Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Dr. Donald F. Hornig
- Men, one in a suit, sit on a bulldozer at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A dump truck is next to them, in the same hole, with air horns on its roof and lettering on the radiator: "White." Semi-truck containers, buildings, trees, and cars...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1960-1970.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1968?]
- Social club party.
- Parties--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1867
- Social club party.
- Parties--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1867
- With compliments of the Masonic Fraternity, Friday evening, Feb. 21st, 1868 : Chivington Lodge, No. 6 A.F. and A.M., Central City Royal Arch Chapter, No. 1.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Freemasonry--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1868
- Turners' new year's ball : Monday evening, December 31, 1866.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; New Year--Colorado--Denver--History.; Denver (Colo.) 1866.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1866
- Domestic scene among the Navajoe Indians
- Native American (Navajo) women and men sit beside a summer hogan constructed of logs and brush, in Arizona or New Mexico. One woman weaves at a loom made of logs and sticks. Shows wool thread and woven rugs.
- Hogans--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Weaving--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Miniature cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Ute) miniature cradleboard with a doll inside of it made by Chipeta. The cradleboard is decorated with multi-colored beads and thread, and buckskin fringe on the bottom. The doll has black cotton thread hair and painted...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Dolls--1880-1890.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- 1880
- Grand opening ball at the Griswold House : formerly the "Everett."
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Blackhawk (Colo.) 1864.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1864
- Complimentary supper to Gen. P.E. Connor.
- Parties--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Connor, P. E. (Patrick Edward), 1820-1891.; Suppers--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1865
- Tabor Block (16th & Larimer)
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Tabor Block at 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; features a cornice and corner entry sign: "Walgreens." Pedestrians and cars are in the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Ornament
- A Native American Sioux circlet ornament made or purchased in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It features blue and white beadwork, a thong, red and white quillwork, purple buckskin, a tin jingler and chicken feathers dyed white.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ornament--1870-1890.; Rosettes--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- War club
- Shows a war club made by Native American Sioux White Whirl Wind from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The stone head is oval and is covered with horsehair dyed purple and an eagle feather is attached at one end. The handle is decorated with blue and black...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club made by White Whirl Wind from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The head is made of a round stone. The wood handle is decorated with braided horsehair dyed black and white.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Pouch
- A tanned leather pouch (Native American Ute) used by Chipeta. The pouch has multicolor lazy stitch beadwork in triangle, diamond and band designs, a flap, strap, thong, sinew and fringe at the bottom.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Belt or Headband
- Shows a Native American (Great Lakes; Sioux? Menominee?) loom woven bead headband or belt with fringe on both ends. The beads are red, blue, green and white. The beadwork is in images of stylized leaves.
- Headbands--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Belts (Clothing)--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Leggings
- Native American (Sioux) woman's leggings made of buckskin with applied beadwork in red, blue, yellow, green, and white.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Leggings--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Olla
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware water jar with step, lightning, hatching, scroll, and rain cloud patterns in black and red paint on white.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Zuni pottery--1880-1920.; Jars--1880-1920.; Ollas--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- In Denver Bottoms, Co.
- A landscape watercolor painting of a shed in a meadow with shrubbery, electric and telephone lines are nearby; a road leads up to the shed. Mountains are in the background. The colors are pale brown, blue, pink and white.
- Meadows--1900-1910.; Sheds--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the New York Life Insurance Building designed by McKim, Mead, and White. The Italianate Renaissance Revival style building has an H-shaped footprint with a central tower and two wings. In the...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1906]
- Western History Subject Index
- Albany mine. White . Pine. District Colorado
- Looking down valley from plant, Frisco, Colo.
- A view down a valley towards Frisco, Colorado, includes pink and green hillsides and a road with telephone poles along it; a craggy rock cliff in next to the road in the foreground. White clouds are in the blue sky.
- Frisco (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Frisco--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Miss Nadeen Piatt in her young days
- Studio portrait of Nadeen Piatt. She wears a sleeveless dress and a wide-brimmed hat elaborately decorated with feathers.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Piatt, Nadeen.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Montana, Blackfeet
- Group portrait of five men and one woman, Montana. Three of the men are Native Americans (Blackfeet, Siksika), the others are white. They stand in a wheat field belonging to Bull Calf, who is included in the image. Legible identifications on the...
- Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1930.; Siksika Indians--Montana--1900-1930.; Bull Calf.; Curly Bear.; Mountain, Siksika Chief.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- East end of Balcony House
- A man wears a hat and laced boots and sits on a timber rafter platform at Balcony House in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Stone cliff dwellings with windows are near a rock wall. Graffiti on a stone wall reads: "TM McKee, SW Thomas, CH White,...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Balcony House (Colo.)--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- View of Camp Hale dismantled
- View of Camp Hale after it had been dismantled, taken from a road. At the edge of the hills some buildings remain, and one of the old white barracks stands in the center of the valley amid the foundations of the rest. Snow in the valley is melted...
- Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1945]
- View of Camp Hale dismantled
- View of Camp Hale after the barracks had been dismantled. Shows a group of Quonset huts in the center of the valley amid the foundations and old streets of the former headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division. Snow in the valley is melted and...
- Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1945
- Select masquerade ball given by members of the Denver Turn Verein at McClelland's Hall : on Tuesday evening, February 12, 1867.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Masquerades--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.) 1867.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1867
- Inauguration ball of the Denver Turn Verein on Wednesday evening, October 13, 1866 at McClelland's Hall.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.) 1866.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1866
- Grand inauguration hop, of the Shaffenburg National Park : on Friday evening, December 7, 1866.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.) 1866.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1866
- Grand new year's ball : The Nevada Dancing Club will give a select party, at Nevada Hall, Nevada City, on Thursday evening, December 31st, 1863.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Nevada City--1860-1870.; Nevada City (Colo.) 1863.; Nevada City (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1863
- Virginius Miners Ouray Co. Colo
- Miners pose near the shafthouse of the Virginius Mine on Mount Sneffels near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Virginius Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [1891?]
- Pioneer Park Lane, Aspen, Colorado
- Several women dressed in winter coats and hats gather on snowy Pioneer Park Lane in Aspen, Colorado. They are surrounded by snow covered trees and a fence.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Flour mill
- Wooden beams, drive belts, and hanging lamps with frosted glass shades borne on curving rods fill the interior of the Boulder Milling and Elevator Company in Boulder, Colorado. Metal sifting cabinets with hoppers and flywheels are against the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Neighborhood Health Center
- A doctor listens through a stethoscope to the chest of an African American (Black) child at the Neighborhood Health Center at 2900 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The doctor's name tag reads: "Dr. White. Medicine."
- Neighborhood Health Center (Denver, Colo.)--People--1960-1970.; African Americans--Health & welfare--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clinics--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1966 and 1970?]
- Breckenridge Hotel
- A two story, low gable roofed hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, has been sided with tin and painted white. A projecting sign reads "Hotel", and other lettering is illegible. A shaded bulb on a rod is over the sign, and it is flanked by sash windows....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Dubois St., Chase Gulch
- View above the entrance to Chase Gulch, near Black Hawk, Colorado, with Highway 119 and North Clear Creek on the right. A large two- story house is on the right with bay windows on first floor, double hung on second, single chimney, front porch...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1970-1980.
- 1971
- State University, Boulder, Colo.
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story, ornate brick building with a stone foundation. It has arched windows and mansard roofed, ridgecrested towers. The largest, projecting from the body of the structure, houses the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1880.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Central City residence interiors
- A room in the Prosser house in Central City, Colorado, has an antique stove with a stove pipe that leads out the wall on the right side of the open door. A round table covered with a square, patterned table cloth is in front of the stove. A...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Teller House Gen. Grant's room, Central City, 1941
- A double bed with a large, curved headboard with oval-shaped moldings and finials and a footboard with molding is in the corner of a room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. A large pillow is on the bed. The wall is covered with...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Fire Station No. 1, Denver
- Firemen pose in a fire truck at Fire Station Number One at 1375 Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; the vehicle has pinstripes, lanterns, a bell, letters that read: "D.F.D. No. 2," and chrome letters that read: "White."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Joseph W. Fassett House, Denver
- View of the Joseph W. Fassett House (1890) at 50 South Alcott Street in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick residence which has been painted white. The house has hip roofs, gables, gabled dormers, bays, a balconette and...
- Fassett, Joseph W. Homes & haunts--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Fassett, Joseph W.--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- Grant's bed in the Teller House
- The bed in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, where President Grant slept when he visited Central City is of mahogany. The arched headboard has finials and a carved, floral design with a similar design on the footboards. The bed has white...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1920-1940.; Interiors--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Col. Geo. E. Randolph residence and Judge Witherow residence
- The gothic revival Smith house on Casey Avenue in Central City, Colorado, is built above a masonry retaining wall and is a two story structure with a steeply-pitched, gabled roof with shingles, a chimney, and bargeboard gingerbread around the...
- Randolph, Geo. E.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Witherow, Judge--Homes & haunts.
- 1888
- Second grand annual masquerade ball of the Denver Turn Verein at Cole's Hall.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Masquerades--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.) 1868.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs--To 1876.
- 1868
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 476, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #116, San Juan; 5 cars Kodacolor negative. Photographed: near Cumbres, Colo., June 9, 1942.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1942
- West High School singing Christmas Tree
- Photograph of the annual singing Christmas Tree at West High School in Denver, Colorado. Eight levels of students stand on a circular platform decorated as a Christmas Tree while singing. Beside the tree a singe female students sits on a stool...
- Christmas trees.; West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1946 December 19
- Perspective-southwest Morfit residence
- The drawing shows the southwest exterior elevation of the Morfit House, South Steele Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado in 1961. The overall design is horizontal in emphasis. This rear view of the structure is characterized by a flat roof line...
- Houses.; Greenwood Village (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1961, September
- Perspective-view toward northwest Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
- Perspective of the southeast side of the modernist style Mitchell Hall, Gates Hall, tropical conservatory and library at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The site is dominated by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
- between 1961 and 1963
- Perspective Porter Library, Colorado Woman's College
- Perspective of the Porter Library, Colorado Woman's College, 7039 East 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue, East Colfax neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, commissioned ca. 1961. The front of the structure is dominated by a large bay window that extends three...
- Colorado Woman's College--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; East Colfax (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges.; Libraries.
- between 1961 and 1962
- Perspective, interior Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
- Perspective of the interior of the modernist style conservatory at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The walls and ceiling of the conservatory are constructed out of cement formed...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanic gardens.; Green houses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
- between 1961 and 1963