Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 7th U. S. Infantry leaving Denver
- The First Regiment of Colorado Infantry marches along 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. The Spanish American War soldiers are in uniform and carry guns. A large crowd, some with umbrellas, watch the parade from the sidewalk and some wave...
- United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- May 17, 1898
- A new octal console
- Dir. of Research Service, William H. Wyatt is briefed on the School of Mines new CDC 8090 computer by Howard Houts of Control Data Corporation.
- Golden (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Computers--1950-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1950-1970.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1955 and 1965?]
- Agency building residence of Col. Dyre Agt. for S. tribes
- A group of white men and women pose on the front porch of the Native American Kansas (Kansa) Ynopa Agency; a two-story frame house with window shutters and planter boxes, and a picket fence.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Kansas--1880-1900.; Kansa Indians--Government relations--Kansas--1880-1900.; Houses--Kansas--1880-1900.; Indian reservations--Kansas--1880-1900.; Dyre, D. B.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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
- American Horse
- Studio portrait (sitting) of American Horse (younger), a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He wears a blanket over his legs, a shirt, metal armbands, a fringed hair pipe breast plate with a star-shaped badge that reads: "Police", a fur pelt over...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; American Horse, Son of Dakota Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Arapahoes Bill Friday's wives and baby
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Native American (Arapaho) Bill Friday's wives and child. The women wear blankets. The girl wears a dress decorated with elk teeth.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Friday, Bill--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- 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?
- Bird's eye view of Colorado State Penitentiary
- State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, which cuts through the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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
- Brave
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a blanket over his lap, a hair pipe breast plate, and a scarf around his neck.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.
- [between 1884 and 1910]
- 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]
- Buffalo Bill (Hon W.F. Cody)
- Studio portrait of Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody). He wears a dark suit with a tie, stick pin and handkerchief in his breast pocket.
- Celebrities--1880-1890.; Entertainers--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Carlotta Chiwiwi and daughters pueblo of Isleta
- Standing studio portrait of Native American women (Isleta) Carlotta Chiwiwi, holding a small child, and her daughters, María and Felicíta Toura. The women wear shawls over their heads, long sleeve dresses, mantas, aprons, and necklaces. María...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Isleta Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Children--1900-1920.; Tewa Potters--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--1900-1920.; Chiwiwi, Carlota.; Toura, Felicíta.; Toura, María.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Carlotta Chiwiwi dictating letter to daughter at Carlisle
- Studio portrait of Native American women (Isleta) Carlotta Chiwiwi and her daughters, María and Felicíta Toura. The women wear shawls, dresses, mantas, and aprons. Carlotta holds a small child wrapped in her shawl. Maria sits in a chair at a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Isleta Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Children--1900-1920.; Tewa Potters--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--1900-1920.; Typewriting--1900-1920.; Chiwiwi, Carlota.; Toura, Felicíta.; Toura, María.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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]
- Church steeple of Guston Church
- View of the fallen dilapidated Congregational Church steeple, Ouray County, Guston, Colorado; shows the wood shingled tower roof, which once housed a bell and mine whistle, on its side with other weathered lumber. Reverend William Davis built the...
- Guston (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Guston--1970-1980.
- August 1979
- 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]
- Colorado State Penitentiary Canon City 1893-94
- The State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a complex of three-story stone structures; the Administration Building is flanked by extensions; all are surrounded by a stone wall with faceted corner towers. A brick smokestack rises from the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man standing speaks to a seated woman holding a crutch. A U. S. Mailbox is on the wall under a sign that reads: "Young Ladies Desiring Escorts Register Here - Escort Committee." On the wall in the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mathes, Ben.; Paylor, I. Irvin.
- August, 1939
- Cotopaxi
- The Arkansas River flows past the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado, in Fremont County. Buildings in the town consist of a boarding house, several, wood-frame structures, and several tents. Trees grow on the banks of the river, and the mountains that...
- Cotopaxi (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Cripple Creek strike
- Cripple Creek District courtroom before opening of court during the labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners, with Lieutenant T. E. McClelland and attorneys Eugene Engley and Murphy.
- McClelland, T. E.--Trials, litigation, etc.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courtrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- September 6, 1903
- 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]
- 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?]
- Dale Street, Colorado Springs, Colo
- View of Dale Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows residences with fenced yards, the square tower of the Unitarian Church, and a horse and buggy. Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Unitarian Universalist churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Dedication of the Henderson Mine site commemorated initial production that month after $500 million investment
- A group of spectators look on as a man gives a speech at the commemoration of production that month after a 500 million dollar investment at the Henderson Mine, Clear Creek, Colorado.
- AMAX, Inc.--Branches, chapters, etc.--1970-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Henderson Mine (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Meetings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.; Public...
- July, 1976
- Dress
- A wool dress (Native American Ute Indian) worn by Chipeta. The loose fitting dress has a cotton lining, binding, a round neck and a button closure at the back.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Dresses--1880-1910.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- 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
- Georgetown - Fire dept.
- The Star Hook and Ladder Company firemen pose in the center of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The fourteen firemen wear long white underwear and trunks or knee breeches, and several wear star insignia; men in the back stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- 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?]
- 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 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?]
- 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.]
- 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.]
- 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
- Geyser cut
- View of miners working the Geyser mine near Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. Some of the men shovel ore into carts at the bottom of the pit as others push full carts up gradually ascending, circular tracks.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.; Custer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Geyser Mine (Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Geyser cut, showing part of Silvercliffe
- View of miners working the Geyser mine near Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. Some of the men shovel ore into carts at the bottom of the pit as others push full carts up gradually ascending, circular tracks. Buildings and the Sangre De Cristo...
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.; Custer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Geyser Mine (Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Geyser mine in foreground, showing part of Silvercliffe
- View of miners working the Geyser mine near Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado. Men stand near ore cart tracks. "Powell House" and "Stoves" buildings, and the Sangre De Cristo Range are in the background.
- Custer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Geyser Mine (Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Custer County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Gold King mill, near Telluride, Colo.
- View of the Gold King mill with cabins and cut trees, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Deforestation--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Golden from Round House
- View southwest from slope above the Colorado Central Railway roundhouse over Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame residences and brick commercial blocks; landmarks include the Avenue Hotel, Episcopal Church, South School, 1878...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- 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
- 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]
- 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]
- High Bear, Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of High Bear, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a blanket around his legs, metal armbands, a hair pipe breastplate, and a beaded feather headdress from which fur pelts hang. He holds a staff decorated with beads.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; High Bear.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- Household aid - projects for providing aid for needy families during sickness, etc.
- A home health aide offers a tray of food to a woman in a bed in Denver, Colorado. Items include a teapot, cereal, and salt and pepper shakers.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; Home health aides--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Nursing--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Huge compressors at the Henderson Mine provide air to operate equipment one-half mile under the surface
- A miner takes a reading from a gauge on giant compressors at the Henderson Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- AMAX, Inc.--Branches, chapters, etc.--1970-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Henderson Mine (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Air compressors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.;...
- [between 1976 and 1980]
- Huge spools of cable are slowly unwound to lower two cages down the 3,100 foot shaft in Henderson's hoist house
- A miner watches over the hoist house controls near four windlasses at the Henderson Mine in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- AMAX, Inc.--Branches, chapters, etc.--1970-1980.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Henderson Mine (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1970-1980.;...
- [between 1976 and 1980]
- Ignacio, Ute Chief
- Studio portrait of Chief Ignacio, a Native American man (Weeminuche Ute) wearing earrings, a jacket, and a vest.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Wiminuche Indians--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- In yellow, white & purple
- The Colorado National Bank, 17th (Seventeenth) and Larimer Streets, is decorated with American and German flags and bunting during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. Ground floor businesses include a souvenir shop and a barber shop.
- Colorado National Bank--Branches, chapters, etc.--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- [June 1913]