Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Louise Campa in Spanish dance costume
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a classical style Spanish dance costume. She wears a dark top and a silk scarf decorated with fringe, a full, mid-length,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Zion Baptist Church 138th church anniversary, November 9, 2003.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 138th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, letters from various local and state politicians, worship service programs, and...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2003 November 9
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- 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.)
- 1944 March 23
- Rich Castro and Pat Schroeder
- State Representative Rich Castro and United States Congresswoman Pat Schroeder pose outside the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. Rich Castro wears a suit and tie and Congresswoman Schroeder wears a suit and an overcoat. She has...
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Legislators.; Castro, Richard Thomas, 1946-1991--Pictorial works.; Schroeder, Pat--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1983 and 1985?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 42, 1910 October 15
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 39, 1911 September 23
- Scottish dancers
- Colin Ross is one of five young Scot dancers posing with a bagpiper and another man, possibly an instructor, in front of a painted backdrop. Their costumes include kilts, waistcoats, sporrans, tams with feathers, kilt hose, garter flashes, and...
- Scottish Americans--Dance--1880-1910.; Bagpipes--1880-1910.; Dancers--1880-1910.; Ross, Colin, folk dancer.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Scottish dancers
- Colin Ross is one of five young Scot dancers posing with a bagpiper and another man, possibly an instructor, in front of a painted backdrop. Their costumes include kilts, waistcoats, sporrans, tams with feathers, kilt hose, garter flashes, and...
- Scottish Americans--Dance--1880-1910.; Bagpipes--1880-1910.; Dancers--1880-1910.; Ross, Colin, folk dancer.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Ignacio girls playing basketball
- Native American Ute girls play basketball inside the Southern Ute Agency Ignacio school gymnasium, La Plata County, Colorado, as the instructor looks on.
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Education--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1920.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1920.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Southern...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Fay "Rusty" Cox Rogers
- Fay "Rusty" Cox Rogers, parachute jumper, rigger, and instructor, looks through her scrap book. She wears a knit sweater with flower designs.
- Parachutists--1940-1950.; Teachers--1940-1950.; Women--1940-1950.; Rogers, Fay Cox, 1907-
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- A photo of some of the Attawa Indian boys taken in the early opening of the school
- Native American Iowa (Ioway) boys pose with their white instructor beside their clapboard school. The boys wear short cropped hair, sack jackets and trousers, two sit in chairs.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--1890-1900.; School children--1890-1900.; Teachers--1890-1900.
- 1870
- Special English class sponsored by United Mexican-American Students at CU
- An instructor at a podium lectures students in a special English class at the University of Boulder in Boulder, Colorado. The is class sponsored by United Mexican-American Students. Writing on the chalkboard reads: "Hellems Annex 356 EXT. 8521...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--Facilities--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Classrooms--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.;...
- 1971
- Printing office
- An instructor teaches Native American Ute boys and young men printing; some set type from type boxes, near the printing press, Grand Junction Indian School, (Teller Institute) Mesa County, Colorado.
- Teller Institute (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boarding schools--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Education--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1911?]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- Women sit on wooden folding chairs around a table taking notes on the use of the telegraph, Loretto Heights service camp classroom, a WWI training center for women, Denver, Colorado. A male instructor, in a suit, sits at the head of the table. Some...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- Service trainees pose holding signal flags (semaphore) with their male instructor, Loretto Heights WWI service camp, Denver, Colorado. The women wear military uniform skirts, belted jackets and wide brim hats with Montana creases.
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; Women soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- A male instructor sits in front of a class of women with semaphore flags on the grounds of Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center for women located on the Loretto Heights College campus, Denver, Colorado. The women wear military...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- An instructor leads a group of female students practicing first aide techniques in a classroom, Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center, Denver, Colorado. The women wear military skirts, belted jackets, and wide brim hats.
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; First aid--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Frye Aircraft Company
- Interior view of a Frye Aircraft Company classroom in Denver, Colorado; shows an instructor, students in uniform, and a chalk board. Heart shaped logos read: "Frye Aircraft Co."
- Frye Aircraft Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Nathan E. and Robert S. Morrell Cooper Hill Camp Hale Colo.
- Nathan Morrell, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 10th Medical Battalion, Company A, and Robert Morrell, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 87th Regiment, Company F, pose outdoors. They wear caps and sunglasses.
- Infantry--American--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Morrell, Nathan E.; Morrell, Robert S., 10th Mountain Division.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Aspen, Colorado schools 1880's
- Group view of students (older boys and girls) and instructor from the public school, Aspen, Colorado; posed in several rows both sitting and standing outside of a clapboard building; women wearing dresses and men dressed in suits and ties.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Wood carving of the Four Freedoms
- Photograph of a wood carving depiction of the Four Freedoms by James Gertin, an African-American (Black) student, at Manual Training High School in Denver, Colorado. "The Four Freedoms" is carved at the top of the piece. A radio microphone...
- African Americans--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wood carvings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Will compete for state prize
- The Eaton High School chorus in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, poses in three rows. Women wear skirts and blouses or patterned dresses, one with a dropped waist, and have waved hair. The men wear lettermen's sweaters, either cardigan or pullover,...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Singers--1940-1950.
- 1931 May 4
- Brig. Gen. Irving Hale
- Prize Army Division Marksmanship," depicting soldier on horseback with gun; 2. "Skirmishing," depicting crouching figure; 3. illegible with four point shape; 4. "Creedmoor" with 1887 date and illegible lettering; and 5. "Creedmoor" with illegible...
- Military officers--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hale, Irving, 1861-1930.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Caribou - Schools (also S1446)
- A group of school children stands in front of the schoolhouse in Caribou, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, near the end of the 19th century during the area's mining heyday. Several women, probably schoolteachers, stand on the front porch...
- School buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Caribou (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Caribou--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- C.S.P. class
- Convicts at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, sit at a table in wooden chairs with numbers hand-written on the backs. They watch an instructor use a pointer on a chalkboard with labelled, anatomical details of the bovine reproductive...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Classrooms--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1963
- Southern Colorado State College
- Chemistry students at the Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo, Colorado, sit on swivel chairs at lab tables with drawers, plugs, valves, and books. Reflector lamps hang from the interior ceiling and a chalkboard is behind the instructor.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Pueblo--1960-1970.; Southern Colorado State College.
- 1969
- School Dist No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Elementary school children in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County reenact the pilgrimage to Guadalupe. The children are dressed in traditional Mexican costumes, including serapes, sombreros, and mantillas. The children kneel before an altar of...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Costumes--Mexico--1930-1940.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Pilgrimages--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Electrical laboratory, Colo. School of Mines, Golden
- Interior view of the electrical classroom laboratory, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, shows male students conducting experiments with generators, conductors, distribution boards and lines and other equipment. The instructor...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Classrooms--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Denver Hearing Society patients and instructors
- Elderly women practice speech at a Denver Hearing Society class in Denver, Colorado. The instructor is by a chart showing vowels and mouth positions.
- Denver Hearing Society--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Deaf persons--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Older people--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Speech therapy--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Denver Hearing Society patients and instructors
- Elderly women wearing earphones sit in a Denver Hearing Society class in Denver, Colorado. The instructor is by a microphone.
- Denver Hearing Society--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Deaf persons--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Older people--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- BAR practice, Camp Swift, Texas
- A soldier lies in a prone position, and holds and sights a Browning Automatic Rifle, during small weapons practice at a range at Camp Swift (Bastrop County), Texas. The instructor, an Army Staff Sergeant, holds a cigarette and looks on. Other...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American--Texas--Camp Swift.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Rifles--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.;...
- 1944
- Mechanic in garage
- Boys at work in a classroom garage with wrenches, drill presses on automobile engine and parts, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The boys wear soiled work...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- [1928]
- Pressing
- An instructor looks on as a boy presses a pair of trousers at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Golden (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1940-1950.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- [1941]
- State Indust. School, boys in carpenter shop
- Boys at work in the carpenter shop of the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. They use hand, table and band saws, drill presses and vises while the instructor looks...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Carpenter shops--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden,...
- 1928 May 8
- State Indust. School, boys in shoe shop
- Boys at work in the shoe shop, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. They wear soiled white aprons and clothes as they hammer on soles on center repair table and sew...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- May 18, 1928
- State Industrial School classroom
- Boys wearing long underwear sit in rows of worn wooden desks reading books in a classroom at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The instructor with a bow tie...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- [1928]
- Jakob Schmitt and wife
- Portrait of Jakob Schmitt and his wife. Schmitt was an athletic instructor at East Denver Turnverein and for Denver Public Schools. After his death in California in 1935 Schmitt Elementary School was named in his honor.
- Schmitt, Jakob.--d. 1935.; Schmitt School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1920
- Kunsmiller Junior High auto mechanics night class
- Photograph of a night class held at Kunsmiller Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. In the photograph an instructor stands at the front of several long tables. Numerous students, the majority of which are adult females sit listening and taking...
- Kunsmiller Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1980
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School plumbing class
- Photograph of a plumbing class at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School in Denver, Colorado. Two men stand working with metal pipes. An instructor stand holding the vertical pipe in place while the student "wipes the joint".
- Plumbing.; Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949 May
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School electronics class
- Photograph of three unidentified students during and electronics class at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School in Denver, Colorado. Two students work with a box full of wires while the instructor watches.
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1950
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School French class
- Photograph of a French class at the original Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. The students all sit at tables while the instructor stands at the chalkboard.
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- Manual High School Opportunity Language Class
- Photograph of an Opportunity Class (or community class) in Language at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado. Students sit in a class while an instructor stands in the front of the room.
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1910
- Manual High School Opportunity Electricity Class
- Photograph of an Opportunity Class (or community class) in Electricity at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado. Several men sit at long tables with electronics in front of them while the instructor stands at a desk in the back of the room.
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1910
- Manual High School Opportunity Wood working Class
- Photograph of an Opportunity Class (or community class) in Wood working at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado. Several men and two women stand working at a wood lathes during a woodworking class.
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1910
- North High School music class
- Group photograph of an all girl music class sitting in their seats watching their instructor at the piano at North High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Music rooms.; Music education.; North High School (Denver, Colo.); Highlands (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- Shorter Chapel Bulletin : Organ of Shorter A.M.E. Church
- A weekly bulletin for the Shorter Chapel A.M.E. Church, Vol 2 Denver, Colorado June 11, 1921 No.28.
- Shorter A.M.E. Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1921 June 11
- South High School student news staff
- Photograph of three students of South High School in Denver, Colorado, showing various newspapers to an unidentified instructor.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1930
- West High School domestic science class
- Photograph of a domestic science class at West High School in Denver, Colorado. Photograph was taken looking across the class room while the students work together in groups at different tables. They two rows of tables are divided by gas ovens. ...
- West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1926 May
- St. Elizabeth's school, 4th Grade class