Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 49, 1911 December 2
- Man and three children near the old Alameda Avenue bridge children are holding long sticks
- Outdoor portrait of a man and his children near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The children hold tree branches. The bridge over the South Platte River is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Halloween Costume Party at Gates' Rooftop Garden
- A woman (possibly a Gates' employee), poses in a doorway with three children. They are all dressed in Halloween costumes. She wears a clown costume with a pointed hat and the three children, also wear clown costumes. Two of the children wear...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Halloween--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- "Peppard" fountain
- Shows a fountain with a statue of two children and a pool below. City Park lake (Ferril Lake) and the pavilion are in the background. The statue is in memory of John & Minnie Peppard and their children.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Peppard, John--Monuments.; Peppard,...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Dumont's Boarding House - the German House - in Idaho Springs about 1900.
- View in Idaho Springs, Colorado, of the German House (owned by the Dumont family in 1901) and several men, women and children standing in front of it; building constructed of horizontal clapboard with two doors (one open with electric light over...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Predecessor to Virginia Village - 1950 S. Holly
- Interior view of the South Holly Neighborhood Library in the Virginia Village neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Children read and browse bookshelves and are identified as Martha Kaplan and Terri and Dave Holland.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Virginia Village (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bookcases--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1964 November 4
- Feeding time, Children's Hospital
- Interior view at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Infants and toddlers sit on the laps of nurses. The nurses hold bowls and spoons to the lips of the children. Bottles filled with milk and bowls are on a table nearby. Cribs are against the...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Old school house, Idaho Springs, Colorado, 1885
- A large group of men, women and children stand in front of the schoolhouse in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The schoolhouse has a T-shaped floor plan and crossed, medium gables. A gabled bell tower tops the roof on the near side, and one chimney is on...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.
- 1885
- 2 children bathing
- Two small children, possibly Popovi and Felip, sons of Maria and Julian Martinez of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, sit in a round, metal bath tub crying. The tub is set on a wood ledge. The younger child has his arm around the older one,...
- Children bathing--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Children--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter--Family.; Martínez, María Montoya--Family.
- [1915?]
- Wild West Show original company
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- School Dist No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Elementary school children in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County reenact the pilgrimage to Guadalupe. The children are dressed in traditional Mexican costumes, including serapes, sombreros, and mantillas. The children kneel before an altar of...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Costumes--Mexico--1930-1940.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Pilgrimages--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Day nursery, Pueblo
- Interior view of children's dining room, Pueblo Day Care Center (day nursery), Pueblo, Colorado, an eating area filled with boys & girls seated at wooden picnic-style tables & benches, four women in view either assisting children with eating or...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- February 1939
- The crop that's never scarce in Utah
- Photomontage of faces of children, babies, boys and girls.
- Boys--1860-1890.; Girls--1860-1890.; Infants--1860-1890.; Mormons--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Lafayette, Colorado
- School children in a Lafayette, Colorado, in Boulder County pose for a class portrait. Several of the children sit in their desks. The other children, who wear overalls and dresses, stand behind the desks in the back of the room near the...
- Lafayette (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Lafayette--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Sherman School kindergarten reading class
- Photograph of a kindergarten class during free time at Sherman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In the center of the picture a teacher holds a book up as she reads it for the children to see. A small group of children sit in a semi-circle...
- Kindergartens.; Sherman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- Teller School animal project
- Several children from Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a class animal project. In the foreground a girl is sitting on the ground painting stripes onto a paper zebra. In the background six children are standing and seven children...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Animals.;
- 1937
- International Project at Wyman School
- International project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Seven children, three girls and four boys, stand in front of a board titled "United Fund" with flags from around the world and paper people of different ethnicity and race. Two...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Puppet Project at Wyman School
- Puppet project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six students from Wyman Elementary School demonstrate the puppets they have created. From left to right the students are Billy Carpenter, Patricia Burns, Charles Hazlewood, Edmund...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1937
- Woodbury Branch community story hour
- Photograph of Woodbury Branch librarian Miss Albert DeNio visiting the Steele Community Center for story telling session for disabled children. She stands at the front of the room. Holding a book in front of her. Talking to several children...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1964 April
- West Side Recorder Volume 5 No 10
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 9
- Children of Antonio Teodoro Lobato and Maria Epemenia Córdova
- Studio portrait of the adult children of rancher and farmer Antonio Teodoro Lobato and his wife Maria Epemenia Cordova de Lobato. They are identified Left to Right: Front row: Rosavel and José Julián "J.J." Lobato. Back row: Refugio,...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Women.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1890
- Solano family
- Della Lovato Solano and her children pose near a clothes line in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The children are identified left to right: Anita, Esther, Josie, Tommy, Juanita, Bertha, and Sonny. Sonny wears a jacket with an insignia...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Families.; Solano, Della Lovato--Pictorial works.; Solano, Della Lovato--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1944
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 25, 1909 August 7
- Children playing with toys
- Children sit and play with toys on a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. A girl holds a doll. A boy holds a wooden stick from a Tinkertoy set. Shows a metal roller-skate, a gyroscope, pictures of Santa Claus on the table, and a Tinkertoy...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a young girl, a young boy and an infant. The girl smiles and wears a dress with a lace collar and cuffs, bows tied on the shoulders and a full skirt. The boy wears a sailor shirt with a ribbon tied around the neck. The infant,...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Four children one in buggy one barefoot scene behind residence
- Outdoor portrait of children, they include Lydia Lillybridge (Medin), Montana Lillybridge (Ericson), and a baby in a carriage near a house in Denver, Colorado. The boy wears overalls and a straw hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ericson, Montana Lillybridge.; Medin, Lydia Lillybridge.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Utes, group of chil[dren]
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) children, probably near Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Boys wear wrapped braids, earrings, leather pants, beaded moccasins, and chokers or necklaces with medallions. A boy wears a bone breastplate, a...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boys--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chinese [children]
- Two Chinese American children stand on a city rooftop near a sign written in Chinese. The children wear embroidered silk jackets and pants. Shows glazed ceramic pottery and plants.
- Chinese Americans--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Children--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Roofs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chinese [children]
- Two Chinese American children stand on a city rooftop near a sign written in Chinese. The children wear embroidered silk jackets and pants. Shows glazed ceramic pottery and plants.
- Chinese Americans--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Children--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute children
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) children. The boys wear wrapped braids, earrings, leather pants, beaded moccasins, and chokers or necklaces with medallions. A boy wears a bone breastplate, a long-sleeved shirt with a serpentine pattern,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Boys--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Women and children in mining camp
- A woman poses with a group of children near a house in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The woman wears a blouse with a ruffle and puffy sleeves. Some of the children hold pets including dogs, cats, and rabbits. The house is a...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Indian children, Flathead reserve, observe their plaited hair
- Six Native American Flathead (Salish) children stand with their backs to the viewer looking toward something in the distance. Each of the children wears loose clothing and a "plaited" hair style. The tallest child is wrapped in a blanket, wears a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Hopi children
- Three Native American (Hopi) children and a dog play outside, possibly near Walpi, Arizona. Two girls sit in white dresses, one holds a toddler.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Dogs--Arizona--1910-1920.; Girls--Arizona--1910-1920.;...
- [1918?]
- Hopi children
- Native American (Hopi) children pose outdoors on the sand, Arizona. The girl wears pants and a shirt; the baby wears a shirt.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Infants--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Heiram and Alida Burton Elsie and Smith Payne Burton Children
- Shows Hiram and Alida Burton with their children Elsie and Smith Payne Burton. Two young children sit on the lap of the man. The young girl wears a dress, and the toddler wears a pullover with bloomers. The woman wears a dress with a lace collar...
- Burton, Alida.; Burton, Elsie.; Burton, Hiram Knight.; Burton, Smith Payne.; Children & adults--1850-1860.; Families--1850-1860.
- 1852?
- Capricious at the First Creek School for Retarded Children
- Children of various ages work on wooden puzzles at a rectangular table at a school in Aurora, Colorado. Two men in suits and ties, observe the children, one leaving over a child to see his puzzle from above. Another school table, with a September...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Annie Colliere (quamir)
- Annie Colliere, a Native American (Plains) woman, poses outdoors with three children. She holds a baby wrapped in a blanket; one of the children wears a bonnet; the other has her head covered by the baby's blanket. A brush shelter and trees are in...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Infants--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Mothers & children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Colliere, Annie.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Miner's wife and children
- View of a woman and three children in front of a board and batten cabin, Ouray County, Colorado. Two of the children are boys and ride a mule, the little girl and the mother stand on the porch holding hands.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Ouray County--1870-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Ouray County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Ouray County--1870-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Denver Public Library Civic Center children's department
- Women and children sit and stand near the circulation desk and near stacks in the children's library at the Denver Public Library in Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the counter reads: "Please Return Books Here."
- Denver Public Library--1930-1940.; Children's libraries--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Library circulation and loans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- [1937]
- Scenes in the Children's Ward
- Nurses, doctors, men, and women stand near beds in the Children's Ward at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Children lie in beds arranged along the walls of a long room. One nurse holds a toddler, and a man cradles an infant in his arms.
- Denver General Hospital--Facilities--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospital wards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Nurses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1907
- Children's Ward, Colorado General Hospital
- A group of children and a woman sit at a table and read in the Children's Ward at Colorado General Hospital, University of Colorado Medical Center (University of Colorado Health Science Center) in Denver, Colorado. Coloring books, crayons, and a...
- Colorado General Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hospital wards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children's Hospital
- Exterior view of Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a two and one-half story brick structure with a two-tier porch. A painted sign on the structure reads: "Children's Hospital, 1910."
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Entrance to Children's Hospital, Denver
- Exterior view of the entrance to Children's Hospital located at 2221 Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The doorway is framed by terra-cotta decoration. In the keystone position above the door is the sculpted figure of a child framed by the petals...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- This picture makes it clear that the school lunch is a substantial meal
- African American children eat lunch with their teacher at a school hot lunch program in an unidentified school in Denver, Colorado.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; National school lunch program--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children eating &...
- [between 1933 and 1950?]
- Women and children on horseback
- An unidentified Native American woman and two children sit on a horse in front of a wood cabin on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Another small child stands in the right background near the cabin. The woman wears a checkered...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- The women's auxiliary to Western States Baptist Convention : Colorado, Wyoming.
- Booklet produced by the Western States Missionary Baptist Convention honoring Trail Blazers Mrs. Emma Ruth Rogers from Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and Ruby Nell Parks from the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Parks, Ruby Nell.; Rogers, Emma Ruth.; Western States Missionary Baptist Convention. Woman's Convention Auxiliary.; African American Baptists--West (U.S.); Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2008 May 3
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Public library. Children's department