Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 10th Mountain Division Name Lookup Index
- Database of 32,213 records of men who served with the “Mountain Troops” from 1941-1945. You may use the Name Lookup Index to determine if a person was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, and the company or Regiment with which he served.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.; Military records.; Colorado--Genealogy
- 2002
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- View of the construction yard for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct. Shows cranes, pulley, materials, the unfinished bridge, and Colorado and Southern and Denver & Rio Grande railroad bridges over Cherry Creek. Shows railroad box cars in the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 January 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows cranes, pulley, wheelbarrows, work horses and other machinery. Two men use survey equipment, three other men wearing suits and hats observe the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20th
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen adjust a pulley and rope system attached to a long wooden pole embedded into a dry part of Cherry Creek, possibly a support system. Other men stand on the support beams and the rock wall. Bridges for the Denver & Rio Grande and Atchison,...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 15
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen adjust a pulley and rope system, attached to a long wooden pole embedded into the Cherry Creek river bed, possibly a support system. Other men stand on the support beams and spectators stand on the rock retainer wall. Bridges for the Denver...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 15
- 17th Street, Denver
- Bird's eye view of 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Champa Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Boston, American National Bank and Equitable buildings; two men on scaffolding with rope pulley paint Denver National Bank building; men, women, automobiles,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1886 Corbett & Ballenger's 14th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th 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
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- 1931 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.7
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 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?]
- Activity machine shop
- Knitting machines at the State Penitentiary, in Canon City, Colorado, have spools of thread held above circular armatures. An inmate in pinstriped overalls operates a lever connected to a pulley and belt arrangement; tubes of white fabric fall into...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Machine shops--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- Argyle, Colo, looking east in Platte Canon
- View along the Colorado and Southern narrow gauge tracks at the Argyle switch and siding in the Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado; includes the South Platte River frozen and covered with snow and a evergreen covered slope; small log...
- Argyle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad switching--Colorado--Argyle--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Argyle--1920-1930.
- January 1929
- Balanced incline
- View of a wooden balanced incline used for gold mining at the Illinois Mine in the Pahranagat Mining District, (Lincoln County) Nevada. An ore car is on parallel tracks connected to a pulley wheel at the top of tracks. Rocks, trees and ore piles...
- Illinois Mine (Lincoln County, Nev.)--1870-1880.; Lincoln County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Pahranagat Mining District (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Gold mining--Nevada--Lincoln County--1870-1880.; Inclined...
- [1871]
- Boiler room, Colo. State School of Mines
- Interior view of the boiler room at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a brick faced furnace with steel doors, an automated coal hopper powered by a pulley system, a conveyor for the coal, and individual...
- Colorado School of Mines--Facilities--1910-1920.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boilers--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Coal--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Canon City execution room
- Levers, switches, and a pulley with a weight and a square can hang outside the gas chamber at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Wood molding frames a slotted window in the wall, and doors flank the apparatus.
- Gas chambers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- City Hall bell
- Two men install a large bell at City Hall in Denver, Colorado; the bell is tied to a platform raised by a rope and pulley. A sign on the flat bed cart reads: "Duffy's Storage and Moving Co., 1716 California St."
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bells--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colo. Yule Marble Co. quarries, Marble, Colo.
- View towards Colorado Yule Marble Company quarries from tramway below entrances, Marble, Colorado; wooden steps (stairway with railing) leads to upper adits and buildings; crane is anchored to quarry walls with pulley system below on tramway track;...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- Colo. Yule Marble Co. quarries, Marble, Colo.
- Exterior view of mine buildings, adits, and quarries of Colorado Yule Marble Company, Marble, Colorado; large crane anchored by cables to quarry wall, mine tram tracks, wooden barrels atop roof, tram pulley system, wooden steps or ladder alongside...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [1913?]
- 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
- Conduit #16
- Workmen unload pipes onto wood frames at a work site in Jefferson County, Colorado. The pipes are forty-two inch diameter reinforced concrete pipes made by the Lock Joint Company of Denver for construction of Conduit #16 of the Fraser River...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Construction workers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.
- 1936 October 16
- Construction of decoration for the Knights Templar Golden Jubilee
- A large white plaster horse is being constructed on Champa Street for the Knights Templar Conclave, Denver, Colorado. A hoist and pulley system is rigged to lift the head of the horse and the knight in place. Pedestrians, workmen, a bicyclist, Post...
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 13 and 14
- Construction scene
- Workmen use a chain and pulley supported by wooden beams to lower a section of pipe into a trench possibly near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene excavation
- View of construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working in a ditch, a chain, pulley, tripod, and a house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Construction scene laying pipe
- Workmen use a hand-powered pulley hoist to lower a section of pipe into a trench near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A frame house is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Cowboy Vein Gilsonite Mine Bandanna, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; piles of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) surround a mine shaft; a miner in overalls stands under a scaffolding with pulley...
- Gilsonite--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Miners stand at a screen mechanism and process ore on a rocky slope near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. One man hoists a screen using a rope and pulley, others stand by a wheel barrow and a group of barrels.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [1899 or 1900?]
- 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
- Electric machine and X-ray apparatus
- Carved wood cabinets in Pueblo, Colorado, at the C. F. & I. Co. Minnequa hospital, have glass windows, pipes, spheres, jars, and a pulley connected to it. A paned, glass door is in the interior wall in the background.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Farmer and Hale Mortuary, William D. Nash Mortuary burial records -- index, 1889 to 1909
- Index to the Farmer and Hale Mortuary Index located in Denver, Colorado from the years 1889 to 1909. The original registers are individually indexed. The name may be that of the deceased or the person responsible for payment of the funeral...
- Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.; Burial--Colorado--Denver--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver--Records--Indexes.
- 2002