Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- University Park School Building Plans
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Page 5367
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 3 and 4, 1920 April-May
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Fairmount sexton's records, 1891-1953, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
- Fairmount Sexton’s Records 1891-1953 list over 85,500 burials or entombments. The Fairmount Sexton Records 1891–1953 were microfilmed in 1959 by the Genealogical Society of Utah. The grave registers were arrange in rough “alphabetical...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado--Genealogy.; Colorado--Vital records.
- 2004
- Trinity United Methodist Church [Sunday service brochure].
- Service brochure for Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; Methodist Church--Liturgy--Periodicals.; Methodist Church--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colorado)--1990-2000.
- 1999 December 24
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- Denver Public Library 1936 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1936. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library 1930 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1930. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Wild West Show light plant
- A group of men stand in front of two light plants (generators) for B uffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear suits and hats. The light plant on the right has "No. 2" painted on it; the number on the plant on the left is covered by a man's leg. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Electric generators--1900-1910.; Electric lighting--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Montrose Light Co. 1920
- The Montrose Electric Light and Power Company is seen here in the dark of night, with its, "Light Co" sign lit and projecting out from the building. A string of light bulbs surrounds the perimeter of the facade, and, "I. N. Pepper & Co." is on the...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Power plants--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.
- 1920
- Central Presbyterian Church bulletin Christmas 1948
- The bulletin contains the order for worship for Christmas Sunday December 19, 1948. The pastor was Rev. Elmer C. Elsea. The bulletin also contains the program for The Nativity performance.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1948 December 19
- Aroya lighthouse
- View of the Aroya Light House in Aroya, Colorado. The light house is constructed of junk metal and old farm implements welded together by sculptor Owen Moreland. The lighthouse does not have a light, instead it has a silver cupola open to the...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Lighthouses.; Folk art--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Aroya lighthouse
- View of the Aroya Light House in Aroya, Colorado. Shows a wooden building, probably an old gas station, with a large overhanging roof. The building is one level, and the paint is faded and pealing off the wood siding. The overhanging roof is...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Lighthouses.; Abandoned buildings.; Folk art--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Lighthouses--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1981
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 9 and 10, 1929 September-October
- San Juan Indians- cliff dwellings at Manitou, Colo. family group
- A Native American (Tewa) man, woman, and children pose near the ruins of ancient cliff dwellings, (Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum) near Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Chief Juan Cruz wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and vest, a long...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Children--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915 September 14
- Logan County Fair
- View of an exhibit at the Logan County Fair in Sterling, Colorado; shows contemporary lamp with a round shade on table, a kerosene lamp with fluted globe, an open book next to each lamp, and a cutout of Reddy Kilowatt in center of exhibit. Signs:...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Fairs--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Colfax at Auraria RTD light rail station W. Colfax.
- View of the Auraria West Campus RTD light rail station (1995) and Auraria Higher Education Center campus off of West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Plexiglases canopy supported by steel posts and struts. An arched sign attached to the canopy...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Skyscrapers.; Street railroad stations.; Street railroads.; Auraria Higher Education...
- ca. 1998
- Colfax at Auraria RTD light rail station W. Colfax, looking northeast.
- A light rail train approaches the Auraria West Campus RTD light rail station (1995) and the Auraria Higher Education Center campus off of West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. The destination sign on the train reads: "Union Station." A decorative steel...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1990-2000.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Skyscrapers.; Street railroad stations.; Street railroads.; Auraria Higher Education...
- ca. 1998
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- The Western Light and Power Company, in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building with storefronts. Appliances are displayed in the windows; a streetlamp is on the sidewalk. Lettered and neon signs read: "The Public...
- Western Light and Power Company (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1910- 1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Fort Collins--1910- 1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Electric light plant equipment
- An electric light plant car bearing Nate Salsbury's name is in the foreground on a cobblestone street near Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Salsbury was the owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Lettering on the side of the car...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Power plants--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1895?]
- Traffic light
- A woman examines a traffic light, possibly a display for new traffic lights for Denver streets. The traffic light is hung from a wire and leaned on top of a safe for support.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Signal lights--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Residence of John Owen, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Interior view of an intricately forged light, made of copper or brass (?), hanging from the ceiling in the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features five leaves connecting the ceiling to the pedicle of a flower (stem); four carved leaves...
- Owen, John--Homes & haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Light fixtures--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- School and chapel of the Sisters of Loretto, Sa. Fe
- View of the Loretto Academy (Academy of Our Lady of Light), a school for girls, and the Chapel of Our Lady of Light (Loretto Chapel) built by the Loretto Sisters in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The Academy is a brick building with a...
- Chapel of Our Lady of Light (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Loretto Academy--1880-1890.; Sisters of Loretto--Buildings--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Chapels--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Religious education--New Mexico--Santa...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records : 1873-1979
- Index to the records of the Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records located in boxes 1-18 and between the years 1873 and 1979. Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and includes: Last and First Name, Date of Event, Type of Records, Box Number,...
- Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Nash-Miller Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy. Denver (Colo.) -- Vital records.
- 2008
- Glenwood Springs Light & Water Company Hydroelectric Plant
- View of the Glenwood Springs Light & Water Company Hydroelectric Plant, now used as the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts, located at 601 East 6th Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The one and a half story red brick, shingle style building...
- Glenwood Springs Light & Water Company Hydroelectric Plant (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Glenwood Springs Light & Water...
- 2006
- Blue Bird Theater
- View of the Bluebird Theater (1914; Harry Edbrooke) at 3315-3317 East Colfax Avenue in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick theater has a flat roof and a facade with three entry bays. The facade is light tan brick...
- Blue Bird Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Marquees.; Motion picture theaters.; Blue Bird Theater (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Marquees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Candlelight Tavern
- Professor Tom Noel poses in the door of the Candlelight Tavern at 383 South Pearl Street in the Washington Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial style brick building has a neon light reading "Candle Light Tavern...
- Candlelight Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Washington Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob); Candlelight Tavern (Denver,...
- 1991
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 28, 1912 July 13
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Numbers 4 and 5, 1921 April-May
- Street Scene of Montrose, Colo
- Pedestrians walk down the main street in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings (including the First National Bank), parked cars and electric light posts. Signs on buildings read: "Movies," "Candy," "First National Bank,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Portrait of a girl
- A young girl poses for a studio portrait with her hand resting on a carved stone prop. She wears a broad brimmed hat, light colored embroidered skirt, and light colored blouse with a ruffle at the neck.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a a seated man with a woman by his side. The man wears an unfastened suit jacket, a vest and a light colored shirt. The woman stands next to the man and rests her hand on his shoulder. She wears a dress with a bodice, light...
- Couples--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two women and a baby
- Studio portrait of two women and a baby. One woman sits in a chair and holds the baby while the other woman leans on the arm of the chair. The baby wears a light colored gown. The woman who leans against the chair holds a flower and wears a dark...
- Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Portrait of girls
- Studio portrait of a young girl and a child. The older girl wears a dark colored dress with a light colored yoke and cuffs. Her hair is pulled back into a bun that rests on the crown of her head. The younger girl who leans on an artificial stone...
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a man and a woman. The man wears a dotted jacket, a light colored shirt with a high collar and a patterned necktie. He parts his hair in the middle. The woman wears a dark colored dress with light colored, floral yoke. She has...
- Couples--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Unidentified office interior
- Interior view of an office. The rooms has a roll top desk, a padded swivel chair, a glass cabinet with mineral specimens, and a light fixture with bare light bulbs. A calender on the wall reads: "Burlington Route." A carved wood and leather chair...
- Desks.; Interiors.; Offices.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Head stall
- From Colorado Historical Society notes: "Head stall (bridle) for horse. This belonged to Chipeta. Loomed beadwork sewn on cotton cloth, designs range from simple floral (green and red alternating flowers on nose cross-piece) to more intricate leaf...
- Bridles--1875-1915.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Bennett Avenue, 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- One and two-story flat-roof brick commerical buildings on Bennett Avenue in 1930's, Cripple Creek, Colorado; storefront windows have transoms, decorated cornices, brackets, pediments, and swags of garlands; automobiles are parked alongside...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Family portrait
- A mother in a dark dress poses for a family portrait with her five young children, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Four of the children are girls in light colored dresses, one is a boy with a light colored shirt, dark pants, and a large...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1898]
- Northwest on 15th Street, from Welton Street, during Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave
- Night view northwest on Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado, shows stars and a knight on a horse illuminated on a wire spanning Fifteenth Street which serve as decorations for the Knights- Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave. American flags and...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 12 - 15
- Central City Opera House, 1934
- The Central City Opera House of Eureka Street is illuminated by its own sconces on either side of the main entrance. The granite structure and the billboards on either side of the door are visible, as is the roof over the entrance. A third light is...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Spring Creek party at Great Divide barbecue
- Women, men and children, most in hats, gather around a picnic blanket at Great Divide (Moffat County), Colorado. Shows young children and a baby in a baby carriage, wagons and sagebrush. John A. Breach kneels, he holds his cup upside down. He wears...
- Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.; Breach, Glen T.; Breach, John A.; Breach, Susannah.
- 1917
- Woman playing tennis
- A young woman poses with a tennis racket, Denver, Colorado. She wears a light colored, long sleeved top, and long, light colored skirt. Shows a small dog.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tennis players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]