Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 20th Anniversary Sermon
- The pamphlet contains the text for the sermon given by Rev. Frank T. Bayley in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, CO, 1911.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- 2401: Georgetown C. C. R. R. Spiral Loop in the Distance
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible; shows Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school, priest's residence, and hospital located at...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 2511 E. 37th Avenue
- View of 2511 West 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The three story brick Denver Square home as a central gabled window on the third story. A large porch covers the front of the house. This was the former...
- West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Gallagher, Dennis J. (Dennis Joseph), 1939---Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2006?
- 2932 Lafayette Street - May Bradford Cody Decker
- View of the brick house at 2932 Lafayette Street owned by Mrs. Louise Decker, where William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) died in 1917, Denver, Colorado. Shows stone trim, shingle imbrication, a porch / balcony, and bargeboard.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- 3733 Franklin Street
- View of 3733 Franklin Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade of a small, abandoned, single-story brick building, which was constructed in 1886. A ghost sign over a single entrance door reads "Railroad Overall...
- Railroad Overall Laundry (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; Railroad Overall Laundry (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- 1991
- 3758 Osage St., Denver
- View of a one story brick commercial building with a low pitched roof at 3758 Osage Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is painted along the roof line and on low parapets. A sign in the window facing 38th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1987 January
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- 7th Street & 7th Avenue
- View of a box-shaped, masonry, commercial building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Features include a bracketed cornice, arched windows, chimneys, storefront windows, and a wooden porch where two men stand. Two men are in a horse-drawn...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- 8:30 AM Sept. 23, 1979 enroute to Silverton
- A 1920s automobile passes in front of The Citizens State Bank of Ouray, and the Outlaw Bar, 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, where 1970s cars and trucks are parked.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 23, 1979
- [Fourteenth] 14th Avenue at Broadway
- Rooftop view of Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Evans Chapel. Signs read: "The Model" and "Wilson Auto Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- "If I Were White" by Clarence F. Holmes (unofficial title)
- "Pat," "Woody" and "Peggy," Me, Mrs. Wilson
- Four African American women, Katherine Patton (Pat), Mary E. Wood (Woody), Marie Anderson ( Andy, later Marie L. Greenwood), and Mrs. Wilson pose together at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Woody has a broken leg and leans...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936, August
- "Pauvre Italia!" destroyed landscape
- Landscape showing destruction caused by German artillery, Possibly where the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company L was located on "Punchboard Hill" above Malandrone, Italy.
- War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Destruction & pillage--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [March] 1945
- "See Ronald, this is the town where they advertise faces on the floor" [art original].
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking establishments)--Colorado.; Ink painting, American.; Central City (Colo.)--Caricatures and cartoons.; Cartoons.
- [n.d.]
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- A 6,500 ft. [i.e. 2,500 ft.] cliff where we abandoned trip
- View of cliffs and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery &...
- 1900 September
- A bit of Main St. Canon City looking east
- Main Street in Canon City, Colorado, bustles with pedestrians, buggies, wagons and horses. Stone and brick commercial buildings line both sides; many have canvas awnings or open porches. Signs read: "Real Estate," "W. H. Peabody & Co. Pure Drugs...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1890?]
- A Brief History of Auraria
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- A claim on the Klondyke
- A man and a woman pose near their tent where they have staked a claim, Klondike, Alaska. Both wear heavy clothing and hats.
- Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--1890-1900.; Tents--Alaska--1890-1900.; Women--Alaska--1890-1900.
- 1898
- A frontier camp near Fort Sill where TSE waited for opening
- Panoramic view of a Native American (Kiowa or Apache) tepee camp by a river near Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Wagons are parked in the camp.
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.; Rivers--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.; Tipis--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- A long riffle and a long fight
- One man fishing (reeling in a fish) in North Fork of South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado; summer cottages, cabins and residences on hillside in background; fisherman with pole, net and wicker creel around shoulder.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A Short History of First Plymouth Congregational Church
- A brief history of the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado starting with its inception in 1864 going through 1948.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1948
- A survey of human service needs and utilization patterns among Mexican-American residents in the Auraria Barrio of Denver
- A tornado in the Rocky Mountains
- View of a tornado and a billow of clouds in a steep canyon in the Rocky Mountains. Shows splintered trees where the funnel touches the ground. Rocky peaks and a dark sky are in the distance.
- Tornadoes--1880-1890.
- 1885 September 19
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- A typical "Morada" where all secret sessions of "La Hermandad Penitente" (Penitent Brotherhood) are held note the huge crosses pointing in the direction of "Calvary," except during their active, or Lenten period, crosses are stacked against the...
- View of a Penitente morada in New Mexico. Shows an adobe building with wooden doors and window frames. Large wooden crosses are stacked in front of the building.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1890-1910.; Moradas--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Taos County--1890-1910.; Chapels--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- A Walking Tour of the Ninth Street Historic Park
- A. Gertrude Miller
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Gertrude Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She has curly bangs and hair pulled back. Her dress, possibly brocade, has a front button enclosure with an asymmetrical ruffled lace panel. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miller, A. Gertrude (Annie Gertrude); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- A.D. Breed, Eben Smith, Wm. Bryant
- From left, Abel D. Breed, William Bryant and Eben Smith sit at a small table examining a piece of ore, possibly from the Caribou Mine in Boulder County, Colorado, owned by Breed. Breed holds a magnifying glass in his right hand. Smith and Bryant...
- Capitalists and financiers--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Supervisors, Industrial--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Caribou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
- $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
- Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Adams State, 5/18/47 Roto
- The Casa Bonita Lounge of the Adams State Normal School in Alamosa, Colorado has Spanish style carved wood sofas, a table with a woven blanket on top, and a tile fireplace with a wooden mantle and decorative flower arrangements. There are sconces...
- Adams State Normal School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.--1940-1950.; Lounges--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Administration Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The edifice, designed by Richard M. Hunt, is an octagon with four pavilions at the four corners. The pavilions are Greek Revival...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Adobe Walls battlefield
- View of the battlefield of Adobe Walls near Stinnett, Texas, where Native American (Kiowa) men lead by Quanah Parker fought General Nelson A. Miles' troops. A mesa overlooks the prairie landscape.
- Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925--Homes & haunts.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911--Homes & haunts.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874.; Indians of North America--War--Texas--1930-1940.; Kiowa Indians--War--Texas--1930-1940.; Adobe Walls Site...
- 1935
- Advertising railroad car #1
- Advertising car #1, a large railroad car, stands in the midground on a railroad track in a snowy scene. Lettering on the side of the car reads "Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Col. W.F. Cody - President, Nate Salsbury -...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union Building, Mile High Center, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver Public Library, Carnegie...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1956, September 14
- After-season trip to camp
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-147] Katherine Patton, 'Pat,' 'Woody,' Mrs. Rena Flake, Mrs. Wilson. You just can't keep a good 'fella' down, so here is Woody back in the mountains with crutches, 'Peggy,' and all, [ARL-148] 'Pat,'...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936 August
- Agnes Memorial Sanitarium
- View of Agnes Memorial Sanatorium cabanas in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas camp cottages with awnings. A mission style building and smokestack are in the background.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921
- List of fatal mining accident victims in 1905 (Virginia City Mine only) and 1912-1921, taken from the 1912-1921 Annual report of coal mines, State of Alabama, and from the website http://www.gendisasters.com/al/ "Alabama mine explosions". Gives...
- Mine accidents--Alabama--Indexes.
- 2007
- Alamosa
- New concrete sidewalks are being installed over the unpaved Main Street of Alamosa, Colorado. Street lamps are in the middle of street, where automobiles park. Two girls on horseback and two dogs are in the street. Brick commercial buildings...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925]
- Alamosa
- Concrete sidewalks are being poured along the unpaved Main Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Wood plank forms and a shovel are in the foreground. Street lamps are in the middle of the street, where automobiles park diagonally. The brick Alamosa...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Alamosa
- View of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in Alamosa, Colorado; shows the mission style church with curvalinear parapet, semicircular window openings, and a rectangular entry with decorative surround; low wall runs along the street to another entrance...
- Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Anglican churches--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1970.; Mission churches--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1966]
- Alamosa, where a trip into narrow gauge country began
- The Alamosa Division headquarters and passenger station of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story brick structure with overhanging hipped roof. It was built after the old frame building burned in 1907. The...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Alexander Industries building Englewood, Colorado.
- The interior of the Alexander Enterprises building in Englewood, Colorado, is 80 by 144 feet, and appears to be being prepared for use as a motion picture (film) studio. Workmen relax at the far end of the room, where a man in a suit talks to them;...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Alma Colorado, where Hilma Hanson was born in 1877
- This view west of Alma, (elevation, 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, includes wood frame barns, sheds, false front commercial buildings, log cabins, smelting works with long wood piles, and a church. Lettering painted on commercial buildings...
- Alma (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]