Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05163-019-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05204-008-00
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 33, 1909 October 2
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, high collar shirt, and patterned neck tie. His hair is styled in a wave.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears an unbuttoned suit jacket, a vest, a watch chain, a high collar shirt and a necktie. The man has a moustache and has his hands in his jacket pockets. An ornate backdrop is in the distance.
- 1901
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly E. Micheli. He wears a dark suit and vest with a white shirt and wide silk necktie. He has wire frame glasses and his hair is combed back from his face.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 S
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 B
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- The 12 Foot Inn Bar
- View of the facade of the Twelve Foot Inn Bar at 1312 East 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one story commercial style building was built around 1920 and has a large sign on the roof reading "12...
- 12 Foot Inn Bar (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; 12 Foot Inn Bar (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bars (Drinking...
- 1976
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A man wears pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands near a rock formation and a trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. A stone wall is beside sandstone pillars.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- A Native American woman walks up a dirt trail, possibly the "Camino del Padre," Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman wears a long-sleeved shirt, a long skirt, a cloth veil on her head, a necklace, a bracelet, and appears to be barefoot.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A Native American (Acoma) man wears pants, boots, a belt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands beside a rock wall and rock formations on a stone trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Flat rocks form...
- Acoma Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New...
- 1899
- Musico, a silversmith of Acoma
- Profile portrait of a Native American man, identified as Musico, a silversmith, from Acoma Pueblo. He wears a print shirt, hoop earring, and a headband.
- Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Silversmiths--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Musico.
- 1891
- Frances Douglass, Union High school teacher
- In this standing protrait of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Douglass, she wears a long dark skirt and a long-sleeved blouse with a pin on her collar. He wears a striped shirt, bow tie, and trousers with a leather belt and a waist watch chain. They stand in...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1920.; Douglass, Frances.
- [between 1909 and 1918]
- Woman & man looking in oven
- A photomontage of a couple as they look into the open oven of a gas stove. Steam rises from a pot on the stove and from food in the oven. The woman wears a dark dress and white apron; the man wears a suit and white shirt. The image is surrounded...
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- In my fighting clothes
- Standing portrait of Nat Love, in front of a painted studio backdrop. A Black cowboy, also known as Dead Wood Dick for his shooting abilities, later became a Pullman porter. He wears long hair, a wide brim hat, leather chaps, bullet (ammo) belt and...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Railroad porters--1890-1900.; Love, Nat.
- [between 1894 and 1899]
- [Dic]kerson, Thos "L" 12th Ky. Urt
- Studio portrait of Thomas Dickerson, a member of Farragut Post Number 46, G. A. R. He wears a medal in the shape of an eagle with a U. S. flag and a star pendant on his shirt.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Insignia--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The family: me at 7 yrs, mother, dad
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), an African American child of seven years poses with her parents, Joseph Anderson (a Creole from Louisiana) and Sarah Garrett Anderson (from Texas) on a porch of a house. Marie wears a print dress, socks,...
- African Americans--1920-1930.; Families--1920-1930.; Anderson, Joseph; Anderson, Sarah Garrett.; Greenwood, Marie L.
- 1920
- Community garden E. 22nd Ave.
- View of a community garden on East 22nd Avenue, in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Two African American women work in a plot in the garden. One woman wears a floral dress and red hat. The other woman is sits next to...
- African Americans--1980-1990.; Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Women.; Gardens.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1980?
- Rev. and Mrs. Ollie Brown Colorado Springs
- Reverend Ollie Brown and his wife, pose near a rock formation in Colorado Springs. Mrs. Brown wears a dress, stockings and ankle-strap shoes. Rev. Brown wears a suit, tie, stiff-collared shirt, vest with a watch fob that has a cross on it and a...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clergy--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Brown, Ollie.
- 1929
- William Norris Moore
- Full length studio portrait of William Norris Moore, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Moore is a young African American (Black) man, he poses beside a square pillar in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a morning coat and a...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Moore, William Norris.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Yvonne; It won't bite, Sherman
- Yvonne Belle and Earl Sherman, two African American children pose together. Yvonne wears a dress and has a bow in her hair. Earl Sherman wears short pants and a long-sleeve shirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Belle, Yvonne.; Sherman, Earl.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Yvonne Belle 4 yrs., Earl Sherman 3 yrs., Mrs. Mason
- Two African American children, identified as Yvonne Belle and Earl Sherman, pose with Mrs Mason, an African American woman. Mrs. Mason wears a polka-dot dress, stockings and ankle-strap shoes with a "cloche" hat. Yvonne Belle wears a dress, socks,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Belle, Yvonne.; Sherman, Earl.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Evelyn Gaskin, Leo Horn, Look out Evelyn!
- Leo Horn, an African American teenage man, poses with his arm around the shoulder of Evelyn Gaskin, an African American teenage woman, in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse, skirt, coat and "cloche" hat; he wears a suit, shirt, tie and cap.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gaskin, Evelyn.; Horn, Leo.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- James Davis
- James Davis, an African American teenage boy, poses near an evergreen tree probably in Denver, Colorado. He wears a cap, shirt, tie and pants with a belt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Davis, James, Denver resident.
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- Remember those good old days, Margie and Eleanor?
- Two African American teenage girls identified as Margie and Eleanor, sit atop a slide at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. One wears a "sailor" style blouse and skirt; the other wears a "sailor" hat, shirt and overalls.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sliding boards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 May
- I'll bet you still like to do it, too
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), an African American teenage girl, sits on a swing at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. She wears a cap turned backwards, overalls, a tie and shirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930 [May 26]
- Letter from Leo Simon to Otha Rice
- New Years Eve
- A group of African American (Black) and white men and women pose in a bar on New Years Eve in Denver, Colorado. The group are probably members of a social club. One man wears a tuxedo with a ruffled shirt and wide bow tie. His facial hair is styled...
- African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; People--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1972 January 1?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly Billie Johnson, an African-American (Black) man. He wears a dark wool suit, white shirt, tie, and leans his arm on a chair.
- Afro-Americans--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- W.F. Cody, Buffalo Bill
- Studio portrait of William Frederick Cody, "Buffalo Bill," in the last years of his life. He wears a dark shirt with large buttons, beaded gauntlets, a gun, holster and belt, and black woollies (chaps).
- Aged persons--1910-1920.; Celebrities--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Entertainers--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1916 and 1917]
- Old man
- Portrait of an unidentified man, probably in Colorado; he wears a vest, shirt, tie, and a hat with fishing lures on the band.
- Aged persons--Colorado--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Albert F. Long Jewelers
- A man looks through a microscope at a diamond at Albert F. Long Jewelers located at 1251 Welton Street in the central Business District, Denver, Colorado. The man wears a shirt and tie and a onyx and diamond ring.
- Albert F. Long Jewelers (Denver, Colo.)--People--1970-1980.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors.; Jewelers.; Jewelry stores.
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Billboard for General Electric refrigerators and Public Service Company of Colorado
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame is in an Art-Deco style with stylized newel posts on either side, molding and a cornice mounted on the top that reads: "Public Service Company of Colorado." A small plaque...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; General Electric Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Public Service Company of Colorado--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Public utility companies.; Refrigerator...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Alma from the east
- A man in a white shirt, vest and hat leans on a tree stump on a hill above tailing piles and the Middle Fork of the South Platte River, in Alma, (elevation 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado. The town, in the background, consists of wood frame...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- 4th annual picnic, the Colorado pond, A.H.O. of Blue Goose, Mt. Morrison
- Panoramic view of members of the Colorado pond (chapter) of the Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose at their annual picnic near Mount Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado. Men, women, and children pose near a stone structure with a...
- Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose--People--1910-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1911 July 1
- Car Show, authentic costume, 1:00 PM.
- Dale Stanislawski and another man lean on a the back end of an antique automobile during the first Car Club Show in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. They both wear sunglasses; Dale has on a checked cap and suit with wide lapels; he holds a camera....
- Antique and classic cars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Exhibitions--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Costumes--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 22, 1979
- Some Potatoes, Antlers, Colo.
- View of a field of potato plants near Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado. A man wearing overalls, a dark shirt and a hat stands in the field. A row of corn stands in the distance. Possibly the Grand Hogback (ridge) stands in the background.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Grand Hogback (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Corn--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.; Farming--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1915?]
- "Na-tuen-de" Apache maiden
- Standing studio portrait of Na-tu-ende, Native American Apache woman, posed with baskets and wearing a fringed buckskin shirt over her dress.
- Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Na-tuen-de.
- [1884?]
- Apache
- Seated studio portrait of a Native American Apache man wearing a striped shirt, woven plaid blanket, and headband scarf.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1879?]
- Apache fiddler
- Seated studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Apache man posed with a stringed instrument, prop brush, rocks, baskets, and a pitch covered basket jar. He wears a long shirt, leggings, ammunition belt, moccasins and a headband.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Stringed instruments--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Apaches, Neschila, (the Woman Who Winks) and two children (a widow, a relative of Toos-day-zay, mother of Natches)
- Studio portrait of Native American Apache Neschila (Woman Who Winks) and two children, a boy and a teenager, wearing a combination of Euro-American and traditional clothes including calico dresses and shirt, with moccasins.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Teenagers--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Woman Who Winks.
- [1884 or 1885?]
- Horse Thief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Horse Thief, a Native American (Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears moccasins, fringed and beaded leggings, ammunition belt and revolver, and fringed shirt.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Rifles--1880-1900.; Horse Thief.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Apaches, Chief Garfield, Pouche Fe [sic] Foya and Sanches
- Studio portrait of Native American (Apache) men identified as Chief Garfield, Pouche de Foya, and Sanches. Men stand and wear feather headdresses, cotton shirts, leather breechcloths decorated with beads or quills and fringe, beaded moccasins,...
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.; Pouche de Foya.; Sanches.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chief Geronimo
- Apache Chief Geronimo poses for a half-length portrait. He is wearing a feather headdress and a buckskin shirt with tassles. He holds a pistol in his right hand. A pile of hay is directly behind where he sits. Geronimo appeared in Colonel Cummin's...
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]