Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ness Olguin and Bernadine Herrera
- Ness Olguin sits behind Bernadine Herrera and holds a book for her to look at near the front door of a house at 1105 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Bernadine, an infant girl, sits in a child's rocking chair, she...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Infants.; Women.; Herrera, Bernadine--Pictorial works.; Olguin, Ness--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1958]
- Saloon
- Men, a boy, and a dog pose at a dilapidated saloon building in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Three men sit on gabled cornices, the boy and the dog stand near the double doors, a man bends over an open window bay and another draws back a board...
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Spanking--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Dick Cochran in "whites" and on skis
- Tenth Mountain Division Corporal, Richard Cochran bends over his skis as though adjusting his bindings. He is wearing winter camouflage of "whites" as well as a knapsack and his rifle. Almost obscured behind him is another soldier in the same...
- Military officers--American--1940-1950.; Cochran, Richard.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1941 or 1944]
- Old Gray Mare
- A Colorado State Penitentiary guard in uniform looks on as a man bends over the "Old Gray Mare," a device used in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, at the prison, for disciplinary beatings. Rolled United States flags are on an interior shelf.
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1920-1930.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Beating--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1939
- Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado, looking northeast. The wood construction church, built in 1869, has a steep gabled roof and a small gabled entrance vestibule in which there is a double door set into a pointed arch,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1944
- Merry Widow cast, Central City
- Eight actors in the Play Festival look for gold in a creek on stage in Central City, Colorado. Three of the five men stand in the water wearing swimming trunks. Two other men stand on the banks of the creek. One man crouches by the creek, looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Hopi Indians
- A Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) man, a Snake member, bends down to pick up a snake as a part of the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The man wears moccasins, a fringed kilt, a fur pelt which hangs from a leather belt, body paint,...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Sand Dunes
- View of sand dunes near (probably) Garces Mesa on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. Two men stand on the sand. One points to the distance, the other bends over a pail. Scrub bushes and small trees dot the mesa-top in the distance.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Dunes--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Camp in Monument Valley Park Amy Kent and daughter
- Native American (Ute) woman and girl stand near a tepee in Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Amy Kent bends over and holds the girl around the waist while a cradleboard leans against her side. Two women look on. The girl wears a dress...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El...
- August, 1912
- Utes Building the tepee
- A Native American (Ute) woman points a wooden tepee pole at the smoke hole of a partially constructed tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Another woman bends toward a pile of household items near the tepee. A tepee frame stands...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Women at a drinking fountain at Overland Park auto camp
- Three women stand near a drinking fountain in the Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One woman holds her hat in her hand and bends down to get a drink. The other women smile and stand nearby. Tents are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Bond
- The town of Bond, Colorado, in Eagle County, is in a meadow in the Colorado River Valley with a hillside and a lake in the foreground. The Denver & Rio Grande Western's tracks follow the bends in the river. Hills surround the town.
- Bond (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- July, 1960
- Upper tracks is Moffat headed west over cut off
- The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad follow the bends of the Colorado River in Bond, Colorado (Eagle County). A marsh is in the foreground next to the tracks. A train with many cars is stopped at the depot. The depot buildings include an...
- Bond (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Bond--1960-1970.; Water towers--Colorado--Bond--1960-1970.
- [1962?]
- Harmony Ranch, Estes Park
- Three cabins at the Harmony Guest Ranch, a motel known also by its Swahili translation, Amani Mgeni Uwanda, sit on adjacent grassy hills of graduated heights; each has a flat roof and two sliding glass doors. Cars are parked by the buildings, and a...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Motels--Colorado--Estes Park--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Glenwood From Bathhouse
- Panoramic view of the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in Garfield County. The tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad follow the bends of the Colorado River. Visible landmarks inlclude the hot springs, the bathhouses, and the Hotel...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Johnny Baker
- Johnny Baker, also known as the "Cowboy Kid" and "Marvelous Marksman," poses as he bends over backwards; his head rests on a cloth on the ground and he aims a rifle. He is part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man stands near him who wears a...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Sharpshooting--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1890-1900.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.
- [between 1899 and 1900]
- Packing-crates at encampment, Pisa
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier bends with back to camera near a trash fire; he holds a gasoline can. Other soldiers are visible throughout the rest of the image as they do chores around their tents or the stacks of packing crates in a large...
- Military camps--Italy--Pisa--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- January 1945
- Circle Wall, Cañon de Chelle
- Corps of Engineer members stand beside tents at a camp in Canyon de Chelly (later Canyon de Chelly National Monument), Arizona. Eroded walls of probably Chinle Wash are in the valley. A rounded canyon wall identified as "circle wall" is nearby.
- Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Chinle Wash (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Arroyos--Arizona--1870-1880.; Camping--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Canyon de...
- 1873
- Vicinity of Central City
- Mine shafthouses dot the hillside, probably near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A tree bends into the right midground.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.; Mine shafts--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hills--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Watertown, New York
- A person bends down to scoop a bunch of leaves in a yard next to a dirt road, probably near Watertown, New York. A stone wall stands in the background.
- Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Leaves--1900-1930.; Stone walls--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- Colorado State College students
- Proctors monitor an examination of students in Gunter Hall at Colorado State College (also known as the University of Northern Colorado and formerly known as the State Normal School, Colorado State Teachers College, and Colorado State College of...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Examinations--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; University of Northern Colorado.
- 1961 August 22
- Blackman-Seifried House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Blackman-Seifried House, Georgetown, Colorado. The building is Italianate in style, with a hipped roof and overhanging eaves. The house was built for Stella Blackman during 1881-82, and then was owned by Henry Seifried. The...
- Blackman, Stella--Homes & haunts.; Seifried, Henry--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1965?]
- Foster home in 1923
- Exterior view of a wood construction house in Georgetown, Colorado. The building is a two-story gable roofed structure with the door and four windows on the gable end, which faces the street. One-story additions is on the back of the house, on the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Corner construction work Englewood post office
- The post office in Englewood, Colorado, is under construction: bricklayers are laying the brick walls between the window frames, and other workers are placing large blocks of stone on the front of the building with a winch. Another workman next to...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- April 25, 1938
- Englewood postoffice
- The post office in Englewood, Colorado, is a one-story flat- roofed brick building with a stone pediment over the door which contains an eagle with a wreath. Square columns and double-hung windows flank the entrance, and carved into the frieze is:...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- August 23, 1938
- McKinley-Thatcher School students at drinking fountain
- Photograph of three unidentified male students at the newly constructed McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado. One of the boys bends over the fountain getting a drink of water, while two other boys stand in a line behind...
- McKinley School (Denver, Colo.); Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1980
- Philips School students in classroom
- Photograph of students in a classroom at Philips Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In the back of the photo are three students painting on easels. A girl bends over a play baby carriage, and a teacher stands next to a table with several more...
- Philips School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Palmer School students at drinking fountain
- Photograph of three unidentified students at Palmer Elementary School using a drinking fountain. One girl bends down for a drink while a boy and a girl wait beside her.
- Palmer School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1951 April
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- The Coloradan: Vol. II No. 3
- Article and front cover of The Coloradan, pertaining to First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1893 May 1
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 20, 1909 July 3
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 8, 1918 October
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1909 April 24
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 10, 11 and 12, 1923 October-December
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 3 and 4, 1924 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 9, 1920 September
- History of Denver
- Ford-Warren Branch remodeling information table
- An unidentified woman stands inside the Ford-Warren Branch library, next to a desk and sign detailing the proposed remodeling of building in Denver, Colorado. Ford Warren Security, Joe Murphy, sits at the desk while customer Gene H. Grier bends...
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- circa 1991
- Decker Branch library children's sidewalk chalk event
- Photograph of two unidentified boys during a sidewalk chalk drawing event outside of the Decker Branch library in Denver, Colorado. A small boy stands with a toy sword in his hand watching, while an older boy bends over, drawing.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- circa 1990
- The Annual: North Side High School 1905
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1905
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1905
- The Annual: Denver High School North-Side 1909
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1909
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1909
- 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
- W.S.H.S. Annual Heraldo: 1913
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1913.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1913
- W.D.H.S. Annual: 1917
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1917.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1917
- Western History Subject Index
- Berthoud, Edward Louis
- Western History Subject Index
- Chinese American. Idaho