Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Two men stand next to a tepee
- Two Native American men (possibly Apache) stand by the entrance of a tepee at a fair in New Mexico. The man on the left wears a wide brim hat, wrapped braids, kerchief, shirt, vest, and beaded belt and bag. The man on the right wears a fur hat with...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Tipis--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- 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
- Denver Public Library 1993 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1993.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Luis Canela and Boyd Polhamus
- Boyd Polhamus, rodeo announcer, poses with Luis Canela, the master of ceremonies for the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Boyd wears a denim shirt, jeans and a cowboy...
- National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Masters of ceremonies--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Rodeo announcers--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rodeos.; Canela, Luis--Pictorial works.; Polhamus,...
- [2006 January 1]
- Restaurant in Creede
- Men and women sit or stand and pose in front of a canvas tent restaurant in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A banner on the tent reads: "Restaurant, Meals At All Hours." Nearby structures have log foundations and canvas roofs. Women wear fitted...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Child on a fence
- Portrait of a girl on a fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; she wears a wide brim hat and dress with piping. A rock bluff is in the distance.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Anna T. Kennicott and Eugenia R. Kennicott wading the the Lake of the Clouds
- Anna and Eugenia Kennicott wade in Lake of the Clouds, near Electric Peak and Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; outfits include wide brim hats and scarves.
- Clouds, Lake of the (Custer County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Custer County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Custer County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Custer County--1890-1900.; Wading--Colorado--Custer County--1890-1900.; Kennicott, Anna...
- 1899 August 17
- Girls on a fence (front)
- Group portrait of girls on a rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. The girls smile, their dress includes dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, and wide brim hats.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Fences--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Smiling--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Three girls at a corral
- Group portrait of girls in a theatrical pose by a rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; they wear dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, and wide brim hats.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Girls on a fence (back)
- Group portrait of girls on a rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; they have their backs to the camera and wear dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, wide brim hats, and pony tail hair styles.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Girls Gossiping - Anna posed as the girl doing the gossiping
- Group portrait of girls in theatrical poses by a rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; they wear dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, and wide brim hats. Anna Kennicott (profile) has a pony tail hair style.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Conversation--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Kennicott, Anna Townsend.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Girls on a fence (side view)
- Group portrait of girls on a plank rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; they wear dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, wide brim hats, a bonnet, stockings, and high button shoes. The girl with gauntlets...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Kennicott, Anna Townsend.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a man, woman and children. The man has short hair, a moustache, and wears a suit with a watch chain. The young girls wear dresses with lace collars; one has a lace-trimmed short jacket over the bodice. An older girl wears a hat...
- Families--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with short hair parted on the side. He wears a double breasted suit and leather boots. The man holds a felt hat with a broad brim and poses beside a faux stone carved pillar.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two women; one sits on a wooden bench. The woman who stands beside the bench wears a corseted dress with a bow, a basque with a hip flounce, a full skirt with knife pleats, and a small hat with a wavy brim and a long attached...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two women with dark, fitted dresses and puffed sleeves. One woman wears a small hat decorated with sculpted lace and a face veil, and an embroidered floral sash over her shoulder. The other woman wears a hat with a peaked, fabric...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby in a dress with lace cuffs, a cape embroidered with flowers, and a hat with probably gathered tulle ruffles on the brim. Shows a lace curtain backdrop.
- Hats--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Vaughn, Ives, Daniels, McKinly
- View of the Dew Drop Mine in Frances (also known as Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado near Ward. Five men pose in front of the tailings pile near a log retaining wall. Four of the men (left to right) are identified as Vaughn, Ives,...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners.; MIning.; Tailings embankments.; Tipples.
- 1895 February 28
- Large group of men, women, and children - family reunion?
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed people in costume, these include wide brim hats, necklaces, suits and ties, in (probably) Denver, Colorado. Boys and girls wear gingham and stripes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Woman standing beside man wearing WWI Army uniform
- Outdoor portrait of a woman and a man, in a World War One Army uniform with a rifle, in (probably) Denver, Colorado; costume includes a wide brim mob cap, plaid, and flowers.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Brookings, S.D. harvesting on the Oleson farm
- Men and women are in a wheat field on what is identified as the Oleson farm in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. Women wear cotton bonnets and dresses and hold bundles of wheat. A man with a beard wears suspenders and a hat without a...
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Agricultural laborers--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting machinery--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- In my fighting clothes
- Standing portrait of Nat Love, in front of a painted studio backdrop. A Black cowboy, also known as Dead Wood Dick for his shooting abilities, later became a Pullman porter. He wears long hair, a wide brim hat, leather chaps, bullet (ammo) belt and...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Railroad porters--1890-1900.; Love, Nat.
- [between 1894 and 1899]
- Joseph L. Wescott
- Outdoor standing portrait of Joseph L. Wescott, one of Grand Lake's original settlers, includes the photographer's shadow. Wescott wears trousers, vest, and a wide brim hat.
- Wescott, Joseph L.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man
- A man poses mounted on his horse, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. He wears leather chaps, boots with spurs, gun in holster, vest, and a felt brim hat; his saddle holds a coiled rope a leather pouch.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Ward family at Briarhurst Mansion
- A group of people sit in front of a fireplace at Briarhurst Mansion in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Men in tuxedoes and women in puff shouldered, satin and lace jabot necked bodices lounge on the floor, looking quite relaxed. A tophat sits brim up on...
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Ward family.
- [between 1892 and 1896?]
- House of John Bennet in Colo. Springs
- Two women and a young girl pose inside the picket fence of the John Bennet residence, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One woman wears a ornate patterned dress with a wide brim hat. The one story wood frame house features gable trim, bay...
- Bennet, John--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- about 1879
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman in pinstriped overalls, a white blouse, straw hat and sandals squats holding a Coke bottle. A small crying boy wears a cowboy outfit. People in the background include a man wearing a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad-- 1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Female in costume
- A woman poses in fishnet stockings, a swimming suit, and a party hat with a wide brim and long fringe.
- Bathing suits--1920-1930.; Costumes--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Looking north on Commercial Street in the early 80's, Trinidad
- View of Commercial Street in Trinidad, Colorado, looking north. Men sit on the stoop of the Commercial Hotel and stand in a doorway; one man wears a flat topped hat with a pencil roll brim and a Black man stands behind him. Dirt street is lined on...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1882?]
- Woman in swimsuit by pool
- An unidentified woman models a bathing suit and large brim hat by a swimming pool, probably in Denver, Colorado; diving board in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Doc Middleton
- Head and shoulders portrait of Doc Middleton, with a long beard and wearing a soft felt hat with a wide brim, striped shirt and a vest. A notorious horse thief, murderer, and legitimate business man, he used the aliases of Jim Cherry, James...
- Criminals--1890-1900.; Middleton, Doc, 1851-1913.
- [1891?]
- Portrait of a photographer
- Studio portrait of a man standing on a fur skin rug and holding the shutter release cord of a camera on a tripod. He has a mustache and wears a buckskin coat with a belt and gun in a holster, fringed leggings, and a soft felt hat with a wide brim....
- Cameras--1890-1900.; Photographers--1890-1900.
- [1891?]
- Sitting Bull of the Custer Massacre
- Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Sitting Bull, (Tatanka Iyotake) (c. 1831-1890) Native American, Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux, wearing a felt hat with a Monarch butterfly above the brim, shirt with fringe, fur skin and a bandana.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Hunkpapa Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [1890?]
- Parade uniforms of the 3 companies of the Red, White & Blue Fire Dept.
- Six young men of the Red, White and Blue Fire Department of Breckenridge, Colorado, pose in their parade uniforms in front of a painted backdrop. They wear conductor's caps, with a variety of brim insignias, and pullover bib shirts in several...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Indian
- An unidentified Native American Dakota Sioux man poses with a gun outside a camp in South Dakota. He wears a brim hat, necklaces, and blanket wrapped around his waist and one shoulder; he has an animal pelt draped over his arm and holds a gun and...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1880-1910.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Capt. Dave Neumena, chief of Paiutes
- Standing studio portrait of Native American (Paiutes) man, Dave Neumena, Captain of Police at the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada. He wears a white kerchief, top coat and vest with metal buttons, pocket chain, pants, and boots. One hand rests on a...
- Indian reservation police--Nevada--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nevada--1890-1900.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1890-1900.; Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation (Nev.)--1890-1900.; Police--Nevada--1890-1900.; Neumena, Dave.
- 1892
- Boy with cannon
- Doug Ellis sits on the cannon at City Park in Denver, Colorado. He wears a sailor suit and hat with a large brim.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1900?]
- Hydraulic Mining
- View of mined slopes in Colorado; man in wide brim hat uses a nozzle for hydraulic placer gold mining, shows frame buildings.
- Gold mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Piegan chiefs
- Group studio portrait of eight Native American men, chiefs of Montana (Piegan or Blackfeet), (identified with nine names), top row from left to right: Running Crane, White Grass, Tail Feather, Coming Over the Hill, and Young Bear Chief. Bottom row:...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Piegan Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Four women and man seated
- Native American (probably Navajo) four women and one man are seated on a striped blanket at a fair in New Mexico. Behind the group, people stand under pine trees; two blanket looms hang from the branches. The women wear patterned wool blankets over...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Loretto Heights, Service camp, World War I
- Female trainees pose with a United States flag outside a canvas tent at Loretto Heights service camp, Denver, Colorado. They wear military uniform skirts, belted jackets and wide brim hats with Montana creases. The sisters of the Academy used their...
- 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]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- Women pose between two rows of tents at the Loretto Heights College service camp, a WWI training center for women, Denver, Colorado. The women wear military uniforms with wide brim hats. The Victorian landmark college building with belltower shows...
- 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]
- Fort Logan World War I
- A 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589 heads up a Denver and Rio Grande train of Pullman sleeping cars. Officers guide a troop of infantry men onto the train ready to depart from Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort...
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Uniformed troops of infantry men board a Denver and Rio Grande train of Pullman sleeping cars, about to depart Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers, Colorado. Many wear uniforms consisting of jackets, jodhpurs, gaiters, boots...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- A 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589 heads up a Denver and Rio Grande train of Pullman sleeping cars. Officers guide a troop of infantry men onto the train ready to depart from Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- A Denver and Rio Grande engine smokes, heading up a train of Pullman sleeping cars. Infantry men form line to the train ready to depart from Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers, Colorado. The soldiers wear uniforms...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Officers look on as infantry men board Pullman sleeping cars headed up by a Denver and Rio Grande 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589. The train ready to depart from Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers, Colorado. Many...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Officers look on as infantry men gather to board Pullman sleeping cars headed up by a Denver and Rio Grande 113 Class 2-8-0 freight engine No. 589. The train readies to depart from Fort Logan, Colorado, a World War I assembly point for young...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Transportation, Military--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States. Army....
- [1917 or 1918]