Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 6 and 7, 1923 June-July
- Stevens School paper flower making
- Photograph of a kindergarten class making paper flowers at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Several tables of students are shown. They are painting or drawing flowers. Behind them is a shelf and table with paper flowers. A sign...
- Kindergartens.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Towee making biscuits in summer house
- A Native American Ute woman, identified as Towee, wife of Buckskin Charlie, sits making biscuits near a frame building. Her cooking fire, utensils, and two dogs are around her.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1920.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Towee.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Stevens School first graders making toys
- Photograph of several students making toys at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two boys stand at a table hammering toys. One boy sits to their right putting a pole into the center of a square board. Three boys sit on the floor with...
- Toys.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque N.M., Harvey System, A. T. S.F. RY.
- View of Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) New Mexico; shows a Mission-style building with arcades, towers, and a terra-cotta roof, the Santa Fe depot, and a Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1904
- 9th St. & 8th Ave.
- A row of men stand outside two commercial buildings in the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Seven men, one holding a dog, and a boy stand outside a blacksmith's shop; a one-story, masonry building with a cornice, chimneys and storefront...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1882?]
- Pottery makers at Painted Desert
- Maria Martinez, pottery maker from the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, kneels with another woman making pottery at the Indian village exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Diego in 1915. Julian Martinez stands behind the two women and...
- Art exhibitions--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--1910-1920.; Potters--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter; Martínez, María Montoya--Family.;...
- [1915?]
- Lake Junior High School
- A photograph of students making posters in a class. Lake Junior High is located at 1820 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80204.
- Lake Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Posters.;Students.;
- undated
- Ashland Elementary School bookbinding class
- Photograph of students working in a bookbinding class at Ashland Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.); Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Making elderberry jam
- An elderly Hispanic American woman, Eloisa Esquibel Gallegos and her teenage granddaughter Rafaelita Gallegos prepare elderberries for jam probably in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Mrs. Gallegos stands by two enamel pots that contain...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Women.; Teenagers.; Girls.; Cookery.; Preserves.; Gallegos, Eloisa Esquibel--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Rafaelita--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1970?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Hopi Indians. Basket making
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 35, 1912 August 31
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 1, 1914 October 10
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 2, 1914 October 24
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 45, 1909 December 25
- Loveland Tunnel, making up primers
- A worker prepares explosive charges for the proposed Loveland Tunnel project in either Clear Creek or Summit County, Colorado. The man stands in a shed and wears work overalls, a coat, and cap. He inserts a fuse into the prepared charge. Labels on...
- Loveland Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1944 and 1950?]
- Moki Pueblo, woman making pottery
- Close-up view of a Native American (Hopi) woman and pottery on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A woman holds a clay pinch pot, kneels on a blanket, and wears a woven fiber blanket or skirt, a striped shirt with buttons, and hair wraps. Large...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo pottery--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Cowboys and broncs Johnny St. John making pick-up
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears sheepskin chaps and a cowboy hat. Another man, possibly Johnny St. John, holds the horse's rope in the right midground. He jumps into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Hopi woman
- Portrait of unidentified Native American woman (Hopi) making a basket.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Basket making--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Zuni weaver of baskets
- Portrait of a seated elderly Native American Zuni Pueblo woman weaving a basket, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni (N.M.)--1880-1910.; Basket making--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- The arrow maker and his daughter.
- Native American (Paiute) man and girl pose in front of a wickiup on the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. Both wear fringed buckskin clothing, the man wears moccasins. He holds an arrow making tool, on the ground beside him is a white rabbit pelt...
- Arrow making--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1874
- General Hays making an award, Italy
- General George P. Hays commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy shakes a soldiers hand in a field with an Italian farm on a hill in the background.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- McKinley School students making Japanese kites
- The photograph shows a teacher from McKinley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, kneeling beside two students as they make kites while another student watches. There are several finished kites hanging on the wall behind the students. `
- Kites (Toys); McKinley School (Denver, Colo.); Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Park Hill School making Defense Stamp Poster
- Photograph of two unidentified students at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado making a Defense Stamp poster. Both students put a border around the poster that reads ""Buy defense stamps at Park Hill School".
- World War, 1939-1945.; Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); South Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1942 February
- Park Hill School making War Stamp Poster
- Photograph of three unidentified students making a poster for War Stamps at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two female students color in different figures while one male sites on a nearby table.
- World War, 1939-1945.; Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); South Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1942 April
- Steck School kindergarten jelly making
- Photograph of a Kindergarten jelly Making project at Steck Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Five students are shown in the picture. One boy stands at the edge of the table wearing a long apron, glasses and a white cap. He carries a basket...
- Home food processing.; Kindergartens.; Steck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1932 October
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- 1948 August
- First Baptist Church 1942 Directory
- Directory produced by the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory is: a list of member, past and present, along with their address in and out of the Denver area, the Churches By-Laws and advertisements from local Denver...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- 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.)
- 1942 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- 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
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Ebert School doll making
- Photograph of several students at Ebert Elementary School making paper-mache dolls during a class. The students sit at tables painting and adding details to the dolls.
- Ebert School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- Living Local bobbin lace making
- Picture of a mother and daughter making bobbin lace during the Living Local event at the Four Mile Historic Park.
- 2013 April 14
- Rudolph E. Pigeon grave marker
- View of Rudolph E. Pigeon gravestone in Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876) at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the granite marker for Rudolph E. Pigeon, also known as Frank "Shorty" Maynard,...
- Pigeon, Rudolph E., 1882-1950--Tomb.; Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria Swansea neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Pigeon, Rudolph E.,...
- 2003
- Juan Bautista Córdova and family
- Studio portrait of Magdalena Córdova, daughter of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife, María Quirina Sánches. Magdalena wears a long dress with leg of mutton sleeves, and velvet trim. Her hair is curled and pulled back. She stands beside...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Pictorial works.; Women.; Córdova, Juan Bautista, 1830---Pictorial works.; Córdova, Magdalena, 1867---Pictorial works.; Sánches, María Quirina, 1836---Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee of Denver first César Chávez day celebration.
- View of a procession at the first annual César Chávez day celebration near the intersection of West 7th Avenue and Galapago Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Members of the César Chávez Peace and Justice of Denver...
- Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver.; Cesar Chavez Peace and Justice of Denver Committee (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; César Chávez Day (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Clothing & dress.;...
- 2002
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1918 July
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Numbers 1 and 2, 1921 January-February
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 8 and 9, 1922 September-October
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 1, 1912 October 12
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 9, 1913 February 8
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 10, 1913 February 22
- Breaking camp
- A survey team breaks camp near Fourmile Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Burros are loaded with equipment, bedrolls, and a table. A team of railroad surveyors stand interspersed with the burros. One man holds a stadia rod in his hand. A canvas...
- Fourmile Creek (Fremont County and Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Men pose on the balcony of a frame building with a false front, or on horse-drawn sleighs stacked with bales of hay in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. A frame commercial building has dormers, a gabled roof, a false front, first and second...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Feed stores--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Hay--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- 1892
- General Electric Moisture Indicator
- Men in suits and hats examine a machine identified as the General Electric Moisture Indicator in a room connected with the Carlton Tunnel in Teller County, Colorado. Signs hang on the wall and read: "This Plant is Making Material Essential to the...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Measuring--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1960.; Scientific equipment--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1955?]
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Grand Lake
- View of Harry and Katherine Buckwalter making a campfire near Grand Lake (Grand County), Colorado; also shows a bucket and a coffee pot.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1920-1930.; Campfires--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Harry H.;...
- 1920