Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Acomeños
- Native American women and children pose, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows a young woman with a baby wrapped in a shawl on her back, a woman in white, and a girl in a checked dress.
- Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Acoma (N.M.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Animas Forks
- View of Animas Forks in the Animas River valley (San Juan County), Colorado; shows the dilapidated Walsh house with a front gable and projecting bay; thick clouds top the Red Mountains in the distance.
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Animas Forks--1920-1940.; Roads--Colorado--Animas Forks--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Berkeley Grocery Company
- View of the Berkeley Grocery Company on the corner of 44th (Forty-fourth) Avenue and Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick building has large display windows and signs that read: "Home Owned Stores...
- Berkeley Grocery Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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-?]
- 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
- Breckinridge [sic] buildings
- View of frame and log buildings along the banks of the Blue River near the mining town of Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows gnarled tree stumps, fence posts, stones, fir trees and a covered wagon. The buildings are a mixture of gabled...
- Blue River (Colo. : River)--1860-1870.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Breckenridge--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Breckenridge--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1870?]
- Canon City pioneers [graphic]
- A group of men pose in Canon City, Colorado. Standing are: B. F. Rockafellow, C. W. Talbot, J. C. Palmer, A. W. Duggan, A. Coburn, Geo. W. Griffin, W. A. Sturup, James Noble, H. C. Beckham, Augustus Sartor. Seated are: Chas. Pauls, Eugene Weston,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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]
- Carla Denison Swan
- Swan, Carla Denison, 1884-1943--Pictorial works.
- 1949
- 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?]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- View of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway car on its return trip downhill from Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado; shows the horse on the rear platform; billboards in background read: "South...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Chinese-American men
- Studio portrait of Chinese-American men who include Wa Chin and Tang Ya-Shun in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Wa Chin wears a long shirt and wide-brimmed hat. Tang Ya-Shun wears a suit and watch chain with a charm.
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Chin, Wa.; Ya-Shun, Tang.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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.;...
- 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.;...
- 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
- Dance roach
- Native American (Osage) turkey beard roach consists of three pieces: antler bone spreader with cut out design painted red and green; red dyed antler hair and porcupine quill roach; feather.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1880.; Osage Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1880.; Headdress--1830-1880.
- [between 1830 and 1880]
- Dance roach
- Native American (Osage) antler bone spreader with cut out design painted red and green; feather.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1830-1880.; Osage Indians--Clothing & dress--1830-1880.; Headdress--1830-1880.
- [between 1830 and 1880]
- Denver South Park and Pacific R.R., unfinished stone wall on grade near Ohio Pass, Colo. project abandoned in 1882, track never laid here.
- View of an abandoned and unfinished Denver, South Park and Pacific railroad grade and retaining wall near Ohio Pass in Gunnison County, Colorado. Two men inspect the grade. One stands on the wall.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ohio Pass (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Gunnison County--1960-1970.
- [ca. 1965]
- Double Curve, Grand Canon
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande work crew and a hand car in Royal Gorge on the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- E. H. Coykendall 1898 Gaylord
- View of the garden and yard at the E. H. Coykendall house at 1898 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Roses and daisies are in the flowerbeds.
- Coykendall, Edgar H.--Homes & haunts.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Yards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- E. H. Coykendall 1898 Gaylord
- View of flowerbeds at the E. H. Coykendall house at 1898 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Plants in the garden include Dusty Miller and tamarack. A stucco house and a brick house are in the distance.
- Coykendall, Edgar H.--Homes & haunts.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Edgar H. Coykendall's residence
- View of Edgar H. Coykendall's house at 1898 Gaylord Street in Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick masonry house has a covered porch, dormer, and two chimneys.
- Coykendall, Edgar H.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- 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
- Evans Block
- View of the Evans Block at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk near a horse-drawn buggy. Signs read: "Hurlbut," "Evans Block," "Morowit Coffee," and "The Regency."
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1890?]
- 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
- Fort Duchesne, Utah
- Ute indians identified as, "David Wilson, Tom Patterson ?, Mona, Tom Patterson's squaw, Chipeta & Mamie McCook ?, McCook, McCook squaw, See a [ Chuck ?] and squaw , Jimmy McCook, Cyawapp, Little Dick Squaw, Catchawaw squaw, [and] Catchawaw," pose...
- Ute Mountain Ute Tribe--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Utah--Fort Duchesne--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Utah--Fort Duchesne--1890-1900.; Fort Duchesne (Utah)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Utah--Fort...
- [between 1895 and 1898?]
- 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
- Freeman Crocker residence
- View of the Freeman Crocker house at 12th (Twelfth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story wood frame house has a pitched roof and covered porch.
- Crocker, Freeman--Homes & haunts.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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
- General view of Denver
- View of houses and streets in Denver, Colorado. A partially constructed house is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Glenwood Spgs.
- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado, has a tall, steep gable roof. The transcept wing is on the side of the building, and a cross over the entrance is flanked by two narrow windows. A "St. Barnabas Episcopal...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1960-1970.; St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Golden City
- View of of one and two-story frame houses and brick buildings in Golden (Golden City, Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows shrubs, fences, sheds, foothills and North Table Mountain.
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Golden--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1880?]
- Grocery store interior
- Interior view of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. Displays of produce, canned goods, and bottles are in the store.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Grocery store interior
- Men pose behind counters at a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. Displays of canned goods, produce, and dry goods are in the store.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Grocery store interior
- Interior view of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. Displays of canned and dry goods, glass display cases, and a scale are in the store.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Grocery store interior
- Interior view of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. Displays of produce and canned goods are in the store.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Idaho Springs
- A headstone at the cemetery in Idaho Springs, Colorado is rectangular at its base and comes to a point at the top. The inscription reads: " Sylvester H., Son of H. & D. Terrel, Died June 21, 1880, Aged 2 yrs. 1 mo. 21 ds." A line forms a border...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Inspectors in Eagle Mine
- Inspectors work in a tunnel of the Eagle Mine near Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. They wear miner's lights.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado County--Boulder--1960-1970.; Mine inspection--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Eagle Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Coal mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.;...
- March 26, 1966
- 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
- Julius Pierce Fire Dept Sup. Co., fire truck at Civic Center
- A Lamar Fire Department truck on exhibit in front of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado, shows the shiny Julius Pierce open truck with ladders, bell, wound hose, lanterns and horn.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Lamar--1920-1930.
- April 4, 1927
- 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?]
- Larimer Street
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies are parked near the boardwalk. Signs on buildings read: "B. H. Bayles Furniture," "Gallup Stanbury," "Clothing," "Boots & Shoes," "Chamberlain's Mountain Views," "City...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]