Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- City of Denver City Council Minutes: Volume A
- Denver (Colo.). Clerk and Recorder--Archives.; Denver (Colo.). City Council--Archives.; Ordinances, Municipal--Colorado--Denver.; Apportionment (Election law)--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Administrative records.;...
- City of Denver City Council Minutes: Volume A
- Denver (Colo.). Clerk and Recorder--Archives.; Denver (Colo.). City Council--Archives.; Ordinances, Municipal--Colorado--Denver.; Apportionment (Election law)--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Administrative records.;...
- City of Denver City Council Minutes: Volume B
- Denver (Colo.). Clerk and Recorder--Archives.; Denver (Colo.). City Council--Archives.; Ordinances, Municipal--Colorado--Denver.; Apportionment (Election law)--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Administrative records.;...
- City of Denver City Council Minutes: Volume C
- Denver (Colo.). Clerk and Recorder--Archives.; Denver (Colo.). City Council--Archives.; Ordinances, Municipal--Colorado--Denver.; Apportionment (Election law)--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Administrative records.;...
- City of Denver City Council Minutes: Volume D
- Denver (Colo.). Clerk and Recorder--Archives.; Denver (Colo.). City Council--Archives.; Ordinances, Municipal--Colorado--Denver.; Apportionment (Election law)--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Administrative records.;...
- The Italian Banditti
- Filemeno Gallotti, Leonardo Deodato, Michale Ballatti, Guiseppe Campigne, Frank Valendre "The Miner", Henry Ferandez, John Arrati, Leonardo Allesandre, and "The Ranchman", a group of criminals, pose outdoors in Denver, Colorado.
- Italian Americans--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Criminals--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1875
- City of Denver City Council Minutes: Volume E
- Denver (Colo.). Clerk and Recorder--Archives.; Denver (Colo.). City Council--Archives.; Ordinances, Municipal--Colorado--Denver.; Apportionment (Election law)--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Administrative records.;...
- General view of Denver
- Rooftop view of commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked near one and two-story buildings. The Tabor Block is in the distance. Signs read: "Cyrus Eaton & Co. Liquors and Cigars," "Candy Factory," "Kuner & Hauck...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Record for the Quarter ending June 4, 1893
- The pamphlet contains member information. Members who have married, died, dropped, restored to membership, dismissed, baptized, and new members. The pastor was Rev. J.N. Freeman.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1893 June 4
- Record for the Quarter Ending March 5, 1893
- The pamphlet contains membership information. Members who were married, died, dismissed, baptized, and new members. The pastor was Rev. J.N. Freeman.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1893 March 5
- Wichita dance leaders
- A Native American (Wichita) man and woman pose outdoors with a staff, corncob, shield, and calumet. The man wears moccasins, fringed leggings, a breechcloth, fringed shirt, bandolier, and a wide brimmed hat. The woman wears a fringed dress and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wichita Indians--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1899
- S University Place thru The Town of Highlands: Stebbin's Heights block 13
- Railroad car involved in "Wild Bunch" robbery
- Men and women pose on and near a destroyed railroad car in Denver, Colorado. The train car was involved in a hold up by the "Wild Bunch" in Wilcox, Wyoming.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1904, June 12
- Transplanting trees
- S. B. Sharp, Ray Miller, and other workmen uproot a tree in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Two horses are used to pull the tree out of the ground with the assistance of a patent hoist invented by A. L. Cornman.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914 March 10
- Transplanting trees
- S. B. Sharp, Ray Miller, and A. L. Cornman pose in a tree at City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cornman, A. L.; Miller, Ray, resident, Denver, Colo.; Sharp, S. B.
- 1914 March 10
- El Paso Mine Cripple Creek
- Families pose by the El Paso Mine near Arequa (Teller County), Colorado.
- Arequa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; El Paso Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Arequa--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Arequa--1910-1920.
- 1915
- View looking down 16th St from California St.
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street at California Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and pedestrians are in the street. Buildings include the Steel Building with a sign that reads: "Best Cafeteria," the partially constructed Denver Dry...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 September 16
- Title Guaranty Company
- View of the Title Guaranty Company building at 1544 Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs read: "Title Guaranty Co." and "5% On Savings."
- Title Guaranty Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Title companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 February 9
- Jack Alterie
- Studio portrait of Leland Varain, alias J.A. Varain, alias Louie Alterie, alias Diamond Jack in Colorado. He wears a large ten gallon cowboy hat.
- Men--Colorado--1920-1930.; Ranchers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Varain, Leland, d. 1935.
- 1927, July 24
- Silver Queen Mine Mojave Calif.
- Miners, including Andrew Holmes, inspect a piece of ore in a tunnel of the Silver Queen Mine (a gold mine) near Mojave, California. Two mine cars that read: "R. L. McLaurin Myers Durkee Woods" and "M. Daniels" are nearby.
- Dump cars--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Silver Queen Mine (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Interiors--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Miners--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.; Mining--Arizona--Mojave--1930-1940.
- 1934 December 4
- Silver Queen [i.e. Elephant Eagle Mine] gold strike in Calif desert.
- Jess Knight, owner of the Elephant Eagle Mine, Chris Anderson, and N. W. pose near a sluice near Mojave, California. Jess Knight holds a pan with gold amalgam in it.
- Elephant Eagle Mine (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Mojave (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--California--Mojave--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--California--Mojave--1930-1940.; Miners--California--Mojave--1930-1940.; Mining--California--Mojave--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 December 7
- Silver Queen Calif gold strike.
- George H. Wyman samples ore with a prospector's pick in a mine near the Silver Queen Mine, Mojave, California. L. N. Hill holds a pneumatic jack hammer and looks on.
- Mojave (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--California--Mojave--1930-1940.; Miners--California--Mojave--1930-1940.; Mining--California--Mojave--1930-1940.; Hill, L. N.; Wyman, George H.
- 1934 December 7
- Public library
- Girls, a man, and women who include Helen Carlton, Mrs. Dottie Whitman, Viola Borrego, Opal Browning, and Leo Rugen work with damaged books in the catalog department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic...
- Denver Public Library--People--1930-1940.; Books--Conservation and restoration--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1936 August 30
- Frances Willard memorial service
- Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union who include Daisy F. Eigler, H. B. Kinney, Adrianna Hungerford, and Blanche Howard pose with Reverend Frederick Cox near a tree planted in honor of Frances Willard and Gertrude Blaksley near Warren...
- Blaksley, Gertrude--Commemoration.; Willard, Frances--Commemoration.; Woman's Christian Temperance Union--1930-1940.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monuments &...
- 1939 September 16
- Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, looking east on Sixth (6th) Street. The hotel was constructed by Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. A stucco surface covers the building...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1942
- Regional library conference
- Librarians who include Dr. Malcolm G. Wyer, B.F. Coen, Mrs. Lillian B. Corry, Miss Freda Conrad, Mrs. Ruth Tyler, and Miss Frances Mentzer stand and sit at a conference table probably in Denver, Colorado. The women wear hats decorated with flowers...
- Denver Public Library--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1943 April 2
- Poster
- A poster from the United States Government Printing Office issued by the office of war information. It is an official war poster with an image of a young woman. The text reads "Wanted! for murder Her careless talk costs lives".
- World War, 1939-1945--Posters.
- 1944
- Bob Huff reads in the Denver Public Library Western History department
- Bob Huff reads a Beadle's Half Dime Library dime novel titled "Fancy Frank of Colorado" in the Western History department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An...
- Huff, Bob.; Denver Public Library. Western History Dept.--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1947 February 23
- Carla Denison Swan
- Swan, Carla Denison, 1884-1943--Pictorial works.
- 1949
- Heckethorn Mfg. Co.
- A woman works with a hose, hook, and metal cylinders at the Heckethorn Manufacturing Company in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The cylinders are on a form-fitted tray.
- Heckethorn Manufacturing Company (Littleton, COlo.)--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Industry--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 29
- Librarians at Denver Public Library
- Librarians who include Frances Lumbeck, Phyllis Miller, Martha Baker, Eulalia Chapman, Ruthellen Brown, Harry J. Mooney, and Forrest Carhart sort catalog cards in the Bibliographic Center at the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock...
- Denver Public Library--People--1950-1960.; Catalog cards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1955 June 27
- The Huskie Highlights 1959
- 1959 Yearbook from Douglas County High School
- Douglas County High School (Castle Rock, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Douglas County History Research Center (Castle Rock, Colo.); School yearbooks--Colorado--Douglas County.; High schools--Colorado--Douglas County--Periodicals.
- 1959
- Colorado Central narrow gauge
- View of Colorado Central (narrow gauge railway) engine number 44, on the back of a tractor trailer truck in Central City (Teller County), Colorado. Spectators stand on the street. Signs on buildings read "Armory Hall", "The Central Story, an...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Trucks--Colorado--Central...
- 1968
- The spectrophotometer
- Dr. Robert Witter, center, chemistry professor at the Colorado School of Mines, and Roland Fischer, Dow Chemical executive, right, discuss the uses of the X ray florescence spectrophotometer with Dr. Orlo E. Childs, President of Mines. The...
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Childs, Orlo E., 1914-; Fischer, Roland.; Witter, Robert.; Colorado School of Mines.
- 1968
- Farmer and Hale Mortuary, William D. Nash Mortuary burial records -- index, 1889 to 1909
- Index to the Farmer and Hale Mortuary Index located in Denver, Colorado from the years 1889 to 1909. The original registers are individually indexed. The name may be that of the deceased or the person responsible for payment of the funeral...
- Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.; Burial--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.
- 2002
- Ground Penetrating Radar Time Slice
- Prior to excavation, a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted over a large portion of the planned construction site. GPR works by sending radar waves into the ground, which then bounce off buried features such as walls and foundations....
- 2009
- Multnomah Falls
- View of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon. Shows a 620 foot high waterfall against a sheer rock face. Thick vegetation, including ferns, surrounds the cascade. A sparse stand of pines is seen...
- Multnomah County (Or.)--1860-1870.; Multnomah Creek (Or.)--1860-1870.; Multnomah Falls (Or.)--1860-1870.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1860-1870.; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or....
- [1867]
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked near the sidewalk. Signs read: "Denver Photographic Rooms," "J. J. Reithman & Co.," "S. L. Holzman," "Rickard Men's Furniture," "Railroad Tickets," "Cigars...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Black Hawk
- View northwest along North Clear Creek toward downtown Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Colorado Central Railroad turntable, depot, track, and cars. Maryland mountain in the far distance. Presbyterian church and school house sit elevated to the left...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [188-?]
- Kit Carson Public School
- Pen and ink rendering shows the Kit Carson school in Cheyenne County, Colorado, a two-story frame building with a mansard roof and belfry. Steps lead to the entry.
- Kit Carson (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Kit Carson--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- Young sheepherder enjoying siesta ranch in Las Animas County, Colorado
- A boy sheepherder sleeps under a cholla cactus near two lambs on an unidentified ranch in Las Animas County, Colorado. He uses his cowboy hat to shield his face from the sun.
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sheep.; Shepherds.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Sheep--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Shepherds--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [1939 November]
- 4th grade at Boyd, 1941
- Boys and girls sit in rows of wooden desks in a fourth grade classroom at Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Built in bookshelves with jars of dried weeds on the top shelf are along the back wall. A blackboard is on the side wall near a bulletin...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- An unidentified Mexican sugar beet worker, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, sits in a railroad car and smokes a cigarette. He wears a leather jacket and a straw hat and is partially covered...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, sit in a railroad car. Shows men of many ages and racks full of their possessions.
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, look out the window of a passenger train. The three men wear hats and have mustaches. Graffiti chalked on the train under the...
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Mexican workers recruited and brought to the Arkansas Valley, Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota
- Unidentified Mexican sugar beet workers, recruited by the Farm Security Administration to work in Colorado, Nebraska and Minnesota, pose near a railroad train at an unidentified railroad station. Many of the men wear straw hats.
- Mexicans--1940-1950.; Agricultural laborers--Mexican.; Agricultural laborers, Foreign--Pictorial works.; Mexicans--Pictorial works.
- [1943 May]
- Central City parade
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members ride horseback in a parade on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Riders carry "3R" banners and a Colorado state flag. Spectators line the sidewalks. Shows St. James' Methodist church, the...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- [1958?]
- Capitol Life Insurance Company Building
- View of the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [1963]
- Petrified stumps
- View of a petrified stump in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Florissant--1860-1880.
- [betweem 1864 and 1877]