- This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows the Arch Rock formation on the east side of Mackinac Island (Mackinac County), Michigan.
- Arch Rock (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Mackinac Island (Mich. : Island)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Michigan--Mackinac Island (Island)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Argenta Falls, Lake Fork
- View of Argenta Falls on the Lake Fork (of the Gunnison River) in Hinsdale County, Colorado; men stand on a bridge.
- Argenta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Arm band
- Front view of a two piece leather arm band made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arm band in rectangular with light blue, navy blue, yellow, red and green beads. It has six leather strips attached to the ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Armbands--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Arm bands
- Shows a pair of arm bands made by Native American Sioux, Wooden Ring, of Rosebud, South Dakota. The arm bands feature faceted blue, green, red, brass and white beadwork, fringe, a bell and red ribbon.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Armbands--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Arrow
- A collection of four arrows made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arrows are shafts with red feathers on the tail ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Arrows--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Arrow
- Shows nine Native American (Cheyenne) arrows and a bow. The arrows are made of willow and alder, they have grooved red shafts, iron points and eagle, hawk and turkey feathers. The bow has twisted bast, grooves and a string bow attached to polished...
- Cheyenne Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Arrows--1860-1870.; Bows (Archery)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865]
- Arrow and shaft
- Three arrows made by Native Americans from the Plains; wood shaft with red paint; iron point; sinew; feathers.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Arrows--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Au riva diece, Italy!
- View taken from the stern of a ship looking back towards the Italian coastline and showing the ship's wake. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Ships--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Augusta Tabor
- Portrait of Augusta Tabor, first wife of Horace A. W. Tabor; she wears eyeglasses, earrings, a broach, g gold chain, and a lace collar over a black fitted bodice with gold buttons. The painting has a gilded framed.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Aurora
- Nighttime view of probably Colfax Avenue in Aurora (Adams and Arapahoe Counties), Colorado. Neon signs on buildings read: "Colo. Cafe," "Liquors," and "Yucca."
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Electric signs--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Austin M. Clark
- An oil painting portrait of Austin M. Clark. He has black and gray hair and beard, a white collar shirt, gray bowtie, and blue and gray vest and jacket. The painting is unframed.
- Clark, Austin M.; Men.
- 1963
- Avenue in fall
- A landscape watercolor painting by Henrietta Bromwell. Images in the painting include a row of trees, a road, meadow, field of grass, a building in the background, and blue sky. The image is pale fall colors of gold, violet and gray. The painting...
- Meadows--1890-1915.; Trees--1890-1915.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Awl
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) awl decorated with bands of mauve, light blue, red, green and white beadwork. Skin (possibly leather) are attached to one end of the awl.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Awls--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Awl case
- Shows an awl case (Native American Jicarilla Apache) made of doeskin and decorated with multicolor beadwork in stripes and triangles. There is a flap at the top for an opening.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Cases (Containers)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Awl case
- Shows a Native American Sioux awl case made or found in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It feature white, blue, green and red beadwork; a tassel made from quillwork dyed red, a tin jingler and a chicken feather dyed red.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & craft--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Cases (Containers)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Awl case
- Native American (Sioux) buckskin awl case with fringe and yellow and white beads.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Awls--1870-1890.; Containers--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Awl case
- Native American (Ute) buckskin awl case with light blue and maroon beads.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Awls--1870-1890.; Containers--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Awl case and awl
- Shows a Native American awl (Ute?) with a metal point, wood handle and the leather (commercial) case.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Awls--1870-1880.; Cases (containers)--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, second wife of millionaire Horace Tabor. Her hair is curled in an upsweep style. She wears earrings, a necklace with a matching broach, and a yellow dress with a low neckline.
- Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- 1935
- Bag
- Front view of a Native American Sioux small leather bag with red, blue, yellow and white beads stitched on with lazy stitching.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bag
- Shows a buckskin pouch made by the Native American Mescalero Apache. The bag features decorative multi-colored beadwork and fringe with beadwork on the bottom edge of the pouch.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Pouches--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Bag
- A horsehide bag (Native American Sioux) with red fur, quillwork and a thong flap.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Bags (Containers)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bag
- A doeskin bag (Native American Mescalero Apache) used by a woman. The bag is decorated with a panel of floral designs with multicolor beads. A drawstring is at the top of the bag and fringe decorates the edges.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Bags (Containers)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Bag
- Shows an oval buckskin bag made by Native American Sioux, Lucy Knife, from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The bag features decorative multicolor and white beadwork, a flap, tin jingler, a chicken feather dyed red and a thong with green quillwork. The...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Pouches--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Bag
- Native American (Apache) bag with short fringe and drawstrings; red, white, blue beads; lazy stitch pattern.
- Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Bags (costume accessories)--1900-1920.; Pouches--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bag
- Native American (Apache) bag with multicolor beadwork, buttons on the flap, and string handles.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Bag
- Native American (Apache) commercial leather bag with blue and white beadwork, lazy stitch, and bordered with tin jinglers.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bag
- Native American (Sioux) buckskin bag decorated with white, green, yellow and red beads, shell, and metal.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1910.; Pouches--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Bag
- Shows a bag (Sioux) with blue, red and white beadwork in arrow and strip designs; lazy stitch and fringe. Additional note on the Colorado Historical Society record: "During the January 1998 NAGPRA Sioux consultation, Zona Loans Arrow (Standing Rock...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) yellow-orange buckskin pouch. The bag features black, green, gold color, yellow, blue and red decorative beadwork, lazy stitch and fringe.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1888]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch with pink, yellow and blue beadwork in triangle and stripe designs, lazy stitch and fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1890.
- 1888