Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Georgetown, taken from Giffith Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest; shows a large boulder on Griffith Mountain in deep shadow, the Methodist Church, fenced town blocks, the smokestack on Chimney Rock, valley leading to Silver Plume, Leavenworth and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Grand view of Denver City
- Rooftop view of 15th (Fifteenth) Street and downtown Denver, Colorado. A church is in the distance. Signs read: "Chas Bohm Photographic Rooms" and "Emerson & Case Grocers."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1876
- Photograph of Denver Gas Works
- View of a brick Denver Gas Company building with smokestack, tanks, and railroad tracks in Denver, Colorado. Store signs read: "Grocery & Baker, Grocery & Confectionery, Fine Cigars & All Kinds Of Tobacco Etc."
- Denver Gas Company (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Gas industry--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1881 November 12
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Reproduction of bird's eye view lithograph, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows: 1. Methodist Church 2. Public School; (stamp mills): 3. Empire 4. Polar Star 5. Black Hawk 6. Gregory 7. New York 8. Campbell & Pierce 9. Randolf 10....
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Main Street, Gunnison, Colo.
- View of east side of Main Street from the Red Lion Inn, Gunnison, Colorado; owners of the "Stough and Davis Dry Goods and Millinery" stand at their entry with fabric displayed; a large camera is on top of their rooftop sign. Frank E. Dean and his...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1882
- The Solid Muldoon
- Image of the masthead and advertisements in "The Solid Muldoon" newspaper, of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado for Friday, April 12, 1889. Four large advertisements: "Windsor Restaurant, Graham Bros., Prop'rs, A Short-Order House! Where Everything the...
- Solid Muldoon (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Newspapers--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- 1889 April 12
- Ute group Sevaro
- Native American (Ute) men, women and children pose on a lawn. Severo (Aaron Bear) is on the left with his wife, Natz-chi-ve-rat. Their daughter Cerette (Isareta) holds what is probably a doll. Several of the men are wearing hair and pipe bone...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Isareta.; Natz-chi-ve-rat.; Severo, Chief.
- 1894
- 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
- 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
- Main St. Delta, Colo, Dennis and Carol G.
- A group of people poses in the "Delta House Smith Bro's. Livery and Transfer" wagon, parked in the middle of unpaved Main Street in the town of Delta, Colorado. Men, women, and children sit in the cab, and two people sit on it. A boy sits next to...
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Delta--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Placer gold fields, Russell, Colo.
- View of Russell, Costilla County, Colorado, includes dwellings, outbuildings, mining sheds, Sangre de Cristo Creek and Denver and Rio Grande railroad engine, freight cars and passenger coach. Identified locations are: "1. Spanish Basin Placers, 2....
- Russell (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- Bedroom of Mr. & Mrs. G. J. Bancroft probably 1755 Grant
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a wicker table, a rocking chair, a dresser, a potted palm, a leopard skin rug, and framed art.
- Bancroft, George Jarvis--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1900?
- Juan Mirabal- G. Mirabal- Taos Pueblos
- Native American (Taos) man and woman pose outdoors. Juan Mirabal wears moccasins, leggings, shirt, scarf tied around neck, and is wrapped in a blanket. G. Mirabal wears moccasins, leggings, a dress, and is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Mirabal, G.; Mirabal, Juan.
- 1910
- Utes- Mrs. John Marshall, pappoose Kate (daughter of Luke Snow), Chipeta, pappoose Scoop, Mrs. John Patterson, Mrs. Buckskin Charlie (Toowee), pappoose Japanese
- Native American (Ute) women and children sit in front of tepee. Shows, from left to right, Mrs. John Marshall (Meadow Lark), Kate, daughter of Luke Snow, Chipeta, widow of Chief Ouray, Scoop, Mrs. John Patterson, To-wee (Emma Naylor Buck), wife of...
- Indians of North America--Children--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--1910-1920.; Tipis--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) woman stands near a pile of wooden tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. The woman wears a dress, a wide belt from which a round pennant hangs, and a fringed shawl. Other tepee supplies including the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women drag wooden tepee poles toward a pile of rolled canvas at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Trees and bushes dot the grassy landscape. The women are probably in Colorado Springs to attend the Shan Kive...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) men and women stand near a pile of wooden tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Men wear hats. A group of men stand and sit on a rock formation in the distance. They are probably in Colorado Springs to...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- San Juan Indians- cliff dwellings at Manitou, Colo. family group
- A Native American (Tewa) man, woman, and children pose near the ruins of ancient cliff dwellings, (Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum) near Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Chief Juan Cruz wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and vest, a long...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Children--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915 September 14
- Lakeside Amusement Park
- People walk by concession stands at Lakeside Amusement Park, Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Concessions (Amusements, etc.)--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.; Lakeside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Shower at Overland Park auto camp
- Interior view of a shower room at the Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver Colorado. A sink caked with soap is against the wall. Water runs from a shower head visible through a door. The raised threshold of the door is...
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Public comfort stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 June, July
- Map of Colorado at Overland Park
- Two women stand in front of a map posted at Overland Park motor camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One woman points out a location on the map. The boarder of the sign reads: "Vacation Outdoors In Colorado National Forests, Free...
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Maps--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920 June, July
- One of the driveways in Overland Park
- A car drives down a dirt road at Overland Park auto camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tents and cars on on either side of the road. A gazebo is shown.
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1920 June, July
- During an appearance on witness stand Denver County Court
- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown testifies in a courtroom in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress, fur shawl, and a hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Judicial proceedings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin 1867-1932--Trials, litigation, etc.
- 1925 January 29
- Life sciences research laboratory #1 University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado : James H. Johnson & Associates, Architects.
- Featureless box shapes comprise the Life Sciences Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Vertical vent or drain pipes and a propane valve and meter punctuate the brick walls; the Flatirons are in the background.
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1960-1970.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Pre-1963 Colorado mining fatalities
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Colorado from 1884, when state legislation first required mining companies to report their accidents, through 1962.
- Mine accidents--Colorado. ; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado. ; Colorado--Vital records.
- 1995
- Altona Grange
- View of the Altona Grange Hall #127 at 9386 N 39th Street in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The one story shingled building has a steep pitched gabled roof. An addition on the back has white siding and peeling paint with an entrance and...
- Colorado State Grange Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Longmont (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Farmer's groups.; Buildings.; Colorado State Grange. Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records : 1873-1979
- Index to the records of the Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records located in boxes 1-18 and between the years 1873 and 1979. Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and includes: Last and First Name, Date of Event, Type of Records, Box Number,...
- Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Nash-Miller Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy. Denver (Colo.) -- Vital records.
- 2008
- Dakota arts & customs
- Shows a Native American Sioux quiver, tobacco pouches, rattles, drums, mystery whistle, deerskin flute, and a war whistle.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1850-1860.; Quivers--1850-1860.; Drums--1850-1860.; Flutes--1850-1860.; Musical instruments--1850-1860.; Rattles--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Chief Black Rock
- Chief Black Rock, Native American Sioux man, he wears a long feather headdress and buffalo skin with horns, painted blanket and buckskin and holds a spear.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Headdresses--1850-1860.; Clothing & dress--1850-1860.; Tribal chiefs--1850-1860.; Black Rock.
- [1851?]
- Paiute indians at Reno
- Studio portrait of five unidentified, young, Native American (Paiute) men. Clothing includes: cotton print shirts, vests, kerchief, and pants. Two wear a single feather in their hair.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- Chiricahua Apaches four months after arriving at Carlisle
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Samson Noran, Fred'k Eskelsejah, Clement Seanilzay, Hugh Chee, Ernest Hogee, Margaret Y. Nadasthilah, Humphrey Escharzay, Beatrice Kiahtel, Janette Pahgostatum, Bishop Eatennah, and Basil Ekarden, Native...
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--1880-1890.; Chiricahua Indians--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1890.; Carlisle (Pa.)--1880-1890.; Children--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1890.;...
- [1886]
- Nederland, Colorado (prints)
- A dead tree stump lies among rocks in the foreground of this view looking toward Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado. The Caribou Mill, owned by A.D. Breed, stands in the midground in the town. A large smokestack protrudes from the roof of the...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Nederland--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Kelso cabin
- Exterior view of a one-story log cabin with a gable roof near Georgetown, Colorado. Two large pine trees are on either side in the foreground; a covered wagon is to the left of the cabin. Six people stand in front of the cabin: two men in suits;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Georgetown--looking South
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south. The buildings in the foreground are of wood construction and include residences and barns; some are surrounded with rail fences. Tall evergreen trees are visible, but the area is primarily open, with...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Heap Wolves
- Head and shoulders portrait of Heap Wolves (probably Esa-dowa) Native American Comanche. He wears a hair pipe breastplate, a patterned shirt, and long loose hair.
- Comanche Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Heap Wolves.
- [between 1869 and 1872]
- Braves and Squaws
- Group portrait of three Native American Comanche women, left to right: Wap-pah, Marn-me (Morn-me), Qna-moth-kee and a young girl; they wear print dresses with blankets and long loose hair. They were taken prisoner by United States troops on the...
- Comanche Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Girls--1860-1880.; Prisoners of war--Texas--1860-1880.; Women--1860-1880.; Morn-me.; Qna-moth-kee.; Wap-pah.
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Georgetown from Griffith Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest; shows brush and rocks on Griffith Mountain, Methodist Church, old Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the old school, the Cushman Block, Leavenworth Mountain, and the narrow valley...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Modocs receiving rations at the agency
- A large group of Native American (Modoc) men and women receive rations at the agency, possibly in Indian Territory, Oklahoma or the Klamath Reservation in Oregon. The men wear hats and coats; the women wear dresses and aprons, one sits in a wagon....
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--Women--1870-1880.; Food relief--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Modoc indian police
- A group of Native American (Modoc) policemen pose in front of a wood panel building, probably in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). They wear hats, uniforms, badges and carry revolvers. On the ground are rifles and a musical instrument case. One man...
- Indians of North America--Indian Territory--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--Indian Territory--1870-1880.; Indian Territory--1870-1880.; Indian reservation police--Indian Territory--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Modocs killing cattle, Col. D. B. Dyre, Agent
- A group of Native American (Modoc) men, and Indian Agent Colonel D. B. Dyre on the right, pose next to slaughtered cows in front of a split rail fence. The men wear hats, coats, shirts, vests, and pants; one wears a badge. A man sits on a cow; he...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Cattle--1870-1880.; Indian agents--1870-1880.; Slaughtering--1870-1880.; Dyre, D. B.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Coal banks, here coal was first found & worked.
- View of miners at an unidentified coal mining operation in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Coal mining--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1877]
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast; shows the west fork of South Clear Creek covered by several bridges and many wood construction buildings including the brick school house, built in 1874. The Cushman Block, on Alpine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast from Leavenworth Mountain, with Saxon and Griffith Mountains in the background. Argentine Street is the most clearly-seen street; the Hamill House is on the corner of Argentine and Third (3rd) Streets in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1891.]
- Central City residence of Judge Henry Allyn Hicks
- View of the facade of the residence of Judge Henry Allyn Hicks in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. House built above a stone retaining wall; wood-plank fence around yard. Architectural features: front gable, covered porch, clapboard...
- Hicks, Henry Allyn--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Georgetown looking north
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, north down Rose Street. Landmarks include: the old Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the old school, the Cushman Block, the Yates House hotel, the Teal Building, and the Eldridge House.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1886.]
- Herman Hauser's jewelry store, Chestnut St., about 1880-1882
- View of businesses on Chestnut Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; shows storefront windows and signs: "Watchmaker & Jeweler," "Leadville Loan Office," "Stratton & Mead, Mining Engineers and Surveyors," "S.M. Newcomb, Assayer" and "Jolin Headquarters,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Hauser, Herman.; Hauser, Irving.
- [between 1880 and 1882]