Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Vice-President George H. Bush and members of American G.I. Forum
- Members of the American G.I. Forum pose with Vice-President George H. Bush at the G.I. Forum Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Identification (left to right) : Unidentified, Jake Alarid, Vice President Bush, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the...
- American G.I. Forum--People--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Veterans.; Vice presidents--United States.; Bush, George, 1924---Pictorial works.; Garcia, Hector...
- [1992]
- Hayden, Routt County, Colorado Sage Creek coal fields
- View overlooking the agricultural community of Hayden, Colorado, in Routt County. An iron bridge crosses the Yampa River. Haystacks dot the field next to the town.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1905]
- José A. Montez
- José A. Montez, (right) holds a photo of himself as a World War I soldier, at his induction into the American G.I. Forum Hall of Fame in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified member of the G.I. Forum stands beside him and has a trumpet under his arm,...
- American G.I. Forum--People--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Rites & ceremonies.; Veterans.; Montez, Jose A. 1895---Pictorial works.; American G.I....
- [2006?]
- Golden Cycle Mine
- View of the Golden Cycle Mine near Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Shows mine buildings and tailings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Golden Cycle Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Bon-I-Look paint
- Horse-drawn wagons are parked near the Bon.I.Look building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Luxus The Beer You Like," "House Paints," and "Bon.I.Look Consumer's Wholesale...
- Bon.I.Look Consumers Wholesale & Catalogue House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. I. Levy. She wears a black dress with lace decoration and a high collar that is fastened with a bar pin. Her hair is pulled back and her bangs are puffed near her face.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The city of hay stacks, Sidney, near Steamboat Springs
- View of Mayer Ranch, Sidney, Routt County, Colorado, with North Park Range of the Continental Divide. Haystacks and cattle surround the ranch house and outbuildings.
- Sidney (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Haystacks--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.
- between 1908 and 1909
- Occasions of note from the first and second decades of Greeley history, the 1880's and 1890's
- Photoprint of five photos depicts the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Teachers on tour
- Men, women, a girl and a boy pose with a Stanley Steamer tour bus in Salt Lake City, Utah. I. J. Boyd (Panama hat and bow tie) poses with the teachers.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Buses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Passengers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Teachers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Tourists--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver Tramway Company car 835 in Denver & Intermountain RR yard at W. 39 & Utica St. Denver, Colo. D & IM caboose 903 at left.
- Denver Tramway Company trolley car #835 passes Denver & Intermountain Railroad caboose #903 in the Denver and Intermountain railroad yard at 39th and Utica Streets, in the Berkeley neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Shows the brick trolley barn....
- Denver & Interurban Railroad--1940-1950.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad shops &...
- 1945 October 20
- Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal, M.I.
- View of the Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal at 1039 West 13th Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story Colonial Revival style brick building has hung multi paned windows and a fanlight over the arched entrance. A...
- Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Protestant churches.; Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Pentecostal...
- 2009
- Cadalac [sic] Car used by Mr. I. Hale
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe inspection (road master) car at an unidentified railroad roundhouse; shows an open Cadillac touring car, used by I. Hale, with wheels adapted to travel on railroad tracks. A locomotive is in the roundhouse.
- Railroad motor-cars--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Railroad roundhouses--1910-1930.; Railroad section cars--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Vice-President George H. Bush press conference
- Vice President Bush holds a press conference at Stapleton Airport upon his arrival to attend the 1992 National GI Forum Conference. James Maestas, representing the American G.I. Forum, is behind and to the right of V.P. Bush.
- American G.I. Forum--People--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Veterans.; Vice presidents--United States.; Press conferences.; Bush, George, 1924---Pictorial...
- [1992]
- Greeley, Colorado, portraits
- View of fifteen portraits of Greeley pioneers in Greeley (known initially as Union Colony), Colorado in Weld County. Photos of one couple, seven women, and seven men.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- J.I. Mosier Jr.
- Studio portrait of James Irving Mosier Junior, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit, vest, cravat, and a pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mosier, James I. (James Irving); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- View of the town of Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a wing of the Hotel Colorado, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Station, the Hotel Glenwood, and the Pullman Bar. Signs on business in town read: "The Holy City,"...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Members of the Mile Hi Chapter of the American G.I. Forum
- Group portrait of members of the Mile High Chapter of the American GI Forum, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Birdie Hernandez, Rich Padilla, Jim Maestas, Al Herrera, Ruben Valdez. Ben Gayton and Al Herrera squat in front.
- American G.I. Forum--People--1980-1990; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Veterans.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; American G.I. Forum--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Thornburg [sic] battle ground monument
- Diptych shows images of road leading to battleground and an automobile parked by the sandstone monument commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- 1936 September 7
- Rail - C. I. Co. 6.8
- View of a section of railroad rail; embossed letters read: "C. I. Co. 6.8"
- Railroads--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rail C. I. Co. 6.8 (3/4 view w/ bldgs. in back)
- View of a section of railroad rail; embossed letters read: "C. I. Co. 6.8"
- Railroads--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Corner 16th and Blake
- View of a building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "Lousous," "Consumer Wholesale & Catalogue House," and "Bon.I.Look."
- Bon.I.Look Consumers Wholesale & Catalogue House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Building on 16th Street
- View the Bon.I.Look building on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has decorative eaves and woodwork. A sign reads: "Consumers Wholesale & Catalog House."
- Bon.I.Look Consumers Wholesale & Catalogue House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Corner 16th and Blake
- View of a building on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man walks on the sidewalk nearby. Signs read: "Bon.I.Look Consumer's Wholesale & Catalogue House." The Inter Ocean Hotel is on the corner across...
- Bon.I.Look Consumers Wholesale & Catalogue House (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Three wise men
- Men dressed as the Magi pose in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado; men's "king" costumes include ermine, velvet, lace and brocade robes, sashes, and crowns. They are: (l to R) William Finley, B.I. Wells, and Perry Kline.
- Magi--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Finley, William.; Kline, Perry.; Wells, B. I.
- 1877
- Lying in new mown hay and thinking of my good friends in old Wyoming
- William F. Hooker, a newspaper man and Wyoming author, poses on hay in a field in Wakefield (Washington County), Rhode Island. He wears a suit and white shoes and has a goatee.
- Wakefield (R.I.)--1920-1930.; Men--Rhode Island--Wakefield--1920-1930.; Authors--1920-1930.; Hooker, William F.; Journalists-1920-1930.
- 1927 Summer
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- Wooden ladders and catwalks made of logs roped to cliff walls are in Gore Canyon beside the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. The equipment was used by a Denver & Salt Lake survey crew.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- [1905 Jun.]
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- Men, members of a Denver & Salt Lake railroad survey crew, hold ropes and walk across catwalks made of logs secured with rope above the Colorado River in Gore Canyon (Grand County), Colorado. Men wear pants tucked into tall boots, jackets and hats....
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- [1905 June]
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- Men, members of a survey crew for the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, stand on a rock cliff above the Colorado River in Gore Canyon (Grand County), Colorado. Men wear pants, boots, jackets and hats. Shows a catwalk made of logs supported with ropes.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- [1905 June]
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- A member of a Denver & Salt Lake Railroad survey crew sits on a rock on a steep cliff above the Colorado River in Gore Canyon (Grand County), Colorado. A rope beside the man extends into the canyon.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Railroad construction &...
- [1905 June]
- Gore Canon, Grand River
- View of log catwalks roped to cliff walls in Gore Canyon beside the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. The equipment was used by a survey crew.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- 1905 June
- Looking down into Blue Lakes
- View of Blue Lakes Basin at the base of Dallas Peak in San Miguel County, Colorado shows the north face of the formation above timberline; snowfields surround the basin.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Dallas Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- 1916 Sept. 12
- Silverton, Colorado
- Detailed southwest look at Silverton, Colorado, shows the San Juan County Courthouse, Greene Street, the sheds of the Hercules Consolidated Mining Company at the base of the mountain, pedestrians on the boardwalk, Cement Creek bridge, and Grand...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- View of village taken 1948
- Louviers, in Douglas County, Colorado, lays below in this aerial view. Trees grow throughout Du Pont employee housing; the factory with its smokestack is in the background.
- Louviers (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Louviers--1940-1950.; E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
- 1948
- Burning of Tondo District Manila.P.I. Feb 1899.
- San Sebastian Church Manila, P.I. Built of steel
- Mitchell School students and Raggedy Ann's House
- The photograph shows students from Mitchell Elementary School located on 32nd and Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. The group of 12 students are around a table making rag dolls. Behind them on display is a house with a sign reading "Raggedy...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.;Children playing with dolls.;Dolls.
- undated
- Stockyard
- View of an unidentified stockyard. Three men stand near a pen with cattle. Railroad cars with "Wabash" inscribed on them are seen in the distance.
- Stockyards--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Webster School group picture
- Photograph of the original Webster School with the student body and staff posed in front of the building. The original building as built in 1892 and was razed in 1931 when the Bryant-Webster School was opened.
- Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Bryant-Webster Elementary School (Denver, Colo.); Highlands (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1895
- Police reporters lined up outside the old Denver City Hall at 14th & Larimer
- Denver newspaper police reporters including George Flanagan, Mudge Ransom, George Minot, Walter Lovelace, Johnny Day, and Joe Satterthwaite pose in front of the old Denver City Hall in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Radio debut of the Latrine Quartet
- Four members of 87th Mountain Infantry sing at a microphone with the call letters KVI. They are left to right: Bradley, Glen Staney, Charles B. McLane, and Ralph Bromigan playing guitar. According to the caption: "At Christmas [1941] Lt. Look sowed...
- Radio programs--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Vocal quartets--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Breaking camp
- A survey team breaks camp near Fourmile Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Burros are loaded with equipment, bedrolls, and a table. A team of railroad surveyors stand interspersed with the burros. One man holds a stadia rod in his hand. A canvas...
- Fourmile Creek (Fremont County and Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Cowgirls
- Women pose in cowgirl clothes including ten gallon hats, boots, and embroidered dresses. They are identified as: Ber Kirnan, Prarie Rose, Mable Strickland, Princis Mohawk, Ruth Roach, Kittie Canutt, and Prarie Lillie. Bleachers are in the...
- Cowgirls--1920-1930.; Rodeos--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Independence
- View of mine buildings, tailings piles, houses, and probably Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad or Midland Terminal Railway tracks in Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Shows smokestacks and ore car tracks of the Hull City Mine, and...
- Hull City Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Vindicator Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Automatic Telephone Co political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts men, one who wears a top hat. Text includes: "Automatic Telephone promotor. You must get one of my automatic phone systems. I have sold them to several of the large cities.," "Los Angeles. Be...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pete J. Lonergan
- Studio portrait of Pete J. Lonergan, an elderly man with a beard and moustache. He wears a suit and tie and a probably felt hat with a flat brim.
- Aged persons--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.; Lonergan, Pete J.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera and unidentified Hispanic Vietnam veteran.
- An unidentified Vietnam veteran and Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera pose at a G.I. Forum event probably in Lincoln Park, Denver, Colorado. The veteran wears a tuxedo and a beret. The Rear Admiral is in full dress uniform. Civic Center Park is in the...
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Group portraits.; Veterans.; Herrera, Henry F.--Pictorial works.; Admirals--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1988 and 1990?]
- Manuel Martinez, George Sandoval, Ari Zavaras
- George Sandoval, a pioneer in Spanish speaking radio in Denver, introduces two new appointees of Denver Mayor Federico Peña to members of the G.I.Forum in Denver, Colorado. Manuel Martinez, Manager of Safety, stands on his left, and Ari Zavaras,...
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Group portraits.; Police.; Martinez, Manuel--Pictorial works.; Sandoval, George--Pictorial works.; Zavaras, Ari--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1987
- Alamosa Hospital, Dr. E.L. Freiberger
- View of the Alamosa Hospital at 503 Main Street (the corner of Hunt and Main) in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado). A sign reads: "C.I. Stephenson, Osteopath."
- Osteopathic hospitals--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1915?]
- Corner of Fourth and Main Streets
- Men stand and pose outside commercial businesses on the 400 block of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Two-story brick commercial buildings have arched windows, flat roofs, and brackets below the cornice. Signs read: "Cameron &...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Law enforcement officers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Crowley, Tim, marshal.
- [1884?]
- Delivery wagon, Rifle area
- Men pose with teams of horses beside a delivery wagon in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Frame businesses nearby have signs that read: "Restaurant & Bakery," "Livery, [?] A.I. Root Bee Keepers Supplies, Coal, [?] Boxes."
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]