Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-06074-033-00
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 28, 1910 July 9
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 39, 1909 November 13
- Morey Musings
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1934
- Colfax-Larimer Viaduct Blueprints
- Denver Public Library 1927 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 1927.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 2011
- 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
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- 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
- 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
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 M
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 P
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Police force
- The Leadville, Colorado, Police Force poses on wooden stairs. J.A. Kelly was Marshal and J.W. Frazer, Captain. Policemen include W.W. Butler, C. Dwyer, J. Dwyer, O. Heller, R. Monteith, Thomas McCulloch, George O'Connor, Cliff Perkins, Thomas...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Police--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1879]
- Varsity Lanes, Denver
- View of a commercial strip at 2040 South University Blvd. in the University Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bowling alley sign in cursive script reads "Varsity Lanes." The building has a two tiered, flat roof, stucco and brick siding, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; University Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bowling alleys--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 February
- Lincoln School, Alamosa, Colorado
- The Lincoln School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building built in 1936-1937 and featuring a hip roof, brick chimney, projecting two-story entry with pediment and half round window, double door entry covered with a...
- Lincoln School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- [1937]
- District school
- Miss McDonald, teacher, and her companion, Miss Dora Orcatt are mounted on horses in front of a district school outside of Leadville, Colorado. Miss McDonald, in the center wears dress, a large bow around her neck, leather riding gloves, and a flat...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Orcatt, Dora.
- 1894
- Union High School of Adams County
- The one-story brick Union High School was built in 1916 in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado. It was put into use in January, 1917, when the high school class moved into this building from the four-room grammar school. The building features a...
- Union High School (Adams County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Grammar school at Adams City
- The four-room grammar school building in Adams City, Adams County, Colorado was built in 1907. The light colored brick building features a rambling floorplan with two stories. The two end sections have hipped roofs and open double-hung windows. A...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams City--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1910.
- [between 1916 and 1920]
- Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
- View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Claredon Hotel, Leadville
- The three-story Clarendon Hotel and the two-story brick building next door at 300 Harrison Avenue are featured in this view of Leadville, Colorado. The Clarendon has clapboard siding, bracketed cornice, striped awnings, first-floor storefronts with...
- Clarendon Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Tabor Opera House--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1881
- Big Evans Gulch
- View of the exterior of dilapidated mining structures in Big Evans Gluch, northeast of Leadville, Colorado. Wood frame buildings include a front gable with porch and wooden stairs, attached two-story side gable with double-hung pane windows, and...
- Big Evans Gulch (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lake County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Big Evans Gulch--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Residence in Leadville, Colorado in 1941
- This view of the exterior of a large clapboard two-story residence in Leadville, Colorado shows a wood frame building with a front gable with porch and upper balustrade, an attached two-story side gable, double-hung pane windows, four brick...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Group portrait
- A group of seven men, wearing suits, ties, watch chains and hats, stands outside a commercial front with large pane windows and panel doors.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Lakewood High School
- Students pose on or beside a ladder in an interior view of a classroom at Lakewood High School in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Jack Taylor wears wool knickers and striped socks, and supports a step ladder. Charles Taylor wears knickers,...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Lakewood--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Lakewood--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Lakewood--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Lakewood--1930-1940.; Higens, Arlene.; Taylor, Charles, Lakewood High...
- 1932 September 4
- Station equipment, old model telephone booth, #30 type
- View of a telephone booth in a building probably in Denver, Colorado. The booth is a wooden ornate model with glass pane windows and heavy wooden door. A sign on the door depicts a bell logo and reads: "Local and Long Distance." A stuffed animal is...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Western History Subject Index
- Airplanes
- E.J.H. Amy's [residence]
- View of the Ernest J.H. Amy house (later Hood Mortuary) at 1261 3rd (Third) Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. The three story shingle style house is constructed of rusticated stone and rustic shingles, and it has multi pane windows, a...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Young, F. H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Storefronts on Silver Street
- shows a pane window with arched lintel and decorative brick corbeling.; View of three storefronts mid-block between Third and Fourth Streets on Silver Street, Lake City, Colorado. Two buildings on the left are wood frame with false fronts; Kostitch...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Storefronts on Silver Street
- Tops of three storefronts mid-block between Third and Fourth Streets on Silver Street, Lake City, Colorado. Left two buildings are wood frame with false fronts; Kostitch & Kohler drug building (1876) has an unusual front with a colored rondelle...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Post Office
- View of Post Office adjacent to the First National Block at the corner of Third and Silver Streets, Lake City, Colorado. Building has wood frame, false front storefront with bracketed cornice, and central double door entry flanked by large pane...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Drug store
- View of false front of Drug store (1876) adjacent to the First National Block at the corner of Third and Silver Streets, Lake City, Colorado. Wood frame storefront has simple cornice with scrolled trusses, central double door entry, and large pane...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Lake Shore Inn
- View of side facade of Lake Shore Inn, on Lake San Cristobal, Lake City, Colorado, a two-story side gable structure with front porch along front facade; shows wood frame with clapboard siding, wooden outside stairway to second floor entry door...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake Shore Inn
- View of side facade of Lake Shore Inn, on Lake San Cristobal, Lake City, Colorado, a two-story side gable structure; shows front porch along front facade, wood frame with clapboard siding in need of paint, and side entry door flanked by pairs of...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake Shore Inn
- View down drive to Lake Shore Inn and cabins, on Lake San Cristobal, Lake City, Colorado; shows the two-story side gable structure with a porch along front facade, the clapboard siding in need of paint, and a side entry door flanked by pairs of...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Western History Subject Index
- American youth for democracy
- Illinois Mining Accidents 1889 to 1925
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Illinois from 1889 to 1925.
- Mine accidents--Illinois--Indexes.
- 2007
- Home of Tom Ellis while mining near Altman, Colo., 1889
- Tom Ellis, withppossibly his wife, a large dog and another miner pose outside their small wood frame home, Altman, Teller County, Colorado. Both men have mustaches, one leans on a stump and wears suspenders. A wooden chair with turned spindles is...
- Ellis, T. (Tom); Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of business in a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in a Italianate style, with a eaves with brackets, pilasters, and engaged columns. The business, on the corner, is the Bank of Clear...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- 1879 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 7th Annual Denver City directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- Western History Subject Index
- Co-operatives
- San Miguel Examiner
- Exterior view of San Miguel Examiner Printing, Telluride, Colorado, one of Tellride's early newspaper and printing offices (the newspaper was published weekly from 1897 to 1929). The false-front building has double-door entry flanked by large four...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.; Newspapers--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1924?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Baby rides while mother sweeps & cleans house, Moenkopi, Arizona
- View in Native American (Hopi) village, Moenkopi, Arizona. Shows a woman with a baby wrapped in a blanket on her back, two boys under the arbor awning of their stone house with pane windows, and a pile of melons.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Moenkopi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Moenkopi
- View in a Native American Hopi village, Moenkopi, Arizona, shows adobe houses, with pane windows and doors and a group of boys wearing trousers or overalls and shirts.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Moenkopi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Hopi man
- An elderly Native American (Hopi) man sits against an adobe wall with a glass pane window, Hopi Reservation, Arizona. He holds a bobbin of yarn between his knees; beside him is a square object with a handle, a stick, and a pile a yarn. He wears a...
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Arizona--1910-1920.; Spinning--Arizona--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Alamosa
- Several buildings were moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878. Men stand on a boardwalk, posing in front of some of them. From the left to right are Sabine, Thomas, Putnam, Hill and Anthony. Thomas has a hand trick with full sacks...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Alamosa
- One of the buildings moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878, has several store fronts with large pane windows, wood kickplates, pilasters, bracketed cornices and "Field & Hill" with painted faux marbeling. Three men in suits and hats...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- Claredon Hotel, Leadville
- Exterior view of the three-story Clarendon Hotel and the two- story brick building next door at 300 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. The Clarendon features clapboard siding, bracketed cornice, striped awnings, first-floor storefronts with...
- Clarendon Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [1881]
- June, #8
- Eighth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the newly completed two story brick hotel. Features include: large pane windows and door...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- Meeker, Colo.
- Men assemble on the boardwalk in front of the Post Office, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The one story building features rusticated stone construction, dentils on cornice, arched transoms above large four pane windows and entry double door...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]