Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1874 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 2nd Annual Denver City directory
- City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1874.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1874
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- This index is a work in progress and will be updated as additional years are indexed.
- Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs.; Denver (Colo.)--History.;
- April 2013
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1911.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1911
- 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
- The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1927
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1928
- 1981 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- Guide from the 1981 People's Fair. Includes list of vendors, sponsors, and map of booths during the fair.
- Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.; Neighborhood government--Colorado--Denver.
- 1981
- 4-H exhibit Logan Co. Fair
- A man and a boy pose holding a picture of a Hereford cow and several calves in front of the four-leaf 4H clover at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado. The word "corn" is painted on an upright board and a clear, plastic bag of corn kernels...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cattle--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- "The Negro's Place" by Clarence F. Holmes
- Speech notes made by Clarence Holmes at KOA Achievement Week.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 November 11
- A Brief History of Auraria
- Booklet produced for the twentieth anniversary of the Auraria Campus. Booklet discusses the evolution and history of the Auraria neighborhood as well as the Auraria Campus.
- Education, Higher--Colorado--Denver--History.; Universities and colleges--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- A Covenant Community
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- A survey of human service needs and utilization patterns among Mexican-American residents in the Auraria Barrio of Denver
- A survey of human service needs and utilization patterns among Mexican-American residents in the Auraria Barrio of Denver
- Social service and race relations.
- 1972 May 9
- A Tribute to Youth Program
- Program for 1994 African-American Awareness Month event at the Ford-Warren Branch at the Denver Public Library.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1994 February 19
- A Vision for California
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- Additional Home Styles
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- Amos H. Root building entrance
- Photograph of the entrance to and several canopies in front of some store fronts located in the Amos H. Root building in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.); Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Amos H. Root Building sign
- Dedicatory sign in the wall of the upper floor of the Amos H. Root building located in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam construction, while the upper two stories...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1990 August
- Amos H. Root Building sketch
- Sketch of the exterior of the Amos H. Root Building, located in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam construction, while the upper two stories exhibit fine brickwork. It...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.); Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Amos H. Root Building store fronts
- Photograph of several canopies in front of some store fronts located in the Amos H. Root building in Denver, Colorado. Built for Amos H. Root, the three-story building has a first floor of cast iron column and beam construction, while the upper...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1987 May
- Arapahoe County Fair exhibit
- View of the agricultural exhibit inside a tent at the Arapahoe County Fair, Littleton, Colorado. Displays on long cloth covered tables include: pumkins, tomatoes, cabbage, beets, grains, corn stalks and flowers.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1920.; Vegetables--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Art display Northeastern Junior College
- Two men hold and examine a painting at an art exhibit at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado in Logan County. A landscape painting rests on an easel behind them in front of a curtain.
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Art exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Northeastern Junior College (Sterling, Colo.)
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Aspen, Colorado exhibits
- An exhibit in Aspen, Colorado shows agricultural products such as wheat, barley, and bales of hay with tags attached. Grains are in glass bottles on a shelf on one side of the room, and sweet potatoes are on the other side of the room.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Aurora's Mission Viejo Exhibit
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- B & O 7618 (2-8-8-4), 5304 (4-6-2) exhibit special leaving Akron Jct., OH
- Baltimore & Ohio freight cars carry antique locomotives and open railroad passenger and observation carriages and coaches in Akron Junction (Summit County), Ohio. Signs identify the exhibits. Lettering on the locomotives and carriages read:...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Exhibitions & displays.; Akron Junction (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad observation cars.; Railroad passenger cars.
- 1948 July 1
- Bailey House
- Exterior photograph of the George Bailey House, located in Denver, Colorado. The 1889 three story residence was designed by William Lang, a prominent Denver architect during the late 19th century. An eclectic mix of Richardsonian and Queen Anne...
- Bailey, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Bailey House
- Close up of the exterior molding and brick work around the patio of the George Bailey House located in Denver, Colorado. The 1889 three story residence was designed by William Lang, a prominent Denver architect during the late 19th century. An...
- Bailey, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Bailey House
- Exterior photograph of the George Bailey House, located in Denver, Colorado during renovation. The 1889 three story residence was designed by William Lang, a prominent Denver architect during the late 19th century. An eclectic mix of...
- Bailey, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Bailey House
- Exterior photograph of the George Bailey House, located in Denver, Colorado during renovation. The 1889 three story residence was designed by William Lang, a prominent Denver architect during the late 19th century. An eclectic mix of...
- Bailey, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Bailey House
- Exterior photograph of the columns that support the portico of the George Bailey House, located in Denver. The 1889 three story residence was designed by William Lang, a prominent Denver architect during the late 19th century. An eclectic mix of...
- Bailey, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Bailey House
- Exterior photograph of the George Bailey House, located in Denver, Colorado during renovation. The 1889 three story residence was designed by William Lang, a prominent Denver architect during the late 19th century. An eclectic mix of...
- Bailey, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Bailey House roof replacement
- Exterior photograph of the roof replacement of the George Bailey House located in Denver, Colorado. The 1889 three story residence was designed by William Lang, a prominent Denver architect during the late 19th century. An eclectic mix of...
- Bailey, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Baltimore & Ohio Eng. # 7618, 5304 & exhibit train leaving Akron Jct.
- Tandem Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotives 7618 (2-8-8-4)and 5304 (4-6-2) lead a passenger car, freight cars and flatcars carrying antique railroad locomotives and passenger coaches in Akron Junction (Summit County), Ohio.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron Junction (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1948 July 1
- Bedroom suite
- An ornate canopy bed stands behind an exhibit railing, possibly in a museum in San Francisco or at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. A display case is in the left midground, exhibiting clothing.
- Bedrooms--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- View of Bates Hill from Gregory Street in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Church Street, residences on both streets, a sign "Parking for Black Forrest Inn," mules and horses, and an old carriage. Church Street wraps around and fronts the schoolhouse...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1970-1980.
- March 20, 1971
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Buchtel Boulevard
- Buchtel Boulevard is a 100 foot parkway between University Blvd. and Colorado Boulevard, named after Henry A. Buchtel. The enclosed documentation is part of the Application for the National Register of Historic Places for Buchtel Boulevard (Denver,...
- Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Streets--Colorado--Denver.
- 1992
- 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
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 2
- Monthly newsletter pertaining to the neighborhood events of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood.
- Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver--Newspapers.
- 1978 June 2
- Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) Board of Delegates Meeting Minutes: Capitol Hill Community Center
- Meeting minutes of the Capitol Hill United Neighborhood (CHUN) Board. Minutes include list of members present as well as administrative and community issues facing the board. Specific issues addressed in the meetings include the People's Fair,...
- Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.; Land use, Urban--Colorado--Denver.; Zoning--Colorado--Denver.; City planning--Colorado--Denver.; Neighborhood government--Colorado--Denver.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver.; Parks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1981 January 22
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1873.
- Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
- 1873
- Chambers & Hampden
- Mission Viejo panel from Aurora's Mission Viejo an Exhibit of Suburban History by the Aurora History Museum and the Mission Viejo Homeowners Association Inc. in 2007.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007 September 15
- Characteristics of Negro residences in Park Hill area of Denver, Colorado, 1966
- Park Hill areas of Denver, 1950-1960, an updating of the 1960 census, a study of population movement and property value
- Real property--Colorado--Denver--Statistics.; African Americans--Housing--Colorado--Denver--Statistics.; Migration, Internal--Colorado--Denver.
- 1966
- Cheyenne Mt. Zoological Park, Colorado Springs
- View of the flood damage at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A wall of water estimated at thirty feet in height swept huge boulders and trees down the slope. "The front of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's Penguin,...
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Zoos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- July 25, 1965
- Children's Hospital
- A group of children sit around a table at Children's Hospital at Denver, Colorado. The children exhibit physical disabilities and injuries. Puzzles, dominos, and books are on the table.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Handicapped persons--Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sick...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Church Messages
- Newsletter produced by the Denver Methodist Preachers group.
- Denver Methodist Preachers (Denver, Colo.)
- 1915 April
- Clayton College
- Exterior photograph of Clayton College located in Denver, Colorado. The City and County of Denver established the George W. Clayton Trust and College in 1911 through a bequest by George W. Clayton. Clayton sought to provide for the guardianship...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1981 September
- Clayton College
- Exterior photograph of Clayton College located in Denver, Colorado. The City and County of Denver established the George W. Clayton Trust and College in 1911 through a bequest by George W. Clayton. Clayton sought to provide for the guardianship...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1981 September
- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church Fiftieth anniversary souvenir program
- Souvenir program for the fiftieth anniversary of the Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Cleaves Memorial C.M.E. Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1972
- CMA-1942
- Interior view of signs, displays and easel, probably at a Colorado Mining Association convention in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "For Denver, For National Defense," "Power Plants-Transmission Lines-Equipment," "For Dependable Service," "The Mine &...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- CMA-1942
- Interior view of chairs, a caned couch with cushions, a radiator, signs and possibly a stone monument, probably at a Colorado Mining Association conference in Denver, Colorado. A crate labeled: "Dupont" rests atop a table and is surrounded by...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Cole Neighborhood Historic District
- Street view of the Cole Neighborhood Historic District located in Denver, Colorado. The district contains an important collection of one and one-and-one-half story brick bungalows dating from the 1910s and early 1920s. The bungalow achieved a...
- Cole (Denver, Colo.) Cole Neighborhood Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cole (Denver, Colo.) Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
- 1994 October