Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 7, 1909 April 3
- Morey Musings : vol. 2
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The book was sponsored by the English and Miss Agnes Govreau of the Art Department. The booklet was hand set by the boys in the printing class.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 April
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- 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
- 5th Avenue Tavern
- View of 506 Santa Fe Drive, the abandoned 5th Avenue Tavern in the Baker neighborhood of Denver,Colorado. The two-story commercial style building has brick corbeling, a cornice and arched windows on the second story. A faded painted sign on the...
- 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- 1976
- A scene in Boulder county, mine near Eldora camp
- Two men stand in a snow covered landscape near an abandoned boiler and mine site in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Western History Subject Index
- Across the plains to Pikes Peak in 1859
- Joe Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle
- Studio portrait of Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle. He holds a walking stick.
- Actors--1860-1870.; Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905.; Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character)
- 1869
- Actors and actresses on stage
- Actors and actresses perform on a stage possibly in Denver, Colorado. The set consists of chairs, tables, and doors on either side of the stage.
- Actors--1890-1910.; Actresses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Dickenson residence (occupied by Gov. Adams) Logan and 17th Aves. [sic] Denver
- View of the Dickenson house, occupied by Governor Alva Adams, at 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue and Logan Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Richardsonian Romanesque style house has rusticated stone, a conical tower,...
- Adams, Alva Blanchard, b. 1875--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897 May 2
- The Adams Hotel
- View of the Adams Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Welton Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The four-story brick building has arched windows and decorative trim. Signs read: "The Adams" and "Soda Cigars."
- Adams, The (Hotel : Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- African-American woman
- Studio portrait of a Black woman possibly in Colorado. She holds a pair of boots and a washboard. She wears, a dress, straw hat, no shoes, and smokes a corncob pipe.
- African Americans--1870-1890.; Smoking--1870-1890.; Tobacco pipes--1870-1890.; Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- [Dic]kerson, Thos "L" 12th Ky. Urt
- Studio portrait of Thomas Dickerson, a member of Farragut Post Number 46, G. A. R. He wears a medal in the shape of an eagle with a U. S. flag and a star pendant on his shirt.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Insignia--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mosley family
- Studio portrait of the Mosley family. They are identified as (left to right): Charlotte Mosley, Henrietta Young Mosley, Thelma Mosley, and John Mosley. The girls wear dresses and blouses with collars. John Mosley wears knickers, tie, and jacket.
- African Americans--1920-1930.; Families--1920-1930.; Mosley, Charlotte, born in Denver, Colo.; Mosley, Henrietta Young.; Mosley, John W., Lt. Col. ret.; Mosley, Thelma.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Saloon, Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
- A bartender stands behind the bar in a saloon associated with the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company possibly in Boulder or Weld Counties, Colorado. Patrons sit at tables, drink beer, and play cards. Several African American (Black) miners are in the bar....
- African Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--1910-1920.; Bartenders--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Men near a building
- Two African American men pose at the dental office of Clarence Holmes at 2602 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Dentist," "Realty Co.," "Employment Agency," and "Mechanic Laborer's...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dental offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dentists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Holmes, Clarence F., 1892-1978.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- African-American baby
- Studio portrait of a girl in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Her mother supports her torso from outside the frame.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1875]
- African-American girl
- Studio portrait of a Black girl in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a black man in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears a suit and tie.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1875]
- Special train to the Ice Carnival, Leadville
- Well dressed men, women, and teenagers identified as: "Judge Pattison, Mr. Pattison, Lucia Pattison, Bayard Taylor, Marie Pratt, Mr. A.W. Risley, Nan McFarland" pose with two African Americans, a cook and a porter, by the rear of a private railroad...
- African Americans--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cooks--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad porters--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Railroad private...
- 1896 Feb. 2
- Sister Anne & father
- Weze's sister Anne Hopkins and and her father pose in and near a horse-drawn buggy possibly in Illinois.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Fathers & daughters--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Anne, Denver, Colo. resident.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Group at Weze's parent's farm
- Members of Weze Hopkins' family, with her mother and father, pose outdoors on a farm possibly in Illinois.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mother
- Weze Hopkins' mother tends to outdoor plants in baskets at her home possibly in Illinois.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Gardening--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mother
- Weze Hopkins' mother poses outdoors in her garden possibly in Illinois. She holds an umbrella and wears a dress with a high collar and ruffled shoulders.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Gardens--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Her father
- Weze Hopkins' father poses outdoors possibly in Illinois.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Father
- Weze Hopkins' father poses with a pail near a water pump at his house possibly in Illinois. He wears overalls and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.; Water pumps--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Father & mother
- Weze Hopkins' mother and father pose outdoors at their farm possibly in Illinois. The woman wears a dress with high collar and holds a basket.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Father & mother
- Weze Hopkins' mother and father pose outdoors at their farm possibly in Illinois. The woman wears a dress with high collar and holds a basket.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Father & mother
- Weze Hopkins' mother and father pose outdoors possibly in Illinois. The woman carries a basket and the man holds a pail.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Family portrait
- Portrait of a Spanish American family in front of their adobe house in Northern New Mexico. Shows vigas, decorative wooden posts, and shutters. The women wear simple blouses and skirts with their hair pulled back and the men wear vests or coats...
- Aged persons--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Children--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Families--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Women--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Alamosa, Colo., Mander's Building
- View of the two-story Manders Building on the corner of San Juan and Main streets in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The stone building has arched windows, brackets under the cornice, and several storefronts with signs that read: "Groceries and...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Altman, highest incorporated town in world, Pikes Peak in distance
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences, mine buildings with smokestacks, false front businesses, and tailings piles. A business sign reads: "Geo McMillan, Grocer." Laundry is on...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Altman, Col.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows tailings piles near log cabins and buildings on a commercial street with a sign that reads: "Altman Union Rooming House." Snow is on Pikes Peak and mountains in...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- 1897 November 20
- Alpine Pass bound for Gunnison
- Men snowshoe on Alpine (Altman) Pass in Gunnison or Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snowshoes & snowshoeing--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Grandmother's team
- Miners and women, who include Charles S. Ripley and Miss Lowe, pull a woman with an umbrella on a trap near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Pulling--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Pine grove rear of Snug Harbor
- Miners and women pose with a rifle in the pine grove by the Snug Harbor cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. One man wears an ammunition vest.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Mrs. Lincoln and daughter and "Ittie" boy on donkey setting out for Lone Jack Cabin
- Mrs. Lincoln, her daughter, and a man pose in a horse drawn wagon in American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. "Ittie" boy is on a burro.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Mounting a donkey Mr. Try by Proxy
- A man poses with a burro near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Ripley with ground-hog [i. e. groundhog]
- Charles S. Ripley, a miner, poses with a rifle and a dead groundhog probably near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. He wears an ammunition vest.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Woodchucks--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Cut in snow for hauling logs
- A miner stands in a trench cut in the snow near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Snow--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Portrait of a woman
- Outdoor portrait (sitting) of a woman on the porch of the Snug Harbor cabin near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.
- September, 1900
- Myrtlehurst
- A miner and his family pose with their dog on the porch of Marshall Stedman's cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. A girl on a burro is nearby.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.;...
- [1900]
- Myrtlehurst
- A miner and his family pose on the porch of Marshall Stedman's cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Stedman, Marshall, Miner--Homes...
- September 13, 1900
- Snug Harbor
- View of the Snug Harbor cabin near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.
- September, 1900
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory
- View of the American Crystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows brick buildings with arched windows, silos, a smokestack with faded lettering: "Crystal Sugar," a semi truck lettered "Lee Way," behind a barbed wire and...
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- Spring 1978
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory
- The American Crystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, consists of brick buildings with arched windows, silos, and a smokestack with faded lettering: "[Cry]stal Sugar."
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- Spring 1978
- American Furniture Company warehouse
- View of horse-drawn wagons, one filled with furniture, next to the American Furniture Company warehouse at 1542 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs painted on the brick building read: "The American Furniture Co. Warehouse. Salesroom 1542...
- American Furniture Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Camp of American City
- Left side of panorama view of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings include: Snug Harbor and Al Platte's cabins, Hotel Sweepstakes, and the American Mining Company office.
- American Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Juv. contingent American Woodmen
- African-American boys and girls, members of the children's group of the American Woodmen's Association, pose with a woman probably in Denver, Colorado. The boys wears uniforms that include peaked caps. The girls wear wide-brimmed hats and shawls.
- American Woodmen--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920