Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eating while listening for German artillery
- Two GIs eat rations from their mess kits around a jeep. One sits in the passenger seat using the hood as a table while the other stands behind him using a small bench at the rear of the jeep to hold his plate and cup. They eat among the rubble of a...
- Pietra Colora (Italy)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Destruction & pillage--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Park Hill School carrying a chair lesson
- Photograph of a first-grade lesson on the correct way to carry a chair at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Five unidentified children stand in a line, all holding chairs the correct way.
- Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); South Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Illinois Mining Accidents 1889 to 1925
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Illinois from 1889 to 1925.
- Mine accidents--Illinois--Indexes.
- 2007
- Missouri mining accidents: 1895-1896 & 1902-1918
- List of accident victims, indexed from Annual report of the State Mine Inspectors of the State of Missouri, 1896; Annual report of the State Coal Mine Inspector of the State of Missouri, 1902; and Annual report of the Bureau of Mines, Mining and...
- Mine accidents--Missouri--Indexes.
- 2007
- Indiana Mining Accidents : 1891-1915
- Includes a brief history of mining in Indiana, and an alphabetical index by miner’s name for fatal and nonfatal accidents in
- Mine accidents--Indiana--Indexes.
- 2007
- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's
- View of 2711-2717 Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The building houses the American Legion Wallace Simpson Post number 29, Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's, and 40 Minute Cleaners. The two story brick commercial style...
- Bee's Fish and Jo, Jo's (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; American Legion. Wallace Simpson Post No. 29 (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; 40 minute Cleaners (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1978
- Weaver town site, livery stable
- View of the abandoned livery stable on the Weaver town site in Mineral County, Colorado. The one and a half story barn has wooden siding and tar paper on the exterior. An adjacent building has collapsed and the roof is falling in. A dirt road is...
- Mineral County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Weaver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ghost towns.; Abandoned buildings.; Stables.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Mineral County--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Mineral County--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Denver
- View of downtown rooftops from a building on 15th (Fifthteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on two story brick building in foreground read: "Tremont Place, Furnished Rooms," "A triumph in cookery, Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Boston baked,...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Denver
- View of downtown rooftops from a building on 15th (Fifthteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on two story brick building in foreground read: "Tremont Place, Furnished Rooms," "A Triumph in Cookery, Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Boston Baked,...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- The Far West - shooting buffalo on the line of the Kansas- Pacific Railroad
- Reproduction shows men shooting and buffalo running and falling; coaches and a balloon-stacked locomotive of the Kansas-Pacific Railroad wait on the tracks; telegraph wires are overhead.
- Kansas-Pacific Railway Company--1870-1880.; Bison hunting--1870-1880.; Railroads--1870-1880.
- 1871
- Winnowing grain - Taos N M
- View of a Native American woman (Taos Pueblo) emptying a basket of grain onto a blanket; also shows a dog and adobe pueblo dwellings.
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Winnowing--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Columbine - 1942
- View of buildings in disrepair in Columbine (Routt County), Colorado; shows plank roof falling toward the interior of the building between the horizontal log walls surrounding it; two story residence in poor condition, front gable over sloping...
- Columbine (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Columbine--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Picturesque grave, on east side of town, Bachelor
- A small grave is enclosed by a picket fence and a grove of Aspen trees in the ghost town of Bachelor, Colorado. Wood pieces are falling from the fence, and several of them lie on the ground. Grass covers the slope, and a forest is in the background.
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.; Graves--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Waterfall over rocks in canyon
- Rock cliffs and falling water are flanked by trees, possibly in Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Upper Fulford, 1942, huge ridge pole log cabin
- View of Fulford (Nolan's Creek Camp and Camp Fulford), Eagle County, Colorado; features a log cabin made of ridge-pole pines with chinking and a roof that is falling apart; flowers in the grass around the structure, and tall pines on the hill.
- Fulford (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Fulford--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Post Office and store, Deckers, C. & S. Ry.
- Exterior view Post Office and general store, Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows two men and dog seated on covered front porch, planks falling off siding, and log frame building in center background left.
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Placer mining at Alma
- Gold miners pose with a wheelbarrow at a hydraulic mine in Alma, Park County, Colorado; bluffs in the background have erosion and falling water. A jet of water issues from a "monitor" nozzle.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hydraulic mining. Miners piping off top dirt
- View of a man using "Hydraulic Chief" type nozzles to aim jets of water at an eroded bluff, in (probably) California. Another man stoops in the gold mine, wearing a raincoat.
- Hydraulic mining--California--1860-1880.; Miners--1910-1920.; Mining--California--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- Placer mining at Alma Colo
- Gold miners pose at a hydraulic mine in Alma, Park County, Colorado; bluffs in the background have erosion and falling water. Jets of water issue from "monitor" nozzles; a swivel crane is to the side.
- Mining machinery--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Alma (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Placer mining Alma Colo
- Gold miners pose at a hydraulic mine in Alma, Park County, Colorado; bluffs in the background have erosion and falling water. A jet of water issues from a "monitor" nozzle; a flume is in the foreground.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Early placer mining Breckenridge Colo
- View of a hydraulic gold mine in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows eroded embankments, falling water, jets of water from "monitor" nozzles, sluices, flumes, a crane, and miners. Mountains are in the background.
- Sluices--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.;...
- 1880?
- Ouray Cascade
- Close-up view of probably Cascade Falls above Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Shows water falling over a rock face.
- Cascade Falls (Ouray County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Guston
- The church at Guston, Colorado is dangerously close to falling on its side. It is situated on a small hill surrounded by Aspen trees.
- Guston (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Guston--1940-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Guston--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1967?]
- House of Henry Gillespie, later known as Ghost House
- View of the dilapidated Henry Gillespie house in Aspen, Colorado; features a wood frame structure with towers with triangular dormers, pediments, finials, numerous gables, finials, gingerbread ornamentation, and clapboard siding; shingles falling...
- Gillespie, Henry B.--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Church at Guston 1941
- Interior view of the church at Guston, Colorado, that is in a state of disrepair; shows the roof slats falling off and hanging from the ceiling, floor boards warping, and debris scattered on the floor; two pews in the building, illuminated by sun...
- Guston (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Guston--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1941
- The battle of the Washita
- Custer and the 7th Cavalry raid the Native American (Cheyenne) encampment of Black Kettle on the Washita River, Oklahoma. Custer leads the charge as mounted troopers follow behind. Native Americans are shown falling as they emerge from their tepees.
- Cheyenne Indians--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Black Kettle--Homes & haunts.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876--Military service.
- [between 1868 and 1880?]
- Miss Moore, Hazel's teacher, teacher at Pleasant Park School
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Miss Moore of Conifer, Colorado, looking down with soft light falling on her bare shoulders; she wears a cotton dress with gathered lace band off her shoulders and her hair pulled back in a bun.
- Conifer (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Conifer--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1903]
- Explosive hits Germans near Monte della Spe
- High explosives hit German-held positions in the shadow of Monte della Spe, Italy, which is hidden by smoke. Taken during the Tenth Mountain Division's third major battle on either April 14th or 15th, 1945.
- Monte della Spe (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 1945]
- Classroom interior
- Chalkboards in this University of Colorado at Boulder classroom have scenes drawn on them. The first depicts classic era workmen and has "(1)"; the second is an abduction and has "(2)"; the third is of horses falling from the sky and has "Phaeton"...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1889
- Western History Subject Index
- Falling Leaf, Ah-Ho-Appa
- 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
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 3 and 4, 1930 March-April
- When the autumn leaves are falling
- Trail through woods; possibly Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado.
- Autumn--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- When the autumn leaves are falling
- Autumn view of bare trees along creek; possibly Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado; shows wooden bridge over creek.
- Autumn--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- Morey Musings
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1934
- East Denver High School Annual: 1909
- 1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1909
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- 1948 August
- The Story of Trinity choir : 1859-1903.
- Brief history of the Trinity Methodist Church's choir. Included are photograph of prominent performers, a list of performers by their vocal classification, a reproductions of programs for earlier performances.
- Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado). Choir--History.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado)--1900-1910
- 1902
- Manual of the First Presbyterian Church of Denver, Colorado.
- Book produced by the First Central Presbyterian Church, later known as Central Presbyterian, located in Denver, Colorado. Contained in the book is a partial list of members, a brief historical sketch of the church, and the Articles of Faith in...
- First Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1873 December 22
- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 March
- Central Presbyterian Directory: 1875
- Membership directory for 1875 of the Central Presbyterian Church, located in Denver, Colorado.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--Directories.; Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1875
- Prepare for the miracle! : a sermon
- Sermon given by Reverend Raymond A Waser to the congregation of First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Miracles.; Healing of the paralytic (Miracle); First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 14
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 November 26