Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 15th Annual Hispanic Salute Pamphlet
- 1939 Douglas County High School Graduation Program
- Graduation program for the graduation ceremony of Douglas County High School located in Castle Rock, Colorado.
- Douglas County High School (Castle Rock, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1939
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- A Brief History of Auraria
- A Walking Tour of the Ninth Street Historic Park
- Air National Guard ceremonies
- Spectators gather in front of an airplane hanger for a Air National Guard ceremony. Airplanes are parked around the hanger for display. A band on stage in front of the hanger plays for the crowd.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Airshow
- Men and women gather around an airplane at an air show or ceremony.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Altar - Mesa No. 3
- Interior view of a Native American Hopi Pueblo kiva, Third Mesa, Arizona, shows an altar set for a sacred ceremony with fetishes, corn cobs, animal skulls, baskets, bells, feathers and pottery.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1880-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Third Mesa (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Altars--1880-1910.; Rites &...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Annual History Book University Park P.T.A. 1961-1962
- Arapahoe School - cornerstone ceremony
- View of the cornerstone ceremony at the Arapahoe School in Denver, Colorado; people crowd the construction site, and buggies are in the foreground.
- Arapahoe School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.;...
- [1872 January 24]
- Beautiful, beautiful, zion! : the majesty of God's power and grace, First Chronicles-Chapter 20, Verse 11.
- Booklet created detailing the clerical and building history of the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included are several photographs of different pastors and their families, changes to different church buildings to the year 2003.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver--History.; Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2003
- Bond Colo. Grand opening of Dotsero Cutoff
- Men, women, and children crowd Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado, at a dedication ceremony for the Dotsero Cutoff. Bunting, speakers, and a United States flag top a bandstand.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bandstands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive...
- June 16, 1934
- Bond opening day of cutoff
- People crowd the stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading: "NBC," "Columbia...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Bond opening day of Cutoff
- People crowd the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. A band plays by a stage covered in bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Bond opening day of Dotsero Cutoff
- Men, women, and children crowd a stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 June 16
- Bond, Colo. opening of Dotsero Cutoff
- Men, women, and children crowd Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado, at a dedication ceremony for the Dotsero Cutoff. Bunting and speakers top a bandstand; people have tripod cameras, and letters on a truck...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Bond, Colo. opening of Dotsero Cutoff
- Men, women, and children crowd Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado, at a dedication ceremony for the Dotsero Cutoff. Bunting, speakers, and a United States flag top a bandstand; people have tripod cameras,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bandstands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive...
- June 16, 1934
- Boy's vest
- A Native American (Sioux) boy's vest with faceted red, blue, gold and white beadwork attached with lazy stitching. Fringe is on the bottom edge of the vest and straps tie the front together. The beadwork is in designs of triangles and images of an...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Vests--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Breaking ground for the new library
- Group portrait of men, women, and girls in Denver, Colorado, at the ground breaking ceremony for the Denver Public Library, including (l to r): Jean Dudley, F. M. Richie, Mr. Frederick Ross (architect), Mr. C. R. Dudley, Helen F. Ingersoll, B. H....
- Dudley, Charles Rowland, 1853-1921.; Dudley, Jean.; Dudley, Marion.; Ingersoll, Helen Frances, 1878-; Lichter, B. H.; Richie, F. M.; Ross, Frederick.; Denver Public Library--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.;...
- 1906, August 7
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Bromwell School flag retirement ceremony
- Photograph of a flag retirement ceremony at Bromwell School in Denver, Colorado. Included in the picture is an older student standing in front of the old American flag being held by another male student. Towards the front of the picture are two...
- Flags--American.; Bromwell School (Denver, Colo.);Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1900
- Bruce Randolph at street naming
- "Daddy" Bruce Randolph, an African-American restaurant owner and philanthropist, holds a street sign that bears his name during a ceremony in Denver's Five Points neighborhood, Colorado. Mayor Federico Pena, City Councilman Hiawatha Davis, and...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City council members--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- [either 1984 or 1985]
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhood (CHUN) Board of Delegates Meeting Minutes: Capitol Hill Community Center
- Celina Barela
- Portrait of Celina Barela a ceremony for the centennial anniversary of La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos held in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The elderly woman has curly gray hair and wears eyeglasses. Mrs. Barela was...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Older people.; Women.; Barela,...
- [2000 November 26]
- Central City High School interior
- Two women and five men sit in a row on the auditorium stage in Central City, Colorado, possibly for a graduation ceremony. A man in the center of the row sits behind a small table with flower arrangements on and under it. The women wear light...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ceremonial bowl
- Shows a ceremonial bowl made and used by the Native American Zuni in the ceremony of the Rain Maiden Goddess. Images painted on the bowl in grey, red and black slips, include a snake, frog and tadpole.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1800-1850.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1800-1850.; Zuni pottery--1800-1850.; Bowls (vessels)--1800-1850.
- [between 1800 and 1850]
- Ceremonies at completion of Moffat Tunnel
- People gather around a KOA radio broadcast microphone at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal (Gilpin County), Colorado. An announcer holds a piece of paper and stands on a podium. Men wear suits and overcoats,...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.;...
- [1928 February 26]
- Ceremonies at site of new City Hall
- View of men who attend the ground breaking ceremony of the City and County Building on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear overcoats and wide-brimmed hats. The Denver Public Library and Colorado State...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 March 26
- Ceremonies of breaking ground for the new City Hall
- Men and women stand near a steam shovel at the ground breaking ceremony for the City and County Building on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 March 26
- Ceremony at Moffat Filter Plant
- Mayor Benjamin Stapleton and Denver Water Commissioner Richard Wensley hold the switch mechanism to a sluice gate near the Moffat Filter Plant in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Other men, photographers with cameras, and two women stand...
- Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950--Public appearances.; Denver (Colo.). Board of Water Commissioners.--1930-1940.; Moffat Filter Plant (Lakewood, Colo.)--Rites & ceremonies--1930-1940.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- [1937 August 20]
- Ceremony Million Dollar Highway.
- People crowd the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado for ceremonies; shows parked cars, mountains, and felled timber.
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rites & Ceremonies--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ceremony on Million Dollar Hi wy.
- People crowd the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado for ceremonies; shows parked cars, a United States flag, and rock outcroppings.
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rites & Ceremonies--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1930.
- [1924?]
- Ceremony on Million Dollar Highway
- People crowd the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado, for ceremonies.
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rites & Ceremonies--Colorado--Ouray County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Chamberlin Observatory
- Charles C. & Hazel's wedding day ceremony was at the Plymouth Congregational Church at E. 14th Ave. & Lafayette St.
- Charles and Hazel Gates pose on steps of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado after their wedding. Her outfit includes a straw hat and a bouquet of flowers.
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Weddings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- April 4, 1910
- Charles' & Hazel's wedding day ceremony at the Plymouth Congregational Church at E. 14th Ave. and Lafayette St.
- Charles and Hazel Gates leave the Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado after their wedding. Several guests stand on the steps behind them.
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Weddings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- April 4, 1910
- Cheesman Park Garden Club Flower Romance Questionnaire
- Cheesman Park Hill History
- Chief Andrew Fools Crow performs piercing rites on Ed McGaa - Oglala Sioux
- A Native American (Oglala Sioux) chief, identified as Andrew Fools Crow, is on one knee as he performs a piercing ceremony on the prostrate body of Ed McGaa. Fools Crow wears a fringed vest over a long sleeved shirt, a headband, and an arm band....
- Body piercing--1960-1970.; Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Oglala Indians--Spiritual life--1960-1970.; Rites & ceremonies--1960-1970.; McGaa, Ed.; Fools Crow, Andrew.
- 1970 August 14
- Cipriano Gallegos and Mayor Hickenlooper
- American GI Forum Mile High Chapter Commander Cipriano Griego and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper set fire to rolled up papers during the AGIF Mortgage burning ceremony at AGIF headquarters at 1717 Federal Boulevard in the West Colfax neighborhood, ...
- American GI Forum (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Veteran's organizations.; Griego, Cipriano--Pictorial works.; Hickenlooper, John W.--Pictorial works.; American GI Forum (Denver,...
- 2008 February 29
- Clayton College
- Boys and teachers participate in a flag ceremony at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. Members of a marching band play instruments which include trombones, a tuba, saxophones, drums, and trumpets. A group of boys salute the flag near the...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Flag salutes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1931 November 11
- Clayton home for boys laying cornerstone
- Men and women prepare for the ceremony to commemorate the placement of the cornerstone at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The buildings of the school are in the distance.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Rites & ceremonies--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909 September 19
- Col. Tomlinson with Gen. Hays
- General George P. Hays, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy, shakes hands with Col. Clarence Tomlinson, commander of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment; probably at an awards ceremony.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; Tomlinson, Clarence.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Colorado Fuel and Iron. Co. executives
- View of two Colorado Fuel and Iron Company executives in hard hats participating in ceremony marking the rolling of the 50-millionth ton of steel, Pueblo, Colorado; shows George Grosvenor, superintendent of steel production, and Jerry Lindberg,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [1965]
- Colorado pioneers attending Moffat Tunnel celebration
- View of the opening Ceremony for the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. A crowd of people stand in front of Denver and Salt Lake Railway locomotive 205 with the tunnel and snow covered mountain side in the distance. The people, who include...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Flags--American--1920-1930.;...
- 1928 Feb. 26
- Colorado State Register of Historic Properties Nomination Form for Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
- Colt Mountain on the Continental Divide, Flattop Wilderness Area ceremony inducting new members in the 3R.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies gather at the summit of what is identified as "Colt Mountain," for the induction of new riders or "colts, on the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Saddled horses stand nearby....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Initiation rites--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- Constitution and By-Laws of the Kismet Club
- The constitution is divided into 12 articles with four amendments. It explains the purpose of the club, membership rules and requirements, meeting times, fines for tardiness, order of business for meetings, officers, officer duties, committees, and...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kismet Club (Denver, Colo.)--Archives.; Greek letter...
- circa 1930's
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- View looking south shows construction work and the formed concrete foundation at the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. The steeple at Grace Community Church is in the background.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 July 13
- Construction of the Denver City and County Building
- Panorama looking southeast shows a steam shovel with clamshell buckets and the foundation of the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Support planking has been removed from one section and the formed concrete shows. Also shows Denver...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building...
- 1929 May 25