Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #115 Nelson Bros. Fruit Company view showing packing shed and offices with workers
- Employees of the Nelson Brothers Fruit Company pose on two sets of frame steps at the company packing house and offices in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Architectural features of the building: brick-frame structure with a stepped cornice and...
- Nelson Brothers Fruit Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Fruit storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 1/4 in. scale showing terra cotta for residence of Harry K. Brown
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows scale details for a residence at 920 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver,...
- Brown, Harry K., esq.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses.
- [1900-1905?]
- 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
- Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1959
- 1874 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 2nd Annual Denver City directory
- 1878 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 6th Annual Denver City directory
- 1886 Corbett & Ballenger's 14th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1887 Corbett & Ballenger's 15th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Sanborn Map of 12th & Broadway Area
- 1890 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map showing the existing buildings at the time at the 12th & Broadway area. The maps were created by the D.A. Sanborn Company, founded in New York in 1867. They are a valuable resource for research in architecture,...
- 1890
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 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 First Baptist Church Directory
- Membership directory for the First Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory are a list of church events, officers and their reports, lists of members, and advertisements.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1924
- 1929 Sanborn Map of the 12th and Broadway area.
- 1929 Sanborn Map showing Auto Related Businesses on the block. All the businesses along Broadway are indicated as either garage, Auto Sales or Auto Sales and Service. On Lincoln only two areas are shown as domestic areas, the attached domestic...
- 1929
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1938 Aerial Photo of the Excavation Area for the History Colorado Center
- 1938 Aerial photo taken by Robert Sardakowski showing the 12th and Broadway block as well as the row houses at the corner of 12th and Lincoln St. that was under archaeological investigation prior to the construction of the History Colorado Center.
- 1938
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- [Landscape showing Denver in the distance] [art original].
- Pencil drawing, American.; Mixed media painting.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1912
- "Pauvre Italia!" destroyed landscape
- Landscape showing destruction caused by German artillery, Possibly where the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company L was located on "Punchboard Hill" above Malandrone, Italy.
- War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Destruction & pillage--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [March] 1945
- A Brief History of Auraria
- A core of solid statuary marble 11 ft long, 2 3/4 in diameter, taken by diamond drill from a depth of 235 ft below the surface, showing the vastness of the deposit Quarries at Marble, Colo.
- In Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, at the Colorado-Yule Marble Comapany, a man poses with an 11 foot core of white stone. He wears a suit, bow tie and gold chain, and a Cocker Spaniel runs by his foot. A wooden drum is to the side; a frame...
- Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A corner of Sunnyside showing the school house
- View of Sunnyside, Boulder County, Colorado; shows two story public school with hipped roof and several residences; steep canyon walls in background.
- Sunnyside (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Sunnyside--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Sunnyside--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A History of the Curriculum Council of University Park School for the Year 1959-1960.
- A new view of Ouray
- Aerial view of the town of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Buildings include the Beaumont Hotel, Walsh Library (City Hall), and Ouray County Court House.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- A Sioux Indian hut & tepee P.R. Res. S.D. on Wounded Knee
- George Bartlett, deputy U.S. marshal for the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations poses with a Native American Sioux policeman, women and children around a tepee and log cabin, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Background includes tepees, figure...
- Dakota Indians--Children--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--South...
- 1891
- A summer camp
- Camping in the mountains of Colorado; shows large canvas tent supported by posts with awnings over front entrance and providing protection for tables with pots, pans and buckets. Three women appear under the front awning; entrance to tent is...
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A view from Nigger Hill showing Breckenridge in the Blue River Valley and the Tenmile Range in the background
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, northwest, from Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"); landmarks include Summit County Courthouse, the monitor roofed Tonopa Shops, railroad tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, the mountains of...
- Barney Ford Hill (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1929?
- A view of Butte, Montana, showing "the richest hill in the world"
- Panoramic view of Butte (Silver Bow County), Montana, showing the business district with commercial buildings, houses, mines, headframes, mills and processing plants. Identification on the image reads: "West Gagnon," "Gagnon," "Original," "Miners...
- Butte (Mont.)--1970-1990.; Business districts--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.; Cities & towns--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.; Mining--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.
- 1916
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union Building, Mile High Center, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver Public Library, Carnegie...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1956, September 14
- Airbase, Aleutian Islands
- View of an airbase in the Aleutian Islands, showing a U.S. warplane, tents, materiel, and battle ships in a harbor behind the airstrip. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment served in the Aleutian Islands as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Albion, Colo. 1946
- A log cabin stands in the right foreground in Albion, a mining district in Boulder County, Colorado. Additional log cabins stand along a dirt road in the background at the base of a rocky mountain covered with patches of snow. The cabins are...
- Mining districts--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Aleutian Island Harbor
- View of a harbor in the Aleutian Islands, showing an artillery emplacement, a battleship and additional warships in the distance. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment served in the Aleutians as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Aleutian Islands
- View from one Aleutian Island [probably Kiska] towards another showing an island, the sea and muskeg. The 87th Mountain Infantry Division served in the Aleutian Island as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Along State Highway
- View of State Highway 19 near Flora Vista, New Mexico. Two automobiles drive on the road beside an irrigation canal.
- Flora Vista (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Canals--New Mexico--Flora Vista--1900-1920.; Irrigation--New Mexico--Flora Vista--1900-1920.; Roads--New Mexico--Flora Vista--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- American Flats 1949
- View of ruins at American Flats, Colorado, showing high alpine tundra among snow capped peaks and ruins from early mining days; ruins include sluice and collapsed buildings; road leads to the ruins.
- American Flats (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--American Flats--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--American Flats--1940-1950.
- 1949
- American LaFrance fire truck showing windshield
- View of a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; the vehicle has pinstripes, spotlights, a chrome bell, and letters that read: "Squad No. 2.".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1935 December 12
- Anne Evans Mountain House, Evergreen, Colo.
- View of the Anne Evans Mountain House located on Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen, Colo. Built in 1910 by Jock Spence, the Rustic Style residence was further expanded by noted Denver architect, Burnham Hoyt in 1924. The front facade has a simple...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--2010-2020.; Evergreen (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Evans, Anne, 1871-1941--Homes and haunts--Pictorial works.; Log cabins--Colorado--Evergreen--Pictorial works.; Evergreen (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2010
- Annual Heraldo: 1914
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1914.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1914
- Annual History Book University Park P.T.A. 1961-1962
- 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
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907
- Another view of Mineral Park showing bolted white goods drying and small garments hung on lines.
- Unrolled bolts of cloth are laid out to dry on the grass in Mineral Palace Park in Pueblo, Colorado, after an Arkansas River flood. In the distance people hang clothing on lines hung between trees.
- Mineral Palace Park (Pueblo, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Textiles--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- Apache water-carrier, showing method of carrying the olla, or water-jar
- A Native American (Apache) woman wears a shirt with a gathered yoke and a full skirt, and poses with a olla, a coiled, woven, pitch covered water basket in Gila County, Arizona. Shows a fabric covered wickiup, a tent, and a dog reclined near the...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Indians--Employment--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Employment--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County...
- [1916]