Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- IC train, engine number 1118, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #36, passenger train; 4 cars, 12 MPH. Photographed: near Baton Rouge, La., July 28, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Louisiana--Baton Rouge.; Illinois Central Railroad Company.
- 1932
- News-Times Longmont Band [graphic]
- The Longmont Boys' Band poses in front of the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times building on Glenarm Street, Denver, Colorado. The band members wear white shirts with "L" on sleeve, straight ties and soft peaked hats. The conductor and baton...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Youth bands--Longmont--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 May 9
- Longmont School Band
- An elementary school drum corp poses at night on the High School athletic field, Longmont, Colorado. The band members wear vests, waist sashes, bow ties and hats with balls around edge of brim. A baton twirler wears a short skirt and cowboy boots...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Youth bands--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Louisville Highschool Jr. Band honorable mention
- The Louisville High School Junior Band poses at night in an outdoor stadium, Denver, Colorado. They wear uniform striped pants, capes and caps. Instruments include: bass and snare drums, trombones, saxaphones, clarionets, and a tuba. The band...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Youth bands--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.
- August 28, 1939
- Magnolia Band of Ouray
- The Magnolia Band poses in uniform on street in front of the Croft residence, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; instruments include bass and snare drums, tubas, trombones, cornets and clarionets. Jim Knaus, the drum major, wears a tall plume hat and...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drum majors--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Knaus, Jim.
- [1891?]
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines, orchestra in ball room
- The band leader, the band, and the singer (eleven men and one woman) pose on the bandstand in mountain resort of Troutdale-in-the-Pines ball room, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. Their instruments include guitars, violins, a bass, drums,...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Big bands--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- September 4, 1935
- Orchestra at Alamosa High School, 1941
- Music students sit on wooden folding chairs with their instruments and music stands in a classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado. The teacher, a man in a suit, conducts the orchestra with a baton. Instruments include violins, tubas,...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Youth orchestras--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Shop bands, Civic Center - Denver, Burnham & Alamosa bands
- Members of the employees' shop bands of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad pose in columns, with instruments in center of Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. A man with a trophy cup and a boy with a baton stand.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1943.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1930?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a concert in Trinidad, Colorado showing the conductor with his raised baton and the backs of the orchestra. Members of the orchestra dressed in their blues and dress caps are holding their instruments. The background is a crush of people,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Concerts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado, features a Boy Scout band with horns and two drum majorettes. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short jumpsuit and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Another...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of drum majorette in a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short tank dress and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Men, women, and children watch from the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Two females, costume
- Women pose against a backdrop in costumes that include an umbrella, ballet slippers, a hat, and a baton, Denver, Colorado.
- Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Caddo teenagers of Oklahoma
- Native American Caddo teenagers join hands and dance; the girls wears Euro-American style long dresses with aprons, the boys wear feather headdresses and bustles, kilts, bells and moccasins.
- Caddo dance--1930-1950.; Caddo Indians--Women--1930-1950.; Indians of North America--Dance--1930-1950.; Ceremonial dancers--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Indian Band, Ft. Lewis School
- The Fort Lewis School Indian Band poses outdoors with their instruments near Fort Lewis, La Plata County, Colorado. One boy holds a drum major's baton. The Native American (tribe unknown) boys wear uniforms with hats. Pins on their hats read:...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Fort Lewis (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Fort...
- [between 1892 and 1910]
- Fort Lewis Indian School Band
- The Fort Lewis School Indian Band poses outdoors with their instruments, part of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One boy holds a drum major's baton. The Native American (tribe unknown) boys wear uniforms...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896]
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- Men and women pose on and near a coach decorated with flowers and greenery as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The coach is hitched to a team of two horses. A man in a top hat holds a drum...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-19o0.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- Columbine Band, Georgetown, Colorado
- The Columbine Band of Georgetown, Colorado, poses, for a group portrait. Members wear uniform jackets with a columbine flower on left side of chest, trousers with side stripe, bow or straight ties and flat top caps. Two men squat down around the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1978
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- Female instructors pose in uniform beside tents and a United States flag, Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center for women, Denver, Colorado. One woman holds a baton.
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- First Regiment Band outside Leadville Ice Palace
- Denver's First Regiment Band poses outside the archway of Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace, which was built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival on a site known as Capitol Hill. During the formal opening ceremonies, January 8, 1896, the band...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Cavallo's Orchestra
- Men pose with musical instruments in front of the Princess Theater at 1620 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The band leader Rafaello Cavallo, holds a conductor's baton. Musicians wear suits and hold instruments that include: cello, stand...
- Princess Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Conductors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1927?]
- Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, Dakota police, in uniform, full length
- and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull during his arrest in 1889.; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, full length standing portraits in tribal or reservation police uniform taken inside wooden frame building; Red Tomahawk, at left, in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Red Tomahawk, and Eagle Man, and unidentified Indian man, in uniform, full length
- badge, gloved hands, moccasins, one hand holds rifle with rifle butt resting on floor and other hand tucked in belt; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull while arresting him in 1889.; Dakota Native Americans dressed...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Elephant performing
- An audience watches an elephant stand on its hind legs as a woman in uniform balances on his fore leg at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during an outdoor performance. A trainer in uniform directs the animal with a baton....
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Elephants--1910-1920.; Spectators--1910-1920.; Trained...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Logan Co. Fair Parade
- View of Lowry Air Force Base marching band in Logan County Fair parade, Sterling, Colorado; military band wears plain uniforms with officer-style hat and emblems on brim; band leader has baton. Musical instruments include: saxophone, trombones,...
- 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
- Emile Cooper
- Conductor Emil Cooper poses, as though conducting an orchestra, for a head and torso portrait in a studio in Central City, Colorado. He wears a pinstripe suit, a white shirt, cufflinks, a bow tie, and has a handkerchief in his pocket. His greying...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conductors--1940-1950.; Cooper, Emil.
- 1946
- Greeley First Brigade Band
- This band in Greeley, Colorado, carries brass horns and a clarinet. Their uniforms have trousers with sideseams, and dark jackets with brass buttons. Their hats have feather plumes; the marshal wears a busby and holds a silver topped baton. A...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Greeley, Colorado 2nd Prize
- Band members pose in a darkened stadium in Greeley, Colorado. Their uniforms consist of jodhpurs, belted jackets, and WWI helmets. They carry brass horns, swords, rifles, flags, and a baton. Lettering on their bass drums reads: "Victor Candlin Post...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Colo. State Indust. School, battalion
- Boys and young men of the battalion band pose on steps of the Administration Building, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. A Black man with baton and a bass drummer...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Uniforms--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.;...
- [1928]
- Parade, Estes Park, Colorado
- People watch a parade in Estes Park, Colorado. Two young women carry a banner "Pride of the Valley Band, Valley High, Gilcrest, Platteville, Lasalle, Colorado" in front of a marching band; banner carriers and young women (possibly baton twirlers)...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Marching bands--Colorado--Estes Park--1970-1980.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Estes Park--1970-1980.
- July 14, 1970
- 92nd United State Colored Infantry Officers Group Photo
- Group photograph of the 92nd United States Colored Infantry Officers that served during the Civil War. Gideon Parker Simmons is pictured among the officers. Photograph was created by A.D. Lytle's Ambrotype and Photograph Depot in Baton Rouge...
- circa 1863
- Western History Subject Index
- RAILROADS NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE VICKSBURG RAILROAD
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton twirling
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 B
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- The Aeronaut, His Book Read Aloud: The Yearbook of the Students of South High School 1929
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1929.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1929
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- 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 8
- 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.)
- 1931 January 14
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton, New Mexico
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton, E. R
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton, George
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton. Marcus
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton, Maya
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton twirling
- Western History Subject Index
- Baton twirling
- Pennsylvania Mining Accidents 1869 - 1916
- History of mines and mining in Pennsylvania, and an alphabetical index by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents in Pennsylvania for the years 1869, 1871, 1872, 1874 (partial), 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888,...
- Mine accidents--Pennsylvania--Indexes.
- 2007
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 12, 1911 March 18
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 6, 1919 June
- 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
- D.H.S. North Annual: By the Class of 1914
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1914
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1914
- The Aeronaut Joins the Circus: The Yearbook of 1926
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1926.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1926