Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman, possibly Blanche M. McFann, sits at a desk in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The woman is associated with the operator's training school program run by the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 June 9
- 15 Alliot, Glenwood - Valley of the Grand
- Panoramic view overlooking the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado (formerly known as Defiance), in Garfield County. Tracks of Denver and Rio Grande Western parallel with Colorado River. Visible landmarks: Hotel Colorado, hot springs, bathhouses,...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1902]
- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1st Festival of Mountain & Plain
- Native American (Ute) men march in a parade on Broadway as part of the first Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. They carry bows and wear moccasins, beaded leggings, and feathers in their hair. One man wears a hair pipe necklace. A...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1895
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos religion estufas
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, a Native American woman, and a kiva.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- 850 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of a textured stucco sided one story commercial building at 850 Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a flat roof, and brick trim. A piece of paper is posted on the door. A station wagon...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Station wagons--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984 June
- [S]cene from the famous old Cripple Creek District
- Panoramic view of the Clyde and other mines near Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Clyde Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Victor (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1920-1930.
- 1929
- [Six] 6 lb spuds grown on Goodrich Ranch
- A chicken stands on a potato grown on the Goodrich Ranch in Colorado.
- Chickens--Colorado--1910-1930.; Potatoes--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Three] 3 scenes
- Close-up view of paintings that depict men and women on a bridge, a street scene, and an open-air market scene. One image is labeled: "Sur Le Boulevard-- (Angle du boulevard des Italiens et de la rue de Richelieu."
- Markets--1890-1910.; Streets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A miner
- A miner wears an apron and poses near a building in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A. P. Tunnel Kelso Mt Georgetown, Colo
- View of the shafthouse and tailings of the A P Tunnel Mine on Kelso Mountain near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Sliver Plume--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- A.D. Breed, Eben Smith, Wm. Bryant
- From left, Abel D. Breed, William Bryant and Eben Smith sit at a small table examining a piece of ore, possibly from the Caribou Mine in Boulder County, Colorado, owned by Breed. Breed holds a magnifying glass in his right hand. Smith and Bryant...
- Capitalists and financiers--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Supervisors, Industrial--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Caribou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- AdAmAn Club
- Men shake hands and pass a piece of paper, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One has a patch on his coat sleeve: "National Ski Patrol;" the other, probably an AdAmAn Club member, wears a billed cap with earflaps.
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1950-1960.; National Ski Patrol System (U.S.)--1950-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Adolph Zang Family
- Group studio portrait of Adolph Joseph Zang Family; seated, left to right: mother (Wilhelmina "Minnie" Louise Vogt) and youngest daughter (Louise) sharing chair, father (Adolph Joseph Zang); standing, left to right: middle daughter (Minnie...
- Morrison, Louise Zang, 1892-1974.; Patterson, Gertrude Zang.; Zang, Adolph Frank, 1890-1984.; Zang, Adolph Joseph, 1856-1916--Family.; Zang, Minnie Elizabeth, 1887-1984.; Zang, Philip Adolph, 1883-1969.; Zang, Wilhelmina Louise Vogt.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Ah-kei-wen-sie (The Old Man), Chippewa chief
- Hand colored sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Chippewa) chief, identified as Ahkeiwensie (The Old Man). He wears pants, a jacket, a medal, a pouch, a kerchief, and a head piece.
- Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Ojibwa Indians--1870-1890.; Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1890.; Old Man.
- [between 1872 and 1890?]
- Alice, view looking southwest
- Southwest across Alice, in Clear Creek County, Colorado is one of the largest mining camps in the Fall River valley below Saint (St.) Mary's Glacier, settled in the early 1880s. Widely scattered ruins of the small boom town include mines and...
- Alice (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Alice--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Along the Gold Belt Trail
- View of rock mountainside, possibly Ouray County, Colorado.
- Mountains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Alonzo Hartman residence
- Interior detail view of a stained glass window in the 1892 Dos Rios mansion, built by Alonzo and Annie Hartman, Gunnison, Colorado; small round beads connected by lead form border of the window with rectangular shapes around an interior beveled...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Stained glass--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Windows--Colorado--Gunnison--1960-1970.; Hartman, Alonzo--Homes & haunts.; Hartman, Annie--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Altar, Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe, N.M.
- Interior view of the Church of San Miguel in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Paintings hang on a decorated altar piece (reredos) mounted on the adobe wall above the altar. A man prays in a pew. Shows wooden railings in the nave, and...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1870-1880.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Altarpieces--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Altars--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New...
- 1873
- Altman
- View northeast over remains of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, shows a few wood frame structures. Mine shaft headframes and tailing dumps show on the slope. Pikes...
- Altman (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- An Aztec warrior and maiden
- Shows a young man and woman dressed in Aztec costumes for a production presented by Fiesta Alegre de Denver and sponsored by El Centro Cultural. The man wears a feathered head piece, and carrys a shield. The woman wears a decorated bodice with...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1971 May 2
- Ancient ruins on the Rio San Juan
- A man poses beside the dilapidated stone walls of a North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) cliff dwelling in Montezuma County, Colorado. The structures are on an eroded sandstone rock formation. A piece of photographic equipment is near a pile...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Andrews Johnson Wedding
- Bride Jonella Andrews and Groom Charles Johnson share a piece of cake after their wedding at the home of William and Leena Cotton at 2722 Fillmore Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 1958 September 7
- Animal pelts
- Men stand in a room near a tall pile of animal pelts. Two men hold a piece of paper, possibly a check, over the pile of pelts.
- Predatory animals--Control--1910-1930.; Hides & skins--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1925?]
- Animals elephant
- View of an elephant that stands near a tent in Colorado. The tent has a cloth awning.
- Elephants--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Anne, Billy at Westhampton
- William S. Jackson (1920- ) and his sister Anne play together in the water at Westhampton, Massachusetts. Billy wears a two piece bathing costume with a lace collar and short pants. Ann wears a one piece bathing suit.
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Westhampton (Mass.)--1902-1930.; Children.; Swimming.; Jackson family.
- 1927
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio profile portrait of Antoinette Perry, an actress, who stands and poses with her arms extended over a large, ceramic vase with painted flowers. She wears a long two piece lace dress with a slim skirt and pleats midway down the thigh. Her...
- Actresses--1900-1920.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a woven straw hat with her hair down, a jumper with a pleated pinafore, and a striped blouse trimmed with lace. She is barefoot and pulls on a piece of gum that she holds in her mouth.
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Apache. Ignacio and son, Mescaleros
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Ignacio and his son, Native American (Mescalero Apaches). Ignacio holds a bow and arrows and a quiver rests on his lap. He wears moccasins, leggings, a fringed bag, fur pelts over his shoulders, beaded...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Fathers & children--1880-1900.; Ignacio, Mescalero Apache Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Arapahoe Street
- View of Arapahoe Street at 21st (Twenty-first) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked on the recently widened street. Signs on buildings read: "Corner For Sale $8,500 [...]" and "Tire & Battery Service."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1923]
- Arc welding
- Sparks fly from a welding torch as a man works on a piece of steel probably at Burkhardt Steel, 869 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado. The torch illuminates the worker who wears overalls, a safety visor, and gloves.
- Burkhardt Steel Mill (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Steel industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Arc welding, Burkhardt Steel, Denver
- A worker welds a piece of metal at the Burkhardt Steel Company, 869 South Broadway Street in Denver, Colorado. He wears work overalls, a heavy coat, gloves, and a welding visor. A generator and fuse box are mounted on the floor and wall nearby.
- Burkhardt Steel Mill (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Steel industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Arch Rock at Deer Creek water tank
- Stereographic view of an unidentified man sitting in the shade on a large boulder under Arch Rock, a landmark along the line of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad. The man holds a long branch, possibly using it for a fishing pole; two men...
- Crossons (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Men--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Crossons--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Several pieces of pottery sit in a row against a dark, wrinkled cloth backdrop. The outer pieces of pottery appear to be small jugs for holding liquid. In the center is a round piece that has ridges on it. On either side of it are two small disk...
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Eleven shards of pottery are laid in three rows on a dark, wrinkled cloth. The pieces are light-colored and vary in sizes and also appear to have rough edges in the areas where they chipped. The image is slightly blurred.
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- A large, pottery vessel sits on a dark, wrinkled cloth backdrop that is pinned to a bookshelf. The piece has two small knobs for handles and a large mouth. There are several cracks on the surface. Notebooks and folders are piled on the shelves...
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Four, light-colored pieces of pottery lie in a row against a dark piece of wrinkled cloth used as the backdrop. Each of the pieces remains intact and appears to have been a vessel to hold liquid.
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- A large fragment of light-colored pottery sits against a dark backdrop. The somewhat round piece has ridges on its surface.
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Two large pottery bowls rest on a dark, wrinkled cloth backdrop. Both of the bowls are chipped and missing part of their rims. The piece missing from the bowl on the right side is larger and the bowl is cracked.
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Arm band
- Front view of a two piece leather arm band made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arm band in rectangular with light blue, navy blue, yellow, red and green beads. It has six leather strips attached to the ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Armbands--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]