Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Territory of Colorado : general instructions for the guidance of Boards of Registry, and Judges of Election, in the various precincts throughout the Territory of Colorado
- Page one of three.
- Political elections--Colorado--1870-1880.; Elections--Colorado--History.; Colorado 1871.; Colorado--History--To 1876.
- 1871?]
- Panoramic view of the mountains at Frisco
- A panorama of Frisco, Colorado, includes the mountains that surround the town. Caption under the image reads: "Panoramic view of the mountains at Frisco. From left to right is Peak One, Victoria, Royal, Wichita, Chief, Little Buffalo and Buffalo...
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Soldiers from Rope One at Camp One, Mount Rainier Washington
- View taken from above of four soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) Test Expedition, belonging to Rope One, led by Peter Gabriel, other members included Captain Albert Jackman and the photographer. They stand near two...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army....
- [May 1942]
- Denver Public School warehouse
- View of a Denver Public School (District Number One) warehouse, Denver, Colorado, a brick building on a corner; sign reads: "Warehouse, Public Schools, School District No. One, City and County of Denver." Houses are to the sides.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Weld County General hospital set for its third expansion in five years, is one of the largest and most modern facilities in the Rocky Mountain region. Uniquely low patient costs have drawn attention to its policies and methods of operation.
- Hospital buildings in Greeley, Colorado, are one, four, and six- story, flat roofed brick structures. The parking lot in front is full of cars, and has mercury vapor lamps. Lawn and young trees are in the foreground; residences, water and radio...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hospitals--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Tunnel No. 1 Col. Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, trestles, and tunnel number one, near Manitou Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. Houses dot the hills.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Tunnel No. 1 Co. Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, ties, and tunnel number one, near Manitou Springs in El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Third Street
- Third Street from Myers Avenue towards "The Hill," Cripple Creek, Colorado; rows of one, two and three-story brick commercial buildings with flat roofs line the street; scene also includes boardwalk, horse-drawn wagons and carriages parked on sides...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Panorama of downtown Denver; folds out into three part image
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado looking west; landmarks include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Fire Engine House Number One, Brown Palace Hotel, the Majestic Building, and Hotel Metropole. Signs read: "Hair Dressing," "The "M" Company of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Deric Nusbaum, Jesse's stepson, pulls on the tail of a ring- tailed cat that clings to a broom he holds in the air. In his book "Deric in Mesa Verde," Deric describes taking "dandy photographs" of a ring- tailed cat, possibly this one, that made...
- Cacomistle--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cats--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1923 and 1926?]
- Mexican Bull Fight ticket
- A ticket for the Mexican Bull Fight held August 24, 25, and 26, 1895, in Gillett, Colorado, has a picture of a bull, a matador, a banderillero, and a picador in a bullring filled with people. Written around the edges is: "Mexican Bull Fight,...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Tickets.
- [between 1942 and 1960?]
- 400 blk. Main St.
- View along the 400 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the one, two and three story mainly brick commercial buildings with horse-drawn carriages along the dirt street. The Longmont National Bank is on the corner with striped awnings....
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- 400 block Main
- View along the 400 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the one, two and three story mainly brick commercial buildings with horse-drawn carriages along the dirt street after the cottonwoods were cut down in 1901. The Longmont National...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Maria de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval
- Portrait of María de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval wife of Charles Archibald Metcalf, a trader, and pioneer in Pueblo, Colorado. She wears a dark dress with a pin and has her hair pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Trujillo-Sandoval, María de la Luz--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mr. Boardman Robinson house
- A two story, clapboard house with rectangular windows and shutters is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house has a gabled roof, a chimney, a screen door, and steps leading up to the front porch. A picket fence encloses...
- Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952--Homes & haunts.; Scott, Walter, Mrs.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Scottish Rite Catedral [i.e. Cathedral], Denver
- View of Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado; shows a stone building with pedimented gables, dome roof, acanthus leaves, volutes, cornice, eagle emblem, portico with columns, and lettering: "Colorado Consistory Number One, A. & A. S. R."
- Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Moffat Road Terminals, Denver
- Moffat Road station (Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, formerly Denver, Northwestern and Pacific), 15th (Fifteenth) Street and Bassett, Denver, Colorado; engine number 109 loading on track one, excursion train loading on track four, two railroad...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street...
- [1908 or 1909]
- Cripple Creek District - Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of mines in Cripple Creek district, Teller County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; shows Cripple Creek Short Line passenger train, Gold Sovereign Mining and Tunnel Company shaft number one, ore cart...
- Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Ocean Grove
- Six men sit and stand outside a cave with attached shed identified as Ocean Grove in Montrose County, Colorado. Shows bottles on a table; a bed inside the cave beneath a rock overhang; and signs which read: "Ladies without bloomers not allowed on...
- Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Sheds--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Denver Civic Center
- View of Civic Center and Denver, Colorado; shows the Denver Tramway Company power house, Denver Fire Department's Engine House Number One, the Imperial Apartments, the Araphahoe County Courthouse, the Kittredge Building, and the Majestic Building.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Indian children swirling in bath
- Two small children, possibly Popovi and Felip, sons of Maria and Julian Martinez of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, sit together in a metal bath tub crying. The tub sits on a wood ledge. The younger child, left, has his arm around the older...
- Children bathing--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Children--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter--Family.; Martínez, María Montoya--Family.
- [1915?]
- Main Street, Grand Junction
- View east on Main Street, Grand Junction, Colorado, a paved street with automobiles parked on either sides. A Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) street banner shows, and United States flags fly on lamp posts. One, two and...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Central City
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Landmarks: the Teller House, Central City Opera House, and St. James's Methodist Church. Signs: "Teller House" and "Temple of Fashion Dry Goods Carpets."
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Creede Repertory Theatre, Creede, Colo.
- View of the Creede Repertory Theater at 124 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The frame three story building was originally built around 1894 as a collection of one, two, and three story buildings and additions. It was...
- Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theaters.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- School #1 Class A
- Outdoor portrait of students in School Number One, A Room, probably in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses and the boys wear suits and ties.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- October, 1891
- Dance rattle
- Shows a Native American (Ute) dance rattle. The outer portion is made of tortoise shell; other materials used include deer hoof and animal hide (buffalo?).
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Rattles--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Fort Logan Military Junction
- Possibly Engine No. 702 heads toward Military Junction mile marker one, Fort Logan, southwest Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Military reservations--Colorado--Fort Logan--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Fort Logan--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1912?]
- B. J. Boyne
- Assistant Fire Chief B. J. Boyne poses in uniform outside Station Number One, 1326 Tremont, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Crow Indian camp
- View of two Native Americans (Crow) posing in front of a tepee. One,on horseback, wears a hat and heavy clothing. The other is standing near the horse and wears moccasins, leggings, a breech cloth, a shirt, and necklaces. A carriage with an...
- Crow Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- The returning war party
- A recently returned war party of Native Americans (Crow) pose side by side on horseback. All horses are light in color except for one, which may be the leader's horse. He holds what may be scalps in one hand.
- Crow Indians--War--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Scalps--1900-1920.; War--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Pedro Cajeti (i.e. Cajete)
- Two Native American (Tewa) men; one, Pedro Cajete, sits on a horse with a blanket, saddle, and bridle, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Mr. Cajete wears a hat, shirt, pants, and gloves. The other man is wrapped in a striped blanket and stands by a...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--New...
- 1910
- The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane
- View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V."
- Bell Aircraft Corporation--Products--1950-1960.; Vertically rising aircraft--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Flight testing--New York--Niagara...
- 1954, November 16
- Francis "Blondy" Lowry
- Portrait of Francis Brown "Blondy" Lowry, an observer/gunner for the 91st Aero Squadron of the American Expeditionary Forces who fought and died in France during World War One, and was posthumously decorated.
- United States. Army. Aero Squadron, 91st--People--1910-1920.; Gunners, Aerial--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--1910-1920.; Military officers--American--1910-1920.; Lowry, Francis Brown, 1894-1918.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Manitou Mansion
- Exterior view of the Mansions Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. Built in 1875, this three-story frame structure features gable roof, chimneys, dormers, and wrap-around porches. At the main entrance is a porch with wooden piers...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Harps--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Mansions Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- D&RGW train #1, the Scenic Limited, westbound up Soldier Summit at Castle Gate, Utah, with three engines on the point
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train number one, the Scenic Limited, at Castle Gate, Utah, flanked by rock cliffs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Soldier Summit (Utah)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Utah--Soldier Summit--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--Soldier Summit--1920-1930.; Railroads--Utah--Soldier Summit--1920-1930.
- 1924?
- Moving time in Denver
- View of a house moving operation in Denver, Colorado; shows a frame house and men working. Children watch; an automobile is in the background, and the truck has lettering: "Kennicott Patterson Transfer Hauling Placing of Machinery Boilers Safes...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trailers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 April 1
- Loretto Heights service camp, World War I
- The bugler poses outside a Schaeffer tent in a uniform consisting of a jacket with two breast pockets with one bar above the right one, jodhpurs, boots, canvas gaiters and a wide brim hat with Montana creases, Loretto Heights service camp, Denver,...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Freemasons, Consistory, Denver
- Interior view of Freemason Colorado Consistory Number One, 14th (Fourteenth) and Grant, Denver, Colorado; shows an auditorium with rows of fold-up seats, podium above main floor entrance, railings, and broad semi- elliptical coursing on ceiling.
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Casa Blanca, old Pima home
- View of a Native American (Pima) home in Arizona. It is a dome structure with wood rods bent over rafters to form a frame, bundles of brush are tied to the frame to shed rain, the roof is covered with more brush and earth to provide weather...
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Pima Indians--1870-1900.; Houses--1870-1900.; Wickiups--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- East High School moving picture project
- East High School boys and girls operate a motion picture camera and lights at a dairy in Denver, Colorado. Milk tanks read: "Laval"; a man operates a milking machine.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cinematography--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dairying--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1939
- East High School - class voting
- Boys and girls pass ballots and wait in line at East High School in Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Juniors Vote Here."
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Queues--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Voting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940 October
- Skinner Junior High School, Murals
- Students with paintbrushes paint a mural in Skinner Junior High School at 3435 West 40th (Fortieth) Avenue in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A boy in striped pants and suspenders sits on a ladder and draws a portion of the mural.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 March
- Skinner Junior High School
- Students with paintbrushes work on a mural at Skinner Junior High School at 3435 West 40th (Fortieth) Avenue in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The painting depicts men at a construction site.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 March
- Cowboys on a Roundup
- Cowboys line up near covered wagons and a chuck wagon in Kaufman pasture, South Park, Chaffee County, Colorado. Identified are, left to right: Mel DeWitt; Mack Mickan; unknown; unknown; Bert DeWitt; unknown; unknown; Tom McQuade; Billy Cogan;...
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Pasture (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Manual Training High School - clay sculpture
- A young man sculpts a woman's head in Denver, Colorado; his sweater has a patch with a letter "D" and a diver.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Modeling (sculpture)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Manual Training...
- 1940 March
- Manual Training High School - potter's wheel
- A young man uses a potter's wheel adapted from a pedal sewing machine at Manual Training High School in Denver, Colorado; vases, bowls, and pottery are on a table.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Potteries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Pottery--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 March
- 2 children bathing
- Two small children, possibly Popovi and Felip, sons of Maria and Julian Martinez of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, sit in a round, metal bath tub crying. The tub is set on a wood ledge. The younger child has his arm around the older one,...
- Children bathing--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Children--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Martínez, Julián, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter--Family.; Martínez, María Montoya--Family.
- [1915?]
- Broadway, Denver, Colorado
- View of Broadway in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. Shows a dirt street with flagstone sidewalks. The Broadway Bar is in a three story building with a hipped roof with a spindle, chimneys, and an awning above the entrance....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Linden Street, Fort Collins, Colorado
- One, two and three-story brick commercial buildings line Linden Street in Fort Collins, Colorado. Signs read: "The Barkley, Bouton, & Crain Hardware Co. Steam, Hot water & Hot Air," "Opera House," "Bank." Excavation is underway in the dirt...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- View of Camp Two looking through Cadaver Gap at Camp One, Mount Rainer, Washington
- View of Camp Two looking through Cadaver Gap at Camp Muir, (also known as Camp One during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition conducted by men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, re-enforced). Two pyramid tents are pitched in the snow in the...
- Camp Muir (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942, May]