Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 85th Regiment HQ 2nd Battalion A & P Platoon at Gavinana
- Men in the 10th Mountain Division 2nd Battalion 85th Regiment Headquarters Ammunition and Pioneering Platoon identified as: Back row (left to right) Lawrence Wirick, John Savage, John M. Sutherland, John Cairns, George R. Lange, Michael Chilek,...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; Gavinana (Italy)--1940-1950.; Infantry--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945 January or February]
- 87th Mountain Infantry Battalion (Reinforced) Company D
- Group portrait of the 87th Mountain Infantry Battalion (Reinforced) Company D. Taken at Fort Lewis, Washington. Men pose on bleachers with two mules on either side and barracks behind them. Few identified. Left to right top row: Jones, Jamesen....
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company D.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1942]
- 9th Cav camp at Wounded Knee, S.D.
- Black and white members of the Ninth Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) pose in their wall tent camp during the Native American Sioux campaign on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Hay has been scattered over the snow-covered ground for horses covered...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th.--1890-1900.; African Americans--Military service--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government...
- [1890 or 1891]
- [Eighteenth] 18th annual convention Colo. Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association Denver Colo.
- Panoramic view of members of the Colorado Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association who pose outdoors during a convention probably near the Shirley-Savoy Hotel at 17th and Lincoln Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Some of the men pose with their...
- Colorado Sheriffs' and Peace Officers' Association--People--1930-1940.; Shirley-Savoy Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Law enforcement officers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 January 22
- [Fifteenth] 15th annual convention The American Ass'n of Park Superintendents Denver
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of The American Association of Park Superintendents, pose outdoors at Elitch Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and hats. The women wear dresses and hats...
- American Association of Park Superintendents--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 August
- [Five] 5 men on horseback
- Men pose outdoors on horseback in Colorado. A two story brick building is in the distance.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- [Five] 5 women ready for a trip
- Studio portrait of women in Colorado. They pose with luggage and a bird in a cage. They wear dresses, coats, and hats, some decorated with feathers. One woman holds a fur muff.
- Birdcages--Colorado--1910-1930.; Travel--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Four] 4 boys w / pitchforks near haystack
- Boys pose with pitchforks on a haystack in Colorado. They wear overalls and wide-brimmed hats. Farm buildings are in the distance.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Haystacks--Colorado--1910-1930.; Pitchforks--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Four] 4 men and a boy standing in front of a store
- Men, boys, and a woman pose near and in a train station possibly in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. A sign reads: "Denver and Rio Grande Western."
- Railroad stations--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Lo]wer floor furnace room A. V. S. Co
- Workers pose in the furnace room at the A. V. S. Company in Denver, Colorado. They hold metal rods and stand near coal carts.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- [Ninth] 9th annual convention 11th district Advertising Federation of America Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of the Advertising Federation of America, 11th District, who pose near the Brown Palace Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and coats. The women...
- Advertising Federation of America--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business people--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931 March
- [Seventy-second] 72nd annual convention American Dental Association Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men, members of the American Dental Association, who pose near the City Auditorium on 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. They wear suits and hold wide-brimmed hats.
- American Dental Association--People--1930-1940.; City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dentists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 July
- [Six] "outlaws" waiting for Leadville stage
- Men on horseback pose outdoors near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. They prepare to re-enact or portray a stagecoach robbery.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Entertainment--Colorado--Leadville--18909-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Leadville--18909-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- [Thirteenth] 13th annual conference NAACP Newark N. J.
- Panoramic view of African American (Black) and white men and women, members of the N.A.A.C.P., who pose outdoors during the association's thirteenth annual convention in Newark, New Jersey. The men wear suits and ties. The women wear dresses and...
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Meetings--1920-1930.; African Americans--New Jersey--Newark--1920-1930.; Newark (N.J.)--1920-1930.; Civil rights--New Jersey--Newark--1920-1930.; Delegates--New Jersey--Newark--1920-1930.;...
- 1922
- [Thirty-third] 33[rd?] Anniversary Convention, B.Y.P.U. of A., Denver, Colo.
- Young men and women stand or kneel and pose for a panoramic group photo in front of the Savoy Hotel at the intersection of 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Baptist Young People's Union of America members wear suits or...
- Baptist Young People's Union of America--People--1920-1930.; Savoy Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Religious meetings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young...
- 1924 July 9-13
- [Three] 3 girls one boy graduation portrait
- Studio portrait of young women and a young man in Colorado. They pose for their graduation portrait and wear ribbons pinned to their clothes.
- Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Two] 2 surveyors standing in front of their Model T Ford
- A surveyor and his assistant pose with striped poles by a convertible automobile on the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. The license plate reads: "462[?]4 Colo 19[1]3".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- [Two] 2 young men in range work clothes w/ their horses
- Boys pose outdoors with their horses in Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- [Young] White Bull
- Studio portrait of Young White Bull a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy in a squatted action pose on a woven blanket, holding a rattle. He wears a roach with feathers, kilt, fur belt, moccasins, face paint, beaded arm and wrist bands, and a...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- "A. P." Mine
- Two prospectors pose with a barrel hoist under a log frame at the A.P. Mine, possibly in Teller or Douglas County, Colorado; shows wood plank structure with open door on roof and opening for an ore car on side, rock pilings, team of horses, and a...
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- "Abie's Irish Rose" at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Abie's Irish Rose," a comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the theater's front entrance; two little girls stand at center. A sign above the door reads:...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, July 22
- "Andy Family" First week
- Six African American campers of various ages in the "Andy" family (Andy is counselor Marie Anderson, later Marie L. Greenwood) pose near a wire fence on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Some wear dresses, two...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1935
- "Aunt Mary" with Jessie Pringle (back-center)
- Cast members, who include Jessie Pringle (on table), of the play "Aunt Mary" pose on stage in Denver, Colorado. They wear costumes that include suits and dresses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1430.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1430.; Pringle, Jessie.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- "Barton House" at Georgetown, Colo.
- Men and women pose in front or on the second-story balcony of the Barton House hotel in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men sit on a horse-drawn stagecoach. The frame hotel has a hipped roof with dormer windows, brackets and overhanging...
- Barton House (Georgetown, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; People--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1867
- "Captain Applejack," E. B. Sargent director, set by Earnest Thoms
- Cast members in a production of "Captain Applejack" pose on stage in Denver, Colorado. They wear costumes that include dresses, suits, and a bandanna.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 November
- "Christ is Risen," probably Easter program
- Members of the choir of the Presbyterian Church in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County, pose on a circular stage for the Easter service. Numerous potted plants are around the perimeter of the stage and on tables among the members of the choir....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Choirs (Music)--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- April, 1898
- "Gingham Girl" Company, Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Gingham Girl," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose at the theater's front entrance. Sign reads: "French-Italian Rotisserie Inc....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Jan. 28
- "Little Chicago" a typical frontier railroad town, (just above Cosin's Ranch)
- Miners pose outside wood frame false fronts and gabled businesses, Little Chicago, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Signs include: "Bill Sheets," "Coors, Golden Beer," "Restaraunt," and "Scott & Fagan Saloon."
- Little Chicago (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Little Chicago--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- "Mrs. Wiggs" Peggy Jay Richard A. Sprake
- Peggy Jay and Richard A. Sprake, cast members in a production of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," pose indoors in Denver, Colorado. They wear costumes that include a dress, long veil, and a suit and tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Jay, Peggy.; Sprake, Richard A.
- [1925]
- "Pals," Sprague's at Estes Park Britt Breitenstein, Joe Dekker, Rudy Paulson.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, from left to right, "Britt" Breitenstein, Joe Dekker and Rudy Paulson, stand and pose during the club's annual trail ride, at Sprague's Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The men wear...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Breitenstein, G. Kim.; Dekker, Joe H.; Paulson, Rudy E.
- 1957
- "Pat," "Woody" and "Peggy," Me, Mrs. Wilson
- Four African American women, Katherine Patton (Pat), Mary E. Wood (Woody), Marie Anderson ( Andy, later Marie L. Greenwood), and Mrs. Wilson pose together at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Woody has a broken leg and leans...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936, August
- "Sergeant & Man w/ Hook" Royal Gorge Movie "Limited Mail" Warner Brothers
- Actors portraying "Sergeant" (Willard Lewis) and "Man with Hook" pose on the Warner Brother's movie set for "Limited Mail", in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado. One man has prosthetic hook. Denver & Rio Grande...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Warner Bros.--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1925
- "Stringing" the great 100 pair cable-16G Toll Line, Colo, Telephone Co., Denver, Colo.
- Workers for the Colorado Telephone Company stand in an alley with a spool of telephone wire, or pose harnessed to a wooden telephone pole in Denver, Colorado. Men carry tool belts, wear overalls, suspenders, hats and leather gloves.
- Colorado Telephone Company--People--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Telephone lines--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- "The Mikado" Wilberforce Whiteman, director
- Actors, dressed as Japanese women in kimonos as part of a production of "The Mikado," pose on stage at the Wolcott School auditorium in Denver, Colorado. They hold fans.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 April 15
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927, Jan. 12
- "Thug suspects" group of men in front of city jail
- A group of male suspects pose outside of a city jail probably in Denver, Colorado. A sign above the doorway reads: "city jail".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Criminals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Jails--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- "What Price Glory" Company Broadway Theatre Denver Colorado
- Panoramic view of the cast of the drama "What Price Glory," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Cast members pose in costume at the theater entrance. Shows men in World War I uniforms and mufti and one woman in a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926, Jan. 20
- "What Price Glory" Company, Broadway Theatre Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the cast of the drama "What Price Glory," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Cast members pose in costume at the theater entrance. Shows men in World War I uniforms and mufti and one woman in a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926, Jan. 20
- "What Price Glory" Company, Broadway Theatre Denver, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the cast of the drama "What Price Glory," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men in hats and overcoats and a woman in a white shawl at the center of the group pose in front of the theater...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926, Jan. 23
- A "tea" break Emory "E.M." O'Connell, Dale Williams (realtor), Wayne Van Vleet, Eddie Williams.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose near a tent, beside a stack of cardboard boxes of Lipton Tea, during the group's annual trail ride in Colorado. The men, identified from left to right as: "Em" Emory L. O'Connell, Dale Williams,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Eating & Drinking--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Smiling--1950-1960.; Tea--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1957
- A band of Arapahoe warriors
- Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors. The men wear moccasins, leggings, beaded vests, hair pipe bandoliers, and beaded feather headdresses.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--1880-1920.; Headdresses--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- A band of Navajo [i.e. Plains] warriors
- A group of Native American (Plains) and possibly white men pose outdoors. They stand near a group of trees. The men wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, fringed shirts, face paint, and feather headdresses.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Great Plains--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A claim on the Klondyke
- A man and a woman pose near their tent where they have staked a claim, Klondike, Alaska. Both wear heavy clothing and hats.
- Klondike River Valley (Yukon)--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--1890-1900.; Tents--Alaska--1890-1900.; Women--Alaska--1890-1900.
- 1898
- A closeup of hydraulic mining Alma Placer, Park County, Colo. on the South Fork of the South Platte
- Gold miners pose under jets of water at a hydraulic mine in Park County, Colorado; bluffs in the background have erosion and waterfalls. A crane dangles a palette from a chain and pulley.
- Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A Colorado Camp
- People pose near tents, horses and a horse-drawn carriage probably in Larimer County, Colorado. Two people eat at a makeshift table while a woman prepares food on a cook stove with a stovepipe. A man sits on a boulder that has an inscription: "Fort...
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- A Curve, Platte Canon, Colo.
- Men and women pose in front of a locomotive and train on the railroad tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway line in Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and hats and the women wear long dresses and hats. Shows...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- A Denver family
- A Black man and women pose with mandolins and a guitar on the porch of a house in Denver, Colorado. A chicken and outhouse are near the two story wood frame house.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Mandolins--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A family outing
- Men, a woman, and a boy pose in a car and a delivery truck in New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include a knit sweater and cigar. Letters and signs read: "Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Triscuit The Shredded Wheat Co., Niagara Falls,...
- New Castle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.
- 1915, March 6