Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 32, 1910 August 6
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 38, 1909 November 6
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- 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
- Adams Express Company
- A man poses near a horse-drawn wagon in Denver, Colorado. The side of the covered wagon reads: "Adams Express Company."
- Adams Express Company--Equipment & supplies--1870-1890.; Express service--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Messenger
- Posed outdoor setting of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children gathered around a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The women wear blanket shawls and belted...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Tableaux--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1894
- Ute flower carnival group on horseback
- Native American (Ute) group on horseback, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, Colorado, men (including Sevaro, Buckskin Charlie, Julian), women and child. All in traditional clothing, Severo wearing a headdress. Four white men (including Charles...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback...
- 1894
- Eagle dance - Utes
- Unidentified Native American men (Ute ?), perform the Eagle dance outdoors, at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; some wear feather headdresses, one plays a drum, two hold staffs or possibly spears, one holds a shield;...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Eagle dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado...
- 1896
- Eagle Dance Ute Indians
- Unidentified Native American men (Ute ?), perform the Eagle dance outdoors at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; some wear feather headdresses, one plays a drum, two hold staffs or possibly spears, one holds a shield; unidentified...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Eagle dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado...
- 1896
- Eagle dance
- Unidentified Native American men (Ute?), perform the Eagle dance outdoors, at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; some wear feather headdresses, one plays a drum, two hold staffs or possibly spears, one holds a shield; unidentified...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Eagle dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado...
- 1896
- America Theatre
- Nighttime view of the America theater at Curtis and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts, a popcorn cart, and electric signs: "America Theater - Mary Maclane in Men Who Have Made Love To Me," "Greater Vitagraph...
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Broadmoor Casino, Convention of American Bankers Assn., some Ute Indians brought up to entertain them
- American Bankers Association conventioneers and Ute entertainers pose on front porch and balcony of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Native Americans wear costumes with blankets and hold drums, shields, and...
- American Bankers Association. Convention.--1890-1900.; Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- Anaconda, Col.
- View along a curve in the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks northeast across Ananconda to the treeless rounded Gold Hill, Teller County, Colorado. shows town composed of several camps including Squaw Gulch, Mound City, and Barry nestled in...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, pedestrians, horses, buggies, streetcar number 40, brick and stone businesses, with The Antlers Hotel and Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Antlers Hotel as rebuilt after the fire
- View of the west side of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the brick and stone structure with hipped- gable roofs, chimneys, towers, bays, arched windows, a terrace, stairways, a top central loggia and women on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Artists. Andraud, Norma
- Party for J. Frank Dobie
- Group portrait at the Bancroft house at 1081 Downing Street in Capitol Hill, Denver, Colorado; men and women include Lenore Fitzel, Rose Van Vleet, Caroline Bancroft, Mrs. Arthur Carhart, E. L. Bancroft, Mrs. Sloan Howe, Sloan Howe, Fred...
- Bancroft, Caroline, 1902-1985--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1952 October 4
- Flower Carnival Parade
- View of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows men in white suits and straw hats with standards leading an elaborate float towed by plumed horses with banners: "The Progress of Christianity," and flowers....
- Banners--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Georgetown basketball team
- Studio portrait of players and coaches of the Georgetown basketball team. Players in sleeveless jerseys, with the letter "G" with wings, and padded pants stand behind three seated men. One man in a turtleneck sweater holds a basketball with "G.G."...
- Basketball players--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Bogle del Oso, Bear dance, reservation, music on Maroche
- Native Americans (Ute) participate in a Bear dance at Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado; group of men sit in a circle near brush corral, and probably play drums and maroches; men and women face each other in two parallel lines, others look on; the...
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Boyle [i.e. Baile] del Oso (Bear Dance) on reservation
- Native American (Ute) men and women take part in a Bear Dance near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. A line of men face a line of women while a group of men who sit in a circle probably play drums and moraches near a wood rail and brush fence....
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Boyle [i.e. Baile] Del Oso (Bear Dance) on reservation
- Native American (Ute) men and women take part in a Bear Dance near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. A line of men face a line of women while a group of men who sit in a circle probably play drums and moraches near a wood rail and brush fence....
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Boyle [i.e. Baile] del Oso (Bear Dance) on reservation
- Native American men and women take part in a Bear Dance near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. A line of men face a line of women while groups of white and Native American men, some standing near a wooden pole and brush fence, all wearing hats,...
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Studio portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill); he wears a coat and tie with a stick pin, a cowboy hat, and has a goatee and moustache.
- Beards--1900-1920.; Celebrities--1900-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Cattle on the plains
- Hereford cows graze in open fields in (probably) Colorado; cowboys watch from horses.
- Beef cattle--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Beth Israel Hospital
- Exterior view of Beth Israel Hospital at 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue and Lowell Boulevard in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick institutional building features a row of dormers and decorative Star of David finials. Lettering...
- Beth Israel Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; West Colfax (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1923?]
- Trestle at Kennecott copper mine
- View of a steel Bingham & Garfield railroad trestle over Markham Gulch in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah. A Bingham & Garfield 0-8-8-0 locomotive number "102" hauls copper ore on the trestle. Shows wooden Utah Copper Company (later...
- Bingham & Garfield Railway Company--1910-1920.; Utah Copper Co.--Facilities--1910-1920.; Bingham Canyon (Utah)--1910-1920.; Oquirrh Mountains (Utah)--1910-1920.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1914
- The Caudron
- View of a Caudron C23, a French bomber airplane with two 200 horsepower Salmson engines.
- Biplanes--French--1910-1920.; Bombers--French--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918?]
- Block's Home in Irwin Gunnison Co., Colo.
- Mrs. Louise Block, the wife of Joseph Block, and her daughter Marie Block pose in front of their home in Irwin, Colorado. The house is of made of boards, and the roof extends to cover the porch; boards prop the side of the building. The women wear...
- Block, Joseph H.--Homes & haunts.; Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.; Block, Louise.; Block, Marie.
- 1884?
- Compressor and motor, Cash Mine
- Interior view of Cash Mine structure in Boulder County, Colorado; a man in overalls and a cap leans on fan belt wheel, motors, and compressor. Embossed on compressor: "Compressor Co. Erie, PA. U.S.A."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cash Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Slide Mine - G-D sharpener's furnace
- A man works with a stamp mill by a forge at the Slide Mine is probably Boulder County, Colorado. Embossed letters on the machinery read: "Gardner Denver."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Slide Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Founding--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Byers Boston, grandson of Frank Byers
- Studio portrait of Byers Boston, grandson of Frank Byers; shows the young boy on a stool with his legs crossed, he smiles.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.; Boston, Byers.; Byers, Frank S.--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Brighton pioneers
- These South Platte Valley pioneers, probably at the Hagus homestead in Brighton, Colorado, include men women, and children in sack suits, bowlers, puff shouldered blouses and jabot collars. They are identified as: back row, left to right, Nick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Brighton--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1891]
- Broadmoor Casino and Lake
- View of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, across Broadmoor Lake.
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890- 1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Lakes &...
- [between 1895 and 1897?]
- The first Broadmoor Hotel now the Golf Club House
- Panoramic view of the original Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the three-story frame building with dormers, chimneys, and rosettes in the gables. Trees edge the gravel roads and lawn with bandstand gazebo.
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Aphrodite at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Aphrodite," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose on the sidewalk and in the street in front of the theater. Two men sit on camels, a man...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1919 and 1921?]
- "Way Down East" at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of orchestra members for the D.W. Griffith film, "Way Down East," shown at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men in white straw boaters stand behind posters with pictures of the film's stars. Each poster is...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orchestras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, July 24
- Presby church, Brush, Colo
- The Presbyterian Church in Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, is a frame building with a gable roof, ridgecresting and a belfry. Dwellings and a large brick building with a domed tower and cupola are in the background.
- Brush (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- C B & Q Depot Brush, Colo.
- View inside the Colorado, Burlington and Quincy railroad Depot in Brush (Morgan County), Colorado. E.S. Dutton, the agent, and George Stewart, the telegraph operator, sit at telegraph equipment. Dutton, in a bowler hat, taps out a message. The men...
- Brush (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Telegraph--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Buffalo Bill Warpath
- Suede finish card stock album cover has an embossed art nouveau flourish and depiction of a mermaid holding a sunburst. Letters read: "Badger Gem." Ticket stub (probably) glued to cover reads: "Sells Floto Circus, Home of 1001 Wonders, Admission 25...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Public relations--1910-1920.; Album covers--1910-1920.; Tickets--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1916?]
- With best wishes to Shortie from Lucille and Boots
- A man and woman pose in London, England; they are part of "The Red Man" from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Outfits include woolies, a medal, a bandana, and a cameo.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--England--London--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--England--London--1900-1910.; Women--England--London--1900-1910.
- 1909 October 2
- William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of William N. Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. He wears a coat, vest, shirt and tie and has a gray beard and...
- Business people--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1876 and 1897?]
- Routt County
- Miners pose indoors with dogs in Routt County, Colorado. Newspaper clippings and posters cover the walls.
- Cabins--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Routt County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Calvary Baptist 16th & Downing Mrs. Thomas Bray, teacher
- Women pose outdoors near the Calvary Baptist Church at 1567 Downing Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The women wear coats, wide-brimmed hats, and hold a banner that reads: "AMOMA."
- Calvary Baptist Church (North Capitol Hill, Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Inside old deputy warden's residence
- A crack in the interior plaster wall of this residence in Canon City, Colorado, runs by a gilt framed depiction of Jesus and an angel. The ceiling is of embossed tiles, and the floor is concrete with grooves. Oriental rugs, spindle side chairs, a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Music rooms--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Organs--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Ceylon tea store - 521 Main St., 1903. Robert S. Coolbaugh, Prop.
- The interior of the Ceylon tea store in Canon City, Colorado, is furnished with bamboo shelves and marblized enamel tables displaying porcelain or china tea service; cylindrical pots with embossed metal dragons or glazed finishes are among them. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Tea--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Colorado penitentiary interior
- Inmates (one Black) and officials at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, pose among metalworking machines with rollers, flywheels and belted pulleys. An axle mounted on an interior wall drives a drill press and a stamp mill, which has...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Metalworking--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1918
- Colorado prison break
- Laying inside of a soft top truck after his 1947 escape and recapture from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, John Smalley is flanked by crouching men in winter coats. The interior dashboard has "Willy's" embossed in the center over gauges.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smalley, John.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Studio portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), he holds a rifle, and stands beside a silver decorated saddle and bridle. He wears a fringed, embroidered buckskin jacket and buckskin pants, tall boots, a belt buckle decorated with a horseshoe,...
- Celebrities--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1920.; Saddles--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Studio portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill); he wears a jacket, vest, and a tie with a jeweled tie pin. He has long hair, is balding, and has a goatee and moustache.
- Celebrities--1900-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]