Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lowry Air Force Base
- Aerial view of Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, shows houses, barracks, shops, classrooms, the heating plant, headquarters, the Agnes Phipps Memorial Sanitarium, landscaped streets, sidewalks, mission style buildings, shops, and factories.
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Air bases--Colorado--1950-1960.
- March 4, 1954
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, in the City Park neighborhood of...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 1985
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of the City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 1985
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture,...
- 1998
- Brush baseball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, baseball team poses in uniforms, cleats, and ribbons reading: Brush. Some are identified as Finney, O'Dell, Jones, Gilmore, Rogers, Thompson, and Bolinger.
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- August 9, 1913
- Cutler Academy
- Members of the Cutler Academy baseball team pose in their uniforms in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows baseball caps, gloves, catchers mask, and bats. Boys in the top row are identified as: Merriell, right field; Bentley, left...
- Cutler Academy (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1906
- 1905 Southern Interscholastic League champions
- Teenage boys from the Cutler Academy baseball team in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado pose as the 1905 Southern Interscholastic League champions. Team members in the top row are identified as: McRae, catcher; Wilfley, center field;...
- Cutler Academy (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 5 and 6, 1924 May-June
- Airstrip and base, Aleutian Islands
- View of an airstrip and base in the Aleutian Islands that shows a canal, an airstrip, various planes and materiel. Above the strip on the dunes is a base with more buildings, tents and materiel. The 87th Mountain Infantry Division served in the...
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Soldiers and tracks at Lowry Field
- Men in uniform march in formation on a dirt road at Lowry Army Air Force Base in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks constructed by the Work Projects Administration (WPA), an airplane hangar that reads "[U].S....
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.; Military...
- [1941?]
- Train at Lowry
- Men in military uniforms walk beside Union Pacific locomotive number "451" at Lowry Air Force Base in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.; Railroad Signals--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 May 27
- Lowry Field railroad
- View of a dedication ceremony with men in military uniforms, or suits and overcoats, at Lowry Army Air Force Base in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men watch an officer hammer a spike into railroad tracks constructed by the...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dedications--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.; Military...
- [1941?]
- Lowry Air Force Base, Denver
- View of a portico at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado; features include classical entablature, carved stone, an arched door, eagles, pendants, a round window, and a pediment. Shields flank letters on the brick building: "Headquarters Lowry...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1990-2000.; Military facilities--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1990-2000.; Schools--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1990-2000.
- 1990 May
- Convair B36 bomber
- Convair B36 bomber (BM-022) flies over Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado. Barracks, hospital buildings, and the base football field are below, with parked cars and airplanes.
- Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Air bases--Colorado--1950-1960.; Bombers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Logan Co. Fair Parade
- View of Lowry Air Force Base marching band participating in Logan County Fair Parade, Sterling, Colorado; military band wears plain uniform with officer-style hat with brim. Musical instruments include: bass drum, mallets, cymbals, clarinets, &...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Military bands--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)
- between 1963 and 1965
- Western History Subject Index
- Warren-Air Force base
- Grave marker for Perry children in Riverside Cemetery
- View of a grave marker for Lucy Perry and Biaggia Perry in Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876) at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a white marble sculpture of a winged cherub, that stands in a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Perry family--Tomb--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sepulchral...
- 1995
- Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's residence
- View of the Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's residence at 7400 East Sixth (6th) Avenue in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a white stucco Spanish Eclectic-style house with vigas and a red tile roof. The two-story...
- Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2008
- Eisenhower Chapel
- View of the Eisenhower Memorial Chapel at 203 Roslyn Street in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the side elevation (south) of a one-and-one-half story Colonial Revival-style church when the building was being moved. The...
- Eisenhower Chapel (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field Neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Chapels.; Moving of structures.; Eisenhower Chapel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- {between 2002 and 2008?]
- Sundial at the Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's residence
- View of a sundial in the yard of the Lowry Redevelopment Authority Director's Residence (1904; Aaron Grove and Thomas Walsh, architects) at 7400 East Sixth (6th) Avenue in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. In the foreground is a...
- Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field Neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses.; Sundials.; Lowry Redevelopment Authority--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- [2008?]
- Iliff monument, Fairmount cemetery
- View of the Iliff monument located in Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This sculpture depicts a classically dressed weeper with wreath in one hand. The statue is mounted on a pillar. On the...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Iliff, John Wesley, 1831-1878--Tomb.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2000
- "The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
- View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze...
- Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Teenagers.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public...
- ca. 1990
- Despondency
- Vase made by Artus Van Briggle. The vase is an inverted baluster shape with a curved shoulder, tapered circular base, a lip and a figure draped over the top lip. The glaze is matte green and the base has an etched carved signature.
- Vases--1900-1910.; Van Briggle Pottery Company.--Products.
- 1901
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Temple of Set., Hance's Trail
- A man stands at the base of a large alcove that has eroded from the base of a limestone cliff along Hance Trail, Hance Canyon, near the Grand Canyon, Coconino County (Arizona). Shows a boulder field of limestone blocks.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Hance Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Grand Canyon National Park...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Platoro, Conejos County, Colo.
- View of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado, includes log cabins, Platoro Hotel in canvas tents, sheds, saddled horses, people in front of the general store with United States flag, and Red Mountain in the background.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Eagle Rock old Monument Park
- View of Eagle Rock in old Monument Park, possibly El Paso County, Colorado. A sandstone rock formation stands independent from other rock formations, with a wide base that slowly narrows at the top. The top portion of the formation consists of a...
- Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The city of Trinidad has a municipal mountain park at Stonewall
- A rock formation in Trinidad, Colorado has an upthrust layer of weathered stone standing exposed and almost perpendicular. Evergreens dot the talus at the base of the formation in the background, and a cottonwood grows by the near end. Signs on...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. A sculpture of a sitting lamb sits atop the stone; its head has been knocked off. The inscription on the stone reads: Gertrude Eiring born July 7, 1879...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. A sculpture of a sitting lamb sits on top of the stone. The inscription on the stone reads: Waldemar Son of A.J. & Augusta Youngstrom Died Nov. (??), ASSS...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Dining room the Manitou House
- Interior view of the dining room at the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Decorated for Christmas, this wooden floor dining hall with its Windsor chairs is ready for guests. The tables are set with Moroccan weave tableclothes,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870- 1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Interiors.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou...
- [between 1874 and 1887?]
- Wheeler Clock
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, of the Wheeler Clock and environs, looking north. The clock was donated by Jerome Wheeler to the town of Manitou Springs to commemorate the opening of the Manitou Mineral Water Bottling Company in 1890. Made of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Clocks & watches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980- 1990.
- 1983
- Oskaloosa souvenir
- View of bronze statue of Mahaska Native American Iowa (Ioway) in an Oskaloosa, Iowa city park. Mahaska (White Cloud) is depicted wearing a headdress, leggings and a skin over his shoulder. Sign on base reads: "McCall Granite Works, Oskaloosa."
- White Cloud, Iowa Chief--Statues--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Iowa-- Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Iowa Indians--Commemoration--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Oskaloosa (Iowa)--1900-1920.; Sculpture--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Breckenridge
- In this view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, frame dwellings and commercial buildings dot the scene. The Tonopa Shop with its monitor roof sits at the base of Barney Ford Hill and ruts lead up Illinois Gulch from the facility. Above...
- Barney Ford Hill (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- City Park
- Women in hats and long dresses pose on the base of a statue of Robert Burns in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The base of the statue reads: "Burns".
- Burns, Robert 1759-1796--Statues.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Women in City Park
- Women pose on the base of a statue of Robert Burns in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The women wear long dresses and hats decorated with flowers. The base of the statue reads: "Burns".
- Burns, Robert 1759-1796--Statues.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- Sacred Sun Dance ceremony beneath "tree of life"
- View of Native Americans (Dakota Sioux) performing the Sun Dance around the "Tree of Life." The tree has been cut down elsewhere and erected here, where it is held in place by guywires. Streamers blow in the wind at the top of the tree, other cloth...
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Sun dance--1960-1970.; Ceremonial dancers--1960-1970.; Rites & ceremonies--1960-1970.
- 1970 August 14
- In Denver's Civic Center
- Side view of Bucking Bronco bronze sculpture on granite base, in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado; bronze plaque on base "Broncho Buster, Presented to Denver by J. K. Mullen, A.D. 1920; A. Phimister Proctor, sculptor;" also shows landscaping,...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Broncos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mullen, John Kernan,...
- [between 1932 and 1935]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows an elaborate, modified obelisk with draping curtain representations, raised leaves, and dentils along the base; "Boettcher" appears at the base of the main stone on both visible facets; raised...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows a tall, cut stone with a round column on top of a square base, and a representation of an urn on top of the column; square base accented by arches, under which is the inscription: "T. B. Hamilton....
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Aspen, Colorado, sits at the base of Aspen Mountain. Buildings include one and two story wood-frame structures. A building is under construction in the foreground. Aspen Mountain has been scarred by mine tailings; a road traverses diagonally the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- 1886
- Aspen, Colorado
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the base of Smuggler Mountain. Mines and mine tailings are at the base of the hill; the side of the mountain is scarred by a road that traverses across it. Main Street, Hopkins Street, Hyman Avenue, and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Silverton and Sultan Mtn.
- Bird's eye view of Silverton, Colorado centered on rows of blocks between Blair Street (left) and Greene Street (right); Sultan Mountain (elevation 13,368 feet), background right; Grand Turk (elevation 13,148 feet), background left; small pond on...
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1920.; Grand Turk (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Custer City
- A boy sits on top of a piece of the marble base once used under the George A. Custer bronze, Custer City, Custer County, Colorado. Another boy walks towards the bottom of the base.
- Custer City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1960
- Fountain in City Park
- View of a water fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Goat heads encircle the base of a tall pedestal where a statue of two boys holding a goose stands. Planters filled with flowers sit on a wall at the base of the fountain.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Sopris sundial
- View of the Sopris Memorial Sundial in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue of a small boy with a stick in his hand and sundial at his feet stands on a marble platform. On the front of the stone base a metal plaque reads: "A gift to Denver by...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sundials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sopris,...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Thatcher Fountain detail
- View of a statue at the base of Thatcher Memorial fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. This bronze figure of a woman in a draped dress is surrounded by statues of children with books. The word: "Learning" is engraved at the base of the statue.
- Thatcher, Joseph A.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Mesa Verde, excavating
- pick ax.; Pithouses A, B and C of Step House lie at the base of a massive rock overhang in Mesa Verde National Park. The cliff dwelling site is under excavation, and men stand holding shovels in their hands. The man in the background is future...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Step House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pit dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Train at Lowry
- A soldier stands on a wooden platform in front of Union Pacific Railroad locomotive "451" and Denver and a Rio Grande Western freight car on tracks built by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) at Lowry Army Air Force Base in the Lowry Field...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Lowry Air Force Base--1940-1950.
- 1941 May 27