Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Public Library 1935 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1935. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Derby, Colo. school
- View of the Derby School in Derby, Colorado, in Eagle County. Modern architectural elements include masonry construction, four entry doors, and flat roofs.
- Derby (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Derby--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Soap Box Derby loco. Arlington Tower, Akron, OH, eng. 5207
- View of Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive # 5207 stopped on the tracks near Akron (Summit County), Ohio. Shows a painting of a Soap Box Derby coaster car, lettering on the locomotive reads: "5207," "B&O," "Lima," "Tom Barnes locomotive courtesy of...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; International Soap Box Derby, Inc.--Public relations.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Publicity.; Railroad locomotives.
- 1947 August 17
- Denver Public Library 1933 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1933. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Denver Public Library microfilm obituaries 1944-1959.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, and other newspapers for the years 1944-1959.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library 1994 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1994.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A young boy in cowboy costume with a faux leopard skin pouch is encircled by men, women and boys watching a man hold a snake.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Smythe, Douglas, fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Deadwood Stage with passengers
- Buffalo Bill Cody drives the Tally-Ho-Wagon with passengers sitting on it. John Burke, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands on the ground in front of the coach. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits wearing a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Cody, Irma.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Hammitt, Frank N.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in the center of a group of men outside a tent in a camp for the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. John Burke, press agent for the shows, sits on the ground in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- N. Salsbury, Fred Remington, J.M. Burke
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses with artist Frederick Remington and John Burke, press agent for the shows. The men stand in front of a large pile of hay placed in front of a group of teepees at a camp for...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Derby, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Soap box derby
- He bit the dust, Derby on Pershing Steamboat Springs
- Cowboy Derby hangs onto the back of bucking bronco, Pershing, on the rodeo grounds at Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado; spectators watch from automobile in the background.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Derby, Cowboy.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Soap box derby
- Denver Public Library 1993 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1993.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Donkey Derby
- View of automobiles parked on hillside with a crowd watching the Donkey Derby held on outskirts of Cripple Creek, Colorado; people seated atop wooden post corral and on opposite side near covered podium; distant view beyond hillside of Cripple...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Festivals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Donkey Derby, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Distant view of Donkey Derby held near outskirts of Cripple Creek, Colorado; automobiles lined up behind wire fence; crowd of people around fence perimeters and behind festival stand or podium; view of town with church spire (St Peter's Catholic...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Festivals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Donkey Derby, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of truck from El Paso Mine participating in Donkey Derby, Cripple Creek, Colorado; man with shotgun is seated atop roof of truck which is filled with hardrock ore samples; sign on truck states "New El Paso Mines Inc.-El Paso Mine", crowd of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- CB&Q train, engine number 2145, engine type 2-6-2
- Freight, eastbound, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 582 dead in train; 11 cars, 35 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., July 4, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1930
- CB&Q train, engine number 2704, engine type 4-4-2
- Passenger; westbound, 5 cars. Photographed: Derby, Colo., July 1918.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1918.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1918
- CB&Q train, engine number 2810, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #9, Colorado Limited; 8 cars, 30 MPH, nice steam effect. Photographed: near Derby, Colo., January 2, 1928.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1928.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1928
- CB&Q train, engine number 2559, engine type 4-4-2
- Train #301, passenger; 4 cars, 20 MPH. Photographed: Derby, Colo., April 3, 1927.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1927.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1927
- CB&Q train, engine number 2826, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #301, mixed; 8 cars, 35 MPH. Photographed: near Derby, Colo., April 22, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1934
- CB&Q train, engine number 2834, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #14, St. Louis Limited; 7 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., August 26, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1935
- CB&Q train, engine number 2834, engine type 4-6-2
- Civilian Conservation Corp Special;, 9 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., January 10, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1937
- CB&Q train, engine number 2832, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #3, Overland Express; 7 cars, 45 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., July 4, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1930
- CB&Q train, engine number 2848, engine type 4-6-2
- Freight, eastbound; 21 cars, 30 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., October 16, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1938
- CB&Q train, engine number 2857, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #301, passenger; 5 cars, 55 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., April 27, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1935
- CB&Q train, engine number 2863, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #15, Colorado Limited; 6 cars, 60 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., November 18, 1928.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1928.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1928
- CB&Q train, engine number 2901, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #301, passenger; 7 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., January 10, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1937
- CB&Q train, engine number 2901, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #15, Colorado Limited; 8 cars, 55 MPH. Photographed: west of Derby, Colo., November 24, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1929
- CB&Q train, engine number 2901, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #14, St. Louis Limited; 6 cars, 55 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., April 5, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1931
- CB&Q train, engine number 2913, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #301; passenger, 4 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., May 11, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1941
- CB&Q train, engine number 2957, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #3, Overland Express; 9 cars, 55 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., June 7, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1936
- CB&Q train, engine number 2954, engine type 4-6-2
- Special passenger; 10 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: near Derby, Colo., November 3, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1934
- CB&Q train, engine number 2956, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #15, Colorado Limited; 8 cars, 45 MPH. Photographed: near Derby, Colo., July 13, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1930
- CB&Q train, engine number 2957, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #301, passenger; 4 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., May 23, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1936
- CB&Q train, engine number 3003, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #9, passenger; 5 cars, 40 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., June 22, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1941
- CB&Q train, engine number 3003, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #2, Missouri Flyer; 4 cars, 65 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo, June 8, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1941
- CB&Q train, engine number 3004, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #9, The Aristocrat; 12 cars, 70 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., August 21, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1938
- CB&Q train, engine number 3003, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #2, Missouri Flyer; 4 cars, 65 MPH. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., May 31, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1941
- CB&Q train, engine number 3003, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #2, Missouri Flyer; 5 cars, 60 MPH, interesting back- lighted photograph. Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., December 7, 1941.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1941.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1941
- CB&Q train, engine number 3007, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #9, The Aristocrat; 13 cars, 45 MPH, wintry scene-smoke! Photographed: east of Derby, Colo., January 20, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1935
- CB&Q train, engine number 3007, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #6; The Aristocrat, 12 cars, 50 MPH. Photographed: near Derby, Colo., March 28, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1934
- CB&Q train, engine number 3007, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #9, The Aristocrat; 12 cars, 55 MPH. Photographed: west of Derby, Colo., December 5, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Derby.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1932