Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Graham School for Boys, Denver
- A group of young boys in football uniforms pose on the steps of the Graham School for Boys in Denver, Colorado. Some boys hold leather football helmets and pads. One boy holds a football with the year "1907" lettered on it. A man in a suit and tie...
- Graham School for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Graham School for Boys
- A group of young boys in football uniforms pose near a studio backdrop in Denver, Colorado. A pile of leather helmets sit on the ground in front of the group. Some boys wear sweaters with the letter "G" attached. A boy holds a football with...
- Graham School for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Pressing the search for James B. Sherbondy
- Responding to the 1947 break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, National Guardsmen surround a 1930's hardtop sedan. They wear helmets, double-breasted top coats, and carry automatic and semi- automatic machine guns. Snow covers...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Militias--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1947
- The Grizzly Giant
- Men pose with horses by Grizzly Giant, a giant sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California; the men hold pith helmets.
- Grizzly Giant (Calif. : Tree)--1870-1900.; Mariposa Grove (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Giant sequoias--California--Yosemite National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Julius Pearse Fire Dept Supply Company 1741 Arapahoe - Atlanta Disab. War Vets in front of Julius Pearse
- A marching band poses at 1741 Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado; uniforms include chrome helmets and a bass drum with letters: "Disabled American Veterans World War Atlanta, GA."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Marching percussion--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 June 28
- Northern Colorado football champs
- The Eaton High School football team poses in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado; men and teenage boys wear leather helmets and jerseys with stripes. They are, standing, left to right: Hinds, (coach), M. Ross, Hendon, C. Ross, Falzgraff, Collins,...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Football players--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.
- 1925 December 3
- After the flood
- Men (some in fire department helmets) stand amid Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break. A brick office building and displaced house are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Football team of Mount St. Vincent's Home
- Men and boys pose at Mount St. Vincent's Home at 4159 Lowell Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado with their coach, J. R. Burns, and the home chaplain, Father A. E. Langlois. Sports gear includes football pads and helmets.
- Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chaplains--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Coaching (Athletics)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Football...
- 1924 Nov. 9
- Road block on a bridge : possibly a prison break from Canon City
- Men block a wooden bridge following a break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Some have rifles and helmets, others are in suits and Fedora hats. Water is below and a 1930's sedan is in the foreground. A delivery truck and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Pressing the search for James Sherbondy
- Responding to an escape from the State Penitentiary, in Canon City, Colorado, these soldiers carry rifles (one with a telescopic sight.) They wear helmets, double breasted trenchcoats, or fur lined jackets. One crouches over a pile of sticks; snow...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Gang plank
- Six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers walk along a gang plank fully loaded with baggage, wearing uniforms, helmets and carrying rifles; probably boarding ship in Italy bound for the U.S.A.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Troops homebound by ship
- Tenth Mountain Division troops fill the entire frame, except for a small triangle of water in the upper right corner; troops are returning by ship to the U.S.A. All are in uniform, most wear helmets and some wear life vests. Some are reading, some...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Bogged tank, Italy 1945
- curved road. Trees and shrubs near the tank and on the higher hills are leafless.; Shows a frontal view of six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers in a tank on a steep and rocky road on Mt. Belvedere, Italy. All wear helmets, except one who seems to...
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February] 1945
- Army mules ford creek, Italy
- Eight Army mules with U.S. brands and ten Tenth Mountain Division mule drivers ford a creek. Four mules carry riders; the other four bear fully loaded pack saddles. The men wear caps not helmets. Once across the creek, the mules begin climbing a...
- Military life--1940-1950.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Orientation on Pacific War near Cividale
- The Tenth Mountain Division Information and Education section's Mobile orientation unit holds a discussion of the Pacific campaign and invasion of Japan with soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division's Quartermaster Battalion. T/4 Theodore "Ted"...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Curry, Ed.; Lockwood, Theodore.; Wright, Bob.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- June 28, 1945
- Moving up!
- A mule climbs a steep trail carrying a bale of hay. The mule handlers might be Italian Alpini, who assisted the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign. Other men climbing the trail are wearing U.S. Army helmets. One man is shirtless...
- Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Soldiers in the Aleutians
- View of 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers marching toward a cove on an Aleutian Island. All are wearing helmets, carrying rifles and knapsacks. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Soldiers--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- 1943
- Supply area, Italy
- A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are examining boxes of supplies in a small stand of trees at the edge of a valley in Italy. The man second from the left is holding a clipboard. Most of the men are standing except one who appears to be...
- Military supplies--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Tank in the woods, Italy
- A Tenth Mountain Division tank emerges from the Italian woods. Two soldiers are riding on top and three infantry men are walking along a road past the tank. The tank appears to be about to descend the embankment onto the road. All are wearing...
- Military vehicles--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- GIs prepared for battle in the smoke
- Roughly ten Tenth Mountain Division soldiers stand with full rucksacks and helmets near some leafy trees and bushes. Behind them is a flat dirt covered area and stone buildings. The area is full of smoke.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- F Company squad, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Battalion, F Company Squad posing for a photograph in Italy. The Squad members are all wearing helmets and brown sweaters or khaki field jackets. All are carrying their weapons. All have rifles except one man, the...
- Bow and arrow--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Swift -- "P" call!!
- A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers disembark from a convoy of open troop trucks for a "P" call along the side of a road during "flatland" training at Camp Swift, Texas. All are wearing khaki uniforms and helmets.
- Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Troop movements--Texas--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1944-1945]
- Mule packing school
- Tenth Mountain Division soldiers learn how to tie boxes on pack saddles of two mules at Camp Hale, Colorado. Some of the soldiers are wearing steal helmets, others are wearing caps. The soldiers holding the mules' heads are wearing leather boots...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Rockclimbers, Pando, Colorado
- Group portrait of eight Tenth Mountain Division soldiers at the base of a rock formation near Camp Hale, [or Pando] Colorado. All are wearing khaki shirts and pants, seven are wearing helmets, four have coils of ropes, at least two are wearing...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- Three skitroopers at Camp Hale
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose in their "whites" or winter uniforms. All are wearing helmets and two are carrying skis and poles. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado.
- Military uniforms--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- Training hike
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers hike through the woods in Colorado during training. They are wearing helmets, khaki uniforms, and knapsacks and carrying rifles. The two closest to the camera are walking across a log above a stream.
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pollock, John W.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- Noon - Bearskin Meadow
- Men (including McCormick, James Horsburgh, Jr., and Professor Joseph N. LeConte) eat in shade under trees at Bearskin Meadow, in Fresno County (now Kings Canyon National Park), California. The men wear gaiters, pith helmets, one man has a tie;...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Bearskin Meadow (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Fresno County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Eating & drinking--California--Fresno County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Penitentiary staff
- Posing in double breasted uniforms and black ties, staff members of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, hold pith helmets over their hearts. In the center of the seated front row, a man in a white suit has a young girl with him. A stone...
- Correctional personnel--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Football squad Durango High School, Durango, Colo.
- Men and teenage boys of Durango High School pose in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. They wear leather helmets, numbered jerseys, and suits and ties. The brick school building is in the background.
- Durango (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Football players--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- William F. Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse between two mounted soldiers carrying large flags. The two soldiers are wearing helmets. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and beads adorning it and a wide-brimmed hat, probably a Stetson. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- English lancers on horseback
- A group of English lancers poses on horseback in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear shiny helmets and hold flag poles in their right hands. One man sits on his horse slightly in front of the group. A long...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Lancers--English--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs on horseback rides through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear turbans and capes. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men wear helmets and carry...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks ride horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man, David Kadjaia, rides in the center midground slightly in front of the rest of the group. The men wear wool hats...
- Cossacks.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Kadjaia, David.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of American cowboys rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboy hats and have scarves tied around their necks. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Infantry, USA
- A group of American infantrymen rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men sit in a wagon pulled by horses. The men wear helmets and uniforms. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- U.S. Cavalry officers
- Three U.S. cavalrymen pose on horseback in front of a backdrop in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men wear dark uniforms and helmets with tassles hanging from them. The man in the center...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of men rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men, possibly South American gauchos, wear narrow-brimmed hats and have straps that cross their chests. Several additional riders are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ride horses in a grassy area during a performance of the show. Among those riding are several Native Americans wearing feather headdresses and carrying spears, German soldiers wearing metal...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Horse shows.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of horseback riders, possibly South American gauchos, rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wide-brimmed hats and have straps that cross their chests. Several additional...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast, probably German soldiers, pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear metal helmets with birds on their tops and light-colored uniforms. They also wear cuirassiers covering their chests....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Co. D 5th U.S. Artillery
- Members of the 5th U.S. Artillery ride horses pulling caissons into an arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear helmets and uniforms. Empty bleachers are underneath a large tent in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. cavalrymen
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stop on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark uniforms and ride their horses bareback. Additional cavalrymen wearing different uniforms, including helmets with tassles, are in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Fifth U.S. Artillery Battery D
- Two members of Battery D of the Fifth U.S. Artillery ride horses in a grassy field during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Each of the men leads another horse beside him. The men wear helmets and dark uniforms. A large cloud of dust...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Japanese
- Two horsemen, possibly Japanese members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, duel with swords while mounted on horses in an arena during a performance of the show. The men wear dark fencing outfits and mesh masks and helmets. The audience...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Kendo--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member
- A group of Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member in Leadville, Colorado, wear military uniforms that include helmets, coats, boots, and gloves. They form a u-shaped line around a coffin covered with flowers and an American flag. They hold...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Pictures from home
- United States Army soldiers in fatigues look at photos in (probably) Korea. One holds a rifle, he has his arm around the other, who holds a wallet; both wear helmets and hold cigarettes.
- United States. Army.--1950-1960.; Men--Korea--1950-1960.; Military life--American--Korea--1950-1960.; Rest periods--Korea--1950-1960.; Soldiers--American--Korea--1950-1960.
- [1952?]
- Troops and tank
- Soldiers in fatigues smile and squat in mud by a tank in (probably) Korea. They wear helmets and hold rifles.
- United States. Army.--1950-160.; Men--Korea--1950-1960.; Military life--American--Korea--1950-1960.; Soldiers--American--Korea--1950-1960.; Tanks (Military science)--American--Korea--1950-1960.
- [1952?]
- Monarch Mine explosion
- Men confer by the entrance to the Monarch Mine and ore car tracks after an explosion near Louisville in Broomfield County, Colorado. Some of the miners wear helmets with lamps.
- Broomfield County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monarch Mine (Broomfield County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Conversation--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Broomfield...
- 1936 January 20
- Monarch Mine explosion
- Men pose in a mine after an explosion at the Monarch Mine near Louisville in Broomfield County, Colorado. Some of the miners wear helmets with lamps; one carries a lunch pail.
- Broomfield County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monarch Mine (Broomfield County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Broomfield County--1930-1940.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Broomfield...
- 1936 January 20