Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 8, 1921 August
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 16, 1913 May 31
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- Record of United States Soldiers for the Suppression of the Rebellion, buried in G. A. R., Old Riverside, Catholic, and Hebrew Cemeteries at Denver, Colorado
- Colorado--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers.; Cemeteries--Colorado.
- Unidentified family posed against adobe house
- Women and children pose against and adobe house in Colorado. A boy wears a short jacket and a shirt with a lace Bertha collar. A teenage girl wears a white dress and has her hair pulled back and secured with a large bow. Three young girls wear...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified children
- Studio portrait of three unidentified children, a young boy and two girls. They pose in front of a painted backdrop beside a prop balustrade. The boy wears a loose, pleated shirt with an oversized collar and knickers. His dark hair is parted on the...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1880-1890; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 5, 1911 January 28
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 8, 1909 April 10
- Group portrait at Sheridan Mine
- Men, sit and stand, on and near a building under construction at the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. The building, possibly a mill, has a smokestack secured by guy-wires. Shows scaffolding, lumber, rafters, and...
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sheridan Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Leggings
- A pair of buckskin leggings that belonged to Chipeta. They are decorated with geometric designs in multicolored beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Leggings--1875-1915.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1875-1915.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- Wagon train on Ute Pass
- Men, mule teams, and open or covered wagons descend Ute Pass in Teller County, Colorado. The road is built on a cliff with a railing supported by piers; Twin Creek waterfalls are far below. Rainbow Falls is near the top of the pass.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Crow Indians
- A Native American (Crow) woman poses in front of a tepee with her baby on her back secured by a blanket. She wears a dress and moccasins.
- Crow Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Grave scaffold
- The casket of a Native American (Crow) is shrouded and secured to the top of a grave scaffold with rope. It stands on an open plain in Montana. The scaffolding frame is constructed by using a "Y" shaped timber on each corner and laying support...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Scaffold burial--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Scraping the hide
- View of a Native American (Crow) woman bending over as she scrapes an animal hide. She wears a long dress, and the hide is secured to the ground by stakes. A tepee, tepee frames, and a drying rack with furs draped over it are nearby.
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Curing (Preservation)--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Painting the hide
- View of a Native American (Crow) woman wearing a long dress and sitting on the ground as she paints an animal hide. The hide is secured to the ground by stakes and lies in shade created by a canvas covered frame. A tepee, tepee frames, and a drying...
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.; Painting--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Ute indian cradleboards
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American baby (Ute) tightly secured in its leather cradleboard. A woven blanket is draped over the top of the board.
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--1870-1900.; Cradleboards--1870-1900.; Infants--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Ute indian cradleboards
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American baby (Ute) tightly secured in its cradleboard. The board is fringed with leather and decorated with beads.
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--1870-1900.; Cradleboards--1870-1900.; Infants--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Garden of the Gods, Ignacio or southern Ute
- A Native American woman (Ute) stands holding a cradleboard with a tightly secured baby, Garden of the Gods, Colorado. A bonnet protects the baby's head; the board is made of a branch doubled back on itself and bound by a stretched animal skin.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--1910-1920.; Infants--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Cree Indian girls, Chief Rockaboy's daughter
- Two Native American Chippewa (Ojibwa) girls, one the daughter of Chief Rocky Boy, (Stone Child) pose beside a tepee wearing wearing dresses with belts, braids and jewelry. Chief Rocky Boy, secured reservation land in Montana for the nomadic bands...
- Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1880.; Ojibwa Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Rocky Boy--Family.
- 1871
- Branding and dipping cattle
- Two cowboys use branding irons on cattle secured in wooden holding pens, possibly at the Denver Union Stockyard, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cattle branding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Corrals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Marble - 1959
- View of a block of marble atop two smaller blocks and secured to a wall by a piece of wire, in Marble, Colorado; block appears to be a work in progress, as it has unfinished engravings along the top and at the edges.
- Marble (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Two headed girl, Millie - Chrissie
- Portrait of Black (African American) Siamese twin girls wearing crowns.
- African Americans--Children--1870-1890.; Girls--1870-1890.; Human curiosities--1870-1890.; Siamese twins--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Hawk Creek gulch, Redstone, Colo.
- View of Hawk Creek Gulch and stream, Redstone, Colorado; shows small stream bordered by steep, rock wall, Crystal River Valley ridge, and narrow footpath with rope handrailing secured to base of rock wall.
- Hawk Creek (Colo.); Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Portrait of a woman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a woman wearing a blouse with a pleated bodice and a high neck, Aspen, Colorado; curly hair pulled back away from her face and secured with combs.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [about 1891]
- Suriap, Utah
- A studio portrait (standing) of Suriap (Su-ru-ipe), a Native American (Yampah) warrior, son of Lodge Pole, a prominent chief and warrior. Suriap wears his long hair secured in ties. He has small metal hoop earrings, wears a deerskin tunic with...
- Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Yampa Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Warriors--1860-1880.; Suriap.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- The Temple Quartet
- Studio portrait of the Temple Quartet in Denver, Colorado; the men wear suits.
- Temple Quartet--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Music ensembles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Soldiers with mules in Camp Hale
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier stands holding a mule at Camp Hale, Colorado. The mule is wearing a pack saddle, with two cases on top that are secured with rope. The soldier holding the mule is also wearing a knapsack with a waterbottle and...
- Barracks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mules--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- Ute Indians
- An unidentified Native American man poses for a studio portrait. He wears a dark feather headdress adorned with a beaded band and ribbons. His hair is in braids. He wears a shawl around his shoulders and holds his hands in his lap. A second shawl...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Ute Indians--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- Mile stones [sic] in D. + S.L. history
- Men, members of a Denver & Salt Lake railroad survey crew, hold ropes and walk across catwalks made of logs secured with rope above the Colorado River in Gore Canyon (Grand County), Colorado. Men wear pants tucked into tall boots, jackets and hats....
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Grand...
- [1905 June]
- Horse-drawn tour bus
- Sightseers are on and near a horse-drawn tour bus wagon in downtown Denver, Colorado. A tarp covers the ribbed wooden roof of the tour bus and the side flaps are secured with straps along the perimeter of the roof. The men wear suits and the women...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sightseers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Horse-drawn tour bus and passengers
- Sightseers are on and near an open horse-drawn tour bus wagon in Denver, Colorado. The women wear long dresses, the men wear suits and many of them wear hats. Inscriptions on the side of the wagon read "Camp Wagons" and "French, Denver." A tarp is...
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sightseers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Don Kemp, retired Army
- Don Kemp, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies poses in a log building beside a woodpile. He wears a western style shirt and pants, a bandana secured with a slide, a cowboy hat, and a leather name badge that reads: "3R Capt. D.C. "Don"...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975.
- 1949 July
- Mrs. Harding & Arline & Harlowe
- Mrs. Harding, her daughter Arline, and her baby Harlowe, pose for a studio portrait. Mrs. Harding has her hair pulled back and secured with a comb; she has on pince-nez, a tailored blouse with two rows of buttons and a high collar, and a wool coat...
- Girls--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.; Mothers & children--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1898]
- Edith R. Chase
- Profile studio portrait of Edith Rosamond Chase, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse and jacket piped with braid and a butterfly pin. Her hair is waved and pulled back in a braided bun and secured with a comb.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Chase, Edith R. (Edith Rosamond); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Phoebe Cohen
- Studio portrait of Phoebe Cohen, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse with a silk tie, and a dress with wide lapels and puff shoulders.Her hair is pulled up into a topknot and secured with a hairpin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cohen, Phoebe.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Mabel Alice Cutshaw
- Studio portrait of Mabel Alice Cutshaw, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; she wears a blouse with braid on the collar and yoke, her hair is pulled back and secured with a ribbon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cutshaw, Mabel Alice.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Edna M. Curtis
- Studio portrait of Edna May Curtis, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress with a ruffled yoke, her hair is pulled up into a topknot and secured with a comb.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Curtis, Edna M. (Edna May); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- James H. Jordan Jr.
- Studio portrait of James Harrison Jordan Junior, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Harrison wears a wool jacket with a striped shirt, a standing collar and a silk tie secured with a stickpin. His hair is parted on the side.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Jordan, James H. (James Harrison); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Claud V. Logan
- Studio portrait of Claud Victor Logan, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; he wears a wool jacket and vest, a shirt with a standing collar and a patterned tie secured with a stickpin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Logan, Claud V. (Claud Victor); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Bertha L. Nye
- Studio portrait of Bertha Lynn Nye, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; she wears her hair in bangs and has a bun secured with a metal comb.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Nye, Bertha L. (Bertha Lynn); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Edna Brown Patch
- Studio portrait of Edna Brown Patch, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; she wears a blouse with puckered pleats. Her curled hair is pulled back and secured with a hair pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Patch, Edna Brown.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Daisy B. Reid
- Studio portrait of Marguerite (or Daisy) Berenice Reid, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; she wears a lace over-blouse with ribbons and has her hair pulled up in a bun and secured with a hair pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reid, Marguerite Berenice.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Mary Sloan
- Studio portrait of Mary Chittenden Sloan, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; she wears a print blouse with a lace collar. She has bangs and her hair is pulled back and secured with a ribbon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sloan, Mary (Mary Chittenden); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- M. Eleanor Stevenson
- Studio portrait of Margaret Eleanor Stevenson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her dress has a high collar and is decorated with braid, she wears a pin and her hair is pulled back and secured with a comb.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stevenson, M. Eleanor (Margaret Eleanor); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Ama Welty Stuart
- Studio portrait of Ama Welty Stuart, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado; she wears her hair up in a bun secured by a comb and a blouse with a square collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stuart, Ama Welty.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Orgillis Thompson's wife, Mollie Cumliffe Thompson
- Studio bust portrait of a young woman, Mollie Cumliffe Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace trimmed collar. She wears a wide ribbon around her neck with secured with a rose. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back.
- Women--1870-1890.; Thompson, Mollie Cumliffe.
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- Julia L. Thompson, taken in Versay (i.e. Versailles) in 1868
- Studio bust portrait of Julia L. Thompson of Versailles, Indiana. She wears a dark dress with a lace collar. Her hair is parted and pulled back and secured with a hairnet.
- Women--1860-1870.; Thompson, Julia L.
- 1868