Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 12, 1910 March 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 21, 1910 May 21
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 25, 1910 June 18
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 29, 1910 July 16
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 31, 1911 July 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 34, 1911 August 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 39, 1911 September 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 1, 1912 January 6
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 9, 1912 March 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 11, 1912 March 16
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 25, 1912 June 22
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 16, 1909 June 5
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 23, 1909 July 24
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 25, 1909 August 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 28, 1909 August 28
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 30, 1909 September 11
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 36, 1909 October 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 38, 1909 November 6
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 45, 1909 December 25
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 13, 1909 May 15
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1910 January 22
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 7, 1910 February 12
- 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
- Morey Musings : vol. 1
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The book was sponsored by the English and Miss Agnes Govreau of the Art Department. The booklet was hand set by the boys in the printing class.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1931 June
- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- Tattered Cover at the Lowenstein Cultureplex
- Located in the historic Bonfils-Lowenstein Theater, Tattered Cover Colfax Avenue has two floors of books and a space for autographings and events. With more than 100,000 titles in inventory and an extensive newsstand, the Colfax Avenue bookstore...
- 1950-2012
- William P. Horan Burial Index 1900-1956
- Index to burial records in the Horan Mortuary Records (WH842), a manuscript collection in the Western History Dept. Gives name, age, color/race, year of burial, page number. Additional information may be found in the records.
- Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.; Burial--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; W.P. Horan (Firm).; W.P. Horan & Son.; Horan Mortuary.
- 2000
- Fiftyniners' directory : Colorado Argonauts of 1858-1859. A directory of their arrivals, removals, deaths, marriages, children, property, mines, ranches; with names of old towns, mining camps, gulches, mountains, rivers, creeks, and other matters.
- A transcription of two volumes originally created by Henrietta Bromwell pertaining to the lives and events surrounding the early settlers of Colorado.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 2004
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Abbey Rents
- View of Abbey Rents at 350 Broadway in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the one-story brick building read: "Abbey Rents & Sells Party & Sickroom Supplies Oxygen 24 Hour Service" and "Everything for the Party Folding Chairs Table...
- Abbey Rents (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lease & rental services--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1957 October 25
- Actors and actresses on stage
- Actors and actresses perform on a stage possibly in Denver, Colorado. The set consists of chairs, tables, and doors on either side of the stage.
- Actors--1890-1910.; Actresses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO. SCHOOLS. PUBLIC
- Adams Hotel
- View of the Dutch Room in the Adams Hotel at 1800 Welton Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows wooden tables and wooden captain's chairs with leather seats and backs in the dining room. Beer steins sit on a plate rail above wooden paneling. A...
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 Jan. 9
- Emmett Williams 2721 Welton St. (Colored)
- Interior view of a barber shop probably owned by Emmett Williams in Denver, Colorado; shows chairs, wicker couches, sinks, mirrors, a fern, and a cash register.
- African Americans--Commerce--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Williams, Emmett, Barber--Homes &...
- 1934 July 31
- The Negro exodus, scenes on the wharves at Vicksburg
- African American (Black) men, women and children stand at a frame cotton elevator building that reads: "Missis[sippi] Elev[ator]," and wave to passengers on a steamship at Vicksburg (Warren County), Mississippi. Shows African American people beside...
- African Americans--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Vicksburg (Miss.)--1870-1880.; Passengers--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Piers & wharves--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Ships--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.
- 1879, May 17
- Man and woman at a club function
- An African American (Black) couple sit in chairs in a large opulent room in an unknown location in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a party dress and speaks to a man dressed in a tuxedo, they both hold drinks. A sign in the distance reads H.D.C.,...
- African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Children sitting on the porch of a log cabin
- African American (Black) children and a man sit in front of a log cabin in an unknown location. The man wears a jacket, short pants, and sits on the porch near wood buckets and chairs. One boy sits on a pile of rocks that serve as steps. He wears a...
- Afro-Americans--Children--1870-1900.; Children--1870-1900.; Log cabins--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Agnes Memorial
- View of cottages at the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas cabanas, and men in folding chairs. Lettering reads: "The Tucker Tent Co."
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 29, 1905
- Denver hospitals & sanitariums, Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (built by Lawrence Phipps; opened in 1903; closed 1932); a row of female patients sit on rocking chairs placed between beds on a sleeping porch.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1920?]
- Denver, hospitals & sanatoriums, Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of the dining room at the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado; shows tables, chairs, flowers, tablecloths, napkins, and glassware.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1903 and 1932]
- Ungraded group at High School, 1941
- Boys and a few girls sit on wooden folding chairs at long tables in a classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado. The tables have books and papers on them. A blackboard with a row of student drawings along the top is on the left. A...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Orchestra at High School, 1941
- Music students sit on wooden folding chairs holding their instruments and facing their music stands in a classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado. The teacher, a man in a suit, conducts the orchestra which includes 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
- 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
- Albany Hotel Coffee Shop, Denver
- The hostess, waitresses, and bus boys pose in the coffee shop of the Albany Hotel at 1759 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows long wooden counters and chairs and small tables against the walls. Cakes sit under glass on the buffet. Two...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buffets (Furniture)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Restaurant...
- 1933 April 24
- Flower Carnival spectators
- Men, women, and children crowd the porches, balconies and roof of the Alta Vista Hotel to view the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Bunting and United States flags adorn the brick building; spindle chairs flank...
- Alta Vista Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Spectators crowd the porches and rooftop of The Alta Vista Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to view the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade. Bunting and American flags decorate the brick building; a row of chairs flank the steps.
- Alta Vista Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1900?]