Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- Officers and members of Mt. Ouray Lodge #140, B. of L. T.
- Studio portrait of men from an unidentified fraternal organization; they are identified as members of Mt. Ouray Lodge #140. They wear various styled sashes over their suits, some with a "B" button fastener, others with fringe. Insignia on the...
- Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Insignia--1890-1900.
- 1894 March 16
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- Immigration rights reform rally
- View of a crowd at an immigration rights reform rally in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. They wave American flags and a sign that depicts a map of the United States and reads: "We Don't Cross the Border, It Crossed Us."
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexicans--United States--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Illegal...
- [2006 March 25]
- Pike's Peak, Col.
- View of Pikes Peak from Austin Bluffs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a gulch and creek. A frame farmhouse is in the distance.
- Austin Bluffs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Printing shop
- View of the interior of a printing shop in Georgetown, Colorado. Cabinets and trays for type are along one wall, and a row of wood columns are in the middle of the room. A stovepipe, window and door are on the back wall. Three men are at the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Printing industry--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Spanish Peaks from Nunda's
- View of Spanish Peaks from Nunda, Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Nunda (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Nunda--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Kenneth MacKenna played "Othello," Central City Opera House
- Actor Kenneth MacKenna poses sideways in a chair outside the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. He wears a white sweater, shirt, trousers, and holds a pipe in his left hand. His legs are crossed, and his right arm is crossed over...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actors--1940-1950.; MacKenna, Kenneth, 1899-1962.
- 1934
- 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
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- Doc Holliday's Gravestone
- View of John Henry "Doc" Holliday's gravestone located in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The grave and granite headstone are surrounded by a simple black metal railing. Inscribed on the stone are the name and death dates, "Doc...
- Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Burial--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1990-2000.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Graves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--Pictorial works.;...
- 1991
- Monastery at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Friary, at Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church (St. Elizabeth's Church), designed by architect Jacques Benedict in 1936 and located at 1060 St. Francis Way, on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, Denver, Colorado....
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; St. Elizabeth's Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Apses.; Catholic churches.; Doors & doorways.; Historic buildings.; Monasteries.; Statues.;...
- 2009
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 6 and 7, 1923 June-July
- Old Denver horse car barn
- Men stand and pose near horse cars at a Denver Horse Railroad Company stable building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado. Horses are hitched to trolley cars. Men wear hats and overcoats and stand near stable entrances....
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1887?]
- Bachelor
- Men, women, and boys pose in the street near frame commercial buildings in Bachelor (Mineral County), Colorado. A building has a partly constructed roof; some buildings have false fronts. An African American (Black) woman wears a long skirt and...
- Afro-Americans--Women--Colorado--Bachelor--1890-1910.; Bachelor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bachelor--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1908?]
- Opening on the North Dakota claim which appears to be another Lady Belle
- Men pose by an excavation at the North Dakota Mine and by cedar trees in Eagle County, Colorado; they include B.B. Yeomans, B.M. White, and J.O. Kempf.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Dakota Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Kempf, J. O.; White, B. M.; Yeomans, B. B.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sugar factory - Monte Vista
- View of a sugar beet processing facility in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County) Colorado; features a smokestack, monitor roof, and a steel frame shed.
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Monte Vista--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Monte Vista--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Twin Lakes, Little Cottonwood Canyon
- View of Twin Lakes (Twin Lakes Reservoir) in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows a mountain lake surrounded by trees and boulders.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1880-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Twin Lakes Reservoir (Utah)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Lakewood High School
- View of the two-story Lakewood High School building in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The brick school has arched doorways and decorative brick work around the cornice. Cars are parked nearby.
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- 1948 November 18
- Plant of the Northern Colorado Power Co. at Lafayette
- View of the construction of the three-story, brick Northern Colorado Power Company plant in Lafayette (Boulder County), Colorado. The power plant has stone quoins and lintels. Piles of lumber and metal parts, probably for steam generators, are at...
- Northern Colorado Power Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Lafayette--1900-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Lafayette--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Gates
- Men pose with a rubber belt, probably a part for a car, at Gates Rubber Company plant in Denver, Colorado. A worker wears a pants suit and a cap and holds a rubber belt manufactured at Gates. A man with a hat, suit and tie stands in front of a car...
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses near an ornate backdrop and leans on a carved stone pillar prop. He wears a suit with striped pants and a jacket fastened at the top button. A watch chain dangles from his vest and a broad neck tie is...
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses near an ornate backdrop. He leans one arm on the back of an upholstered chair. He wears striped pants and one leg is crossed in front of the other. A watch chain and fob hangs from his vest and a...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses near an ornate backdrop. He wears striped pants, vest, jacket, and patterned necktie. He rests his hand on the back of an upholstered chair and stands with one leg crossed in front of the other.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who sits with his legs crossed in an upholstered chair, in a naturalistic pose, with his arms resting on the arms of the chair. He wears an overcoat and suit with a neck tie. His short, neat hair is parted on the side and...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who leans with one arm on a carved stone pillar prop. He wears striped pants and poses with one leg crossed casually over the other. His checked suit jacket is fastened at the top button and one hand rests on...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who leans his arm on a carved stone pillar prop. His jacket is fastened at the top button and a fob dangles from his watch chain. One of his legs is casually crossed over the other. A hat rests on a stone fence...
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who poses with his arms crossed. He wears a buttoned suit jacket and bow tie. His hair is parted in the middle and combed flat. He has a full moustache.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses with his hand on a carved stone pillar prop. He wears a suit jacket, pants and partially buttoned vest. One of his legs is casually crossed in front of the other. A scarf is knotted around his neck....
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose near an ornate backdrop. A baby with messy hair and a garment with a light colored yoke is propped in a chair. A young girl stands on a cushion and leans on the back of the chair. The mother who...
- Families--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who sits in an upholstered chair and rests his cheek in one of his hands. His legs are crossed and he wears a long suit jacket. His other hand rests casually on the arm of the chair. His short hair is parted on the side and...
- Men--1890-1900.; Sitting--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Charles S. Stobie and his two Indian scouts
- Photograph of a newspaper clipping. Illustration shows Charles S. Stobie flanked by his North American Indian (Ute) scouts. (Left) Wanzito (Antelope), and (right) Chief Piah (Black Tail Deer.
- Indians of North America.; Ute Indians.; Artists--American--1860-1870.; Clippings.; Military scouts.; Piah, Ute chief.; Wanzito.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1865 and 1869?]
- Yellowstone, Old Faithful Inn
- View of the Old Faithful Inn designed by Robert C. Reamer at Yellowstone National Park. The log and wood frame structure is seven stories high. The porte-cochere is recessed under the large gable roof of the central section of the building along...
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- [1905]
- Yellowstone, Old Faithful Inn
- View of the Old Faithful Inn designed by Robert C. Reamer at Yellowstone National Park. The log and wood frame structure is seven stories high. The central section of the hotel has a double gable roof with dormers. Projecting out from the eaves of...
- Old Faithful Inn (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Hotels.; National parks & reserves.
- [1905]
- Bonnet
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) bonnet made of red and yellow quillwork with a crossed flag pattern.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Oglala Indians--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Bonnets--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Garfield school
- Architectural drawing of Longfellow School at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--1880-1890.; Longfellow School (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--1880-1890.
- 1882 February 11
- Garfield school
- Architectural drawing of Longfellow School at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--1880-1890.; Longfellow School (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Cowboys festival
- A group of eleven cowboys pose in front of a brick building possibly in Colorado. They all wear slacks, white shirts, ties and hats.
- Cowboys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- American Smelter
- View of American Mining and Smelter Company smelter in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings, smokestacks, bullion, and cauldrons.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a couple, possibly Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Meredith. He wears a dark checked suit and sits with his legs crossed in an upholstered chair. She stands at his side with her hand on his shoulder. Her dress is a black velvet bodice with...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Avalon Bay, Catalina Island
- View of Avalon and Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a pier, boats in the harbor, hotels, and commercial buildings.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1870-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Avalon--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Blue Ridge Mtns. Thorny Curve, C&ORR
- A Chesapeake & Ohio Railway locomotive and cars round a curve identified as Thorny Curve in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Blue Ridge Mountains--1900-1910.; Railroads--Virginia--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Montezuma Hotel
- View of the Montezuma Hotel near Las Vegas in Montezuma, New Mexico in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows a Queen Anne style structure with bell domed turret. Pedestrians walk on the broad dirt driveway.
- Montezuma Hotel (Montezuma, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Montezuma (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Montezuma--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Brigham Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of houses on tree-lined Brigham Street in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows people on a sidewalk, wrought iron fences and stone retaining walls in front of lawns, and a brick and stone house with bargeboard, a gabled roof,...
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--Utah--Salt Lake City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mission of San Diego, Cal.
- View of the ruins of Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego County, California. Shows the decaying walls of the church and associated buildings. Some buildings are constructed of stone, others are built with adobe brick. Plaster peals off the...
- San Diego Mission--1880-1890.; San Diego County (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--California--San Diego--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Diego--1880-1890.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Panorama from Point Sublime, Colorado
- Trees, a utility pole, and grass are on a steep hill at Point Sublime. Shows a panoramic, aerial view of the plains around Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado and buildings in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Point Sublime (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Plains--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Georgetown, looking south, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick commercial buildings, houses and dirt streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A railroad trestle is over Clear Creek near tailings piles in the canyon. Shows the rounded spire of Our Lady of Lourdes...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Soda Spring, Manitou Colo.
- View of Soda Spring Pavilion at Manitou, Colorado, with United States flag. Men, women and children gather nearby; at center, the creek is crossed by a stone footbridge; at right, a street has horse-drawn carriage, street-car and automobile...
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Early Longmont Colorado home talent group, probably in Dickens Opera House
- A group of actors of various ages pose in costume on stage, probably at the Dickens Opera House, Longmont, Colorado. The center figures are of royalty, a king and queen, with guards holding halberds crossed above their heads. Young girls sit in...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]