Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 38, 1909 November 6
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Number 5, 1923 May
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1, 1910 January 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 6, 1910 February 5
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 8, 1910 February 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 10, 1910 March 5
- Morey Musings
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1934
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 3
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 December
- 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
- 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
- An Index to Sons of Colorado 1906 -1908: Volume I and II
- An index to the Sons of Colorado magazine. Index is organized alphabetically and includes the name or subject, the volume, number and page.
- Society of Colorado Pioneers.; Sons of Colorado (Organization) ; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Obituaries--Indexes.; Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Patriotic societies--Colorado.
- undated
- The Huskie Highlights 1960
- 1960 Yearbook from Douglas County High School
- 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.
- 1960
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- 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
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the Emery, Bird Thayer & Co. Dry Goods Company. The building has a first floor arcade, arched windows and a covered entrance. Unidentified buildings crowd the area. Signs read: "Furniture &...
- Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.
- [1906]
- Western History Subject Index
- Andrews, Milton Franklin 1873 or 4-1905
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- Stereographic view of a woman sitting sidesaddle on a horse next to the Navajo Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado. A crowd of people is gathered around the log pagoda of the Manitou Soda Spring in the center midground. (The pagoda was moved from...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Pagodas--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Denver 3R parade
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members ride horseback in a parade on Bannock Street in front of the City and County Building in the central business district of Denver, Colorado. The men are dressed as Arabs with kaffiyah headdresses, and their...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Arabs--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [1958?]
- Denver 3R parade
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride horseback in a parade on Bannock Street in front of the City and County Building in the central business district of Denver, Colorado. The men are dressed as North American Indians and wear feather...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- [1958?]
- Wild West Show tent
- A man draws the crowd's attention toward him in a small tent in a grassy field in the camp of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A striped curtain forms the backdrop behind the man. The grandstand where the audience sits is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Zephyr in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- A crowd is gathered around the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Denver Zephyr on its first trip to Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, a water tower and mesas in the distance.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver Zephyr (Express train)--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 Jun. 16
- CU show, "tie him quick" Lloyd Carr up, Ike Little.
- Lloyd Carr sits on horseback and holds a lasso. Ike Little wrestles a calf to the ground during a roping stunt at the Roundup Riders of the Rockies public show in Folsom Field at the University of Colorado in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--Facilities--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Folsom Field (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cattle--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 July 20
- American Natl. Bank, Leadville
- This view looks down on a festive mob scene, possibly in the intersection in front of the American National Bank building in Leadville, Colorado. Flags, bunting and banners hang from poles and buildings. Crowds of men, mostly in suits, wear straw...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1903]
- Pony Express rider Gordon Welles
- A pony express rider wearing jeans, a short sleeved shirt, cowboy hat, and cowboy boots, sits on top of a horse, as he hands a mailbag to an older man in a suit in Central City, Colorado. The older man stands on the bottom step of a marble stairway...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Pony express--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- August, 1940
- First day, Central City parade the entertainers leading the way.
- Johnny Boyle on his horse "Patches," (left) and Pete Smythe on "Firefly," (right) ride and carry flags in the Roundup Riders of the Rockies parade on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Riders wear western attire and cowboy...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central...
- 1956 July
- Bur-rodeo, first annual event in Leadville
- Contestants in shorts and running shoes gather their burros at the start of the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivies in Leadville, Colorado. Children in jeans and plaid shirts and adults in cowboy hats are among the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Antlers Hotel fire
- A crowd looks at the charred debris of the Antlers Hotel following a fire that destroyed the hotel on October 1, 1898. Only the smoke stack and burned debris from the walls are left standing. The town of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Dedication of the Augusta Tabor Museum, Leadville, May 29, 1955
- Dedication of the Augusta Tabor Museum on May 29, 1955, 116 East Fifth Street in Leadville, Colorado. Three people stand above a crowd of people at the side of the Tabor House, wearing hats and coats. Above them is a sign "Tabor House, Art & Gift...
- Augusta Tabor Museum--1950-1960.; Leadville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.
- 1955
- Frederick G. Bonfils Funeral
- A large crowd gathers outside of Frederick G. Bonfils' residence on the day of his funeral. Funeral cars are parked outside of the home. Frederick G. Bonfil's was the editor and publisher of the Denver Post.
- Denver Post--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper editors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Processions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- February 4, 1933
- Mexican Independence Day
- A crowd marches down a residential street in celebration of Mexican Independence Day (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) near North High School in Denver, Colorado. The majority of the participants are Mexican American. An African American man walks in the...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968 September 16
- Centro Cultural festival & grand opening at 935 W. 11th Ave.
- A crowd celebrates at the festival and grand opening of Centro Cultural located at 935 West 11th (Eleventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shows a ring toss game and booths in front of the Centro Cultural building.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1969 May 4
- Large crowd at press conference
- A man, possibly a Denver official, speaks with reporters and community members at a press conference. The man seated at the end of the table with long hair is possibly Antonio Martinez.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Press conferences--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1970-1975?]
- Snake Dance at Mishongnovi
- Reproduction of a painting; Native American (Hopi) snake dancers at the Mishongnovi Pueblo, Arizona. Dancers wear feathers, face and body paint, armbands and necklaces, kilts. They carry sticks and snakes; a crowd of spectators stand by.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.; Snake dance--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Snake dance
- Native American (Hopi) men and women circle around snake dancers at Walpi pueblo, Arizona. One man holds a drum. One woman in a dress and shawl, stands further back from the crowd. Children watch from above, on the steps of the pueblo walls.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Ceremonial...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Central City Opera House, opening night
- A crowd gathers in front of the newly renovated Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado, on opening night. Part of the facade of the granite building is visible, as well as the bracketed balcony, the arched doorways and the billboards...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Laying cornerstone of courthouse
- A large crowd is gathered on sloping ground at the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado. The men wear suits and hats and the women are in dresses and elegant hats. Within the crowded...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Memorial service for President William McKinley
- A large crowd gathers on the front lawn of the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado at a memorial service for President William McKinley.
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Commemoration.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1901 September 19
- Memorial service for President William McKinley
- A large crowd fills the front lawn of the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado to honor President William McKinley at a memorial service. The front steps of the capitol are covered with curtains and the flags on the building and on the lawn...
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Commemoration.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1901 September 19
- Memorial service for President William McKinley
- A large crowd fills the front lawn of the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado to honor President William McKinley at a memorial service. The front steps of the capitol are covered with curtains and the flags on the building and on the lawn...
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Commemoration.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1901 September 19
- Memorial service for President William McKinley
- A large crowd fills the front lawn of the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado to honor President William McKinley at a memorial service. The front steps of the capitol are covered with curtains and the flags on the building and on the lawn...
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Commemoration.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1901 September 19
- Celebration of Mexican National Day
- A large crowd gathers in Denver, Colorado in celebration of Mexican National Day, September 16, 1969. Banners reads: "La Huelca Del Mundo Ya Basta Raza" and "SDS? supports Chicano Liberation".
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1969 September 16