Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 17, 1910 April 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 19, 1910 May 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 31, 1910 July 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 27, 1912 July 6
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 26, 1909 August 14
- Morey Musings : vol. 1
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The book was sponsored by the English and Miss Agnes Govreau of the Art Department. The booklet was hand set by the boys in the printing class.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1931 June
- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- The Reform Advocate. The story of the Jews of Denver.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 S
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 C
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Camels
- Western History Subject Index
- Canoeing
- Western History Subject Index
- Haslam, Robert H fl. 1860
- 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
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- 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
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- Western History Subject Index
- Hickok, James Butler (Wild Bill) 1837-1876
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat, possibly a Stetson. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen, Jule.;...
- [1884?]
- Small herd of horses
- A small herd of horse gather next to a fence, a pony stands behind the adult horses.
- Horses--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Pony Express rider Gordon Welles
- A pony express rider wearing jeans, a short sleeved shirt, cowboy hat, and cowboy boots, sits on top of a horse, as he hands a mailbag to an older man in a suit in Central City, Colorado. The older man stands on the bottom step of a marble stairway...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Pony express--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- August, 1940
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- $75 reward! : stolen -- Sunday evening, September 15th, 1872 ... Canadian horse pony.
- Poster that offers a $75 reward for the return of a Canadian horse pony stolen from Daniel Witter of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Crimes--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Horse stealing--Colorado--Denver.
- 1872
- The first engine of the U.P.
- Men pose on Union Pacific Railroad pony locomotive no. 1 (later named the "Utah") and on the platform at a passenger depot probably in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. A conductor in uniform stands beside men in sack suits or vests. The frame...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Benton (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Railroad depots--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Railroad employees--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Rhoads' and Gates' Children
- Charles Gates' sons and Mary Elizabeth Rhoads at the Gates' Bear Creek mountain home, Jefferson County, Colorado. They ride in a two wheel cart while a miniature horse pulls. The horse wears decorated head gear and eye shields. The Sicilian cart is...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Ponies--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Pony carts--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Gates, Charles...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Wild West Show original company
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Pioneer trails and scenes of the central Rocky Mountains region
- Map of the trails and landmarks in the Rocky Mountain region used by the pioneers in the westward migration shows Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, and Mormon Trail routes. Lettering reads: "1. Buffaloes roamed the plains east of the Rocky Mountains....
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Overland Trails--1840-1870.; West (U.S.)--1840-1870.; Maps--1840-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1840-1870.
- 1933
- Sweetwater River and valley from top of Independence Rock, Wyo.
- Men, women and a dog sit or stand on Independence Rock in Natrona County, Wyoming. A man uses a hammer and chisel to inscribe letters in the granite. Inscriptions read: "S.R. '49, W.H[?] 1860" and "J.H. 1850." Shows the Sweetwater River, a wagon...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater Pony Express Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River Valley...
- 1932
- Sweetwater Station, Wyo.
- View of Sweetwater Station, a stage stop, Pony Express station, and military post for the protection of emigrants, on the Oregon Trail in Natrona County, Wyoming. Shows a stagecoach, a wagon train with covered wagons drawn by oxen, a man on...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater Pony Express Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1933
- St. Mary's Station, Wyo.
- A Pony Express rider approaches Saint Mary's Station (Rocky Ridge Station), a Pony Express station and military garrison on the Oregon Trail in Fremont County, Wyoming. A man with a fresh horse waits in the middle of the Oregon Trail. Soldiers...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Saint Marys Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.) 1860-1870.; Forts & fortifications--Wyoming--Saint Marys Station--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Saint Marys Station--1860-1870.;...
- 1933
- Pony Express rider, 1861
- A Pony Express rider is pursued by mounted North American Indians beside the Sweetwater River in probably Natrona County, Wyoming. The Pony Express rider wears a hat, buckskin jacket, fringed gauntlets, and boots with spurs. He holds a pistol.
- Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Pony express--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Pony Express rider changing horses, Wyo.
- A Pony Express rider prepares to mount a fresh horse at a Pony Express station on the Oregon Trail in Wyoming. One man holds the horse while another prepares to put saddle bags on the animal. The exhausted horse's reins are on the ground. The...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Horses--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Pony express--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Early modes of transportation, Independence Rock, Wyo.
- View of covered wagons pulled by oxen, horse-drawn covered wagons, a stagecoach, a Pony Express rider, people on horseback and on foot on the Oregon Trail near Independence Rock on the Sweetwater River in Natrona County, Wyoming. Tepees, a wagon...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Split Rock (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1932
- Chimney Rock and Platte Valley, Neb.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail approaches the North Platte River in Nebraska. Men, women, children and dogs walk or ride in bullock drawn Conestoga wagons. Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff are in the distance. People wave at a Pony Express rider...
- Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pony express--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rock...
- 1934
- Pony Express rider ambushed by Indians, Wyo.
- North American Indians, with rifles and bows and arrows, perch behind rocks and near a cliff as they get ready to ambush a Pony Express rider in Wyoming. The Pony Express rider is in a valley, beside an eroded cliff wall. Horses stand behind the...
- Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Ambushes--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Pony Express--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--Wyoming--1860-1870.
- 1934
- Pony rider ambushed by Indians, Wyo.
- North American Indians with rifles hide behind rocks and near a cliff as they prepare to ambush a Pony Express rider in Wyoming. One man stands on the cliff and acts as a lookout. Horses stand behind the men.
- Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Ambushes--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Pony Express--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Wyoming--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--Wyoming--1860-1870.
- 1934
- Pony Express rider chased into station by Indians
- A Pony Express rider chased by a group of Indians races towards a Pony Express station. Men with rifles stand outside the station. One man holds a fresh horse for the rider. The station is constructed of stone and has a sod roof. Mountains and a...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Chasing--1860-1870.; Fighting--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Pony express--1860-1870.; Stone buildings--1860-1870.; Transportation facilities--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward...
- 1933
- Pony rider passing outpost of telegraph construction
- A Pony Express rider waves at a telegraph line construction crew on possibly the Oregon Trail. The crew waves back. North American Indians, on horseback, are on a ridge nearby. A wagon train and snow capped mountains are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Linemen--1860-1870.; Pony Express--1860-1870.; Telegraph lines--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1860-1870.
- 1936
- Pony Express and stage station, Red Buttes, Wyo.
- A Pony Express rider and a stagecoach leave the Red Buttes station in Natrona County, Wyoming. A lineman works on a telegraph line as a crew, with a mule-drawn wagon, secures the pole in the ground. The station consists of two log buildings with...
- Stagecoach stations--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Bessemer Bend (Wyo. : River bend)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1879.; Red Buttes (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Linemen--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1933
- Pony rider leaving Red Buttes, Wyo.
- Men, one with a bullwhip, wave to a Pony Express rider as he races away from Red Buttes Station in Natrona County, Wyoming. The station is a log building with a stone chimney and a sod roof. Covered wagons are camped near the North Platte River on...
- Bessemer Bend (Wyo. : River bend)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1879.; Red Buttes (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Pony Express--Wyoming--Natrona...
- 1937
- Pony rider crossing N. Platte at Red Buttes, Wyo.
- A Pony Express rider and his horse ford the North Platte River in a snowstorm, near Bessemer Bend, in Natrona County, Wyoming. Red Buttes is in the distance.
- Bessemer Bend (Wyo. : River bend)--1860-1870.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Red Buttes (Natrona County, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Fords (Stream crossings)--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Horseback...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Pony rider in winter
- A Pony Express rider approaches a stream in a driving snowstorm. A wolf watches the horse and rider. Mountains are in the distance.
- Blizzards--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Pony express--1860-1870.; Streams--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Pony Express rider at Lake Tahoe, Cal.
- A Pony Express rider, probably in Nevada, rides down a snowy slope in probably the Carson Range. Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains are in the distance.
- Carson Range (Nev. and Calif.)--1860-1870.; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)--1860-1870.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Lakes & ponds--1860-1870.; Pony express--Nevada--1860-1870.; Snow--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]