Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 41, 1909 November 27
- The Reform Advocate. The story of the Jews of Denver.
- The charter and ordinances of the city of Black Hawk, Colorado. : Including the names of the members of city council and city officers from organization to 1887, also various acts amending charter / Rev., comp., and codified by Edwin W. Hurlbut,...
- Municipal charter for the City of Blackhawk, Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)
- 1881
- Fiftyniners' directory : Colorado Argonauts of 1858-1859. A directory of their arrivals, removals, deaths, marriages, children, property, mines, ranches; with names of old towns, mining camps, gulches, mountains, rivers, creeks, and other matters.
- A transcription of two volumes originally created by Henrietta Bromwell pertaining to the lives and events surrounding the early settlers of Colorado.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 2004
- An Index to Sons of Colorado 1906 -1908: Volume I and II
- An index to the Sons of Colorado magazine. Index is organized alphabetically and includes the name or subject, the volume, number and page.
- Society of Colorado Pioneers.; Sons of Colorado (Organization) ; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Obituaries--Indexes.; Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Patriotic societies--Colorado.
- undated
- 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
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Storefronts, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of storefronts in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. The central storefront is one story with a half-story false front across the top. The double door is flanked by two large mullioned windows. A sign...
- African Americans--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Western History Subject Index
- ALDEN, Elisha
- Ox team
- A Covered wagon drawn by two oxen, one cow and one horse; shows a man at the reins with a young girl in a cloth bonnet seated next to him, a dirt road with power and telephone lines, and structures and trees.
- Animal teams--1890-1920.; Covered wagons--1890-1920.; Girls--1890-1920.; Ox teams--1890-1920.
- [194-?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Anocher, John
- Western History Subject Index
- Apache Indians. Arizona
- Western History Subject Index
- Arcularius and Litch freight line
- Western History Subject Index
- Armes
- The first house in Denver after commencement of Official Survey, Nov. 1st, 1858, corner Wynkoop and 12th Sts. Erected by A. H. Barker
- Shows a log cabin built by Anselm H. Barker at 12th (Twelfth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado; a covered wagon, a team of oxen, people, horses, tipis, and trees are to the side. A portrait of a man is in an oval vignette in the corner.
- Barker, Anselm Holcomb, 1822-1895--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Ezra Meeker at historic Bellevue
- Ezra Meeker sits in the driver's seat of a oxen-drawn, covered wagon in Bellevue (Sarpy County), Nebraska. A woman and child sit in a wagon near a partly visible attached sign on the canvas cover that reads "Purpose," "Result," "Oxen" and probably...
- Bellevue (Neb.)--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Men--Nebraska--Bellevue--1910-1920.; Children--Nebraska--Bellevue--1910-1920.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Bellevue--1910-1920.; Ox teams--Nebraska--Bellevue--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1912?]
- Red Buttes, Wyo.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail approaches Red Buttes on Bessemer Bend beside the North Platte River in Natrona County, Wyoming. The Conestoga wagons are drawn by oxen. Wagons circle beside the river in the distance.
- Bessemer Bend (Wyo. : River bend)--1840-1850.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1840-1850.; North Platte River--1840-1850.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1850.; Red Buttes (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1840-1850.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1930?
- Black Hawk
- View of Gregory Street in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. A team of oxen pull a wagon in the street near the storefront buildings. A Presbyterian Church and mine shafthouses are on nearby hills.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1870]
- Cows in front of houses
- A Black man leads a team of oxen with a wooden cart of sugarcane, probably Barbados. A sign on the cart reads: "E. Trotmans Sisters, Warrens, St. Michael. 508."
- Blacks--Barbados--1920-1930.; Barbados--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--Barbados--1920-1930.; Oxen--Barbados--1920-1930.; Sugarcane--Barbados--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Blue Mountains, Ore.
- A wagon train follows the Oregon Trail through the Blue Mountains in Oregon. Conestoga wagons pulled by oxen ford a small stream and climb a steep pass in the distance. Men, women and children walk or ride beside the wagons. The men carry rifles.
- Blue Mountains (Or. and Wash.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Oregon--1850-1870.; Fords (Stream crossings)--Oregon--1850-1870.; Passes (Landforms)--Oregon--1850-1870.; Wagon trains--Oregon--1850-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- A line of carts and mules on the street of town
- Oval framed view of a line of oxen and mule carts on an unpaved street with boardwalk and business buildings; Lagerbeer Saloon, third brick building from right.
- Boardwalks--1880-1900.; Ox teams--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Happiness or bust (originally untitled)
- An oil painting by Denver, Colorado artist Paul Gregg. The painting is of a young boy in a wagon pulled by oxen, with the words "Happiness or Bust" painted on one side; in the background is a landscape of shrubbery. A large yellow sun is behind the...
- Boys--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--1930-1940.; Ox teams--1930-1940.
- 1932 January 1
- Western History Subject Index
- Bridger .James
- Western History Subject Index
- Bridger, James
- Western History Subject Index
- Bridger, James
- Western History Subject Index
- Brown, Charles
- Western History Subject Index
- Brown,, Williams, Cole and company
- Main Street between 3rd and 4th, showing oxen teams and covered wagons
- View of covered wagons and teams of oxen on Main Street, in Canon City (Fremont County) Colorado; businesses are in the background.
- Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Oxen--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Transportation--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Main Street between 3rd and 4th, showing oxen teams and covered wagons
- Covered wagons and teams of oxen crowd Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Men in vests pose on the dirt; two-story brick and stone commercial buildings have chimneys and arched windows. The 1872 Clelland block has an open porch and a bracketed...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Main Street between 4th and 5th showing covered wagons and ox teams
- Covered wagons, ox and horse teams, people, buckboards, and a boy on a tricycle crowd Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Oxen eat from a line of hay crossing the dirt thoroughfare; men and barrels are on the tree lined boardwalk. Frame and brick...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Western History Subject Index
- Carlisle, J W
- Western History Subject Index
- Cattle
- Western History Subject Index
- Cattle
- Western History Subject Index
- Cattle
- Western History Subject Index
- Cattle
- Western History Subject Index
- Cattle. Rustling
- The "John Ross House," near Chattanooga. Residence of one of the old Cherokee landholders
- The home of John Ross, a Native American (Cherokee) chief, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is a two story, wooden structure with an open front porch and a fenced yard. A cart with two people, pulled by two oxen, is near the house.
- Cherokee Indians--Structures--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Structures--1870-1880.; Houses--1870-1880.; Ross, John, 1790-1866--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Chimney Rock region, Neb.
- A wagon train moves towards the North Platte River and Chimney Rock, on the Oregon Trail, in Morrill County, Nebraska. Shows Conestoga wagons pulled by oxen, a herd of horses, men on horseback, and women and children. A boy holds a rifle and a dead...
- Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1840-1870.; Morrill County (Neb.)--1840-1870.; North Platte River--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.; Pioneers--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.;...
- 1929
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- Men sit on a hitched wagon as part of the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. The wagon is hitched to a team of two oxen. The yoke is decorated with a U. S. flag. One man holds a long wooden switch while the other man holds the...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Ox teams--New...
- [1910]
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- View of five floats in the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. One float consists of a wagon pulled by a team of two oxen. Another, with a sign that reads: "Relief Society" consists of a wagon on which women, one of whom holds a...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Ox teams--New...
- [1910]
- History of Denver
- Western History Subject Index
- Cody. William Frederick (Buffalo Bill)
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado. Business
- Ezra Meeker, Council Bluffs 1852-1912
- Ezra Meeker, an elderly man, stands beside a team of yoked oxen and a covered wagon on a brick or cobblestone street in Council Bluffs (Pottawattamie County), Iowa. He has a beard and wears a pince nez, a wide brimmed hat, and a tweed suit with a...
- Council Bluffs (Iowa)--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Men--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1910-1920.; Covered wagons--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1910-1920.; Men--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1910-1920.; Ox teams--Iowa--Council Bluffs--1910-1920.; Pioneers--Iowa--Council...
- 1912
- Pikes Peak or bust
- An oil painting of a covered wagon on a prairie landscape under a gray sky. Two oxen stand by, a body of a dead man lies on the ground next to the wagon. The words: "Pikes Peak or bust" are written on the wagon cover. The frame is gilded, gessoed...
- Covered wagons--1870-1880.; Dead persons--1870-1880.; Ox teams--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Wagon train
- View of covered wagons pulled by oxen.
- Covered wagons--1870-1880.; Ox teams--1870-1880.; Transportation--1870-1880.; Wagon trains--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Thought there was nothing but fun in a journey
- Rendering shows a family of men, women amd children aboard a covered wagon. A girl rides one of the oxen; the man carries a baby on his shoulder.
- Covered wagons--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Pioneers--1880-1890.; Transcontinental journeys--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Crime and criminals. - Denver
- Western History Subject Index
- Crofutt, George A