Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Earnest Presbyterian: Vol. I No. 1
- Newspaper produced by the Seventeenth Street Presbyterian Church, known today as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1882 January
- William H. Taft's visit to Denver
- President William H. Taft sits in a train car on his visit to Denver, Colorado. An unidentified supporter leans against the President's seat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- McKinley School kindergarten parents visit
- Photograph of a parents day visit to a kindergarten class at McKinley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Several students sit at tables working on art projects. Several mothers sit along the edges of the class room observing the students...
- Kindergartens.; McKinley School (Denver, Colo.); Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1941
- Grant's Bedroom, Teller House, Central City, Colo.
- View of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant's bedroom in the Teller House located at 110 Eureka Street, Central City, Colo. The room was designed for the visit of President Grant in 1873, and although he did visit, he never actually slept in the room....
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1980-1990.; Central City (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--Pictorial works.; Central City...
- 1981
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- 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.)
- 1942 March 26
- Pres. Roosevelt's visit to Denver
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides in a horse-drawn carriage during a parade to commemorate his visit to Denver, Colorado. Policemen on horseback escort the carriage on Broadway. A nearby sign reads: "Hotel Broadway."
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.
- 1903 May 5
- Bub and Tige visit beautiful Mt. Manitou Park via the scenic incline a trip to talk about, enjoy and remember.
- A cartoon account of Bub and Tige's visit to Mount Manitou in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows local attractions which include Pikes Peak, the Mount Manitou Scenic Incline and the Mount Manitou tea pot rock formation.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Manitou, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Comics--1910-1920.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- 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.)
- 1944 March 2
- N.D.H.S. Exponent, March 1892, Vol. II, No. 1
- Newspaper devoted to the interest of North Denver High School . It has four pages of articles covering the following subjects: school clubs, sports, military, around school, and class socials. The front cover has a picture of the high school. The...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.
- March 1892
- Western History Subject Index
- DUKAKIS, MICHAEL
- Western History Subject Index
- AKIHITO, EMPEROR OF JAPAN
- Letter written by Governor Dan Thornton to President Dwight D Eisenhower
- Park Hill Topics Volume 7 No. 28
- University of Denver Brochure
- Stratis Tour Group's visit to the Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- Group photograph of the Stratis Tour Group's visit to the Pearce-McAllister Cottage in Denver. Colorado. This circa 1900 brick house was designed by Frederick J. Sterner. Its gambrel roof is indicative of Dutch Colonial architecture. The...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.); City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Gillaspie House
- View of the Gillaspie House at the corner of Highway 119 and Highway 72 in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. The wood frame building has a cross gable roof, dark wood siding, and white trim and shutters. The paint on the shutters on the windows...
- Gillaspie House (Nederland, Colo.)--1990-2000; Nederland (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Gillaspie House (Nederland, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historical museums--Colorado--Nederland--Pictorial works.; Nederland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, Red Feather Lake, Colo.
- View of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya located at the Shambhala Mountain Center, 151 Shambhala Way, Red Feather Lake, Colo. This example of Buddhist religious architecture is located in a six-hundred-acre mountain valley retreat in the Rocky...
- Stūpas--Colorado--2000-2010.; Red Feather Lake (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Great Stupa of Dharmakaya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Stūpas--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Red Feather Lake (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Hi's Hamburgs and Howard Hotel
- View of Hi's Hamburgs at 1301 Broadway and the Howard Hotel at 1307 Broadway in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (east elevation) of a three-story Italian Renaissance building constructed with brick. The building...
- Hi's Hamburgs (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Howard Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Civic Center neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels.; Restaurants.; Hi's Hamburgs (Denver,...
- 1976
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 14, 1910 April 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 19, 1911 May 6
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 28, 1911 July 8
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 40, 1911 September 30
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 1 and 2, 1922 January-February
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- CMA 1942 parade
- View of the Colorado Mining Association convention parade as it passes spectators near Tremont and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows people, parked automobiles, a "V" float, the Tremont Hotel building, storefronts and the...
- Colorado Mining Association--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Street car
- Passengers ride on the Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway Company streetcar number 70 in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Signs on the streetcar read: "Seeing Colorado Springs", "Dangerous Keep Off", and "Visit The Zoo."
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- San Diego Mission, Cal.
- Tourists visit the Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego (San Diego County), California. Shows an adobe mission in ruins and a horse and buggy.
- San Diego Mission--1890-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Missions--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Halfway House, Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canon of the Colo.
- Northward view of the Halfway House on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; shows resting pack-mules, men and women standing next to the mules and sitting in the shade next to a roofless stone-block building, and the...
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Mules--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900- 1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Bell Brothers remodeled building with adjacent Teller County District Number Two (2) firehouse and garage, East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; first floor of Bell Brothers building has wooden paneled garage door and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [1988]
- Six Colorado Springs businessmen take off from Peterson Field
- Business men and military officers pose in front of a small military airplane, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Left to right: Merlyn D. Smith of the Merlyn D. Smith Insurance Agency; Max L. Davis, manager Zales Jewelers;...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- November 7, 1961
- Copy of Rocky Mountain News Dated April 23, 1859
- Shows a copy of the April 23, 1859 Rocky Mountain News, Vol.1, No.1, it's first edition. The paper is staged and clipped on a board for the photo. Under the banner "The Mines And Miners Of Nebraska;" headlines read: "The Opening Of Japan,"...
- Rocky Mountain News--Products--1850-1860.; Newspapers--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Elitch's
- Main entrance to Elitch Gardens amusement park in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Elitch's Gardens Zoological & Floral, Gate Admission 10 Cents, Denver's Famous Resort, All Amusements In Operation Every Day, Circle Swing, Flying Machine, Visit The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Charles A. Lindbergh coming out of hanger
- Charles A. Lindbergh walks out of a airplane hanger, possibly at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man walks next to Mr. Lindbergh. A crowd and a Denver Police Officer follow behind them. This took place during Charles Lindbergh's...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt in touring car
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt sits in a touring car on his visit to Denver, Colorado, during his 1936 campaign, and speaks with an unidentified man. Police officers and spectators watch nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October 12, 1936
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt talking to a supporter
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt leans out of his touring car, during his campaign visit to Denver in 1936, to talk with a supporter. Four other men stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Colorado State Capitol
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a speech to a large crowd at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado, during his presidential campaign visit on October 12, 1936. Shows dignitaires, including the First Lady and Democratic...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Democratic Party (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents' spouses--United States--1930-1940.; Presidents--United...
- 1936 October 12
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt at State Capitol of Colorado
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a speech to a large crowd at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, during his presidential campaign visit on October 12, 1936. Shows dignitaires, Democratic political leaders, and spectators.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Democratic Party (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Public...
- 1936 October 12
- President Theodore Roosevelt riding on a carriage through Denver
- Photograph of a photoprint shows President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage through Denver, Colorado on his visit on August 29, 1910. An entourage of men follow the carriage. Shows spectators, police, military men on horseback, downtown...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1910 August 29
- Square Tower house
- A group of men, women, and children visit the Native American (Anasazi) Square Tower House at Mesa Verde National Park in Southern Colorado. The Square Tower stone masonry and mud ruin with five door openings stands underneath a cliff overhang.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Square Tower House (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd shakes hands with an unidentified woman while on a visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- [1930?]
- Canyon
- The Rhoads family on a visit to Zion National Park in Utah; The Great White Throne is visible from the canyon road.
- Great White Throne, The (Utah)--1920-1930.; Zion National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Utah--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.
- [1925?]
- Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing champ
- Heavyweight boxing champ, Jack Dempsey, shakes hands with an unidentified man at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Estelle Taylor, Dempsey's wife, stands next to Jack.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boxers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895-; Taylor, Estelle, 1894-1958.
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Denver
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams rides with Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt on his visit to Denver, Colorado on the campaign trail for the President. They are leaving Union Station in a automobile caravan or parade.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Governors--New York--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- September 15, 1932
- Thomas Alva Edison visiting Denver
- Inventor Thomas Alva Edison poses next to a train car on his visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Inventors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
- September 9, 1908
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams and New York Governor Al Smith
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams on the left and New York Governor Al Smith, Democratic candidate for President, on the right, shake hands on the back platform of a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Smith is to the left of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Governors--New York--1920-1930.; Politicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Adams, William...
- September 23, 1928
- General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing
- World War I hero, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing shakes hands with Army soldier Van Salantes of San Francisco, California, on the General's visit to the U.S. Army General Hospital No. 21 (renamed Fitzsimons) in Denver, Colorado. Reporters...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Military hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1920-1930.; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph),...
- January 13, 1920
- Indian dwellings w/ tourist party
- Men and women, dressed in suits and dresses, visit a Native American village somewhere in Southwest United States; some climb ladders which lean against pueblos.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Southwest, New--1910- 1930.; Pueblos--Southwest, New--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Southwest, New--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Reporters and spectators gather around Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Fokker tri-motor airplane on his visit to Denver, Colorado. Byrd visited Denver after his flight to the South Pole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- 1929