Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Father José Lara
- Father José Lara stands in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1209 West 36th Avenue, in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Father Lara is flanked by United Farm Workers of America (UFW) boycott organizer Mary Ann Alonzo and the...
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1971]
- Wm. Sabine residence, Alamosa
- William Sabine's residence in Alamosa, Colorado was built in 1879 and is a one-story wood frame house with a low hipped roof with a widow's walk, clapboard siding, pedimented drip molds, and covered porch with double arch front. William, his wife,...
- Sabine, William--Homes & haunts--1880-1890.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- S.P.M.D.T.U. carved emblem
- View of the S.P.M.D.T.U. (Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos) emblem carved in 1928 by Jose Lauriano Lopez, then a member of Capulin Concilio #2 in the Concilio Superior Hall, Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The clasped,...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Arts & crafts--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Arts & crafts--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Emblems.;...
- [1993?]
- Colo. Midland RR Indian emblem
- A photo of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company emblem. It is an image of a Native American. He rides a bucking horse, holds a spear decorated with feathers in one hand and the reins in the other. A shield with the logo that reads: "Colorado...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--Public relations--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Logos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- Colorado Mountain Club
- View of 1723 East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The modified two story Queen Anne style house has a brick addition. The main part of the house has decorative shingling on the second story. The brick...
- Colorado Mountain Club--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Clubs.; Colorado Mountain Club--Pictorial works.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1974
- Colorado Mountain Club
- View of 1723 East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The modified two story Queen Anne style house has a brick addition. The main part of the house has decorative shingling on the second story. The brick...
- Colorado Mountain Club--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Clubs.; Colorado Mountain Club--Pictorial works.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1974
- Seventeenth St., K.T. Conclave
- View of 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado, prepared for the Knights Templar Conclave parade. Patriotic bunting and flags hang from the buildings. Flags and the Knights Templar emblem of a cross in a crown hang from the street lamps....
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man dressed in a uniform, probably regalia for a fraternal organization. The man wears a double breasted coat, gauntlets, a belt and a fringed sash emblazoned with an eagle, and holds a sword and a plumed hat decorated with a...
- Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Uniforms--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man dressed in a uniform, probably regalia for a fraternal organization. The man wears a double breasted coat, gauntlets, a belt and a fringed sash emblazoned with an eagle, and holds a sword and a plumed hat decorated with a...
- Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Uniforms--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Man wearing uniform standing at riverside
- Outdoor portrait of man in uniform near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He wears a badge on his coat and a peaked cap with a metal emblem.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Colo. Midland RR Indian trademark
- A photo of the illustration of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company emblem. It is an image of a Native American, he rides a bucking horse, holds a spear decorated with feathers in one hand and the reins in the other. A shield with the logo that...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Logos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Railroads Colo. Midland logo advertising rocky mountain lion
- Shows a Colorado Midland Railway advertisement that features a mountain lion, a Native American man on horseback, a shield, and spear. An emblem on the shield reads: "Colorado Midland Railway Pikes Peak Route."
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--1890-1910.; Advertisements--1890-1910.; Logos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Delivery wagon
- View of a horse drawn sedan wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; emblem reads: "W." A man is at the door of the wagon, a woman is inside.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Gold Mining Stock Exchange building, 373-379 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; constructed after 1896 fire and purchased in 1911 by Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks - Number 316. Later, the building was called...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.; Gold Mining Stock Exchange Building (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- 1988?
- Yellowstone
- Group shot of possibly President Harding and cabinet members on their 1923 tour of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The driver stands beside the long touring automobile filled with men, parked on at a lookout over eroded canyon cliffs. Emblem on...
- Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Journeys --Wyoming.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Cabinet officers--United States--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Bennett Ave. from the Teller Co. court house to the depot
- View of Bennett Avenue from sidewalk by Teller county courthouse (courthouse building not in view) east towards Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; distant view includes one and two-story flat-roof brick commercial buildings;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- Walsenburg
- Group portrait of the Rotary International Club of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; their emblem is on the wall, and a United States flag is to the side.
- Rotary International--Colorado--Walsenburg--1920-1940.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Group of Utes
- Unidentified Native American (Ute) man and woman pose outdoors and stand behind outspread blanket; man wears moccasins, leggings, print shirt underneath overshirt, pelt with concho, breechcloth, and fur pelts cover braided hair; woman wears blanket...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Moquette and Polonegro
- Two Native American men (Ute), pose outdoors with outspread blanket; one (possibly Moquette) wears moccasins, beaded leggings, breechcloth, striped long shirt, hair pipe breast plate, scarf around neck, earrings, fur pelt and feather headdress; one...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Moquette.; Polonegro.
- 1896
- The float of company #10, knights of Pythias
- Several men ride on the horse drawn Knights of Pythias float, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Some wear uniforms with spiked and plumed helmets, swords on their belts, and gloves; others wear helmets and long cloth...
- Knights of Pythias.--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Knights of Pythias, Pikes Peak co. #10.
- Several men ride on the horse drawn Knights of Pythias float, Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Some wear uniforms with spiked and plumed helmets, and swords on their belts. Others wear helmets and long cloth shirts decorated...
- Knights of Pythias.--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Boulder
- View of a gravestone in Boulder, Colorado; features a cut stone with a modified arch at the top, and a raised free mason emblem enclosed in a circle; inscription reads: "Hanson Snyder. Died Oct. 27. 1879 Aged 45 Years;" stone surrounded by grass...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Fire Dept.
- View of a line of twenty-eight Georgetown, Colorado, firemen standing in a line at the foot of a mountain, possibly Republican or Democrat Mountain. They wear a conductor-type hats and shirts with the emblem of the Star Hook and Ladder Company, two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georegetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Fire chiefs
- Fire chiefs Miles Cottingham, right, and George Layden, left, sit on horseback in probably Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Layden's dark shirt has the emblem of the Star Hook and Ladder Company, two crossed ladders superimposed on a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Fireman, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a Georgetown, Colorado, fireman with a white bushy moustache holding an American flag. He wears a conductor-type hat and a shirt on which the emblem of the Star Hook and Ladder Company, two crossed ladders superimposed on a five-pointed...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Scottish Rite Catedral [i.e. Cathedral], Denver
- View of Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado; shows a stone building with pedimented gables, dome roof, acanthus leaves, volutes, cornice, eagle emblem, portico with columns, and lettering: "Colorado Consistory Number One, A. & A. S. R."
- Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Lounging room at Nast Hotel
- Interior view of lounging room, Nast Hotel, Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; lounge area with Craftsman style furniture of tables, chairs, wooden couches with throw pillows, phonograph (or gramophone), bouquets of wildflowers,...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Lounges--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Buena Vista funeral
- Suited men in tophats drive a horse-drawn hearse in Buena Vista, Colorado. The team is draped with netting and has tasseled ears; a surrey bearing men, women and children follows. Two frame buildings in the background have belfries; one has a horse...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- UP train, engine number 2895, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #12, Columbine; 14 cars, 55 MPH, emblem on front of engine. Photographed: near Denver, Colo., May 22, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1930
- Little Church Billiard Hall token
- This view of a round token with "Little Church Billiard Hall" stamped on an raised oval in the center and surrounded by a narrow oval band shows the token much larger than life. Outside the oval band is a sparse decoration including a rose,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Billiards--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [betwwen 1980 and 1990?]
- Hieroglyphic Pass, opposite Parowan, Utah
- Close-up view of the Parowan Gap Petroglyphs in Iron County, Utah. Native American (probably Fremont) petroglyphs include geometric shapes, concentric circles, horned animals, probably a snake, and animal tracks symbols. Stones and grass are beside...
- Iron County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Parowan Gap Petroglyphs (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Rock art--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Black Canon, Colorado River, looking below near Camp 7.
- View of the Colorado River and steep rock walls and cliffs in Black Canyon, probably in Mohave County, Arizona.
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Mohave County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Mojave County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Mohave...
- 1871
- Parowan Canon
- View of trees on eroded Black Mountains rock formations and towers in Parowan Canyon, Iron County, Utah.
- Iron County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Parowan Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th...
- 1872
- Group of Pah-Ute Indians, Nevada
- Native American (Paiute) men, women and children sit or stand and pose in rows under a tree near probably Cottonwood Springs (Washoe County), Nevada. Men wear woven shirts, necklaces, scarves, ties and hats. Women wear dresses or skirts and hold...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.; Washoe County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.; People--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Cooley's Park, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona
- View of log buildings and fences at Corydon Eliphalet Cooley's Ranch, Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation) Arizona. Livestock, crops and log farm buildings are in a meadow near trees and hillsides of the White Mountain Range.
- Cooley, Corydon Eliphalet--Homes & haunts.; Cooley Ranch (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Ranches--Arizona--Navajo...
- [1873]
- Cańon of Kanab Wash [sic], Colorado River, looking south
- View of steep rock walls, a narrow valley and Kanab Creek in Kanab Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona. A timber structure is beside a creek bed near boulders.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Grand Canon, Colorado River, near Paria Creek, looking east
- Aerial view of eroded sandstone towers and talus in probably Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Limestone walls, Kanab Wash [sic]
- View of limestone, layered rock walls and talus in a narrow section of Kanab Canyon above Kanab Creek (Coconino County), Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Rain sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah
- View of geologic rock formations, possibly a basalt flow, in Salt Creek Canyon (Iron County), Utah.
- Iron County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Salt Creek Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Iron County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the...
- 1872
- Distant view of Camp Apache, Arizona
- Panoramic view of log or frame buildings with gabled roofs at Fort Apache, Arizona. Shows a flagpole, dirt roads, livestock and a building, possibly a barn, under construction. Trees are on mesas.
- Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Massive sandstone, Taylor's Creek, Utah
- View of a sandstone rock formation near Taylors Creek in Zion National Park, Utah. Shows steep cliffs, eroded rock towers and canyons.
- Zion National Park (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Iceberg Canon, Colorado River, looking above
- A man sits on a rocky shore beside the Colorado River in Iceberg Canyon, on the border of Mojave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada. Shows steep rock cliffs.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Iceberg Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rivers--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1871
- Title page of the Wheeler album
- Title page from the Wheeler album reads: "Photographs showing landscapes, geological and other features, of portions of the western territory of the United States. Obtained in connection with Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys...
- Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1876
- Grand Canon of the Colorado River, mouth of Kanab Wash [sic], looking west
- Panoramic view of layered, eroded sandstone rock in Kanab Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A man wears a hat, coat and boots, holds probably a pad of paper, and sits on a rock above Kanab Creek in a valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- [1872]
- Bluff opposite big horn camp, Black Canon, Colorado River
- View of a steep rock cliff and the Colorado River in Black Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A wooden boat with a mast is on a sandbar and men stand beside gear and supplies at what is identified as "big horn camp".
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1871
- Looking across the Colorado River to mouth of Paria Creek
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone columns and canyon walls, talus slopes and the confluence of the Colorado River and Paria River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows possibly Vermilion Cliffs in Paria Canyon.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Paria River (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Paria River Valley (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1873
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho, full lateral view-on upper level
- Panoramic view of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. A man stands and poses near the edge of a cliff. Shows boulders in the river and eroded rock walls of the canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho
- A man stands and poses in a rock crevice beside the Snake River and waterfalls at Shoshone Falls in a canyon in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows eroded canyon walls, rocky shores and island boulders in the river.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- View near head of Conejos River, Col.
- Panoramic view of tents and a camp near the Conejos River in Conejos County, Colorado. The river has islands between channels. Sagebrush and trees are nearby and the foothills of the San Juan Mountains are around the valley.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Conejos River (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Conejos County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Conejos County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1874